AT1: LEARNING ABOUT RELIGIONS

This area of enquiry may include study of various forms of religious expression, eg art, music, literature, symbols, poetry, dance, drama, architecture, calligraphy. Pupils should use technical vocabulary more accurately and frequently as they progress.

Pupils can:

1. recognise symbols used in featured religions and recall elements of stories as conveyed through forms of religious expression
   
   
2. identify and give a possible meaning or message underlying an example of religious expression
   
   
3. make simple links between a range of examples of religious expression and the religious beliefs/ideas, feelings which underlie them
   
   
4. express beliefs/ideas, feelings using recognised styles of religious expression and describe the meaning of the symbolism used
   
   
5. identify and compare some of the ways in which believers express their principal beliefs/ideas and explain how these forms of expression may have an impact on the lives of believers
   
   
6. demonstrate a critical awareness of and respect for a believer's expression of religious beliefs/ideas, feelings, and give a coherent account of the beliefs/ideas, feelings underlying forms of expression used by different denominations, groups and traditions
   
   
7. explain the meanings of texts, language, figures of speech and symbolism in relation to the central beliefs of a religion
   
   
8. evaluate different interpretations of religious texts, language, figures of speech and symbolism with sensitivity to the concerns and convictions of believers.