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Creative Religious Education resources for key stages 3 and 4 which draw on an experiential pedagogical perspective.

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Creative Religious Education resources for key stages 3 and 4 which draw on an experiential pedagogical perspective.
Crime and Punishment
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Crime and Punishment

3 Resources
These three lessons explore the differing theories of punishment (deterrence, rehabilitation, reform and retribution) and capital punishment; first through reflecting on the morality of capital punishment by looking at high profile murder cases and then investigating differing Christian attitudes to state sanctioned executions.
Transplant surgery
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Transplant surgery

3 Resources
This bundle includes an introductory lesson on transplant surgery as well as lessons that explore the Islamic and Christian approaches to transplant surgery. These lessons include a range of tasks to help engage students including cases studies that can be used as a platform for lively discussion.
War
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War

4 Resources
This bundle includes an introductory lesson on just war, a lesson on why wars occur which draws upon real examples, a lesson on Islam and war which includes a focus on the differing interpretations of jihad and a lesson on Christianity and forgiveness which explores the theological reasoning for forgiveness. Links to edexcel syllabus.
New Religious Movements
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New Religious Movements

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These lessons aimed at KS3 students (year 8-9 ideally) explore some contemporary religious movements, the controversies associated with them and urges students to reflect on what makes a religion different from a so called cult.
Christmas
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Christmas

3 Resources
These lessons explore the Christmas through the significance of advent, the nativity story and a reflection on Christmas' meaning in secular/capitalist society. These lesson contain a range of tasks, some of which are differentiated. Can be used in connection to the new edxcel GCSE syllabus.
Pilgrimage
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Pilgrimage

4 Resources
These lessons on pilgrimage include an introduction to pilgrimage, pilgrimage to Lourdes, the Holy Land and a mini assessment. These lessons include a range of tasks to help students understand and explore the relevance and history of pilgrimage in Christian traditions. These lessons relate to the new Edexcel GCSE syllabus within the 'Living a Christian Life' section.
Christian Worship and Prayer
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Christian Worship and Prayer

4 Resources
This bundle includes lessons on Christian worship and prayer. The lessons include a range of activities, some of which are differentiated and exam questions to help students apply their learning. These lessons link to the new Edexcel GCSE syllabus.
The Sacraments
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The Sacraments

4 Resources
The four lessons included in this bundle cover the Christian sacraments. Lessons are focused on the sacraments of holy communion, ordination and confession but homework tasks cover baptism and death rites. The lessons include a range of activities, some of which are differentiated in order to support students in developing their knowledge and understanding of the importance of the sacraments. These lessons link to the new Edexcel GCSE syllabus.
Christian Festivals
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Christian Festivals

6 Resources
This bundle covers the key festivals of Christmas and Easter including advent, lent and holy week. Within the lessons are a range of activities to help students understand and reflect on the historical and theological basis of these festivals. Activities include freeze frames, card sorts, venn diagrams, discussion tasks, etc
Judaism
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Judaism

7 Resources
These lessons explore Judaism through some of the major ancient Biblical events such as the founding of the covenant, the destruction of Soloman's Temple and the beginning of the Diaspora, through to more contemporary issues relating to stereotyping and antisemitism. The lessons include a range of interactive tasks that help students to engage experientially with some of the key narratives of Jewish history and identity as an ethnic and religious group.
Evil and Suffering
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Evil and Suffering

7 Resources
This bundle of lessons includes the power points for a whole scheme of work on evil and suffering. The lessons range from an introduction to the idea of evil, through to an exploration of the nature of God, responses to the problem of evil, Buddhist perspectives and an assessment task. These lessons are interactive and include many tasks that encourage students to develop their oral/discussion skills. These lessons can be used at KS3 or 4 and strongly support the the Edexcel GCSE syllabus.