Religious Education
'Religious Education has been my most used subject after leaving school.’
Freddie Flintoff
During R.E. students will acquire and develop:
- reasoning skills
- an ability to see the world from different perspectives
- debating skills
- deeper evaluative skills
In R.E. students will also gain:
- a deeper understanding of contemporary society
- respect for social, cultural, ethnic and religious diversity;
- skills to actively participate in our complex and plural society.
KS3
Year 7: The Island – how society and religion begins, how and why it changes over time
Year 8: Jesus – Person of History, Christ of Faith; Life After Death; Religion and the Media
Year 9: Peace and Conflict; Medical Ethics
KS4
The Religious Studies GCSE looks at the beliefs and practices of two religions, alongside thematic studies. There are two papers:
- Paper 1: Beliefs and Practises – Christianity and Islam
- Paper 2: Themes – Students will study the 4 following themes:
- Relationships and families
- Religion and life
- Religion, peace and conflict
- Religion, crime and punishment