I am an experienced teacher with 25 years experience planning, teaching and assessing in Secondary schools. I have (and continue to) taught RE, Philosophy and Ethics, Sociology and History.
My paid resources come with clear Ppts and printable student handouts supported by Revision cards (with the exception of summary units).
I am an experienced teacher with 25 years experience planning, teaching and assessing in Secondary schools. I have (and continue to) taught RE, Philosophy and Ethics, Sociology and History.
My paid resources come with clear Ppts and printable student handouts supported by Revision cards (with the exception of summary units).
A simple Pride Month Assembly. Covers the history of pride month and Allyship with a focus on respecting people for who they are.
Free to use and unlocked so you can adapt for your school setting.
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A Level Edexcel, Summary lesson for the Problem of Evil. Complete lesson with PPt and Cornell style student Notes handout. Summarises the key themes of this unit for revision. This lesson does not come with flashcards as students already have these from the preceeding units in the sequence.
A complete A Level lesson including printable student notes and linked Ppt. Designed to support Edexcel Philosophy and Ethics students.
topics covered include:
Who is Frederick Copleston?
Key Teachings and Views on Religion
Cosmological Argument and Contingency
Debate with Bertrand Russell
Philosophical Tradition
Criticisms of Copleston
Memorable Quote
When to Use Copleston in the Exam – Exam Tips
A lesson on where Catholics might look for guidance on how to make moral decisions. Lesson is aimed at GCSE Edexcel and uses language from their resources.
Lesson includes a Ppt and an A3 worksheet/booklet that prints to 3 sides. It includes a ‘Do now’ task, key information, Discussion tasks, Factfiles and a GCSE exam question planning task (15 Marks), as well a ‘What next’ to embed learning.
Assembly that I have put together using material from HMT on the theme of - the Power of Words(2018 theme).
I am using it for assemblies in the week after Holocaust memorial day for KS3 and KS4. I have left it re-writable so you can swap branding etc.
A complete A Level lesson on Karl Marx as part of a sequence on The works of scholars for the Edexcel A Level Topic (5) for Philosophy and Ethics.
The download comes with printable student notes and a Ppt. Topics covered include:
Who is Karl Marx?
Marx’s Teachings on Religion
Supernatural vs Beliefs and Practices
Sociological Critique of Religion
Philosophical Groups and Movements
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – Where to Use Marx
Complete lesson on Immanuel Kant and his importance to the Philosophy of Religion (for Edexcel A Level).
Download includes Ppt and printable Cornell style student notes.
Sub topics covered include:
Who Was Immanuel Kant?
Kant’s Moral Argument for the Existence of God
The Summum Bonum and Human Moral Duty
God as a Postulate of Practical Reason
Distinction Between Theoretical and Practical Reason
Kant’s Rejection of Traditional Proofs (Cosmological, Ontological)
Criticisms of Kant’s Argument
Influence and Philosophical Group (Deontology, Enlightenment Thinker)
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – When to Use Kant in Philosophy and Ethics Essays
Complete lesson on William Paley and his importance to the Philosophy of Religion (for Edexcel A Level).
Download includes Ppt and printable Cornell style student notes.
Sub topics covered include:
Who Was William Paley?
The Watchmaker Analogy
Type of Argument (a posteriori, inductive, teleological)
Paley’s Theological Purpose
Criticisms of Paley’s Argument
Support and Historical Impact
Philosophical Groups and Influence
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – When to Use Paley
Complete lesson on St Anselm and his importance to the Philosophy of Religion (for Edexcel A Level).
Download includes Ppt and printable Cornell style student notes.
Sub topics covered include:
Who Was Immanuel Kant?
Kant’s Moral Argument for the Existence of God
The Summum Bonum and Human Moral Duty
God as a Postulate of Practical Reason
Theoretical vs Practical Reason
Kant’s Rejection of Traditional Arguments (Cosmological and Ontological)
Criticisms of Kant’s Moral Argument
Philosophical Groups and Influence
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – How and When to Refer to Kant in the Exam
Complete A Level Lesson on John Hick for students studying Edexcel Philosophy and Religion. Includes a Ppt and printable student notes (Cornell Style).
