A pair of lessons on (i) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa and (ii) Al-Ghazali. Covers unit 4.5(a) of Edexcel paper 4D (Islam) (i) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa Powerpoint presentation (ii) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa Powerpoint presentation Worksheet with key information and tasks Practice 12 mark exam question on exam board paper so students can see the length required. Can be done as timed assignment in class or for homework. Mark scheme/ ideas board included in the worksheet.

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

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)

Students discover, apply, and evaluate Fletcher’s working principles & fundamental propositions. Lesson 2 of a 3 part series on situation ethics. 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. Click, print, teach!

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

Students evaluate which moral theory fits best with religion, and collaborate on an exam question. Covers this aspect of the spec for utilitarianism, situation ethics, & natural law. 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. Click, print, teach!

Students research three acts of Parliament & evaluate them in the light of utilitarianism, situationism, and natural law. They will need laptops or an ICT suite. 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. Click, print, teach!

Fully resourced worksheet which guides pupils through Al-Ghazali’s “two crises”, his philosophy of causation, and his influence on Islamic science, using quotations from his intellectual autobiography, “The Deliverance from Error” . The lesson ends with an exam question and suggested arguments on both sides.

Structured worksheet introducing students to the key scholar for unit 4.5, S.H. Nasr. Discussion points are based on extracts from Nasr’s (2010) “Traditional Islamic Science and Western Science” Contains synoptic links to Religion & Ethics (Paper 2). Lesson time: 30 mins - 1hr (depending on discussion)

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.

Fully resourced lesson with worksheet, PowerPoint, and extension reading. Prepares students for the demands of the spec, including the answers to the following retrieval questions: In which work did Ibn Rushd provide a twenty-point rebuttal of Al-Ghazali’s Incoherence of the Philosophers? In which work did Ibn Rushd argue for the compatibility of Aristotelian philosophy and Islam? Quote a verse from the Quran used by Ibn Rushd to defend philosophy. Why does Ibn Rushd believe that philosophy is obligatory for Muslims? Explain Ibn Rushd’s a priori argument that philosophy can never contradict the teaching of the Quran. Explain Ibn Rushd’s distinction between apparent meaning and allegorical meaning. What are the three levels of knowledge identified by Ibn Rushd? Explain Ibn Rushd’s doctor analogy. Why does Ibn Rushd believe that philosophical study should be reserved for the elite?

Detailed worksheet with key ideas, tasks, extension, and possible exam questions. Can be used as a class time resource or set for homework.

Covers Part 1 of the Justice and Liberation topic: the commandment to uphold justice and perform al-amr bil-ma’ruf wal-nahy ‘an al-munkar (enjoining good and forbidding wrong). Content based on Michael Cook’s book on this topic, which is a recommended texct on the OCR syllabus. Detailed content, evaluation, possible exam questions, and task. Could be used in class or set as 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 3 of a 3 part series on situationism 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. Click, print, teach!

Comprehensive colour worksheet relevant for sections c, d, & e of Unit 6.1 Chronological overview of historical Islamic responses to pluralism from Muhammad to present day. Prepares students to answer a 30 mark question on Muslim responses to pluralism: “Evaluate the ways in which Islam has responded to the challenge of pluralism (30 marks)” Prepares students to answer an 8 mark question on Wahhabism Includes multimedia research task set for homework on Christian-Muslim dialogue Lesson time: 1-1.5 hours Homework time: 1-2 hours

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

Contains all they need to know to answer 1, 2, 4, 5, and 12 mark questions on animal ethics. Can be used to teach for the first time or for revision Print-friendly colour handout Contains essay planner for 2, 4, 5, and 12 mark questions If pupils revise the handout for homework, they will do well in the accompanying test

Six multi-page structured worksheets covering the whole topic, complete with two key word lists. Includes key scholars and AO1/ AO2 tasks. Can be done in class or set for homework as a flipped learning assignment. Key word list (Pre-modern Islam) Sunnism: The Contractual Nature of the State Shi’ism: The Imam as Supreme Authority Sunnism: The Complimentary roles of Caliph and ulama Shi’ism: The Role of the Ulama in the Absence of the Imam Key word list (modern Islam) Embrace of Secularism in the Modern Islamic World Opposition to Secularism in the Modern Islamic world (including Sharia states)

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