This resource contains 3 mock/practise exams with corresponding model answers/answered mocks for the Study of Christianity unit for the AQA specification of GCSE Religious Studies.
Good for revision, MAD/DIRT time, and general exam preparation.
Download as an editable Word document or as a PDF, for compatability.
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In Feb 2022, AQA released their guidance on the specific topics that will be assessed in the May/June 2022 series for Paper 1: Study of Religion: Christianity.
The attached PPT guides students through this required information. It can be used as a taught lesson, a homework or revision/independent study.
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In Feb 2022, AQA released their guidance on the specific topics that will be assessed in the May/June 2022 series for Paper 1: Study of Religion: Islam.
The attached PPT guides students through this required information. It can be used as a taught lesson, a homework or revision/independent study.
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Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Life and Death. Word and PDF for image / editing.
Mat covers / includes:
1. Creation
a. Christian Creation
b. Humanism
c. Design Argument
d. Interpretations
2. Life on Earth
a. Stewardship
b. Sanctity of Life
c. Quality of Life
d. Abortion
e. Euthanasia
3. Life After Death
a. Heaven and Hell
b. Judgement and Punishment
c. Christian Attitudes
e. Funeral Rites
4. Key concept words
5. Quotes from the Bible
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
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Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Christianity: Practices: Sacraments (specifically looking at Eucharist and Baptism)
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
This resource includes two essays answering the same A-Level exam question on the topic of Soul. The question is:
Critically compare the views of Plato and Aristotle on the Soul. (40 marks)
Essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade.
The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays.
Grades A and A*
Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking.
Download as both Word and PDF documents.
These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes.
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Creative and visually engaging learning mat / task sheet for Christianity: the Life of Jesus - from birth to ascension. It covers the four main events in Jesus’ life that are examined at GCSE.
Can be used for revision, cover work, homework or class work - incredibly versatile resource!
Task mat includes:
Knowledge
Choice of Tasks
Challenge question (Analysis question for extended writing)
Download as an A3 word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
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Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders / Two Builders learning mat / information sheet. Download as an A3 word document or as an A4 PDF (for compatibility). Q&A document included to support your learners.
Resource includes:
- The Bible passage
- A Summary with Key Ideas
- Key Ideas and Quotes
- Historical Context and Importance
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A double-sided A3 Revision mat for Judaism: Practices. Entire unit on one revision sheet.
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Topics include:
1. Key Concept Words
2. Worship
3. Prayer
4. Amidah
5. Worship in the home
6. Shabbat
7. Items for Worship
8. The synagogue
9. Merseyside Jewish Community Care Initiatives
10. Features of a synagogue
11. Brit Milah
12. Bar Mitzvah/ Bat Mitzvah
13. Marriage
14. Same-sex marriage
15. Funeral Rites
16. Tenakh/Talmud
17. Keeping Kosher
18. Rosh Hashanah
19. Yom Kippur
20. Pesach
21. Sukkot
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Cart sort activity for labeling the features of a Synagogue. Useful for KS3 and KS4.
Includes:
1. Synagogue
2. Ten Commandments
3. Ark
4. Ner Tamid
5. Bimah
6. Rabbis Seat
7. Elijah's Chair
8. Pews
9. Seating (women's balcony) [orthodox]
10. Torah scrolls
11. Menorah
Resource comes with two versions - one without the boxes and circles (for high ability) and one with the boxes and circles (for mid to low ability)
This is a learning mat indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Philosophy of Religion: The Nature or Attributes of God, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Document can be downloaded as an A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Resource Includes:
Omnipotence
Omnibenevolence
Eternal / Everlasting God
Omniscience
Conflicts / Issues
Limits to the Attributes
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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**Philosophy of Religion: Religious Experience
**
This is a brand new unit (2022) of work on Religious Experience as arguments for the existence of God.
Each lesson is intended to last between 60-90 minutes and is for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Religious Experience, though could be applied across specifications. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam.
This unit of work is specifically designed to promote the two skills desired for success at A Level:
AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding)
AO2 (Analysis and Evaluation)
FREE with this unit is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic, (available to purchase separately) and the Word/PDF Workbook.
Lessons are:
Introduction
William James and Mystical Experiences
Conversion Experiences
Psychological Causes
Physiological Causes
Corporate Experiences
Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of students’ Philosophy education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Good and Evil.
Mat covers:
Resource Includes:
1. Making moral decisions
a. What is ‘wrong’?
b. Absolute morality
c. Relative morality
2. Crime and Punishment
a. Crime in Britain
b. Sin
c. Cause of crime
d. Aims of punishment
e. Justice
f. Prison Chaplains
g. Capital Punishment
3. Forgiveness
a. Reconciliation
b. Jesus and forgiveness
c. Examples of forgiveness
4. What is ‘good’ and ‘evil’?
a. Christian attitudes to ‘good’
b. Christian attitudes to ‘evil’
c. The Problem of Evil and Suffering
d. Responses to the Problem of Evil and Suffering
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
This resource includes two essays answering two different A-Level exam question on the topic of Gender. Both essays have been marked stringently and comments are written throughout. Overall comments and banding is awarded, with justification, and an overall grade.
The resource also includes the essays without comments, for students to mark on their own, before going over comments/grades. The essays can also be used as revision resources for students practising their own exam-style essays.
Grade A+ and B essays
Mark scheme for both AS and A Level included for marking.
Download as both Word and PDF documents.
These essays are indented for the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications using alternative marking schemes.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
This is a unit of 3 two-hour lessons for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Religious Language. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic.
Lessons are:
The Apophatic Way / Via Negativa
The Cataphatic Way / Via Positiva
Tillich on Symbols
Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of students’ Philosophy education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
These engaging and colourful learning mats are indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christian Thought, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Each learning mat is downloaded as an A3 Word document and an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Topics include:
1.Augustine on Human Nature
2. Death and the Afterlife
3. Knowledge of God’s Existence
4. Jesus Christ
5. Christian Moral Principles
6. Christian Moral Practices/Action
7. Religious Pluralism
8. Challenge of Secularisation
9. Gender
10. Karl Marx and Liberation Theology
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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A3 Revision mat for Judaism: Beliefs & Teachings. Entire unit on one revision sheet.
Resource includes:
1. Nature of God
2. Denominations
3. Shekhinah
4. Messiah
5. Creation
6. Covenants (Abraham and Moses)
7. Ten Commandments
8. Pikuach Nefesh
9. Free Will
10. Mitzvot and Mitzvah Day
11. Afterlife
12. Key concept words and definitions
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
This is a workbook indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Religion and Ethics: Kantian Ethics, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. It is a 26 page document (PDF also included) to support your learners.
These workbooks are ideal for independent study or set as topic-specific homework/revision.
Resource Includes:
Kant and duty
Hypothetical and Categorical Imperatives
Kant’s three formulas
Application of Kantian Ethics
Assessing the idea of duty
Analysing Kantian ethics
Exam questions (35 marks each) and technique
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Christianity: Beliefs and Teachings: Jesus Christ (including: incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension)
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!