INTRODUCTION

• Introductory Thoughts
• The Essex Agreed Syllabus
• Organisation and Resources
• School Assessment
• Attainment Target 1
• Level Descriptions
• AT1 Levels Explained
• Attainment Target 2
• Concepts, Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge
• Teaching and Learning Policy
• Teaching Strategies, Skills and Style
• Differentiation
• Work Layout and Marking Policy
• Homework Policy / Examinations and Reports
• Cross-Curricular Issues
• Spirituality and the Whole Curriculum
• Special Educational Needs
• Equal Opportunities
• Praise and Discipline

Year 7 Syllabus

• Introduction
• Signs and Symbols
• Introduction to Religious Belief
• The Local Church
• The Bible
• Journey into the Unknown
• Journey into Freedom
• Islam

Year 8 Syllabus

• Quest for Meaning
• Rites of Passage
• Judaism
• Life of Jesus
• Sikhism

Year 9 Syllabus

• World Problems
• The Church (Christianity Today)
• Pilgrimage
• Buddhism

Year 10 Syllabus

• Introduction to GCSE Short Course
• Marriage and the Family
• Social Harmony
• Matters of Life and Death

Year 11 Syllabus

• Religion and the Media
• Believing in God