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What we aim to do: Year 8 topics Union NI, the RE department
 The Bible delivered a series of lessons to
Religious Studies is the world’s
oldest academic subject. It  Faith in Action: Abraham year 9 students which focused
promotes an awareness of  Palestine at the time of on Jesus and his relationship
others, develops the core skills Jesus with others (April 2019). Youth
of literacy, hones the ability to  Discipleship workers from a range of

think critically and encourages Year 9 topics different Ballymena churches
engaged with students during
independent study.  Faith in Action: Moses
each session and positive
 How relevant are the
The Religious Education relationships were formed.
Commandments today?
Department at Dunclug College
 Judaism In recent years, the RE
aims to develop pupils both as
 Parables of Jesus department has co-ordinated
individuals and as contributors
to society in the 21st century. the collection of shoeboxes for

Year 10 topics the Samaritan’s Purse Appeal.
 The Early Christian Church Pupils from across Years 8-14

and the Church in the Modern are involved in contributing to
What pupils’ have been World the appeal. This work is helped

learning this year: greatly by our school senior
 Faith in Action: Martin
prefect team who assist in the
All pupils study a varied and Luther King
management of the project.
enjoyable programme based  Islam

upon the Core Syllabus, which  Caring for the Environment
For a third year running,
was designed and agreed by the
four main churches in Northern Dunclug College hosted the
Year 11 and 12 topics
Ireland. This course centres on Journey2Where Bible Exhibition

Christianity and the practical At GCSE level pupils (September 2018). Each of our
application of moral teaching, in are given the Year 10 students had the
addition to a focused study on opportunity to follow opportunity to explore the Bible
two world the CCEA full/short course for as a source of truth, asking
religions. Through Religious Studies. some very challenging

this pupils are questions and listening carefully
presented with A Level topics to the response given.
opportunities to
A Level pupils follow the CCEA
debate, discuss,
course. Current modules on Communication
use ICT and
offer are Luke’s Gospel and REMINDER: Check out our
engage in a wide range of active
Early Church History. twitter feeds (RE_Dunclug) for
learning tasks, that are designed
more information and photos
to contribute to the students
intellectual, moral and Links with the wider on all the fantastic things
emotional development. community happening within the RE
department.
In conjunction with Scripture
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