Key Stage 1 (Ages 5–7)

By the end of KS1, pupils should be able to:

Know about and understand a range of religions and worldviews

• Recall and name different beliefs and practices, including festivals, worship, rituals and ways of life.

• Retell and suggest meanings to some religious and moral stories, exploring and discussing them.

• Recognise some different symbols and actions linked to religious beliefs, including prayer and worship.

Express ideas and insights

• Ask and respond to questions about what individuals and communities do, and why.

• Observe and recount different ways of expressing identity and belonging.

• Notice and respond sensitively to similarities and differences in beliefs and experiences.

Gain and deploy the skills needed to engage seriously with religions and worldviews

• Explore questions about belonging, meaning, and truth.

• Recognise that some questions cause people to wonder and are difficult to answer.

• Respond to ideas about right and wrong and consider how actions affect others.