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