I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
A GRADE MODEL ANSWER: Religious Pluralism undermines Christian Doctrine Evaluate.
Complete essay includng thesis and conclusion. Demonstrates OCR success critiera for a top level answer.
Includes reference to scholars:
Kramer, Barth, Craig, Hick, Rahner.
**Sources of wisdom: **
Bible and Quran
TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. OCR A LEVEL. MODEL ANSWER: CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
Exemplar Essay: Thesis, body and conclusion
Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top-level answer.
INCLUDES REFERENCE TO SCHOLARS:
Aquinas, Paley, Tenant, Hawking, Hume, Ockham, Ayer, Flew
SOURCES OF WISDOM:
Bible
QUALITY & SANCTITY OF LIFE. AQA RELIGION & LIFE. FUN & ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. FULL LESSON INCLUDING MODEL ANSWER FOR 12 MK EXAM QUESTION.
Challenging, mastery & exam skills focused.
Resource light and easy to follow so suitable for specialists and non-specialists.
Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS: Religion and Life
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (with references to source of authority):
Evaluate which is most important sanctity or quality of life. With reference to religious and secular sources of authority. 12 mks
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ABORTION & THE LAW. AQA RELIGION & LIFE. FUN & ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA, DEBATES & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING & ‘MASTERY’ FOCUSED.
Resource light and easy to follow so suitable for specialists and non-specialists.
Extra challenges throughout.
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS: Religion and Life
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (with references to source of authority):
Explain the UK law on abortion including the 5 conditions for abortion
Explain why in some country’s abortion is still illegal
Explain secular arguments for making abortion legal
Evaluate the claim that ‘Abortion should be legal worldwide to prevent back street abortions?’
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome
ABORTION & RELIGION. AQA RELIGION & LIFE. CHRISTIANITY / ISLAM
FUN & ENGAGING . VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING A LEVEL STRETCH. MASTERY & EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED.
Easy to follow suitable for specialists & non-specialists.
Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment & extra challenges throughout.
Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow.
Date on slide updates automatically
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS: Religion and Life: Christianity/Islam
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (with reference to sources of authority)
Explain two contrasting beliefs in contemporary British society about abortion. 5 marks
Abortion should be allowed only when the mother’s life is at risk.’ 12 marks
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
EUTHANASIA & THE LAW. RELIGION & LIFE. FUN & ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA, DEBATES & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING A LEVEL STRETCH.
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS: Religion and Life: Christianity/Islam
Easy to follow suitable for specialists & non-specialists.
Assessment & extra challenges throughout.
Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow.
Date on slide updates automatically
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
Explain various types of euthanasia and UK laws about it
To consider the moral implications of euthanasia
UK Law on euthanasia should change. Evaluate
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
RELIGION & LIFE: SCHEME OF LEARNING. This product is free with my Religion & Life #FUN LESSONS bundle (visit my shop).
SCHEME OF LEARNING PROVIDES MINUTE DETAILS OF
Learning objective
Task details
Differentiation
Assessment (proof of learning)
Homework (research/recap rotation)
VIEWPOINTS: Main religion Christianity + Islam / Non-religious views: humanism, classical and preference utilitarianism
LESSONS LISTED:
Origins of world and life
Value of world and life
Value and abuse of animals
Value, Sanctity and Quality of life
Abortion and the Law
Abortion: religious and non-religious views
Euthanasia and the Law
Euthanasia: religious and non-religious views
Life after death
I hope you enjoy teaching this pack. Your feedback is most welcome.
SIKHISM INTRO FOR KS3. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
• Emphasis on exam skills: Modelling, Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO GURU GRANTH SAHIB):
Explain Sikh beliefs about God
Explain how these beliefs influence the lives of Sikhs today
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
DIVINE OMNISCIENCE AND GOD’S RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME. OCR A2 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION; ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED.
This lesson is aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic
Information sheet provided (no need for text books)
Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO KEY SCHOLARS AND SOURCES OF AUTHORITY):
Evaluate: Divine eternity does not limit human free will. 40 mks
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
DALY EVALUATION. GENDER AND THEOLOGY. OCR A2 DCT. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED.
• Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic
• Customisable recap ‘do now’ task
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A02
• Synoptic links
• Scholar quotes
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
• Information provided (not dependent on a textbook)
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Break down Mary Daly’s argument into claims and evaluate these with reference to key scholars, synoptic links, and sources of wisdom
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
CHRISTIANITY AFTERLIFE. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED.
Information sheet
Customisable recap starter
Emphasis on Exam Skills
Sources of Wisdom
Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
**
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: **
Explain Christian beliefs about how to get to heaven
Contrast Christian and atheist beliefs about life after death
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
CHRISTIAN MORAL ACTION BONHOEFFER LESSON 1. OCR AS DCT. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED.
