Sikhi | KS3 RE Unit

A complete, no-prep KS3 Religious Education enquiry: "What are the sources of authority in Sikhi, and how do they shape belief, identity and action?"

A six-lesson KS3 enquiry into how authority works in Sikhi (the Sikh tradition) and how it shapes Sikh life. Pupils investigate the Gurus and the Guru Granth Sahib as living authority, analyse the founding of the Khalsa and the Five Ks, examine Sikh values of equality, service and justice, and evaluate how belief shapes Sikh identity in Britain and worldwide. The enquiry works across two disciplinary lenses — theology (the internal logic of belief) and the human and social sciences (how a community lives and organises itself). Beliefs are always attributed (‘Sikhs believe…’), following a ‘religion and worldviews’ approach designed to slot into your locally agreed syllabus. The Guru Granth Sahib is treated with great respect and described rather than fabricated.

What is included

• Teacher guide — a full teaching plan for all six lessons, with image credits.
• Six projectable teaching decks (PowerPoint) — child-facing, with teacher script in the speaker notes.
• Six differentiated pupil worksheets — Support, Core and Stretch on every sheet.
• Sources & Artefacts pack — every image with provenance and enquiry questions.
• Knowledge organiser and a baseline + end-of-unit assessment with an answer key.

Lessons

1. The Gurus and the Guru Granth Sahib as living authority
2. The founding of the Khalsa and the Five Ks
3. Equality and the gurdwara
4. Values in action: service, honesty and justice
5. The Golden Temple and the worldwide community
6. Sikh identity in Britain today