Year 7
Festivals
Students will investigate the features of festivals, both religious and non-religious. They will then explore key religious festivals across the faiths, including why and how they are celebrated.
Read MoreIslam
This unit focuses on the key features of Islam, including the Five Pillars and why Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca as part of Hajj. Contemporary issues surrounding Muslims are then explored.
Read MoreSikhism
This unit focuses on newest religion of Sikhism, including its origins and the 5 K’s. It includes a case study of the Golden Temple of Amritsar in India and an investigation into Sikhs in Britain today.
Read MoreChristianity (Life of Jesus)
This unit focuses on the Christian teachings surrounding Jesus; miracles, teachings, his death and his resurrection.
Read MoreYear 8
Religious Founders & Leaders
This unit focuses on key religious leaders and questions the attributes of a good leader… along with the attributes of a notorious leader! There is also an exploration of female leaders.
Read MoreJust War
Students investigate ‘just war’ principles, and apply these to examples of conflicts. Christian views of war are also explored, along with protest songs during the Vietnam War.
Read MorePrejudice & Discrimination
This unit largely focuses on the civil rights movement in the USA, but broadens out to methods of protest and other key individuals who have fought for civil rights around the world.
Read MoreMorality
This unit focuses on morals and how the main religions guide followers in key moral dilemmas. The question of whether a person can lead a morally sound life without religion is also explored.
Read MoreYear 9
The Holocaust
This unit focuses on Jewish life and identity prior to the Holocaust, then the persecution Jews experienced in Germany / Europe in the build up to the Holocaust. It also examines the role of rescuers such as the Kindertransport scheme and Oskar Schindler.
Read MoreMedical Ethics
After a brief introduction to medical ethics, students study religious and non-religious attitudes to key issues in society. Attitudes are compared and students debate these key issues in the classroom.
Read MoreCrime
This unit focuses on why people commit crime with the ‘nature vs nurture’ argument. It also focuses on the criminal justice system, with custodial sentencing and the ethics of prisons explored. Christian attitudes to crime and punishment are also investigated.
Read MoreYear 10
Christianity
An in-depth study of the diverse traditions and beliefs of Christianity, both traditionally and in the 21st Century. Students focus on how the faith influences their actions, and how sources of wisdom and authority are interpreted.
Read MoreThematic Studies: Relationships and Families
A study of religious and Philosophical arguments to issues such as Contraception, Sexuality and Relationships, Gender Equality and the purpose of Families. Students are encouraged to give their own opinions and compare with religious and non-religious views.
Read MoreThematic Studies: Religion, Peace and Conflict
Students study how to explain contrasting beliefs on Violence, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Pacifism, with reference to Christianity, Buddhism, and Athiest views. There is a focus on Conflict in the 21st Century and responses to victims of war.
Read MoreYear 11
Buddhism
• Retrieval of Buddhism from Y7 Festival and Y8 Founders and Leaders
• Analysing and interpreting religious texts
• How to compare beliefs branches of the religion
Thematic Studies: Crime and Punishment
• Analysing religious texts
• In depth knowledge of Christianity and Buddhism
• Retrieval from Y9 Crime and Punishment
Thematic Studies: Religion and Life
• Analysing religious texts
• In depth knowledge of Christianity and Buddhism
• Retrieval from Y8/Y9 introduction to Ethics topics.
