Year 9 – Philosophy and Ethics

Head of Subject: Ms V Poussu


Intended Outcomes

Students will establish a  baseline of historical and cultural knowledge needed to access the content of the course, and then proceed to explore Christian beliefs and the theme of religion, crime and punishment. 

  • Course Implementation

    Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics 

     

     

    Students will discover how Christianity started, spread and split in the Roman Empire and developed throughout the Middle Ages, in addition to exploring the birth of Islam, and the later development of humanism and atheism in the age of enlightenment. There will in-class formative assessments which will equip students for their summative end of topic assessments. 

    Christianity: beliefs and teachings 

     

     

    Students will learn about the Christian understanding of the nature of God, the different Christian beliefs regarding creation and afterlife, in addition to teachings about Jesus and the concept of salvation. There will in-class formative assessments which will equip students for their summative end of topic assessments. 

    Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment 

     

     

    Students will explore contrasting religious, philosophical and ethical arguments on corporal punishment, treatment of criminals, death penalty and forgiveness. There will in-class formative assessments which will equip students for their end of year assessment. 

     

Learning Impact

A series of  knowledge tests and end of topic exams will be used to assess knowledge throughout the year. This will be accompanied with low stake quizzing and in-class purple pen marking.  
 
This will be reported to parents by following school data drop policy and calendar. 

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