It looks at those trying to answer the big questions that we all think about now and again like 'what is the meaning of life? Who is this course for? Thematic studies Students will study a total of four themes: Theme 1: Relationships and families Theme 2: Religion and life Theme 3: The existence of God and revelation Theme 4: Religion, crime and punishment This component is intended to encourage students to reflect upon ethical issues including the right to life, contemporary family issues, gender equality, animal life, environmental issues, religious attitudes to the elderly and death, euthanasia, medical ethics, religious attitudes to crime and punishment, capital punishment and attitudes to poverty.
The study of religions: beliefs, teachings and practices Students will study the beliefs, teachings and practices of Christianity and Hinduism and will study their basis in sources of wisdom and authority. Areas of study: Key beliefs Ideas about the nature of God and existence Belief about the nature of human life Worship and festivals Religion and the wider community Exam: Written papers - 2 x 1 hour 45 minutes.
Each paper has a common structure of two five-part questions of 1, 2, 4, 5 and 12 marks. The question paper is worth 96 marks in total. There are 5 additional marks on the paper for SPaG spelling, punctuation and grammar. Areas of study: Key beliefs Ideas about the nature of God and existence Belief about the nature of human life Worship and festivals Religion and the wider community.
Exam: Written papers - 2 x 1 hour 45 minutes. When details of the new RS course were published in February, 28 religious leaders including the former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams wrote to the Department for Education urging the government to rethink the curriculum and include the study of humanism.
Lawyers representing parents will argue that under the European convention on human rights and corresponding case law, the state is obliged to treat different religions and beliefs on an equal footing and that religions should not be elevated above non-religious world views in the school curriculum. Even if the challenge is successful, it is unlikely that the court will call on the government to amend or withdraw the current GCSE subject content, nor the exam boards to modify their specifications.
According to the BHA, it is more likely to rule that the RS GCSE cannot form the entirety of the religious education syllabus provided to children at key stage 4 in state schools and could demand that the government issues a statement to schools clarifying how their obligations can be met in light of the ruling. It is entirely a matter for schools to decide what second religion their pupils study.
The rest of the course is based on the study of philosophy and ethics, which the government says can include humanism and other non-religious beliefs. This article is more than 6 years old. They like the breadth of themes in Philosophy and Ethics. They also like the new structured question and answer booklets for the exams which have helped their students. Teachers like the changes we have made and the fact that we have made them.
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He took over responsibility for Religious Studies as Subject Advisor in Ewan taught for 16 years in Scotland and England and has eight years of leadership experience in humanities, teaching subjects including history, law, politics, citizenship and religious studies. Changes to the 6-mark questions The assessments have been updated to improve the 6-mark questions.
For components 01—05 Beliefs and teachings and practices the 6-mark question which was previously assessed using a combination of AO1 and AO2, is: being replaced by a 6-mark question which will be assessed using AO1 only.
For Components 06—10 the religion, philosophy and ethics papers there are two 6-mark questions: one will continue to be assessed using AO1, and the other which previously used a combination of AO1 and AO2, will now be assessed using AO2 only.
What other changes have we brought in? What resources are available? The new resources — the Assessment Story and the Command Words poster We have recently published two new resources — an Assessment Story and a command words poster. The Assessment Story explains: The underlying principles and benefits of the question papers The support available for teachers delivering the qualification The assessment objectives The assessment structure The different papers The command words Our approach to marking It also includes annotated exam questions.
What professional development courses do we offer to support teachers?
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