Festival Matters

• Written by Education Advisers for the Dioceses of Bath and Wells, Bristol, Exeter, Gloucester and Salisbury
• Complements your Locally Agreed Syllabus
• Helps meet requirements of QCA non-statutory framework for RE
• Helps church schools reflect their distinctive character
• Provides material that could be used within a school based study in both church and community schools
• Develops pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
• Enhances pupils' multi-cultural understanding

The schemes

One unit of work for each year group from Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 6, with a different theme and emphasis for each year. Although each unit may be taught in its entirety, teachers may wish to select from the activities. No time allocation has been set - schools may adjust the timing to fit their own circumstances. The schemes include:

• Opportunities for links with other curriculum areas - links with Literacy
• Assessment questions and criteria/suggested assessment tasks - linked to QCA levels
• Suggested activities - with learning objectives, learning outcomes and resource ideas
• Story focus/ Festival focus - each unit covers a part or theme of the story [Christmas, Easter, Pentecost] or considers an aspect of modern celebrations
• Significance for Christians - what a particular aspect of the festival or theme means for Christians and how Christians today live out that message
• Bible references - relevant references which can be read in a variety of versions and re-tellings
• Suggestions for Songs/ Hymns/ Carols/ Music - which reflect the theme or aspect of story being studied
• Theme for reflection - for use in Circle Time or Class worship
• Assessment task recording sheets [Christmas and Easter only]
• Resource sheets as appropriate
• Planning for Acts of Collective Worship - linked to festival theme
• Content available on 4 CDs

 Just £23 plus p&p from

Education (and Parishes) Service Assistant Emma Waters 01722 746953 emma.waters@salisbury.anglican.org