A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 2 hour lesson which serves as an introduction to Ethics. This is perfect as part of a KS3/KS4 RE or philosophy unit and focuses on philosophers, theories and fallacies. This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and contains match up tasks, clip tasks, literacy and debate tasks, information sheets and more, as well as an engaging 2 hour PowerPoint. It is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: RE lessons and units Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

This resources covers the applied ethics section of Businnes Ethics specifically for the OCR RS A-level, however it may be applicable to other boards also. This is a complete unit of work including lesson PowerPoint covering the whole unit and a student booklet to accompany, filled with various different tasks and resources, such as case studies and exploration of key questions, to help support student-led learning. This resource covers: corporate social responsibility; whistleblowing; good ethics is good business; globalisation; whether or not the concept of corporate social responsibility is nothing more than ‘hypocritical window-dressing’ covering the greed of a business intent on making profits; whether or not human beings can flourish in the context of capitalism and consumerism; whether globalisation encourages or discourages the pursuit of good ethics as the foundation of good business; and the application of both Kantian Ethics and Utilitarianism to the ethical issue of Business. It is all ready to teach! Please leave a review and if you like this, check out my other A-level resources which all follow the same pattern of powerpoints and a student booklet. Happy teaching!

Complete unit of work covering the relationships and families topic as part of the AQA Religious Studies GCSE, though may also be appropriate for other exam boards. This resource includes at least 8 hours of teaching time, covering the nature and purpose of families; marriage; divorce and remarriage; attitudes towards sex, including sex before and outside of marriage; cohabitation; contraception; homosexuality / same-sex relationships, parents and marriage; gender roles and equality; and revision resources. There are a range of activities, lesson powerpoints and worksheets to keep students engaged and lessons varied. All content is covered from Christianity and Islam, inclusive of lots of religious teachings and examples, as well as non-religious ideas. The whole unit is complete and ready to teach with easy to follow lessons. Please leave a review, and happy teaching!

Religion and Life Theme - AQA RS GCSE - Scheme of lessons covering the whole unit of work! This resource includes at least 8 lessons (though will likely be more teaching hours!) covering the whole specification for AQA Religion and Life, including origins of the universe, the value of the world, including human duty, use and abuse of both the environment and animals, the origins of human life, and issues such as euthanasia and abortion, and life after death. There are PowerPoints for each lesson plus a wide range of other resources, such as worksheets, revision maps and practice questions. There are also a range of tasks and video links. This is appropriate and accessible for all students, supporting students to stretch to a grade 9 but also to access the topics in a clear and understandable way. The whole unit is ready to teach! Please rate and comment if you like the resource or have any questions. Thank you!

Two complete units ready to teach! This resource covers both the Pluralism and Theology unit and the Pluralism and Society unit from the Development of Christian Thought A2 section of OCR A-level RS. It includes two complete PowerPoints and two workbooks, one for each unit, as well as a worksheet task on the key questions. This explores issues of inclusivism, pluralism and exclusivism, questioning whether Christ is the truth. It also covers issues of interfaith dialogue, the scriptural reasoning movement, multi-faith societies and whether Christians have a duty to convert others. Everything is complete and ready to teach. If you like this resource, please leave a review!

Liberation Theology for OCR A Level Religious Studies Developments in Christian thought. This is the full unit broken down into detailed 5-6 individual lessons within a 40 slide PowerPoint presentation. It includes information worksheets for key scholars and influences including Gutierrez, Marx, Segundo and Pope Francis and discussion around Jesus Christ as a social revolutionary. This pack also includes detailed information sheets for students on core themes including interviews with Gutierrez, a breakdown of Liberation Theology and its links with Marxism as well as a resource around Pope Francis. This also includes embedded videos, links and images to improve visual interest for students. The resources included provide class, homework and assessment opportunities covering the full range and depth of this OCR A Level unit.

This resources covers the applied ethics section of Euthanasia specifically for the OCR RS A-level, however it may be applicable to other boards also. This is a complete unit of work including lesson PowerPoint covering the whole unit and a student booklet to accompany, filled with various different tasks and resources, such as case studies and exploration of key questions, to help support student-led learning. This resource covers: sanctity and quality of life; voluntary vs non-voluntary; passive and active; UK laws; a range of case studies; discussion on whether medical intervention and non-intervention are the same (acts and omissions); whether sanctity of life still has value today; how much autonomy a person should have with regards to the right to die; and the application of both Natural Law and Situation Ethics to the ethical issue of euthanasia. It is all ready to teach! Please leave a review and if you like this, check out my other A-level resources which all follow the same pattern of powerpoints and a student booklet. Happy teaching!

