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| Subject Information | |
| Head of Department | Mrs L Pemberton |
| re@christtheking-school.com | |
| Exam Board | EDEXCEL GCSE Religious Studies A |
Welcome to RE
The Religious Education Department aims to equip all pupils with the skills so that can achieve their full potential at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
We aim to ensure that pupils are able to reflect on their own beliefs and spirituality.
Every pupil is given the opportunity to uncover and examine the Catholic faith and Christian community they belong to. Through their studies, pupils will also be given the opportunity to explore other World Religions.
Through our teaching we will focus on developing pupils’ literacy and creative skills, so enabling pupils to engage with others confidently regardless of religion, culture or background.
In the Autumn Term 2013, the school and department underwent an Archdiocese Section 48 Inspection and the school was described as a Good Catholic School with many outstanding features.
Curriculum Content to follow
| Information |
| Religious Settlement in Elizabethan England |
Course Details
Exam board: Edexcel
Edexcel GCSE Full Course
About the Course
There are three areas of religion to be studied over the course of Year 9, 10 and 11.
Paper 1—Study of Religion—Catholic Christianity
Content:
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Beliefs and teachings
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Practices
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Sources of Wisdom and Authority
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Forms of expression and ways of life.
Paper 2—Study of second religion—Judaism
Content:
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Beliefs and teachings
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Practices
Paper 3—Philosophy and Ethics (Catholic Christianity)
Content:
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Existence of God
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Marriage and the family
Assessment
Pupils will be entered for the GCSE examination, which will be a single tier entry. All pupils will sit the same exam and be graded 1—9.
The qualification is 100% examination.
Paper 1—Study of Religion—Catholic Christianity
Exam—1 hour 45 mins = 118 marks
Paper 2—Study of second Religion—Judaism
Exam— 50 mins = 59 marks
Paper 3—Philosophy and Ethics
Exam—50 mins = 59 marks
Progression routes for GCSE Religious Studies
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A Level courses in Philosophy and Ethics, Religious Studies.
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Level 2/3 courses in General RE
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Careers in Law, Medicine, Civil Service, Education, Healthcare professional, Politics, Management, Teaching, Counselling.