This printable textbook provides a systematic explanation for every point mentioned in the specification. In the next section It then provides arguments for and against each point and, where appropriate, summarises arguments using premises and conclusions. The file is a .doc Word file, 140 pages in length, 72000 words. It is designed to be a comprehensive reader for AQA Philosophy students. This should be viewed as a printable information book: it does not include learning activities or images. It aims to provide the necessary information as effectively and comprehensively as possible. Note: it does not cover the Applied Ethics section which, if this resource succeeds, will be covered in a later volume.

This booklet is designed for years 7-9, once printed (preferably colour, double-sided) and given to a student - the teacher does not need to set homework tasks for the rest of the year, they are all contained within this booklet. It contains 60 pages and over 50 tasks, a year’s worth of homework. The tasks are differentiated, the format allows students to select the tasks that interest them each week/fortnight - the booklet instructs students to get their homework tasks signed by parents and the teacher. As a teacher, your only task is to check that students are completing the tasks. This one resource will save teachers of Philosophy and Religion countless hours of work, planning, and assessment. -It covers a variety of religions, philosophical issues, and ethical debates. -Features religious art, and high-level graphic design to encourage engagement. -Fosters independent research skills and allows students to choose topics that interest them -Features activities designed to prepare KS3 students for GCSE topics. -See the attached image for samples of tasks! Created over 3 years of teaching, and enjoyed very much by my students in YR 7-9! (Also impressed the leadership team no end!) Hope you enjoy, introductory price £5, which given the amount of hours of work you save is a no-brainer!

This is the fifteenth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons, as well as learning mats, PLCs and revision sessions can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -A double sided worksheet -A 16 Page Knowledge-Hunt File [with high quality photos] -A Homework Task [This lesson works best with a colour printer, for the knowledge hunt information] The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Sacred and significant places and spaces for Buddhists   • The importance, features and functions of: Temples, Gompas and viharas, Shrines, Sites of pilgrimage, Artefacts and offerings, Retreats • The events that take place in different significant places, including Bodh Gaya and the Deer Park at Sarnath • The meaning and significance of key artefacts and offerings made at different significant places, including the different images of the Buddha and his hand positions (mudras) • The purpose and form of retreats • The importance of undertaking pilgrimages • Common and divergent emphases placed on significant places and spaces by different Buddhist groups, including the role and importance of retreats • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups   Sources: Local Buddhist communities and centres Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

This resource pack is the sum total of three years teaching OCR Philosophy & Ethics, and contains all resources necessary for the teaching of the philosophy half of the course: assuming your focus is on Christianity. It contains over 200 files, covering both AS & A2. Most of the resources have been made myself and cannot be found elsewhere. For copyright reasons I have not included the videos, instead I have included a file listing the relevant YouTube videos referred to in some lessons. Most topics have complete printable notes, most have PPTS or associated lessons, and Worksheets: some of the resources are offered as ‘works in progress’. A large variety of assessment materials and feedback tools have been included. Certainly an excellent resource for new teachers of the subject, since this download contains everything I used whilst successfully teaching the subject myself. Given the hundreds of hours that have gone into creating these resources I am proud to sell them at the very reasonable introductory price of £9.99

The Philosophy Boxes Method is a new approach to P4C designed for students in KS1, 2 & 3: it is graphically stimulating, engaging, and fun. This download is also suitable for older students: but the format was designed with younger students in mind. The topic of this Philosophy Boxes download is “Multiculturalism & Celebrating Other Cultures”. The aim of Philosophy Boxes is to bring philosophy and critical thinking into every subject at every level: we believe that any subject becomes philosophy when students are asked the right questions and when they think about a topic hard enough and on the deepest (most fundamental) level. The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities [that use 1 of 8 different formats]. The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from. The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes. The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity. The download includes a PowerPoint Show; if you would like an editable PPT presentation so that you can make your own ‘Philosophy Boxes’ presentation you will need to download the template here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-the-philosophy-boxes-method-template-for-creating-your-own-philosophy-boxes-lessons-p4c-p4k-11463227 A complete selection of Philosophy Boxes lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=philosophy+boxes+godwin86 You can also save money by purchasing lessons as bundles.

