Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Six pages DCT – CHALLENGES THE CHALLENGE OF SECULARISM Secularism Secularisation DAVID FORD JOSE CASANOVA God is an illusion SIGMUND FREUD Humans personify ‘purpose’ Link to Plato’s forms Coping mechanism RICHARD DAWKINS: Religion narrows perception, science widens it JOHN POLKINGHORNE Matthew 5 Objections to secularism JO MARCHANT Physiological benefits “Feeling part of something bigger" "Knowledge of our own mortality” CHARLES TAYLOR 'Subtraction stories’ Post-Enlightenment attitude TERRY EAGLETON Marx “Secularism is largely doomed” Secular capitalism Events of 9/11 Positivist dream of world without religion Christianity should play no part in public life Secular humanism AMSTERDAM DECLARATION Seven aims of modern humanism Programmatic secularism Procedural secularism “Diversity gone mad” ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST FAITH SCHOOLS Radicalisation House of Lords Dominionism Reconstructionism SECULARISATION PROS AND CONS Social cohesion Corrupt theocracy Disenchantment Religious motives replaced by rational motives MAX WEBER Key issues LIBERATION THEOLOGY AND MARX Marx’s teaching on alienation + exploitation Alienation Dehumanisation "Fundamental evil of capitalist society” Exploitation Means to an end Historical materialism = Praxis Proletariat must revolt against bourgeoisie False consciousness ‘Joined-up’ thinking Working towards common good

Geography Case Study NEOM is a planned urban development in north-west Saudi Arabia When completed it will cover 26,500 km² which is larger than the whole of Wales Why does Saudi Arabia want to build Neom? Why is the Huwaitat tribe extremely worried? Abdul Rahim al-Hwaiti: terrorist or martyr? This resource includes a variety of lesson activities to pick and choose: Photographic Analysis: The Line (includes worksheet) Which Geography keyword is the odd one out? Which country is the odd one out? Several slides to project and set the scene (locational knowledge, artists’ impressions of the planned districts) Links to videos of the Neom development: ‘Saudi Arabia’s mega project’; ‘“The Line” under construction in Saudi Arabia’; ‘Neom: The dark side’ Question Grid: Neom (Who? What? Where? etc, vs is… did… can… etc) The death of Abdul Rahim al-Hwaiti, a Huwaitat tribesman from the area where the Saudi government wants to build Neom. Abdul posted a video on YouTube saying he did not want money to leave his home. A day later and he was shot dead by the Saudi Army Concept Map: Neom (35 facts, to be colour coded - Locations; Causes; Effects; Management; Supporting Data Illustrated glossary: Neom (Peak Oil; Economic diversification; Population density; Desalination plant) - definitions given, students to draw their understanding Thought Chains: Neom - using knowledge learned so far, students complete boxes (because… and so… Therefore… For example…) to show understanding using scaffolding for higher level answers (eg ‘Saudi Arabia needs to DIVERSIFY its industries…’; ‘The region currently has a POPULATION DENSITY of just 6 people per km²’; ‘Neom is / is not ENVIRONMENTALLY sustainable (‘Planet’)…’) Geo-Trinity: Neom - students show similarities and differences between the Saudi government, Huwaitat tribespeople and foreign tourists ‘Six Hats’: Neom: - de Bono’s critical thinking technique Design a sustainable hotel for Neom - choose five (from twenty-four) features of a sustainable resort, then explain the decision (eg eShuttle buses between the hotel and public transportation hubs; Install ‘smart’ showers that limit their usage to a pre-set time; Stock locally-made Fair Trade hotel souvenirs rather than branded/designer items) Stakeholders conclusion: Neom - students compare different opinions of the development with their own Teachers’ background information: links to websites, including the original BBC News story and the official Neom site

Revision for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Three pages OMNIPOTENCE Divine power • DESCARTES • AQUINAS + SWINBURNE • ANTHONY KENNY Self-imposed limitation • PETER VARDY • JOHN MACQUARRIE • ALVIN PLANTINGA • WILLIAM OF OCKHAM OMNIBENEVOLENCE Divine benevolence JOHN HOSEA EXODUS AMOS PSALMS ETERNITY Divine eternity Boethius Anselm o HARTSHORNE; KENNY • RICHARD SWINBURNE • FRIEDRICH SCHLEIRMACHER FREE WILL (+ omniscience) Romans Hebrews Key Issues

Eight page booklet : define Geographical keywords; map the main national religions of the Middle East; SPAG exercise about the earliest civilisations; complete a multiplier effect of the oil industry; moral dilemma about letting refugees come to Britain; research the family tree of religions to find their founding dates; describe the importance of four Middle Eastern locations to religious people

Context Characters and relationships Types of love Gender Marriage Death and transcendence Religion

Eight page booklet : define coastal keywords; complete a fact file about a seaside resort; SPAG exercise about Holderness erosion; annotate a map to show human uses of the Humber region; family dilemma about using fossil fuels; write a poem based on a beautiful coastal scene; explain how transport changes have affected holiday habits over time

