Philosophy & Ethics
Our Philosophy & Ethics department follows the Redcar & Cleveland Local Authority Agreed Syllabus at Key Stages 3-5, provided by the local SACRE (Standard Advisory Council on Religious Education), of which our department played an active role in producing.
Philosophy & Ethics Department
Mr James Cowan
Humanities Teacher
jcowan@nunthorpe.co.uk
01642310561 EXT: 1034
Mr Andrew Devlin
Head of Department – Humanities (Law and Politics)
adevlin@nunthorpe.co.uk
01642310561 EXT: 1034
Ms Hermione Jackson
Humanities Teacher
hjackson@nunthorpe.co.uk
01642310561 EXT: 1034
Mrs Sam Scullion
Humanities Teacher
sscullion@nunthorpe.co.uk
01642310561 EXT: 1034
Key Stage 3
We cover the world faiths (including beliefs and practices), additional belief systems and philosophical and ethical issues and debates.
The Learning Journey
Key Stage 4
We follow the AQA A Religious Studies specification. This includes Christianity and one other religion (both beliefs and practices) and ‘Themes’, including ‘Crime and Punishment’, ‘Relationships and Family’, Peace and Conflict and ‘Religion and Life’.
The Learning Journey
Key stage 5
We follow the WJEC specification and we study Christianity and Hinduism. This includes philosophical content (Problem of evil, Inductive Arguments, Deductive Arguments, Religious Experience, Challenges to Religious Belief and Religious Language. As part of the Ethics components, we study Utilitarianism, Situation Ethics, Natural Law and Meta-Ethics.
The Learning Journey
Collective Worship
All tutor groups throughout the academy participate in learning about religious occasions and have the opportunity to reflect upon various beliefs, issues and topics each day.
