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 Edexcel GCSE: Religious Studies A. The course encourages students to extend their knowledge and understanding of various social and moral issues, and aims to develop evaluative skills to enable balanced and objective arguments.
 
Staff:

•    Mrs A. Pittaway   Head of Department - apittaway@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Mrs S. Waters - swaters@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Mrs S. Barton - sbarton@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Ms J. Griffiths - jgriffiths@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Mrs. A. Meyer - ameyer@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Ms J. Mc Kevitt - jmckevitt@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Mrs L. Meharry - lmeharry@stbedes.cambs.sch.uk
•    Mrs P. Richardson - prichardson@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 local Church Community; The Eucharist; Advent, Christmas.
Yr 8 – Harvest, Creation and Stewardship, Faith in Action.
Yr 9 – Ultimate Questions, The Nature of God, Buddhism.
Yr 10  Edexcel – Religious Studies A – Unit B
Believing in God, Matters of life and Death
Yr 11  Edexcel – Religious Studies A – Unit H
Religion and the Environment, Peace and Conflict

SPRING TERM:
Yr 7- Epiphany, Early Church History, Lent, Later Church History, Easter.
Yr 8 – Aspects of Judaism, The Worldwide Christian Community.
Yr 9 – The Message of the Old Testament, Christian Rites of Passage
Yr 10  Edexcel – Religious Studies A – Unit B
Marriage and the Family, Social Harmony.
Yr 11  Edexcel – Religious Studies A – Unit H
Crime and Punishment, Religion and Medical Issues.   

SUMMER TERM:
Yr 7- Aspects of Islam, Prayer and Worship.
Yr 8 – Message of the New Testament, Moral Responsibility, Sacrament of Holy Orders
Yr 9 – Islam in the Modern World, Worship in Action/Spirited Arts.
Yr 10  Edexcel– Religious Studies A – Unit B
Wealth and Poverty
Religion and Social Responsibility.
Yr 11  Edexcel – Religious Studies A – Unit H
Religion and Science.