KS3 RE: Scientific theories of creation including the Big Bang Theory and Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Full lesson including resources.

KS3 RE: Can Science and Religion coexist? Can you be religious and believe in the scientific theories of creation and evolution? Both of these questions are explored through the comparison of religious and scientific beliefs about the creation of the world. Complete lesson with resources.

A complete lesson including resources, retrieval task, exam question practice and peer assessment. Students will explore the 5 books of Islam through a revision clock activity, a quiz and practice 12 mark question. The retrieval task focuses on their learning about the Prophet Muhammad.

A full GCSE AQA lesson about the 7 sacraments of Christianity. It includes different denominational attitudes towards the sacraments. Contains a start/retrieval task, a cut and sort activity, a key vocab sheet, and a quick quiz with answers.

The second in a series of lessons that focus on the contribution of international groups to the global community, through aid and relief projects. This lesson focuses on Islamic Relief and includes the associated handouts. Can be adapted for for KS4 AQA theme D as part of the religious responses to victims of war section of learning.

The second two part lesson for philosophy in year 11 core RE. It continues on from the first lesson where the students watch the Matrix and consider if we can ever really know the truth of reality.

The final lesson in the series of core philosophy for year 11. in this lesson the students are asked to evaluate whether being a relational individual is better than an atomistic one. This lesson includes an essay planning sheet based the metacognitive practice of thinking about thinking before we write our answers.

A full lesson for KS3 that’s part of the holidays and festivals topic that might be taught in your school. All resources included.

KS3 RE full lesson about how Hindu and Christian believers worship. Includes power point info sheet, clock handout and plenary quiz. Timers embedded into each task to help the lesson flow and the students focus.

GCSE RE full lesson for Quality of Life which fits into the Religion and Life theme of the AQA specification. Can also be adapted for later KS3. Lesson includes a retrieval task, a colour coding sheet and an activity that allows students to apply the quality of life index to two scenarios.

Display Posters containing all of the recommended key vocabulary required for AQA’s Islam: Beliefs and Practices specification. Includes short explanations for some more difficult concepts and pictorial support on each one to help embed knowledge. I created this as part of my action research into key vocab retention and use following 2023’s exam board feedback.

A series of year group assemblies designed for young persons mental health day to go alongside any activities run for Young Minds #Helloyellow day. They are targeted at particular issues common to each year group. DEsigned to be delivered in 15 minute slots.

KS3 RE Creation stories homework tasks all in one place. 6 weeks of homework tasks to be used alongside the creation stories lessons. Can be printed out for those students who prefer to access home learning from a paper based resource. Can also be used via Microsoft Teams/Google Classroom or any other virtual learning platform (is currently editable but may need formatting for your school’s VLE)

A complete lesson for the GCSE AQA Specification A. Includes a retrieval task, videos, a main information collection task, discussion and a practice 5 mark exam question with peer feedback.

A revision board game for KS4 GCSE RE AQA Specification A Religions. Includes game board and quiz cards through a canva link so that it can be edited or used as is. Has some challenging questions about beliefs and practices for both Sunni and Shi’a Islam for year 11’s to practice retrieving and articulating their knowledge.

A complete AQA GCSE RS lesson for Theme E that introduces the reasons for crime and connects them to Christian and Muslim beliefs and teachings about intention. It explores the intention behind crimes such as theft, hate crime, criminal damage and links them to religious teachings about committing crimes for good or bad intentions, giving examples from the story of St Paul and A Hadith from Prophet Muhammad. Includes a roll and re-tell retrieval task, an information sheet, worksheet and two practice exam questions with model answers.

A set of 3 revision clocks covering Muslim beliefs and practices. Each section of the clock relies on the students knowledge and so will be a useful diagnostic tool for students to identify the gaps in their retrieval. Can be used with the AQA approved textbook for self assessment and improvement to bridge knowledge gaps once students have completed as much as possible from memory.

A complete lesson for year 10 AQA GCSE RS students. Includes Retrieval task, a revision clock reading comprehension activity, a knowledge check quiz and a practice 12 mark exam question with peer assessment. Could be adapted for year 8 or 9.