This is the introduction lesson to Aquinas’ Natural Law. Filled with fast paced activities to keep the students engaged and retaining as much information as possible with pit stop checks throughout. Containing: Brief introduction to Aquinas’ inspiration from Aristotle. Aquinas’ 4 categories of law. Discussion questions about what they believe to be natural. Primary precepts. Secondary precepts.

Structure of lesson- Begin with a recap of the Hedonic Calculus Analyse the critiques of Bentham’s Act Utilitarianism. Introduce John Stuart Mill. Harm Principle Quality of Pleasures Rule Utilitarianism Universality and Harm Principle Finish with a quiz to check knowledge. This resource also comes with a worksheet on all the areas covered in the power point. I had done this lesson with my A Level classes for the last two years and have finished with a high success rate of understanding the content. Please leave a review if you find this useful!

Hi all, In this lesson we look at- Qualities of God’s commands Examples of God’s commands Initial evaluation of the Divine Command Theory The Euthyphro Dilemma Adam’s modified Divine Command Theory. If you find this lesson helpful, please write a review! Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this lesson students learn about the two main denominations of Islam, how the division began, alongside the similarities and differences between the two types of Muslims. If you find this lesson useful, please leave a review! Best wishes, Liz

Hi there, This resource is great for students to use whilst they are learning the content, as a great way to structure their work or as a consolidation tool once they have come to the end of their topic. The summary sheets can be used to help fill in the consolidation sheets! My students have loved using these resources. If you find this useful, please leave a review. Best wishes, Liz

In this lesson students are introduced to Jeremy Bentham and the Principle of Utility. There are interactive activities for the students to complete during this lesson to keep them engaged and a mind map structure provided to ensure that the students organise their notes well. There are videos to aid the learning during this lesson and the topics covered are featured on the cover image of this resource. Please review this resource if you find it useful for yourself and your students!

Hi all, In this lesson we look at: Recap quiz Critiques against the Divine Command Theory. Diagram to structure arguments Mix and match to recall arguments. This resource also includes a lesson on breaking down an essay question and planning your own response. If you find this lesson useful, please write a review. Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this lesson you will look at ethical discussions surrounding morality. With criminal case studies and opportunities to categories crimes, this lesson will certainly stir up conversation! Tried and tested on GCSE and A Level classes. Have fun, Liz

This worksheet is designed for the students to collate the main points, quotes, dates, books and scholars who are in support of Anselm’s ontological argument.

In this work sheet the students are guided through the basics on Natural Law, including quotes; who is Thomas Aquinas; and what the primary precepts are. This is a great resource for GCSE students or AS/A Level!

Hi there, In this lesson the students- Discuss animal testing for cosmetic and medical purposes Learn facts and statistics about animal testing Applying Act and Rule Utilitarianism to this ethical issue Are introduced to Singer’s Preference Utilitarianism Great opportunity for discussions in this lesson along with learning exam content. The A Level WJEC/Eduqas exam textbook is not attached as I do not own the right. I hope you find this lesson useful! Warm wishes, Liz

In this lesson the students look at the strengths and weaknesses of Natural Law and apply the theory to abortion and euthanasia. Also included: Introduction to how to plan a 30 mark essay. What is a thesis? How do you write an introduction? Revision sheets on essay writing. Revision activity on applying the theory. This lesson takes essay writing step by step to avoid overwhelming the students with the necessary requirements of the exam board. As this is the end of the topic, this lesson also comes with a check list of the Natural Law content, the exam specification and stimulus for writing a 20 mark response.

In this A Level session the students are introduced to- Who was Carl Jung? Jung’s inspirations 3 levels to the psyche What are archetypes? What are the 4 major archetypes? Individuation How religion is necessary for personal growth Strengths and weaknesses of the theory Revision consolidation sheet A revision work book to be reading and filling in after the lesson I delivered this session to my Y13 students and it left them feeling confident with Jung’s attitude towards religion and how it is similar but very different to Freud. Please leave a review, it helps give me an idea of what other teachers/students find useful so I can create more content! Many thanks, Liz

Hi all, Here is the Virtue Ethics lessons, I have used over the past two years for my A Level students. They have found these lessons very helpful. They include: First Lesson (25 slides)- Vice and virtues- the golden mean Examples of virtues Categories of virtues What is eudaimonia? Podcast to add to students understanding of Virtue Ethics Second Lesson (11 slides)- Jesus beautitudes Strengths and weaknesses of Virtue Ethics Third lesson (9 slides)- Breaking down a essay question Generating ideas for points to include Giving students a court room analogy to understand argument and counter arguments you need to provide for essay. If you find this resource useful, please leave a review! Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this ethical discussion lesson we will be looking at if people ever are truly in control of their life. With a case study to analyse, the tragedy of Oedipus to discover, this session will certainly stir up conversation! Ensure that you set ground rules at the start of each lesson to ensure that everyone is respectful of each other’s views. Have fun, Liz

Wanting to have a discussion based lesson with your class to help build your evaluation skills? This lesson introduces students to two ethical problems- Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem and Bernard William’s Organ Transplant analogy! This lesson can be great to use in a form time to hear the contrasting views of your students or you could spend the full hour on this lesson. Optional struture- One half of the room focus on one analogy, discuss it with peers, and then vote. Afterwards, they could teach the other half of the classroom the analogy and the others can then discuss what would be the right thing to do. From there, you could have a whole class discussion on the most ethical thing to do! Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Best wishes, Liz

In this fast paced, engaging lesson we deepen our understanding of Natural Law which Aquinas’ concept of real + apparent goods and the virtues. Lesson containing: Discussion questions. Activities on the virtues. Checking for understanding throughout. Find real and apparent goods activity free download in my shop.

This is a complete lesson covering: Freud’s background Introduction to psychoanalysis- id; ego and superego Religion as a collective neurosis Religion as a neurosis- Oedipus Complex and Primal Horde Religion as an Illusion- Wish Fulfilment and reaction against helplessness Freud key words A worksheet the students can fill in whilst the lesson is being taught This lesson is accompanied by an exam question at the end and an A4 revision page on consolidating questions all on Freud. This lesson also looks at the case studies supporting the Oedipus Complex! In between the content there are also activities to check with how much information the students have remembered. I will be using this lesson with my Y13’s this year, please leave a review on how you found it. Warm wishes, Liz

In this lesson students are guided step by step how to break down a WJEC/Eduqas exam board question. This will be useful for all exam boards, though, and clearly guides student through how to answer a essay response which consists of 5 paragraphs. The question they are looking at is based around Jeremy Bentham’s form of Utilitarianism. Look at the cover photo to show you the structure of the lesson.