This is the longer Sam Hassan interview which we will be using in lessons. Get in touch if you want the password. The usual location for this page is on the Islam page.


An Interview With A Muslim - full 30 min version from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.

Tags: Islam

Here are a handful of student project videos from the end of 2008. Most need the password. (Note: these may give you the impression that we are a little crazy at times... if you are worried please get in touch and have a look at the written assessments from half term - they were superb! Most of these were just a bit of daft fun at the end of the unit).


Buddhism by Clutterbuck from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


Bella Grace Kat present SSAWS from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


8AX SSAWS December08 from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


8AW SSAWS December08 from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


8BY SSAWS December08 from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


8BZ SSAWS December08 from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


SSAWS by Olly James Tom and George from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


StephAtk - ssaws - December 08 from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.

These are normally found on the student Buddhism project page.

Here you go! This section is also found on the GCSE page under the ‘Death and the Afterlife’ unit. Both interviews need you to input the usual password. Get in touch if you are unsure.

Many thanks to the people involved for their kind participation.

1. A Christian Minister from Birmingham.

Untitled from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


Here are my personal board notes on the interview! Click on them to see a full size version.

2. Arka Funerals Interview which provides an interesting/contrasting extra dimension for your discussions:

Arka Eco-Funerals Interview from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.

Tags: Death and the Afterlife Unit, GCSE

Also found on the exras page.

Staff vs Sixth Form Kingball 2008!


Sion vs Durrington October 2008
See the yr10/11 boys take on an equally matched side in a tense face-off.


These clips are also available on the extras page.

We had none other than Joseph from the Old Testament in the classroom along with his brothers to tell us all about his life of suffering and how it was used for the saving of many lives - including his own undeserving family.

An amazing story.


Thanks to Jo, Sam, Ralph and Connor for participating in my nonsense!

Tags: Good and Evil Unit, podcast

wiyw podcast 20 - 22ndOct08

10set2 yak attack on Good and Evil.



Also available on the audio podcasting page!

Tags: podcast, Good and Evil Unit

Here you go!

wiyw podcast 18 - 21stOct08

9D have a free-ranging chat about the Nature of God unit. They are happy, they know it and they clap their hands.



wiyw podcast 19 - 21stOct08

10set1a have a jawbone about the Good and Evil unit. So much to discuss, so little eardrum security.



Also available on the audio podcasting page!

Tags: podcast, Nature of God Unit, Good and Evil Unit

Eleven minutes of random reportage. Enjoy!


Year 7 French Trip October '08 from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.

Tags: Extras

I took part in an amazing game at the weekend called ‘goal ball’. This is a sport that visually-impaired people play. It was an amazing experience that you will hopefully see soon because we filmed it. Hopefully the editing won’t take as long as it did with the Sikh movie.

Tags: Worldviews

wiyw podcast 17 - 13thOct08

7Z Particles make it happen. In fact - they get the feeling as soon as they enter the RS room...

Tags: Worldviews, podcast

wiyw podcast 16 - 9thOct08

7 Whirlygigs WithWonderfulWorldviewWanderings...

Tags: Worldviews, podcast

wiyw podcast 15 - 8thOct08

7 Xylophonics hurt my ears with chaotic worldview ramblings. Actually it was pretty interesting as we discussed the influence of violent games and sarcastic soaps.

Tags: Worldviews, podcast

Season 2 is now on the march! In the first episode, 7 Yellow Jerseys discuss their role as a bunch of worldview detectives. Brilliant.


wiyw podcast 14 - 7thOct08

You can subscribe to the WIYW podcast on iTunes:

Tags: Worldviews, podcast

For a couple of years I have been using a really helpful interview that explains some basic (but very important) stuff about the Bible. Finally the world of technology has caught up and it is happily sitting online for you to enjoy. You will need the password to watch (just get in touch to find out).


About the Bible from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.

It is usually found sitting on the Bible page of the Christianity section.

As ever, any feedback or thoughts on the material covered are warmly welcomed.

Tags: Nature of Belief Unit, Nature of God Unit, GCSE

The lesson I did on how Christian people might respond to suffering is now linked here. You can also find this on the suffering and evil page under the ‘Questions that this topic raises about God...’ section.

Here it is folks - the 15 minute gem from the Sikh trip last year.

Tags: Worldviews

Fantastic! Daniel Kassim and Jacob Osborne made a short film about meeting a mosque leader last year and I only got to see it on Friday last. Such a brilliant piece of work.


Meeting the Imam from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.


You will need the usual password to watch it (so just get in touch if you can’t remember).

Tags: Worldviews

I think that the pages people were moaning about now work... sorry and thanks.

Tags: Nature of God Unit

Happy New School Year everyone! I am so excited!

The Forest Monk video has been password protected to ensure respect to the people involved. The people at the Monastery were unhappy with youtube exposure, I have placed the video onto an alternative video hosting site with password protection. If you know the password you can view the film easily enough. Get in touch if you want to see it. Apologies for any awkwardness - it is important to respect the feelings of the people involved.


