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A Level Religious Studies is an exciting course that gives pupils key academic skills; in Philosophy of Religion ultimate questions and responses to them are analysed and evaluated. In Religious Ethics, significant controversial issues are debated and in Development of Religious Thought the relevance of religion today is evaluated

Year 12	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Key Topic:	Philosophy of Religion	Religion and Ethics	Developments in Christian Thought
New Knowledge:	• Ancient Philosophical influences • Soul, mind and body • Arguments based on observation • Arguments based on reason • Religious Experience • The Problem of evil	• Natural Law • Situation Ethics • Kantian Ethics • Utilitarianism • Euthanasia	Augustine’s teaching on Human Nature Death and the Afterlife Knowledge of God’s Existence The Person of Jesus Christ
Previous Knowledge Required:	The Big Questions Signs and Symbols Worship What it means to be a Jew Authority in Religion The Life of Jesus Science and Religion Is Our World Perfect Faith in Action Community Cohesion Islam and Christianity Similarities Religion and Medical Issues Religion and Extremism Terrorism and Soul GSCE Religious Studies Content desirable.	The Big Questions Signs and Symbols Worship What it means to be a Jew Authority in Religion The Life of Jesus Science and Religion Is Our World Perfect Faith in Action Community Cohesion Islam and Christianity Similarities Religion and Medical Issues Religion and Extremism Terrorism and Soul GSCE Religious Studies Content desirable. Philosophy of Religion	The Big Questions Signs and Symbols Worship What it means to be a Jew Authority in Religion The Life of Jesus Science and Religion Is Our World Perfect Faith in Action Community Cohesion Islam and Christianity Similarities Religion and Medical Issues Religion and Extremism Terrorism and Soul GSCE Religious Studies Content desirable. Philosophy of Religion Religion and Ethics
New Skills:	Exam Skills: Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation. Debate, Research.	Exam Skills: Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation. Debate, Research.	Exam Skills: Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation. Debate, Research.
Links to the School Curriculum:	PSHE Tolerance and Intolerance PSHE Homophobia PSHE CSE PSHE Bereavement PSHE Drugs PSHE Alcohol PSHE Sexting, Nudes, Inappropriate images. Sociology Beliefs in Society	PSHE Rules Rights and Responsibilities PSHE Laws and Justice Sociology Crime and Deviance Sociology Beliefs in Society	PSHE Tolerance and Intolerance PSHE Homophobia PSHE CSE PSHE Bereavement PSHE Drugs PSHE Alcohol PSHE Sexting, Nudes, Inappropriate images Sociology Crime and Deviance Sociology Beliefs in Society
Independent Activities:	God Matters. Peter and Charlotte Vardy Philip Allan Workbook Philosophy of Religion https://www.youtube.com/c/IThinkThereforeITeach/videos	Ethics Matters. Peter and Charlotte Vardy Philip Allan Workbook Religion and Ethics https://www.youtube.com/c/IThinkThereforeITeach/videos	Bible Matters: Peter and Charlotte Vardy Philip Allan Workbook Developments in Christian Thought https://www.youtube.com/c/IThinkThereforeITeach/videos
	www.philsophicalinvestigations.co.uk https://divinityphilosophy.net/https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-h173-h573-from-2016/https://peped.org/	www.philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk https://divinityphilosophy.net/https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-h173-h573-from-2016/https://peped.org/	www.philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk https://divinityphilosophy.net/https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-h173-h573-from-2016/https://peped.org/

Year 13	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Key Topic:	Philosophy of Religion	Religion and Ethics	Developments in Christian Thought
New Knowledge:	The Nature and Attributes of God Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic Twentieth Century Perspectives and Philosophical comparisons	Meta-Ethical theories Conscience Sexual Ethics Business Ethics	Christian Moral Principles Christian Moral Action Religious Pluralism and Theology Religious Pluralism and Society Gender and Society Gender and Theology The Challenge of Secularism Liberation Theology and Marx
Previous Knowledge Required:	The Big Questions Signs and Symbols Worship What it means to be a Jew Authority in Religion The Life of Jesus Science and Religion Is Our World Perfect Faith in Action Community Cohesion Islam and Christianity Similarities Religion and Medical Issues Religion and Extremism/Terrorism and Soul GSCE Religious Studies Content desirable. Philosophy of Religion Religion and Ethics Developments in Christian Thought	The Big Questions Signs and Symbols Worship What it means to be a Jew Authority in Religion The Life of Jesus Science and Religion Is Our World Perfect Faith in Action Community Cohesion Islam and Christianity Similarities Religion and Medical Issues Religion and Extremism Terrorism and Soul GSCE Religious Studies Content desirable. Philosophy of Religion Religion and Ethics Developments in Christian Thought	The Big Questions Signs and Symbols Worship What it means to be a Jew Authority in Religion The Life of Jesus Science and Religion Is Our World Perfect Faith in Action Community Cohesion Islam and Christianity Similarities Religion and Medical Issues Religion and Extremism Terrorism and Soul GSCE Religious Studies Content desirable. Philosophy of Religion Religion and Ethics Developments in Christian Thought
New Skills:	Exam Skills: Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation. Debate, Research.	Exam Skills: Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation. Debate, Research.	Exam Skills: Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation. Debate, Research.
Links to the School Curriculum:	Sociology Beliefs in Society	PSHE Homophobia PSHE Relationships PSHE Respect for transgender people. PSHE Contraception Sociology Beliefs in Society Sociology Crime and Deviance Business Studies	PSHE Volunteering Sociology Beliefs in Society Sociology Crime and Deviance Sociology Families and Households. English: Genderlect.
Independent Activities	The Puzzle of God Peter Vardy Philip Allan Workbook Philosophy of Religion https://www.youtube.com/c/IThinkThereforeITeach/videos	The Puzzle Ethics. Peter Vardy Philip Allan Workbook Religion and Ethics https://www.youtube.com/c/IThinkThereforeITeach/videos	The Puzzle of Christianity. Peter Vardy Philip Allan Workbook Development in Christian Thought https://www.youtube.com/c/IThinkThereforeITeach/videos
	www.philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk https://divinityphilosophy.net/https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-h173-h573-from-2016/https://peped.org/	www.philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk https://divinityphilosophy.net/https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-h173-h573-from-2016/https://peped.org/	www.philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk https://divinityphilosophy.net/https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-h173-h573-from-2016/https://peped.org/

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