Religious Education encourages students to question the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God, the self and the nature of reality.

In Key Stage 3 students study Christianity with aspects of other world faiths. Questions include: What does it mean to be a member of the Christian Church? What is the message of the New Testament and how is it applied in modern society? Who is Jesus? What can we learn from the message of the Old Testament? Why is there suffering in the world? Is there life after death and if there is what is it like? How can we be better stewards in our environment? What is truth? What is reality? What does it mean to be human?

In Key Stage 4 all students are entered for the OCR: Religious Studies B. The course encourages students to extend their knowledge and understanding of various philosophical and moral issues. It also aims to develop evaluative skills to enable balanced and objective arguments.
 
Staff:

•    Mrs A Pittaway   Head of Department - apittaway@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Mrs C Venn - cvenn@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Ms J Griffiths - jgriffiths@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Ms A Alderton - aalderton@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk

Specialised pupil equipment required:
All students are expected to bring a minimum of pencil, pen, ruler and their R.E. folder to every lesson


Course descriptors for KS3 and KS4:

AUTUMN TERM:
Yr 7 – The Church Community; Christian Rites of Passage, Advent, Christmas
Yr 8 – Science & Religion, Faith in Action
Yr 9 – Ultimate Questions and the Nature of God, Judaism
Yr 10  OCR: Religious Studies B, Human Relationships, Medical Ethics, Wealth and Poverty
Yr 11  Edexcel: Religious Studies B, Religion and Equality, Religion and the Media

SPRING TERM:
Yr 7 -  Early Church History, Easter
Yr 8 – The Non-Conformists, An Introduction to Moral Issues
Yr 9 – The Message of the Old Testament, The Reformation Period
Yr 10 - OCR: Religious Studies B, Belief about Deity, Religion and Spiritual Experience, The End of Life
Yr 11– OCR: Religious Studies B, Good & Evil, Religion & Science    

SUMMER TERM:
Yr 7- Aspects of Islam, Prayer and Worship
Yr 8 – Message of the New Testament, Hinduism
Yr 9 – Buddhism, Worship in Action / Spirited Arts
Yr 10 – OCR: Religious Studies B, Peace and Justice
Yr 11 - OCR: Religious Studies B, Religion, Reason & Revelation