Religious Education
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Year 7
RE will help you develop important skills for life and learning. In RE this year you’ll get the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest thinkers who have ever lived and to explore some of the most important questions that have ever been asked. Where did we come from? Why are we here? What do different religions believe? You’ll discover how answers to these questions have affected the lives of people across the world from thousands of years ago to the present day.
Term | Topic | Key Task |
Autumn | Ultimate Questions | Task 1: Creating a Community |
Spring | Environmental Ethics | Task 2: Are we doing enough? |
Summer | Judaism | Task 3: How do stories change how we live? |
Year 8
RE will help you develop important skills for life and learning. In RE this year you’ll get the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest thinkers who have ever lived and to explore some of the most important questions that have ever been asked. What is Hinduism? What kind of person should I be? How do actions have consequences? You’ll discover how answers to these questions have affected the lives of people across the world from thousands of years ago to the present day.
Term | Module | Key Task |
Autumn | Martin Luther King Jnr | Task 1: How did Martin Luther King Jnr change his beliefs into action? |
Spring | Hinduism | Task 2: How are festivals celebrated? |
Summer | Religion in Wales | Task 3: How has religion developed in Wales? |
Year 9
RE will help you develop important skills for life and learning. In RE this year you’ll get the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest thinkers who have ever lived and to explore some of the most important questions that have ever been asked. What is Judaism? How do we know what is right and wrong? You’ll discover how answers to these questions have affected the lives of people across the world from thousands of years ago to the present day.
Term | Topic | Key Task |
Autumn | Judaism | Task 1: Leaflet/poster of the Jewish faith |
Spring | What is Ethics? | Task 2: How do we make moral decisions? Task 3: End of Year Exam |
Summer | Philosophy | Task 4: Class debate on a subject of their choosing |
Year 10
WJEC GCSE Religious Studies provides opportunities for candidates to follow a course that is coherent and that balances knowledge of core beliefs, teachings and practices of at least two religions, with an understanding of how they can be applied to philosophical and ethical themes. Content is organised around key questions and learners should be encouraged to pose ethical questions of their own.
The full programme of study is outlined below:
WJEC GCSE Religious Studies | % of GCSE | Exam | Teaching times |
Unit 1 Religion and Ethical Issues | 50% | 2 hours | Y10 |
Unit 2 Religion and Philosophical Issues | 50% | 2 hours | Y11 |
Year 10:
Unit 1: Religion and Ethical Issues
The core themes assessed in this unit are:
- Christianity
- Beliefs
- God
- Jesus as God Incarnate
- Practices
- Morality
- Church
- Judaism
- Beliefs
- The concept of God
- Sacred place
- Practices
- Practices that demonstrate beliefs about God
- Worship in the home and the synagogue
- Issues of Life and Death
- The world
- The origin and value of human life
- Beliefs about the afterlife
- Issues of Good and Evil
- Crime and Punishment
- Forgiveness
- Good, Evil and Suffering
- Beliefs
- Beliefs
This unit is 50% of the GCSE and is examined in the summer of Year 11.
Useful links
If you need any further support please contact Mrs J. Jacques-Butterworth at the School.
Year 11
WJEC GCSE Religious Studies provides opportunities for candidates to follow a course that is coherent and that balances knowledge of core beliefs, teachings and practices of at least two religions, with an understanding of how they can be applied to philosophical and ethical themes. Content is organized around key questions and learners should be encouraged to pose philosophical questions of their own.
The full programme of study is outlined below:
WJEC GCSE Religious Studies | % of GCSE | Exam | Teaching times |
Unit 1 Religion and Ethical Issues | 50% | 2 hours | Y10 |
Unit 2 Religion and Philosophical Issues | 50% | 2 hours | Y11 |
Year 11: – Unit 2: Religion and Philosophical Issues
The core themes assessed in this unit are:
- Christianity
- Beliefs
- The Bible
- The Afterlife
- Practices
- Life’s Journey
- Special Places
- Judaism
- Beliefs
- Sacred Texts
- The Covenant
- Practices
- The use of sacred texts
- Jewish Identity
- Issues of Relationships
- Relationships
- Sexual relationships
- Issues of equality: gender prejudice and discrimination
- Issues of Human Rights
- Human Rights and Social Justice
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- Issues of wealth and poverty
- Beliefs
- Beliefs
This unit is 50% of the GCSE and is examined in the summer of Year 11.
Useful links
If you need any further support please contact Mrs J. Jacques-Butterworth at the School.