Religious Studies

Assessment

We follow the WJEC Eduqas Examination syllabus which is a 2 year course with the main exams being at the end of Year 13. Students will study the following themes for the Christianity unit over the 2 years: - Jesus’s birth and resurrection - The Bible as a source of wisdom and authority - The early Christian church - Different scholarly views of Jesus - The religious concepts of: the nature of God, the Trinity and atonement - Religious Life including a study of the key moral principles such as charity and the community of believers - Attitudes towards the following issues: wealth, migration and equality and discrimination - The relationship between religion and society - Historical developments in religious thought - Religious identity through baptism, the Eucharist; festivals such as Christmas and Easter; unification; religious experience, responses to poverty and injustice Students will study the following themes for the Philosophy of Religion unit over the 2 years: - The Cosmological Argument - The Teleological Argument - The Ontological Argument - The Problem of evil and suffering - Religious belief as a product of the human mind - Issues relating to the rejection of religion - Religious experience - Religious language - Students will study the following themes for the Religion and Ethics unit over the 2 years: Ethical Thought Natural Law and Proportionalism and its application to the ethical issues of abortion, voluntary euthanasia, immigration and capital punishment Situation Ethics and its application to the ethical issues of homosexuality, polyamorous relationships, animal experimentation and the use of nuclear weapons Determinism and Free will A level students are required to complete 5 hours of private study per week, this is closely monitored with regular folder checks. Students are given support to develop their essay writing skills. This course is assessed entirely through examination in May/June.