GCSE RS Thematic Studies AQA (9-1) Revision + Exam Practice Kit - Spec A Theme E - Crime and Punishment. The focus is on Christianity and Islam. Includes - Two pages of quotes from Islam and Christianity, suited to the Spec to be used as examples of religious ideas and direct scriptural quotes and a 12 mark practice exam question which has been designed to allow students to practice using the quotes correctly and to maximum effect in their responses. It also includes a quote analysis grid task which could be set as a main task in a lesson or as a revision homework. More AQA RS GCSE Resources available here.

GCSE RS Thematic Studies AQA (9-1) Exam Practice - Theme D Revision Kit - Religion, Violence, Terrorism, War. The focus is on Christianity and Islam. Pack Includes - Two pages of quotes and background information from Islam and Christianity, suited to the Spec to be used as examples of religious ideas and direct scriptural quotes and an activity to help students engage with, understand and apply the scripture ready for exam questions. It also includes a 12 mark practice exam question which has been designed to allow students to practice using the quotes correctly and to maximum effect in their responses. More AQA RS GCSE Resources available here.

2 HOUR PSHE focus on our British identities and diversity, fully resourced lesson (PowerPoint, worksheets, clip tasks, activities, all differentiated three ways) which introduces the concept of identity and allows students to explore and celebrate their own. It focuses on the idea that diversity is something which should be celebrated and spoken about with pride. Part of the lesson sees the students creating their own ‘Identity Cubes’ which can be used as a display piece. Perfect for actively demonstrating SMSC. The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. It could be used by a KS3 or KS4 Citizenship, PSHE or Tutor group. This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, templates, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES

1 hour, fully resourced lesson which provides an overview and introduction to the different varieties of Islam. It examines not only Shi’ite and Sunni Islam, but also Wahhabism, Ibadi Islam and other, alternative, less well known groups. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for RE or Citizenship, or could be used as a standalone lesson as something different for a drop-down-day. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES

Focuses on traditions and beliefs, Christianity belief in God, symbols and holy books of world religions. Divided into two sections, one to be peer assessed, one to be given feedback by teacher using DIRT sheet. Complete with markscheme and peer assessment activity with answers. Complete lesson with 1 hour PowerPoint and additional worksheets (as well as other complete package lessons from this unit) are also available at my shop. All follow consistent format and style, differentiated to at least 3 levels and designed to meet Ofsted ‘Good’ or above.

Diwali resources - including lesson PowerPoint, game, worksheets and clips with differentiated questions and quiz. All three way differentiated and adaptable, including lesson, 6x differentiated worksheets, activities and interactive PowerPoint quiz with answers. Suitable for KS2/3 - loads to do for different abilities, includes card making game and instructions. Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core and everything is editable. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Check out our PSHE Packages on Tes here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE Complete KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete KS3 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack x68x Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

Complete 1 hour lesson all about Hanukkah. Includes fun dreidel making activity and video clips with accompanying activities. Includes starter handout and worksheets, suitable for KS3. Includes a variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core and differentiated to 4 levels. Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above Many more RE resources here:

A one hour lesson focusing on the arguments against God based n suffering and evil. It encourages students to consider a variety of philosophical arguments for and against God and to tackle them from different perspectives using new terminology. This was used in for GCSE RS Thematic Studies AQA (9-1) - but is adaptable for other exam boards or KS3. It is fully editable and includes essay preparation, quote analysis tasks, a variety of activities, a 12 mark practice question, clips and questions and is fully differentiated. It is mostly about Christianity with a focus on Islam as the religion of comparison. This pack includes a Powerpoint, worksheets, clips, all well differentiated. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

A fully-resourced introduction to Hinduism lesson suitable for KS3. The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint and information sheets, differentiated challenge activities and worksheets, clips tasks with questions and creative tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. This download also includes the scheme of work and assessment pack that go with the unit the lesson is taken from. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and challenging activities. The PowerPoint is in the ZIP file as it is large. The images have been uploaded to show what is in the lesson :) This pack is part of the EC Resources Complete KS3 RE Package, available here. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, Tutor Time and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES

Islam: The Qur'an. Lesson includes - a one hour PowerPoint, differentiated worksheets, clip - loads to do and all editable, suitable for KS3/4 and great as a introduction to the Qur'an. The lesson partly focuses on quotes from the Qur'an - some well known but some more unusual ones too. Fantastic for engagement and loads of challenge. Plenty of quotes to analyse if used for GCSE prep. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

