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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.

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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.
CHRISTIAN MORAL ACTION BONHOEFFER
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CHRISTIAN MORAL ACTION BONHOEFFER

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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.
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
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RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

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RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE MODEL ANSWER: Corporate religious experiences are more reliable than individual religious experiences. Discuss. Complete essay (Thesis, main body & conclusion). Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top level answer. Includes reference to scholars: James, Schleiermacher, Swinburne, Ayer, Flew, Socrates, Religious experiences: St Bernadette, Saul, Pentecost, Toronto Blessing Religious Sources of wisdom: Old and New Testament
SEXUAL ETHICS: CHRISTIANITY
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SEXUAL ETHICS: CHRISTIANITY

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SEXUAL ETHICS: CHRISTIANITY. LESSON 1 OF OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • Assessment (planned no hands up questioning) and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain contrasting Christian views on types of sexual relationships with reference to sources of authority. Evaluate whether the Bible is a reliable source of authority on sexual relationships. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
SEXUAL ETHICS  NATURAL LAW
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SEXUAL ETHICS NATURAL LAW

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SEXUAL ETHICS: NATURAL LAW. OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Emphasis on Exam Skills • Assessment (planned no hands up questioning) and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Recall main teachings of Natural Law Apply teachings of Natural Law to sexual relationships Evaluate whether natural law is useful in making moral decisions about sexual ethics I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
SEXUAL ETHICS SITUATION ETHICS
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SEXUAL ETHICS SITUATION ETHICS

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SEXUAL ETHICS: SITUATION ETHICS. OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. INFORMATION SHEET INCLUDED (NO TEXT BOOK NEEDED) • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and 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 STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: • Explain the principles of Situation Ethics • Apply Situation Ethics to sexual Ethics • Evaluate whether Situation Ethics is a useful theory to apply to sexual relationships. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM
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DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM

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SUBSTANCE DUALISM. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. OCR A LEVEL. MODEL ANSWER: CRITICALLY DISCUSS DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM Exemplar Essay: Thesis, body and conclusion Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top-level answer. INCLUDES REFERENCE TO SCHOLARS: Descartes, Plato, Geach, Dawkins, emergent property dualism, Ryle, Identity theory, Leibniz SOURCES OF WISDOM: Bible Quran
ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
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ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT

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ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION OCR A LEVEL. MODEL ANSWER: TO WHAT EXTENT DOES KANT SUCCESSFULLY CRITICISE THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT? Exemplar Essay: Thesis, body and conclusion Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top-level answer. INCLUDES REFERENCE TO SCHOLARS: Descartes, Anselm, Gaunilo, Kant SOURCES OF WISDOM: Bible
TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
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TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT

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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
OMNISCIENCE AND TIME
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OMNISCIENCE AND TIME

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OMNISCIENCE AND TIME. ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. OCR A2 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • This lesson is aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • 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 SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain how attributing omniscience to God puts limits on human free will Explain and evaluate Schleiermacher’s solution to the problem of free will With reference to key scholars and Biblical sources of wisdom: Explain two senses in which God’s relationship with time can be understood and give strengths and weakness of these views. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
DALY EVALUATION
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DALY EVALUATION

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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.
DALY'S NEW SPIRITUALITY
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DALY'S NEW SPIRITUALITY

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DALY’S NEW SPIRITUALITY. 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: A01 • 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 sheet provided (not dependent on a textbook) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain Mary Daly’s claim that women need a new spirituality with reference to sources of wisdom I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
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ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

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ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION OCR A LEVEL. MODEL ANSWER: IT IS PROBLEMATIC TO ATTRIBUTE THE TRADITIONAL THEISTIC ATTRIBUTES TO GOD. EVALUATE Exemplar Essay: Thesis, body and conclusion Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top-level answer. INCLUDES REFERENCE TO SCHOLARS: Aquinas, Descartes, Swinburne, Mackie and Augustine, Boethius, Plato, Aristotle SOURCES OF WISDOM: Bible Nicene Creed Torah
SEXUAL ETHICS SECULAR VIEWS
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SEXUAL ETHICS SECULAR VIEWS

