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T3 Progressive skills and content

• Explain what makes someone a humanist.

• Know that most humanists believe human beings evolved over time.

• Understand that humanists believe science is the best method to understand the universe.

• Know that humanists adapt or change their beliefs when faced with new evidence.

• Know that humanists believe there is no persuasive evidence for the existence of a god or gods.

• Understand that atheism is no belief in a god or gods.

• Know that being agnostic means that you are unsure and cannot know whether there a god or gods exist.

• Explain that humanists believe that you can be good and live a happy life without the need for a god or gods.

• Understand that humanists can experience spiritual moments.

• Know that not all humanists would describe an experience as spiritual.

• Understand that for a humanist, spiritual moments are not connected to a god or gods or the supernatural.

• Know that for humanists, nature and the world around them can be a source of excitement and beauty.

• Know that humanists believe science helps reveal and enhance nature’s hidden beauty. 

T3 Knowledge Building Blocks

• Humanism isn’t a religion, but a way of thinking and living. 

• Humanists do not believe in God or gods and that there is no persuasive evidence for the existence of a god or gods.

• They believe that this is our only life, so it is very important to live a worthwhile, happy life for ourselves and others. 

• Humanists value creativity, discovery of new information, the beauty of the world around them, friendship, democracy and equality.

• Humanists believe science is the best method to understand the universe.

• Humanists adapt or change their beliefs when faced with new evidence.

• Atheism is no belief in a god or gods.

• Agnosticism is the belief that we cannot know whether there a god or gods exist.

• You can live a good and happy life without the need for a god or gods.

• Humanists experience spirituality in awe and wonder moments.

• Nature and the world around them is a source of excitement and beauty.

• When a humanist describes something as spiritual, they are not connecting it to a god or gods or the supernatural.

T4 Progressive skills and content

•   Make connections between Jewish practice, teachings from the Torah and their beliefs about God. 

•   Give examples of Jewish festivals and describe how they impact Jewish people today. 

•   Explain the meaning and significance of Jewish rituals and practices. 

•   Comment thoughtfully on how the role of women varies within Judaism. 

•   Answer the key question from different perspectives, including their own.

T4 Knowledge Building Blocks

• Outline the timeline of the ‘big story’ of the Bible, explaining the place within it of the ideas of Incarnation and Salvation. 

• Suggest meanings for resurrection accounts, and compare their ideas with ways in which Christians interpret these texts, showing awareness of the centrality of the Christian belief in Resurrection. 

• Explain connections between Luke 24 and the Christian concepts of Sacrifice, Resurrection, Salvation, Incarnation and Hope, using theological terms. 

• Make clear connections between Christian belief in the Resurrection and how Christians worship on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. 

• Show how Christians put their beliefs into practice in different ways. 

• Explain why some people find belief in the Resurrection makes sense and inspires them. 

• Offer and justify their own responses as to what difference belief in Resurrection might make to how people respond to challenges and problems in the world today.