Religious Studies
Head of Department: Molly Robson
Members of Department:
- Wahida Begum – KS5 Co -Ordinator
- Gloria Good – CPSHE Lead
- Fahzia Mannan – KS3 Co-ordinator
- Samira Hussein
Religious Studies at Morpeth is taught by a team of passionate and committed subject specialists.
The subject gives students an opportunity to debate, discuss and explore big questions of religion, identity and belief.
Key Stage 3
The course that our Year 7 and 8 students follow is designed to be fun, engaging and inclusive, introducing the students to a broad range of religious and philosophical ideas, traditions and beliefs. We study all the major world religions, as well as non-religious perspectives.
Trips include a visit to a Church and Mosque. Each year we run a visit to a local Synagogue and have an interfaith workshop about Judaism and Islam.
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Term 1 |
What does it mean to be Jewish? |
Can Muslims listen to Music? |
Term 2 |
How did Sikhism begin? |
Who was Jesus? |
Term 3 |
How do Buddhists explain suffering? |
What happens when we die? |
Key Stage 4
In Year 9 and Year 10 all students at Morpeth study AQA GCSE Religious Studies.
The course focuses on Christian and Muslim teachings and their responses to a range of ethical and moral issues, ranging from crime and punishment to life after death.
Students have one lesson a week.
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Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Term 1 |
Muslim Beliefs |
Crime and Punishment |
Term 2 |
Christian Beliefs |
Religion, Peace and Conflict |
Term 3 |
Muslim Practices |
Exams |
Key Stage 5
We offer an A Level in Religious Studies, focusing on Islam, Philosophy and Ethics.
The OCR course studies philosophical arguments surrounding the existence of God and the nature of faith and belief.
We also look at key ethical theories and apply them to dilemmas and areas of life. In addition to this, the course looks at the core beliefs and practices of Islam.
We organise regular trips to Philosophy and Theology university departments, and organise a range of guest speakers, visits and trips to further students’ engagement with the course.
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Teacher 1 – Ethics and Islam |
Teacher 2- Philosophy and Islam |
Year 12 Term 1 |
Natural Law and Situation Ethics
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Ancient Philosophical Influences Soul mind and body |
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Applied Ethics: Euthanasia Utilitarianism |
Arguments for the existence of God |
Term 2 |
Normative Ethical Theories Kantian Ethics |
Religious Experience
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Islam: Prophesy and Revelation Islam: Tradition: Hadith & Sira |
Islam: philosophical debates on God, Free Will and determinism and the afterlife |
Term 3 |
UCAS EXAMS |
UCAS EXAMS
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Islam: Sunni and Shia Islam: Shariah |
Islam: Sufism |
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Islam: Gender Equality
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Islam: Science and Philosophy |
Year 13 Term 1 |
Business ethics and sexual ethics |
The problem of evil The nature or attributes of God |
MOCK EXAMs |
MOCK EXAMs |
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Meta-ethics Conscience- Aquinas |
Religious Language |
Term 2 |
Islam: Tolerance |
Islam: Islam and the State |
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Islam: Justice and liberation Revise |
Islam and Europe Revise |
Term 3 |
EXAMS 3 x 2 hour exams (Philosophy, Ethics, Islam) |
Extracurricular Opportunities in the Religious Studies Department
The Religious Studies department at Morpeth regularly organise trips which help students engage with issues of faith and belief beyond the classroom.
These have included trips to the London Buddhist Centre, the Jewish Museum and a visit to St Paul’s Cathedral.
Students visit Brick Lane to explore the sights (and tastes!) of community cohesion in the East End.