AQA GCSE

Religious Studies

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GCSE Religious Studies provides students with the opportunity to:

Develop their knowledge, skills and

understanding of religion by exploring the significance and impact of beliefs, teachings,

sources, practices, ways of life and forms of expressing meaning.

Develop their analytical and evaluative skills through studying various aspects of religion and belief including their significance and influence on global issues.

Express their personal responses and informed insights on fundamental questions and issues about identity, belonging, meaning, purpose, truth, values and commitments.

Paper 1: The study of religions: beliefs, teachings and practices.

Written exam 1 hour and 45 minutes, 96 marks

(plus 6 marks for SPaG)

50% of GCSE

In this unit students will study the beliefs, teachings and practices from two of the following:

Buddhism/Islam/Christianity/

Catholic Christianity/Hinduism/ Judaism/Sikhism.

Christianity and Catholic Christianity is a prohibitedcombination.

Paper 2:Thematic studies

Written exam 1 hour and

45minutes, 96 marks ( plu s 3 for SPaG) 50% of GCSE

In this unit students will study the following:

Either four religious, philosophical and ethical studies themes or two religious, philosophical and ethical studies themes and two textual studies themes.

Religious, philosophical and ethical studies themes:

Theme A: Relationships and families.

Theme B: Religion and life.

Theme C: The existence of God and revelation.

Theme D: Religion, peace and conflict.

Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment.

Theme F: Religion, human rights and social justice.

Textual studies themes:

Theme G: St Mark's Gospel the life of Jesus.

Theme H: St Mark's Gospel as a source of religious, moral and spiritual truths.

Studying RE leads to an understanding of where people’s beliefs come from.

An understanding of why people view the world differently.
An examination of some of the fundamental questions of life, and the weighing up of different beliefs, opinions and experiences.

All of this helps students to work out their own view about how to live life and the ability to relate beliefs, values and experiences of others to their own experience of life.