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Schemes of Work for teaching RE to all key stages

We know that planning schemes of work is a laborious and time consuming job for busy teachers, which is why we have created ready-to-use schemes made up of 35 units for Primary schools and 15 units for Secondary schools.

You can view the full list of units here .

Units include lots of teaching and learning ideas, links to useful resources, learning outcomes and assessment guidance and suggestions. Each unit offers on average eight hours of classroom ideas.

We have created these units of work to support its syllabus model A, currently in use in a number of local authorities. However, they offer a resource to support you in teaching RE wherever you are in the country, even if your syllabus is not an RE Today model.

Our Schemes of Work are a resource offering a range of ideas for your classroom. They do not supersede your agreed syllabus.

Check out our handy guide to planning with RE Today units of work to support you in deciding whether these schemes will work for you and your school.

Sample units

1-2 Unit Exploration Planner Who is a Muslim Final SAMPLE

L2-4 Unit Exploration Planner Why do people pray Final SAMPLE

3-12 Is religion a power for peace or a cause of conflict in the world today SAMPLE

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Primary EYFS, KS1 & KS2 RE (Religious Education) Schemes of Work and lesson planning

The schemes below will support all or most of the objectives of the re national curriculum. some have a specific focus on a particular religion. note that many areas will also have a locally agreed syllabus for teaching re.  you can stay up to date with the latest re curriculum news, offers and cpd by joining our monthly newsletter . .

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Jigsaw RE is the most comprehensive RE programme for ages 3-12. With over 80+ enquiries, both medium and short-term planning, RE has never been so engaging, accessible and fun.

Jigsaw RE encourages young minds to build awareness and understanding of the world around them, different language and communication, and develop their broader personal, social and emotional skills.

Ensure your staff have confidence in delivering and assessing Religious Education with Jigsaw’s three strand assessment system, harnessing personal development, substantive knowledge and disciplinary knowledge.

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Kapow Primary Religion & Worldviews

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The Kapow Primary Religion & Worldviews scheme of work helps specialists and non-specialists alike to teach R&W with confidence.

Taking a concepts-based approach, the scheme looks at the differences within and between different viewpoints. Including, why are we here? What is religion? And, importantly, how can we live in harmony if we have different worldviews?

For Years 1 - 6

100+ lesson plans, supporting resources, presentations and videos

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Up-to-date thinking led by recent reports including ‘Religion and Worldviews in the Classroom: Developing a worldviews approach’ and ‘Religion and Worldviews: The Way Forward, a National Plan for RE’

Verified by experts, including Stacey Burman (RE expert and SACRE advisor)

Reflects diverse religious and non-religious worldviews such as Jain, Zoroastrian, Alevi, Bahá’í and Shinto

Integrated CPD gives you guidance on pedagogy and helps you to teach tricky concepts to your class

Unique pupil and teacher videos

Adaptable schemes (including long-term plans, condensed and mixed-age plans)

Coverage from Year 1 through to Year 6

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Jigsaw PSHE and Jigsaw RE help pupils explore and develop their social, emotional, ethical and moral skills, and develop an understanding of the world around them. Both programmes are designed with consistent pedagogy and mindfulness techniques into age-appropriate spiral curricula, ensuring learning is revisited and deepened each year. The programmes are accessible through a single portal, with comprehensive lesson plans and resources all in one place, saving teachers valuable time and ensuring consistency in teaching standards and learning outcomes. Jigsaw schools enhance wellbeing and personal development, so children are prepared to navigate the complexities of the modern world.

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Opening Worlds

Haringey Education Partnership

Years 3 - 6

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Opening Worlds is a knowledge-rich humanities programme for teaching history, geography and religion in Years 3 to 6. We provide curriculum resources together with training, support and ongoing programme-related professional development for primary school teachers [ read more ].

PlanBee RE Curriculum

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To help give pupils in KS1 and KS2 broad, balanced Religious Education learning, we've organised our ready-to-teach RE lesson packs into programmes of study for the major UK and world faiths. There are a number of multi-faith schemes of work, too [ read more ].

RE Today Schemes of Work

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Units include lots of teaching and learning ideas, links to useful resources, learning outcomes and assessment guidance and suggestions. Each unit offers on average eight hours of classroom ideas [ read more ].

