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.

KS4 AQA GCSE RE Christian practices lesson about the role of street pastors and food banks within the Church’s contribution to the local community. This lesson links this with the parable of the sheep and goats and how Christians can put Agape love into action. Includes a maze starter/retrieval task and 4/5 mark question practice and self assessment.

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.

This is the first in 6 lessons of philosophy for core RE at year 11, but could also be simplified and used for year 10. It includes the activity of watching the Matrix which is only appropriate for these two year groups.

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

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.

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.

A full KS3 lesson that looks at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the influence of the Beatitudes on how Christians respond to discrimination and prejudice.

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.

A full KS3 lesson that explores two different beliefs about Judgement Day and their similarities and differences. Was originally created for low ability and SEND year 7 students. Includes a starter and Peer assessment. Suitable for year 7 and 8.

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.

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 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.

A complete lesson that takes students through the Genesis creation story and connects it to the key language Christians use to describe the nature of God. Includes: retrieval activity, Genesis 1 extract, card match activity, practice exam question and peer assessment.

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 lesson that takes students through the nature of God as explained in the Parable of the Sheep and Goats. Includes timed task retrieval on Mackie’s inconsistent Triad, a youtube video link, practice questions (1 and 2 marks) and a post it note plenary.

A double lesson power point that takes students through the time line leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus. The lesson includes 2 retrieval quizzes, a knowledge gathering activity, practice exam questions and peer assessment, with a student checklist.

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.

An RE lesson designed for year 8 but could be used for year 7 or year 9. The first in a series of lessons focusing on international contributions to the global community, through aid and relief work. Can also be adapted for KS4 students learning about religious responses to war or poverty and hunger.

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.