1 hour, fully resourced lesson which provides an overview and introduction to the Amish, as an alternative religious movement. It compares the validity of Amish beliefs to more mainstream Christian ones and investigates what it’s like to live in the Amish community today. It examines criticisms as well as the Church in the words of believers. This lesson is the fifth in my ‘Alternative Religions and New Movements’ Unit - originally created for year 9, but easily amended for any KS3 / KS4 group. The lesson can easily be used in isolation, however. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for RE or History, or could be used as a standalone lesson as something different for a drop-down-day. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES

*CHRISTIANITY BELIEFS KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER* - Christianity Key Beliefs GCSE AQA - Revision Knowledge Organiser. Complete Knowledge Organiser for Christianity Key Beliefs and Teachings, GCSE AQA - (made for Spec A AQA but easily amended). Practices version can be found here: href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-christianity-practices-revision-11857120">Practices Knowledge Organiser It can easily be printed out and given to students without even having to explain any of the terminology as all explanation is here for them. There are lots of quotes for students to study and remember, all highlighted in bold with exact Bible references. There is a section for students to complete and RAG-rate as they study and test themselves, so they know what they need to come back to. It's A3 size and would work great as a revision poster for a student's wall at home. Check out loads more resources for RE and Citizenship GCSE Revision AQA at my store. Please leave me a review and I'll send you any other resource of your choice for free. You can also find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecteachresources/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ec_publishing

**NEW SPEC KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER **Christianity Practices GCSE AQA - Revision Knowledge Organiser. Complete Knowledge Organiser for GCSE AQA - (made for Spec A AQA but easily amended). It can easily be printed out and given to students without even having to explain any of the terminology as all explanation is here for them. There are lots of quotes for students to study and remember, all highlighted in bold with exact Bible references. There is a section for students to complete and RAG-rate as they study and test themselves, so they know what they need to come back to. It’s A3 size and would work great as a revision poster for a student’s wall at home. Please leave me a review and I’ll send you any other resource of your choice for free. If you like this, check out my other free or inexpensive RE and Citizenship GCSE AQA revision resources: Free and inexpensive RE resources

A lesson on the origins of Christmas and how it has evolved from the Pagan Yuletide to the Christian Christmas we know today. This pack includes a one hour, fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint, worksheets, clip tasks, activities, all differentiated three ways and editable. The lesson is easy to follow and fully differentiated. It could be used in RE, History or possibly Citizenship. It is created as a fun, one off lesson suitable for as the end of term is nearing and is suitable for KS3 or KS4. This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, templates, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE EC RESOURCES

Complete 1 hour lesson with starter handout and worksheet(s) Suitable for KS3 (made for Year 8) Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Differentiated to 3 levels or more Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above Video credited to Teachers TV Also includes end of term Christianity assessment. MORE KS3 RE RESOURCES HERE

A one hour lesson focusing on the status and treatment of women in religion. This was used in for GCSE RS Thematic Studies AQA (9-1) Component 2. It is fully editable and includes essay preparation, quote analysis tasks, a variety of activities, a 12 mark practice question, clips and questions and is fully differentiated. It is mostly about Christianity with a focus on Islam as the religion of comparison. This pack includes a Powerpoint, worksheets, clips, all well differentiated. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

Complete 1 hour lesson with starter handout and worksheet(s) Suitable for KS4 GCSE Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Differentiated to 3 levels or more

TWO x 1 hour lessons, fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated PSHE (or possibly RE) lessons for Prevent + PSHE 2020-23 guidelines. The lessons cover how easy it is to be tricked into following a cult, rather than a genuine religious organisation. Students will learn about the differences between cults and religions, what makes a good religious leader and how these qualities differ in cult leaders’ personalities. The lessons see students investigate five different figures from Islam, Christianity, Scientology, Buddhism and Heaven’s Gate. There is also a further focus on Heaven’s Gate as a typical example of a cult. The lessons include detailed PowerPoints, information, differentiated activities, clips tasks with questions and active task (where you see which students were tricked into a cult and which weren’t). These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. The PowerPoints are in the ZIP files. The images have been uploaded to show a few examples of the slides in the lessons :) Hundreds more free and inexpensive PSHE 2020, Tutor Time, RE, Citizenship, RSE and Careers + Finance resources at our store: EC RESOURCES Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk