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Sixth lesson in a series of engaging lessons looking at the positive role that a persons faith can play in their life and in the world. The unit of work covers faith and; life, history, football, wrestling, the media and miracles. This lesson looks at the role miracles play in a persons faith and how they can be a real confirmation of a persons belief in God. Students watch part of a documentary by Morgan Freeman asking questions about faith and miracles. Students then learn about the eternal wall of answered prayers and hear some testimonies of people who have had prayers answered and finally look at the biblical story of the parting of the red sea.

Fifth lesson in a series of engaging lessons looking at the positive role that a persons faith can play in their life and in the world. The unit of work covers faith and; life, history, football, wrestling, the media and miracles. Students consider how faith is portrayed in the media in subtle and unsubtle ways. They look at the examples of messianic figures such as Gandalf, Harry Potter and Aslan. They listen to a speech by Chris Pratt using the media to share his faith. Students then learn about how God is sometimes portrayed in the media and how social media can be used with regards to faith.

Fourth lesson in a series of engaging lessons looking at the positive role that a persons faith can play in their life and in the world. The unit of work covers faith and; life, history, football, wrestling, the media and miracles. This lesson looks at the unlikely link between a persons faith and wrestling. Students learn about wrestling churches in Bradford and how they are using wrestling to change peoples lives. Students learn about WWE superstars and how they thank God for their lives outside the ring. Students listen to an interview from The Undertaker about what he believes. Finally students learn about a passage in the bible about Jacob wrestling with God and what Christians today can learn from this story.

Third lesson in a series of engaging lessons looking at the positive role that a persons faith can play in their life and in the world. The unit of work covers faith and; life, history, football, wrestling, the media and miracles. This lesson asks students to consider what is similar and different between faith and football. Students then think about players from the England Nation team and their beliefs about God. Students spend time learning how Sadio Mane has used his wealth to be a benefit to others in his home village, all because of his faith and there is an opportunity for students to complete research on an organisation called Faith + Football.

Second lesson in a series of engaging lessons looking at the positive role that a persons faith can play in their life and in the world. The unit of work covers faith and; life, history, football, wrestling, the media and miracles. This lesson focuses on some key historical events that have made a positive difference to the world we live in today. The lesson focuses on the peoples faith who made these events happen. Specifically students learn about Marting Luther King junior, Gandhi and the Guttenberg press and how these people/inventions have changed the world.

First lesson in a series of engaging lessons looking at the positive role that a persons faith can play in their life and in the world. The unit of work covers faith and; life, history, football, wrestling, the media and miracles. This lesson introduces students to the idea of faith and how it can have a positive influence on peoples lives. Students study the examples of Dr Denis Mukwege and Malala Yousafzai and how their faith is a influence on them helping others with regards to medical care and education.

This lesson looks at the belief that there is no more to life than what we can see and experience. Atheism takes a prominent role in this lesson and students study some of the work of Richard Dawkins

This lesson ties the belief in dualism to the belief in the afterlife and what happens to the soul depending on different religions. This lesson looks at the Christian belief in the afterlife, Egyptian process of mummification and personal stories of near death experiences.

This lesson introduces students to philosophy of the mind and the concept of a soul. This lesson takes a look at the Duncan MacDougal experiment and students also see how the philosophy of the mind is portrayed in mainstream media.

Students take a look at Platos cave and consider what this can teach a modern audience about our existence. This ties in very nicely with simulation theory which was made popular by the Matrix.

This lessons enables students to categorise the vast majority of the worlds suffering into either natural or moral evil. They will then think about three main religious arguments about why God allows evil and suffering in the world. The lesson is a good follow on from the lesson titled “Philosophies of suffering”

This lesson seeks to address the questions of “What is suffering?” and “Why do we suffer?”. Students will consider different types of suffering that are encountered in life and begin to understand a variety of explanations as to why suffering takes place.

This lessons main focus is to consider the different views of science and religion in order to determine if the existence of God can be proven or disproven. Students will explore a number of scientists with differing religious views and spend time thinking critically about some of the view of famous scientist Richard Dawkins.

Lesson looking at the scientific theories regarding the origins of the universe and the evolution of species. Lesson includes a task on the Big Bang theory which aims to make it understandable to KS3 students. This is followed three tasks on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. A solid lesson that has optional resources that can be adapted to suit the needs of your class

Lesson seeking to introduce students to thinking about one of lifes biggest questions. It poses a number of possible meanings to life and of course includes reference to hitch hikers guide to the galaxy. Includes a mini case study on pulitzer prize winner Kenvin Carter who, despite his career sucsess, saw little meaning to life and ending up taking his own life.

Eights and final lesson for GCSE AQA Religion and life (Theme B). This lesson focuses on Christian and Muslim beliefs about the afterlife Relevant video links in slides and works well with AQA textbook. Easy to adapt to other exam boards. Really good starting point if you are new to the course/some good tasks to add to your lessons if you have taught the course before

Seventh lesson for GCSE AQA Religion and life (Theme B). This lesson focuses on the ethics and UK law regarding euthanasia. Lesson includes a slide on “theTerminally ill adults (End of life) bill” proposed by the Government in November 2024. Relevant video links in slides and works well with AQA textbook. Easy to adapt to other exam boards. Really good starting point if you are new to the course/some good tasks to add to your lessons if you have taught the course before

Sixth lesson for GCSE AQA Religion and life (Theme B). This lesson considers the ethic and law on abortion in the UK. Students consider arguments about pro life/pro choice and hear personal stories about abortion. Relevant video links in slides and works well with AQA textbook. Easy to adapt to other exam boards. Really good starting point if you are new to the course/some good tasks to add to your lessons if you have taught the course before