Gospel (good news)
leper
clergy
social justice
Jerusalem
the Last Supper
Passover
denial
resurrection
church community
belief
Holy Communion
Maundy Thursday
Palm Sunday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
worship
T3 Progressive skills and content
Identify this as part of a ‘Gospel’, which tells the story of the life and teaching of Jesus.
Make clear links between the calling of the first disciples and how Christians today try to follow Jesus and be ‘fishers of people’.
Offer suggestions about what Jesus’ actions towards the leper might mean for a Christian.
Make simple links between Bible texts and the concept of ‘Gospel’ (good news).
Give examples of how Christians try to show love to all, including how members of the clergy follow Jesus’ teaching.
Make links between the Bible stories studied and the importance of love, and life in the world today, expressing some ideas of their own clearly.
T3 Knowledge Building Blocks
Christians believe Jesus challenges everyone about how to live — he sets the example for loving God and your neighbour, putting others first.
Jesus shows love and forgiveness to unlikely people.
Christians try to be like Jesus — they want to know him better and better.
Christians try to put his teaching and example into practice in lots of ways, from church worship to social justice.
T4 Progressive skills and content
Offer suggestions about what the narrative of the Last Supper, Judas’ betrayal and Peter’s denial might mean.
Give examples of what the texts studied mean to some Christians.
Make clear links between Gospel texts and how Christians remember, celebrate and serve on Maundy Thursday, including Holy Communion.
Describe how Christians show their beliefs about Jesus in their everyday lives: for example, prayer, serving, sharing the message and the example of Jesus.
Raise questions and suggest answers about how serving and celebrating, remembering and betrayal, trust and standing up for your beliefs might make a difference to how pupils think and live.
T4 Knowledge Building Blocks
Christians see Holy Week as the culmination of Jesus’ earthly life, leading to his death and resurrection.
The various events of Holy Week, such as the Last Supper, were important in showing the disciples what Jesus came to do.
Christians today trust that Jesus really did rise from the dead, and so is still alive today.
Christians remember and celebrate Jesus’ last week, death and resurrection.