Edexcel Religious Studies for GCSE (9-1): Beliefs in Action (Specification B)

Exam Board: Edexcel Level: GCSE Subject: Religious Studies First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018

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Trust Victor Watton to maximise every student’s potential with his trademark mix of well-paced, focused content coverage and confidence-boosting exam support tailored to the 2016 Edexcel requirements. - Progressively builds students’ subject knowledge through accessible explanations of religious and thematic concepts, topics and terms - Helps students learn, retain and revise the key content by following a clear and consistent structure that maps every topic against the specification - Offers a complete solution to assessment preparation with practice questions and expert guidance on how students can improve their responses - Enhances students’ interest and understanding using a variety of engaging visual sources, textual extracts and activities to illustrate different practices, perspectives and teachings

Edexcel GCSE RS Spec B: Beliefs in Action Content covered: Area of study one: Religion and ethics through a study of Christianity Section 1 Christian beliefs Section 2 Marriage and the family Section 3 Living the Christian Life Section 4 Matters of Life and Death Area of study two: Religion, Peace and Conflict through a study of Islam and Judaism Section 1 Muslim beliefs Section 1 Jewish beliefs Section 2 Crime and Punishment Section 3 Living the Muslim Life Section 3 Living the Jewish Life Section 4 Peace and conflict - Covers the short course content (through Christianity and Islam or Judaism)