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Getting Started With World Religions
The Getting Started With World Religions pack has been designed for use in primary schools and particularly for staff with little or no knowledge and understanding of the six principle world religions, namely Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.
Select a Religion
Ideas for RE


The information presented provides a general introduction to the principal religions and further details about particular aspects of those religions.

It also includes practical suggestions for approaching aspects of the major religions and information on how such activities can be used to fulfil some of the requirements of the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education.

The information is not directly referenced to particular units of work.

Teachers should use the material to plan appropriate lessons from the schemes of work.

The practices of members of the religions presented are often varied.

What is offered here is necessarily generalised and brief to allow teachers easy access to what may be unfamiliar materials.

It is important to recognise that the materials do not present a comprehensive 'scheme' for each religion, further materials will be necessary.

The pack is a starting point.


Each section contains:

  • information on the key beliefs of each religion;
  • information on some of the key aspects of the religion suitable for study in primary schools;
  • 'Ideas for RE' sheets outlining possible activities for pupils;
  • a selected glossary using the preferred spellings of each faith group;
  • and a basic list of artefacts for each religion.

(Getting Started With World Religions pack is based on an original design by Dr J. A. Bennett - 1994)

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Ideas for RE

Baisakhi Adobe Acrobat PDF 63KB Relevant to Religious Education
Buddhism Adobe Acrobat PDF 59KB Relevant to Religious Education
Buddhism Microsoft Word Document 860KB Relevant to Religious Education
Divali Adobe Acrobat PDF 62KB Relevant to Religious Education
Divali Microsoft Word Document 260KB Relevant to Religious Education
Hajj Adobe Acrobat PDF 66KB Relevant to Religious Education
Hajj Microsoft Word Document 571KB Relevant to Religious Education
Hanukkah Adobe Acrobat PDF 58KB Relevant to Religious Education
Hanukkah Microsoft Word Document 335KB Relevant to Religious Education
Hindu Stories Adobe Acrobat PDF 64KB Relevant to Religious Education
Hindu Stories Microsoft Word Document 480KB Relevant to Religious Education
Jesus Adobe Acrobat PDF 65KB Relevant to Religious Education
Jesus Microsoft Word Document 303KB Relevant to Religious Education
KS1 Christmas Adobe Acrobat PDF 65KB Relevant to Religious Education Relevant to Key Stage 1
KS1 Christmas Microsoft Word Document 296KB Relevant to Religious Education Relevant to Key Stage 1
Easter Adobe Acrobat PDF 62KB Relevant to Religious Education
Easter Microsoft Word Document 479KB Relevant to Religious Education
KS2 Christmas Adobe Acrobat PDF 65KB Relevant to Religious Education Relevant to Key Stage 2
KS2 Christmas Microsoft Word Document 483KB Relevant to Religious Education Relevant to Key Stage 2
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KS2 Easter Adobe Acrobat PDF 59KB Relevant to Religious Education Relevant to Key Stage 2
KS2 Easter Microsoft Word Document 359KB Relevant to Religious Education Relevant to Key Stage 2
Muhammad Adobe Acrobat PDF 63KB Relevant to Religious Education
Muhammad Microsoft Word Document 557KB Relevant to Religious Education
Pesach Adobe Acrobat PDF 62KB Relevant to Religious Education
Pesach Microsoft Word Document 505KB Relevant to Religious Education
Puja Adobe Acrobat PDF 66KB Relevant to Religious Education
Puja Microsoft Word Document 296KB Relevant to Religious Education
Ramadan and Id Microsoft Word Document 417KB Relevant to Religious Education
Salah Adobe Acrobat PDF 61KB Relevant to Religious Education
Salah Microsoft Word Document 233KB Relevant to Religious Education
Shabbat Adobe Acrobat PDF 57KB Relevant to Religious Education
Shabbat Microsoft Word Document 287KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Bible Adobe Acrobat PDF 67KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Bible Microsoft Word Document 867KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Buddha Adobe Acrobat PDF 63KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Buddha Microsoft Word Document 628KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Church Adobe Acrobat PDF 62KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Church Microsoft Word Document 387KB Relevant to Religious Education
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The Five Ks Adobe Acrobat PDF 66KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Five Ks Microsoft Word Document 386KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Gurdwara Adobe Acrobat PDF 58KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Gurdwara Microsoft Word Document 621KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Synagogue Adobe Acrobat PDF 61KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Synagogue Microsoft Word Document 554KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Torah Adobe Acrobat PDF 52KB Relevant to Religious Education
The Torah Microsoft Word Document 607KB Relevant to Religious Education


For more information about the Getting Started With World Religions resources please contact:

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