Topic: Community of Believers Unit: Unit 1A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Community of Believers. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. Includes homework activities. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 6 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Symbolic Use of Religious Language Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Symbolic Use of Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 6 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges to Christianity from Science Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity Marks: 20 Exam Board: Eduqas This is a 20 mark Eduqas AO1 style essay question on challenges to Christianity from Science (Dawkins). This is a knowledge based essay. The essay is on Science and forms part of the Christianity unit of A-Level Religious Studies. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Natural Law Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Natural Law (Aquinas). This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. You will need to give students a past paper for the homework activity, these can be accessed easily online Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 9 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a last minute revision lesson designed for students taking A-Level Religious Studies on the Eduqas exam board. This is for Paper 1: A Study of Religion and the Christianity option. This lesson is designed to be taught as one of the last revision lessons prior to the exam. Starter Key words wordsearch Students are given a list of definitions and from these they have to find the key words These will need printing out Activity 1 The first activity is an overview of the paper and top tips to do well This starts with recommended timings and an overview of the type of questions There are then some top tips for success Activity 2 There is then one PowerPoint slide for each topic. Each slide provides a brief summary of the topic including key words, Bible verses, scholars and quotes. These slides can be printed (a printer friendly version with white backgrounds is included) and given to students to help aid revision. You can also go through each one or targeted ones with the class as a last minute summary of particular topics Activity 3 This is a list of generic evaluation points that can be used if students are struggling to come up with points for 30 mark questions. This is designed to help support weaker students or to deal with brain freezes in the exam. Activity 4 Blurt sheets Students can choose a sheet based on which topic they would like to revise. They then write down everything they can remember about that topic in one colour pen They then swap sheets with the person next to them and write down additionally information in a second colour They can then use their notes to complete the sheets in a third colour Plenary The plenary is a cryptogram of a key quote by Augustine on sacraments Included is the PowerPoint, a printer friendly version and all relevant worksheets including blurt sheets. I also recommend giving students some past papers to look at.

Unit: Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a last minute revision lesson on philosophy of religion. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but may suit other exam boards. This lesson is designed to be taught just before the exam but can be adapted to suit. A printer friendly version is included. Teaching Note: You will also want to have some copies of past papers available to give to students. Starter The starter are 10 simple questions taken from across philosophy. Students can either answer them in their books or you could go around the room and ask students the questions. Answers are in the notes section of the PowerPoint Overview of the Paper Students are given a brief overview of the paper and reminded of the recommended timings for each question. There are then some top tips for success to help students succeed. Short Summary of Philosophy Each topic has been summarised on a single PowerPoint slide. You can either teach this, go through topics that students are stuck on or just print the slides out for students to look over. A printer friendly version is also included. Generic Evaluation Points These are generic points that can be used when students are stuck and cannot think of anything to write. My students have found these really helpful so I hope yours do to! Blurt Sheets Students pick a sheet for the topic they want to revise. They then: Write down everything they can remember about the topic in one colour Swap sheets with the person next to them & then update the sheet with extra information in a second colour Use their notes to finish the sheet off in a third colour with lots of detail I also normally give students past papers at this point to look through as well and let them lead what we will do, going round and helping, answering questions and teaching anything that I feel like we need to go over again. Plenary Put the three key words into a sentence (mythological views on religious language)

Topic: Situation Ethics Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Situation Ethics. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Small Activities: 4 Knowledge Checks: 1 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Cosmological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on the cosmological argument and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 20 mark knowledge style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Sigmund Freud Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Sigmund Freud. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 11 Small Activities: 5 Knowledge Checks: 5 Challenge Points: 7 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Cosmological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the cosmological argument. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included (these presuppose that students have studied ethics & then philosophy & can be amended as needed to suit your scheme of work) As this would likely be the first topic taught as part of philosophy there is also a section on how to answer 20 mark questions, this can easily be skipped if necessary! Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 6 Small Activities: 11 Knowledge Checks: 4 Challenge Points: 5 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges to Inductive Arguments Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 30 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Challenges to Inductive Arguments and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 30 mark evaluation style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Ontological Argument (Developments) Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on the Ontological Argument and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This focuses on developments of the ontological argument by Descartes and Malcolm. This is a 20 mark knowledge style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Influences of Religious Experience Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on influences of religious experience and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 20 mark knowledge style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Atheism Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Atheism and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 20 mark knowledge style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Carl Jung Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 30 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Carl Jung and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 30 mark evaluation style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Ethics & Philosophy (+ Christianity) Exam Board: Eduqas Units: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion & Unit 3: Religion & Ethics + Unit 1: A Study of Religion: Christianity This is a revision booklet designed to help year 13 students prepare for their January mock exams (or similar). It is designed for students who are taking two papers, one in Ethics and one in Philosophy. The booklet contains an overview of each paper and what will be assessed. It then has a list of all the topics covered in each unit. It then has a set of practice questions (20 + 30 marker) for each topic. Students can use these to assist with revision. There is also Christianity at the end (although the booklet does say this will not be on your mocks) with the same overview of topics and a set of practice questions for each topic. There are a couple of additional activities throughout. This could be adapted to suit students whose mocks take a different format if needed

Topic: Atheism Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of atheism. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 10 Small Activities: 4 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 5 Practice Essays: 1

Unit: Christianity Paper: Paper 1: A Study of Religion (Christianity) Exam Board: Eduqas These are basic mind-map templates for each topic within the Christianity unit of the Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies paper. Each page has the name of the topic and then key headings which students can fill extra information about in. Where there are key philosophers there are pictures included to help with memory. Each sheet has a different visual theme to help with memory. This is designed specifically for students who are getting confused between different topics by giving them a clear way to keep ideas separate in their minds.

Topic: The Trinity Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion - Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This knowledge organiser is a greater brief summary of The Trinity. It can be given to students to help with revision or as part of their lesson on The Trinity. This covers key aspects of the Trinity including the filioque controversy and Karl Barth. It should be made clear to students that this is only a brief summary and they will need more information than this to do well in their exam! This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies syllabus. It is designed for Paper 1 - A Study of Religion: Christianity.

Topic: The Nature of God Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion - Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 1 This crib sheet is designed to help support students with their note making whilst studying the nature of God. There is space to fill in key information about whether God is male and whether God can suffer. Students can be given these to complete during class, as a homework task or as a revision activity. Cute and colourful to help with knowledge retention.