Headteacher - Mr Andy English
Our Lady's Catholic High School 6-16 Amhurst Park London N16 5AFReligious Education is the "core of the core curriculum" in a Catholic school (Pope St John Paul II). This helps the school to fulfill its mission to educate the whole person in discerning the meaning of their existence, since "Religious Education is concerned not only with intellectual knowledge but also includes emotional and affective learning. It is in the mystery of the Word made flesh that the mystery of what it is to be human truly becomes clear.
The Key Stage 3 curriculum focuses upon both Catholic teaching and spiritual life, and the study of other major world religions. It also lays the foundation for the GCSE course.
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Autumn term |
HALF -TERM 1 Introduction To Our Lady’s HALF-TERM 2 The Mass |
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Spring term |
HALF-TERM 3 Creation and Covenant HALF-TERM 4 Galilee to Jerusalem |
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Summer term |
HALF-TERM 5 Christian Dialogue HALF-TERM 6 Islam |
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Autumn term |
HALF-TERM 1 Sacraments HALF-TERM 2 Expressions of Faith |
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Spring term |
HALF-TERM 3 Decalogue and Beatitudes HALF-TERM 4 The Passion |
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Summer term |
HALF-TERM 5 Christian Community HALF-TERM 6 |
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Autumn term |
HALF-TERM 1 Prophets and Prophecy HALF-TERM 2 Titles of Jesus and the Kingdom of God |
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Spring term |
HALF-TERM 3 From Desert to Garden HALF-TERM 4 To the ends of the earth |
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Summer term |
HALF-TERM 5 Jewish Beliefs HALF-TERM 6 Jewish Practices |
| Qualification Gained | GCSE |
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| Board | Edexcel (Religious Studies A - 1RA0) |
| Potential Tiers of Entry | One Common Tier |
Course Outline:
Catholic Christianity - Studied in Year 10
Beliefs and teachings: Trinity, Trinity in the Bible, Creation, Creation and the nature of Humanity, The Incarnation, Paschal Mystery, Eschatology.
Practices: Sacraments, Liturgical worship, The Funeral Rite, Prayer, Forms of popular Piety, Pilgrimage, Catholic Social Teaching, Catholic Mission and Evangelism.
Philosophy and Ethics - Catholic Christianity - Studied in Year 10
Arguments for the Existence of God: Revelation, Visions, Miracles, Religious Experience, Design Argument, the Cosmological Argument, Existence of Suffering, Solutions to Suffering.
Marriage and The Family: Marriage, Relationships, The Family, Divorce, Annulment, Equality of men and women, Gender prejudice and discrimination.
Catholic Christianity - Studied in Year 11Sources of Wisdom & Authority: The Bible, Interpretation of the Bible, Magisterium, Second Vatican Council, Church as the Body of Christ, Four Marks of the Church, Mary as the Model of the Church, Personal and Ethical Decision Making.
Forms of expression and ways of Life: Catholic Church architecture, Features of a Church, Sacred objects, Artwork, Sculpture and statues, Symbolism and imagery in religious art, Drama, Music in worship.
Judaism - Studied in Year 11
Beliefs and teachings: The Almighty, The Shekinah, The Messiah, Covenant at Sinai, Abraham, Sanctity of Life, Moral Principles and Mitzvot, Life after Death
Practices: Public acts of worship, Tanakh and Talmud, Private Prayer, Shema and Amidah, Ritual ceremony, Shabbat, Festivals, Features of a synagogue.
Paper 1 – (50%): Catholic Christianity : Assessment - Exam (1 hour 45 mins)
Paper 2 - (25%): Judaism: Assessment - Exam (50mins)
Paper 3 - (25%): Philosophy and Ethics (Catholic Christianity) : Assessment - Exam (50mins)
Willingness to think and read.
Ability to focus in class and commitment to work at home.
Key Textbook:
GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel A Catholic Christianity. Catholic Christianity with Islam and Judaism.
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780198370468