This bundle is made up a detailed handbook which can easily work with both workbooks with matching headings to combined together. The Ethics quotes are a useful way of helping to share and display key religious teachings
Based around the question 'What is Philosophy and Ethics?', this display looks at RE/ Philosophy & Ethics from different viewpoints: politics, maths, history, writing, science etc to show why RE/ Philosophy & Ethics is important today!
This is a bundle for both the ethics and philosophy knowledge organisers.
A set of knowledge organisers for A-Level Religious Studies focusing on the philosophy and the ethics strands only. They have been designed for the OCR specification but are likely appropriate for other exam boards too.
The knowledge organisers cover the whole OCR philosophy specification and the whole of the OCR ethics specification.
A great revision tool for students about to approach exams or to consolidate knowledge of a unit.
These make brilliant posters and also work very well on a phone screen to share with students!
For a complete list, please see the individual resources.
If you like these, please leave a review and happy teaching!
Complete booklet for A level edexcel Philosophy and Ethics - war and peace and sexual ethics. Tasks, quotes and key theorists. A step by step lesson guide to aid planning or can be used for stduents to fill in to acomanpy your teaching.
Explore the cutting-edge world of artificial intelligence with our “AI Ethics: Lesson 3” resource. This lesson invites students to critically assess the real benefits and risks associated with AI, including issues like plagiarism, job loss, time-saving innovations, and life-saving technologies.
Key Features:
AI Benefits and Risks: Students will delve into the advantages and challenges of AI, examining how it can both enhance and disrupt our lives.
Ethical Discussions: Engaging debates and discussions on plagiarism and job displacement versus the time-saving and life-saving potential of AI technology.
Modern Case Studies: Analyse contemporary examples, such as the 2024 Glasgow case of false advertising using AI based on Willy Wonka, to understand the real-world implications of AI ethics.
Multimedia Learning: A curated selection of readings and videos supports diverse learning styles and fosters a comprehensive understanding of AI ethics.
Connection to Ethical Theories: Links to prior learning on Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics, and Situation Ethics help students apply these frameworks to modern ethical dilemmas.
Prepare your students to thoughtfully navigate the ethical landscape of AI, integrating their knowledge of ethical theories with contemporary issues, and enhancing their critical thinking and debate skills.
This resource contains all relevant materials for the ‘Meta-Ethics’ section of Moral Philosophy for the AQA A-Level Philosophy course. All theories, criticisms and defences are included alongside exam materials and questions to probe students for deeper thinking. For further activities, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
Resource includes:
Moral Realism
Naturalism
Innatism
Moral Anti-Realism
Emotivism
Prescriptivism
Cognitivism and non-Cognitivism
Strengths and issues of these
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Achieve top grades with this 3-Essay Plan Bundle tailored for OCR Philosophy & Ethics. These comprehensive essay plans contributed to an A* overall, including full marks on the ethics paper.
Focus on AO1 Content: Each plan emphasises specification-based knowledge, ensuring clarity and precision in categorising information for essays.
Well-Organised & Relevant: Learn to structure your essays effectively with carefully selected and well-organised content.
Standalone Resource: These essay plans are highly detailed and can be used independently—no additional revision notes are needed.
Ideal for students aiming for top marks in OCR Philosophy & Ethics, these plans provide an in-depth exploration of Liberation Theology, covering key concepts with clarity and precision.
Download now to excel in your exams!
Help students understand how their learning in Philosophy/RS prepares them brilliantly for a diverse range of careers. Each job role includes a targeted description for what the subject does for us as workers. A brilliant way of attracting students in the post-AI job-market.
There are two versions available, one uses the term ‘Religious Studies’ and one uses the term ‘Philosophy’ throughout.
Included careers:
Law
Tech and AI
Academia
Government
Business
Finance
Journalism
Intelligence
Humanitarian
Education
Marketing
Ministry
Medicine
This is a complete resource and unit of work for the IB Philosophy study of the ethics optional unit. This resources covers the ‘normative ethics’ aspect of the specification.
It is a complete unit of work inclusive of powerpoints and student booklets to accompany each powerpoint - this greatly encourages student-led learning. It also includes information sheets and an example essay. The unit covers at least 20 hours of teaching (though I usually take a little longer as I teach this from September through to February!).
