Religious Education
(GCSE exam board: AQA)
Subject Aims
The R.E. department seeks to promote the spiritual and moral development of all through learning about and learning from religion. Religious Education is taught from a Catholic perspective and other world religions, namely Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam are also studied.
R.E. is an essential part of life at Painsley. It is at the heart of the school curriculum. It seeks to develop students as religiously literate young people and equips them with the skills necessary to engage in religious and moral debate. R.E. helps to support students on their faith journey, providing knowledge and understanding for spiritual reflection.
Curriculum Overview
KS3
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| 7 | 1. Community/ Belonging
2. Mass
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1. The Bible
2. Advent
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1. Sacraments/Signs of Catholic Identity
2. Who am I? RSE
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1. Foundations of Christianity
2. Lent and the Parable of the Talents fundraising |
Islam
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Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
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| 8 | 1. Creation/Why are we here?
2. Covenant |
1. RSE: Created and Chosen
2. Infancy Narratives |
1. Prophecy
2. Healing/ Are there limits to forgiveness? |
1. Death/Eschatology
2. Why do we celebrate? Holy Week and Easter |
1. Prayer and Pilgrimage
2. Judaism |
1. The Church
2. Ethics/Suffering and Evil |
KS4
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| 9 | Introduction Lessons
Denominations Hierarchy of the Catholic Church Introduction to VII Unit 1: Creation |
Unit 2: Incarnation
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Unit 9: Judaism Beliefs and Teachings
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Unit 10: Judaism Practices
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Unit 10: Judaism Practices
Unit 3: Triune God
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Unit 3: Triune God
Continued RSE The Search for Love
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| 10 | Unit 4: Redemption
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Theme B: Religion, Peace and Conflict
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Theme B: Religion, Peace and Conflict
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Unit 5: Church and the Kingdom of God | Unit 5: Church and the Kingdom of God | Big Review
RSE Authentic Freedom and Respect |
| 11 | Unit 6 Eschatology
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Theme A: Religion, Relationships and Families RSE
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Revision Paper 2
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Revision
Church and the Kingdom of God Triune God Redemption |
Revision |
KS5
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| 12 | Philosophy: Arguments for the Existence of God
DA, OA, CA
Christianity: Sources of Wisdom and authority
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Philosophy: Arguments for the Existence of God
DA, OA, CA
Ethics: Normative Ethics NML, SE and VE
Christianity: God |
Ethics: Normative Ethics
NML, SE and VE
Christianity: Good conduct and key moral principles |
Ethics: Applied Ethics Human and Non-Human
Christianity: Christianity, gender and sexuality
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Philosophy: Religious Experience
Christianity: Expressions of religious identity |
Philosophy: Religious Language
Christianity: Dialogues Introduction Review of all topics |
| 13 | Ethics: Meta-Ethics
DCT, Utilitarianism, Intuitionism Bentham and Kant
Christianity: Christianity, migration and religious pluralism
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Philosophy: Miracles
Christianity: Christianity and Science
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Philosophy: Self-Death and the afterlife
Christianity: Self, death and the afterlife
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Ethics:: Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Christianity: Christianity and the challenge of secularisation
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Ethics: Conscience
Christianity: Dialogues revision- Christianity and Philosophy |
Dialogues revision- Christianity and ethics |
Staff
Miss E. Malpass- Assistant Principal, Head of RE
Mrs. C. Harris – Assistant Principal
Mrs S. Crawford – Key Stage 5 Co-ordinator
Mr. R. McCusker – Y7 Pastoral Lead / Leadership Development Coordinator
Mrs S Barlow
Mr J. Beardmore
Miss M. Sowter
Miss M. Harris
Mrs C. Deaville
Extra-Curricular
Retreats:
Year 7: In-house retreat
Year 8: Alton Castle and Know Yourself in-house retreat
Year 9: Vocations day retreat – in-house
Year 10: Soli retreat days and Lourdes pilgrimage
Year 11: In-house retreat
Year 12/13: Kintbury, Bright Lights and Lourdes pilgrimage
