The Agreed Syllabus

The Brighton and Hove Agreed Syllabus (AS) was revised in 2005. It is a legal requirement for all community schools to teach RE in accordance with this syllabus. Copies of the AS have been sent to every school. Additional paper copies of the syllabus are available from the Clerk to SACRE, Carolyn Bristow. A small charge may be made for this. Alternatively, The Agreed Syllabus is online on Brighton and Hove Education online.

A Possible Scheme of Work for Foundation Stage, Key Stage1 and Key Stage 2

A group of primary teachers from local schools has devised and written this scheme of work which will deliver the AS.  They have used original materials, the QCA units and resources from other LAs and Dioceses.  This scheme of work contains units of work from the major world faiths in the AS and ideas that local schools have found effective.  It is by no means compulsory and schools should feel free to use as little or as much as they find helpful.

SACRE have not met to agree the units yet and so they are provisional.  However, SACRE have said we may star using them.  We would welcome any feedback or suggested improvements to the scheme.  Please contact Hilary Ferries, Primary Strategy Manager on (01273) 293738 with any feedback.  For work on secondary RE, please contact Carole Sullivan on (01273) 294240.

Acknowledgments
We would like to thank….

• All the teachers who have contributed to the schemes.  
• Steve Myall and Downs View School for sharing their Farmington Scholarship work.
• The QCA on which some of the units are based.    
• The Diocese of Southwark for giving us permission to edit some of their units of work.
• Cumbria Grid for learning (Christmas and Easter units)

Foundation Stage

Reception

• Autumn Term, first half - What are Harvest Festivals?
• Autumn Term, second half - Why do Christians celebrate Christmas?
• Spring Term, first half - Who were the friends of Jesus?
• Summer Term, first half - What does it mean to belong?
• Summer Term, second half - Caring for animals

KS1 and KS2

Year 1

• Autumn Term, first half - What does it mean to belong to Christianity?
• Autumn Term second half - Why do Christians give gifts at Christmas?
• Spring Term, first half - Stories
• Spring Term, second half - Visiting a church
• Summer Term, first half - Judaism - Expressing beliefs
• Summer Term, second half - Special People: leaders and teachers

Year 2

• Autumn Term, first half - What is the Torah?
• Autumn Term second half - Decisions and Dilemmas- Jonah and the Whale
• Spring Term, first half - Stories of Jesus: Why did Jesus tell stories?
• Spring Term, second half - Visiting a synagogue
• Summer Term, first half - Creation and conservation 

Year 3

• Autumn Term, first half - What do we know about Jesus?
• Autumn Term second half - What is faith and what difference does it make?
• Spring Term, first half - Islam
• Spring Term, second half - Islamic practices. 
• Summer Term, first half - The Bible
• Summer Term, second half -Signs and symbols

Year 4

• Autumn Term - Hinduism
• Spring Term, first half - Sacred Texts: why are they important?
• Spring Term, second half - Key Figures - the importance of leadership
• Summer Term, first half - Christianity People of Faith
• Summer Term, second half - Places of worship

Year 5

• Autumn Term, first half - Rites of passage: baptism, confirmation, marriage
• Autumn Term second half - Ethics. 
• Spring Term, first half - Judaism. Key beliefs worship and values
• Spring Term, second half - Judaism. 
• Summer Term, first half - Worship and community
• Summer Term, second half - Pilgrimage

Year 6

• Autumn Term, first half -Worship 6A.  Own key beliefs
• Autumn Term second half - Arts in religion. 
• Spring Term, first half - Creation
• Spring Term, second half - School unit. 
• Summer Term - Conflict and resolution

School units
One sixth of the RE curriculum can be units that are relevant to the school. Several schools visit the Buddhist Centre and Claire Ashenden, RE consultant, has worked with them to create this scheme of unit that could be used by schools.

Buddhism

Christmas and Easter
We recommend that schools do a short unit each year on Christmas and Easter that takes a different look at the festivals. There are some excellent ideas on the Cumbria Grid for Learning website: Christmas and Easter Units (Cumbria)

Additional resources

Steve Myall from Downs View School has written some units for his school that include practical and exciting ideas. He has kindly agreed to put them on this site for teachers to use.

Judaism & Christianity

Christianity & Islam

Buddism, Hinudism & Christianity


Useful links

This is a list of paces of worship in Brighton and Hove
http://www.brightonforever.co.uk/community/churches.htm

Coming soon……more useful websites and resources, places to visit in Brighton and Hove ……