Religious Education Department

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The Teaching Staff

• Mr M Gardner BEd (Hons), Head of Department
• Mrs L Swait BA (Hons)
• Mr P Woodward BA (Hons)
• Mr B Gordon BA (Hons)

We are also involved in the initial training of post graduate student teachers from Exeter University, usually bi-annually. This academic year we do not plan to have a student.

Year 7

• Introduction to the Study of Religion
• What is Religion? Where did the six major religions start?
• Symbolism in Religion - Pictures as symbols
• Symbolic concepts and their use in religion
• Symbolism in religious writing - the Bible
• Types of writing found in the Bible
• Use of the Bible to answer ultimate questions - particularly by looking at creation accounts. Is it history or poetry?
• A study of Sikhism

Year 8

• A study of Islam
• Jesus and Christianity in Britain today

Year 9

• A study of selected ethical issues - including sex and sexuality, war, alcohol and other drugs, punishment and animals
• A study of Buddhism
• An introduction to the philosophy of religion
• Paley's design argument for the existence of God
• The problem of suffering for religious belief
• Religious experience

Year 10

ALL STUDENTS FOLLOW THE GCSE SYLLABUS OF LONDON EXAMINATIONS. THEY ARE ABLE TO GAIN EITHER A FULL GCSE QUALIFICATION OR A SHORT COURSE QUALIFICATION (WORTH ½ A GCSE)

• Ethical issues and concepts - the sanctity of life, abortion, euthanasia
• Life after death
• The family - attitudes to sex outside marriage, homosexuality, divorce
• Social harmony - racial issues, women's rights, attitude of Christianity to other religions
• Religion and the environment OR religion and the media

Year 11

A study of Islam or other non-Christian religion

• Beliefs
• Authority and values
• Devotion and worship
• Being a believer in Britain
• Optional components

GCSE Exam Results (Religious Studies)

• Entry = 96
• A*= 13
• A = 22
• Overall A* to C passes = 84%
• National average (A* to C) = 58.5%