An amazing selection of resources of Law and Religious Studies. Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
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An amazing selection of resources of Law and Religious Studies. Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
All our resources are created with love and care, we take pride in ensuring that they are beautiful to look at, because how are we expected to learn if things aren't pretty?
Topic: Causation (Tort Law)
Unit: Tort Law
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on causation under tort law. This lesson covers all the basics of causation as well as more complex issues such as the thin skull rule. This is designed to be taught over several lessons and can easily be split into the standard three lessons per week.
This is designed for Eduqas but will suit other exam boards. There are practice questions included with plans.
Tort Law Top Trumps resource is also included as this is required for this lesson. This will need to be printed (I have mine laminated to be used again).
There is also a homework activity included.
Lesson Includes
Starters: 4
Main Activities: 4
Challenge Points: 8
Practice Questions: 2
Knowledge Checks: 2
Plenaries: 4
Topic: Public Nuisance
Unit: Tort Law
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on public nuisance. This is part of the tort law unit of A-Level Law. This lesson is designed to be taught across several lessons and has appropriate starters and plenaries throughout.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well.
Includes several practice questions with plans to help support.
Lesson Activities
Starters: 2
Main Activities: 6
Challenge Points:
Knowledge Checks:
Practice Essays: 1
Plenaries: 3
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: Influences of Religious Experience
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Influences of 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: 3
Main Activities: 8
Knowledge Checks: 4
Challenge Points: 5
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: Intuitionism
Unit: Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
Marks: 20 Marks
This is a great DIRT activity for students who are studying intuitionism. This is a fill the gaps model answer for a 20 mark essay question on intuitionism.
The fill the gaps is nice and colourful with space for students to fill in the missing word. Key words have been removed including the names of philosophers, words from quotes and key words.
There is a complete model answer included to check answers.
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: Chanukah
Level: Key Stage Three
Unit: Judaism
This is a great end of term lesson for the Autumn term. It focuses on the topic of Chanukah and is designed to fit into a Judaism scheme of work.
Students are expected to have some prior knowledge of Judaism although this can only be a few lessons.
The lesson goes through the history of Chanukah as well as some of the traditions. It then allows students to spend time making Chanukah cards.
Lesson Activities
**Starter: **Guess Who?
Activity One: Watch video and write summary of the story of Chanukah
Activity Two: Pick two things Jews do during Chanukah and explain why they do them
Main Activity: Make Chanukah cards
Plenary: Blooket (link provided)
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.
Exam Board: AQA
Paper: Paper 1: The Study of Religions
Religions: Christianity and Islam
This is a last minute revision lesson for students taking GCSE Religious Studies Paper 1. This is designed for those studying Christianity and Islam.
Starter Activity: Key Word Definitions
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
The main activity is a revision challenge. There are 32 activities split evenly between Christianity & Islam and Practices & Beliefs.
Each activity is worth a different amount of points.
Students have to go around the room and earn as many points as they can. They can complete whichever activities they choose.
You will need to print out one copy of each activity (I recommend laminating them for future use).
There are also further worksheets and templates that you will need to print.
You will also need to print some copies of Past Papers for a few of the activities! Please go through each activity and check you have the required resources in advance of the lesson!
The person with the most points gets a prize.
Plenary: Unscramble the quote
Topic: Christian Responses to Poverty (Liberation Theology)
Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity
Marks: 50 Marks (20 + 30)
Exam Board: Eduqas
The essay is on Liberation Theology and forms part of the Ethics unit of A-Level Religious Studies.
This is a past paper question from 2019 and consists of both a 20 mark and 30 mark question with a total of 50 marks. Students should be given approximately 50 minutes to answer this under timed conditions.
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: 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: Psychiatric Injury
Unit: Tort Law
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on psychiatric injury. This is part of the tort law unit of A-Level Law. This lesson is designed to be taught across several lessons.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well.
Includes practice questions with plans to help support. Additional resources are also included (plenary lightbulb and plenary dice). These require printing and you need to assemble the dice.
Lesson Activities
Starters: 2
Main Activities: 4
Challenge Points: 1
Knowledge Checks: 1
Practice Essays: 2
Plenaries: 2
UPDATE
This lesson has now been updated in line with the recent Supreme Court decision in Paul & Ors v Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2024), the previous lesson only paid reference to the Court of Appeal decision in this case
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)
Unit: Paper 3: Religion & Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a last minute revision lesson on religion and ethics. 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 Ethics
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
Write down four things they remembered, four things they were reminded of and four things they learned
Topic: Situation Ethics - Application (Polyamory & Homosexuality)
Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the application of Situation Ethics to polyamory and homosexuality. 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.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 6
Small Activities: 1
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 3
Practice Essays: 1
This mock exam is designed for students who have been taught over a split teacher and have not completed a full unit for Christianity or Ethics.
Paper: Paper 1 & 3
Exam Board: Eduqas
Paper Length: 2 Hours
Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity, Religion & Ethics
Students should be given 2 hours to complete this paper. They will also need lined paper/answer booklets to write their answers in.
In order to take this paper students will need to have studied some of ethics and Christianity. You can see the topics for each question below to ensure they have covered it as part of your course.
Part A = Religion and Ethics
Part B = Christianity
Suitable for January mock exams for Year 12.
Students answer two questions.
Questions
Question 1 (50 Marks): Divine Command Theory
Question 2 (50 Marks): Virtue Theory
Question 3 (50 Marks): Atonement
Question 4 (50 Marks): Faith and Works
Question 5 (50 Marks): Bible as a Source of Wisdom & Authority in Daily Life
Students have to answer:
2x 50 Mark Questions
Total Marks = 100