Lesson: Intro to GCSE Buddhism / What is Buddhism? This lesson is Lesson 1 in the new ‘Buddhist Beliefs & Teachings’ unit, devised as part of a brand new, relevant and engaging scheme of work for KS4. It is intended as a double (roughly one and a half hours per lesson) however, due to time restrictions and the embedded support in the corresponding Work Pack, could also be taught in a minimal one hour. This lesson explores the origins of Buddhism and relevance of Buddhism in the UK today. Although part of a unit, this lesson can also be taught as a stand-alone lesson, e.g. for revision. The corresponding Work Packs would also support a home-learned curriculum as the PowerPoints and Packs themselves include differentiation and scaffolding, where required. The schemed of work are specifically designed to promote the two skills desired for success at GCSE: AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding) AO2 (Analysis and Evaluation) The resources are specifically created to ensure students are aware of the skill they are demonstrating and how to improve further through modelling. These new units bring the relevance back to our topics, for example, through thought experiments and reference to current affairs. Students will experience greater engagement and enjoyment in a fair and balanced approach. Lesson includes: Homework Slide Lesson overview Starter activity Key words (literacy focus) Introduction of key information (AO1 - knowledge) and how this is used (AO1 - understanding) Introduction of a contentious issue or debate (AO2 - analysis) and finalised judgement (AO2 - evaluation) Plenary Lesson Sheets: If you would rather work in exercise books, the Work Pack/lesson sheets are designed so that you can print off relevant pages - it is a resource pack. This would be useful if you have appropriate curriculum time to cover the content of the course. Unfortunately, this is not the case across all schools, and therefore the Work Pack helps by providing time-saving activities, whilst still being able to cover the breadth and depth of the course. In addition, students who may be limited by literacy issues, e.g. slower writing paces, are not disadvantaged or capped in their progress. Therefore, some classes could use a mixed approach - part Work Pack, part exercise book - and all students will be able to progress through the same volume of content. 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!

Lesson: Who was the Buddha? This lesson is Lesson 2 in the new ‘Buddhist Beliefs & Teachings’ unit, devised as part of a brand new, relevant and engaging scheme of work for KS4. It is intended as a double (roughly one and a half hours per lesson) however, due to time restrictions and the embedded support in the corresponding Work Pack, could also be taught in a minimal one hour. This lesson explores the person of Siddhartha Gautama and his importance in the world today. Although part of a unit, this lesson can also be taught as a stand-alone lesson, e.g. for revision. The corresponding Work Packs would also support a home-learned curriculum as the PowerPoints and Packs themselves include differentiation and scaffolding, where required. The schemed of work are specifically designed to promote the two skills desired for success at GCSE: AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding) AO2 (Analysis and Evaluation) The resources are specifically created to ensure students are aware of the skill they are demonstrating and how to improve further through modelling. These new units bring the relevance back to our topics, for example, through thought experiments and reference to current affairs. Students will experience greater engagement and enjoyment in a fair and balanced approach. Lesson includes: Homework Slide Lesson overview Starter activity Key words (literacy focus) Introduction of key information (AO1 - knowledge) and how this is used (AO1 - understanding) Introduction of a contentious issue or debate (AO2 - analysis) and finalised judgement (AO2 - evaluation) Plenary Lesson Sheets: If you would rather work in exercise books, the Work Pack/lesson sheets are designed so that you can print off relevant pages - it is a resource pack. This would be useful if you have appropriate curriculum time to cover the content of the course. Unfortunately, this is not the case across all schools, and therefore the Work Pack helps by providing time-saving activities, whilst still being able to cover the breadth and depth of the course. In addition, students who may be limited by literacy issues, e.g. slower writing paces, are not disadvantaged or capped in their progress. Therefore, some classes could use a mixed approach - part Work Pack, part exercise book - and all students will be able to progress through the same volume of content. 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!

KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit that includes PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed Work Pack. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, benefiting both subject specialists and non-subject specialists alike. In addition, the Powerpoint and the Work Pack now includes all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education. Lessons include: L1 - What is evil? L2 - Where do we learn morality? L3 - Case Study - Harold Shipman L4 - What is the problem of evil? L5 - Accounting for evil - the story of Job L6 - Has evil changed over time? Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. 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! NB a newer version of this unit can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-evil-and-suffering-unit-new-for-2025-13144086

This is Lesson 1 in the newly created KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit that includes PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed resource sheets. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, benefiting both subject specialists and non-subject specialists alike. In addition, the Powerpoint and the resource sheets include all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education. Lessons include: Introduction / retrieval activity Title and objective slide Knowledge and content through AO1 relating to the enquiry question Analysis and evaluation through AO2 relating to the enquiry question Plenary Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the recourse sheets to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. 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 Lesson 3 in the newly created KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit that includes PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed resource sheets. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, benefiting both subject specialists and non-subject specialists alike. In addition, the Powerpoint and the resource sheets include all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education. Lessons include: Introduction / retrieval activity Title and objective slide Knowledge and content through AO1 relating to the enquiry question Analysis and evaluation through AO2 relating to the enquiry question Plenary Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the recourse sheets to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. 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 Lesson 2 in the newly created KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit that includes PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed resource sheets. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, benefiting both subject specialists and non-subject specialists alike. In addition, the Powerpoint and the resource sheets include all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education. Lessons include: Introduction / retrieval activity Title and objective slide Knowledge and content through AO1 relating to the enquiry question Analysis and evaluation through AO2 relating to the enquiry question Plenary Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the recourse sheets to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. 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 Lesson 4 in the newly created KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit that includes PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed resource sheets. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, benefiting both subject specialists and non-subject specialists alike. In addition, the Powerpoint and the resource sheets include all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education. Lessons include: Introduction / retrieval activity Title and objective slide Knowledge and content through AO1 relating to the enquiry question Analysis and evaluation through AO2 relating to the enquiry question Plenary Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the recourse sheets to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. 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 Lesson 5 in the newly created KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit that includes PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed resource sheets. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, benefiting both subject specialists and non-subject specialists alike. In addition, the Powerpoint and the resource sheets include all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education. Lessons include: Introduction / retrieval activity Title and objective slide Knowledge and content through AO1 relating to the enquiry question Analysis and evaluation through AO2 relating to the enquiry question Plenary Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the recourse sheets to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. 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 Lesson 6 in the newly created KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit that includes PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed resource sheets. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, benefiting both subject specialists and non-subject specialists alike. In addition, the Powerpoint and the resource sheets include all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education. Lessons include: Introduction / retrieval activity Title and objective slide Knowledge and content through AO1 relating to the enquiry question Analysis and evaluation through AO2 relating to the enquiry question Plenary Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the recourse sheets to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. 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!

Help your students to understand the command words and what is required for each question. Examples and model answers are given for each set of command words before students have the opportunity to answer the different levels of question themselves. Students then go on to writing and answering the different questions based on the topic(s) provided. Questions are from a Christian perspective, though the resource is adaptable to include any of the six religions assessed as part of this GCSE. Created with the AQA RS GCSE in mind. 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!