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RE / PSHCE

Religious Educationis where students learn about religions across the globe and how belief influences behaviour, people’s lives and beliefs. Students learn about other religions, Christian values and British values.

Personal Social Health Citizenship Education is about equipping young people to make the safe and informed choices in life when it comes to personal wellbeing.

Who teaches this subject?

Miss Gaynor

Mr Gleisner

Mr Sharma

Miss Sharp

Key Stage 3

What will my child be taught?In Year 7, students learn about World Religions, Christian Values, PSHCE topics, The Mosque and Five Pillars and Buddhism.

In year 8 students learn about Rites of Passage, Faith in Action, PSHCE topics, Passover, the Gurdwara and the Environment.

How will my child be assessed?
Assessment comprises of on-going marking of classwork, homework, and the assessment of students verbal contributions to class.

How can I support my child’s learning at home?
Homework at Key Stage 3 ranges from standalone pieces to support classroom learning to extended homework projects. It’s important that your child notes their homework in their planner and completes it by the deadline set.

Encourage your child to watch the news and topical documentaries will help to broaden their understanding of current issues.

Key Stage 4

What will my child be taught?
In Year 9 and Year 10 all students receive an hour a week of RE / PSHCE on a carousel, this is compulsory and students learn about a range of ethical issues and PSHCE topics, such as sex education, relationships, drug abuse and keeping safe online. There is a focus on promoting British Values in these lessons.

In option GCSE RE students discussing and debating religious and ethical issues focusing on Christianity and the Big Questions:

Does God exist?

How was the world created?

Are evil and suffering a problem?

Is marriage important?

Are abortion and euthanasia murder?

Where do we go when we die?

Are men and women equal?

What is racism?

We also study Sikhism?

Does religion bring conflict or peace?

How can we work for world peace?

Is capital punishment acceptable?

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This is a two year course with the GCSE exam at the end of the two years of study. This course is 100% exam.

How will my child be assessed?
If students opt to take the GCSE course, they will be assessed by two exams that make up 100% of the final grade. There is no controlled assessment.

For core RE, students are assessed through classroom based end of unit assessment at the end of each topic.

How can I support my child’s learning at home?
Homework is set regularly and should be noted by your child in their planner. Please support this by ensuing they somewhere quite to work and complete the work set.

Encourage your child to watch the news and topical documentaries to help broaden their understanding of current issues.