Social and Cultural Studies

Religious Education in Harton Technology College is delivered through one dynamic and forward looking department. The aims of the department are to offer opportunities for pupils to:

• learn, understand and respect different religions, beliefs, values and traditions (including ethical life stances), and understand their influence on individuals, societies, communities and cultures;
• explore issues within, across, between, and outside of faiths and consider questions of meaning and purpose in life;
• learn about religious and ethical teaching, enabling them to make reasoned and informed judgements on religious and moral issues;
• develop their sense of identity and belonging, preparing them for adult life as citizens in a plural society;
• develop skills of enquiry and response in analysis, expression, reflection, evaluation and application, through the use of distinctive language, listening and empathy.

Key Stage 4

In Religious Education, GCSE students acquire and apply knowledge and understanding of:

• Christianity and the other principal religions represented in Great Britain (following the model syllabuses, they are Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism)
• how these religions influence individuals, communities, society and the world
• the nature of belief, religion, philosophy and ethics

In Religious Studies, GCSE students acquire and apply knowledge and understanding of:

• Christianity as represented in Great Britain
• The secular views and the views of Christianity and Islam on the following areas
• Believing in God
• Matters of Life and Death
• Marriage and the Family
• Social Harmony
• Religion and the Media
  

Staff

• Mrs K Gillespie (Subject Leader)
• Miss L Gray
• Mrs C McGuigan
• Miss V. Meaby (NQT)
• Miss S. Taylor (NQT)
• Mrs L V Stephenson (Part Time, maternity leave until September 2008)