Religious Education
KS3
Year Group |
Areas of Study |
7 |
Hinduism: Origins and development, Beliefs about God, Stories of the Gods, Karma and Samsara, Ceremonies, Festivals Buddhism: Origins and development, the Buddha’s enlightenment, The Four Sights, The Eightfold Path, Festivals, Buddhism today Sikhism: Origins and development, Beliefs about God, Gurus, the Gurdwara and worship, Ceremonies, Festivals |
8 |
You will study the origins and development, key beliefs and teachings, sacred texts, festivals and ceremonies of the Abrahamic Faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam |
9 |
Philosophy of Religion: Cosmological and Teleological arguments for the existence of God, Science vs Faith, The Big Bang and Evolution, Creationism, Liberalism and Fundamentalism, Miracles, Faith and Healing Life After Death: Religious views of life after death, near death experiences, science and the afterlife, humanism, life after death and morality Holocaust: study of antisemitism, events of the Holocaust, spiritual resistance, the problem of evil and suffering |
KS4
Board
AQA
Outline of the Course
- Component 1: Study of two religions (Buddhism and Christianity) – beliefs, teachings and practices
- Component 2: Thematic Studies (Themes A, B, E and F) – Different religious perspectives on the issues within our society
- Theme A: Relationships and Families – Religious teachings about sexuality, divorce and marriage, contraception and gender equality
- Theme B: Religion and life – The origins and value of the universe and of human life – abortion, euthanasia and animal experimentation
- Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment – corporal punishment; the death penalty and forgiveness
- Theme F: Religion, human rights and social justice – the status of women in religion; the uses of wealth; freedom of religious expression
Assessment
Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
|
1 |
Two compulsory five-part questions will be set on each of the two religions in Component 1 |
1 hour 45 minutes |
50% |
2 |
One compulsory five-part question will be set for each of the 4 themes in Component 2 |
1 hour 45 minutes |
50% |