Religious Studies
Head of Department: Mrs. Frances Proud
Religious Studies is all about questioning and considering ultimate issues, values and respect for others and their right to hold and practise different religions or none. The focus is on finding out about what religions believe, why. and what difference it makes to the lives of those who believe.
YEARS 7-9
Year 7 - Faith, Founders and Features in Christianity, Islam. and Judaism. Symbols and buildings, festivals and food; and an introduction to the lives of Jesus, Muhammad, Abraham and Moses. Visit a virtual church, or try the baptism quiz.
Year 8 - Religion and Life. Ethical Issues and Key personalities. Comic Relief, Leprosy, the Environment, War.
Year 9 - How Christianity came to Britain
After February half term we begin the GCSE course with the unit: Young People and Religion, looking at birth ceremonies and teenage commitment ceremonies like confirmation and bar mitzvah.
GCSE AQA Religious Studies Specification B:
Unit 2: Religion and Life Issues Specification Number 4055
http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcse/pdf/AQA-4055-W-SP-10.PDF
The AQA Short Course "Thinking about God and Morality" (a basic introduction to Ethics) is studied by all pupils - it includes a considerable amount of PSHE material e.g. right and wrong, prejudice, abortion, war and the environment.
Assessment is by examination only; there is no coursework.
Year 10
Term 1
Ethical Language
Religion and Early Life (including Foetal Development & Abortion)
Young People and Religion: Worship & Festivals
Term 2
Religion and Prejudice
The problem of Evil
Term 3
Religion, War & Peace
Year 11:
Term 1
Animal Rights
The Environment
Terms 2-3
Mock Examination
Structured revision programme including a Revision Workshop led by a principal examiner.
YEAR 12
OCR Religious Studies Advanced Subsidiary H172
http://www.ocr.org.uk/Data/publications/key_documents/A_Level_GCE_Religious_Studies_Specification.pdf
Module G572 AS Ethics
Ethical Theories - Absolutism and Relativism, Natural Law, Utilitarianism.
Applied Ethics - Abortion, Fertility Treatments, Genetic Engineering
Euthanasia
War
Module G574 AS New Testament
The world of First Century Judaism
Gospels – Who wrote them and why?
The Passion narrative in Mark, and the Resurrection narratives in Matthew & Luke.
There is one examination lasting 1½ hours for each unit. Both modules will be taken in June.
There is one examination lasting 1½ hours for each unit.
Both modules will be examined in June
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