LESSON 1 (OF 3) INCLUDES:
• Customisable recap ‘do now’ task
• Scholar quotes
• Sources of Wisdom: Bible and Barman Declaration
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
• Information provided (not dependent on a textbook)
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Explain with reference to scripture Christian teachings about duty to the state
Explain how Bonhoeffer demonstrated allegiance to God over the state
Evaluate whether Christians should put God before the state
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
AQA 12 MARK STUDENT FRIENDLY SUCCESS CRITERIA
This was created during AQA examining training 2023. Senior examiner confirmed this is accurate. It shows exactly how many marks would be given with regards to the following criteria:
Number of points
Number of perspectives
Development: Some/Slight and full development
Number of religious references
How many points should answer the ‘so-what?’ (linking belief to point)
Judgement and conclusion
The resources also shows modelling of the above criteria.
My students know exactly what they need to do to hit or exceed their target as they refer to this every time they answer a 12 mark question. It is glued in the inside cover of their books.
USING ANIMALS FOR FOOD. RELIGION & HUMANISM LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Evaluate whether it is right to use animals for food, explaining views between (and within) Christianity, Islam and humanism.
#ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, CHALLENGE.
SINGLE LESSON
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA THEME B
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: FARMING METHODS
INCLUDES RELIGIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS:
Differences within Christianity
Differences within Islam
Peter Singer’s preference utilitarianism and speciesism
** INCLUDED: **
Slides
Target Grade descriptors
PEES paragraph writing frame
Key term bank
Quote bank
Model answer
Quote matching game
Extra Challenges
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills
• Recap
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload
• End task assessment
• Differentiation
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
This bundle includes all resources needed to deliver AQA Religious Studies: Islam Practices. It is designed to promote maximum success for ALL learners.
Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lessons.
Date on slide updates automatically
**Resource efficient & easy to follow (note on slides for non-specialists) **
LESSONS INCLUDE:
Salah and Shahada
Zakat and Ramadan
Five Pillars: Hajj
Jihad
Festivals Id’ul-Adha
Festivals: Eid and Ashura
Activities include:
Customisable recap starter (just add two questions), reading and question task, mini-plenary quiz with ‘stretch and challenge’ questions, ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion), debate, ‘Skills mastery’, model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching these lessons. Your feedback is most welcome.
SAWM. RAMADAN LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explain how, when and why Muslims do ‘Sawm’ (fasting) with reference to scripture.
#ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, REDUCE COGNITIVE OVERLOAD.
SINGLE LESSON
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA ISLAM PRACTICES
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: Students may know some religious teachings about the Night of Power, holy books and congregational prayer; these will be revisited in this lesson.
**TASKS INCLUDE: **
Do Now task (recap to activate relevant knowledge applied to this lesson)
Planned questioning
Write a diary account of a Muslim on first day of Ramadan
Chunked activities to prevent cognitive overload
Whole class assessment to check understanding
End task exam questions with sentence starters
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills – development
• Recap (activate prior knowledge)
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload
• End task assessment
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
Value and Abuse of the Environment AQA THEME B is a resource-light* and easy to follow lesson is suitable for delivering:
AQA Religious Studies: Theme B / Humans and the Environment
Students will be able to:
• Outline current environmental issues and possible solutions
• Understand the terms: stewardship and dominion
• Explain contrasting religious teachings about environmental issues with reference to scripture 5 mk question
• Evaluate whether religious believers have more of a duty to protect the planet than non-believers
Activities include:
Information sheet and reading tasks / links to clips on deforestation and conservation / 5 mark question and evaluation question with model paragraph and peer assessment activity
ABORTION PRO LIFE AND PRO CHOICE. AQA THEME B. Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson.
Resource FREE & easy to follow.
Suitable for delivering:
AQA Religious Studies: Theme B: RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON ABORTION/PRO-LIFE/PRO-CHOICE
Students will be able to:
Evaluate whether abortion is a women’s choice with reference to scripture
Activities include:
Matching statements, exam questions with model answers/case studies /discussion
RESURRECTION OF JESUS will spark your students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation.
YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Explain Gospel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection
Explain reasons for the resurrection
Evaluate whether the resurrection is a made-up story
CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON:
Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson
Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload
Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call
Extra challenges throughout
SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence.
Independent practice task:
• Past exam question `
• Clear success criteria
• Writing frames
• Relevant sacred writing
• Key Vocabulary
I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome.
Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
AFTERLIFE. CHRISTIANITY CONTRASTING VIEWS will spark students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation.
YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Explain contrasting Christian beliefs about the afterlife including:
• Resurrection
• Heaven and hell
• Personal and Last judgement
• Catholic, Protestant and Universalist perspectives
CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON:
Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson
Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload
Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call
Extra challenges throughout
SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence.
Independent practice task:
• Past exam question `
• Clear success criteria
• Writing frames
• Relevant sacred writing
• Key Vocabulary
I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome.
Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life