Topic: Poverty and Injustice Unit: Unit 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Christian responses to poverty and injustice. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Small Activities: 5 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 8 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Natural Law - Application Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Application of Natural Law (abortion & euthanasia). This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. You will need to give students a past paper for the homework activity, these can be accessed easily online Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 7 Small Activities: 4 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1 Teacher Note: The topics in this lesson are very emotive, please ensure you’ve looked through the whole lesson & watched the videos in advance, especially if you are personally impacted by these issues. There is a content warning at the start & I always recommend talking to students about how to address these issues sensitively and appropriately before teaching

Unit: Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a last minute revision lesson on philosophy of religion. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but may suit other exam boards. This lesson is designed to be taught just before the exam but can be adapted to suit. A printer friendly version is included. Teaching Note: You will also want to have some copies of past papers available to give to students. Starter The starter are 10 simple questions taken from across philosophy. Students can either answer them in their books or you could go around the room and ask students the questions. Answers are in the notes section of the PowerPoint Overview of the Paper Students are given a brief overview of the paper and reminded of the recommended timings for each question. There are then some top tips for success to help students succeed. Short Summary of Philosophy Each topic has been summarised on a single PowerPoint slide. You can either teach this, go through topics that students are stuck on or just print the slides out for students to look over. A printer friendly version is also included. Generic Evaluation Points These are generic points that can be used when students are stuck and cannot think of anything to write. My students have found these really helpful so I hope yours do to! Blurt Sheets Students pick a sheet for the topic they want to revise. They then: Write down everything they can remember about the topic in one colour Swap sheets with the person next to them & then update the sheet with extra information in a second colour Use their notes to finish the sheet off in a third colour with lots of detail I also normally give students past papers at this point to look through as well and let them lead what we will do, going round and helping, answering questions and teaching anything that I feel like we need to go over again. Plenary Put the three key words into a sentence (mythological views on religious language)

Topic: Natural Law Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Natural Law (Aquinas). This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. You will need to give students a past paper for the homework activity, these can be accessed easily online Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 9 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Influences of Religious Experience Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 30 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on influences of religious experience and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 30 mark evaluation style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Religious Experience Unit: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on religious experience and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Free Will Unit: Religion and Ethics Marks: 50 Marks (20 + 30) Exam Board: Eduqas This is a past paper question from 2019 on free will. This is a combination of the 20 mark (knowledge) question and 30 mark (analysis & evaluation) question. The essay is on free will and forms part of the Ethics unit of A-Level Religious Studies. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Lesson Topic: Aladura Unit: Alternative Religions/Beliefs Target Age: KS3 Lesson Length: Up to 1 Hour This lesson on Aladura is suitable for key stage three religious education. It is a computer room lesson so will require students to have access to devices (in class or outside). This looks at the church of Aladura from Nigeria. Starter: Trigger Image Main Activities: Create a guide to the Aladura church Plenary: Definition It includes a homework task to finish the guide.

Topic: Mystical Experience Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Mystical Experience. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. Includes homework activities. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Religious Experience Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Religious Experience. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This covers the different types of religious experience. Separate lessons on Mystical Experience, Challenges and Influences are available This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. Includes homework activities. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 4 Plenaries: 4 Main Activities: 17 Knowledge Checks: 4 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges to Religious Experience Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Challenges to Religious Experience. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. Includes homework activities. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 2 Main Activities: 9 Knowledge Checks: 4 Challenge Points: 6 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Problems of Religious Language Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Problems of Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. Teacher note: I personally choose to teach this over half a week and do Non-Cognitive & Analogical language in the second half as they are both shorter topics Includes homework activities. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 11 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1* *the essay for this lesson is designed to be answered throughout the first few topics of religious language. There is also a 20 marker which they can do.

Topic: Non-Cognitive & Analogical Approaches to Religious Language Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Non-Cognitive and Analogical Approaches to Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. Teacher note: I personally choose to teach this over half a week and do Problems of Religious Language in the first half as they are both shorter topics A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 3 Small Activities: 2 Knowledge Checks: 1 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Positivist Views on Religious Language Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Positivist approaches to Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 10 Small Activities: 2 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 0

Topic: Symbolic Use of Religious Language Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Symbolic Use of Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 6 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges to Christianity from Science Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity Marks: 20 Exam Board: Eduqas This is a 20 mark Eduqas AO1 style essay question on challenges to Christianity from Science (Dawkins). This is a knowledge based essay. The essay is on Science and forms part of the Christianity unit of A-Level Religious Studies. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Unit: Religion and Ethics Topic: Natural Law (Aquinas) Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 3 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about Natural Law (Aquinas). This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Unit: Religion and Ethics Topic: Emotivism Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 3 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about Emotivism. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity Topic: ** Early Church** Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 1 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about Early Church. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Topic: Naturalism Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a great revision activity but can also be used as a plenary or starter for an evaluation lesson. It is based on Naturalism but does require knowledge of all the meta-ethical theories as refers to some evaluation questions that will bring in all three/four. How to Perform the Activity Students are given a premise from the eight provided. Students then have to go around the room and find the six arguments that support their premise. The activity can then be extended further by: Getting students to pair up and put together an essay plan Getting students to write an evaluation paragraph based on their premise Teacher Note: The pages of arguments are in order! The first page is the first premise, second the second etc. This should make it easy for you to work out what goes where!