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SEXUAL ETHICS: SECULAR VIEWS. OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS, MEDIA, AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02 • Synoptic links • Scholarly views: Mill, Sartre, Hobbes, Aquinas, Postmodernism, Nihilism • Sources of Authority • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • No printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain and evaluate secular views on Sexual Relationships with reference to sources of authority I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
TEN OBLIGATARY ACTS SHIA ISLAM
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TEN OBLIGATARY ACTS SHIA ISLAM

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TEN OBLIGATARY ACTS SHIA ISLAM. GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. AIMED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT COGNITIVE OVERLOAD. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic and reduce cognitive overload • Builds on Prior knowledge of Five Pillars • Checking Whole Class understanding throughout • Customisable recap ‘do now’ task • Emphasis on Exam Skills • 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) • Memory tricks for memorising difficult vocabulary STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain each of the Ten Obligations with reference to Sources of Authority I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
HINDU BELIEFS ( 2 x single lessons)
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HINDU BELIEFS ( 2 x single lessons)

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HINDUISM AFTERLIFE. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. TWO SINGLE LESSONS Pedagogy Focus: • Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout • Reduce cognitive overload • Build on Prior knowledge • A01 Exam skills: Recall ,list and explain No printing. Concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Lesson 1: To recall Hindu beliefs and how this influences daily life Lesson 2: With reference to a source of authority explain Hindu beliefs: ahimsa,recarnation, moksha, karma I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
SCHEME OF LEARNING - CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AQA
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SCHEME OF LEARNING - CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AQA

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The scheme of learning is for the The Christian Beliefs bundle of 9 lessons. For each lesson it contains: Lesson title Objectives Activities Differentiation Assessment Homework It also contains a handout for the last piece of homework (for end of topic revision)
DESIGN ARGUMENT & CRITICISMS
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DESIGN ARGUMENT & CRITICISMS

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DESIGN ARGUMENT & CRITICISMS. AQA RS Theme C. Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused. Date on slide updates automatically. **Resource light **. Easy to follow (with notes) SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: AQA RS Theme C: The design Argument and criticisms Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Evaluate the claim that an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God designed this world. Activities include: Recap starter, reading and question task, debate, ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion) ‘Skills mastery’, model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
Good and Evil:  Lesson  1 - The Problem of Evil
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Good and Evil: Lesson 1 - The Problem of Evil

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READY TO TEACH: Resource free (no printing required) Easy to follow (non-specialist friendly) Date on slide updates automatically. Concise, comprehensive and challenging lesson. SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: EDEXCEL/AQA/KS3 RELIGIOUS STUDIES: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): ALL: list examples of moral evil and natural evil MOST: Explain the problem of evil using key terms omnipotence and omnibenevolence SOME: Describe one solution to the problem of evil Activities include: Recap starter, mastery through structured partnered discussion, videos to enrich learning, mini-plenaries to assess learning, debate and writing tasks with writing frames. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
THEME B. RELIGION AND LIFE:  LIFE AFTER DEATH / AFTERLIFE (ISLAM/CHRISTIANITY/HUMANISM)
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THEME B. RELIGION AND LIFE: LIFE AFTER DEATH / AFTERLIFE (ISLAM/CHRISTIANITY/HUMANISM)

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Concise, comprehensive and** challenging exam-focused lesson** Date on slide updates automatically. *Resource light & easy to follow * SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: THEME B. RELIGION AND LIFE: LIFE AFTER DEATH (ISLAM/CHRISTIANITY/HUMANISM) Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Explain how belief in the afterlife influences believers • Evaluate whether it is reasonable to believe in life after death Activities include: Paired Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers. Video task to enrich learning and give writing hands a rest! / structured discussion / self/peer assessment with success criteria.
Sin and Salvation
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Sin and Salvation

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Sin and Salvation (Christian Beliefs) is a** resource-light,** useful and easy to follow lesson for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Christian Beliefs / Different Christian beliefs about the afterlife Students will be able to: • Explain the meaning of Grace, Sola Fide (faith alone), Good deeds and Gods laws • Explain different Christian beliefs about the means of salvation with reference to scripture • Evaluate which (if any) is a sufficient means of salvation Activities include: Starter stimulus: the story behind Amazing grace (video) / carousel posters (A3) / 5 mark question on contrasting Christian beliefs salvation. silent writing activity with timer Differentiation: **Differentiation by task **