Aims and purposes of RE

• learn to understand and respect different religions, beliefs, values and traditions (including ethical life stances), and understand their influence on individuals, societies, communities and cultures;
• explore issues within, across and between faiths and consider questions of meaning and purpose in life;
• learn about religious and ethical teaching, enabling them to make reasoned and informed judgements on religious and moral issues;
• develop their sense of identity and belonging, preparing them for adult life as citizens in a plural society;
• develop skills of enquiry and response in analysis, expression, reflection, evaluation and application, through the use of distinctive language, listening and empathy.

Content of RE at key stage 3

• Christianity and the other principal religions represented in Great Britain (following the model syllabuses, they are Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism);
• how these religions influence individuals, communities, society and the world;
• the nature of belief, religion, philosophy and ethics.

Units that students learn:

Philosophy and Ethics at Key Satge 4

TERM DATES

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