Topic: Attitude Towards Wealth Unit: Unit 1 A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Attitudes Towards Wealth. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1 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. 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 Small Activities: 6 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Festivals Unit: Unit 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of festivals. 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: 1 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Eucharist Unit: Unit 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Eucharist. 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. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 0 Knowledge Checks: 1 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Exam Board: AQA Paper: Paper 2A Non-Textual Studies Themes:** A, B, D and E** This is a short revision lesson for GCSE Religious Studies designed to briefly cover content for the Themes Paper. There is a short starter with questions about each theme. There is then one activity for each theme. Theme A: 4 Mark Question Theme B: Research task Theme D: 5 Mark Question Theme E: 12 Mark Planning There is also a quick plenary to finish. This is designed to fit within a single lesson (although some activities may need to be cut out or shortened depending on the class) as last minute revision. Planning sheet for 12 marker is included

Topic: Religious Experience Unit: Unit 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of religious experience. 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: 10 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Community of Believers Unit: Unit 1A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Community of Believers. 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. 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: 6 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Miracles Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Miracles. 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: 10 Small Activities: 5 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 7 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Bernard Hoose Unit: Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on Bernard Hoose and his summary of proportionalism. This is designed for the A-Level Law Religious Studies exam, ethics unit. The lesson is designed to be taught over multiple different lessons/sessions. A student version is included. This is printer friendly and does not have the answers. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well. Includes a practice question with plan to support and plenty of activities to test knowledge. There are homework activities which can be modified to suit your own students. Lesson Activities Starters: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 3 Challenge Points: 3 Knowledge Checks: 2 Practice Essays: 1 Plenaries: 3

Topic: Finnis’ Natural Law Unit: Ethics Marks: 20 Exam Board: Eduqas This is a 20 mark Eduqas AO1 style essay question on Finnis’ interpretation of Natural Law. This is a knowledge based question. The essay is on Natural Law (Finnis) 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 lesson is designed to form part of a scheme of work on Paganism. Essay Title: What is Paganism? L.O.: To evaluate the definition of Pagan Activities Match the key word to the images Create a mind-map Write a definition Create an A4 artwork

Topic: Nature of God Unit: Unit 1A - Study of Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Nature of God. This covers two key questions, ‘Can God Suffer?’ and ‘Is God Male?’ The lesson includes a variety of activities including starters, plenaries and practice essay question. There are also homework activities. This is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. All additional resources and links to online activities are included. A student version is also included. This is more printer friendly and has all the answers removed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 6 Challenge Points: 2 Knowledge Checks: 2 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Key Moral Principles Unit: Unit 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Christian moral principles. 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. This is a student led lesson. After a brief introduction students are asked to prepare a short 15 minute lesson on one of the five moral principles to present to the class next lesson. The PowerPoint contains a brief overview of necessary content but is designed for student led teaching of the main content. The evaluation part is teacher led. 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: 3 Small Activities: 0 Knowledge Checks: 1 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Hume & Swinburne Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Hume and Swinburne’s response to miracles. 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. Teaching Note: When combined with the lesson on miracles it may be that you find teaching miracles over a week and a half & responses over the second half of week two more time effective 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 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

This is a great way to end term one for students who are studying Religious Studies at A-Level. The quiz presupposes knowledge of the first few topics from Christianity and Ethics but these can easily be changed to suit your scheme of work. There are three fun rounds and three rounds based on what students have learned for their A-Level. Quiz Format Team quiz with students in small Teams Each question is multiple choice and has a one minute timer bar on the slide There are six rounds Each round has ten questions (60 questions total) It should take around an hour to complete (rounds can be removed or added to suit) The Rounds Round 1 - Divine Command Theory Round 2 - Christmas This round tests general knowledge of Christmas with some fun and slightly obscure questions! Round 3 - Bible as a Source of Wisdom Round 4 - Who’s that philosopher? This is a picture round - students have to pick from four possible philosophers for each photo Round 5 - Virtue Theory Round 6 - The Holiday Season Students are given a date and four possible festivals that are celebrated on that date. All the festivals are celebrated in the month of December Answers are included at the end of each round

Topic: Challenges from Secularism Unit: Unit 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Challenges from Secularism. 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: 7 Small Activities: 1 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 5 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges from Pluralism and Diversity Unit: Unit 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Challenges from Pluralism and Diversity. 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: 6 Small Activities: 2 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Exam Board: AQA Paper: Paper 2: Non-Textual (Thematic) Studies Themes: A, B, D, E This is a last minute revision lesson for students taking GCSE Religious Studies Paper 2. This is designed for those studying themes A, B, D and E Starter Activity: Write down a quote for given topics The lesson has an overview of the papers including recommended timings and last minute exam tips. There is then a brief overview of each of the topics on the paper including a quote for each one. This can be taught to students or just given to them as a last minute summary. Main Activity You will need to print out at least one past paper for each student. Students then RAG rate the questions in the paper. There are then different activities for them to complete depending on whether they rated the questions as red, amber or green Plenary: Least/Most Confident partner find

This template is designed for A-Level law but would suit all subjects that have evaluation style questions. The template helps students to structure their answer, with clear space for evaluation and evidence to support arguments. It also helps students get used to writing the start and finish of their paragraphs using the wording of the question so as to show clear links. Looks great in colour but prints fine in black and white.

This template is a brilliant resource to help support students at KS3 and KS4 Religious Education when looking at Bible verses. It can be printed, stuck in books and then filled in. You could even ask them to create a folder or book just with these in for each bit of key scripture at GCSE. Can also be used to support A-Level. It is also great fun for Bible journalling!

This is a pretty version of the NIV translation of the Sermon on the Mount. This makes a great wall display or can be used as a worksheet, to stick in books or to be handed around when studying the Beatitudes. This is a great support for KS3, KS4 and A-Level Religious Studies.