RE (KS3, GCSE & A-level)
Subject Vision
Vision for Religious Education
The vision for Religious Education at St George’s is to be a subject at the heart of the curriculum, enabling pupils to flourish academically, morally and spiritually. Religious Education will make a valuable contribution to a broad, stimulating curriculum, leading to well-rounded individuals who are prepared for the next stage in their lives.
Religious Education is a subject that every child will take for GCSE and opportunities for study will be provided from Early Years through to Sixth Form. The curriculum will focus predominantly on Christianity, but will include a range of other worldviews, both religious and non-religious.
Our aims and vision are informed by the school curriculum vision, the Kent Agreed Syllabus principal aim for RE (below) and Church of England Statement of Entitlement.
"The principal aim of RE, is to engage pupils in systematic enquiry into significant human questions which religion and worldviews address, so that they can develop the understanding and skills needed to appreciate and appraise varied responses to these questions, as well as develop responses of their own". (KAS, 2018)
RE is provided for all pupils, and is inclusive and broad-minded. Parents do have the right to withdraw pupils from RE: if you wish to do this, make an appointment with the Headteacher / Head of RE. The school does not support selective withdrawal from RE’
Staff
Our Learning Journey
Subject Information - KS5
Exam Board: AQA
Structure:
Exams are 3 hours each. There are 2 papers:
Paper 1: Philosophy of religion and ethics
Section A: Philosophy of Religion
- Arguments for the existence of God
- Evil and suffering
- Religious Experience
- Miracles
- Self and life after death.
Section B: Ethics and religion
- Ethical theories
- Issues of human life and death
- Issues of animal life and death
- Introduction to meta ethics
- Free will and moral responsibility
- Conscience
- Bentham and Kant
How it’s assessed:
- Written exam 3 hrs
- 100 marks
- 50% of the A Level
Questions:
Section A: Philosophy of religion – two compulsory two-part questions, each worth 10 marks and 15 marks.
Section B: Ethics and religion – two compulsory two-part questions, each worth 10 marks and 15 marks.
In both sections, questions may span more than one topic. In each two-part question, the first part tests AO1 and the second part tests AO2.
Paper 2: Study of religion and dialogues:
What's assessed
Section A: Study of religion – for each faith option (2A–2E) the following topics are covered:
- Sources of wisdom and authority
- God/gods/ultimate reality
- Self, death and the afterlife
- Good conduct and key moral principles
- Expression of religious identity
- Religion, gender and sexuality
- Religion and science
- Religion and secularisation
- Religion and religious pluralism.
Section B: The dialogue between philosophy of religion and religion.
How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on philosophy of religion in relation to the issues studied.
Section C: The dialogue between ethical studies and religion.
How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on ethical studies in relation to the issues studied.
How it's assessed
Written exam: 3 hours
100 marks
50% of A-level
Questions
Section A: Study of religion – two compulsory two-part questions, each worth 10 marks and 15 marks relating to the religion chosen. Questions may be set that span more than one topic. In each two-part question, the first part tests AO1 and the second part tests AO2.
Section B: The dialogue between philosophy of religion and religion – one unstructured synoptic question from a choice of two (25 marks).
Section C: The dialogue between ethical studies and religion – one unstructured synoptic question from a choice of two (25 marks).
GCSE Revision Information - KS4
GENERAL INFORMATION (USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS)
| AQA Paper 1: | AQA Paper 2: |
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Section A: Christianity
Section B: Islam
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Students must only answer these four sections out of the available 6.
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| PERSONAL LEARNING CHECKLIST | Click here |
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| EXAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS/MODEL ANSWERS | |
| REVISION MATERIALS/SHAREPOINT |
Year 11 Complete Course Revision GuidePlease visit Sharepoint in order to get the most up to date GCSE revision resources (Pupils must log in with their username as their usual computer login followed by @st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk (e.g. JSmith123@st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk) and their usual password they use to log on to school laptops) |
Job Opportunities / Careers
CAREER AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Religious Studies GCSE can be used to pursue further education, especially A-Levels such as Philosophy, Sociology and other humanities subjects. The subject has clear links to work within the religious or charity sectors but also within a range of other professions such as the Police, Social Work, Counselling, Youth Work and Teaching.
Further information about Religious Studies and careers or further education opportunities can be found at https://www.ucas.com/job-subjects/religious-studies
Case Studies - http://casestudies.reonline.org.uk/
