Religion Philosophy and Ethics - What do Christian’s believe?

Core knowledge and skills

• Creeds
• Denominations
• Nature of God
• Problem of evil
• Trinity

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Consider similarities and differences between denominations and link to British history
• Consideration of whether Christianity is truly monotheistic
• Consider personal responses to the problem of evil

Key vocabulary

• Apostle
• Nicean
• Incarnation
• Begotten
• Omnipotent
• Omniscient
• Omnibenevolent
• Inconsistent triad

Religion Philosophy and Ethics - What different beliefs are there about relationships and families?

Core knowledge and skills

• Sexual ethics
• Contraception
• Marriage
• Homosexuality
• Divorce

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Raise awareness of different religious and non-religious beliefs and values
• Link to RSE from PSHE
• Reflect and develop personal opinions
• Develop empathy and polite and respectful discussion..

Key vocabulary

• Procreation
• Promiscuity
• Polygamy
• Sacrament
• Annulment
• Homophobia

Religion Philosophy and Ethics - What are my Human Rights?

Core knowledge and skills

• Human Rights and Social Justice
• Discrimination
• Religious freedom
• Sexism
• Homophobia
• Racism

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Recognising individual rights
• Highlighting examples of fights for positive social change
• Understanding how to protect individual rights without discriminating against another person’s
• Develop empathy and polite and respectful discussion.

Key vocabulary

• Prejudice
• Discrimination
• Equality
• Pluralism
• Exclusivism
• Inclusivism
• Diversity
• Tolerance
• White privilege

Religion Philosophy and Ethics - What are my Human Rights?

Core knowledge and skills

• Human Rights and Social Justice
• Discrimination
• Religious freedom, Sexism, Homophobia and racism

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Recognising individual rights
• Highlighting examples of fights for positive social change
• Understanding how to protect individual rights without discriminating against another person’s
• Develop empathy and polite and respectful discussion.

Key vocabulary

• Prejudice
• Discrimination
• Equality
• Pluralism
• Exclusivism
• Inclusivism
• Diversity
• Tolerance
• White privilege

How can we overcome poverty?

Core knowledge and skills

• Wealth and Poverty
• Causes of poverty
• Attitudes to wealth
• Responses to poverty
• Charity
• Exploitation of the poor

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Consider personal opinions about wealth and responses to poverty
• Links to local charities
• Develop empathy

Key vocabulary

• Deindustrialisation
• Zakat
• Cafod
• Christian Aid
• Muslim Aid
• Muslim Hands
• langar
• Khalsa Aid

Revision

• Students studying GCSE RS will revise with specialist staff
• Other students will have private study.

Enquiry: Religion and Life

Core knowledge and skills

• Sanctity of Life
• Euthanasia
• Abortion
• Life After Death
• The Compatibility of Religion and Science
• The Environment
• Animal Testing

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Develop an understanding of key moral issues around medical ethics and the relationship between religion and science.
• Whilst being required information for the GCSE, this will also allow students to develop confidence in applying different ethical systems to contentious topics, and evaluating those positions in order to form their own opinion.

Key vocabulary

• Sanctity of life 
• Euthanasia
• Dignitas
• Abortion
• Life after death
• Heaven & hell
• Religion and science
• The Fine-Tuning argument
• Big bang theory
• Evolution
• Global warming
• Stewardship
• Animal testing

Enquiry: Christian Beliefs and Teachings  

Core knowledge and skills

• Incarnation
• Crucifixion
• Resurrection
• Ascension
• Salvation: works, grace or both?
• Easter/Christmas

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Developing an understanding of the key beliefs that underpin the Christian faith, as well as the ability to analyse them theologically.
• Whilst being required information for the GCSE, this will also provide students with a deeper understanding of the world’s largest religion. Moreover, it will introduce them to academic writing in RE with the most familiar topic.

Key vocabulary

• Incarnation
• Two natures doctrine
• The trinity
• Crucifixion
• The trials of Jesus
• Resurrection
• Ascension
• Salvation
• Works or grace
• Easter and Christmas.  

Enquiry: Christian Practices

Core knowledge and skills

• Worship (Public and Private)
• Prayer
• Sacraments
• Baptism
• Holy Communion
• Pilgrimage
• The role of the Church
• Reconciliation & Persecution

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Exploring the lived experience of Christians and how they practice their faith. It is often the case that students are unfamiliar with much of this information.
• Whilst being required information for the GCSE, this will also provide students with an understanding of Christian practices that they may regularly encounter in media, or friends or family that they didn’t previously fully understand.

