Religious Education

Name of Course
Religious Education

Qualification
WJEC Religious Studies GCSE (Short Course or Full Course)

Outline of Course

EITHER

Short Course

Written Paper – RELIGION AND LIFE ISSUES: 1 hour 45 minutes 100% *101 marks. Four structured questions consisting of visual stimuli used as a basis for a series of paragraph and extended writing answers testing AO1 and AO2.

OR

Full Course

1st Written Paper – RELIGION AND LIFE ISSUES: 1 hour 45 minutes 50% *101 marks.  Four structured questions consisting of visual stimuli used as a basis for a series of paragraph and extended writing answers.

2nd Written Paper – RELIGION AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE: 1 hour 45 minutes 50% *101 marks.  Four structured questions consisting of visual stimuli used as a basis for a series of paragraph and extended writing answers.

*This total includes additional marks for spelling, punctuation and the accurate use of grammar.

How it’s taught
Small group/individual task work
Discussion

Topic Areas
Relationships, Is it fair? Looking for meaning, Our World, Religion and Conflict, Religion and Medicine, Religious Expression and Authority – Religion and State