Religious Studies
Religious Studies is a unique subject which offers academic enquiry as well as personal development. Students are encouraged to think deeply and critically, and consider viewpoints of others to develop reasoned opinions about the world around them.
The study of different religions and world views at KS3 takes a thematical approach. Students explore what it means to belong, prejudice and discrimination, identity, philosophy and ethics. This encourages students to gain a well-rounded knowledge and understanding of other beliefs and practices to their own.
At GCSE the students follow the Edexcel specification. The GCSE allows students to gain an overview of the Christian and Jewish traditions, explore philosophical arguments and examine different responses to a range of ethical issues.
The A-Level students follow the AQA specification. The course begins by examining the key philosophical arguments for the existence of God. Over the two-year course the students will be exposed to some of the most significant thinkers and ideas of the last two-and-a-half millennia. Ethical theory, issues and practice are likewise studied again with considerable depth.