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Speaking ABOUT HUMANISM in schools

Speaking ABOUT HUMANISM in schools. Neil Mckain – head of rs – pipers corner school. @ nmckain. overview. HUMANISM AND SECULARISM ON THE NEW EXAM SPECS (2016) What schools are looking for Misconceptions SUGGESTED Dos and don'ts. Framing the secular on the new specs. PEARSON (EDEXCEL).

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Speaking ABOUT HUMANISM in schools

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  1. Speaking ABOUT HUMANISM in schools Neil Mckain – head of rs – pipers corner school @nmckain

  2. overview • HUMANISM AND SECULARISM ON THE NEW EXAM SPECS (2016) • What schools are looking for • Misconceptions • SUGGESTED Dos and don'ts

  3. Framing the secular on the new specs

  4. PEARSON (EDEXCEL) • Paper 4 – The Study of Religion - Option 4B (Christianity) • Social and Historical Developments

  5. EDUQAS • Component 1 – Study of a Religion (option A: Christianity)

  6. AQA • Section A – Study of Religion (2B: Christianity)

  7. OCR • Paper 3 – Developments in Religious Thought (H573/03 - Christianity)

  8. So how have I taught this unit? • Interrogate the Language of the Specification • How are these keywords used in the specification? • Are they synonymous? NO!

  9. DAWKINS Is on all four A LEVEL specs

  10. GCSE • Students now must study two religions in detail • Most schools seem to have chosen Christianity and Islam • Catholic schools have been told to study Catholic Christianity and Judaism • We study Christianity and Buddhism • Students then have choice to study a textual (scripture) paper or a philosophy (sic) and ethics paper • Patchy references to atheism, secularism and humanism

  11. AQA • Component 2 – Thematic Studies

  12. eduqas • Non-religious views can be brought into the study of philosophy and ethics but content not prescripted

  13. Edexcel (pearson) • Not explicitly mentioned on either option expect as a set statement in odd places

  14. OCR • Most explicit mention of Humanism on any of the 4 GCSEs

  15. what schools are looking for • Knowledgeable speakers (we know not everyone can be Stephen fry or andrewcopson!) • Speakers who can relate well to their audience • A Non-proselytizing approach

  16. misconceptions • HUMANIStshate religion and religious people • Humanists have no morals as morals come from religion • HumanistS don't believe anything

  17. SUGGESTED Dos and don'ts dos Don’t' BE PATRONISING TRY TO CONVERT RELY TOO MUCH ON VIDEO OR READY MADE MATERIALS (THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE GUEST SPEAKER) • Be honest • Talk positively about why you are a humanist • LISTEN TO AND ANSWER QUESTIONS - EVEN IF THEY ARE UNEXPECTED! • BE OPEN AND ASK QUESTIONS

  18. The end – any questions? @nmckain

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