Religious Education

Religious Education is delivered by our two RE teachers. Our aims are to encourage students to think about, question and respond to religious ideas and practices and to understand the value of religion on the lives of individuals, communities and nations.

Students are given the opportunity to think for themselves, to examine evidence, think about their own positions and beliefs, to express those ideas and be prepared to listen to and respect the views of others.

Key Stage 3

Students in years 7 - 9 receive 1 lesson per week, encompassing:

• Christian beliefs about God and Jesus
• Sikhism
• Christian ways of life
• Judaism as a living religion
• religion and human relationships
• Buddhism
• Christian teachings on origins, purpose and destiny

 

Year 10-11

At KS4 we offer the AQA GCSE short course which covers key beliefs, ultimate questions and life issues.

Assessment is in the form of a single examination with four sections:

• key Christian beliefs
• questions of meaning
• life issues
• planet earth

Candidates are assessed on their ability to:

• recall and deploy knowledge of the syllabus content
• describe, analyse and explain the relevance and application of religion/religions
• evaluate responses to religions and moral issues using relevant evidence and argument