How will my child's knowledge progress in Religion and Worldviews?

This progression of skills and knowledge document shows how pupils progress in each of the SDPA Primary Religion and worldviews (R&W) strands: Substantive knowledge, Disciplinary knowledge and Personal knowledge. These strands and the design and approach of our curriculum are explained further in Religion and worldviews: Long-term plan.

 

Different types of knowledge in R&W

Substantive knowledge

This strand consists of three elements: Conceptual knowledge, Worldview-related knowledge and Skills.

The Conceptual knowledge statements show how pupils’ knowledge builds in their understanding of: Beliefs, practices, wisdom and morality, community and belonging across all religions and worldviews. The worldview-related knowledge statements show the knowledge that is covered within the units, that is relevant to a specific religion or worldview. Pupils will then be able to apply this component knowledge to perform the skills.

Conceptual knowledge must be retained for pupils to be able to progress through the scheme, as they will be expected to develop their understanding of abstract concepts, building on what has gone before.

Worldview-related knowledge enables pupils to develop their conceptual knowledge through specific examples, but does not usually need to be retained by all pupils for them to be able to make progress in R&W.

Disciplinary knowledge

This document also shows some of the different methods and processes that are used by pupils to enable them to make sense of religion. An explanation of the different types of knowledge in RE can be found in the Long-term plan.

Personal knowledge

This strand enables children to think about their own positionality, their perspective and how it might influence their learning, and to consider their own worldview personally and in relation to others. Further explanation of personal knowledge and how it interacts with substantive and disciplinary knowledge can be found in the Long-term plan.

How is the RE scheme of work organised?