Engage students with religion, philosophy and ethics at Key Stage 3 and encourage them to develop the skills they need to succeed at GCSE. This accessible Student Book is designed to provide a firm foundation for the reformed GCSE specifications, while still allowing you to teach a broad and balanced KS3 curriculum. - Easily introduce a new scheme of work for KS3 with this cost-effective, single-book course that provides 120 ready-made lessons that can be used flexibly over a 2-year or 3-year KS3 - Teach KS3 RE with confidence whatever your level of expertise; this structured course is ready to pick up and teach whether you are an RE specialist or new to teaching the subject - Capture your students' interest with engaging lessons and activities that will encourage them to pursue Religious Education at GCSE - Lay the groundwork for GCSE, equipping your students with a solid grasp of the six major world religions, as well as the core philosophical and ethical issues - Test knowledge and understanding with regular formative assessments that enable students to keep track of their progress throughout the course - Prepare your students for assessment at GCSE, with practice questions for each lesson designed to build the confidence, understanding and evaluative skills needed for GCSE success

This title is written to meet the requirements of the AQA Short Course Specification of the same name. The text follows the specification exactly whilst, at the same time, encourages students to think about the points they make and the issues they meet. Providing information from both secular and religious viewpoints students are encouraged to assess and evaluate these responses whilst developing ideas of their own.The first half of the text looks at nature and expression, focusing on the nature of truth, claims to truth and ways of expressing spirituality in society. The second half focuses on religious responses to contemporary issues such as drug abuse, the media and crime.