Fully resourced ten-hour SoW for OCR Sexual Ethics, complete with PowerPoints and worksheets. Includes spaced retrieval questions at the beginning of each lesson, homeworks, and past exam questions.
Introduction to Sexual Ethics
Sex in the Bible
Natural Law on Sexual Ethics
Situationism on Sexual Ethics
Kant on Sexual Ethics
Bentham on Sexual Ethics
Mill’s Harm Principle
Pre-marital Sex and the Church
Extra-marital Sex and the Church
Gay Rights and the Church
Covers the act/ rule distinction, with reference to Bentham & Mill. Lesson 2 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson
PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
Prepares students to answer 12 or 30 mark question on Sharia law.
Contrasts liberal vs. orthodox interpretations of the Sharia
Spotlight on Sharia law in the UK, with A02 questions for students
Spotlight on key scholar Mona Siddiqui
Instructions to students for notetaking
Includes 12 mark question on real exam paper and indicative content (mark scheme & ideas board)
Lesson time: 1h20 - 2 hours
Timed 12 mark essay can be done in class or set for homework
Students discover, apply, and evaluate Bernard Hoose’s proportionalism. Applications include some of the later topics e.g. in medical ethics, sexual ethics & war & peace.
Lesson 4 of a 5 part series
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Covers hypothetical vs. categorical imperatives, Kant’s three formulations, application in everyday cases, and strengths & weaknesses, including criticism from W.D. Ross.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet. Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles: recap of prior learning, worked examples, L/Os revisited throughout the lesson, & question bank for class tests.
Part of a 7 part series on deontology (Unit 5.1)
Helps prepare students for a 10, 20, or 30 mark essay on Ahmed or gender
Breaks down Ahmed’s text into four key ideas
Contains key quotes & key passages for the exam
Contains strengths and weaknesses for A02 component
Flipped lesson idea for high ability: Students read Ahmed text for homework and produce 500-1000 word summary. The worksheet is then used to clear up misunderstandings and focus discussion. Alternatively, serves as a standalone lesson for a lower ability group.
Lesson time: 60 minutes
Comprehensive colour worksheet which introduces students to Tariq Ramadan’s ideas on pluralism.
Breaks down Ramadan’s thought into 4 bitesize ideas
Space for student note-taking and responses to tasks
Includes criticism of Ramadan (for A02), and extension activity (synoptic links).
Lesson time: 40-60 mins
This worksheet introduces students to the key scholar of Unit 6.2: S.H. Nasr.
Nasr’s thought is broken down into 5 key ideas
Strengths and weaknesses are included to help students with A02 questions (12, 20, & 30 marks)
Includes suggested synoptic links with Paper 2 topics (worth 5 marks in the 30 mark exam questions)
Lesson time: 40-60 minutes
Contrasts deontology and consequentialism, and applies deontological reasoning to everyday actions. Also covers “social, political, and cultural influences” as required by the spec.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet. Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles: recap of prior learning, worked examples, L/Os revisited throughout the lesson, & question bank for class tests.
Colour-coded student workbook and teacher notes on Extract 3. Can be used for flipped learning or differentiated group work.
For flipped learning
Students read the text and complete the workbook for homework. Teacher marks the workbooks and then goes through the teacher notes in class. (Two marks per key idea gives a mark out of 40.) Teacher notes can be distributed to students for revision. Time: 1h20 minutes
For differentiated group work
Teacher assigns colour-coded sections to pairs or groups. Different colours can be assigned to different students according to difficulty. (N.B. Colours themselves have no significance, and do not reflect difficulty level.) Time: 2 hours +
Download contains “Ramadan or Khadduri?” quiz to encourage comparison between these authors.
Pupils discover the basic concepts of natural law, with an emphasis on its “biblical & classical foundations” as required by the spec. Lesson 1 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Students discover the fundamentals of Aquinas’s theory and apply it to real world cases. Lesson 2 of a 5 lesson series.
Purpose-built for the Edexcel spec.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning, worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Students evaluate the strengths & weaknesses of natural moral law in groups, and write an essay collaboratively. (They should write the essay using Google docs or OneDrive so that the essay can be peer-assessed in the plenary.)
Lesson 5 of a 5 part series
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Covers natural moral law from biblical foundations through to contemporary adaptations.
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Supported by a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
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**Scheme of Work: **
natural moral law: biblical & classical foundations
Aquinas on natural moral law
Doctrine of double effect
Proportionalism
Evaluation of NML
NML topic tests
Students discover, apply, and evaluate situation ethics from biblical foundations to the modern day. Includes student workbook, teacher notes, & lesson PowerPoint on the Barclay anthology text (Extract 1).
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Includes a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Biblical examples & social, political, & cultural influences
Fletcher’s situation ethics
Extract 1: William Barclay
Topic test
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Students apply Aquinas’s doctrine of double effect to real world scenarios and evaluate its strengths & weaknesses. Applications include some of the later topics e.g. in medical ethics, sexual ethics & war & peace.
Lesson 3 of a 5 part series
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Covers all three “developments” of utilitarianism required by the spec: ideal (Moore), negative (Popper), & preference utilitarianism (Singer). Lesson 4 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning, worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Students discover, apply, and evaluate classical utiltarianism & later developments.
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Supported by a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Social, Political, & Historical Background
Act vs Rule Utilitarianism
Hedonism & Utilitarianism
Ideal, preference, & negative utilitarianism
Strengths & Weaknesses
Topic test.
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Comprehensive colour worksheet which introduces students to Nurcholish Madjid’s key ideas on pluralism.
Biographical info, including the Indonesian background
Students discover and apply key concepts including pluralism, secularism, and contextualised itjihad
Engaging tasks, including extension activity.