What learning looks like
Distinguish describing a belief from agreeing with it. Ask how practices vary and avoid assuming that one example represents everyone in a tradition.
Teaching is followed by examples, practice and a chance to save written or described practical work. Parents use the separate guide to review submissions.
Year 1: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Different beliefs and respectful questions People have different religions and worldviews. |
| Week 2 | Places people use for worship and reflection Many Christians worship in churches and many Muslims worship in mosques. |
| Week 3 | Special days and different ways to celebrate Christmas is important to many Christians and marks the birth of Jesus. |
| Week 4 | Care, kindness and different reasons Religious and non-religious people may both value kindness. |
Year 2: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Beliefs, questions and respect Explore beliefs, questions and respect and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | Practices and meanings Explore practices and meanings and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Difference within communities Explore difference within communities and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Reasons for helping others Explore reasons for helping others and explain your thinking. |
Year 3: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Beliefs, questions and respect Explore beliefs, questions and respect and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | Practices and meanings Explore practices and meanings and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Difference within communities Explore difference within communities and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Reasons for helping others Explore reasons for helping others and explain your thinking. |
Year 4: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Explore worldviews with respectful questions A worldview is a way of understanding life and what matters. |
| Week 2 | Compare meanings of special occasions Religious occasions can carry meanings beyond their visible celebrations. |
| Week 3 | Ask what an object means in context An object’s meaning depends on how people use and explain it. |
| Week 4 | Compare reasons for helping others Religious and non-religious people can cooperate while giving different reasons for an action. |
Year 5: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Beliefs, questions and respect Explore beliefs, questions and respect and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | Practices and meanings Explore practices and meanings and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Difference within communities Explore difference within communities and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Reasons for helping others Explore reasons for helping others and explain your thinking. |
Year 6: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Beliefs, questions and respect Explore beliefs, questions and respect and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | Practices and meanings Explore practices and meanings and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Difference within communities Explore difference within communities and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Reasons for helping others Explore reasons for helping others and explain your thinking. |
Year 7: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Distinguish description, belief and judgement Studying religion and worldviews requires distinguishing description of a practice, an attributed belief and an evaluator’s judgement. |
| Week 2 | Compare celebration without flattening difference A useful comparison considers meaning, practice and diversity within traditions. |
| Week 3 | Evaluate the limits of worldview evidence Sources answer different questions. |
| Week 4 | Reason about an ethical choice Ethical reasoning examines principles, likely consequences and the people affected. |
Year 8: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Beliefs, questions and respect Explore beliefs, questions and respect and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | Practices and meanings Explore practices and meanings and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Difference within communities Explore difference within communities and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Reasons for helping others Explore reasons for helping others and explain your thinking. |
Year 9: learning in Religious Education
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Beliefs, questions and respect Explore beliefs, questions and respect and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | Practices and meanings Explore practices and meanings and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Difference within communities Explore difference within communities and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Reasons for helping others Explore reasons for helping others and explain your thinking. |
A real activity to discuss
Compare the characters’ shared value and different reasons, write a respectful question and explain one limit of these fictional cards. Note any example, hint or adult help used.
This Year 4 task shows how an activity connects to its learning goal. Each year group uses its own tasks and level of support.
Check understanding and plan the next step
Ask the learner to explain a choice or apply an idea again with less help. Review saved work alongside practice feedback. Completion ticks are not grades, and the first month is not the whole annual subject programme.
Updated 28 October 2026 · Asta Online School
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