PERSONAL SOCIAL & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Aims of Religious Education

The aims of religious education are to enable pupils:

• To develop awareness of the spiritual and moral dimensions of life experiences, identify questions and issues which they raise, and respond in a variety of ways to them;

• To develop knowledge and understanding of Christianity, other principal religions, and value systems represented in Great Britain;

• To develop understanding of what it might mean to be committed to a religious tradition;

• To reflect on their own experiences, beliefs and values and develop personal responses to ultimate questions in the light of their studies;

• To have confidence in their own viewpoint whilst engaging in open and honest enquiry; respecting the right of others to hold beliefs different from their own in a religiously diverse society.

Each of these aims contributes to the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of pupils.

Statutory Requirements for RE for Key Stages 3 and 4

It is expected that schools will devote a minimum of 5% of the curriculum time to RE during each academic year.

Key Stage 3

Schools are required:

• T address Aspects One and Two and their respective Areas of Study ensuring coverage of all of the elements in each Area of Study

• To employ Aspect Three throughout

• To ensure that in each unit of work all three aspects are employed and linked

• To select religious content from the Christian and each of the other five major world traditions over the course of Key Stages 3 and 4

• To study the Christian tradition throughout

• To report on pupils level of attainment at the end of key stage 3 (as required in the foundation subjects)

• To report to parents on pupils’ level of attainment at the end of Key Stage 3

• To ensure RE receives at least 5% of curriculum time

Key Stage 4

Schools are required:

• To ensure pupils follow a GCSE short or full course or SACRE approved course which supports the study of the Christian tradition and not more than two other principal religions

• To ensure that choices made take account of those made at Key Stage 3

• To report on pupils’ attainment and progress

• To ensure RE receives at least 5% of curriculum time

Assessment in RE at Key Stage and 4

Schools are required:

• To assess pupil attainment and progress in Key Stages 3 and 4 by using the 8-level scale of level descriptions. If pupils are following an accredited course at Key Stage 4 they do not need to assess pupils using the 8-level scale as they will use the assessment criteria of the syllabus used

• To report to parents on pupils’ levels of attainment at the end of Key Stage 3

• To report to parents on pupils’ attainment in Key Stage 4 in accordance with the type of course followed

PSRE RROGRAMME 2005/2006

STAFF

Mrs Gill Kingston (Subject Leader)

Rev. Nick Scott

Mrs Erica Richmond

Years 10 and 11

Taught by Mrs Gill Kingston, Rev Nick Scott and Mrs Erica Richmond with input from sources such as Rugby Youth for Christ, the School Nursing Service, and Rugby Health Promotion.

Basic Modules

Edexcel GCSE Short Course in RS

1. Belief in God
2. Marriage and Family Life
3. Social Harmony
4. Matters of Life and Death
5. Religion and the Media: One two hour exam at the end of year 11

PSHE

6. Health Education including drugs, alcohol, contraception and sexually transmitted infections

Voluntary extra classes

Top up to full course GCSE RS. One lunchtime per week taught by Mrs Kingston.
Religion and Society – 5 extra modules with an extra 2 hour exam at the end of year 11.

Year 9

9AS AND 9GAM

Taught by Rev. Nick Scott in groups of 15 in half term blocks alternating with Citizenship.

Basic Modules

1. Finish Christianity folder
2. Morals and Values
3. Drugs Education
4. A Study of Islam

9KW

Taught by Mrs Gill Kingston and Ms Sharon Thompson.

Cross curricula RE and Citizenship pilot of Short Course GCSE Religion and Society.

Year 8

One 50 minute lesson per week taught by Mrs Gill Kingston and Rev. Nick Scott.

Basic Modules

1. Health Education including changes in puberty, healthy eating and anti smoking
2. A Study of Sikhism
3. A Study of Christianity including visits to Baptist and URC

Year 7

One lesson per week of 50 minutes in groups of 30 taught by Rev. Nick Scott.  Six week blocks of lessons in groups of 15 taught by Rev. Nick Scott and Mrs Richmond, alternating with Citizenship.

Full Class

1. Getting to know each other
2. Rules and Regulations
3. Bullying
4. Study Skills and General Organisation
5. Show Racism the Red Card – Competition
6. A Study of Hinduism
7. Who was Jesus? Annual Competition and Assessment Piece
8. Study Skills – examination preparation
9. Leisure and Safety

Small Group

1. What is RE – the difference between religious education and religious belief
2. War and Peace
3. Religion and Art
4. A brief overview of Judaism and Buddhism

General Notes

1. Considerable input through all years from the Rugby Youth and Christ Team plus liaison with Rugby Health Promotion and the School Nursing Service.

2. One report per boy per year, plus end of module assessments. Total entry of all year 11 for GCSE short course in RE at KS4.

3. Work to be done in a variety of formats and marked at the end of each module. Refer to marking policy for details.

4. Annual Bible competition for year 7.

5. End of KS3 levels given as per new Warwickshire Agreed Syllabus requirements.

HEALTH EDUCATION IN PSRE YEARS 7 – 11

Topics

Year 7:

• Personal Safety

Year 8:

• Changes at Puberty and Adolescence
• Healthy Eating
• General Fitness and Exercise
• Personal Hygiene
• Smoking and Health

Year 9:

• Drugs

Year 10:

• Alcohol
• Drugs
• Contraception
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• AIDS
• Mental Health
• Roadshow – Testicular Cancer

Methods

Health Education is delivered in a variety of ways.

Years 7, 8 and 9 work mainly with Mrs Kingston. They see a variety of videos, have input from commercial sources, do project work, poster work and take part in competitions as appropriate.

Year 10 and 11 watch a variety of videos, complete worksheets and discuss the topics delivered by trained staff with support from the Rugby Health Promotion Service and the School Nursing Service.