Meeting the Forest Monk from whatisyourworldview.com on Vimeo.

This one is for Mr A who checks the website most days... unless he has started using an RSS reader? Have a safe and happy holiday people!

Well done to those students (the Bard and Jim-bob) who have begun to contribute to the website with their own articles.

Tags: student voice, Worldviews

Yes folks - if you are in year 10 you have just a few weeks before the grand final. If you are in year 9 then you will be starting this unit before we reach the end of the year. For this reason, I have been working extra hard to provide some decent materials for this elusive of units. I travelled into remote villages armed with nothing but a miniDV camera and microphone. A cleaning lady walking along a street almost ended my life with her mop. Crazy times.

The equality page is now up. You will need in-class assistance with the DVD interview.

UPDATE!
There is also a downloadable printable one page summary of the material covered in the DVD interview. It includes a new invention called the 'GEDIT' box. It is just simply amazing.

Tags: Equality Unit

Thanks to Tom, Harry and Fergus for getting involved during a wet bank holiday during half term. I am in the middle of editing this footage and will post updates.

Tags: Worldviews

If these aren't immediately easy to you then you need to do some work before the exam.

Paper 1


Unit 1: Nature of God
1. List 6 characteristics of God.
2. What does the term 'Trinity' mean?
3. What reasons do christians give for believing in God?
4. Give two opposite arguments.
5. What does the word 'revelation' mean?
6. How important is the Bible for Christians and why?
7. List three things from the Bible that affect the way christians live.
8. How do christians believe that God has intervened in the world?
9. List three miracles of Jesus.
10. List three experiences of God that Christian might have.

Unit 2: The Nature of Belief.
1. What ways do christians worship?
2. How does prayer work for a christian?
3. Is fasting compulsory for christians? Why bother?
4. How do christians use food to help them worship?
5. What does the term 'nature of belief' actually mean?
6. How does a building help a christian to worship?
7. Does music or art help? How?
8. Why is a symbol a good and bad thing for worship/belief?
9. What is contemplation?
10. Why is this the least popular unit of the lot?

Unit 4: Death and the Afterlife
1. What do christians think happens to you when you die?
2. What is a soul?
3. What is Heaven like?
4. What is Hell like?
5. Which aspects of God's character make him a judge?
6. Is it as simple as do good: go to Heaven/do bad: go to Hell?
7. List 8 things that might happen at a christian funeral.
8. How does the idea of a harvest help people at a christian funeral?
9. List 3 benefits of having a funeral in general.
10. List the three main ideas about what happens when you die.

Unit 5: Good and Evil.
1. What does the Bible say about the devil's relationship to God?
2. Give four responses that a christian might make to suffering.
3. What questions might someone have if they faced suffering?
4. How does prayer work when you are suffering?
5. Give two specific examples from the Bible of people who face suffering - both have the letter J in their names.
6. Why should a christian bother being good?
7. Give three examples of how a christian should act 'goood'.
8. Why would a christian have a problem with train-bunking?
9. How does the Holy Spirit relate to any of this?
10. What does any of this have to do with Jesus? Be specific.


Paper 2

Unit 6: Relationships
1. Are there any specific instructions in the Bible about how men and women should be if they are married to each other?
2. Give two or three points of view on the different roles that men and women should play in a marriage.
3. What is a covenant?
4. How does a Christian wedding reflect the main ideas of Christian marriage?
5. Which R word is essential to most questions of christians and divorce?
6. Why?
7. Give three views on divorce that are held by real christians.
8. How many types of contraception are there?
9. What are the main teachings that Christians have about sex and why?
10. Which forms of contraception do Christians disagree with and why?

Unit 7: Medical Ethics
1. Which two S words can be related to most of this unit?
2. Explain the types of fertility treatment that are available for people to use.
3. Why would or wouldn't a Christian want to have fertility treatment?
4. What are the stages of development for an unborn child?
5. Which words do pro-life campaigners not feel happy to use?
6. Give two arguments on both sides of the abortion debate.
7. List four types of euthanasia.
8. What might be an alternative to euthanasia and why?
9. Why might a christian be interested in the rights of animals?
10. How might a Christian differ in their view of animals to others?


Unit 8: Equality
1. List 5 types of inequality,
2. Which Bible teachings can be used to combat racism?
3. How might a woman find help from the Bible to support the argument for equality?
4. What do Christians think about their faith in relation to other religions and worldviews?
5. What is ecumenism?
6. Is ecumenism regarded as a good thing by all christians?
7. How does any of this unit relate back to Jesus?
8. Explain what forgiveness and reconciliation have to do with how a Christian relates to other faiths.
9. Give three major differences between the Christian faith and one other major world religion.
10. What is evangelism and why bother?

