This lesson was developed as part of s scheme of work based on new religious movements. It follows a basic lesson structure with reading and comprehension tasks suitable for students with good literacy skills - but also includes a differentiated task for lower ability students.

This lesson is part of a key stage three scheme of work titled ‘can we prove God exists?’ The lesson provides an introduction to the design argument with some simple comprehension activities.

This lesson explores the story of Pandora’s box and encourages students to consider the use/meaning behind the myth. You will need some boxes in which to places anything that will stimulate curiosity.

Introduction to just war theory Links to edexcel syllabus

This lesson looks at the Bible as a source of morality and asks students to question the values of isolated pieces of advice found within. Links to edexcel syllabus.

The lesson begins with an activity aimed at exploring how as humans we are conditioned into making judgements/assumptions about things which distort reality. The lesson goes onto to explore the experience of Anne Frank through an extract of her diary and an extended writing exercise.

This lesson looks at the story of exodus and uses a range of activities to encourage students to engage emotionally with the key events in story.

This lesson focus’ on the concepts of Tawhid and shirk in the Islamic religious and explores how these prnciples are expressed through art.

This lesson explores the reasons why the gospels may not be reliably historical sources. It uses video sources and a classroom game to help recreate and illustrate the problems of oral history and the impossibility of escaping our own interpretation of events.

This lesson helps students explore the reasons that Christians believe in life after death and consider the strength of the evidence. Links to edexcel syllabus.

This lesson provides uses a selection of activities to help students revise some of the lessons in the rights and responsibilities unit of work. It includes a card sort and model answers to standard exam questions which students are asked to mark and feedback on. Links to RS edexcel syllabus

This lesson looks at the idea of 'being your brothers keeper'. It draws on the story of Cain and Able and the parable of the sheep and goats - students are asked to consider who we should/shouldn't be responsible for. This is a very simple lesson - it will need developing more for more able students.

This is a short lesson that can easily be extended. It explores the meaning through the celebrating through art and a reflecting task that urges students to think of the qualities they would like to cultivate in themselves.

This activity is aimed at encouraging students to reflect on the various contributing factors that may lead to a decision to abort a pregnancy. There are four cases studies for students to consider. This activity is useful as a springboard for discussion.

This is an introductory resource to support students in exploring and understanding different types of family unit. The lesson includes starter, main and plenary activities, the corresponding worksheets for which are included at the end of the powerpoint. This lesson was developed for a class of year 7 students who have additional learning needs, however it can be used for KS2 classes or developed for more able KS3 classes.

This lesson explores what myths are, why they are important and how they can be both fun and dangerous. Students have an opportunity to write their own myth.

This lesson looks at different types of evil (it's necessary to have old newspapers) and the the story of Job in relation to unanswered prayer and suffering. Links to edexcel syllabus

This lesson revises key terms related to the topic, looks at the teachings which reject sex outside marriage and their source as well as asking students to consider whether sex outside marriage is strictly a religious or social issue. Links to edexcel syllabus.

This resource includes a loop the loop key word game and sample answers from exam questions which student should grade and consider the strengths and weaknesses of each in order to develop their own exam/writing techniques.

This lesson encourages students to reflect on the Christian duty to care for one and other. It looks at the idea of being your 'brothers keeper' through engagement with two biblical stories. Links to the edexcel syllabus.