The resource covers six main normative theories, including explanations and evaluation of each one. It includes the points on the specification of moral principles, virtue / character based theories and deontological versus teleological theories, explored through the following theories:
Aquinas’ Natural Law
Divine Command Theory
Utilitarianism
Virtue Ethics
Kantian Ethics
Social Contract Theory
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Happy teaching!
This resources contains all materials needed for Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of the AQA A-Level Philosophy course. All theories, criticisms and defences are included, alongside relevant exam practice and questions to probe student understanding. For additional activities, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
Resources includes:
Function of the soul
Moral responsibility
Virtue and vice
Doctrine of the Mean
The role of practical wisdom/reasoning
Eudaimonia
Strengths and issues
Application to the eight suggested scenarios
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This resource helps students to consider the concept of moral dilemmas. There are tasks in which students are asked to consider how they would approach various dilemmas, Phillipa Foot’s ‘Trolley Dilemma’ is discussed in relation to absolutist vs situationist approaches and ideas around judging morality based on consequences or intentions are discussed. There is also a basic consideration of how religious groups may approach these ideas.
Overall, the (fully editable) PowerPoint is 32 slides in length and likely to take 2-3 lessons to complete. It was originally created to cover two 1-hour lessons, but always seems to take longer if you let the debates run!
A NOTE ABOUT MY POWERPOINTS:
All slides have information for delivery provided in the ‘Notes’ section.
Gold boxes contain information that can be read to the class; it’s also a good opportunity to select a student to read for literacy.
Blue ‘TASK’ boxes are always tasks to be completed (these may link to an extra resource that has been provided, such as a worksheet). There will also be a ‘sound level icon’ suggested for these (there is also a slide at the end full of sound levels icons that you can use to edit). Some tasks also have key careers/employability skills indicated.
Orange ‘CONSIDER’ boxes are questions that can be discussed as a class or in groups.
Green ‘EXTENSION’ boxes are extra work/challenge for those who complete the main blue box tasks or are otherwise ready for something more difficult.
Red boxes generally have some information hidden behind them and will reveal as you click through the PowerPoint.
Year 9 Lesson – What Is Philosophy?
Aims:
Understand what philosophy is and why it matters
Explore key branches of philosophy including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and aesthetics
Reflect on how philosophical thinking can help us make better decisions
This lesson includes retrieval practice, engaging discussion tasks, perception challenges, fallacy-spotting activities, ethical dilemmas, and a clear introduction to major philosophical theories.
All resources are fully planned and ready to teach. School logos have been removed from the PPT.
This is a great, interactive revision resource for the AQA A-Level Philosophy course and covers Ethical Theories and Meta-Ethics content. Students need to make sure all the triangle edges are compatible with the adjoining triangles whilst being mindful of the misleading information that needs to positioned to form part of the pyramid perimeter. Once the students have completed the puzzle, they can be instructed to make their own versions using a blank template for further revision.
Hi all,
Teaching META ETHICS for the first time here.
Here are my lessons on it. Each session contributes in my teaching about 2 hours each. So lessons could be cut down further if the the teacher needs too.
This unit was hard! But enjoyable in the end.
NON SPECIALIST FRIENDLY PICK UP AND GO LESSON.
What’s the Right Thing to Do?: KS3 Ethics / Religious Education (RE) / Religious Studies (RS) Lesson (PowerPoint)
Overview:
This fully-resourced KS3 lesson introduces students to moral decision-making through real-life case studies and philosophical thought experiments. Students explore whether consequences matter more than actions, using the famous Trolley Study by Philippa Foot and the historical case of Dudley & Stephens. The lesson encourages critical thinking, ethical debate, and personal reflection.
What’s Included:
A 22-slide PowerPoint presentation with structured activities
DO NOW starter quiz with moral statements for discussion
Case study: Dudley & Stephens (1884) – survival, murder, and moral justification
Thought experiment: Philippa Foot’s Trolley Study – sacrifice and the greater good
Vocabulary development around key terms like morality, consequence, action, superego, and justified
Structured writing support using PEE (Point, Example, Explain)
A Blue Zone independent writing activity with success criteria, key words, and a challenge question
Model answer for review and improvement
Video links and discussion prompts to deepen understanding
Learning Objectives:
Understand how philosophers and courts approach moral dilemmas
Explore the difference between actions and consequences in ethical decision-making
Reflect on personal values and how they influence moral choices
Develop extended writing skills through structured response tasks
Target Audience:
Key Stage 3 (KS3) students
Suitable for Year 9 or high-ability Year 8
Can be used as a standalone resource or part of a wider Ethics / Religious Education (RE) / Religious Studies (RS) curriculum
A complete collection of resources needed for studying Deontological Kantian Ethics for the AQA A-Level Philosophy course. This contains all relevant theories, criticisms and and defences. Whilst questions and activities are provided, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook for additional activities.
