This resource is designed for AS/A Level students taking the Eduqas/WJEC curriculum. In this resource we go through: Key concepts Scholars, dates, books Design qua purpose Design qua regularity Aquinas teleological argument Paley’s watch maker analogy This is all done through structured and interactive activities, designed to prepare them for exam writing as well as getting the new content from their working memory into their long term!

In this lesson we integrate retrieval practice; and exam practice to get Anselm’s ontologocial argument from the working memory into the long term. From here we do interactive activities to get the students to understand Gaunilo’s criticisms and Anselm’s addition to the argument. There is a clear structure to this lesson with helpful images to assist the students learning and understanding of Alvin Plantinga’s support of Anselm and Aquinas’ critiques.

In this second A Level class on Challenges to the Existence of God we look in depth at the logical problem of evil: Inconsistent Triad; Evidential; and Statistical problem of evil. There are check-ins throughout the lesson to ensure that the students are confident on the new information before they move on. This lesson you require the WJEC/Eduqas revision book, if not I will be making future resources on the three types of arguments in the future which you can use for the question/answer!

In this lesson we have: A quick recap on Aquinas and Paley’s teleological argument Guide through how to structure a 20 marker essay Analyse an exam style paragraph on the teleological argument Arguments against the teleological argument Arguments for the teleological argument Guidance on independent resources to understand argument with others explaining it This lesson has been tried and tested in front of A Level students and was a success! This lesson was carried out remotely as it was done during lock down for COVID-19 therefore works both as an online and live lesson.

In this 50 minute revision session the students, discuss- What is the function of nature, purpose and reason in Natural Law? What are the 4 laws? What are the five primary precepts? What are the virtues and the goods? What are strengths and weaknesses of Natural Law? The first part of the leading from the front and asking student questions. The second part is student activity based with whiteboards and partner games. The third part is planning a discuss question.

Hi all, This is a resource you can use at the end of your Natural Law topic to clarify your students understanding of the topic. You can also work backwards on your scheme of work using this test as a tick list of areas you need to include in your lessons. Please leave a review if you find this helpful! Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this resource, we look at definitions, legislations and have great discussions surrounding the morality of homosexuality and polyamory. I created an activity called Ethics- Speed Dating Style! Which has been so successful over the last year, getting students to talk to others in the classroom and encourages meaningful evaluative discussions. This resource also includes two work sheets, one on key biblical passages on homosexuality (which is great to include for essays) and the other giving further detail on homosexuality, looking at the Alan Turing case study. For copyright purposes, I have not included extracts from the textbook in this resource. If you find this useful, please leave a review! Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this lesson we open up the conversation around differing perspectives on art. What is art? How come some people will send thousands of pounds on something classed as ‘art’ whilst others don’t even think it should be art. This ethical discussion then opens up the conversation surrounding pornography and perspectives on this being an art form. Remembers to set ground rules at the start of this lesson to ensure that everyone is respectful of other views. Have fun, Liz

In this resource, we begin Anselm’s ontological argument. This lesson is focussed on key words for the topic; the scholar; the context in which he was writing; and his premises within his first argument. This resource also contains independent research tasks for the students to carry about before the next lesson where we introduce Gaunilo’s criticism leading to Anselm’s edited argument. This resource has been tried and tested by my 16-17 year old students currently remote learning. This led to a successful understanding of the first part of the argument. This resource is simple to follow, with clear images, a simple structure and interactive activities for the students to be engaging with. The activities are also embedded within this file.

In this lesson the student’s are introduced to- Ground rules of ethical discussions Abortion statistics and facts Introducing concept of pro-life and pro-choice Discussion question to facilitate full class discussions This presentation does not include the Eduqas textbook pages which are included for the homework.

Fast paced lesson, filled with discussions and activities to get the students to form their answers to the following ethical questions- When does life begin? Whose rights are more important- mother or foetus? How much of a say should the father get? Quality of life argument. When does one become a person? The students will also be introduced to the violinist analogy posed by Judith Jarvis Thompson and Mary Anne Warren on personhood and evaluate these arguments. This lesson also introduces Aquinas’ doctrine of double effect before going into more detail when we look at Natural Law.

This is the introduction lesson to Aquinas’ Natural Law. Filled with fast paced activities to keep the students engaged and retaining as much information as possible with pit stop checks throughout. Containing: Brief introduction to Aquinas’ inspiration from Aristotle. Aquinas’ 4 categories of law. Discussion questions about what they believe to be natural. Primary precepts. Secondary precepts.

This lesson is part of the ‘Existence for God’ arguments and analyses how some people that God exists through experiences. Within this lesson: The students are introduced to the key words of the topic. Applying these key terms to real life examples. The students begin to evaluate their own views on whether religious experiences are legitimate or not. This lesson follows the Bloom’s Taxonomy structure and clearly demonstrates to the students what level of thinking they are achieving on each activity.

Hi all, In this lesson students start off by using their key word zapper to practice the key words for this topic, which keep appearing throughout the lessons. You can access this free resource via my shop. Students then complete activities based on understanding what the Qur’an is, including quotes and are also introduced to the other important text- the Hadith. Students can either complete the activities based on the Prophet Muhammad’s life as homework or continue if they have time within the lesson. If you find this lesson useful, please leave a review! Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this resource students are introduced to the many names of Allah; including games to add to their knowledge; looking at different art pieces which show Allah’s transcendence. There is also an activity introducing the PEE structure, including sources of authority from the Islamic faith. If you find this resource useful please write a review. Best wishes, Liz

Introducing the topic of abortion with your students? Use this fact sheet to introduce key terms; 2020-2021 England and Wales statistics and a timeline of abortion legislation; and different methods of abortion! One activity using this sheet- in one colour highlight two things you already know, in a secind colour highlight a new piece of information. Share your thoughts with your partner!

Are you sick of learning about old, white men? In this resource discover different female philosophers and their understanding of the world! Perhaps with some further research you can find a way to smoothly transition them into the curriculum you teach. Power to the women!!

Use this resource to help students learn 8 key concepts for the Islam topic. Read the resource to understand how to use this memory activity! Best wishes, Liz