Scheme of Work KS3 RE/Philosophy Is there a God?

For a three part philosophy unit I have written and designed comes the first unit answering the question: Is there a God?
There are 8 lessons in total. The school I was working for at the time focused a great deal on literacy so this is a theme throughout all lessons with extended reading and writing. There is a good basis for discussion questions for students. It would also be a scheme suitable for KS2, I found taught this for three years now and find students really love discussing ultimate questions such as whether or not God exists.

The miracle lesson has a look at miraculous events in both Christianity and modern times, looking at the reaction from New Yorkers to the Hudson River plane crash. The problem of evil lesson focuses on Ebola in Western Africa and religious responses to the suffering from the illness. There is also a lesson which use an interview with Ricky Gervais to explain why someone might turn away from God and become an atheist.