This is a unit of 5 one-to-two-hour lessons for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Nature or Attributes of God. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic. The summary booklet is also included in this resource for FREE! Lessons are: Omnipotence Eternal/Everlasting God Omniscience Omnibenevolence Conflicts between attributes Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development. 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 students’ Philosophy education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

All three units (Philosophy, Ethics and Theology), 28 PowerPoints in total, to revise the course from the specification. It is advised that students revise from the specification rather than from any interpreted document, e.g. through revision guides (whether endorsed or not). Therefore, these PowerPoints enable students to revise the specific content and learn the language of the specification through directed note-taking (AO1) and questioning (AO2). Philosophy topics: Ancient Philosophical Influences Soul, Mind, Body Arguments from Observation Arguments from Reason Religious Experience Problem of Evil Nature of God Religious Language 20th Century Perspectives Ethics topics: Utilitarianism Natural Law Situation Ethics Kantian Ethics Euthanasia Business Ethic Conscience Meta-Ethics Sexual Ethics Theology topics: Augustine on Human Nature Death and the Afterlife Knowledge of God’s Existence Jesus Christ Christian Principles Christian Practices Religious Pluralism Secularism Gender Liberation Theology and Marx This resource is indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification. For other specifications, the ‘what you need to know’ sections would need to be reviewed. 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 unit of 5 lessons for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Ancient Philosophical Beliefs. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mats for this topic. Lessons are: Introduction and Background Plato’s Reality Aristotle’s Causes Aristotle’s Prime Mover Comparing Plato and Aristotle Learning Mat / Revision Mat also included. Free Workbook also included 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 unit of 5 lessons for the OCR unit on Developments in Christian Thought: Knowledge of God’s Existence. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mats for this topic. In addition, included for free is the Workbook for home-study and revision! Lessons are: Intro to Knowledge of God’s Existence Natural Knowledge: Innate Sense of the Divine Order of Creation Faith and Grace Jesus and the Bible Also included is the Learning Mat (A3 andA4) and Workbook (Word and PDF) 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 19-slide PowerPoint (pdf also included) covering the topics for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion.Each slide covers a topic or sub-topic and thinkers/philosophers who have a view on that particular topic/sub-topic, which students can learn for their exams. Can be used an an in-lesson resource or for independent study / revision. Slides are: Ancient Philosophy Knowledge / Reality Soul, Mind and Body Arguments based on observation Teleological Argument Cosmological Argument Arguments based on reason Ontological Argument Religious Experience William James on Religious Experience Problem of Evil OMnipotence Eternal God Omniscience Omnibenevolence Apophatic Way Cataphatic Way (Analogy) Cataphatic Way (Symbol) 20th Century Perspectives My own students use this resource whilst writing and planning essays. I also find it useful when marking them - it is a reference/guide to who says what and gives a quick insight into what could be added/argued to make improvements to essays. 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!

**Philosophy of Religion: Religious Experience ** This is a brand new unit (2022) of work on Religious Experience as arguments for the existence of God. Each lesson is intended to last between 60-90 minutes and is for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Religious Experience, though could be applied across specifications. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. This unit of work is specifically designed to promote the two skills desired for success at A Level: AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding) AO2 (Analysis and Evaluation) FREE with this unit is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic, (available to purchase separately) and the Word/PDF Workbook. Lessons are: Introduction William James and Mystical Experiences Conversion Experiences Psychological Causes Physiological Causes Corporate Experiences Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development. 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 students’ Philosophy education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

This resource is for revision and exam preparation. It is based on the topic-by-page programme I do with my students. Each topic comes with knowledge (AO1), questions to develop understanding (AO1), questions to develop analysis and evaluation (AO2) and an essay-style question. This resource is indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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!

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 Principles, 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: Approaches to Morality Bible as a source of ethics Love as the only ethical principle Christian virtue ethics Authority of the Church Authority of the Bible Authority of Reason Whether Christian ethics are distinctive, communal and/or personal 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!

WJEC Paper 1: Religion and Life Issues: Is it Fair? Whole unit on one page. Easy and accessible resource. Original word document included in the event that your computer has difficulties opening the image file!

Differentiated resource (green/orange/purple) information slides for research about Stewardship. Topics include: -Stewardship -A Rocha -Genesis -Animal Rights and Testing -Dominion -What does the Bible say? -Key words and definitions -Is stewardship only for religious people?

These clear and engaging revision sheets are indented for independent study or to aid revision for the topic of Philosophy of Religion. Each sheet is downloaded as an A3 Word document and an A4 PDF, for compatibility. I felt it was important to make these sheets as my students sometimes misunderstood the context of the philosophers or the chronology of the arguments (and responses). Therefore, these context sheets aim to tackle these misconceptions and re-examine the theory and/or philosopher within the context in which they should be viewed. This specific sheet is FREE! Alternative topics and philosophers are available through my Tes shop :) 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 resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Christian Moral Principles and Practices. Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade A+ and B essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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 resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Bonhoeffer. Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade A and B essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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 resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Gender. Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade A+ and B essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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 resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Jesus Christ (Jesus as liberator and as teacher of morality). Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade A+ and A essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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 resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Death and the Afterlife. Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade A+ and C essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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 resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Augustine (Possibility of living a moral life). Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade A+ and C essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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 resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Conscience (Comparing Aquinas and Freud; Conscience as infallible voice of God). Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade C and D essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. “To improve” exercises to help A Level practice These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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 resource includes two essays answering the same A-Level exam question on the topic of Meta-Ethics: Emotivism. The question is: “Ethical statements are merely expressions of emotion.” Discuss Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade. The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays. Grade A* and U essays Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking. Download as both Word and PDF documents. “To improve” exercises to help A Level practice These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes. 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!