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GCE A Level in Religious Studies

at Whitmore High School, Harrow · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level1 yearFull time

What the college says

Awarding Body : OCR In Year 12 and Year 13, students will study three components: Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Ethics and Development in Religious Thought. Students will sit three exams in each year each worth a third of the final grade. Philosophy of Religion In Philosophy of Religion students will study philosophical issues and questions raised by religion and belief. These include ancient philosophical influences, the nature of soul, mind and body, arguments about the existence or non-existence of God, the nature and influence of religious experience, the problems of evil and suffering and the ideas about the nature of God. They will also explore philosophical language and thought through significant concepts and the works of key thinkers, illustrated in issues or debates in the philosophy of religion. Religion and Ethics The study of Religion and Ethics is a study of ethical language and thought through significant concepts and the works of key thinkers, illustrated in issues or debates in religion and ethics, and also by the application of ethical theory to contemporary issues of importance, namely euthanasia, business ethics and sexual ethics. Learners will study normative ethical theories and key ethical language and thoughts, as well as debates surrounding the significant ideas of conscience and the influences on ethical thought of developments in religious beliefs. Development in Religious Thought Developments in Religious Thought provides an opportunity for

What you need to get on

General Requirements : 6 grade 5-9 GCSE passes including 5 or higher English Lang AND Maths Additional or Specific Requirements : Grade 5 or above in GCSE R.E.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Whitmore High School

    Porlock Avenue, Harrow, HA2 0AD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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