Religion and Philosophy
Subject intent
We want our philosophers to know and understand key religious beliefs and practices from some of the world religions. We want them to be able to understand and evaluate the impact belief has on people’s actions in both their religious practices and interactions with others. We want them to be able to listen to others, take on differing viewpoints, be able to articulate arguments and form justified conclusions.
Brief overview of thinking behind KS3 cumulation and progression of knowledge
Our RP curriculum’s sequencing introduces students to several different religious and non religious beliefs and/or practices, progressively building on knowledge so students can develop their understanding and ability to evaluate and make informed judgements.
Link to KS4 specification
GCSE Religious Studies | Eduqas
GCSE Specification Template (eduqas.co.uk)
Curriculum plan
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 | |
Year 11 | Christian Practices | Islamic Practices | Relationships | Life and Death | Revision | Final exams |
Year 10 | Good and Evil | Christian Beliefs | Islamic Beliefs | Human Rights | ||
Year 9 | Changemakers: activism | Christian Beliefs | Islamic Beliefs | What happens when we disagree? Persecution | What happens when we # disagree? War | |
Year 8 | Evil and Suffering | Christian Practices | Islamic Practices | The Afterlife | Meet the Philosophers- Introduction to Western Philosophy | |
Year 7 | Stories of the prophets | Who is Jesus? | Who is Muhammad? | Who are the Gurus? | Who is the Buddha? |