EXAM BOARD: WJEC
HEAD OF RE: Mr Hunter
STAFF: Mr Thompson, Miss Parke
All students will start short course RE in Year 10, completing one 2 hour exam in Year 11. There will be four questions divided into four parts. We will follow the WJEC scheme of work for Religious Studies Unit 1 Religion and Philosophical themes. This course is worth half a GCSE.
Religious Education
(Short course)
Part A:
Students will study the two specified core beliefs/teachings and the two specified practices of Christianity and one of the other five main world religions (Judaism OR Islam OR Hinduism OR Sikhism OR Buddhism).
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Key Concepts: Omnipotence, Atonement, Omniscience, Omnibenevolence, Divine Command, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Inter-faith Dialogue, Messiah, Trinity, Agapé, Ressurection.
Part B:
Students will study the two philosophical themes (below) from the perspective of Christianity and one of the other five main world religions (Judaism OR Islam OR Hinduism OR Sikhism OR Buddhism).
Theme 1: Issues of Life and Death
This theme requires all students to consider religious and non-religious beliefs about the nature of life and death and the origins and value of the universe and human life.
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Key Concepts: Afterlife, Environmental Responsibility, Abortion, Quality of Life, Euthanasia, Evolution, Sanctity of Life, Soul.
Theme 2: Issues of Good and Evil
This theme requires students to consider philosophical questions concerning the origins and nature of good and evil. Through a study of teachings and beliefs, questions relating to the causes of crime and attitudes towards the aims of punishment and treatment of criminals will be considered.
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Key Concepts: Good/Evil, Forgiveness, Free will, Justice, Morality, Pacifism, Conscience, Suffering.
Students are expected to make relevant references to scripture and other sources of authority, as well as consider non-religious beliefs, such as those held by Humanists and Atheists (this will be explicitly assessed in the questions in the Life and Death theme of Part B).
