Page 15 - Seaford College - Welcome to Year 9 2021/22

Religious Studies
Head of Department:
Mrs L Stitt
Summary of Programme for Year 9:
Religious Studies is divided into three subject areas: Philosophy, Ethics and the study of World Religions, currently Judaism and Christianity. Philosophy includes classical arguments for and against the existence of God; the Cosmological and Teleological Arguments; Aquinas, Aristotle, William Paley and Charles
Darwin; the relationship between Science and Religion. Ethics
spans Utilitarianism, Natural Law and Situation Ethics (including contemporary ethical issues such as war and peace, pacifism, capital punishment); Kantian ethics and the moral teachings of Jesus.
In World Religions we look at the history and development of Christianity and Judaism.
Does the Year 9 course include any elements of the GCSE?
Some of the content is introduced in Year 9, as a taster of Philosophy and Ethics, but the course does not start until Year 10.
Science
Head of Department:
Mr C Hawley
Summary of Programme for Year 9:
In Year 9, students all start the GCSE Combined Science course. Year 9 is split into sections of Biology, Chemistry and Physics with a focus on some of the fundamentals required throughout Years 10 and 11. This will lead
to students either studying the Combined Science or the Triple Science route. Academic decisions such as this are made further into the course. The course comprises a mixture of theoretical, practical and analytical work.
Does the Year 9 course include any elements of the GCSE?
We will be starting on the full GCSE course in order to cover key concepts.
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