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Curriculum

RS (Ethics, Philosophy and Religion)

A level RS is taught by an enthusiastic team of graduate teachers who seek to share their love of the subject with all those they teach. RS has probably changed more than any other subject since our students’ parents and carers were at school, encompassing a fascinating and diverse range of philosophical, ethical, and theological questions. Humanistic / non-religious worldviews are explored alongside religious perspectives.

Teaching Staff

  • Mr Nicholas Wardale: Head of RE email: RE@jkhs.org.uk
  • Kristian Phillips: Interim Deputy Head and Teacher of RS

 

Where might success in RE lead?  

A qualification in RS will take our students anywhere they might want to go! They will develop their skills of critical thinking, reasoning, empathy, tolerance, and debate. This subject is good preparation for any ‘thinking’ or ‘caring’ profession – law, medicine, teaching, public relations, journalism etc. RS students have gone on to study a very wide variety of subjects at university / college, including PPE, law, medicine, theology, ethics, and teaching / education. This subject is highly regarded by ‘Russell Group’ universities and is considered as an academic option at A level.

 

EDUQAS A level RS

We offer the linear EDUQAS A level Religious Studies course focusing on Philosophy of Religion, Ethics and Judaism. Students sit three terminal examinations. This is an academically rigorous post-16 qualification. Students are offered the opportunity to take part in visits to places such as London, Manchester, and Amsterdam. We are proud of the success of our students.

 

Topics studied:

Ethics

Philosophy

Judaism

Different ways of approaching ethics

Utilitarianism

Aquinas and Finnis’ Natural Law

Situation Ethics

Free will and determinism

Meta Ethics

Practical Ethics: Capital Punishment, Immigration, Sexual Ethics, War

Medical Ethics: Abortion, Euthanasia

Different responses to the God question

Modern Atheism

Inductive arguments: Cosmological and Teleological

Deductive arguments: Ontological

The problem of evil

Religious and mystical experiences

Religious Language

Psychological responses to religious belief

Origins of Judaism: Abraham and Moses

Jewish concepts of the divine

The Torah and Talmud

Holocaust Theology

Rules for living: Mitzvot

Jewish Ethics: Embryo research

Jewish family life and religious identity

20th century developments and secularisation

 

Link to Eduqas subject information: AS and A Level Religious Studies | Eduqas