RE at Samuel Cody is a valuable means of developing pupils’ spiritual, moral and social skills, through exploration of a wide variety of topics:

Year 7    1. Symbols

2. The Church

3. The Synagogue

4. The Mosque

5. Celebrations

6. Beliefs and Practice

Year 8  1. Food and Drink

2. Sacred writings

3. Life of Christ

4. Holy Week

5. Creation Stories

6. Faith in Action

Year 9  1. Journeys

2. Rites of Passage – Birth

3. Rites of Passage – Marriage

4. Rites of Passage – Death

5. The Turin Shroud

6. The Environment

Pupils in Key Stage 4 will continue to study RE through the Religious Studies section of The WJEC Entry Pathways in Humanities. Topics are likely to include some or all of the following topics:

• Religious Initiation Rites

• Religious Festivals

• Religious and moral arguments about contentious issues

• Places of Worship

• Religious Charities

• Famous Followers of Religion

• Religious Marriage Services

For each module studied, a variety of teaching and learning styles will be used; for example pupils may use the internet to carry out research, discussion and debating skills may be developed, and interviews may be carried out. Assessment will be school based and will take place over the two years. It will possibly involve pupils submitting posters, surveys, written work or photographs.