A test of Geographical skills and knowledge to assess your new pupils

One hour/50 mark test paper based on tectonic hazards I will use this at the end of my collection of Powerpoints

Two part fieldwork/coursework booklet Made with the 2016 GCSE syllabus changes in mind Follows Footsteps to Investigation (Hypothesis; Expected Outcomes; Methodology; Results; Analysis; Conclusion; Evaluation) plus the chance to write a simple risk assessment for the trip Part One: COASTAL investigation to answer the hypothesis "Hornsea needs sea defences" Includes destructive/constructive waves; beach cross section; annotated landscape sketch; tally chart; angle data chart Part Two: ECONOMIC investigation to answer the hypothesis "Tourism is important for Hornsea" Includes: Land use survey; bipolar landscape evaluation; visitor questionnaire; sphere of influence; cumulative frequency graph; bar graph; pie graph; Butler's Model

A Level revision notes Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates Regency of Somerset, 1547-49 Rule of Northumberland, 1549-53 Reign of Mary Tudor, 1553-58

Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel) Three pages To be printed A3 size STRAVINSKY: 'THE RITE OF SPRING’ ’INTRODUCTION’ Melody Rhythm, Metre & Tempo Harmony & Tonality Texture Instrumentation ’THE AUGURS OF SPRING’ Melody Rhythm, Metre & Tempo Harmony & Tonality Texture Instrumentation ‘RITUAL OF ABDUCTION’ Melody Rhythm, Metre & Tempo Texture Harmony & Tonality

Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel) One Page To be printed A3 size THE BEATLES: 'REVOLVER’ **MIND MAP: ** **'Eleanor Rigby'** **'Here, there and everywhere'** ** 'I want to tell you'** ** 'Tomorrow never knows'** Mind map connections: Melody Harmony & Tonality Instrumentation Texture Rhythm, Metre & Tempo

Pearson Edxcel A-level Music Two pages To be printed A3 size JS BACH - 'CANTATA, EIN FESTE BURG, BWV 80: MOVEMENTS 1,2 8’ Mind map: 'Movement 1’ Mind map connections: Melody Harmony & Tonality Instrumentation Structure Rhythm, Metre & Tempo Texture Mind map: 'Movement 2’ Mind map connections: Harmony Instrumentation Melody Structure Rhythm, Metre & Tempo Texture Notes on 'Movement 8’

Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel ) Two pages To be printed A3 size BERLIOZ - 'SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE’ Background notes Mind Map (‘Introduction’): Melody Texture Instrumentation Harmony & Tonality Rhythm, Metre & Tempo Mind Map (‘Sonata Form’): Melody Instrumentation Harmony & Tonality Rhythm, Metre & Tempo

Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel) Three pages ANOUSHKA SHANKAR "BURN" Mind Map Instrumentation Melody Rhythm, Metre and Tempo Harmony and Tonality Texture "EASY" Mind Map Instrumentation Melody Rhythm, Metre and Tempo Harmony and Tonality Texture "BREATHING UNDER WATER" Mind Map Instrumentation Melody Rhythm, Metre and Tempo Harmony and Tonality Texture

A variety of pictures I use for display from various internet sites Mostly cartoons with a geographical message

Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Four pages PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION – RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE NEGATIVE, ANALOGICAL, OR SYMBOLIC APOPHATIC WAY • PSEUDO DIONYSIUS • MAIMONIDES CATAPHATIC WAY • AQUINAS • VINCENT BRÜMMER SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE • PAUL TILLICH Key Issues TWENTIETH CENTURY PERSPECTIVES LOGICAL POSITIVISM • VIENNA CIRCLE • A.J. AYER LANGUAGE GAMES • LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN • DON CUPITT • DZ PHILLIPS FALSIFICATION SYMPOSIUM • KARL POPPER • ANTONY FLEW • R.M. HARE • BASIL MITCHELL Key Issues

Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Two pages RELIGION + ETHICS – CONSCIENCE AQUINAS’ THEOLOGICAL APPROACH ‘Reason making right decisions’ Ratio Aristotle’s SENSITIVE SOUL Synderesis Conscientia Vincible ignorance Invincible ignorance FREUD’S PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH Human psyche Unconscious mind Preconscious mind Conscious mind Tripartite personality: Id Ego Superego Other religious responses: JOSEPH BUTLER Innate God-given morality JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: Voice of God AUGUSTINE Intuitive, less rationalist Secular responses: JEAN PIAGET Mature + immature conscience Two stages of moral development Heteronomous morality Autonomous morality LAWRENCE KOHLBERG Authority figures Social interaction ERICH FROMM External authorities Guilty conscience Authoritarian conscience Humanistic conscience Modern responses: RICHARD DAWKINS Evolution Is conscience real? Romans 2 ‘Lust to be nice’ Product of nurture

Colourful and illustrated keywords for classroom display

A powerpoint covering the rise of the British Empire, the effects of colonialism on the development of Europe and its legacy in modern-day Africa