Religious Education Future Careers A GCSE in Religious Education helps to develop multiple important skills and values, such as critical analysis skills, appraising evidence, writing from divergent perspectives, assessing impact, weighing moral choices, concern for the greater good, service to our community and protection of others. This can lead to a number of career areas, including law (solicitor, barrister, judge), police, politics (national and local) and journalism. Assessment Paper 1: Catholic Christianity (50%) Paper 2: Judaism (25%) Paper 3: Philosophy & Ethics (25%) Contact Teacher Mrs Edet j.edet@olcc.lancs.sch.uk Religious Education is a Compulsory Subject. Course Title Religious Education Examination Board Edexcel Specification/Code 1RA0ZS Religious Education allows students to gain a deeper insight into the Catholic faith, which is the biggest denomination of Christianity and part of the biggest religion in the world with nearly 2 billion followers universally. Students will study the beliefs, traditions, authority figures and forms of expression within the world today for 50% of their GCSE grade. This includes the influence the Catholic Church has had on the legal system, the organisation of society in Britain, the world of art and modern music. In addition, students will look to reflect on their own beliefs about religion and God and look at the arguments for the existence of God where they will debate the evidence available from science. Students will develop critical analysis skills and evaluation skills as they explore the quality and impact experience & evidence have to change beliefs towards God and away from him. Topics you will cover include: Catholic Christianity: Beliefs, Practices, Sources of Wisdom & Forms of Expression Judaism: Beliefs & Practices Philosophy & Ethics: Arguments for God and Marriage & Family
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