This lesson looks at the issues surrounding quality of life and sanctity of life and get the students to debate, discuss and vote on life and death issues. -It starts with a classic balloon debate (which is both enjoyable and challenging) -It goes on to look at a real life case study of Diane Pretty -It continues with a deep discussion of four real life case studies -It concludes by looking at why human life is so sacred A highly recommended lesson that has always been rated as outstanding or excellent.

This was designed as part of a KS3 unit of work on Jesus to explore whether Jesus was the messiah. Students start off by considering what a superhero is and link this to Jesus. Students are then provided with resources to find out what the prophets predicted the messiah would be 700 years before Jesus, and compare this to accounts of Jesus in the gospels to decide whether they think Jesus was or was not the messiah. You can put the resources on tables, or around the room as a treasure hunt. Students then write up their evaluation/findings (writing frame provided).

This is a lesson based on some key thinkers in the religion vs science debate. The main focus is on two elements - religion and science are enemies, or, religion and science can work together and compliment one another. It uses Darwin and Behe and has a choice of two plenaries depending if you wished to do this over one or two lessons. If it was over two, there would be opportunity for an ending debate with teams to present against eachothers view.

This resources covers the applied ethics section of Sexual Ethics specifically for the OCR RS A-level, however it may be applicable to other boards also. This is a complete unit of work including lesson PowerPoint covering the whole unit and a student booklet to accompany, filled with various different tasks and resources, such as case studies and exploration of key questions, to help support student-led learning. This resource covers premarital, extramarital sex and homosexuality, primarily from a Christian perspective, considering different Christian views (e.g. Catholic and Anglican) as well as secular views. The resource covers the influence of developments in religious beliefs and practices on debates about the morality, legality and tolerability of these areas of sexual ethics, including: Traditional Christian religious beliefs and practices (from any religious perspectives) regarding these areas of sexual ethics and how these beliefs and practices have changed over time; The impact of secularism on these areas of sexual ethics; Application of natural law, situation ethics, Kantian ethics and utilitarianism. There is also guided discussion on whether or not religious beliefs and practices concerning sex and relationships have a continuing role in the area of sexual ethics; whether choices in the area of sexual behaviour should be entirely private and personal, or whether they should be subject to societal norms and legislation ; and whether normative theories are useful in what they might say about sexual ethics. It is all ready to teach! Please leave a review and if you like this, check out my other A-level resources which all follow the same pattern of powerpoints and a student booklet. Happy teaching!

BRAND NEW scheme of work which runs over 9-10 lessons on the topic of human nature, for use with KS3. Addresses questions of human nature, value, purpose and free will. Builds critical thinking, analysis and independent learning. Student-led and with rigorous AfL throughout. All resources of a wide variety for all lessons are included. Games, card sorts, learning grids, reading and much more. Complete SOW document included with lesson sequence, differentiation, key skills and suggested homework/continuation opportunities. Powerpoint for every lesson. This really is ready to go straight out of the box! Lessons include: 1. What makes you, you? Explore ideas of body and soul with your students and introduce them to dualist and materialist views. 2. How much is a person worth? Ask your students to make some tough decisions and pin down what gives life value. Compare and contrast these with philosophical and religious standpoints. 3. Are humans special? Consider what sets us apart from other creatures and address the question of our unique position and status. 4. What is the purpose of human life? Give your students an opportunity to reflect on their ideas of the good life and what gives life meaning. Compare these with others and consider the implications for us as people. Compare their views with philosophical and religious perspectives. 5. How free are human choices? Assessing the idea of free will and outline some constraints on freedom. 6. What does the future hold for humanity? Reflect on the modern world and our technological advancement and consider the ethics of memory manipulation, artificial intelligence and designer babies. 7. Creative assessment which runs over 3-4 lessons with planning and reflection. And finally, a massive thank you to the more than 150 of you who have purchased the SOW!

