The main aims of our department are to:
- Give children and young people the opportunity to:
1. Learn about religion and worldviews.
2. Express and communicate ideas about religion and worldviews.
3. Gain and deploy skills needed for the study of religion and worldviews.
- Provide an opportunity for children and young people to understand each other’s beliefs, practices and ways of life.
- Make a valuable contribution to the personal development of children and young people, particularly their spiritual, moral, social, cultural and intellectual development.
- Enhance the growth of every child and young people, regardless of whether they come from a religious family background or not.
- Contribute to the development and demonstration of pupils’ skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain.
Key Stage 3
Year 7
- Is Camden a religious borough?
- What can we learn from Religious Stories?
- What does it mean to be a Humanist in the 21st century?
Year 8
- How does the media treat religion?
- Does religion help people to be good?
- Is death the end?
Year 9
- Why is there suffering?
- Christianity in 5 arguments part 1
- Christianity in 5 arguments part 2
If students do not opt for GCSE RE, the expected curriculum expectations are met through the PSHE and tutorial programme.
GCSE syllabus: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/rs/specifications/AQA-8062-SP-2016.PDF