Topics include:
Who is John Hick?
Key Teachings and Views on Religion
The Problem of Evil – Soul-Making Theodicy
Religious Pluralism
Eschatological Verification
Criticisms of Hick
Philosophical Groups and Influences
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – When to Use Hick
Complete lesson on Thomas Aquinas and his importance to the Philosophy of Religion (for Edexcel A Level).
Download includes Ppt and printable Cornell style student notes.
Sub topics covered include:
Who Was Thomas Aquinas?
The Five Ways – Overview
The First Way: Motion
The Second Way: Causation
The Third Way: Contingency
The Nature of God as Necessary Being
Teleological Argument (Fifth Way)
Influence and Philosophical Group (Scholasticism, Natural Theology)
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – When to Use Aquinas in Responses
A complete lesson for A Level Philosophy and Ethics on Bertrand Russell and his importance to Philisophical thought.
Lesson includes a Ppt and printable student notes (Cornell style). Topics covered include:
Who is Bertrand Russell?
Key Teachings and Views on Religion
Critique of Arguments for God’s Existence
The ‘Celestial Teapot’ Analogy
Russell on Religion and Morality
Philosophical Group or Tradition
Criticisms of Russell
Memorable Quote
When to Use Russell in the Exam – Exam Tips
Complete lesson for Edexcel A Level Philosophy and Ethics on the philosophy Topic: Works of Scholars - Richard Dawkins.
The download includes a set of printable student notes (Cornell style), and a Ppt. Topics covered include:
Who is Richard Dawkins?
Dawkins’ stance on religion as a delusion
The evolutionary origins of religious belief
The concept of memes and cultural transmission
Critique of religion as a moral guide
Rejection of modern design arguments (e.g., irreducible complexity)
Response to symbolic or non-cognitive views of religion
Criticisms of Dawkins (e.g., oversimplification and reductionism)
Theistic counter-arguments to Dawkins
Philosophical school and worldview (New Atheism, scientific naturalism)
Memorable quote for examination use
Exam tips on when to refer to Dawkins in essays
A complete lesson on Merold Westphal for Philosophy of Religion. This is aimed at Topic 5 of the Edexcel Philosophy and Religion A Level. It includes a Ppt and printable student notes which include:
Who is Merold Westphal?
Westphal on the Enlightenment and Deism
The Political and Ethical Dimensions of the Deist Project
Hume and Kant in the Deist Project
Westphal’s Conclusion
Why Westphal is Important
Philosophical Groups and Movements
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – Where to Use Westphal
Complete lesson on the Philosophy of religion topic: Works of Scholars, specifically Friedrich Scleiermacher. This lesson is aimed at Topic 5 of the Edexcel A Level.
The download includes: A Ppt and printable student notes. The topics covered are:
Who is Friedrich Schleiermacher?
Schleiermacher on Religious Experience
Schleiermacher vs Deism
Schleiermacher vs Marx and the Sociological Critique
Why Schleiermacher is Important
Philosophical Groups and Movements
Memorable Quote
Exam Tips – Where to Use Schleiermacher
A complete A Level lesson on Sigmund Freud. Includes Ppt and printable student notes. Designed to go with Edexcel Philosophy and Ethics topic 5.
Topics include:
Who is Sigmund Freud?
– Background as the founder of psychoanalysis.
Freud’s Key Teachings on Psychology and Religion
– The Oedipus Complex
– Religion as wish fulfilment
Religion as Illusion and Lack of Genuine Fulfilment
– Religion as psychological comfort
– Religion impeding personal growth
Criticisms of Freud’s Theory
– Lack of empirical evidence
– Discreditation of psychoanalytic theory
– Gender bias
– Oversimplification of religion
Influence on Modern Atheism
– Impact on thinkers like Richard Dawkins
– Religion seen as a meme or inherited psychological pattern
Philosophical Movements Freud Is Associated With
– Psychological reductionism
– Naturalism
– Secular humanism
Memorable Quote by Freud
– Easy-to-learn quotation on religion as illusion
Exam Tips – When to Use Freud in Essays
– Applicable question types and comparisons with other thinkers
