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Religious education at Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Sports College is designed to help pupils:
• Achieve their best and respect each other.
• Learn about themselves and develop a sense of self-worth that can lead to meaningful relationships
• Appreciate the wonder, beauty, order, and mystery of life.
• Understand that the global community includes all people.
• Develop a sense of belonging to our religious community.
Courses
Key stage three
All pupils follow the Diocesan curriculum directory so all lessons are planned to fulfil the requirements of this curriculum. The four main strands are Church, Revelation, Celebration and Life in Christ. Pupils are assessed every half term using levels of attainment. This in turn serves to monitor pupil performance and intervene if necessary to ensure that all pupils achieve their potential.
Key Stage Four
All pupils follow the AQA exam board syllabus which is: 1c Marks Gospel 2A Christian lifestyles and attitudes There are two coursework demands which count towards the final award at GCSE.
Key Stage five
Pupils study Philosophy and Ethics at AS and A2 level. This course is highly academic and demands that pupils think, reason and analyse various philosophical and ethical ideas. The course is highly rated by universities and they understand and appreciate the academic rigour demanded by such a subject.
Department History
Religious Education at Our lady and St Chad Catholic Sports College has been both long and varied. In the early years the Marist Brothers led the school very successfully ensuring that all pupils developed both morally and theologically. Though personnel have changed, this rich tradition lives on for those charged with the task of educating our young people in the Roman Catholic faith.
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