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This resource covers the Eduqas Ethics unit of Utilitarianism. It is a whole unit of work covering the year 12 content. It is one PowerPoint containing 57 slides. This covers Bentham’s Utilitarianism, Mill’s Utilitarianism and the application of the theory to both animal testing and nuclear weapons as a deterrence. It also includes a mid-unit and an end of unit homework activity (one that can be used towards revision, and one that is a creative podcast creating activity), and 4 exemplar exam questions (2x20 marks and 2x30 marks). Please note that these are not exemplar answers, rather, guidance of what is expected for each question, and then a series of inclusion bullet points.

This includes 2 documents as a simplified overview of the topic of Divine command theory. One document is 5 pages including definition, examples, strengths, weaknesses and key scholars for and against the theory. The second document is an A3 printable mind-map that simplifies the key points from the other document.

This is a bundle of seven of my philosophy lessons, including a knowledge bank - at a reduced rate. This unit includes lessons: Ultimate questions Plato St Thomas Aquinas Blaise Pascal William Paley Ludwig Feuerbach Jean Paul Sartre Plus a knowledge bank.

This is a lesson based on some key thinkers in the religion vs science debate. The main focus is on two elements - religion and science are enemies, or, religion and science can work together and compliment one another. It uses Darwin and Behe and has a choice of two plenaries depending if you wished to do this over one or two lessons. If it was over two, there would be opportunity for an ending debate with teams to present against eachothers view.

This is a Ks3 lesson on George Berkeley’s philosophy of ‘to be is to be perceived’. This could also be used for Ks4 core.

This is a KS3 lesson on utilitarianism, focusing on Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. This could also be used for core KS4.

This is a KS3 lesson aimed at year 8. but could easily be used for year 9 with little adaption needed. This is the seventh lesson in a philosophy of religion unit but can be used as a stand alone lesson as well as part of this specific course. The unit is currently being developed and will be completed shortly. All resources for it will be available individually but also as a unit bundle. This lesson focuses on Jean Paul Sartre and his existentialism.

This is a KS3 lesson aimed at year 9 but could easily be used for year 9 with little adaptation. This is the sixth lesson of part of a philosophy of religion unit but can also be used as a stand alone lesson. The only slide which holds minor reliance on the prior learning is the plenary so this is easily changed for alternative need with minimal work. All the resources are available as individual items but will also be available as a unit bundle at a reduced cost… This lesson focuses on Ludwig Feuerbach and his philosophy that God is what man needs/wishes.

This is a KS3 lesson aimed at year 8, but could easily be used for year 9 with little adapting. This lesson is the fifth lesson in a Philosophy of religion unit but can easily be used as a stand alone lesson. The only slide that has any reference to a previous lesson is the plenary so that can be changed in seconds. This resources is available individually but also as a unit bundle at a reduced cost. This lesson focuses on William Paley and his teleological argument using the watchmaker analogy.

This is a KS3 lesson, aimed at year 8 but could easily be used for year 9, with little adaptation needed. This is the fourth lesson in a course of philosophy lessons but can also be used as a stand alone lesson as only the plenary references recall from the previous lessons, so this could be changed to suit the individual.The resource is available as stand alone lessons but also a unit bundle at a reduced cost. This lesson focuses on Blaise Pascal and his ideas relating to belief in God being an educated gamble.

Philosophy lesson on St. Thomas Aquinas’s First Cause Argument. This is a KS3 resource, aimed at year 8 but could easily be used for year 9.This is the third lessons in the unit but could be used as a stand alone lesson as it does not rely on the previous two lessons. This lesson is also available as a part of a 7 lesson unit bundle in my TES store.

Philosophy lesson on Plato and his theory of forms including the Allegory of the Cave, This is the second lesson in a sequence of philosophy lessons for KS3 - specifically year 8 but can easily be used for year 9 with little adaption. This also works for a stand alone lesson which is not reliant on the sequence. This resource is also available in my TES shop as part of a 7 lesson unit bundle at reduced cost.

Introduction to philosophy focusing on ultimate questions and exploring the versatility of viewpoints in and outside of the classroom. This is a lesson aimed at KS3, specifically year 8 but would easily work for year 9. This is an opening lesson to a 7 lesson unit but can be used as a standalone lesson to explore and introduce philosophical thinking to learners. This resource can also be bought as a part of a unit bundle from my TES store.