About
The Emmanuel Project
High-quality resources which aid primary schools with their Religion and Worldviews education.
The Emmanuel Project
The Emmanuel Project is based on a Religion and Worldviews approach. It offers an authentic view of religious and non-religious lives around the world. It starts with people and helps pupils understand that the world is a richly diverse community. The Emmanuel Project ensures RE is balanced, by looking through three different lenses: theology, human social science and philosophy, at an age-appropriate level.
The Emmanuel Project has been written with the Suffolk Agreed Syllabus for RE in mind. It can also be used alongside other locally agreed syllabi.
What does The Emmanuel Project include?
It provides a complete set of 51 enquiry-based units (see below) for teaching Early Years to Year 6.
The project includes enquiries focused on Buddhism, Christianity, Hindu Dharma, Humanism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhi as well as:
- Comprehensive background notes
- A full sequence of lessons for each unit, using the enquiry cycle: ENGAGE, ENQUIRE, EXPLORE (1, 2, 3), EVALUATE, EXPRESS and EXTEND
- Suggestions for assessment, including end of unit quizzes and SOLO taxonomy (Hexagons) for each unit in KS1 and KS2.
What’s new for 2025?
Alongside the brand new launch of this website, we have:
- Six brand new EYFS units.
- Information on the Friends at Emmanuel Road School (EYFS units).
- Additional materials available.
- We will regularly check and refresh all links and resources.
The Units
Here is the complete list of 51 enquiry units that we have available.
EYFS Units
- EYFS 1: Why is the word God so important to Christians?
- EYFS 2: Why do Christians do nativity plays at Christmas?
- EYFS 3: How can we help others when they need it?
- EYFS 4: Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?
- EYFS 5: What makes every single person unique and precious?
- EYFS 6: How can we care for our wonderful world?
KS1 Units
LKS2 Units
- Christianity: Body of Christ
- Christianity: Conversion
- Christianity: Kingdom of God
- Christianity: Mission
- Christianity: Reconciliation
- Christianity: Sacrifice
- Christianity: Salvation
- Christianity: Stewardship
- Hindu Dharma: Dharma
- Hindu Dharma: Karma
- Humanism: Morality
- Islam: Prophet
- Islam: Submission
- Judaism: Covenant
- Sikhi: Equality
- Sikhi: Guru
UKS2 Units
- Buddhism: Enlightenment
- Buddhism: Refuge
- Christianity: Eucharist
- Christianity: Faith
- Christianity: Gospel
- Christianity: Incarnation
- Christianity: Pilgrim
- Christianity: Resurrection
- Christianity: Trinity
- Christianity: Wisdom
- Hindu Dharma: Brahman
- Hindu Dharma: Moksha
- Humanism: Happiness
- Islam: Revelation
- Islam: Tawhid
- Judaism: Holiness
The Emmanuel Project has been written by the Education team at St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocese.
For schools within this Diocese, we can provide further support for:
- Statutory inspection of Anglican and Methodist schools (SIAMS)
- Developing a distinctively Christian vision
- Training and support for staff and governors
- A SIAMS support visit, including reviewing SIAMS SEFs
- Support for RE Subject Leaders, including help with monitoring
- Pupil perception interviews on RE/Collective Worship/Christian distinctiveness to inform planning.
- Annual service of celebration of church schools at the cathedral in Bury St Edmunds
- Supporting work between the school and the parish church helping the school to articulate and embed their Christian vision
- Creating and brokering link opportunities across the Diocese
- Supporting the spiritual development of staff and pupils.