Curriculum Audit:
Religion in Roman Britain
ENGLISH
En 1: 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a
Drama: 4a
HISTORY
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4a
British History: 8a, 9
RE
SDBE RE scheme of work for Key Stage Two – Saints
Southwark Agreed Syllabus for RE, Key Stage Two, Unit 9: Faith in action
CITIZENSHIP
Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between
people: 4b
NB: This audit is designed to show how trails on offer at the Education Centre can support or contribute
to work in a key element or subject. The visit alone will not be sufficient to attain specific elements in a
Programme of Study
Religion in Roman Britain
SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL EDUCATION CENTRE
London Bridge, London SE1 9DA • T: 020 7367 6715 • F: 020 7367 6725
www.southwarkcathedral.org.uk
We provide curriculum-linked trails and workshops for
children and young people that are exciting, engaging and
experiential. For a full list of trails and workshops visit our
website: www.southwarkcathedral.org.uk
Other trails
or workshops
SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL EDUCATION CENTRE
London Bridge, London SE1 9DA • T: 020 7367 6715 • F: 020 7367 6725
www.southwarkcathedral.org.uk
Aims of the Religion
in Roman Britain trail
By the end of the trail, children will:
• Understand some aspects of Roman and Celtic life
During the trail, children will explore:
The different religions prevalent in Roman Britain
• Tradition Roman religion (Classical gods, the household gods and the imperial cult)
• Celtic religion (including the Druids)
• New Eastern religions (Mithraism and Christianity)
In these religions, the following themes will be investigated:
• Where worship took place
• Who was worshipped
• Classes/sexes of people involved
• The attitude of the Romans to the religions
In passing, the trail will also cover aspects of Roman and Celtic costume
Some key vocabulary:
temple
shrine
druid
offering
sacrifice
polytheism
persecution
emperor
Mithraism
martyr
Resources for teachers
and students
http://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/education/resources-forteachers
Roman religion fact sheet
http://www.teachers.tv/videos/artefacts
A superb video of history games including creating a dig box and a
classroom museum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/index.shtml?1
Celtic facts, stories, games and activities
Why not…?
Look at different Celtic gods (see for
example ‘Exploring the World of the
Celts’—S. James) and compare them
to the different Roman gods in terms
of function: if the children have learned
about Ancient Greece this too could be
fed in to make an interesting table.
Construct comparative models of places
of worship: a Celtic shrine; a nemeton;
a Roman temple– (classical style and an
early church,—basilican type.)
Research the story of the martyrdom
of St. Alban. An
interesting source
would be Bede’s
Ecclesiastical
History, Chapter
VII (widely
lassics) as a
available in Penguin Classics)
useful tool for not only the Alban story
itself but also as a way of investigating
Saxon attitudes to Christianity and its
development since Roman times
Read accounts of the early Christians
in Acts (Acts 2 v.42-47, Acts 4 v.32-35)
as pattern that was adopted for early
Christian fellowships