Key stage 3

The following are the core and optional units for teaching religious education at key stage 3, along with some example schemes of work. Links to schemes for similar relevant topics posted elsewhere on the web are also listed.

Core units	Related external link
Founders of religion (see Teachers' room)	Religious figure (generic) (The Standards Site)
Religion in writing	How can you understand sacred writings today? (Kirklees Grid for Learning)
Religion and the environment (if the school's GCSE is a detailed study of one religion)	What are we doing to the environment? (The Standards Site) How do we care for our planet? (Kirklees Grid for Learning)
Detailed study of one religion (if the school's GCSE is thematic)

Optional units	Related external link
Belief and practice, overview (Note: this scheme is linked to the Thinking Worlds RE module)
Creation stories	How can we answer questions about creation and origins? (QCA)
Detailed study (Buddhism)
Lesser known religion (Baha'i)
Lesser known way of life (Humanism)
Life after death	What does the Resurrection of Jesus mean for Christians today? (The Standards Site)
Living with faith: how does belief affect living? (see Teachers' room)
Modern day leaders
Moral dilemmas, 1	How can beliefs and practices serve as a guide for moral decision making? Part B: Communities (QCA)
Moral dilemmas, 2 (Note: this scheme is linked to the Thinking Worlds RE module)
Notable followers of faith (see Teachers' room)
Religion in sound and music Background information Sound files	How do people express their faith through the arts? (The Standards Site)
The significance of religious days
What belief means to me (double unit)
What do we value
Where do we come from?	Where did the Universe come from? (The Standards Site)
Why do believers pray (the posted scheme uses the example of prayer in Hinduism)
Why do we suffer? (see Teachers' room)	Why do we suffer? (The Standards Site) Can we escape suffering? (Kirklees Grid for Learning)