Specification for first teaching in 2016: Specification
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Our GCSE covers a range of the major world religions , six contemporary ethical themes and two textual studies, ensuring you and your students have a diverse choice of intriguing subjects to explore.
Students will be challenged with questions about belief, values, meaning, purpose and truth, enabling them to develop their own attitudes towards religious issues.
Students will also gain an appreciation of how religion, philosophy and ethics form the basis of our culture. They will develop analytical and critical thinking skills, the ability to work with abstract ideas, leadership and research skills. All these skills will help prepare them for further study.
Highlights include:
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