I use this as two lessons, to teach about Buddhist attitudes to the environment including: animal rights testing on animals controversy surrounding Tiger Temple vegetarianism global warming deforestation tree ordination

A lesson that looks at Buddhist attitudes to wealth and poverty. It discusses alms giving, basic supplies that Buddhists do accept spending money on, Therevadan views about wealth and exam style questions.

A lesson and activities (usually takes 2 lessons) that looks at the influence of the Hindu caste system on Buddhism, Buddhist views on racism, Buddhist views on other religions, Buddhist views on sexism, Buddhist views on racism and tolerance towards other religions. It also looks at the practical example of Thich Naht Hahn and Plum Village.

A set of notes that can be used when teaching Buddhist responses to ethical issues, including abortion, euthanasia and death ceremonies. It also has information about metta, karuna and the five precepts.

A lesson about different death ceremonies in Buddhism - cremations in Thailand and Tibetan sky burials. Includes hyperlinks to a Thai funeral and discussions around the customs and importance of attending a Buddhist funeral.

A lesson that explores the different types of euthanasia, Buddhist views on euthanasia, euthanasia/suicide examples from within the Pali Canon and exam style questions to complete on the topic.

A lesson about the Buddhist views on abortion - gives a recap on foetal development and links to the five precepts. Also discusses some different Buddhist views on the ethical issue - western Buddhists compared to eastern Buddhists.

I use this lesson as an introduction to Buddhist views on ethical issues - it starts the students thinking about situations and linking metta and karuna (loving kindness and compassion) to ethics. It has an old AQA 6 mark question and markscheme on it - but this could be easily adapted to the new 5 mark or 12 mark questions for the new specification.

A set of notes to help learning about Buddhism and Buddhist responses to global issues including: racism, prejudice, tolerance towards other religions, the environment, wealth and poverty, and vegetarianism.

I use this powerpoint as an introduction to worship and prayer. It has a recap of some Christian belief about the Holy Trinity and introduces why people pray. It has links to videos about worshipping through songs, as part of a choir and in a Methodist church.

This is a set of lessons I used to introduce and teach about Buddhist ethics and concepts like metta, karuna and ahimsa for GCSE. It contains information about Aung San Su Kyi, metta and karuna, Bodhisattvas, the Five Precepts and quotes from the Dalai Lama.

These are all the quotes specified throughout the Eduqas A Level Religious Studies spec. I have put a passage/quote per page. I have used these as a display and turned them into a small booklet that students can annotate with meanings and context. I have also started using the quotes at y10/y11 so that the students can start to memorise them before they start the A Level.

Grade descriptors and criteria for answering 4,5 and 12 mark exam questions on the new AQA Religious Studies specification. It has sentence starters and ideas about how to organise mini paragraphs. It also contains criteria for SPaG.

Descriptor grids that can be used for the new Eduqas A2 Level in Religious Studies. Can be used for Philosophy, Ethics or the study of religion and are for the second year of study. Essay questions are worth 20 marks (A01) and 30 marks (A02).

Descriptor grids that can be used for the new Eduqas AS Level in Religious Studies. Can be used for Philosophy, Ethics or the study of religion and are for the first year of study. Essay questions are both worth 25 marks.

Lessons for the A2 Educas/WJEC Islam A Level. These are lessons and activities for the F part of Theme 4 'Religious practices that shape identity' (D,E,F) Crime and Punishment in Islam Includes A01 and A02 activities and can be changed to suit your group needs.

Lessons for the A2 Educas/WJEC Islam A Level. These are lessons and activities for the E part of Theme 4 'Religious practices that shape identity' (D,E,F) Sufism Includes A01 and A02 activities and can be changed to suit your group needs.

Lessons for the A2 Educas/WJEC Islam A Level. These are lessons and activities for the D part of Theme 4 'Religious practices that shape identity' (D,E,F) Includes A01 and A02 activities and can be changed to suit your group needs.

I have put some of the key Muslim concepts onto a display - I use it in the A Level classroom as a reminder of concepts to link back to in essays etc.

This is a tracker I put at the front of our y12 and y13 essay books to help them track their essay progress. There is space to note whether it is an A01 or an A02 essay, the date, title and topic.