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P3 Religious and moral education (First level): What to Teach (Scotland)

Your Teacher Information Pack for P3 Religious and moral education (First level) in Scotland: the curriculum structure, our short summaries with links to the official wording, and key dates.

Country
Scotland
Stage
P3
Level
First level
Ages
6–7
Source
Curriculum for Excellence – experiences and outcomes (broad general education)
Last checked
2026-10-20

Usually P2, P3, P4 (a guide, not a fixed year group). Roughly US Grades 1–3 (approximate).

Curriculum for Excellence levels are a guide, not year groups: learners move through levels at their own pace.

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What to teach

Below are the experiences and outcomes with their official codes, in our own short summaries. Each code links to the official document.

Christianity: Beliefs

  • RME 1-01a Describing Christian beliefs about God and Jesus from Bible stories.
  • RME 1-01b Growing knowledge of Christian beliefs and Christianity's role in Scotland.
  • RME 1-01c Talking about or creatively expressing one's own beliefs.

Official wording

Christianity: Values and issues

  • RME 1-02a Showing developing understanding of Christian values and their application.
  • RME 1-02b Describing key Christian values expressed in stories.

Official wording

Christianity: Practices and traditions

  • RME 1-03a Discovering how Christian communities show belief through worship and ceremonies.
  • RME 1-03b Recognising Christian festivals through the year and relating them to own life.

Official wording

World religions: Beliefs

  • RME 1-04a Describing some key beliefs from world religion stories.
  • RME 1-04b Growing knowledge of world religions' beliefs and their role in Scotland.
  • RME 1-04c Talking about or creatively expressing one's own beliefs.

Official wording

World religions: Values and issues

  • RME 1-05a Showing understanding of faith values and how they apply in life.
  • RME 1-05b Describing key values expressed in world religion stories.

Official wording

World religions: Practices and traditions

  • RME 1-06a Discovering how followers show belief through prayer, worship, and ceremonies.
  • RME 1-06b Recognising festivals through the year and relating them to own life.

Official wording

Development of beliefs and values

  • RME 1-07a Respecting others and understanding their beliefs and values.
  • RME 1-08a Developing awareness of own beliefs and acting on them positively.
  • RME 1-09a Becoming aware that some people's beliefs and values are non-religious.
  • RME 1-09b Showing understanding of values such as caring, sharing, fairness, equality, love.
  • RME 1-09c Becoming aware that beliefs and values affect people's actions.

Official wording

Assessments and key dates

Qualifications Scotland exams 2027: Mon, 26 April 2027 to Thu, 3 June 2027 (timetable). There are no national tests of curriculum levels; teachers judge progress using the Benchmarks.

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Codes and structure from Curriculum for Excellence experiences and outcomes and Benchmarks, Education Scotland (Crown copyright). Summaries are Classfern's own words – always read the official wording via the link.

No official wording is reproduced: codes and structure are facts, and the short descriptions are our own summaries. Always read the official wording via the links. Checked on 2026-10-20.

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