Religious Studies (Year 9)

Topic	Sub-topic
Buddhism	Intro + Siddhartha Gautama
	Beliefs and Meditation
	Ethics
	Monastic and lay Buddhists
	Buddhist art and festivals
	Assessment
Buddhism Project	Group work- Buddhist School
	Group work-Buddhist School
	Presentations
Debate skills	What is debate +reason/character/emotion
	Debate comparison + opening statements
	Debate – artificial intelligence
Applied Ethics	Intro to ethics and crime and punishment
	Ethics of war
	Designer Babies
	Conflicting rights
	Animal rights
	Abortion
	Ethics review + assessment
Religion in the modern world	Religion and science – Big Bang vs creation
	Religion and science- evolution vs Bible
	Is the UK a Christian country?
	Can Christians and atheists agree?
	Should we have religious schools?
Y9 exams (all subjects)
Relationships and Families	Intro to relationships and families
	Purpose of marriage and weddings
	premarital sex and same sex marriage
	Divorce and equality
	Relationships and families review

What will you study?

Buddhism- key beliefs and practices, being a Buddhist in the UK and Buddhist Schools Project

Debate Skills

Philosophy, religion and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective

Useful tips and resources

BBC bitesize

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?

Philosophy and ethics club- Spring term

Lots of interesting videos on a huge variety of subjects

Watch/read the news