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Philosophy and Ethics

Curriculum Details - 2024/2025 (Current)

Year	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
12	OCR Ethics: Situation Ethics Natural Moral Law Philosophy: Ancient philosophical influences Plato and Aristotle	Ethics: Utilitarianism Kantian Ethics Philosophy: Soul, mind and body Arguments based on observation	Ethics: Meta-ethics Euthanasia Conscience Philosophy: Religious Experience	Ethics: Business Ethics Sexual Ethics Philosophy: The Problem of evil Miracles	Philosophy: Arguments based on reason Religious language	Philosophy: The nature or attributes of God Twentieth century perspectives
13	Christianity: Jesus Augustine's teaching on human nature Death and the afterlife Knowledge of God's existence	Christianity: Christian moral principles Christian moral action Religious pluralism and theology Religious pluralism and society	Christianity: Gender and society Gender and theology	Christianity: The challenge of secularism Liberation theology and Marx	Learning Activities to revisit all topics	A Level Examination

Religious Studies

Curriculum Details - 2024/2025 (Current)

Year	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
7	What is religion? How can you tell if someone is religious? Where do you see religion around here and in the world around us? What is religion actually like in a particular place?	How and why are many people religious? Why do people belong to a particular religion? Have people always been religious? Do people need to believe in something? Why does thinking about the origin or the world/being human/time make some people religious?	Where did Judaism, Christianity and Islam come from and how are they linked? Where did Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism come from and how are they linked? What about non-religious groups? How do religious people get on with each other?	What is so important about key religious figures? What is so important about: Abraham and Moses; Jesus; Muhammad; Hindu teachers and scriptures; the Buddha; Guru Nanak?	What sort of attitudes result from being religious? What attitudes do religious people have to: themselves; life; God; life after death; right and wrong; truth?	So what does being religious mean? What can religious texts tell us about being religious? What do case studies tell us about being religious? How can we present what it means to be religious? What it means to be religious – a debate/group project.
8	What is Islam? Beginnings and Belief; Muhammad; Rise to influence; The split; The Qu’ran; Belief about God; Prophets; Life after death;	Christianity Diversity within Christianity What is the Bible? Is Britain a Christian country? Should women lead the Church? Slavery and the Crusades Prayer Advent and Christmas	Islam in the modern world The Five Pillars; Prayer and the Mosque; Ramadan and Eid -ul-Fitr; What happens on Hajj? What should women wear? What is Jihad? Islam in Britain	Christianity What is the 'problem of evil'? The persecution of Christians Baptism Easter	What insights do different religions bring to good and evil?	What do religions say about the use of money and other resources?
9	Christianity: Nature of God, Biblical accounts of Creation, The problem of evil and suffering, Jesus Christ, Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension,	The concept of salvation, Eschatological beliefs and teachings, Worship, Sacraments, Prayer, The role and importance of pilgrimage and celebrations to Christians.	The role of the church in the local community and living practices, Mission, The role of the church in the wider world. Islam: Core beliefs	Nature of Allah, Prophethood (Risalah), Books (Kutub), Angels (Malaikah), Eschatological beliefs and teachings, Life after death (Akhirah),	The importance of practices, Public acts of worship, Private acts of worship, Hajj, Zakat/Zakah, Sawm, Festivals/special days, Jihad.	Revision, Mock Exam
10	Relationships and Families: Men and women Christian understandings of equality	The Existence of God: The Question of God The nature of reality Experiencing God	Religion, peace and conflict: Violence and conflict Peace and peace making Forgiveness and reconciliation	Dialogue between religious and non-religious beliefs and attitudes: Challenges for religion Dialogue within and between religious groups Dialogue between religious and non-religious groups	Revision and GCSE Examination