The Emmanuel Project

The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Years EYFS - 6

The Emmanuel Project provides challenging and enjoyable material for classroom teachers of RE. All the units were written and trialled by outstanding teachers. Created by the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, this resource is a complete RE scheme of work for primary schools and is used extensively by C of E schools, community schools and academies [ read more ].

Twinkl PlanIt RE

Excite and engage children with our award-winning scheme of work. Our fully progressive units provide solid building blocks to develop knowledge, skills and concepts. Featuring a wide range of activities created by subject specialists, PlanIt is easy to adapt and well researched so you can teach with confidence [ read more ].

Understanding Christianity

Church of England Education Office

Years  EYFS - 6 +

The key purpose of this project is to help all teachers support pupils in developing their own thinking and their understanding of Christianity, as a contribution to their understanding of the world and their own experience within it [ read more ].

United Learning Religion & Worldviews

United Learning

From expert sequencing to classroom resources, the United Curriculum for Primary delivers everything your teachers and subject leads need.

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Suffolk Learning

The emmanuel project: re scheme of work – eyfs to y6.

The Emmanuel Project is an RE scheme of work for EYFS to Y6 which provides challenging and enjoyable material for classroom teachers of RE. All the units were written and trialled by outstanding teachers. Created by the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, this resource is a complete RE scheme of work for primary schools and is used extensively by C of E schools, community schools and academies. 

The Emmanuel Project provides a complete set of 49 enquiry based units for teaching RE across the primary school with clear background notes:

• 29 units on Christianity from EYFS to KS2; and
• 20 units on other world faiths for KS1 / KS2

A Key Stage 1 Scheme of work for RE

A Key Stage 2 Scheme of work for RE

An EYFS Scheme of work for RE

Primary Emmanuel Project Scheme of work for RE

The Emmanuel Project 2020 flyer

It is usable with most agreed syllabuses, providing detailed support.

The resource costs £250.00 for new buyers and £100.00 to those who bought previous editions.

For more information about the Emmanuel Project 2020 please visit:  https://www.cofesuffolk.org/schools/school-leaders/religious-education/emmanuelproject/

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Religious Education lesson planning, worksheets, and activities for primary schools and teachers. Here, you'll find a range of KS1 and KS2 RE lesson plan packs and complete units of work, all downloadable, fully-resourced, and ready to teach. Preview PlanBee's RE lessons for FREE .

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This Animal Stories KS1 RE planning pack introduces your Year 1/2 children to popular religions of the world including: Christianity, Judaism, Isla...

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Explore with your class a range of objects that are special to different religions. Your class will find out about different faiths such as Hinduis...

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Why do Christians give gifts at Christmas? Throughout this five-lesson RE scheme of work for children in KS1, your class will find out why people g...

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Think about the things that make our world wonderful while studying different religious creation stories in this KS1 Religious Education scheme of ...

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Enjoy this colourful and engaging scheme of work for KS1, teaching your class all about Easter. Your class will find out about the last few days of...

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Introduce your class to the special books of three major world religions through this 'Special Books' RE scheme of work for KS1. Your class will fi...

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Find out about different Hindu celebrations in this complete 'What do Hindus celebrate?' scheme of work for KS1. Your class will learn about Hindu ...

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Teach your class who Jesus was and what he taught his followers with this series of 'What did Jesus teach us?' lessons for Year 1 and 2. Your class...

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Introduce children to the core beliefs of Sikhism, the Sikh creation story and other key features of this major world religion.   #TheCompleteSerie...

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Introduce your class to one of the oldest religions in the world with this Judaism KS1 planning pack for Year 1 and Year 2 in which your class will...

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Explore some different Muslim celebrations in this complete 'What do Muslims Celebrate?' scheme of work. Your class will learn about Islamic New Ye...

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This Christmas KS1 RE lesson planning pack contains five ready-to-teach lessons exploring Christmas celebrations. Your Year 2 class will learn abou...

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Help your class find out about special places all over the world as well as think about what is a special place to themselves and to others. During...

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Teach your children all about the Buddha and his teachings in this exciting new Buddhism Religious Education scheme of work for KS1. Your children ...

