This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
2.1 Subject content
There is one examined component containing the following:
2.2 Assessments
| Beliefs, teachings and ethical studies |
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What's assessed Section A: The study of religions: beliefs and teachings of two religions from the following: - Christianity
- Islam
- Judaism
- Buddhism.
Section B: Thematic studies: religious, philosophical and ethical studies:- Theme A: Relationships and families
- Theme B: Religion, peace and conflict
How it’s assessed - Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
- 96 marks, plus 6 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG)
- 100% of GCSE Short course
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Questions Section A:- Students answer questions on two religions
- The questions within each religion have a common structure made up of five-part questions of 1, 2, 4, 5 and 12 marks.
Section B: - Students answer questions on both themes
- The questions within each theme have a common structure made up of five-part questions of 1, 2, 4, 5 and 12 marks.
All questions are marked out of 24. |
