BRINGING BIG IDEAS TO LIFE: MEDIUM TERM PLANNING
The bridge between the Big Idea and the substantive knowledge is the topic-related question.
Schools should interpret the following ‘pupils know and understand’ sections in relation to the religions / worldviews they have chosen to teach for this age-group. These decisions will reflect the national legal requirement and any local or denominational requirements.
Topic-related Questions and Learning Objectives for Ages 11-14
BI 5: INFLUENCE AND POWER: AGE-RELATED BIG IDEA FOR AGES 11-14
Religions / worldviews are influential at several levels: individual, local, national and global. They will exert different levels of influence in different places and at different times
| Topic-related question | Pupils know and understand: |
| 1. In what different ways do countries define their relationship with religions / worldviews? | i. contrasting models for religion-state relationships, for example, ‘theocracy’, ‘secular state’, ‘established religion’ ii. the relationship between the state and the main religious and/or non-religious worldview(s) in one or more specific cases. |
| 2. How do religions/ worldviews come to hold power or influence in particular countries? | i. how and why a religion / worldview has come to be in a position of influence or power in a particular state ii. whether all groups in the religion / worldview have equal power and influence in this state iii. how far similar situations exist elsewhere. |
| 3. How are religion / worldview communities responding to the different social and political contexts in which they are found today? | i. how religions / worldviews as international institutions respond to specific issues in the countries studied ii. the extent to which these issues unite and divide groups within the religion / worldview iii. the benefits and challenges of living in plural societies for both the dominant culture and minority groups. |
EXEMPLAR(S) OF THIS MEDIUM TERM PLAN
(Word Download) Exemplar coming soon…
TRANSFERABLE QUESTIONS
What does ‘secular’ mean?
Can countries benefit when their governments take advice from religious leaders?