Introduction
to the Religious Studies (RS) Department
"Religious studies examines the history and nature
of belief. It helps pupils to consider questions of meaning
and purpose in life, and to address questions about the
nature of values in human society. Pupils are provided with
the information and strategies to make informed judgements
about moral and religious issues."
In our department:
There is one
specialist Religious Studies teacher
.
We have a
well resourced classroom.
We ensure
that all pupils are familiar with the basic ideas and
traditions of the 6 main world religions.
Trips to places of worship are arranged,
and speakers from different faiths invited in to talk
to classes.
The history
of the Quaker movement, Quaker ethos and the Peace Testimony
are covered in the early part of the course.
All pupils
study the GCSE short course in RS and a number go on to
take the full GCSE.
