This is an annotated powerpoint used with students to teach them good technique for answering five mark questions from the AQA (9-1) GCSE Religious Studies Spec A. It uses examples from Beliefs and Practices (Christianity and Islam), and Themes. The religious Beliefs and Practices examples can easily be swapped for other religions (using the SAMs). The powerpoint is quite methodical - example, technique from markscheme, sample answers for marking, practice.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Buddhism - Beliefs. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Buddhism - Practices. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes.

This is an annotated powerpoint used with students to teach them good technique for answering twelve mark questions from the AQA (9-1) GCSE Religious Studies Spec A. It uses examples from each of the six Themes. These can easily be swapped for other examples (using the SAMs), or replaced with your own ideas, or appropriate ones from past papers of the current Spec B. The powerpoint is quite methodical - example, technique from markscheme, practice. Teacher notes on each slide help deliver it in class.

These are a set of double-sided sheets to cover the Beliefs section of AQAs RS Spec A for Hinduism. The information can also be used for other exam boards. The first side of each sheet gives information about a topic within the Beliefs section. The second side gives some examples of potential questions - based on the Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) which have been published by AQA. It is a revision tool as it specifically targets knowledge needed for exam questions. it provides a number of teachings for each topic area - as AQAs questions demand the use of teachings for a student to get high marks - which are explained. Written for Y10, it works for any KS4. Teachers could use it as the basis for preparing a lesson(s), issue it for revision or as a homework.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Theme 3 - Issues of Good and Evil - studied from the Islamic perspective. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Theme 3 - Issues of Good and Evil - studied from the Islamic perspective. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Theme 3 - Issues of Good and Evil - studied from the Christian perspective. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Theme 1 - Issues of Relationships - studied from the Christian perspective. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Theme 1 - Issues of Relationships - studied from theMuslim perspective. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes

These are a set of double-sided sheets to over the Beliefs section of AQAs RS Spec A for Sikhism. The first side gives information about a topic within the Practices section, so that any question set is catered for. The second side gives some examples of potential questions - based on the Sample Assessment Materials (SAMS) which have been published by AQA. Examples of both are viewable. It is a revision tool as it specifically targets knowledge needed for exam questions. It provides a number of teachings for each topic area - as AQAs questions demand the use of teachings for a student to get high marks - which are explained. It can be used with any KS4 groups. Teachers could use it as the basis for preparing a lesson(s), issue for revision or as homework.

AQA GCSE RS (9-1) has questions which demand the use of teachings if a student wishes to achieve a good grade. Whilst it is easy to just teach students to give the obvious - karma, Dharma, ahimsa, Right Action (etc) - it is more impressive to have more directly applicable teachings, and to show a more detailed knowledge through these. These are sheets to give two relevant and usable teachings per topic area for the Beliefs and Practices sections for Buddhism. Each section is covered in two sides. Can be used as an aide memoire in class, as a revision sheet, to aid question response. Also useful as a homework aid – so that homework can be set with students using their own ‘teachings sheet’ which they have at home. Could be laminated/stuck to the desk as a permanent feature of lessons whilst covering the section in class , so that students can have them available in discussion and written work.

Topic by topic (21 files in total), the Specification section for Christianity (Practices) is covered through the prism of the types of questions asked in the sample materials published by AQA. This means the students can have a set of notes covering the areas they need to know for the exam. These topic sheets also offer some ideas for questions for every topic in all the questions types found in the exam (1, 2, 4, 5, 12 mark questions) based on all the formats published by AQA to be able to see each topic in exam terms in both knowledge and evaluation style questions. How to use - whilst written as revision sheets, and given that they unpack the Specification, the sheets could be used as the basis for teaching each topic, or could be used as homework sheets (as they provide the information and some sample questions). They could also be simplified or used in comprehension tasks as well as discussion and for exam question practice. They are suitable for full course GCSE. they were written for Y10, but the same would be used with Y11. More to be posted - on other religions - when completed.

This is a set of revision sheets for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies for Sikhism - Practices. It takes into account the question forms asked in the published SAMS, presenting material to support revision for the angles of questioning they pose. So it covers key terms, key and other teachings, general and specific religious information to do with each topic, and examples of diversity in belief/ practice. The reverse of each two-sided sheet provides guidance on answering each of the question types from the SAMS - so that students can become more familiar and so comfortable with the topics in exam terms. There are a number of sample questions for students to practise with in each format. The sheets can be used as a revision tool at home, as notes for class, to set homework from the questions on there. They also form a good basic level of knowledge for any teacher, and good examples of questions which can be explored with classes.

This resource maps out all the questions from the SAMS through 2018-2021. It includes all the advanced information published specifically for 2022 exam series. This allows the mapping out of questions to allow students to practice questions on the topics most likely to be on 2022, so creating more targeted revision.

These are a set of double sided sheets to over the Practices section of AQAs RS Spec A for Hinduism. The first side gives information about a topic within the Practices section, so that any question set is catered for. The second side gives some examples of potential questions - based on the Sample Assessment Materials (SAMS) which have been published by AQA. Examples of both are viewable. It is a revision tool as it specifically targets knowledge needed for exam questions. It provides a number of teachings for each topic area - as AQAs questions demand the use of teachings for a student to get high marks - which are explained. It can be used with any KS4 groups. Teachers could use it as the basis for preparing a lesson(s), issue for revision or as homework.

AQA GCSE RS (9-1) Specification A has questions which demand the use of teachings if a student wishes to achieve a good grade. These are sheets to give two relevant and usable teachings per topic area for Theme C – The Existence of God and Revelation - from Islam. The Theme covers specific teachings, which relate to each element of the Theme. The teachings are also explained to show their application to the issue. Can be used as an aide memoire in class, as a revision sheet, to aid question response. Also useful as a homework aid – so that homework can be set with students using their own ‘teachings sheet’ which they have at home. Could be laminated/stuck to the desk as a permanent feature of lessons whilst covering the section in class , so that students can have them available in discussion and written work.

This is a mark scheme to go with the Themes mock which is also available on this site. Also available as a bundle with a mapping document of the SAMS. The markscheme tries to give answers based on six religions, so is usable for any combination of religions followed. It gives generic marking guidance, then potential answers for all questions from the posted mock exam.

This is a full mark scheme to be able to mark the mock paper which is also available on this site. Potential answers to all questions - for all seven sections (Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism) are included. Can be used to mark the mock, or to use with students for self and peer marking of single/multiple questions (mock or not). Set out in two portions - guidance on how to mark, followed by the questions and potential answers.