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Non-statutory National Framework for Religious Education, 2004 – ‘I Can’ Attainment Statements
AT1 Learning about religion
How pupils develop their knowledge, skills and understanding with reference to:
AT2 Learning from religion
How pupils, in the light of their learning about religion, express their responses
and insights with regard to questions and issues about:
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beliefs, teachings and
sources
practices and ways of life forms of expression identity and belonging meaning, purpose and
truth
values and commitments
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1 remember a Christian
(Hindu, etc.) story and
talk about it
use the right names for
things that are special to
Buddhists (Jews, etc)
recognise religious art,
symbols and words and
talk about them
talk about things that
happen to me
talk about what I find
interesting or puzzling
talk about what is
important to me and to
other people
e.g. talk about the story
of Diwali
e.g. say “That is a
Church”, or “She’s
praying” when my
teacher shows me a
picture
e.g. say “That is a Star of
David” when my teacher
shows me a picture
e.g. talk about how I felt
when my baby brother
was born
e.g. say “I like the bit
when Krishna helped his
friend”
e.g. talk about how I felt
when I gave a present to
my friend and how I think
that made my friend feel
2 tell a Christian (Sikh,
etc.) story and say some
things that people
believe
talk about some of the
things that that are the
same for different
religious people
say what some Christian
(Muslim, etc) symbols
stand for and say what
some of the art (music,
etc) is about
ask about what happens
to others with respect for
their feelings
talk about some things in
stories that make people
ask questions
talk about what is
others with respect for
their feelings
e.g. tell the story of the
birth of Jesus say that
Christians believe in God
e.g. say that Christians
and Sikhs both have holy
books
e.g. say that the cross
reminds Christians that
Jesus died on a cross;
e.g. say that some
people dance, sing,
recite for God
e.g. say “Was Jonah hurt
after being inside the big
fish?”
e.g. say “It was
mysterious when God
spoke to Moses”
e.g. say “I agree with the
rule about not stealing as
stealing is not fair”
3 describe what a believer describe some of the use religious words to compare some of the ask important questions link things that are
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might learn from a
religious story
things that are the same
and different for religious
people
describe some of the
different ways in which
people show their beliefs
things that influence me
with those that influence
other people
about life and compare
my ideas with those of
other people
important to me and
other people with the
way I think and behave
e.g. make a connection
between the story of the
forming of the Khalsa
and the need for Sikhs to
be brave in times of
trouble
e.g. note how Muslims
and Sikhs both treat their
holy books with respect
by keeping them higher
than other books
e.g note that Muslims
and Christians both pray
but in different ways
e.g. label a picture of
Shiva Nataraja to show
links with Hindu beliefs
about God
e.g. talk about how Jesus
influenced his disciples
and how friends
influence them
e.g. ask why many
people believe in life
after death, give their
view and compare with a
particular religious view
e.g. talk about how
listening to a story about
generosity might make
them behave when they
hear about people who
are suffering
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sources
truth
4 make links between the
beliefs (teachings,
sources, etc.) of different
religious groups and
show how they are
connected to believers’
lives
use the right religious
words to describe and
compare what practices
and experiences may be
involved in belonging to
different religious groups
express religious beliefs
(ideas, feelings, etc) in a
range of styles and
words used by believers
and suggest what they
mean
ask questions about who
we are and where we
belong, and suggest
answers which refer to
people who have
inspired and influenced
myself and others
ask questions about the
meaning and purpose of
life, and suggest a range
of answers which might
be given by me as well
as members of different
religious groups or
individuals
moral decisions I and
other people make, and
suggest what might
happen as a result of
different decisions,
including those made
with reference to
religious beliefs / values
e.g. make links between
Qur’anic and Biblical
e.g. use some Pali or
Sanskrit terms in
e.g. draw and label the
key features inside two
e.g. write an imaginary
interview with a member
e.g. write some
questions about life after
e.g. write a report about
the environment and

