Religious Studies, Philosophy and Ethics is a popular and successful subject at our school. As a diverse school, we see our role as essential in supporting students to understand and appreciate other faiths and cultures. We also support students in understanding how different moral codes influence society and help them develop an understanding of their own opinions and influences. Religious Studies, Philosophy and Ethics is taught in dedicated classrooms which house specialist resources and artefacts.

Year 9 - Term 1

Topic 1 – Is Death the End ?

This unit looks at what it means to be human and the role of souls. We also look at what different belief systems believe happen to us when we die, including both Abrahamic and Dharmic faiths along with non-religious views.

Year 9 - Term 2

Topic 2: What makes a Good Life?

This unit looks at what it means to live a good life from both philosophical, religious and secular perspectives. We explore what Aristotle means by a sense of purpose as well as looking at what it means to live sustainably and looking at what religious people mean when they talk about living a good life and why they do it.

Year 9 - Term 3

Topic 3 : How do beliefs grapple with evil and suffering? 

This is a philosophical unit exploring how people from a variety of religious and non-religious perspectives deal with the question of why we have evil and suffering. We explore ideas such as life being a test, human free and the inconsistent triad and how we deal with the consequences of evil and suffering.

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