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In this series of five Leaders and Teachers RE lessons for Year 2, children will consider the roles and responsibilities of leaders both in school ...

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Do your children know what a rite of passage is? This 'Christian Rites of Passage' scheme of work will help your class learn all about these import...

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Teach your class about Judaism with this fun and festive 'Jewish Celebrations' scheme of work for Year 3. Your class will learn about Passover, Suk...

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Delve a little deeper into the character of Jesus in these informative and engaging Year 3 KS2 RE lessons. Your class will have the chance to look ...

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Find out what makes the Bible the best-selling book of all time with this Year 3 RE scheme of work. Your class will have the chance to tell you all...

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Your class will enjoy learning about the major rites of passage in a Muslim's life with these five complete lessons for Year 3/4. Find out about Is...

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Introduce your class to some of the most famous people of the Bible and Torah with this ‘Israelites in Ancient Egypt’ scheme for work for Year 3/4....

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Example schemes of work and other resources for teaching religious education at key stage two.

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In the new syllabus, you will be expected to teach the following units over the course of key stage 2; the order that the units are taught is up to the individual school. The schemes posted here contain examples of how the material can be delivered.

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Welcome to the 2023 Scheme of Work for Primary RE 

Introduction.

This new Diocesan scheme of work has evolved from the previous scheme that was first published in 2014. It takes account of much of the thinking that has been happening over the last few years.

Please note that the scheme is not yet complete. More units and recoruces will be added over the coming months.

The scheme suggests the Understanding Christianity resource units that may be taught in place of the scheme’s units. It also references the proposed National Statement of Entitlement that has been included in the Religious Educations Councils latest Curriculum Resource document: https://religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/resource/worldviews-resource-draft/

A copy of the Statement of Entitlement is included at the end of the scheme overview.

This scheme is not presented as a finished piece of work. A curriculum in any subject needs to be continually evolving and adapting to new developments, cohorts and contexts. Every school is different. Some of you will be teaching in mixed classes, some of which will also be mixed phase. This will mean that units need to be adapted. There are also different syllabuses that you need to follow. Some will require a broader range of religious tradition than others. Some will specify in which year groups certain religions are to be taught.

The scheme no longer links units to specific terms withing the year. Each year group has three units focused on Christianity, two focused on a second worldview and a philosophy unit that gives the opportunity to teachers to revisit learning about a range of worldviews, including Christianity. This is going to be the best unit for exploring non-religious worldviews.

The vision for this scheme is that it will be a collaborative project. Anyone who adapts a unit, completely rewrites a unit or provides a unit that doesn’t already exist is invited to send it in.

The scheme already contains intent, implementation, and impact statements, as well as a core knowledge building blocks chart. Development work will continue through the academic year 2024-25, with the creation of some units for the new syllabuses that are being produced, as well as some knowledge organisers and sample resurces. .

For further information, to submit a unit or send feedback, please contact [email protected]

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Progressive scheme of work taking a new approach to teaching religion in primary schools. Lesson plans and resources KS1 and KS2, including CPD videos, pupil videos and planning materials.

• Religion and worldviews scheme of work for Year 1 - Year 6
• Written in consultation with experienced advisors and representatives from the included worldviews
• Covers the Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance)
• Built-in CPD with teacher subject knowledge
• Progressive, diverse and relevant curriculum

Knowledge and skills developed

• Responding to life's 'big questions'
• Understanding key religious concepts
• Building substantive knowledge
• Developing disciplinary skills
• Contributing to informed discussions
• Exploring diversity

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• Religious Education Council curriculum framework mapping
• Information about the scheme for the school website

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Access a free toolkit packed with valuable resources to support curriculum planning and organisation in R&W/RE. You’ll find pupil voice documents, an Ofsted audit, a teacher knowledge audit, and more. Feel confident in your leadership role!

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Discover Kapow Primary blog posts for an enriched experience beyond our schemes of work. Access topical posts offering valuable support and guidance, enhancing your CPD and subject knowledge.

• Understanding The Ofsted 2024 Religious Education (RE) Subject Report
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Life has become so much easier as a teacher and as a subject lead I know that key concepts are covered and lessons are clear and follow a logical sequence. There is also room for adapting for my class too.

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