Avonbourne School
A Business & Enterprise College
KS4 information
All pupils study a GCSE Short Course in Religious Studies (WJEC), except those who choose to do the Religious Studies Full Course (OCR). The results are excellent in both these GCSE courses as many pupils are able to apply their thinking skills (which we develop throughout KS3) to the evaluation questions.
There is no coursework in the WJEC Short Course syllabus. In the OCR Full Course Option the students do two pieces of coursework, one for each religion studied, which count towards 20% of their final grade.
SUBJECT: RELIGIOUS STUDIES
OUTLINE of CONTENT - WJEC SHORT COURSE
Year 10
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TERM 1
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TERM 2
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TERM 3
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Identify and Belonging
Who am I? What influences me?
What do I belong to?
How do I show I belong to a group / community? Celebration. Free will. Duty
Assessment
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Is it fair?
Justice. What do we mean by prejudice and discrimination? Why are people prejudiced?
- Racism
- Gender
What do we need and what do we want?
- Rights and duties
- Attitudes towards money and wealth
Assessment
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Our World
What makes us human? How are humans different from animals? What do we mean by a soul? Why are we here? How did our universe begin?
Christian and Muslim beliefs. Scientific theories. How should we care for the environment and animals?
Assessment
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Year 11
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TERM 1
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TERM 2
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TERM 3
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Looking for Meaning
Questions about God
The Sanctity of Life
Suicide and Euthanasia
Death and Beyond
Assessment
MOCK EXAMS
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Relationships
Commitment and Responsibilities
Sexual Relationships
Love
Marriage and Alternatives
Divorce
Assessment
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Revision
EXAM – May
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OUTLINE of CONTENT GCSE OPTION OCR FULLCOURSE
Year 10
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TERM 1
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TERM 2
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TERM 3
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Judaism
Jewish beliefs
Major Divisions within Judaism
Places and Forms of Worship
Coursework Visit
Coursework
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Rites of Passage
Festivals
The Family
Religion in the community
Pilgrimage
Sacred Texts
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Pilgrimage
Sacred Texts.
Christianity
Christian Beliefs
Major divisions within Christianity.
Places and Forms of Worship
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Year 11
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TERM 1
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TERM 2
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TERM 3
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Recap on Jewish Beliefs and Places of Worship. Sacred Writings.
Coursework Visit
Coursework Task
GCSE MOCK EXAM
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Festivals, Fasts and Special Days
Pilgrimage. Rites of Passage. Religion in the Family and the Community. Religion and Conflict
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Revision
EXAM – June
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