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Religious Studies has a distinctive status in the school curriculum. Although the subject is not part of the National Curriculum, the law says that schools must teach it to all their pupils.

Pupils at Bro Morgannwg will follow the Religious Studies Short Course for G.C.S.E.

The course provides an opportunity for students to:

• Acquire knowledge and develop understanding of the beliefs, values and traditions of one or more religions;
• Consider the influence of the beliefs, values and traditions associated with one or more religions;
• Consider religious and other responses to moral issues;
• Identify, investigate and respond to fundamental questions of life raised by religious and human experience, including questions about the meaning and purpose of life;

The course consists of 4 units on ‘Religion and Human Experience’.

Unit 1 – Religion and conflict                  Issues of war, violence and peace

Unit 2 - Religion and medicine                Issues of medical ethics and the              
                                                                       Sanctity of life                            

Unit 3 – Religious expression                 Issues concerning one’s faith

Unit 4 – Authority-Religious & state      Issues of law and order in religion    
                                                                       and Society

Pupils will sit ONE paper of which will be 1 hour 45 minutes at the end of year 11. The examination paper will consist of structured questions based on a written or visual stimulus, and there will be an opportunity for candidates to write at length.

 

Pupils who wish to follow Religious Studies Full Course
(Fast-track pupils- set 1)

This is a two year course
There will be an opportunity for some pupils to receive a full G.C.S.E Religious Studies grade. They will follow the same course content as above for year 10, and in year 11 they will follow a separate option on ‘Religion and Life Issues’.

This again has 4 units:

Unit 1 – Relationships                            Issues of love, marriage and       
                                                                    divorce

Unit 2 – Is it fair?                                    Issues of justice and equality

Unit 3 – Looking for meaning             Issues about God, life and death

Unit 4 – Our world                                  Exploring creation and our place in
                                                                    the world

Pupils will sit two papers at the end of Year 11, each of which will be 1 hour 45 minutes.
The examination papers will consist of structured questions based on a written or visual stimulus, and there will be an opportunity for candidates to write at length.

Pupils who are not able to follow the G.C.S.E Short Course will have the opportunity to follow Entry Pathways in Humanities. This is a two-year course based on the same topics that are covered by the Short Course.