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Practice Paper using NEW 2026 AQA Specification

*self-made but accurate to new specification
*If possible, open in word app not online version as it is formatted unevenly online
This set follows Key Beliefs and Jesus Christ and Salvation section of AQA specification.

Worship and festivals

Different forms of worship and their significance:

• liturgical, non-liturgical and informal, including the use of the Bible private worship.
• Prayer and its significance, including the Lord’s Prayer, set prayers and informal prayer.

The role and meaning of the sacraments:

• the meaning of sacrament
• the sacrament of baptism and its significance for Christians; infant and believers’ baptism; different beliefs about infant baptism
• the sacrament of Holy Communion/Eucharist and its significance for Christians, including different ways in which it is celebrated and different interpretations of its meaning.

The role and importance of pilgrimage and celebrations including:

• two contrasting examples of Christian pilgrimage: Lourdes and Iona
• the celebrations of Christmas and Easter, including their importance for Christians in Great Britain today.
• The role of the church in the local and worldwide community
• The role of the Church in the local community, including food banks and street pastors.
• The place of mission, evangelism and Church growth.
  The importance of the worldwide Church including:
• working for reconciliation
• how Christian churches respond to persecution
• the work of one of the following: Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD), Christian Aid, Tearfund.