Unit 9: Poverty and Wealth
1. What causes poverty?
2. What example does Jesus provide when it comes to considering the poor?
3. Give three Bible texts that deal directly with the issue of money.
4. What two conclusions can you draw from those texts about a christian view of money?
5. Give two specific examples of modern day christian giving.
6. What jobs are right or wrong for Christians?
7. Is it simply a question of what job you do, or is there more to it?
8. What kind of difference would becoming a Christian make to your idea of future possible careers?
9. Evaluate the giving that you participate in against someone like Eric Harmer: what would he think of you?
10. Is gambling good or bad? Why?

Tags: revision guide

You can download this workbook from the Christianity page if you lose any of your sheets.



Warning: some of the studies aren't easy and might need some teacher help - but hey, what am I paid for?

Tags: Life of Jesus

Just head over to the various pages when you want - they will help you with some good links etc for this unit.

Tags: Medical Ethics Unit

Sorry it's been so long since I have updated the site. You may not notice it yet, but there is much more multimedia material on the site now due to using youtube embedding. Here is a recent example of what is to come - thanks to Billy, Theresa, Ed, Florian and Dan for the help.



I have also uploaded all of the revision materials for the various taught GCSE units. You can find these on the GCSE specific page.

Tags: youtube, podcast

The podcast page has these goodies all waiting for you to devour...

Eric on responding the UK/Sussex-related poverty.


Jen on global poverty, including some material on modern slavery.


For those interested in doing the leg work, here is the pdf worksheet to download and fill in.

Tags: Poverty and Wealth Unit, podcast

The podcast page has this stuff on it:

Penny on how becoming a Christian affected her thinking on marriage and purity.


Rev Phil on marriage, three broad views of divorce and reconciliation.


For those interested in doing the leg work, here is the pdf worksheet to download and fill in.

Tags: Religion and Human Relationships unit, podcast

Here it is.



Your homework is to make sure your own copy of it is completed. Hey - why not colour it in?

Tags: Poverty and Wealth Unit

That's right my delightful class people.

By the time you read this, you will have undertaken the notorious Bib-Nav course and have the following references written down from the lesson:

Matthew 22v36-40 James 2v1-13
1Timothy 6v6-10 James 4v13-16
1Timothy 6v17-18 Philippians 2v4-11
Matthew 19v16-29 2Corinthians 9v6-8

An online Bible is available for use here.



a. Please get yourself a copy of each text.
b. Read them.
c. Make some marks on the page - which are the relevant parts?

And by 'relevant parts' please remember that the four aims of the course are these:

1. The causes of hunger, poverty and disease;
2. Christian teaching about concern for the poor and about the right uses of money;
3. Giving to charity in Christianity;
4. Christian teaching about moral and immoral occupations.

Tags: Poverty and Wealth Unit

All the best with the exam on Friday. Don't forget to come and chat if there are any problems or anxieties. I will be expecting you to also hand in your A3 revision sheets to demonstrate your abundant preparation...

See you then.

Tags: revision guide

Now you have passed the BibNav download session you are free to become a confident and competent RS student!


Here are the Bible texts that you are to bring in to next lesson:

Genesis 2:23-25
Genesis 1:27-28
Matthew 19:4-6
Ephesians 5:21-33
Hebrews 13:4
Exodus 20v14
Matthew 5v27-30

a. You can photocopy them, cut and paste online or even write them out (although that may take a while). Please have a copy of each to refer to for the remainder of the unit - they are key Bible texts.
b. Go through each one and read them. Ask yourself which of the areas each one relates to. The areas we are touching on are:
- s-x/contraception
- men/women roles
- marriage/cohabitation
- divorce

If you ever get stuck this is the link for the online Bible.

Tags: Religion and Human Relationships unit

Here we have it - the ten commandments have been covered with year 7 and these podcasts give you a good idea of what has been said by the groups. The original links are found within the 'School Podcasts' section on the podcast page.


(please excuse the crude and strange image)

The different downloads can be made here:

7BY

7BZ

7AX

7AW

Enjoy!

Having marked the Nature of Belief end of unit test I am setting you the following homework:

Go and find out how the church building assists worship.

I don't mind this work being shared between friends, but some of you have to do the leg work and go and ask someone who worships in a church building how the architecture ACTUALLY helps.

Tags: Nature of Belief Unit

Your homework is to produce a diagram that demonstrates what the ten commandments are. You can base it on the stuff in class or do something totally different... all the best!

What is a Sufi Muslim?

This is to back up some of the video we are watching in class. Just bring in a short piece and stick it into your book.

Tags: Islam

So then, we are at the end of the Genesis storyline and have seen the amazing ending where Joseph forgives his brothers for their horrible behaviour. One of the brilliant things about the story is how it demonstrates the way in which God works so positively to use bad times to bring good.

Your homework is to write what you have learned from this.

Please finish those A3 revision sheets for homework so we can move on. Due in next lesson.

Tags: Nature of Belief Unit

Do you know what a Muslim worldview is? You have to prepare a homework that explains this before we finish the unit.

Tags: Islam