Year 11 have been working really hard preparing for their mock exams.  A reminder that lots of useful revision materials, past papers and lesson power points for every unit can be found in the RE Share point Home . Lessons will now focus on revision and exam technique and intervention is available on Tuesday after school until 3:55pm in room 30. 

And finally, as Ramadan draws to a close, we would like to wish everyone celebrating Eid Mubarak! Did anyone visit Spud Bros. for free water and dates at the end of each day of Ramadan?

Mrs Tattersall

Curriculum Leader for RE

Students in Year 7 have been investigating the question ‘Who was Jesus?’ and have produced some fabulous artwork on the Trinity. 

Year 8 have been getting creative producing ‘A Muslim Guide to Family Life’ whilst exploring their unit question ‘How does Muhammad guide Muslims today?’. 

Miss Hollier and I have loved looking at all the wonderful work that has come in! 

Ms Tattersall

Curriculum Leader for RE

Year 11

Students are busy preparing for their mock exams by revising all four of their RE themes. They have been given a detailed revision plan, which is available on Class Charts, to help them organise and focus their independent study. Additional support is also available through intervention sessions running on Wednesday lunchtimes. Keep up the hard work!

Year 10

In RE this term, students have been exploring the miracles of Lourdes by designing their own newspaper articles. They investigated reported healings and events, applying key journalism skills such as research, fact-checking, balanced reporting and engaging headlines. The project encouraged students to think critically about faith, evidence and how stories are communicated to the wider world.  Take a look at some of their wonderful work!

Year 9

As part of their RE unit on crime and punishment, students have been researching religious rule-breakers and the reasons behind their actions. They have been tackling challenging ethical questions such as whether it is ever right to break the law and whether laws are always morally right. This work has encouraged thoughtful discussion, critical thinking and a deeper understanding of how faith and morality can challenge authority.  Students have produced some fabulous fact sheets on their chosen religious rulebreakers including Malala, Jesus, Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. 

Mrs Tattersall

Head of RE

Year 7

Written by Ayra. K – Vice RE Subject Ambassador

As a judge for the R.E interfaith week project, I was part of the team tasked with choosing which symbol best represented ultimate respect for all religions. I was so impressed with the designs as they all put in a lot of thought and effort. The mobile had amazing interactive features and overall it was a very elegant, delicate piece.  The hat had a diverse selection of different symbols on it to help represent everyone equally, which was wonderful.  Finally, the heart was also interactive with important messages inside each individual box, such as the Golden Rule which really brings together people of different faiths today. 

Well done to our everyone who took part and our top three winners!

Year 8

As part of the Judaism module, our Year 8 students have been exploring the issue of Anti-Semitism using The Windermere Children as a powerful case study. Three lessons were dedicated to studying the suffering experienced by Jewish people during the Holocaust. Their final project was to design a Holocaust Memorial that combined their knowledge of Jewish faith with their understanding of the Holocaust.  This enable them to create something that honoured those who suffered while also celebrating the resilience and dignity of the Jewish community. This project strongly reflected our school values of dignityand compassion—dignity in recognising the humanity of those who endured such hardship, and compassion in responding with empathy and a commitment to meaningful remembrance. We were incredibly impressed by the thoughtful, sensitive and creative memorials produced.  They demonstrated deep respect, emotional maturity and a sincere desire to honour and uplift the Jewish community.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to everyone celebrating!

Ms Tattersall and Miss Hollier

RE Department

Written by Charlotte G, Year 10 – RE Ambassador

On Tuesday 18th November, Y11 and Y10 GCSE RE students visited Preston Muslim Cultural Centre. We walked from school to the Mosque at Broadgate. On arrival at the Mosque, we were greeted by Ismail. Once in the mosque, we all took our shoes off. We then entered the Wudu – an area where Muslims wash before prayer. Next, we had a demonstration. Muslims wash their arms, feet, face, hands, head and nose 3 times. They even brush their teeth. This symbolises both spiritual and physical cleansing of sins/dirt before sitting before God. After that, we had a tour. Walking along the carpet, we were told it had come from Turkey and that the mosque had a Turkish theme to it. The carpet was lovely and soft and it was a turquoise colour with a yellow star imprinted in the middle. Along the ceiling and walls were the hand painted scripters from the Quran. After, we saw the ladies only prayer room, a space where ladies can come to pray without men. Walking down the stairs, we noticed how impeccably clean it was and the floor and walls were marble. Following on, we sat in the Musella- the main prayer room where everyone can sit side by side equally when praying. The Muslim practices were then explained to us. Muslims have the 5 pillars; one of which is called Zakat. This is when Muslims donate 2.5% of their wealth to charity. Additionally, many make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia (the birthplace of prophet Muhammed). Next, the times of prayer were spoken about. Muslims are very dedicated to their religion and to pleasing Allah. To end our fabulous visit, 2 girls demonstrated how they pray and recited the Quaran in Arabic.

Thank you very much to our host for such a lovely visit to Preston Mosque, Masjid – e – Saliheen. It was interesting, informative and a great opportunity to deepen our Islamic knowledge!  

Mrs Tattersall

Head of RE