This pack was created for home study during the coronavirus outbreak. Please note that textbooks were given to our students. However, there is a scanned copy of the Hodder Education Eduqas Route A RE book available online which could be used by students to complete this work. This work is 4 x double lessons (4 x 1 hr 40) covering evil and suffering.

The lesson looks at Christian and Muslim views on homosexuality and a range of viewpoints in each religion. Includes quotes specified in the new spec and the use of sources. Extended writing opportunity included.

Students had a general lesson on inequality, prejudice and discrimination before this lesson (available on TES) which provided the groundwork for this lesson. In this lesson students look at Christian and Muslim responses to racism through religious teachings and the actions of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Includes exam practice. All resources included in PPT.

This lesson looks briefly at the religious demography of the UK and the importance of studying RE. Course outline is for the WJEC/Eduqas Route A course.

This lesson looks at Muslim and Christian attitudes to contraception, differing views in each religion and types of contraception. Taught over a double period with extended writing opportunity. If you wish to give students extra notes after the Islam video then photocopy information from a textbook. I have used pages 80-1 in the EDEXCEL Religious Studies Religion and Life Christianity & Islam text book.

This lesson looks at what inequality, prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination is, causes of racism and Christian responses to it.

Lesson is on Christian marriage. Looks at why Christians get married (including religious teaching specified in new WJEC course), the wedding ceremony, meaning of vows, views on marriage outside the religious tradition and teachings of the Church of England Synod.

Lesson looks at forgiveness with a focus on Gee Walker, Sally Dowler and Julie Nicholson. Students complete fact files for each mother and suggest reasons why their opinions differ. Religious teachings included. Long answer question at the end.

Lesson looks at arranged and forced marriages and the differences between them. Looks at characteristics of both types of marriages, defines key terms, debate and a documentary about forced marriages. Differentiation included.

This lesson looks at Desmond Tutu and what motivated him to fight for racial equality. Lesson looks at what racism and apartheid is and uses sources to investigate motivations for Tutu’s actions. Includes extended writing opportunity.

This lesson looks at the role of women in Islam and Christianity. There are 2 slightly different lessons based on the focus of each. One (Women in Religion PPT) is about the status of women in the religions and if religions are discriminatory. The other (Women in Religion 10 PPT) is about women in roles of authority and worship in Islam and Christianity. The Twitter feed mentioned is not my resource and can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/women-in-christianity-11040384

Lesson looks at Islamic Marriage in context of new WJEC GCSE spec. Includes needed religious teachings, features of the ceremony, how Muslims select partners and key terms. H/L asks them to look at temporary marriage from Sunni and Shia perspectives.

Lesson looks at Christian, Muslim and Humanist views on the soul and afterlife. Includes creative work. If you wish for students to add additional information to their notes after the video then provide them with a book that details the 3 views. The page numbers reference on the PPT are for the new WJEC book.

This lesson looks at: What euthanasia is (and other related terms using examples) What doctors might say about euthanasia based on Hippocratic Oath Comprehension on Singer and Dignity in Dying (differentiated) Debate with stimuli from a non-religious view (differentiated) Please check notes on slides as some have additional information.

Lesson was planned for the new WJEC spec. Information about viewpoints is in the PPT. Lesson looks at: What capital punishment is Where practices it and asks them to consider why Key facts about capital punishment Capital punishment in the UK Liberal/Conservative/Quaker Christian views, majority/abolition Muslim views, Humanists, non-religious views Exam question

This lesson looks at: Evangelism, Mission, Church Growth, Persecution and Reconciliation. You will need access to the textbook for this lesson.

These are tests and model answers that were created to be used as mock papers and revision tools for Y11. Papers/Sections included: Issues of Relationships Issues of Life and Death Study of Christianity Study of Islam

This lesson is the first in an oracy-based KS3 RE programme taught in single periods (50 minutes). It looks at the history of religion, how they are related and why there are different religions. Oracy-based RE allows students to explore key concepts and issues in RE whilst developing their oracy and group skills.

This is a lesson on Christian views on creation which focuses on the 2 Genesis stories and comparing and contrasting them. Includes: WALTS and WILFS DARTS Exam questions Home learning Differentiation Formative assessment

This is a lesson that introduces humanism and its core principles. It also explains the difference between atheism and humanism. Includes: WALTS and WILFS Formative assessment Home learning Differentiation L4L activities