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NGFL Religious Studies Teacher Notes GCSE Specification B Option A Unit 1 Relationships Background Notes The materials are to support the teaching of WJEC GCSE Religious Studies – Specification B – Option A – Religion and Life issues – unit 1: Relationships. This is a core topic within the WJEC GCSE and is frequently taught as a module over one term. The topic of marriage is also part of WJEC GCSE Specification A – where the topic of marriage is taught as part of a module within either Christianity or a world faith. The PowerPoint slides may be used in a variety of ways. A teacher or student may run the PowerPoint as a slide show. The slides may be individually printed. The slides may be printed as a hand-out – 6 slides per page. The lesson outlines – based on a variety of student tasks – are easily adapted for use in individual institutions and all involve tasks based on the specification content. Tasks may be differentiated according to student ability. Lesson 1 The PowerPoint provides an introduction to the GCSE specification. GCSE candidates should know the content of the course they are following. In GCSE specification A and B candidates will study relationships in one of two ways: Christianity and one world faith Christianity (a study of two Christian traditions) The PowerPoint slides show the requirements of the WJEC specification. To improve GCSE examination success, students must LEARN the meaning of the key concepts. In the GCSE examination, students are required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding the key concepts. In slide 4, the framework for all GCSE questions are listed. This box shows the areas from where questions may be set. The students should have a copy of the topics and should use these both as subject headings in lessons and as part of a revision strategy. Staff and students will need to identify which world religion core slide is appropriate to each centre. Student instructions for Lesson 1 View the series of slides. D