Complete AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Past Papers
This specification focuses on the Catholic faith, and features philosophical and ethical themes surrounding Catholicism. It ensures that you and your students have a variety of contemporary themes to explore and discuss.
Students of all abilities will learn how Catholicism plays a fundamental role in society, and develop valuable, transferable skills for further study.
There’s also the opportunity to study another religion, helping students nurture their values and attitudes towards other faiths.
We’re confident that you’ll enjoy teaching this new specification.
Why choose AQA for GCSE Religious Studies B
Our GCSE enables you to focus in depth on the Catholic faith, by looking at beliefs, teachings, practices, sources of authority and forms of expression within Catholic Christianity.
Students will broaden their understanding of religion by studying the beliefs and practices of another major world faith – either Islam or Judaism.
There’s also the choice of either studying contemporary ethical issues through Catholic and other religious and non-religious perspectives, or engaging with scripture in depth through the study of St Mark’s gospel.
This specification will not only help students understand theological concepts and religious doctrines, but it will also promote and equip students with valuable skills for their future development, such as analytical and critical thinking, the ability to work with abstract ideas, leadership and research skills.
Highlights include:
- experienced subject experts and teachers helped us create a clear and straightforward approach to assessment
- question papers will enable students of all abilities to show what they know.
You can find out all about our Religious Studies B qualification at aqa.org.uk/religious-studies
Support and resources to help you teach
We’ve worked with experienced teachers to provide you with a range of resources that will help you confidently plan, teach and prepare for exams.
Teaching resources
Visit aqa.org.uk/8063 to see all our teaching resources. They include:
- schemes of work
- specimen questions and marked exemplars
- resources listed for each of the religions
- step by step guidance for assessment
- guidance to new content
- training courses to help you deliver AQA GCSE Religious Studies B
- subject expertise courses for all teachers, from newly-qualified teachers who are just getting started to experienced teachers looking for fresh inspiration.
Preparing for exams
Visit aqa.org.uk/8063 for everything you need to prepare for our exams, including:
- past papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports
- specimen papers and mark schemes for new courses
- Exampro: a searchable bank of past AQA exam questions
- exemplar student answers with examiner commentaries.
Analyse your students’ results with Enhanced Results Analysis (ERA)
Find out which questions were the most challenging, how the results compare to previous years and where your students need to improve. ERA, our free online results analysis tool, will help you see where to focus your teaching. Register at aqa.org.uk/era
For information about results, including maintaining standards over time, grade boundaries and our post-results services, visit aqa.org.uk/results
Keep your skills up-to-date with professional development
Wherever you are in your career, there’s always something new to learn. As well as subject-specific training, we offer a range of courses to help boost your skills.
- Improve your teaching skills in areas including differentiation, teaching literacy and meeting Ofsted requirements.
- Prepare for a new role with our leadership and management courses.
You can attend a course at venues around the country, in your school or online – whatever suits your needs and availability. Find out more at coursesandevents.aqa.org.uk
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