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Key Stage 4 R.E.

Pupils in years 11 and 12 follow the CCEA GCSE syllabus and can be entered for either a Full Course GCSE or a Short Course GCSE.  The same specification is used for both of these courses.  This has recently been revised and for the first time ever, pupils can sit a modular exam in Religious Education.  Coursework is no longer a requirement with either of these courses.  There is now only a single tier of entry.

This specification gives students opportunities to:

• develop their interest in religion;
• explore religions and beliefs and relate them to the wider world;
• reflect on fundamental questions related to belief;
• understand different cultures locally, nationally and in the wider world;
• enhance their spiritual and moral development;
• enhance their personal, social and cultural development;
• adopt an enquiring, critical and reflective approach to the study of religion; and
• reflect on and develop their own values, opinions and attitudes.

This course prepares students for further study of religious studies (or related vocational subjects) at post-16 level.

The following modules are now offered with the CCEA GCSE Religious Studies Courses:

1.      The Christian Church through the study of the Catholic Church and One Protestant Church.

2.      The Christian Church with a focus on EITHER the Catholic Church     or the Protestant Tradition.

3.      The Revelation of God and the Christian Church.

4.      Christianity through the Study of the Gospel of Matthew.

5.      Christianity through the Study of the Gospel of Mark.

6.      World Religions: Islam.

7.      World Religions: Judaism.

8.      Christian Ethics.

9.      An Introduction to Philosophy of Religion.