Staff |
B.
Poxon (
Head of Department
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B. J. Salisbury
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The Religious Education Department has a wide range
of resources, all of which are used in teaching. There
are a variety of posters and other display material,
which are changed to reflect the topics studied. Videotapes
are used extensively to provoke thought and discussion.
There is a computer in Room 43 linked to the School
network and to the Internet. The overhead projector
and the Faculty laptop together with the digital projector
provide a different type of visual experience. The
department also possesses slides and a good range of
up to date textbooks.
Curriculum:
Year 7:
Three key topics are studied. The origins
of religious activity are investigated, before pupils
move on to consider who Jesus was. This is followed
by a study of Islam.
Year 8:
There is an invest igation of a wide variety
of creation stories, which finishes with a consideration
of environmental issues. This is followed by an introduction
to Hinduism and explanation of some of the practices
that surround Christian belief.
Year 9:
The topics covered are Love and Marriage,
a study of evil and an investigation of Buddhism.
Years 10 and 11
Years 10 and 11 take a course, which introduces them
to basic ethical theory and practical ethical issues
in Year 10. In the second year we look at some of
the arguments used for the existence of God and other
philosophical issues.
GCSE
At GCSE we follow the OCR Religious Studies syllabus.
For paper 1, Mark’s Gospel is studied, for paper
2 Christian Perspectives on moral issues and for Paper
9 (in place of coursework) Religion and the Media.
A Level
At AS and A2 we follow the OCR specification 3877/7877
Religious Philosophy and Religious Ethics. Topics include:
Plato’s Forms, Aristotle’s theory of causality,
traditional arguments for the existence of God, theodicies
of Irenaeus and Augustine, ethical theories, conscience,
practical ethics, psychological and sociological challenges
to religious belief and religious experience.
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