England's Religious Diversity Through Data

Year 6 Religious Education Exploring the plurality of beliefs in modern Britain

How many religions can you name?

Think about religions you know Consider different places of worship What about people with no religion?

What is Religious Plurality?

Multiple religions existing side by side Different beliefs and worldviews in one country People of all faiths living together peacefully Includes those with no religion too

England's Religious Data 2011 Census

Build Our Pie Chart Together

Work in groups of 5 Each group gets a religion/worldview and its percentage Discuss what you know about your assigned belief Place your group's section on our class pie chart

What Does This Data Tell Us?

{"left":"England has many different religions\nChristianity is the largest single religion\nOver 1 in 3 people have no religion","right":"6 major world religions are represented\nMillions of people follow minority religions\nEvery belief deserves respect and understanding"}

Living in a Diverse Society

Schools celebrate many festivals Different foods in our communities Various places of worship in towns Respect for all beliefs and worldviews Learning from each other

Reflection: What Have We Learned?

Can you name 3 religions with the most followers in England? What does 'plurality' mean? What surprised you about the data? How does religious diversity help our communities?