Year 9 and 11

Summary of content

OCR GCSE Philosophy and Applied Ethics Course J621

Modules: B602 and B604

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/rel_stu/b/documents/index.html

Autumn 1 – Good and Evil

Autumn 2 – Religion and Science

Spring 1 – Religion and Equality

Spring 2 – Religion, peace and Justice

Summer 1 & 2 – Revision and preparation for external examinations

Common Assessment Tasks

October - Practice GCSE Question - Beliefs about Good and evil

Dec/Jan - Practice GCSE Question - Beliefs about religion and science

February - Practice GCSE Question - Beliefs about equality

April - Practice GCSE Question – Religion, peace and justice

External GCSE Examination - B602 – May - B604 - June

You can help your son in this year

Documents emailed to pupils school email and found on School R/ Drive

• Invest in a copy of the GCSE textbook:

Ahluwalia and Marklew: ‘Philosophy and Applied Ethics’ Published by Folens ISBN 978-1-85008-439-6

• Encourage him to read around the subject.
• The BBC ethics website is particularly useful reading for GCSE and AS level students. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/
• Encourage him to read a newspaper especially if there are matters of religious, philosophical and ethical interest being covered (i.e. A religious festival, arguments between religion and science, abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research, war, poverty etc)
• Other websites to browse for GCSE material:
  • http://www.reonline.org.uk/
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/
  • http://www.religiouseducation.co.uk/
• Ask him what topics he is covering and ask him questions about them.
• Challenge his answers. Encourage him to give good reasons to back up the answers he gives.