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RE at Carre’s

Religious Education is part of the Humanities faculty. As a department we seek to promote the spiritual, moral and philosophical dimensions of human existence to enable students develop their own spiritual and philosophical beliefs and moral values whilst remaining sensitive to the views and beliefs of others.

During their RE lessons pupils are given the opportunity to

• acquire knowledge and understanding of the beliefs and practices of Christianity and other world religions
• be aware of and respond to life experiences and the questions they raise
• to evaluate the significance of religious concepts, beliefs and practices through an ability to express personal opinions based on the use of appropriate evidence and argument
• develop sensitivity towards the beliefs of other people.

Courses

Religious Education is open to all at Carre’s…..it matters not whether a pupil is a believer, non-believer, or is just sitting on the fence making up his mind. We use a variety of teaching and learning activities, including: discussion; group work; case studies; questionnaires; research; art work; reflection and the development of listening and thinking and reasoning skills.

Schemes of Work

Key Stage 3

Our Key Stage 3 course uses the QCA Scheme of Work units as a basis for planning and to supplement the Lincolnshire Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education.

In Year 7 we include the following units of work:

• What is RE?
• What is the ‘Big Story’ told in the Bible?
• What does Justice mean to Christians?
• Who was Gotama Buddha?
• Religious figure (generic)
• What are we doing to the environment?
• Is it right to eat animals?

In Year 8 the following units are included:

• Symbolism on belief and practice
• Beliefs and practices
• What makes a gurdwara special? nd how Sikhs worship
• Visiting a synagogue and what does it mean to belong to the Jewish community?
• What does Jesus’ Incarnation mean for Christians?
• What does Jesus’ resurrection mean for Christians?

In Year 9 the following units are included:

• Why is it sometimes hard to believe in God?
• Has science ditched God?
• Does suffering make it impossible to believe inGod?
• Good verses evil!
• From life to death: where are we going?
• Technology – beauty or beast?

Key Stage 4

At Key Stage 3 we offer both the AQA Philosophy Ethics Short and Long Courses. The Long Course has been particularly successful: we have had three students who have been ranked in the top five in the country which is a terrific achievement and a testimony to their hard work.

Short Course Unit 4 Religious Philosophy and Ultimate Questions

Topics studied:

• Arguments for the Existence of God
• Revelation
• The Problems of Evil and Suffering
• Immortality
• Miracles
• Science and Religion

Long Course

In addition to Unit 4 we study Unit 3 Religion and Morality

Topics studied:

• Religious Attitudes to Matters of Life (Medical Ethics)
• Religious Attitudes to the Elderly and Death
• Religious Attitudes to Drug Abuse
• Religious Attitudes to Crime and Punishment
• Religious Attitudes to Rich and Poor in Society
• Religious Attitudes to World Poverty

Key Stage 5

At Key Stage 5 we offer the AQA Philosophy and Ethics Course. The teaching is shared between Carre’s Grammar School where Philosophy of Religion is taught and Kesteven and Sleaford Girls’ High School where Ethics is taught. This is a very popular option with a high uptake which requires two classes.

AS Unit D Religion, Philosophy and Science (Taught at Carre’s)

• Miracles
• Creation
• The Design Argument
• Quantum Mechanics and a Religious World View

A2 Unit 3B Philosophy of Religion (Taught at Carre’s)

• Ontological Argument
• Religious language
• Body,soul and Personal identity
• The problem of evil

A2 Unit 4 Religion and Human Experience

The teaching of this Unit will be shared on an annual basis. At Carre’s we will study the following topic:

• Life, Death and Beyond