The RP curriculum at KS3 has three overarching themes which could be roughly described as historical, metaphysical and ethical.
In Year 7, we start with an introduction to the philosophy of religion and logic and then historical depth studies of Judaism, Christian theology and Hindu metaphysics.
In Year 8 we investigate Buddhist metaphysics and ethics, the epistemologies of mystics, Plato, Aristotle and Descartes, the evolution of the Christian Church and logical fallacies.
In Year 9 we critically examine materialist and sceptical writings (Marx, Nietzsche and Dawkins), Islamism and the sociology of religion (Weber and Durkheim), normative ethical theory (i.e., Virtue Ethics, Natural Law and Kant) and Thinking and Reasoning Skills units that draw upon case studies from quantum physics, social psychology, economics and the Holocaust.
Although critical thinking and logic are taught and assessed in particular units, these skills and processes are presupposed in all lessons. Students are also expected to employ the grammatical, interpretative and rhetorical skills they have learnt in English and Latin also. All of the great philosophers and theologians you study in RP were extensively trained in logic, grammar and rhetoric (the Trivium) and your ability to understand their arguments is dependent on your grasp of these skills.