Key vocabulary

• Public and Private Worship
• Liturgical and Non-liturgical worship
• Baptism
• Eucharist
• Communion
• Transubstantiation
• Consubstantiation
• Lourdes
• Iona
• Persecution
• Reconciliation

Enquiry: Crime and Punishment

Core knowledge and skills

• The Purpose of Rules
• Types of Crime
• Causes of Crime
• Types of Punishment
• Case studies
• Visit from magistrate

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Interrogating the philosophy behind rules. Unpacking the types and causes of crime as well as punishments. Applying their own viewpoint to case studies in an academic way.
• Whilst being required information for the GCSE, this will also give students an insight in the myriad motivations behind crime and punishment, and a better understanding of the justice system.

Key vocabulary

• Poverty
• Mental illness
• First degree murder
• Manslaughter
• Second degree murder
• Jamie Bulger
• Magistrates court
• Crown court
• Supreme court

Enquiry: Crime and Punishment

Core knowledge and skills

• Religious attitudes towards crime
• Aims of Punishment
• Prison and Corporal Punishment
• The Death Penalty
• Forgiveness

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Looking in more detail at the different perspectives on crime and punishment and starting to consider the religious position and how it corresponds to secular viewpoints and human rights.
• Whilst being required information for the GCSE, this will also give students the chance to truly break down why they believe what they believe about these major issues.

Key vocabulary

• Sharia law
• Ten commandments
• The law of Moses
• Retribution
• Reformation
• Vindication
• Reparation
• Forgiveness
• Corporal/capital punishment

Enquiry: Revision

Core knowledge and skills

• Revision techniques (KO, A3 sheets, Quotes)
• War, Peace and Justice Recap Crime and Punishment Recap
• If possible: Religion and Revelation

Enriched knowledge and skills

• This will be the first time year 10 students properly engage in RE revision in preparation for full mock exams. They will be given techniques and a full understanding of what they have to go over.
• Whilst absolutely necessary for their mocks, RE revision is very well placed for students to develop broader skills in retention and organization that will benefit them now and throughout their life.

Key vocabulary

• Revision
• Primary source
• Secondary source
• Liberal Christian
• Conservative Christian
• Secular sources

Muslim Practices

Core knowledge and skills

• Religions
• Worship
  • Five Pillars of Sunni Islam and the Ten Obligatory Acts of Shi’a Islam
  • Shahadah
  • Salah
• Duties and festivals
  • Sawm
  • Zakah
  • Hajj
  • Jihad
• Festivals and commemorations and their importance for Muslims in Great Britain today, including the origins and meanings of Id-ul-Adha, Id-ul-Fitr, Ashura.

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Challenges of Muslim practices in a modern pluralistic society
• The function of Muslim practices in uniting the Muslim community

Key vocabulary

• In addition to the above
  • Wudu
  • Rak’ah
  • Jummah,
  • Ramadan
  • Khums
  • Ka’ba
  • Ummah

Muslim Beliefs and Teachings

Core knowledge and skills

• Religions
• Key Beliefs
  • The six articles of faith in Sunni Islam
  • The five roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam
  • Tawhid (the Oneness of God),
  • The nature of God:
    • Angels, their nature and role
  • Predestination and human freedom and its relationship to the Day of Judgement.
  • Akhirah (life after death),
• Authority
  • Risalah (Prophethood)
  • The holy books:
    • Qur’an: revelation and authority,
    • The Torah
    • The Psalms
    • The Gospel
    • The Scrolls of Abraham and their authority.
    • The imamate in Shi'a Islam

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Similarities between Sunni and Shi’a beliefs
• Human responsibility and accountability in relation to life after death
• The complexity of free will and predestination

Key vocabulary

• In addition to the above
  • Omnipotence,
  • Beneficence
  • Mercy
  • Adalat
  • Immanence
  • Transcendence.

Revision

Core knowledge and skills

• Themes
• Theme C
  • Religion Peace and Justice
• Religions
  • Christian Beliefs and Teachings

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Reflections on personal views about key themes of violence, pacifism and reconciliation
• Links to current conflict
• Similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity.

Key vocabulary

• Pacifism
• Nuclear deterrent
• Lesser jihad
• Salvation
• Atonement
• Incarnation
• Ascension
• Atonement
• Trinity
• Original sin

Revision

Core knowledge and skills

• Religions
  • Christian Practices
  • Final Religions Revision
  • Final Themes Revision

Enriched knowledge and skills

• Reflect on the significance of the work of the Church e.g Trussell Trust and Street Pastors
• Reflect on freedom of religious expression and evangelism

Key vocabulary

• Liturgical
• Non-liturgical
• Sacrament
• Eucharist

Revision and Exams