Theology & RE

Theology and RE constitute the core of the core curriculum at Wimbledon College, with all boys receiving two lessons a week at KS3 and three lessons a week at GCSE.

Lower Line (KS3)

Figures (Y7) students receive two lessons of RE each week which increases to three lesson per week in Rudiments (Y8) and Lower Grammar (Y9). The lessons follow the framework of a series called, “The Way, The Truth, and The Life.”

This programme is based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Religious Education Curriculum Directory for Catholic Schools published by the Bishops’ Conference.

Figures (Y7)	Rudiments (Y8)	Lower Grammar (Y9)
7.1 - Revelation in Faith	8.1 - Creation	9.1 - The Spiritual Quest
7.2 - God’s Promises Fulfilled	8.2 - The Covenant	9.2 - The Gospels
7.3 - The Saviour	8.3 - Mystery of the Eucharist	9.3 - Life of the Spirit
7.4 - The Church	8.4 - Holy Week	9.4 - God's Call
7.5 - The Sacraments	8.5 - Mission of the Church	9.5 Morality & Conscience
7.6 - Christianity and Other Faiths	8.6 - The Church in Britain	9.6 - Dialogue with other Faiths

Higher Line (KS4)

All students receive three periods of RE each week and are prepared and entered for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE (1-9) Route B. Assessment is by 100% terminal examination.

Eduqas GCSE Components 1-3 Route B	Component 1 Foundational Catholic Theology	Theme 1: Origins and meaning
	Component 1 Foundational Catholic Theology	Theme 2: Good and Evil
	Component 2 Applied Catholic Theology	Theme 3: Life and Death
	Component 2 Applied Catholic Theology	Theme 4: Sin and Forgiveness
	Component 3 Study of a World Faith	Judaism

Sixth Form

Students will undertake a more in depth study of Religious studies at A-Level. Topics include: Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Ethics, & Development in Christian thought. There is an increased focus on essay writing skills, and students learn how to competently analyse and evaluate key ideas and concepts in relation to issues both of the past and present.

Poetry (Y12)	Rhetoric (Y13)
Philosophy of Religion (H573/01) Philosophical Language and Thought Ancient philosophical influences (Plato and Aristotle) Soul, mind and body The existence of God Arguments based on observation: The teleological argument The cosmological argument The existence of God Challenges to arguments from observation Arguments based on reason: The ontological argument God and the world Religious experience The problem of evil (taught after Augustine’s Teaching on Human Nature)	Philosophy of Religion (H573/01) Theological and Philosophical Developments The nature or attributes of God Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic Religious language: negative, Analogical or Symbolic Religious Language: Twentieth Century Perspectives Twentieth century perspectives and philosophical comparisons
Religion and ethics (H573/02) Normative Ethical Theories: Religious Approaches Natural Law Situation Ethics Normative Ethical Theories: Secular approaches Kantian Ethics Utilitarianism Applied Ethics Euthanasia Business Ethics	Religion and ethics (H573/02) Ethical Language: Meta Ethics Meta-ethical theories Significant Ideas Conscience Developments in Ethical Thought Sexual Ethics
Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) Insight Augustine’s Teaching on Human Nature Death and the Afterlife Foundations Revelation and knowledge of God’s Existence Christology: The person of Jesus Christ Living Christian moral principles (the diversity of Christian moral reasoning and practices and sources of ethics) Christian moral action (The teaching and example of Dietrich Bonhoeffer)	Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) Development Religious pluralism and theology Religious pluralism and society Challenges Liberation Theology and Marx The challenge of secularism

Poetry (Y12)

Rhetoric (Y13)

Philosophy of Religion (H573/01)

Philosophical Language and Thought
Ancient philosophical influences (Plato and Aristotle)
Soul, mind and body

The existence of God
Arguments based on observation:
The teleological argument
The cosmological argument

The existence of God
Challenges to arguments from observation
Arguments based on reason:
The ontological argument

God and the world
Religious experience
The problem of evil (taught after Augustine’s Teaching on Human Nature)

Philosophy of Religion (H573/01)

Theological and Philosophical Developments
The nature or attributes of God

Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic
Religious language: negative, Analogical or Symbolic

Religious Language: Twentieth Century Perspectives
Twentieth century perspectives and philosophical comparisons

Religion and ethics (H573/02)

Normative Ethical Theories: Religious Approaches
Natural Law
Situation Ethics

Normative Ethical Theories: Secular approaches
Kantian Ethics
Utilitarianism

Applied Ethics
Euthanasia
Business Ethics

Religion and ethics (H573/02)

Ethical Language: Meta Ethics
Meta-ethical theories

Significant Ideas
Conscience

Developments in Ethical Thought
Sexual Ethics

Developments in Christian thought (H573/03)

Insight
Augustine’s Teaching on Human Nature
Death and the Afterlife

Foundations
Revelation and knowledge of God’s Existence
Christology: The person of Jesus Christ

Living
Christian moral principles (the diversity of Christian moral reasoning and practices and sources of ethics)
Christian moral action (The teaching and example of Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

Developments in Christian thought (H573/03)

Development
Religious pluralism and theology
Religious pluralism and society

Challenges
Liberation Theology and Marx
The challenge of secularism

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Theology & RE

Theology and RE constitute the core of the core curriculum at Wimbledon College, with all boys receiving two lessons a week at KS3 and three lessons a week at GCSE.

Lower Line (KS3)

Higher Line (KS4)

Sixth Form

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