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.
 
Names and contact details of staff:

Mrs A Pittaway, Head of Faculty of RE,  apittaway@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
Mrs C Venn, Teacher of RE,  cvenn@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
Revd. H Crompton, Teacher of RE, hcrompton@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
Miss E Goldsmith, Teacher of RE, egoldsmith@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk

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

Course descriptors for KS3 and KS4:

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

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

SUMMER TERM:
Year 7- Aspects of Islam, Prayer and Worship
Year 8 – Message of the New Testament, Hinduism
Year 9 – Buddhism, Prayer & Worship
Year 10 – OCR: Religious Studies B, Peace and Justice
Year 11 - OCR: Religious Studies B, Revision workshops and exam preparation

Overall Enrichment RE.pdf