COURSE CONTENT
Order and timing of topics throughout KS5– Religious Studies
Year 12 course outline
Autumn Term
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Autumn 1: Arguments for the existence of God and Evil and suffering, Ethics: Aristotle and
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Autumn 2: Religious Experience and Language, Ethics: Kant and Bentham
Spring Term
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Spring 1: Miracles, Fletcher and Meta-ethics
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Spring 2: Self, death and afterlife, Applications of natural moral law, situation ethics and virtue ethics, Conscience and Free will
Summer Term 1
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Summer 1: Hinduism Section A: Sources of wisdom and authority, Self, death and afterlife, ultimate reality and Good conduct and moral principles
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Summer 2: Hinduism: Expressions of religious Identity, Gender and sexuality
Year 13 course outline
Autumn Term
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Autumn 1: Hinduism and Science, The Challenge of Secularism
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Autumn 2: Hinduism Migration and Religious Pluralism
Spring Term
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Spring 1: Dialogues
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Spring 2: Revision and Exam Practice
Summer Term
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Summer 1: Revision and Exam Practice
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Summer 2: Exams
ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK
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PIP1 Y12: Ethics and Philosophy of Religion (Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Arguments for the Existence of God and Evil and Suffering)
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PIP2 Y12: Ethics and Philosophy of Religion
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PIP1 Y13: Hinduism
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PIP2 Y13: Dialogues
HOW PARENETS CAN HELP
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Check in on students (including their mental health)
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Support their children in their decision to choose A Level RS and/or Philosophy (please check information below about careers).
HOME LEARNING & ONLINE RESOURCE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNZ7Ch-fJ8&t=806s – Design Argument
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QeEgadxFSk – Cosmological Argument
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-C5mwBK-Fg – Ontological Argument
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Introduction to the Problem of Evil (youtube.com) – Problem of Evil and
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Suffering (additional, shorted videos)
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DESIGN ARGUMENT (A LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES AQA) (youtube.com)
EXTRA-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES
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Revision Retreat during Easter
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Summer School
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
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Law
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Medicine
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Politics and Diplomacy
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Journalism
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Academia (school to university)
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Civil Service
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Finance
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Counsellor
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International Aid/Mediator