This lesson explores the idea of ihsan. It urges students to consider the idea of 'doing the beautiful' in everyday life and the difficulties in achieving this. Note: I was observed taking this lesson by ofsted who gave me very positive feedback, they liked the SMSC aspects and stressed that the resources were outstanding.

Students explore the differing Christian response to Capital punishment and the Biblical reasoning behind the attitudes. This lesson links to edexcel syllabus.

This is a short lesson that can be easily expanded. It introduces the ideas of coming of age and how this is recognised/celebrated in Judaism.

This lesson provides an introduction to the Christian life cycle. It explores the connection between John the Baptism and the recreation of the ritual of baptism in modern Christian rites of passage.

This lesson introduces the students to the terms omniscient, omnibenevolent and omnipotent. They then use these ideas to explore ‘the problem’ of evil using Kant’s inconsistent triad.

This lesson looks at the Bible as a source of morality and asks students to question the values of isolated pieces of advice found within. Links to edexcel syllabus.

This lesson introduces students to the story of Job as a ‘solution’ to the problem of evil and suffering. They learn the story and reflect on its strengths and weaknesses as a solution to the problem of evil.

This lesson explore the Christian teaching on the importance of family. Students consider the family metaphorically and then look at what the Bible teaches and consider if it links with the churches teachings. Links to edexcel syllabus.

This lesson is the first of two which look at Christian acts of worship. The lesson focus’ on getting students to think about acts of worship outside of church, specifically art and music. There is also an exercise on praise which aims to give students experiential knowledge on why this is important. Links to new edexcel RS GCSE syllabus. Some differentiated resources are included.

This lesson looks at the sacrament of ordination. Students learn about what is involved in the vocation of the priesthood and the process of becoming ordained. Links to new edexcel RS syllabus.

This lesson looks at Lourdes as a site of pilgrimage for Christians. It considers events in the life of Bernadette Soubirous as well as urging students to consider the rituals and spiritual healing that some Christians experience as a consequence of making a pilgrimage to this site. Please note, all resources are included at the end of the powerpoint. Links to new edexcel RS syllabus

This lesson looks at the eucharist. It asks students to reflect on the theological background of this sacraments and why it is important for Christians today. Includes a picture analysis activity A video clip extracts from the gospels An exam question Links to new GCSE RS edexcel syllabus

This lesson brings together previous study on pilgrimage (Intro, Holy Land and Lourdes and homework). Using the requirements of the new edexcel exam guidelines students create an information booklet on their chosen site of pilgrimage.

This is a ppt presentation on advent. It includes a gap fill, venn activity, a picture annotation task and an exam question.

This lesson begins by looking at some of the traditional symbolism used at Christmas time to represent the nativity. This task gauges how informed students are about the Christian aspects of the festival before moving to reflect on the issue of commercialization.

This is a double lesson for KS3 which first investigates some of the complexities of Harold Godwinson’s family before exploring the events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge. These lessons include structured activities including card sorts and freeze frames to help engage a range of learning styles.

This lesson explores the 10 obligatory acts of Shi’a Islam. The lesson introduces students to the 10 obligations and uses the ‘link method’ to help students remember them and understand why they are important to followers. This lesson links to the New edexcel RE ‘Living a Muslim Life’ syllabus.

This lesson explores what liturgy is why it is an import part of worship for some Christians and how it differs from non-liturgical worship. It includes: video sources/structured activities/exam question/points for discussion Some resources are differentiated. Links to new edexcel RS GCSE syllabus