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Creative Religious Education resources for key stages 3 and 4 which draw on an experiential pedagogical perspective.

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Creative Religious Education resources for key stages 3 and 4 which draw on an experiential pedagogical perspective.
Pilgrimage mini assessment lesson
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Pilgrimage mini assessment lesson

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This lesson brings together previous study on pilgrimage (Intro, Holy Land and Lourdes and homework). Using the requirements of the new edexcel exam guidelines students create an information booklet on their chosen site of pilgrimage.
The nativity
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The nativity

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This lesson looks at the nativity. It begins with an annotation task and moves onto to look at the problem of prophecy. Students need to have some knowledge of the nativity for his lesson to be successful. Links to new GCSE RS edexcel syllabus
Advent
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Advent

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This lesson first looks at the practical and emotional preparations that are involved in the advent period before considering the theological significance in relation to the fall and Jesus’ birth.
Pilgrimage
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Pilgrimage

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These lessons on pilgrimage include an introduction to pilgrimage, pilgrimage to Lourdes, the Holy Land and a mini assessment. These lessons include a range of tasks to help students understand and explore the relevance and history of pilgrimage in Christian traditions. These lessons relate to the new Edexcel GCSE syllabus within the 'Living a Christian Life' section.
Evil and Suffering
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Evil and Suffering

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This bundle of lessons includes the power points for a whole scheme of work on evil and suffering. The lessons range from an introduction to the idea of evil, through to an exploration of the nature of God, responses to the problem of evil, Buddhist perspectives and an assessment task. These lessons are interactive and include many tasks that encourage students to develop their oral/discussion skills. These lessons can be used at KS3 or 4 and strongly support the the Edexcel GCSE syllabus.
The Sacraments
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The Sacraments

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The four lessons included in this bundle cover the Christian sacraments. Lessons are focused on the sacraments of holy communion, ordination and confession but homework tasks cover baptism and death rites. The lessons include a range of activities, some of which are differentiated in order to support students in developing their knowledge and understanding of the importance of the sacraments. These lessons link to the new Edexcel GCSE syllabus.
Transplant surgery
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Transplant surgery

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This bundle includes an introductory lesson on transplant surgery as well as lessons that explore the Islamic and Christian approaches to transplant surgery. These lessons include a range of tasks to help engage students including cases studies that can be used as a platform for lively discussion.
Christmas
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Christmas

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These lessons explore the Christmas through the significance of advent, the nativity story and a reflection on Christmas' meaning in secular/capitalist society. These lesson contain a range of tasks, some of which are differentiated. Can be used in connection to the new edxcel GCSE syllabus.
War
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War

4 Resources
This bundle includes an introductory lesson on just war, a lesson on why wars occur which draws upon real examples, a lesson on Islam and war which includes a focus on the differing interpretations of jihad and a lesson on Christianity and forgiveness which explores the theological reasoning for forgiveness. Links to edexcel syllabus.
Judaism
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Judaism

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These lessons explore Judaism through some of the major ancient Biblical events such as the founding of the covenant, the destruction of Soloman's Temple and the beginning of the Diaspora, through to more contemporary issues relating to stereotyping and antisemitism. The lessons include a range of interactive tasks that help students to engage experientially with some of the key narratives of Jewish history and identity as an ethnic and religious group.
Christian rites of passage
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Christian rites of passage

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These lessons look at 4 major rites of passage within the Christian tradition: baptism, confirmation, weddings and funerals. The structure of the lessons aims encourage students to think about the history and symbolism associated with these events and to assess whether some of the traditions need modernising.
Crime and Punishment
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Crime and Punishment

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These three lessons explore the differing theories of punishment (deterrence, rehabilitation, reform and retribution) and capital punishment; first through reflecting on the morality of capital punishment by looking at high profile murder cases and then investigating differing Christian attitudes to state sanctioned executions.
Confession - without lesson plan
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Confession - without lesson plan

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This lesson looks at the importance of confession particularly within the Catholic tradition. It uses a range of activities to explore this idea including an extract from a famous novel.
Eucharist - without lesson plan
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Eucharist - without lesson plan

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This lesson looks at the eucharist. It asks students to reflect on the theological background of this sacraments and why it is important for Christians today. Includes a picture analysis activity A video clip extracts from the gospels An exam question Links to new GCSE RS edexcel syllabus
Nativity - without lesson plan
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Nativity - without lesson plan

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This lesson looks at the nativity. It begins with an annotation task and moves onto to look at the problem of prophecy. Students need to have some knowledge of the nativity for his lesson to be successful. Links to new GCSE RS edexcel syllabus
Christmas and its commercialisation - without lesson plan
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Christmas and its commercialisation - without lesson plan

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This lesson begins by looking at some of the traditional symbolism used at Christmas time to represent the nativity. This task gauges how informed students are about the Christian aspects of the festival before moving to reflect on the issue of commercialization.
Intro to Christian pilgrimage - without lesson plan
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Intro to Christian pilgrimage - without lesson plan

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This lesson provides an introduction to the idea of pilgrimage within the Christian tradition. It urges students to reflect on the meaning and purpose of spiritual journeys with the help of a video clip and a range of activities. Links to new RS edexcel syllabus
Worship - without lesson plan
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Worship - without lesson plan

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This lesson is the first of two which look at Christian acts of worship. The lesson focus’ on getting students to think about acts of worship outside of church, specifically art and music. There is also an exercise on praise which aims to give students experiential knowledge on why this is important. Links to new edexcel RS GCSE syllabus. Some differentiated resources are included.
Pilgrimage to Lourdes - without lesson plan
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Pilgrimage to Lourdes - without lesson plan

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This lesson looks at Lourdes as a site of pilgrimage for Christians. It considers events in the life of Bernadette Soubirous as well as urging students to consider the rituals and spiritual healing that some Christians experience as a consequence of making a pilgrimage to this site. Links to new edexcel RS syllabus
Intro to the sacraments - without lesson plan
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Intro to the sacraments - without lesson plan

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This lesson serves as an introduction to the 7 sacraments of the Catholic church. It encourages students to reflect on the idea of ‘outward expressions of inward grace’ through a range of activities. This lesson links to the new RS GCSE syllabus and includes some differentiated resources.