NATIONAL EXPECTATIONS IN RE: progression and assessment

AT1 Encounter: learning about religion

Knowledge and understanding of:

	Beliefs and teachings (What people believe)	Practices and Lifestyles (What people do)	Expression and language (How people express themselves)
Level	Pupils	Pupils	Pupils
1	recount outlines of some religious stories	recognise some features of religious life and practice	recognise some religious symbols and words
2	retell religious stories and identify some religious beliefs and teachings	identify some religious practices, and know that some are characteristic of more than one religion	suggest meanings in religious symbols, language and stories
3	describe some religious beliefs and teachings of religions studied, and their importance	describe how some features of religions studied are used or exemplified in festivals and practices	make links between religious symbols, language and stories and the belief or ideas that underlie them
4	describe the key beliefs and teachings of the religions studied, connecting them accurately with other features of the and making some comparisons between religions	show understanding of the ways of belonging to religions and what these involve	show, using technical terminology, how religious beliefs, ideas and feelings can be expressed in a variety of forms, giving meanings for some symbols, stories and language
5	explain how some beliefs and teachings are shared by different religions and how they make a difference to the lives of individuals and communities	explain how selected features of religious life and practice make a difference to the lives of individual and communities	explain how some forms of religious expression are used differently by individuals and communities

AT2 Response: learning from religion

Asking and responding to questions of:

	Identity and experience (making sense of who we are)	Meaning and purpose (making sense of life)	Values and commitments (making sense of right and wrong)
Level	Pupils	Pupils	Pupils
1	identify aspects of own experience and feelings, in religious material studied	identify things they find interesting or puzzling, in religious material studied	identify what is of value and concern to themselves, in religious material studied
2	respond sensitively to the experiences and feelings of others, including those with a faith	realise that some questions that cause people to wonder are difficult to answer	respond sensitively to the values and concerns of others, including those with a faith in relation to matters of right and wrong
3	compare aspects of their own experiences and those of others, identifying what influences their lives	compare their own and other people's ideas about questions that are difficult to answer	make links between values and commitments, including religious ones, and their own attitudes or behaviour
4	ask questions about the significant experiences of key figures from the religions studied and suggest answers from own and others' experiences, including believers	ask questions about puzzling aspects of life and experiences and suggest answers, making reference to the teaching of religions studied	ask questions about matters of right and wrong and suggest answers that show understanding of moral and religious issues
5	make informed responses to questions of identity and experience in the light of their meaning	make informed responses to questions of meaning and purpose in the light of their learning	make informed responses to people's values and commitments (including religious ones) in the light of their learning