KS4 Religious Studies Upgrade

KS3+KS4 Religious Studies Upgrades

Published Summer 2009

How has KS4 Religious Studies changed?

Matching the curriculum

Boardworks KS4 Religious Studies has been completely restructured and extensively rewritten in line with the GCSE specifications for 2009, with brand-new content covering every topic in the resource from the perspectives of both Christianity and Islam.

Colour-coded title slides and banners on each presentation indicate whether the material covers Christian or Islamic beliefs.

New ‘Fact File’ presentations encourage students to think about the facts surrounding each ethical issue.

New detailed learning objective slides help you to plan your lessons and let the students know what will be covered.

Brand-new teaching material

KS4 Religious Studies now contains dozens of new presentations, with hundreds of slides added throughout the product. The new material offers broader coverage of the philosophy of religion and the nature of belief, as well as contemporary issues affecting ethics and moral issues.

Brand-new presentations focus on Worship, Celebration and Expression, and the Problem of Evil.

Dozens of new activities have been added throughout the product to stimulate student interest and help consolidate learning.

New key quotes have been added, including audio recordings of the quotes and an accompanying quotes glossary.

New supporting resources

Boardworks KS4 Religious Studies now contains additional material to aid your teaching, including editable worksheets and a glossary of key religious quotes. Every presentation starts with a learning objectives slide to help focus students' attention.

Many slides include suggestions for extension activities, indicated by the star icon in the top right-hand corner.

Many presentations are now supported by printable worksheets.

Teacher’s notes have been significantly extended and improved to offer additional teaching support.

Inspiring your students

The completely updated KS4 Religious Studies is packed with dozens of new interactive quizzes, games, whole-class activities and brand-new audio clips, guaranteed to hold your students’ attention and get the whole class involved.