Skills, levels and progression
Within RE pupils should:
- acquire and develop a specialist vocabulary
- communicate their ideas with depth and precision
- listen to the views and ideas of others, including people from religious traditions
- be enthusiastic about the power and beauty of language, recognising its limitations
- develop their speaking and listening skills when considering religious beliefs and ideas and articulating their responses
- read, and interpret sacred texts at an appropriate level
- write in different styles such as poetry, diaries, extended writing and the synthesis of differing views, beliefs and ideas
evaluate clearly and rationally, using a range of reasoned, balanced arguments.
Level Descriptions – the key skills
The table below illustrates the progression of skills through the national Eight Level scale. The skills within each level should be acquired through a breadth of study and can be monitored through the use of the APP record sheet.
Level 1 |
name / recognise / recall / talk about / respond simply |
Level 2 |
retell / identify / question / begin to interpret / respond |
Level 3 |
describe / make links / reflect |
Level 4 |
show understanding / describe significance and impact / |
| Level 5 | explain & explain impact / make informed comparisons / express views |
| Level 6 | interpret / make informed account explaining differences / express insight / use reasoned arguments |
| Level 7 | provide coherent account of / analyse or critically evaluate / use wide range of evidence |
| Level 8 | synthesize / justify in depth / critically evaluate in depth / contextualise / analyse coherently |