Head of Department:

Mrs E Kenton-Howells

Teachers:

Mr A Booysen, Mrs K Barkway, Mrs J Page, Miss S Raine

Key Stage 3 - topics studied

Year 7

• What is belief? (Autumn)
  
• What is it like to grow up in a faith community and what challenges do people face? (Spring)
  
• How do people express their beliefs and should they be free to do so? (Summer)

Year 8

• How can beliefs be applied to the concepts of human rights, justice, equality and peace? Autumn
  
• Does society need guidance on how to change for the better? Spring
  
• Is religion still relevant in the 21st century? Summer 

Year 9 

Spends the year studying a variety of ethical issues in preparation for the GCSE course. These topics take in events that are happening in the news and might include:

• Medical ethics
  
• Racism
  
• War and peace
  
• Genocide
• Poverty
  
• Religion and Science/Politics
  
• Prejudice and discrimination
  
• Animal rights
• Capital punishment

Exam Specifications

GCSE

WJEC Religious Studies B Full Course Specifications

A Level

OCR Advanced Subsiduary GCE in Religious Studies H172 | Advanced GCE H572 Specifications