Our courses have been developed in the past months to reflect the changes in our community. The courses we offer aim to develop the students understanding of our diverse culture whilst developing a sense of personal identity.

We study units thematically, developing knowledge about religions by investigating moral and philosophical themes such as the concept of Justice or Belonging in our world or by investigating moral issues that affect us all. 

Many of our units of work include some extended project work, using a diversity of learning styles and techniques to develop understanding. Some projects for example are art based, exploring difficult concepts through the use of imagery, colour and texture.

We study five of the key world religions:

• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Sikhism
• Islam

At Key Stage 4 we focus on Christianity and Islam only.

Throughout Key Stage 3 we offer a number of distinct units, we realise that in our own community there are students and families from a range of faith backgrounds and experience and try to accommodate these as far as we can.

Our units of study are:

Year 7:

• The Marches World Tour - a study of faiths and special places around the world
• Amazing buildings and special places
• Where did it begin?
• Why is it hard to believe in something?
• Truth and guidance
• Belonging

Year 8:

• Justice
• Special people
• This is your life (the life and work of Jesus)
• Our journey (marking events in our lives)
• Dealing with death
• Good & Evil

Year 9:

• Moral Issues - Is it ever right to Kill?
• Moral Issues - Genetics
• Has religion abandoned science?
• What makes a Human?
• The problem of evil

Key Stage 4

RE is becoming a popular choice at GCSE. In years 10 & 11 we cover the following topics:

Year 10

• The Existence of God
• The Problem of Evil and Suffering
• The Nature of God
• Revelation
• Making Moral Decisions
• Abortion, Sexual relationships and Marriage
• Prejudice and Discrimination
• World Poverty
• War & Peace
• The Natural World

Year 11

• The Nature of Truth
• The Nature of Spirituality
• Matters of Life
• Matters of Death
• Crime & Punishment
• Rich & Poor
• Media and Technology
• Drug Abuse

There is no coursework in RE. The course itself is modular, meaning that the topics covered in Year 10 are examined at the end of Year 10, the work completed in Year 11 is examined at the end of Year