This lesson was unofficially graded as "outstanding" during my second year of teaching by a Leadership Team/HoD observation. It is for GCSE Level Religious Studies: Christianity, Philosophy of Religion and covers the topics of: The Miracles of Jesus Types of Miracles Hume's Definition of Miracles It features numerous learning activities (debates, "write a newspaper article", videos) and AfL tasks (including a 6-mark GCSE exam question with peer assessment). This download includes: -A full lesson plan, with differentiation, key-words, AfL and a learning-activity-timeline. -A PPT for the lesson -A worksheet -2 Videos Positive reviews greatly appreciated :)

This is the thirteenth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons, as well as learning mats, PLCs and revision sessions can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -A double sided worksheet -Tibetan Buddhist Mantra Chanting Music (in a .mp4 video format) -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Buddhist Practices and Forms of Worship • The role and significance of different forms of worship including: -Meditation - Chanting - Puja and devotional ritual - Mantra - Malas - Offerings • The significance of worship in the temple • The significance of worship in the home • The purpose of devotional ritual • The relationship between devotional worship and the aim of ending dukkha. • Common and divergent emphases placed on worship by different Buddhist groups, including the importance and meaning of artefacts like malas. Sources: Dhammapada 273–276 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

Topics Include: What is Philosophy? Introduction… Zelda themes P4C guide (designed for YouTube '8BIT Philosophy’Videos) [upto 3 lessons] Introducing Famous Philosophers and Debating their Ideas Existentialism Political Philosophy Chinese Philosophy Deductive vs Inductive Reasoning Features a host of activities designed to stimulate debate and foster critical thinking, reasoning, and deductive reasoning skills. Makes use of the established P4C method as well as many others! Tried and tested on YR6-9, but in theory can be used with ANY age-group (even adults!)

This professional quality download includes a 30 Question Christmas Quiz for Sociology Teachers. -Every slide features fun and engaging animations -The quiz has 4 rounds: general quiz, odd one out, multiple choice, true/false -It is suitable for KS3-5 (differentiate by adjusting team size) -Some questions are subject specific, others are general quiz questions about Christmas I wish you a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a well-earned break! :D

The Ultimate Revision Board Game is completely printable. It includes 4 x A3 board (forming a giant game board) and work surfaces and 96 revision activity cards (printed on A4 pages to be trimmed accordingly). Each game is for groups of 4-6, you will need dice and students will need a counter each to move around the board. It is suitable for virtually any subject. When designed it was used for KS4 and KS5 Religious Studies, Sociology and Philosophy: it is ideal for teachers of humanities subjects in KS4 and KS5. The download includes: -A3 Game Board Sheets -A4 8/sheet Printable Game Cards -A set of pretty animated PowerPoint slides to integrate into your own resources Positive reviews greatly appreciated! :)

This download is a demo version so that you can try the method and see how effective it is with your classes. The full version which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-p4c-the-moral-dilemma-generator-200-slide-ppt-with-randomiser-philosophy-for-kids-11381522 for only £4.99 The full resource is a 200 slide PPT, containing 198 moral/ethical debates, discussions, and dilemmas. It also contains a ‘randomiser’ slide: when clicked a random moral problem is presented to the group. Uses: -P4C (Philosophy for kids) -Form time activities -R.S./Philosophy/Citizenship cover lessons -Debating societies -Making best use of spare time at the end of lessons Discussions follow one of four formats, each asking students to move from one side of the room or the other to make their position clear: teachers should then use questioning to foster a debate between students, encouraging them to present reasons for their choice and defend their position. The formats are: -“Which is more moral?” (students chose between two options) -“Agree or disagree?” (where students respond to a presented statement about morality of a moral issue) -“Who do you save?” (where students need to save one of two people/options, and justify the morality of their decision) -“Moral or immoral?” (where students cast their judgement on a given action, event or person. This resource is great value at £4.99 and cannot be found elsewhere: -It clearly contributes to the Moral aspect of your school’s SMSC provision -It allows for countless hours of discussion and debate to be structured in a focussed and engaging manner. -It would take days to reproduce yourself. -It can save vast amounts of staff time in preparing cover lessons -It is the perfect way to make the most of any time a teacher might have left at the end of a lesson. -It deals with cross curricular issues Please note: this resource deals with controversial issues, debates and questions that may be deemed unsuitable for younger children. It is designed for secondary school students, but can be easily adapted to younger years with appropriate amendments by their teacher. The full version which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-p4c-the-moral-dilemma-generator-200-slide-ppt-with-randomiser-philosophy-for-kids-11381522 for only £4.99