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Year 10 GCSE Philosophy and Ethics

Homework from Miss Madden:

Year 10 full course Philosophy question:

“There is no evidence that God exists”. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. ( Minimum word count – 100)

Leave a comment below!

Nandos!

Philosophy and Ethics leavers went for a meal at Nandos to celebrate completing the course - a fun night was had by all!

Spirited Arts

It is time to once more take part in the annual 'Spirited Arts' competition run by NATRE. Each year students of all ages from all over the country are invited to submit a piece of art based on various themes. This year the categories are:

Mystery stories!
Spiritual space
Respect: a logo for RE
Celebrating life, Celebrating love!
Talking to God: where is God?

All Key Stage 3 students will be taking part. Ten students from Finham will be chosen to represent the school in the national finals. Good luck everyone!

Year 9 students:
Here is your homework. It is due in Wed 16th June or Thur 17th June. Look at the winning art from the 2009 competition. Decide which is your favourite piece and why. Leave a comment on this blog explaining what your choice is and why you chose it!

Focus on Islam

Year 9 students have been looking at Islam in preparation for their GCSE Religious Studies course starting in September. One task was for groups of students to create poses illustrating quotes from the Qur'an - the Muslim Holy book. Students had to remember to not depict Allah or Muhammad as this is forbidden in Islam.

O you who believe! Seek assistance through patience and prayer; surely Allah is with the patient.



All people are a single nation.



Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving procures us admission.



He deserves paradise who makes his companions laugh.



Whoever kills another one without justifiable cause, surely he is killing all of humanity. And whoever saves the life of another one, surely he saves the lives of all of humanity.



Your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him, and be kind to parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, do not rebuke them, but speak to them in terms of honour and kindness. Treat them with humility, and say, 'My Lord! Have mercy on them, for they did care for me when I was little'.

Year 11 Philosophy and Ethics Trip

Year 11 GCSE students went on a study day to Oxford last Thursday where they attended talks on different areas of the Philosophy and Ethics course. They and Miss Madden had a great time and looked great in ther 'on tour' hoodies!

Information, Blogs and Quizes.

This website is a really interesting resource. It contains information on all the six major world religions as well as many others including Taoism and Secular Philosophies. There are links to blogs from all different faith perspectives and for a bit of fun take one of their quizes to find out your faith and spirituality type! Although the site is based in the USA there is lots of relevent information that can be applied to the UK. The site also explores movies, news stories and relates real life happenings to religious teachings.