Key Stage 4 Religious Studies
All pupils following a Key Stage 4 course will take a qualification course across the two years.
From June 2010 – May 2011
All pupils in Key Stage 4 taking GCSE, will follow the same GCSE course and will be
entered for the same GCSE examination in May 2011.
These are the taught topics for 2010-2011
GCSE AQA Specification B: Religion and Morality Unit 3
Topics in this unit
In the examination for this GCSE unit you will be asked to answer four [4] questions based upon four of the following topics.
Religious Attitudes towards Crime and Punishment
This topic looks at religious ideas about human nature, wrongdoing and the punishment of offenders. In it you will have to consider the different types of crime, reasons why people commit crime, and the range and purpose from different punishments. In your answers you will need to use two different religions.
Religious Attitudes to World Poverty
This topic deals with religious beliefs and teachings about wealth and poverty in less-economically developed countries. It will be necessary to consider the variety and diversity of projects aimed at reducing poverty, and then to evaluate their effectiveness and their continued need.
Religious Attitudes towards the Elderly and Death
You will need to know teaching about the Sanctity of Life and the key principles guiding the concept that life is sacred and to apply them to matters affecting the elderly. It will be necessary for you to consider medical technology related to death and dying, and consider what may happen after death.
Religious Attitudes to Drug Abuse
What beliefs and ideas do religions hold concerning the body and mind? Through a study of the religious teachings you will be expected to discuss how a person’s life may be affected by using different drugs, including legal, social and illegal drugs, and how believers apply teachings in order to help those affected by drug use.
Religious Attitudes to Rich and Poor in British Society
You will need to become aware of the different teaching on wealth and poverty and to explore the many different reasons why there are both rich and poor in Britain today. It will be necessary for you to consider whose responsibility it is to help the poor and explore the ways in which the problem of poverty can be overcome.
To help you to gain the best result possible, read newspapers; watch the news and stay up to date with world events.