Worked example · RE · Year 7
DCF: Producing → Sourcing, searching and planning digital content
A secure Year 7 response, annotated so you can see which success criterion each part meets. Any five stops are fine if the rules in Step 1 are met. Answer key for Step 3: (a) result 2 says St David built the cathedral in 589 — he died in 589 and the present cathedral was begun in 1181; result 4 says it was completed in 1181 — it was begun in 1181. (b) Result 1, the cathedral’s own website (result 5, Visit Wales, is also acceptable). (c) It films people worshipping without their permission.
| Stop | Place | Religion | Why it comes here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire | Christianity | Start at home, in Wales, somewhere the Year 6 pupils may have been. |
| 2 | The Western Wall, Jerusalem | Judaism | Then travel east. Judaism is the oldest of the three religions that trace themselves back to Abraham. |
| 3 | Masjid al-Haram, Makkah | Islam | Next along going east, and it links with stop 2: both religions look back to Abraham. |
| 4 | Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar | Sikhism | Further east, into India. |
| 5 | Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya | Buddhism | Furthest east, and it ends with a quiet place of meditation. |
Five religions and a place in Wales. The order has a reason the viewer can follow — a journey from west to east — and the pupil spots a link between stops 2 and 3. Evidences criterion 1.
| St Davids Cathedral | Harmandir Sahib | |
|---|---|---|
| What I need | A 360° view of the inside, and the date it was begun. | A photo of the langar kitchen and the live kirtan. |
| First search | st davids church | golden temple |
| Better search, and what I changed | St Davids Cathedral Pembrokeshire 360 — “cathedral” not “church”, and the county, because there is also a St David’s Cathedral in Cardiff. | Harmandir Sahib Amritsar langar official — its Sikh name and town, because “golden temple” also finds temples in Japan and restaurants. |
| Where first, and why | The cathedral’s own website: the people who look after it know its history best. | SGPC, the committee that runs the Harmandir Sahib: it streams the kirtan live. |
Each better search says what changed and why, and both solve a real problem: two places sharing a name, and a nickname that matches other things. The first place to look is chosen because of who made it. Evidences criteria 2 and 3.
(a) Result 2, the travel blog, says St David built the cathedral “with his own hands in 589”. Card 1 says he founded a monastery and died in 589; the cathedral was begun in 1181. Result 4, the AI answer, says it was completed in 1181, but that is when it was begun. The AI got the number right and the meaning wrong.
(b) Result 1, the cathedral’s own website. It is made by the people who look after the building, and it matches card 1 and the Cadw page.
(c) The people in the service are praying and did not agree to be filmed and put online. Using it would show them no respect. It was also posted by a tourist, so it may not be theirs to share.
Both mistakes are found by checking against a second source, and the pupil notices that an AI summary can be confidently wrong. Evidences criterion 3.
| Stop | What the visitor sees | Caption | How visitors show respect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 360° view of the nave, then a map of Wales | Wales’s patron saint, St David, founded a monastery here. Christians have come on pilgrimage for over 900 years. Two visits once counted the same as one to Rome. (28) | Speak quietly; no photos during services. | The cathedral’s website; Cadw |
| 2 | Live camera of the Wall | For Jews, this is the holiest place where they can pray today. It is part of the wall around the Second Temple. People tuck written prayers between the stones. (29) | Dress modestly; men cover their heads; men and women pray in separate sections. | Western Wall Heritage Foundation |
| 3 | Wide photo of the Ka‘bah and the crowds around it | Muslims all over the world face the Ka‘bah when they pray. Every Muslim who is able should come here on Hajj once. Only Muslims may enter Makkah. (27) | Explain that this tour is the respectful way for non-Muslims to see it. | BBC Bitesize RE, checked against a Muslim organisation’s website |
| 4 | Photo of the langar, then a clip of the live kirtan | Harmandir Sahib is the holiest gurdwara for Sikhs. Its four doors show that everyone is welcome, and its langar serves free meals to anyone, whatever their religion. (27) | Cover your head and take off your shoes. | SGPC |
| 5 | Photo of the temple and the Bodhi tree | Buddhists believe Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, the enlightened one, while meditating under a Bodhi tree here. A Bodhi tree still grows beside the temple. (25) | Take off your shoes; walk quietly round the temple clockwise. | UNESCO World Heritage page |
Every stop has all four parts, every caption is counted and under 30 words, and every source is one the pupil can name and explain. The wide photo at stop 3 avoids close-ups of individual worshippers. Evidences criterion 4.
Before: “At the Golden Temple they give out free food, which is a bit weird for a church.”
After: “At the Harmandir Sahib, Sikhs serve free meals in the langar to show that everyone is equal and welcome.”
The rewrite uses the Sikh name for the place and the right word for the kitchen, drops “weird”, stops calling a gurdwara a church, and explains why Sikhs do it. Evidences criterion 5.