Religious Education

The Religious Education curriculum offers students the chance to engage critically and creatively with the big questions of philosophy and ethics. Learning about the major religious traditions of the world provides students with the knowledge needed to become informed and compassionate citizens. In addition students are taught how to critically analyse and evaluate the teachings of these traditions and develop their ability to negotiate and debate with people whose views differ from their own.

In lessons students participate in a wide range of activities. Extended written tasks are used to develop skills in structuring paragraphs, using evidence and evaluating ideas. Artistic tasks enable engagement with the aesthetic and emotional aspects of religious and philosophical thinking. Class discussions and debates encourage critical thinking and teach students to support their opinions with reasons. In addition, group research work empowers students to follow their own interests within a topic and come up with creative ways to analyse and present information.

Engagement with complex moral and philosophical questions is at the heart of everything we do in RE, not only at A level and GCSE but also at key stage 3. In years 7, 8 and 9 students will begin to study some of the deepest problems in the philosophy of religion, including the problem of evil, the nature of morality and the question of free will. Studying such deep questions generates interest and challenges students, and in our system of assessment and feedback we encourage them to reflect on their understanding and become independent and self-sufficient learners.

Head of RE:

Dr Azzopardi

Teacher of RE:

Mr Ward