KS3 Religious Education (Yr 8) Curriculum Overview Point in Year Unit of Work Title Starting Point Curriculum ContentCore Knowledge Curriculum ContentCore Skills Mid-term and Final Assessments Autumn Term 1 Religious Buildings Names, use and importance of features of religious buildings.Buildings covered include The Church, Mosque, Synagogue, Gurdwara, Pagoda and Mandir Identify key features of religious symbolismDescribe and explain the similarities and differences between religions. Extended written taskSummative assessment Autumn Term 2 Worship Time How people worship in the six main religions.Similarities and differences in worship services. Describe the key features of religious beliefs and practices.Explain the impact religion has on people’s lives Extended written taskSummative assessment Spring Term 1 Journeys With a Purpose Places of pilgrimagePilgrimage activitiesPurpose of pilgrimagesImpact of pilgrimages on pilgrims Recognise and recall some main points of key religious beliefs and practices.Describe the key features of religious beliefs and practices and explain the impact religion has on people’s lives. Extended written taskSummative assessment Spring Term 2 Death and Beyond Death rites in major religionsBeliefs about the after lifeInfluence of beliefs on believers. Explain the diversity within different religions and begin to analyse different beliefs and practices. Extended written taskSummative assessment Summer Term 1 Guidelines Of life Laws and rules that govern believers’ lives.Purpose of such laws.Impact on individuals and society. Raise questions about religion and morality and express their own opinion.Use reasoning and examples to express insights into a range of religious and moral issues. Extended written taskSummative assessment Summer Term 2 Follow the Leader Religious leaders and their life workThe influence of beliefs on their life work.Lessons from their lives Raise, and suggest answers to, questions about religion and morality and express their own opinion. Extended written taskSummative assessment