Religious Studies This subject aims to broaden the knowledge of major world faiths, minority world beliefs and none. The department draws upon the local backgrounds and demographics to shape learning. We strive to encompass national and international religious issues to produce thought provoking schemes of learning which not only rigorously assess students, but give them the necessary skills and dispositions to apply their reasoning skills and opinions across the curriculum. We allow students to build their religious, spiritual and cultural knowledge in preparation for life in a multi-cultural society. The subject is an addition to all the other opportunities to meet the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) requirements at INA. The subject also meets the requirements of the non-statutory national framework for religious education (England).
The exam board and specification chosen for the GCSE full course for the 2015-17 cohort is Religious Studies OCR B – Philosophy and Applied Ethics with units: • • • •
Unit B601: Deity and End of Life Unit B602: Good and evil and Religion & Science Unit B603: Relationships and Medical Ethics Unit B604: Equality and Peace and Justice
Unit B601 and Unit B602 are assessed with the Philosophy assessment paper. Unit B603 and Unit B604 are assessed with the Ethics assessment paper. Topics to be taught: Year 10 Term 1
Good and Evil (1) Relationships (2)
Term 2
Religion & Science (3)
Term 3
Medical Ethics (4) Peace and Justice (5)
Year 11 Term 1
Deity (6) End of Life (7)
Term 2
Equality (8)
The specification builds on the existing religious education schemes of learning in KS3 and also compliments the religious demographics of students in the school.