Religious and Moral Education

Department of Religious and Moral Education

Who we are

Mrs Burne (Principal Teacher)
Miss Robson (Teacher)
​Mrs Good (Teacher)

Courses Offered

S1-S3

Curriculum for Excellence Broad General Education Phase 

S1 Course

Unit 1 : Beliefs, Codes and Myths (an introduction to religion)

Unit 2 : Introduction to Buddhism

Unit 3 : Christianity

Unit 4 : Creation and the Environment

S2 Course

Unit 1 : Life after Death

Unit 2 : Festivals of Light

Unit 3 : Worship

Unit 4 : Charity and Mary’s Meals Backpack appeal

Unit 5 : Animal Rights

S3 Course

Unit 1 : Tolerance and Respect

Unit 2 : Judaism and the Holocaust

Unit 3 : The problem of evil and suffering

Unit 4 : Cults and New Religious Movements
S4-S6
SQA Courses

RMPS (Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies)

National 4/5

Unit 1 -  World Religions : Buddhism

Unit 2 - Religious and Philosophical Questions : The Problem of Evil and Suffering

Unit 3 - Morality and Belief : Religion and Justice

National 4 Added Value Unit

National 5 Assignment : Written under timed exam conditions. It is worth 25% of the final mark.

Final examination in May.

National 5/H

Unit 1 - World Religions : Buddhism

Unit 2 - Religious and Philosophical Questions : The Existence of God

Unit 3 – Morality and Belief : Religion and Conflict

National 5 Assignment : Written under timed exam conditions. It is worth 25% of the final mark.

Higher Assignment : Written under timed exam conditions. It is worth 33% of the final mark.

Philosophy

Due to the nature and literacy component of the course, Philosophy is only suitable for those pupils who have achieved a minimum National 5 pass in English.

National 5/H

Unit 1 – Arguments in Action (logic, structure of arguments, fallacies)

Unit 2 – Knowledge and Doubt (looking at the works of two classical philosophers, Rene Descartes and David Hume)

Unit 3 – Moral Philosophy (two moral theories, Utilitarianism and Kantianism)

National 5 Assignment : Due in January. It is worth 30% of the final marks.

Higher Assignment : Due in January. It is worth 33% of the final marks.