To Know You More Clearly 

This curriculum is structured into six branches, each exploring a core theme to deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith.

Branch 1: Creation and Covenant

Scripture: “The heavens are telling the glory of God” (Ps 19:1)

• Pupils encounter God as Creator and the One who calls a people.

• They explore:

  • Christian belief that all creation is from God

  • Biblical creation accounts (Genesis) and scientific explanations

  • God’s covenantal relationship with His people (Abraham, Moses, and the Old Testament narratives)

Branch 2: Prophecy and Promise

Scripture: “In many and various ways, God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets” (Heb 1:1)

• Pupils learn how prophets called people back to God.

• Key topics:

  • The role of prophets and their message

  • Fulfilment of God’s promise in Jesus (Messiah)

  • Advent as a season of waiting for the Messiah

  • The nativity and the mystery of the incarnation

Branch 3: Galilee to Jerusalem

Scripture: “God’s only Son, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known” (Jn 1:18)

• Pupils experience the ministry of Jesus, the Word of God.

• They learn about:

  • The life of Jesus: parables, miracles, encounters, and teachings

  • The disciples’ calling and the nature of Christian discipleship

Branch 4: Desert to Garden

Scripture: “Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures... and that he was raised on the third day” (1 Cor 15:3)

• Pupils study:

  • The season of Lent and Holy Week

  • The Paschal Triduum and its centrality in Catholic worship and life

• The journey reflects:

  • Lent to Resurrection

  • Paschal journey: from darkness to light, barrenness to fruitfulness, death to life

Branch 5: To the Ends of the Earth

Scripture: “Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations...” (Mt 28:19)

• Focus on:

  • Events after the Resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit

  • The early Church and the work of the apostles

  • Catholic Church today as the apostolic Church, linking past and present through liturgy and structure

Branch 6: Dialogue and Encounter

Scripture: “In him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28)

• Pupils explore:

  • Christian cooperation with people of other beliefs and goodwill

  • Respect for the dignity of all humanity

  • Intercultural and interfaith dialogue based on Church teachings

The Religious Education curriculum enables pupils not only to know about their faith but also to live it meaningfully in a diverse world. Through this programme, pupils are encouraged to see, judge, and act through deeper understanding and personal engagement with the Christian message.