sources and Muslim and
Jewish charities
e.g. connect some
sayings of Jesus with
different Christian beliefs
about animals
describing two different
Buddhist types of
meditation
e.g. compare the way
that Hindus and
Buddhists might meditate
churches, indicating their
meaning for those who
worship there
of a minority religious
community, referring to
the beliefs which sustain
them
death and provide
answers that refer to
resurrection and
reincarnation
suggest what might
happen depending on
different moral choices
that could be made
5 suggest reasons for the
similar and different
beliefs which people
hold, and explain how
religious sources are
used to provide answers
to important questions
about life and morality
describe why people
belong to religions and
explain how similarities
and differences within
and between religions
can make a difference to
the lives of individuals
and communities
use a wide religious
vocabulary in suggesting
reasons for the
similarities and
differences in forms of
religious, spiritual and
moral expression found
within and between
religions
give my own and others’
views on questions about
who we are and where
we belong and on the
challenges of belonging
to a religion and explain
what inspires and
influences me
life and suggest answers
which relate to the
search for truth and my
own and others’ lives
ask questions about
things that are important
to me and to other
people and suggest
answers which relate to
my own and others’ lives
e.g. compare different
Jewish beliefs about the
Messiah and say how
different interpretations
may come about, using
biblical and other texts to
illustrate their answers
e.g. write an account of
Hajj which explains why
many Shi’a Muslims will
go on to visit the tomb of
Ali because they believe
that he was the rightful
successor to the Prophet
Muhammad
e.g. produce a survey of
different forms of creative
religious expression and
suggestions for
similarities and
differences between
them
e.g. write a ‘question and
answer’ style report on
what it may like to be a
member of a religious
community in Britain
today and outline what
impresses them about
this religious identity and
community
e.g. write a short story
which raises questions
about what is ‘true’ and
which relates to their own
personal search for
meaning in life
e.g. write a report on a
moral issue in the news,
interviewing key people
in the debate and
including religious views
and the potential impact
of those views on their
own and others’ lives

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truth
6 say what religions teach
about some of the big
questions of life, using
different sources and
arguments to explain the
reasons for diversity
within and between them
say what different
practices and ways of life
followers of religions
have developed,
explaining how beliefs
have had different effects
on individuals,
communities and
societies
use correct religious and
philosophical vocabulary
in explaining what the
significance of different
forms of religious,
spiritual and moral
expression might be for
believers
consider the challenges
of belonging to a religion
today with reference to
my own and other
people’s views on
human nature and
society, supporting those
views with reasons and
examples
use reasoning and
examples to express
insights into my own and
others’ views on
questions about the
life and the search for
truth
use reasoning and
examples to express
insights into the
relationship between
world issues, focusing on
things that are important
to me
e.g. complete a poster
demonstrating two
contrasting religious
views on astrology and
making reference to
religious texts and
teachings which support
the alternative teachings
e.g. prepare a guide for
Anglican Christians on
the celebration of Easter
in the Orthodox Church,
showing how
resurrection belief is
expressed in different
ways
e.g. produce a booklet
illustrating and explaining
different sorts of
symbolic expression
involved in the life of a
Buddhist monk or nun
e.g. write a news report
on different Sikh attitudes
to aspects of ‘British’
culture, explaining how
Sikh views of human
nature and society affect
their views
e.g. produce a booklet of
ideas about the ‘Good
Life’ with reference to
religious and non-religious
points of view
and their own
conclusions
e.g. produce an e-media
presentation on religious
views of ‘terrorism’ with
reference to religious and
non-religious points of
view and their own
conclusions
7 present a coherent
picture of religious
beliefs, values and
responses to questions
of meaning and truth
which takes account of
personal research on
show how religious
activity in today’s world
has been affected by the
past and by traditions,
and how belonging to a
religion may mean
different things to
use a wide religious and
as well as different of
forms of expression in
presenting a clear picture
of how people express
their religious, spiritual
give my personal view
with reasons and
examples on what value
religious and other views
might have for
understanding myself
and others
with reasons and
might have for
understanding questions
about the meaning and
with reasons and
might have for
understanding what is

