Rationale
Through a broad, in-depth and varied study of religion and worldviews, students will be increasingly more informed about important issues and questions in society, and in doing so, develop their ability to think critically and become more intellectually autonomous.
The curriculum is both ambitious and innovative, placing central importance on its relevance to all in our community. The study of people’s beliefs, ethics, values and ways of living is pluralistic in nature, emphasising the inherent diversity of worldviews, and thereby equipping students to positively and meaningfully engage with others in their local community and beyond.
Overview
Year 7
Year 8
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GCSE
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A Level
Homework
Year 7 & 9
Homework will be focused on recap and revision of previous learning. Using multiple choice quizzes and apps such as Quizlet, students will be given tasks that require them to go over learning from earlier in the year. This will help to reinforce the learning that has ‘stuck’, and fill gaps where the learning hasn’t become secure. The quizzes will be short, taking around 15 minutes to complete.
There will be a few occasions in which a class teacher may want to set an additional piece of homework related to work being done in class.
Year 10 & 11
Homework will be focused on recap and revision of previous learning, and exam question practice. Multiple choice quizzes, set using Showbie, will require students to recap previous earlier learning. This will help to reinforce and where necessary, rebuild learning of key knowledge related to the GCSE course.
Exam question practice will give students the chance to develop their skills and understand how to successfully answer the various types of questions.
There will be a few occasions in which a class teacher may want to set an additional piece of homework related to work being done in class.
Year 12 & 13
Homework comprises three tasks:
Weekly Independent Study tasks – using the resources provided, students will read and make notes on articles relevant to the course. This facilitates students wider reading, which improves their knowledge and understanding, but also increases their exposure to good quality writing, which will impact their own writing.
Weekly revision activities, split into two parts:
- Week 1 – answering revision questions on a previous topic, typically 20-30 short questions revising key knowledge from a unit
- Week 2 – starting with a ‘brain dump’ exercise in class on the aforementioned revision questions, students then add to, edit and correct their ‘brain dump’ where necessary. This utilizes cognitive research on the value of forgetting and recalling as key ways of building memory
As required, individual teachers will set tasks for homework. This is most likely to be practice exam questions building on work in class. This allows teachers flexibility to set work beyond the lesson time when required.
RE is for all pupils
Every pupil has a legal entitlement to RE. RE is a necessary part of a ‘broad and balanced curriculum’ and must be provided for all registered pupils in state-funded schools in England, including those in the sixth form, unless withdrawn by their parents.
Parental right of withdrawal from RE
This was first granted in 1944 when curricular RE was called ‘Religious Instruction’ and carried with it connotations of induction into the Christian faith. RE is very different now – open, broad and exploring a range of religious and non-religious worldviews. In the UK, parents still have the right to withdraw their children from RE on the grounds that they wish to provide their own RE. This provision will be the parents’ responsibility in line with the legal requirements for the subject. Parents also have the right to withdraw their child from part of RE. Please contact the school if you wish to discuss withdrawing your child from RE.
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