Year 6 RE Resources and Lesson Plans
Explore ready-to-teach Year 6 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work for Religious Education. Our Year 6 Religious Education resources help children examine beliefs, sacred texts and teachings, worship, values, identity and worldviews in greater depth, while considering how different perspectives can shape individuals, communities and responses to important questions. Find engaging Year 6 RE activities, complete lesson plans and printable activity sheets designed to develop knowledge, reasoning, comparison and thoughtful discussion.
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What should children learn in Year 6 RE?
Year 6 Religious Education gives children opportunities to bring together and extend their understanding of religions, beliefs and worldviews. Children should explore sacred texts, beliefs, practices, values, identity and community in increasing depth, while considering how different perspectives are interpreted, how they influence people's lives and how they can shape responses to questions about meaning, morality and belonging.
Interpret sacred texts and teachings
Encourage children to examine sacred texts, stories and teachings critically, considering their meaning, significance and interpretation and using examples to explain how they can influence beliefs, values and behaviour.
Explain connections between belief and practice
Help children analyse how beliefs can influence worship, traditions, moral choices and everyday life, while recognising that individuals and communities may express similar beliefs in different ways.
Examine identity, belonging and influence
Explore how religion and worldview can shape identity, relationships and community life, and consider how beliefs and values may influence responses to personal, social and wider ethical questions.
Evaluate beliefs, values and worldviews
Encourage children to compare religious and non-religious perspectives, weigh up different viewpoints and develop reasoned responses to questions about meaning, values and how people should live, drawing on evidence from their learning.
Explore our Year 6 RE Resources
Browse our complete collection of Year 6 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work. Explore ready-to-teach Religious Education lessons covering sacred texts and teachings, beliefs and practices, worship, values, identity and worldviews, with engaging activities designed to deepen children’s knowledge, develop reasoning and evaluation skills, and help them compare perspectives and form well-supported conclusions.
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Planning Year 6 RE
When planning RE in Year 6, give children opportunities to bring together and extend their understanding of religions and worldviews by exploring beliefs, sacred texts and teachings, worship, values, identity and community life. Year 6 RE lessons can encourage children to examine how beliefs and practices are interpreted, consider their significance and influence, and compare religious and non-religious perspectives on increasingly complex questions about meaning, morality, belonging and how people choose to live.
Plan sequences of Religious Education lessons that build on children's learning across KS2 and encourage them to investigate challenging questions, weigh up different viewpoints and develop reasoned conclusions supported by examples and evidence. Enquiry, discussion, comparison and reflection can help children make connections across their learning, recognise that people may respond differently to the same questions and communicate their own ideas thoughtfully. When developing your Year 6 RE planning, check the requirements of your school's agreed syllabus or RE curriculum and choose schemes of work that consolidate and extend children's knowledge, understanding and enquiry skills at the end of KS2.
Planning RE for your whole school? Explore our RE Curriculum Packs →Frequently Asked Questions about Year 6 RE
What should children learn in Year 6 RE?
Year 6 Religious Education helps children consolidate and extend their understanding of religions, beliefs and worldviews at the end of KS2. Children can explore sacred texts and teachings, beliefs and practices, values, identity and community while considering how these influence people's lives and responses to questions about meaning, morality and belonging.
What Year 6 RE resources does PlanBee provide?
PlanBee provides ready-to-teach Year 6 RE resources, including complete lesson plans and schemes of work. Resources include teaching slides, differentiated activities, activity sheets and other printable materials designed to support engaging Religious Education lessons.
Do you have Year 6 RE lesson plans?
Yes. PlanBee's Year 6 RE lesson plans provide the teaching guidance and resources needed to deliver individual lessons. Lesson packs typically include a detailed lesson plan, teaching presentation, differentiated activities and printable resources.
What kinds of Year 6 RE activities are included?
Our Year 6 RE activities encourage children to investigate beliefs and teachings, compare religious and non-religious perspectives, discuss challenging questions, evaluate different viewpoints and develop reasoned responses using evidence from their learning.
Do Year 6 RE resources include activity sheets?
Yes. All of our Year 6 RE lessons include printable activity sheets alongside lesson plans and teaching presentations. Depending on the lesson, these may support research, comparison, written explanations, evaluation and reflection.
Do you have Year 6 RE schemes of work?
Yes. Our Year 6 RE schemes of work provide structured sequences of lessons designed to develop children's knowledge and understanding across a topic. They combine subject knowledge with opportunities for enquiry, discussion, comparison, reasoning and reflection.
Which religions and worldviews can children explore in Year 6 RE?
Year 6 children can encounter a range of religious and non-religious worldviews through topics exploring beliefs, sacred texts, worship, values, identity, belonging and community. The particular religions and worldviews studied will depend on your school's RE curriculum or agreed syllabus.
How should Year 6 RE build on earlier KS2 learning?
Year 6 RE can bring together knowledge and skills developed throughout KS2. Children can make connections between beliefs and practices, examine their significance and influence, compare different perspectives, weigh up viewpoints and form conclusions supported by reasons and evidence.
Is there a National Curriculum for Year 6 RE?
Religious Education is not part of the National Curriculum in England in the same way as subjects such as Science or Geography. Maintained schools generally follow their locally agreed RE syllabus, while arrangements can differ for academies and schools with a religious character. Teachers should check their school's requirements when planning Year 6 RE.
How should I approach Year 6 RE planning?
Start with your school's agreed syllabus or RE curriculum to identify the knowledge, religions, worldviews and concepts children need to study. Year 6 RE planning can then build on previous learning while giving children opportunities to investigate challenging questions, compare perspectives, use evidence and communicate well-reasoned conclusions.
