Creation and Science : conflicting or complementary ?

Make sense of belief:

• Identify what type of text some Christians say Genesis 1 is, and its purpose
• Taking account of the context, suggest what Genesis 1 might mean, and compare their ideas with ways in which Christians interpret it, showing awareness of different interpretations

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between Genesis 1 and Christian belief about God as Creator
• Show understanding of why many Christians find science and faith go together

Make connections:

• Identify key ideas arising from their study of Genesis 1 and comment on how far these are helpful or inspiring, justifying their responses
• Weigh up how far the Genesis 1 creation narrative is in conflict, or is complementary, with a scientific account, giving good reasons for their views.

What do Christians believe Jesus did to "save" people ?

Make sense of belief:

• Outline the ‘big story’ of the Bible, explaining how Incarnation and Salvation fit within it
• Explain what Christians mean when they say that Jesus’ death was a sacrifice

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between the Christian belief in Jesus’ death as a sacrifice and how Christians celebrate Holy Communion/Lord’s Supper
• Show how Christians put their beliefs into practice in different ways

Make connections:

• Weigh up the value and impact of ideas of sacrifice in their own lives and the world today
• Articulate their own responses to the idea of sacrifice, recognising different points of view.

 For Christians, what kind of King was Jesus ?

Make sense of belief:

• Explain connections between biblical texts and the concept of the kingdom of God
• Consider different possible meanings for the biblical texts studied, showing awareness of different interpretations

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between belief in the kingdom of God and how Christians put their beliefs into practice
• Show how Christians put their beliefs into practice in different ways

Make connections:

• Relate the Christian ‘kingdom of God’ model (i.e. loving others, serving the needy) to issues, problems and opportunities in the world today
• Articulate their own responses to the idea of the importance of love and service in the world today.

 Why do Hindus try to be good ?

Make sense of belief:

• Identify and explain Hindu beliefs, e.g. dharma, karma, samsara, moksha, using technical terms accurately
• Give meanings for the story of the man in the well and explain how it relates to Hindu beliefs about samsara, moksha, etc.

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between Hindu beliefs about dharma, karma, samsara and moksha and ways in which Hindus live
• Connect the four Hindu aims of life and the four stages of life with beliefs about dharma, karma, moksha, etc.
• Give evidence and examples to show how Hindus put their beliefs into practice in different ways

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Make connections between Hindu beliefs studied (e.g. karma and dharma), and explain how and why they are important to Hindus
• Reflect on and articulate what impact belief in karma and dharma might have on individuals and the world, recognising different points of view.

 What matters to Humanists and Christians ?

Make sense of belief:

• Identify and explain beliefs about why people are good and bad (e.g. Christian and Humanist)
• Make links with sources of authority that tell people how to be good (e.g. Christian ideas of ‘being made in the image of God’ but ‘fallen’, and Humanists saying people can be ‘good without God’)

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between Christian and Humanist ideas about being good and how people live
• Suggest reasons why it might be helpful to follow a moral code and why it might be difficult, offering different points of view

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Raise important questions and suggest answers about how and why people should be good
• Make connections between the values studied and their own lives, and their importance in the world today, giving good reasons for their views.

 How does faith help people when life gets hard ?

Make sense of belief:

• Describe at least three examples of ways in which religions guide people in how to respond to good and hard times in life
• Identify beliefs about life after death in at least two religious traditions, comparing and explaining similarities and differences

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between what people believe about God and how they respond to challenges in life (e.g. suffering, bereavement)
• Give examples of ways in which beliefs about resurrection/ judgement/heaven/karma/reincarnation make a difference to how someone lives

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Interpret a range of artistic expressions of afterlife, offering and explaining different ways of understanding these
• Offer a reasoned response to the unit question, with evidence and example, expressing insights of their own.