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Core Subjects – Followed by All Students

Religious Education – Head of Department: Mr P Farley

Specification: AQA Religious Education Spec B 8063 (GCSE 9-1)

All students follow the AQA GCSE Religious Studies Full Course Specification. The course is comprised of three
units; Catholic Christianity (50%), Judaism 25% and Ethics 25%. All exam papers are sat at the end of Year 11.

Catholic Christianity:
• Creation including different interpretations of Genesis, the formation of the Bible and the importance of
Stewardship.
• Incarnation including the Biblical basis for this belief, the influence it has had on religious art, the
significance of the sacraments and views on abortion.
• Triune God including why Catholics believe in the trinity, how this belief is shared and lived out, the
importance of baptism and the relevance of music in the worship of God.
• Redemption including why Jesus’ death and resurrection are important in the process of salvation, the
importance of the Eucharist, the features of church architecture and the role of the conscience in decision
making.
• Church and the Kingdom of God including what the Kingdom of God is and how it is established, the
structure and role of the Church, the significance of different vocations and how religious themes on the
Kingdom of God are portrayed in media.
• Eschatology including a study of heaven, hell and purgatory, the rituals surrounding death such as
funerals, ethical views on euthanasia and how these themes are reflected in art.
Judaism:
• Beliefs and teachings including the nature of God, the importance of the covenant established with Moses
and Abraham, the significance of the Mitzvot and Jews and the role of the Messiah in Judaism.
• Practises including a study of the synagogue, prayer and worship, the celebration of Shabbat and other
festivals such as Passover, Kosher laws and rites of passage including Bar Mitzah.
Ethics:
• Students explore the Catholic perspectives on the following issues:
• Religion, relationships and families including a study of the nature of the family, attitudes towards
marriage and divorce, the nature of sexual relationships including homosexuality and the dignity of the human
person.
• Religion, Human Rights and social justice including a study of the importance of human rights, attitudes
and responses to poverty, views on wealth and materialism and views on gender and race discrimination.

Assessment is entirely by examination, there is no form of controlled assessment.

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