This innovative course gives you the flexibility to deliver Key Stage 3 Religious Education however you want - both thematically and/or by religion.

InspiRE comprises two parallel sets of books: Themes to InspiRE, three books (one for each year of Key Stage 3) that cover the non-statutory Programme of Study for Religious Education through an exploration of thematic issues and concepts. Religions to InspiRE, seven 'by religion' books that exemplify the themes and expand them from the points of view of the major religions of the UK. Each book is supported by an accompanying Teacher's Resource Book.

Each title:
- Contains a series of lessons in three major themes - each with a 'big assignment' at the end which allows you to asses pupil's progress against the eight level scale
- Engages all your pupils in their learning and enable them to progress with differentiated pupil centered activities and variety of stimulus material for each lesson
- Helps you teach, plan and assess learning whether you are a non-specialist or a time-strapped Religious Education teacher.

This book is part of a book series called Insp .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hodder Education .

Steve Clarke is an experienced teacher and author. John Keast is the chairman of the National Framework for RE writing group.

This book has the following chapters: Section 1 Expressions of faith 1. 1 Why do religions have special books? 1. 2 What is worship? 1. 3 How do people celebrate? 1. 4 Why do some people fast? 1. 5 How is life like a journey? 1. 6 How do people celebrate the birth of a baby? 1. 7 Is marriage important? 1. 8 How do people respond to death? The big assignment Section 2 Beliefs and teachings about meaning and purpose 2. 1 Are religion and science in conflict? 2. 2 Where did life come from? 2. 3 What do religious people think about evolution? 2. 4 Are humans special? 2. 5 Is there a purpose to life? 2. 6 What is death? 2. 7 What is the soul? 2. 8 What is reincarnation? The big assignment Section 3 Ethics and values 3. 1 Do humans have rights? 3. 2 Are there religious rights? 3. 3 Why are people punished? 3. 4 What is capital punishment? 3. 5 How can people defend their rights? 3. 6 Do animals have rights? 3. 7 Are we responsible for planet Earth? 3. 8 Are rich people responsible for the poor? The big assignment Glossary Index