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Year 9

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Year 9 Half Term Units of Work Key Assessments
Autumn 1 What role does religion play in society?
  • Faith groups in the UK
  • Challenges to religion in modern society
  • How religion influences the UK
  • The role of religion in other parts of the world
  • Nuances of spirituality and religion
Religion in society assessment
  • Key terms associated with the unit
  • Knowledge of the role of religion
  • Explaining impact
  • Evaluating individual opinion
Autumn 2
Spring 1 The ethics of war
  • The nature of war
  • State responses to war
  • Religious responses to war
  • Non-religious responses to war
Ethics of war assessment
  • Key terms associated with the unity
  • Knowledge of the various outlooks
  • Explaining beliefs/theories
  • Evaluating individual opinion
Spring 2
Summer 1 The problem of evil
  • The problem of evil for some religions
  • Religious responses to the problem of evil
  • Nature vs nurture: Can anyone be evil?
Problem of evil assessment
  • Key terms associated with the unit
  • Knowledge of the various outlooks
  • Explaining case studies
  • Evaluating individual opinion
Summer 2