Religious Studies A Level

Empowering minds for today and tomorrow!

Benefits of doing RS A Level:

Prepare for university:

• Gain an edge in humanities and social science subjects. 
• Build textual analysis and critical thinking skills. 
• Develop academic essay writing skills. 

Unlock diverse career paths:

• Open doors to teaching, charity, and equality, diversity and inclusion jobs.
• Find opportunities in a variety of other careers from law to business. 
• Understand people from diverse backgrounds and handle respectful disagreements.

Empower your journey

• Develop essential life skills for the workplace and beyond.  
• Deepen empathy and adaptability for personal growth. 
• Justify your views and challenge assumptions effectively.

 

Looking Further Ahead 

Prepare for university:

• Develop soft skills like communication, teamwork and problem-solving.

• Build textual analysis and critical thinking skills.

• Develop academic essay-writing skills.

• Gain an edge in humanities and social science subjects.

Unlock diverse career paths:

• Understand people from diverse backgrounds and handle respectful dialogue.

• Open doors to teaching, charity, equality, diversity and inclusion jobs.

• Find opportunities in a variety of careers—from law, journalism, education, social work, counselling, politics, international relations, to business.

 

Assessment

Component	Marks	Duration	Weighting
Philosophy of religion (01)	120	2 hours	33⅓%
Religion and ethics (02)	120	2 hours	33⅓%
Developments in religious thought (03-07)	120	2 hours	33⅓%