This lesson explore the theological basis of lent and encourages students to reflect on why the practice of giving up things we love/enjoy can be beneficial for ourselves and wider society.

This lesson explores the 10 obligatory acts of Shi’a Islam. The lesson introduces students to the 10 obligations and uses the ‘link method’ to help students remember them and understand why they are important to followers. This lesson links to the New edexcel RE ‘Living a Muslim Life’ syllabus.

This lesson explores what is meant by diaspora. I have always used this lesson with ethnically mixed classes which certainly helps with the starter activity. The lesson looks at the history of the Jewish Disapora and reflects on the unique nature of Judaism as both a religion and an ethnicity. This lesson is suitable for mid-high ability students. It will need differentiation for weaker students.

This lesson explore the theological basis of lent and encourages students to reflect on why the practice of giving up things we love/enjoy can be beneficial for ourselves and wider society.

This lesson explores the reasons why the gospels may not be reliably historical sources. It uses video sources and a classroom game to help recreate and illustrate the problems of oral history and the impossibility of escaping our own interpretation of events.

The lesson aims to compare the story of Noah’s ark to other ancient flood myths. There are a range of tasks, some of which are differentiated.

The lesson examine the medical advances which developed as a consequence of WWII and asks students to consider whether they were worth the destruction in the long run.

Intro to the nature of transplant surgery Links to edexcel syllabus

Euthanasia introduction. This lesson gives an introduction to what euthanasia is, the law and some of the key arguments for and against it. It has some differentiated resources suitable for supporting very weak students. It links to the edexcel syllabus.

Lesson centered around the case study of the conjoined twins Mary and Jodie. Explores different Christian attitudes to transplant surgery. Edexcel text book is useful for one of the activities.

Community cohesion government responses Includes a game to be played in pairs and exam question practice.

symbolism of wedding ceremony different types of relationship * Sadly the video links (4thought) for this lesson have expired so a transcript has been attached.

This lesson encourages students to consider whether the world needs a creator or whether it could have occurred by chance. It is a good introduction to units of work that link to creation stories or science and religion. The lesson asks students to reflect on their ideas of the origins of the world and uses a myth to help them reflect on the arguments surrounding creation. There is a leveled writing task which brings the ideas together.

Christian Jewish Creation stories

evil and suffering lesson with a game taken from RE today

Students use a section of Lamentations to consider how important the destruction of Solomon’s Temple was in Jewish history/to Jewish identity. This is a creative lesson with a literary focus. It has differentiated resources and is SMSC driven.

Links to edexcel lesson on infertility. This lesson provides an introduction to the nature of infertility treatments including all key terms.

This lesson explores the key features of Islamic birth rites through a range of activities that encourage students to reflect on the spiritual and emotional significance of new life.

Introduction to just war theory Links to edexcel syllabus