WHO’S WHO?
Progress Leader: TBA - currently Mrs A Williams (Leadership Link)
Teaching Staff: Miss Ellis
Link Governor: Mr P Sharples
OUR AIMS
At Up Holland High School, we start by developing students’ knowledge and understanding of Christianity as the main religious tradition in the UK and other world religions. In year 8 and 9 we develop what they have learned about religious beliefs and consider secular world views and the different responses to challenging questions. We explore and evaluate the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God, the self and the nature of reality, issues of morality. Religious Studies enhances students’ awareness and understanding of religions and beliefs, teachings, practices and forms of expression, as well as of the influence of religion on individuals, families, communities and cultures. It encourages students to learn from different religions, beliefs, values and traditions while exploring their own beliefs. It challenges students to reflect on and evaluate issues of belief and ethics and to communicate their responses. It provides opportunities for students to develop respect for and sensitivity to others, in particular those whose faiths and beliefs are different from their own.
YEAR 7 |
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TERM
| UNIT OF STUDY
| KEY SKILLS / LEARNING
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Autumn
| Beginnings
Historical Jesus
| State
Outline
Explain
Interpret/Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
Discuss
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Spring
| Beliefs and Practices: Hinduism and Buddhism
| Research
State
Outline
Explain
Interpret/Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
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Summer
| Beliefs in Islam
| State
Outline
Explain
Interpret/Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
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YEAR 8 |
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Autumn
| Islam in the UK
Religious Expression
| State
Outline
Explain
Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
Discuss
Reflect
Evaluate
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Spring
| Influential Figures
Rules, Rights and Social Justice
| State
Outline
Explain
Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
Discuss
Reflect
Evaluate
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Summer
| The Environment
Animal Rights
| Research
State
Outline
Explain
Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
Discuss
Reflect
Evaluate
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YEAR 9 |
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Autumn
| The Problem of Evil
Is war justified? Christianity
| State
Outline
Explain
Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
Evaluate
Justify
Assess the strength of an argument
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Spring
| Is War Justified? Islam
Crime and Punishment
| State
Outline
Explain
Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
Evaluate
Justify
Assess
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Summer
| Democracy
Are Science and Religion compatible?
| State
Outline
Explain
Explain with reference to a Source of Wisdom & Authority
Evaluate
Justify
Assess
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ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Oxfam Youth Group
HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING
Ask them what they think about current affairs and how they affect them.
Encourage them to watch documentaries and read books on religion, philosophy and politics or people or events that capture their interest and imagination.
WHERE TO GO:
Liverpool Cathedrals
The Walker Art Gallery
World Museum (Liverpool)
Local Churches, Mosques or Temples
International War Museum Manchester
WHAT TO WATCH:
The News
Prince of Egypt, Disney
Hidden Figures
The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas
The Diary of A Young Girl (Anne Frank), BBC adaptation
Bruce Almighty
WHAT TO READ:
The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S Lewis
Phillip Pullman novels
The Giver, Lois Lowry
Biographies/Autobiographies: Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Malala Yousafzai, and other influential figures
The Diary of A Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Are you there God? It’s me Margaret, Judy Blume
Across the Barricades, Joan Lingard (Year 9)
War Horse, Michael Morpurgo (Year 9)
I am David, Anne Holm
Monsters of Men, Patrick Ness (Year 9)
ONLINE:
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies