Religious Studies

The purpose of studying Religious Studies is to develop pupils' knowledge and understanding of religion, religious beliefs, practices, language and traditions and their influence on individuals, communities, societies and cultures. It enables pupils to consider and respond to a range of important questions related to their own spiritual development. Through our RS curriculum they reflect on the fundamental questions concerning the meaning and purpose of life. From Year 7 to year 11 pupils learn the skill of forming an argument and seeing a question from multiple viewpoints.

Within our Key Stage 3 pupils encounter a range of religions such as Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism and compare the different religious responses to the big questions of life. These questions are the authentic and important questions the theologians ask.  Our curriculum is designed so that students learn the most fundamental knowledge first, allowing them to build on these threshold concepts in order to gain a deep understanding of the big, overarching ideas in RS.

In Years 9, 10 and 11 students follow the AQA GCSE Religious Studies course. The course opens with an in depth study of Christianity and Islam. Following this students look at the Muslim and Christian perspective and the non-religious perspective on important thematic areas such as Religion and Life, Peace and Conflict, Families and Relationships and Crime and Punishment. These themes consider how religions apply their teachings to the modern world.

Parents have a statutory right to withdraw their child from all or part of the Religious Studies curriculum.  They can do so by emailing info@aimnorthlondon.org.uk