Resource includes:
The Categorical Imperative
The Universal Law Formulation
The Humanity Formulation
Strengths and issues
Application to the eight suggested scenarios
Please note: any additional resources or images/videos contained herewithin are not mine and I claim no ownership of these. Please refer to the URL for direction to the original designer/creator.
A Medical Ethics Unit lasting 12 hours (one lesson is a double) that was created for Year 9 RE, but could easily be used for a capable Year 8 or none-GCSE KS4 group.
Each lesson is very detailed, editable and differentiated three ways with colour-coded challenge tasks for every activity. The lessons are very easy to follow as all the instructions are on the PowerPoints and worksheets. Each of the individual lessons have had excellent reviews so far.
The unit includes:
What are the religious and ethical views on abortion? A lesson exploring the pro-choice and pro-life debate and introducing the concept of sanctity and quality of life.
What are the religious and ethical views on euthanasia? A lesson examining the quality vs sanctity of life debate in detail while examining types of euthanasia and religious views on these.
Stem Cell Research - an investigation into embryology and the controversial issues surrounding the science. The lesson investigates how scripture can be applied to these issues and why there is so much debate.
Capital Punishment and The Death Penalty - a two hour lesson which focuses on capital punishment, its legal status around the world, the moral and religious arguments for and against and the history of the death penalty.
Drugs and morality - a lesson exploring the moral and religious debate around drug use before examining religious quotes and practicing GCSE style exam questions.
Genetic Engineering - an overview lesson on test tube and designer babies as well as religious objections to the technology, with a focus on Christianity and Islam.
An detailed article with differentiated comprehension questions all about the ethics, morality and faux-science of the anti-vaxxer movement.
Why do some religions have objections to particular medical technologies and procedures?
IVF - what is this and what are the different religious views towards it?
What do Islam and Christianity believe about medical death?
Religion and science - are they forever destined to work against each other, or can they work together?
Assessment, feedback and mark scheme
Scheme of work
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An introduction to ethics at A-Level, discussing the differences between deontological and teleological decision making processes. Some examples adapted from a previous TES resource.
This fun philosophy lesson is focused on ‘Animal Ethics’: the branch of ethics which examines human-animal relationships, the moral consideration of animals and how nonhuman animals ought to be treated. Animal ethics explores topics such as animal rights, animal welfare, animal law, speciesism, animal cognition, wildlife conservation, wild animal suffering, the moral status of nonhuman animals, the concept of nonhuman personhood, human exceptionalism, the history of animal use, and theories of justice.
This download uses our innovative new format for philosophy education, you can download a FREE SAMPLE by clicking here. It is one of over fifty new philosophy & ethics teaching resources that uses this format. The resource cannot be edited.
This philosophy session is of interest to teachers of all school subjects who are hoping to explore ethics with young learners; since it explores moral issues in depth the resource is a great contribution to your schools SMSC remit. This session explores topics such as:
Our moral duties towards animals
The ethics of eating meat
Animal testing
Blood-sports and
Utilitarian theories of animal ethics
The big question asked in this session is “When (if ever) is it morally acceptable to cause an animal to suffer?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical and ethical questions such as:
What does the term ‘animal rights’ mean?
To what extent is it morally wrong to eat animals such as cats and dogs?
To what extent is it morally wrong to test cosmetics on animals? and
To what extent is hunting wild animals a moral hobby?
Students will also analyse and evaluate an eclectic mix of philosophical claims such as:
“Humans are inherently superior & valuable to all other animals”
“Animal testing is morally acceptable if the animals are being used to create new medicines”
“All species go extinct eventually: protecting endangered species is a waste of time" and
“An insect does not have an experience of living and cannot feel pain”
This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment and end-of-lesson reflection activities.
This resource is suitable for students aged 8-16; due to the flexible nature of the sessions design it can be used for multiple hour-long sessions or as a short stimulating tutor-group activity.
The file is a non-editable PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy!
A detailed scheme of work created for our [Introduction to Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Unit] which covers one term’s resources and includes an assessment and mark scheme. This was created for our Complete Year 8 RE package, which can be found on Tes here.
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 Bank of England, 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.
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