Welcome to our Universal Church Topics.
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The units of work are part of Come and See, which is the new Catholic Primary Religious Education programme for Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 and 2. These units can also be used to supplement other programmes of study, and/or integrated into your current RE curriculum. Each topic includes attainment level indicators and summaries.
A different topic is used in each year group to explore the Universal Church theme. You will find lesson plans for each topic, as well as a wide range of resources including:
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Move your mouse over each topic to view further information.
Use our Universal Church Come and See Childrens-learning-journey and Universal Church Come and See Childrens-learning-journey (Powerpoint) presentation to find out more about the Church topics and the progression of learning through the different year groups. It is a great way to demonstrate to members of staff the journey of learning that the children will go through as they study the Come and See Universal Church topics. It outlines the learning that will take place in each topic under the format Explore, Reveal and Respond.
Do you have a question about CAFOD? Find answers to our most FAQ-Universal Church Come-And-See CAFOD 77 KB .
A Universal-Church Come and See Letter to send home to parents or carers-home-school-letter 4935 KB to send home to parents or carers at the beginning of Universal Church topics.
Support your children's understanding of the Universal Church download the CAFOD Key Principles of Catholic Social Teaching Universal Church Come and See 85 KB , written in child friendly language.
Before you start the Universal Church Topics, download the powerpoint Come-and-See-for-yourself-UNIVERSAL-CHURCH-THE-WORLD for teachers and staff (powerpoint) 1011 KB to share and reflect on as a staff.
To order the resources below, contact CAFOD Resources on 0300 011 5680, email resources@cafod.org.uk or visit the CAFOD shop to order online.
A set of eight different A2 posters to support each group. The posters are bursting with engaging illustrations, images, scripture and questions that will challenge your children's thinking and support their understanding of the Universal Church. Order the poster set online.
A great game to explore issues of climate change and ways to be stewards of God's creation. Order the Climate change game for year 5 online.
A photo pack of 26 alphabet images, with activities to support global learning and allow children to explore what they love and wonder about our world. Order the global A-Z photopack online.
For INSET and support integrating Universal Church units into your RE curriculum email Bethany Friery at bfriery@cafod.org.uk
For other primary education resources visit cafod.org.uk/primary
To visit Picture my World, CAFOD's website for 7 - 11 year olds go to cafod.org.uk/picturemyworld
To visit Kidzzone, CAFOD's website for 4 - 7 year olds go to cafod.org.uk/kidzzone
If you have any problems with this site please let us know by emailing schools@cafod.org.uk