Whole unit on a page!
This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christianity: Christian Moral Practices, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Resource Includes:
Bonhoeffer
Duty to God/State
Civil Disobedience
Church
Confessing Church
Discipleship including costly grace
Assessment of Bonhoeffer
Bonhoeffer’s relevance today
Barmen Declaration
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christianity: Knowledge of God’s Existence, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Resource Includes:
Innate Sense of the Divine
Natural Knowledge of God
Revealed Knowledge of God
Jesus Christ
Barth and Brunner
Are natural and revealed knowledge the same?
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of the Christian Practices Unit. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Video Activity
- Card Sort
- Worksheet
-Application Task
- Plenary
- Differentiation (where necessary)
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
Whole unit on a page!
This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christianity: Karl Marx and Liberation Theology, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Whole unit on a page!
This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christianity: Gender (in Theology and Society), as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christianity: Death and the Afterlife, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Resource Includes:
Christian teachings on heaven
Christian teachings on hell
Assessing teachings on heaven and hell
Purgatory
Election
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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Whole unit on a page!
This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christianity: Religious Pluralism (in Theology and Society), as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
This is a revision sheet indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Religion and Ethics: Business Ethics, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Download as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Resource Includes:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Whistleblowing
Globalisation and Business
Utilitarianism and Business
Kantian Ethics and Business
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1 1/2 hours) and explores Jewish Practices: Holy Books, including, Tenakh (Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim) and Talmud (Mishnah and Gemara).
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Card Sort Chart activity
- Fill in the blank
- What makes a Torah kosher?
- Exam practise with exam technique
- Exam feedback (peer assessment)
- Plenary: Builds on starter knowledge to demonstrate progress
- Full PPT
- Lesson Plan
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Religion and Ethics: Sexual Ethics, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Resource Includes:
Premarital and Extramarital Sex
Homosexuality
Natural Law
Situation Ethics
Utilitarianism
Kantian Ethics
Do religious views still have a role in modern sexual ethics?
Is sexual behaviour private?
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1 1/2 hours) and explores Jewish Practices: Rituals, including, Bar and Bat Mitzvah/Brit Milah/Weddings/Funerals/Shiva, to support the new GCSE specifications on the Study of Judaism. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Fill in the blank
- Research task
- Exam question planning
- Exam practise with exam technique
- Exam feedback (peer assessment)
- Plenary: Tell Everyone!
- Full PPT
- Lesson Plan
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
A3 Revision mat for Judaism: Beliefs & Teachings. Entire unit on one revision sheet.
Resource includes:
1. Nature of God
2. Denominations
3. Shekhinah
4. Messiah
5. Creation
6. Covenants (Abraham and Moses)
7. Ten Commandments
8. Pikuach Nefesh
9. Free Will
10. Mitzvot and Mitzvah Day
11. Afterlife
12. Key concept words and definitions
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
AQA GCSE Religious Studies: Theme F: Human Rights: exam practise pack
This 24-page pack was created to support learners to prepare for their GCSE examination in Religious Studies: Humand Rights & Social Justice - the whole unit, downloaded as both an editable Word document and a PDF (for compatibility). If you are teaching a different specification, the questions can easily be edited to suit these specifications, which assess the information in a simliar way, making this resource relevant to all specifications.
The pack includes:
RAG rating of the specification
Knowledge and understanding relating to the specification
Key words and definitions
Exam practise
Answers / sample answers
Topics covered:
Human Rights and the UN Declaration of Human Rights
Social Justice and Religious Attitudes to Equality
Freedom of Religious Expression
Prejudice, including the Role of Women in Religion
Prejudice, including the Status of Homosexuality in Religion
Racism
Wealth and Poverty
Responsibilities to the Poor
Charity and Religious Responses to Social Injustice
Created with the AQA RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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Conning pupils into exam practise since 2011…
Whole unit of Good and Evil covered in these 30 exam questions. Each exam question suggests exam technique and has a sample answer / paragraph.
Pupils choose a number from the first slide and the hyperlink takes you to an exam-style question - it’s the pupil’s choice, therefore it is not your fault when the D question comes up…!
Talk it through/write it/create a competition to see which person, team or group can devise the best answer!
Click to then reveal a sample answer!
Click to return to the question selection page
Perfect for practising quick-fire revision and exam technique.
Download in two different versions of PowerPoint, for compatibility. This should avoid any incompatibility issues.
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 2 hours). Lesson includes:
- Reflection starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Definition task
- Image activity: Does this person have dignity. Why/why not?
- Circle human rights abuses / people without dignity task
- Christian views about human dignity (activity and questions)
- Optional leaflet activiy (class dependent)
- Exam practise, with exam technique
- Summary challenge
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Life and Death. Word and PDF for image / editing.
Mat covers / includes:
1. Creation
a. Christian Creation
b. Humanism
c. Design Argument
d. Interpretations
2. Life on Earth
a. Stewardship
b. Sanctity of Life
c. Quality of Life
d. Abortion
e. Euthanasia
3. Life After Death
a. Heaven and Hell
b. Judgement and Punishment
c. Christian Attitudes
e. Funeral Rites
4. Key concept words
5. Quotes from the Bible
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
A double-sided A3 Revision mat for Judaism: Practices. Entire unit on one revision sheet.
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Topics include:
1. Key Concept Words
2. Worship
3. Prayer
4. Amidah
5. Worship in the home
6. Shabbat
7. Items for Worship
8. The synagogue
9. Merseyside Jewish Community Care Initiatives
10. Features of a synagogue
11. Brit Milah
12. Bar Mitzvah/ Bat Mitzvah
13. Marriage
14. Same-sex marriage
15. Funeral Rites
16. Tenakh/Talmud
17. Keeping Kosher
18. Rosh Hashanah
19. Yom Kippur
20. Pesach
21. Sukkot
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
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Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Judaism: Jewish Worship in the Synagogue.
Can be used for revision, cover work, homework or class work - incredibly versatile resource!
Task mat includes:
Knowledge on features of the synagogue, synagogue services and the difference between Reform and Orthodox services.
Knowledge Check
Choice of Tasks
Challenge question (Analysis question for extended writing) with exam technique
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Good and Evil.
Mat covers:
Resource Includes:
1. Making moral decisions
a. What is ‘wrong’?
b. Absolute morality
c. Relative morality
2. Crime and Punishment
a. Crime in Britain
b. Sin
c. Cause of crime
d. Aims of punishment
e. Justice
f. Prison Chaplains
g. Capital Punishment
3. Forgiveness
a. Reconciliation
b. Jesus and forgiveness
c. Examples of forgiveness
4. What is ‘good’ and ‘evil’?
a. Christian attitudes to ‘good’
b. Christian attitudes to ‘evil’
c. The Problem of Evil and Suffering
d. Responses to the Problem of Evil and Suffering
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 2 hours). Lesson includes:
- Video starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Think, Pair, Share on the topic of same-sex relationships
- Research activity, including worksheet
- Exam practise, including some exam technique hints
- Reflection video (14mins long) an emotional and hard-hitting video on what the world would be like if homosexuality was the norm and people had to 'come out' as heterosexual
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!