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Year 6

Sikhs: What does Khalsa mean to Sikhs today?

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In this unit pupils focus on the Sikh community in the UK today. They learn why there is a Sikh community and its contribution historically and in terms of service and charity. They analyse how Amrit and the 5Ks remain important to Sikh identity and how there is a diversity of practices.

In Year 4 pupils studied the significance of Guru Nanak to Sikhs. In this unit they build on this to look at the idea of the khalsa - the Sikh community. Using their understanding of change and continuity from studying Judaism, Christianity and Islam they will analyse data and interviews to understand how the 5Ks and Amrit are viewed today. Connecting to the previous unit on Hind dharma they will see how sewa is common to dharmic traditions.

  1. Sikhs: the story of a British community
  2. The story of the first Khalsa
  3. Perspectives on taking Amrit
  4. Kesh, Kanga, Kachera: living as a Sikh
  5. Kara: serving as a Sikh
  6. Living as a Sikh in Britain today

  • Pupils will know that Sikhi is a religious worldview.
  • Pupils will know that Sikhi began at the time of Guru Nanak.
  • Pupils will know that guru means teacher and that Sikhs aim to follow the teaching of the gurus.
  • Pupils will know that we can find out more about worldviews by speaking to different people.
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