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Religious Studies
GCSE Level 1/2 9-1
Subject Leader: Mr T Pine
Examination Board: AQA Spec A (8062)
Assessment Requirements
Two Examinations
Course Outline
Study of Religious Religions: beliefs, teachings & practises
Beliefs, teachings and practices of Christianity & Hinduism.
Key beliefs
Ideas about the nature of God and existence
Beliefs about the nature of human life
Jesus Christ and salvation
Worship and festivals
Lifestyle
The role of the church in the local and worldwide community
Each religion has a common structure of two five-part questions of 1, 2, 4, 5 and 12 marks.
Each religion is marked out of 48.
Thematic Studies:
Theme B: Religion and life.
Theme D: Religion, peace and conflict.
Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment.
Theme F: Religion, human rights and social justice.
Each theme has a common structure of one five-part question of 1, 2, 4, 5 and 12
marks. Each theme is marked out of 24.
Expectations
No special equipment.
Homework set according to school policy.
We receive a number of visitors and discuss a lot of issues, so ready participation is
expected.
Career Opportunities
A good general qualification that ranks with other Humanities.
A demonstration of the candidate’s ability to grasp important concepts to support
their own opinions persuasively and work independently.
A demonstration of openness to other ideas and customs essential to working in a
multi-cultural environment.
A contribution to the personal quest for meaning and purpose in life that we all need
to make.
Candidates will study the above issues through Hinduism and Christianity but in the exam
they can draw on their own religious beliefs to answer the questions set.