Religious Education
Religious Education
Key Stage Three Religious Education
Lesson allocation: Two lessons per week.
| Term 1- Topics | Term 2- Topics | Term 3- Topics | |
|
Year 8 |
What is RE? Our world The Bible |
Decisions Easter |
Judaism |
| Year 9 |
Environment Rights, Relationships and Responsibilities |
Choices | Islam |
| Year 10 | Ethics | Teachings of Jesus |
The Christian Church
|
Assessment
Key Stage Three- Class debates, self and peer assessment, structured group work, circle time, assessment games, extended writing tasks and written examinations.
Key Stage Four Religious Education
Examination board: CCEA
Examination assessment: Two examination papers- One paper in Year 11 and one paper in Year 12.
Examination weight: Each paper is 50% of the overall GCSE grade.
Topics of study: The Gospel of Mark in Year 11 and Christian Ethics in Year 12.
The Gospel of Mark- Details about the life of Jesus, the miracles and teachings of Jesus and his trial and execution.
Christian Ethics- Discussions on the topics of bioethics, euthanasia, abortion, war and capital punishment.
Career links
Studying RE will help support students in their opportunity to explore many different career paths.
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