Baha'i
Buddhist worldview traditions
Christian worldview traditions
Contextualising the diversity of worldviews
Hindu worldview traditions
Humanist worldview traditions
Jain
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jewish worldview traditions
Muslim worldview traditions
Pagan
Rastafari
Sikhi worldview traditions
Soka Gakkai
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Zoroastrian
Resources // What’s New? An A Level Digest

A Level Digest October 2024

Watch: Short clips for students

Experts from the Faculty of Divinity answer some of the big questions of religion, philosophy and ethics in this series of Cambridge in your Classroom. Aimed at students aged 14-18, Cambridge in Your Classroom is a joint project by the Faculty of Divinity and the Faculty of Education Religious Studies PGCE course.
On here you will find short, 2- 12 minutes, student facing films on:

  • Is the story in the Book of Genesis true?
  • Can philosophy teach us about God?
  • What is the apocalypse?
  • Do violent-sounding scriptural texts justify war?

And many more topics.

Listen: In our time- Karma

A discussion on the doctrine of Karma beginning initially amongst Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and flowing from this ideas about engagement with world, free will, intention and whether this matters.

Join: NATRE A Level online group

Have you found the new A level RS group that NATRE have started? At the last online meeting 250 A level teachers had connected. The next date has not been set but do email Karen Steele, Steele.k@sggs.org.uk, if you are interested.

Read: Thomas Jay Ord

Thomas is a fascinating Theologian I came across at Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival. Until recently a pastor in the Church of the Nazarene, read about his church trial and subsequent expulsion from membership. He writes really interesting books on theology and philosophy which teachers might be interested in. You can download a free ebook sampler of his writings. For those of you teaching environmental ethics as part of your specification you may find his blog God and Climate Change interesting as a text for students to read.

Share: A level RS helps prepare pupils for the changing world around them

This excellent, passionate and classroom grounded article by Greg Parekh in FE News, Education leaders must meet the demand for high quality Religious Education
argues that A level RS should be taught more widely. As we consider our responses to the Curriculum and Assessment review: Call for evidence, who can you share this article with in your school, MAT, SACRE or locality?

Research: Developing opportunities for diversity and progression in Religious Studies at A Level

Reading the piece by Greg about the importance of students studying A level RS reminded me of the research by Hayley Ellen which you may have missed this time last year. Hayley explores connections with higher education and explores EDI within RS.

Written by Fiona Moss, Education and Programmes Manager, Culham St Gabriel’s