Secondary Phase Religious Education
Religious Education (RE) at Trinity is a core academic subject, central to our vision of enabling every student to “live life in all its fullness” (John 10:10). Rooted in our Christian ethos and guided by the Lewisham Agreed Syllabus and Diocesan advice, RE at Trinity is both ambitious and inclusive, nurturing the spiritual, moral and cultural development of every learner.
Our Vision and Ethos
At Trinity, we aspire to create a warm, caring family environment where all—of any faith or none—can flourish. RE is at the heart of this, fostering open-mindedness, curiosity, and respect. We encourage students to explore the horizons of self, faith, and the world, developing as reflective, principled, and courageous individuals who are equipped to engage thoughtfully with complex human experiences and contribute positively to society.
Aims of RE
- Ambitious and Knowledge-Engaged: Our curriculum is carefully sequenced to build deep, cumulative knowledge and understanding of a broad range of religions and world views. It is mapped to ensure high expectations, challenge, and equitable access for all, with explicit vocabulary instruction and opportunities for procedural engagement.
- Character and Citizenship: RE at Trinity is character-enhancing, supporting students to become knowledgeable, caring, and courageous citizens. Themes such as tolerance, identity, justice, and social action are woven throughout, aligning with our commitment to social justice and inclusion.
- Critical and Reflective Thinking: We develop students’ religious literacy, critical thinking, and independent thought, encouraging respectful dialogue and the confident expression of informed opinions in a safe environment.
- Personal Growth: Students leave Trinity with a thorough understanding of religion’s role in society, equipped as critical, independent thinkers who are religiously literate and ready to engage with the world.
- Community Contribution: RE empowers students to become Terrific Trinitarians—open-minded, insightful, caring, principled, resilient, reflective, courageous, and independent.
All students study RE at KS3 and KS4, all students complete a full course GCSE in RE- AQA specification A
RE Secondary Overview
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
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M1 |
1.Critical RE 2. Christianity (Old Testament: Big Story) |
1. Philosophy of Religion |
1. Christianity Beliefs |
4. Islam Practices |
8. Theme D: Religion, Peace and Conflict. |
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M2 |
3.Christianity (New Testament: Big Story) |
2. Study of Judaism |
1. Christianity Beliefs |
5. Theme B: Religion and Life |
Paper 1 Revision and practice |
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L1 |
4. Church History |
3. Study of Christianity |
2. Christianity Practices |
5. Theme B: Religion and Life |
Paper 1 Revision and practice |
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L2 |
5. Science & Religion |
4. Moral Philosophy |
2. Christianity Practices |
6. Theme A: Relationships and Family |
Paper 2 Revision and practice. |
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T1 |
6. Study of Hinduism |
5. Study of Islam |
3. Islam Beliefs |
7. Theme E: Religion, Crime and Punishment |
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T2 |
7. Study of Buddhism |
6. Study of Sikhism |
3. Islam Beliefs |
7. Theme E: Religion, Crime and Punishment |
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KS3 - Year 7
KS3 - Year 8
KS4 - Year 9
Religious Education Year 9 Curriculum
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Unit 1: Christianity Beliefs |
Unit 2: Christianity Practices |
Unit 3: Islam Beliefs |
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1.0 - Intro to the course/Christianity (start 1.1) 1.1 - The Nature of God/Omnipotent, Loving, Just 1.2 - The oneness of God and the Trinity 1.3 - Creation 1.4 - The Incarnation 1.5 - The Crucifixion 1.6 - The resurrection and the ascension 1.7 - Sin and salvation 1.8 - The afterlife and judgement 1.9 - Heaven and hell 1.10 - Problem of evil |
2.1 - Worship 2.2 - Prayer 2.3 - Baptism 2.4 - Holy Communion 2.5 - Pilgrimage 2.6 - Christmas and Easter 2.7 - Work of the Church in the local community: Food banks & Street Pastors 2.8 - The place of mission and evangelism 2.9 - Church growth 2.10 - Role of the worldwide Church (Reconciliation) 2.11 - The role of the Church in responding to persecution 2.12 - The Church's responses to poverty |
3.1 - Introduction Sunni Shia (roots/articles) 3.2 - Oneness and supremacy of God's will 3.3 - The Nature of God in Islam 3.4 - Angels 3.5 - Predestination 3.6 - Life after death 3.7 - Prophethood and Adam 3.8 - Ibrahim 3.9 - Muhammad and the Imamate 3.10 - Holy books in Islam |
KS4 - Year 10 & 11
Religious Education Year 10 & 11 Curriculum
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Unit 4: Islam Practices |
Unit 5: Theme B: Religion and Life |
Unit 6: Theme A: Relationships and Families |
Unit 7: Religion, Crime and Punishment |
Unit 8: Religion, Peace and Conflict |
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4.1 - Five pillars and 10 obligatory acts, Shahadah 4.2 - Salah 4.3 - Saum 4.4 - Zakah 4.5 - Hajj 4.6 - Jihad 4.7 - Id-ul-Fitr & Id-ul-Adha 4.8 - Ashura |
B.1 - Origins of the universe B.2 - The value of the world B.3 - The use and abuse of the environment & Pollution B.4 - Use and abuse of animals B.5 - The origins of human life B.6 - Abortion B.7 - Euthanasia B.8 - Death and afterlife |
A.1 - Human sexuality A.2 - Sexual relationships before and outside marriage A.3 - Contraception and family planning A.4 - Marriage A.5 - Divorce and remarriage A.6 - The nature and purpose of families A.8 - Gender equality |
E.1 - Crime and punishment E.2 - Reasons for crime E.3 - Attitudes to lawbreakers E.4 - Aims of punishment E.5 - Attitudes to the treatment of criminals E.6 - Attitudes to forgiveness E.7 - Attitudes to the death penalty |
D.1 - Peace, Justice, reconciliation D.2 - Violent protest and terrorism D.3 - Reasons for war & The just war D.4 - Nuclear war and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) D.5 - Holy war, religion as the cause of war D.6 - Pacifism and Peace-making D.7 - Christian responses to victims of war |
Please find a link to our locally agreed syllabus here
Exam Breakdown/ Structure
Exam Structure & Exam Specifaction
Two Papers – Each 1h 45m (50% each)
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Paper |
Details |
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Paper 1: Study of Religions |
Christianity: Beliefs and Practices Islam: Beliefs and Practices 96 Marks + 6 SPaG |
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Paper 2: Thematic Studies |
Theme A: Relationships & Families |