I used this lesson with Y9 on the Scopes Monkey Trial and whether we should allow Creationism to be taught in Science lessons. I used the DVD for the Simpsons episode but you can find the key clips for the trial on Youtube.

This was a great lesson on the Beatitudes and why they are important to Christians. There are differentiated versions of the sheet at the end of the powerpoint.

A stand alone lesson on the relevance of marriage in today's society. The lesson looks at Ashley Madison and whether this is evidence for whether marriage is outdated and the pupils then evaluate the various arguments for the relevance of marriage. I did this with my Y10's and they found it engaging! Good for OCR GCSE course.

I used this lesson with my Y9's, focusing on the Big Bang theory and the Creation story and whether a Christian could believe in both. I printed out one of the slides double sided so that they could get down images for the Big Bang on one side and the Genesis story on the other side for future reference. The lesson covers the Big Bang, the Genesis story and the two Christian interpretations of the Genesis story.

This lesson covers the issues of Whistleblowing and Globalisation for the new OCR AS course, focusing on Edward Snowden and the Catholic Church's response to Globalisation. All resources are included in the lesson along with video links.

I used this lesson as an introduction to medical ethics with my Y9's although you could also use it for GCSE. It looks at what moral absolutism and relativism is and then gives the pupils a series of ethical dilemmas, which they loved!

This is an introductory lesson for 'Who is Jesus' which involves looking at the different historical evidence for Jesus and then creating a victim profile for Jesus and then a timeline of his life. I used it for Y7 but could be easily used for Y8. Please let me know what you think! I have included all the resources and the Powerpoint, including a differentiated historical evidence sheet.

This was a great lesson for teaching pupils about what Christians believe about Jesus being the Messiah and why some of the Jews at this time did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Great if you want to develop pupil's comparison skills.

This was a lesson in a series looking at Religion in the Media and required students to bring in a variety of newspaper articles on either Islam or Christianity in the media. This was great for getting the pupils to understand how different religions are seen in the media and why they are seen in a specific way.

This lesson is focusing on the question of whether we can see or hear God. It begins with looking at how you can tell if someone is lying (physical signs etc) and then begins to look at different scenarios and whether they believe each person.

This was an engaging lesson to teach pupils about Christian attitudes towards money. It looks at a variety of Christian teachings and individuals and encourages pupils to develop their own views on how they should use money.

I did this lesson with Y7 on Bar and Bat Mitzvah. It focuses on what is a coming of age ceremony and compares it to the Bullet Ant ceremony in South America. The students really enjoyed the lesson and it was a different way to teach the subject.

This was a good introductory lesson into how Christians are seen in the media and how they use the media. It looks at Christian advertising as well as the West Borough Baptist Church and whether it is right for WBBC to be using the media in this way.

I did this as a final lesson for the module 'Religion and the media' with Y8. It does require access to the Simpsons episode called Simpsons Bible Stories. Pupils really enjoyed the lesson and even my most challenging classes worked in silence during this lesson!

Good lesson to use if you are looking at religion in the media. This lessons focuses on whether the internet is a good scientific advancement but also how different religions use the internet and whether religions should be able to use the internet in whatever way they want to.

I used this lesson with my Y11's as a way to assess the criticisms of the Design Argument, specifically Paley's version, using Hume and Empiricism. They loved the debate and it really helped them to remember the different arguments and view points.

Introduction lesson to the Cosmological Argument which covers Aquinas' cosmological argument along with some of the different developments.

This is a two part lesson exploring the issue of euthanasia and four of the different arguments surrounding euthanasia (slippery slope, least suffering, palliative care and freedom of choice). The lesson was taught to a mixed ability Y9 group and worked well, helping them to evaluate the different arguments surrounding the issue of euthanasia and use case studies to support their arguments.

I used this lesson as a helpful introduction to Sexual Ethics. It includes a debate over acceptable and unacceptable issues within Sexual Ethics and an article on the history of Sex adapted from the Independent. It also includes a basic checklist for Sexual Ethics taken from the OCR specification.