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Subject:
Religious Education
Levels Taught:
KS3
GCSE/KS4
Post 16
Staff:
Mrs L McFarlane – (HOD)
Ms K Lawther
Mrs S Cummings
KS3:
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The curriculum for Religious Education in Cullybackey College is defined by the Department of Education, as well as the four main Christian Churches in Northern Ireland within the Core Syllabus for Religious Education. Religious Education also has a role to play within the context of the revised NI curriculum through presenting young people with opportunities to develop their personal understanding and enhance their spiritual and ethical awareness.
Topics covered within RE classes at Key Stage 3 include:
Year 8
- My Identity
- The Bible
- Abraham
- Moses
Year 9
- Life in the Time of Jesus
- Judaism: An Overview
- Jesus’ Relationship with others
- Jesus’ Miracles
Year 10
- Islam: An Overview
- Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
- Pentecost and the Holy Spirit
- The Early Church
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GCSE/KS4:
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CCEA FULL COURSE GCSE
Year 11
Unit 6: An Introduction to Christian Ethics
This unit introduces students to ethics in the study of religion. Students explore personal and family issues, matters of life and death, developments in bioethics, contemporary issues in Christianity and modern warfare.
Pupils will complete an examination based on this module at the end of Year 11
Year 12
Unit 5: Christianity through a Study of the Gospel of Mark
This unit introduces students to five themes in the life and ministry of Jesus, as portrayed in Mark’s Gospel. Students enhance their knowledge and understanding of, and ability to evaluate, key passages. They should consider these passages both within the religious, political, social and cultural context of Jesus’ time, and in terms of how they influence contemporary Christian lifestyle in all its diversity.
Pupils will complete an examination based on this module at the end of Year 12
OCN NI Level 2 Award/Certificate in Religious Studies
The OCN NI Level 2 Award and Certificate in Religious Studies are designed for learners who wish to develop knowledge and understanding in religious studies in order to recognise religious choices people make based around faith practices within different religions in today’s society. It is intended that learners will develop empathy, respect and awareness of other religious beliefs and cultural diversity as they are applied in everyday life situations. These qualifications provide learners from different religions with opportunities to examine their own faith practices and those of others in the context of the units provided. By continuous assessment through building a portfolio, learners will be more motivated and engaged to successfully complete the qualification. Units to be studied include: Addiction, Charity and Religious Charities, Exploring Personal Identity and Faith, Exploring Religious Traditions within Own Community, Life and Death Issues, Life of a Famous Person of Faith, Marriage and Divorce, Prejudice and Reconciliation and World Faith.
The assessment for this qualification is Pass/Fail. A pass is the equivalent to a Grade C at GCSE level.
GCSE/KS4:
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Post 16:
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CCEA A-LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Year 13
Textual Studies
AS 1: An Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
Systematic Study of One Religion
AS 4: The Origins and Development of the Early Christian Church to AD 325
Year 14
Textual Studies
A2 1: Themes in the Synoptic Gospels
Systematic Study of One Religion
A2 4: Themes in the Early Church and the Church Today
Post 16:
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