General RPE (not examined

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

The full General RPE programme includes topics such as:

The Meaning & Purpose of Life; Soul, Mind & Body; Life after Death; The Problem of Evil & Suffering; Medical Ethics: Euthanasia & Abortion; Social Justice; New Religious Movements; Approaches to Morality; The Ethics of Social Media; Traditional and Modern Spirituality; and Meditation & Mindfulness.

General RPE is a programme for all pupils not completing the IGCSE course in Religion, Philosophy & Ethics. Pupils will attend one timetabled lesson each week and have the opportunity to explore traditional and contemporary religious, spiritual, philosophical and ethical thinking in a non-examined format.

A breadth of religious and non-religious perspectives will be explored throughout the programme; pupils will be expected to participate in an objective and considerate manner. It is anticipated that General RPE will benefit students in a number of ways. These include:

Cultivating empathy, the ability to understand people and take on board others’ views; Deconstructing and solving a range of complex problems;

Developing research, analytical and presentational skills;

Formulating questions effectively;

Fostering the ability to work methodically and accurately;

Honing the ability to interpret and synthesise information;

Improving individual writing skills, accurate referencing and the construction of a reasoned argument;

Refining the ability to understand the meaning of written sources;

Sharpening the independence of mind and the ability to think critically.