Religious and moral education

1 Religious and moral education Experiences and outcomes 1. Learning through Religious and moral education enables me to: recognise religion as an important expression of human experience learn about and from the beliefs, values, practices and traditions of Christianity and the world religions selected for study, other traditions and viewpoints independent of Religious belief explore and develop knowledge and understanding of religions, recognising the place of Christianity in the Scottish context investigate and understand the responses which Religious and non- Religious views can offer to questions about the nature and meaning of life recognise and understand Religious diversity and the importance of religion in society develop respect for others and an understanding of beliefs and practices which are different from my own explore and establish values such as wisdom, justice.

2 Compassion and integrity and engage in the development of and reflection upon my own moral values develop my beliefs, attitudes, values and practices through reflection, discovery and critical evaluation develop the skills of reflection, discernment, critical thinking and deciding how to act when making moral decisions make a positive difference to the world by putting my beliefs and values into action establish a firm foundation for lifelong learning, further learning and adult life. 1. Religious education has a statutory position in Scottish education , relating to schools but not to pre-school centres.

3 Religious and moral education : experiences and outcomes 1. Christianity Early First Second Third Fourth Beliefs As I explore Christian Through exploring Through investigating and Having reflected upon Having considered key stories, images, music Bible stories, I can reflecting upon biblical and Christian sources, I can Christian beliefs, I can and poems, I am describe some beliefs other Christian stories, I can explain some key Christian express reasoned views on becoming familiar with Christians have about show my understanding of beliefs about God, jesus .

4 The these and discuss how some beliefs Christian God and jesus . these stories. human condition and the putting them into practice people have about RME 1-01a RME 2-01a natural world, and how these might affect individuals and God and jesus . beliefs lead to actions for society. I can confidently RME 0-01a Christians. support my own responses to RME 3-01a these issues of belief. RME 4-01a By exploring some Through exploring the lives Through investigating and places and and teachings of jesus and reflecting upon how investigating artefacts, other figures in Christianity, I Christians put their beliefs I am developing my am increasing my knowledge into action, I can reflect upon knowledge of Christian and understanding of key the consequences of putting beliefs and my Christian beliefs.

5 My own beliefs into action. awareness of the role RME 2-01b RME 3-01b of Christianity in Scottish society and the world. RME 1-01b I can talk about my I can show understanding of I can explain a range of own beliefs, or express Christian beliefs and explore beliefs which Christians hold them in other ways. the similarities and about ultimate questions'. RME 1-01c differences between these and participate in debates and my developing beliefs. about these. RME 2-01c RME 3-01c I can give examples of the I can explain the contribution contribution of Christian of Christian beliefs to the beliefs to the development of development of Scotland, Scotland, now and in the now and in the past.

6 Past. RME 4-01b RME 3-01d Religious and moral education : experiences and outcomes 2. Christianity (continued). Early First Second Third Fourth Values and issues As I play and learn, I Having explored Through investigating and Having reflected upon Through exploring a range of am developing my biblical and other reflecting upon the lives and Christian responses to issues issues of morality, I can understanding of what Christian stories, I can teachings of jesus and key of morality, I can discuss consider Christian responses is fair and unfair and show my developing Christian figures.

7 And ways in which to create a to these issues and relate the importance of understanding of key drawing upon moral values more just, equal, these to my own developing caring for, sharing and values of Christianity as expressed in Christianity, I compassionate and tolerant values. cooperating with and how they might be am beginning to understand society. RME 4-02a others. put into action in how these have influenced RME 3-02a RME 0-02a people's lives and Christian morality. communities. RME 2-02a RME 1-02a I can describe the key I can share my developing I can demonstrate my I can apply my developing features of the values views about values such as developing understanding of understanding of morality to of Christianity which fairness and equality and moral values through consider a range of moral are expressed in love, caring, sharing and participating in events and dilemmas in order to find stories.

8 Human rights. projects which make a ways which could promote a RME 1-02b RME 2-02b positive difference to others. more just and compassionate RME 3-02b society. RME 4-02b I can describe how the I can explain how the values values of Christianity of Christianity contribute to contribute to as well as as well as challenge Scottish challenge Scottish and other and other societies. societies. RME 4-02c RME 3-02c Religious and moral education : experiences and outcomes 3. Christianity (continued). Early First Second Third Fourth Practices and I am becoming aware Through investigating I am increasing my Through researching a range traditions of the importance of the Christian knowledge and of Christian traditions, celebrations, festivals communities in my understanding of different practices and customs, I can and customs in local area, I am forms of Christian worship explain their significance Christian people's discovering how and artefacts and can explain across a range of Christian lives.

9 Christian communities their importance for Traditions. I can consider the RME 0-03a demonstrate their Christians. place of these in the beliefs through prayer, RME 2-03a contemporary Religious life of worship and special Through investigation of and Scotland. ceremonies. I am reflection on Christian RME 4-03a developing respect for traditions, practices and the practices and customs, I can explain the traditions of others. significance of these for RME 1-03a Christians across a range of Scottish Christian Traditions. RME 3-03a I am developing an Through investigating the I am able to reflect upon my awareness of the ways ways in which Christians own responses to the in which Christians mark major life events and challenges and opportunities celebrate different times of year, I can explain presented by Religious and times of year and can key features of such festivals cultural diversity and extend relate these to my own and celebrations.

10 This reflection from the life and community. RME 2-03b Scottish to the global context. RME 1-03b RME 4-03b I can describe the practices I am developing my and traditions of Christianity understanding of Scotland's and have considered the way Religious diversity within these have influenced Christianity and of the place Scottish society. of religion in society. RME 2-03c RME 3-03b Religious and moral education : experiences and outcomes 4. World religions selected for study Early First Second Third Fourth Beliefs As I explore stories, Through exploring Through investigating and Having reflected upon Having considered the key images, music and stories from world reflecting upon stories of sources from world religions, beliefs of world religions, I can poems, I am becoming religions, I can world religions, I can show I can explain some key express reasoned views on familiar with the beliefs describe some of their my understanding of these beliefs about deity.