different religious topics
and a variety of sources
and evidence
different people, even
within the same religion
and ethical beliefs in a
variety of ways
purpose of life other people
e.g. using books and the
internet, investigate Sikh
beliefs about the
importance of the Guru
and do a presentation
which coherently
illustrates a variety of
views
e.g. produce two ‘pen-pictures’
of Muslims from
different communities
and explain how history
and culture have
influenced the way they
put their faith into
practice in different ways
e.g. produce an
illustrated guide to
representations of Jesus
from different times and
cultures, explaining the
Christian beliefs and
values presented through
the different media
e.g. produce a summary
of my own personal and
social relationships
alongside an analysis of
Hindu and other insights
into human nature and
community
e.g. following research
into samsara and
nirvana, produce a
dialogue I might have
with a(nother) Buddhist
about the future of
humanity
e.g. following research
into Jewish and
Humanist views on ‘faith’
schools, produce a report
with my
recommendations on an
application for a new
Jewish foundation school

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truth
8 analyse the results of
different sorts of
research and place
different interpretations
of religious, spiritual and
moral sources in their
historical, cultural, social
and philosophical
contexts
weigh up different points
of view and come to a
conclusion on how
religions and beliefs
make a difference to
communities and
societies in different
times and places
use a comprehensive
religious and
in weighing up the
meaning and importance
of different forms of
religious, spiritual and
moral expression
weigh up in detail a wide
range of viewpoints on
questions about who we
are and where we
belong, and come to my
own conclusions based
on evidence, arguments,
reflections and examples
questions about truth and
the meaning and
purpose of life, and come
to my own conclusions
based on evidence,
arguments, reflections
and examples
questions about values
and commitments,
and come to my own
conclusions based on
evidence, arguments,
reflections and examples
e.g. research the internet
and interview individuals
to produce a contextual
comparison of
interpretations of the
resurrection of Jesus
e.g. conduct a
questionnaire and
produce findings on
whether religion has had
a mostly good or bad
effect on different local
communities
e.g. select some items of
Buddhist artistic
expression for an
exhibition and produce a
booklet of explanations
of the symbolism and
impact of the items for
Buddhist belief and
practice over time
e.g. write an article
entitled, ‘What is a Jew’?
making use of Jewish
and non-Jewish points of
view and coming to a
conclusion that takes
account of religious,
cultural and philosophical
perspectives
e.g. write a speech for or
against the motion that
‘science will one day
remove all need for
religion’, and coming to a
account of religious,
philosophical and
historical perspectives
e.g. write a dialogue
between a Muslim and
Hindu on how religious
insights might save us
from environmental
disaster and write a
account of religious and
social perspectives

Leve
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sources
truth
EP provide a consistent and
detailed analysis of
religions and beliefs and
of how religious, spiritual
and moral sources are
interpreted in different
ways, with an evaluation
of the different methods
of study used to conduct
the analysis
evaluate in depth the
importance of religious
diversity in a pluralistic
society and demonstrate
howreligion and beliefs
have had a changing
impact on different
communities over time
use a complex religious,
moral and philosophical
vocabulary in effectively
synthesising my
accounts of the varied
forms of religious,
spiritual and moral
expression
analyse in depth a wide
range of perspectives on
questions about who we
are and where we belong
and provide independent,
well informed and highly
reasoned insights into
my own and others’
perspectives on religious
and spiritual issues, with
well-substantiated and
balanced conclusions
questions about truth and
the meaning and
purpose of life, and
provide independent,
questions about values
and commitments and
provide independent,
e.g. write an article on
‘mystical experience’
which includes an
evaluation of the
research techniques
used to gather
information about it
e.g. write a report on a
local religious community
which analyses their
place within wider society
and evaluates the factors
which have affected how
relations with other local
groups have changed
over time
e.g. prepare a ‘virtual’
tour of a local place of
worship which uses
digital pictures of
artefacts and architecture
and includes consistent
explanations of the
symbolism employed in
expressing religious,
spiritual and moral
beliefs ideas and feelings
e.g. research one
‘Eastern’ and one
‘Western’ religious view
of human nature and
write a report with
conclusions on how far
the two can be
harmonised
e.g. research the history
of human achievement
and kindness within two
religions / belief systems
and write a message in
defence of human beings
to an alien species who
think it would be better to
wipe us off the face of
the planet
e.g. conduct research on
different attitudes to
religious believers and
write a report with
conclusions on whether
there should be a law
against religious
discrimination

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