Comprehensive Presentation that Covers: Two Problems of Religious Language, The Vienna Circle, Schlick, Evaluation of Vienna Circle, Ayer – Weak Verification, Evaluation – Weak Verification, Eschatological Argument – John Hick, Falsification Principle - Karl Popper, Antony Flew and R.M. Hare, Evaluation of Falsification, Language Games - Wittgenstein, Via Negativa - Plato, Evaluation of Via Negativa, Analogies - Aquinas, Analogy of Attribution, Analogy of Proportion, Evaluation of Analogy, Symbols – Paul Tillich, Evaluation of Symbols, Myths - Bultman and Evaluation of Myths.

This is a chronological booklet of all the key philosophers named on the specification for OCR A-level Religious Studies (Philosophy, Ethics and Developments of Christian thought). It provides a brief ‘who’s who’ of each of the philosophers, listing them in chronological order and considering the different centuries of thought with a brief bio including their religion, key views and which unit they are named in. There is space for students to use this to add to their own knowledge, for example by noting which other units scholars appear in and which scholars they agree most with. It could also be used as a handy revision tool and to support synoptic links being made, and also as a teaching tool for reference when students forget key philosophers! Happy teaching!

Firstly, if you choose to download my resource(s), please take the time to leave a rating (as I know most of don’t really bother) - I do really value your feedback. ***** FOLLOW @AllRoundRes, to stay up-to-date with the latest resources and news! ***** #GetYourLearnOn This is a FREE resources and contains a range of arguments for and against the existence of God in an easy to follow summary format. Each topic includes key AO1 in the form of key facts and knowledge and AO2 in the form of strengths and weaknesses and key philosophers ideas and counter-arguments. It is therefore suitable for ALL A Level / GCSE exam specifications. Essentially it is a great summary to topics*, acting as a revision resource tool for the below topics. At the end of the slides is a key vocabulary word bank which provide a useful overview of essential key terms for students to use in their exam answers and class discussions. Topics covered include: Cosmological argument Ontological argument Religious experience Problem of Evil Science and The Big Bang Science and Evolutionism Key Vocabulary Wordbank Open University Philosophy and Ethics Online Courses. *Notably this resources is a simple revision and therefore does not exhaustively cover all the content required for exams however it does provide a simple and quickly revision to aid students knowledge and understanding of key arguments. If you have any queries, questions or concerns, then please email allroundresources@gmail.com or sendisaunders@gmail.com or alternatively write a comment describing your needs, where I will be happy to help! ***** Be sure to follow me, to keep update with my most recent uploaded resources! *****

Powerpoint slides with scholars’ comments for the Year 1 (AS) and Year 2 (A2) developments in Christian thought topics. Specifically for the new 2016 OCR H173/H573 specification. Covers Augustine and human nature, death and the afterlife, knowledge of God, the person Jesus Christ, Christian moral principles and actions, pluralism, gender, secularism and liberation theology.

This lesson is aimed at getting pupils to identify extremist behavior and discuss the difference between extremism and terrorism. Since we have focused heavily on how Islam has been affected by terrorism and the media in previous topics, I have not included any specific information on IS in this lesson. This is aimed at a top set year 9 class but can be easily adapted through differentiated questioning. Learning objectives: To understand what is meant by the term extremism and how it differs from terrorism. To explain some of the reasons somebody might hold extremist views. To discuss case studies of extremism.

Firstly, if you choose to download my resource(s), please take the time to leave a rating (as I know most of don't really bother) - I do really value your feedback! I created this resource for A Level OCR Theology course, but it could be used for any exam board. It is a revision PowerPoint, containing some key A01/A02 information language games and religious language as games. It could be used as a handout, for students to make notes and summarise into their own words. Or, it could be used as an example for a flip learning activity, where students take control of their learning, they could doing by summarising what they know and creating a presentation to the rest of the class in groups. Some examples of the content is: * Key Philosophers - Ludwig Wittgenstein and Rudolf Bultmann, * Strengths and Weaknesses, * How does it relate to R.L?, * Quizzes, to test students knowledge. ************************************************************************************************************************ If you have any queries, questions or concerns, then please email thomassaunders00@gmail or alternatively write a comment describing your needs, where I will be happy to help! ***** Be sure to follow me, to keep update with my most recent uploaded resources! *****