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R.M.E.

Welcome to the RME Department. 

The RME department at RHS aims to:

  • Enable all learners to explore the world’s major religions, non-religious views and beliefs, and to consider the challenges posed by these beliefs and values
  • Enable all learners to develop their own values and beliefs
  • Encourage all learners to learn for sustainability
  • Allow all learners to appreciate moral values such as honesty, fairness, respect and concern for others within the school community and beyond
  • Help learners develop questioning skills
  • Encourage learners to express personal opinions through visual and verbal and signing (Makaton), Boardmaker and Easy Switch programme.



Curriculum Information

 

Curriculum for Excellence – The Broad General Education - Courses on offer:
 

TERM/ YEAR GROUP S1
 		 S2 S3

TERM 1		 RME Passport: Facts and Festivals
Hinduism
Christianity
 		 World Religion: Buddhism World Religion: Judaism and the Holocaust
 

TERM 2		 RME Passport: facts and festivals
Judaism and Buddhism
 		 Religious Environmental Message   Animal Rights and the Bee Project

TERM 3		 RME Passport: facts and festivals
Islam and Sikhism		 Introduction to Morality: issues on prejudice and discrimination The Rights of the Child
 

TERM 4		 Introduction to Inspiring People: Faith in Action project Introduction to Confucius

Civil Rights, Social Reform and Religion – Inspiring People
 		 Introduction to Life After Death – world religions
 

 

 

Self-Evaluation:

Pupils evaluate their work at the end of every unit by completing a Self-Assessment Sheet.

Pupils also give their feedback by completing a RME Pupil Evaluation form. 

Senior Phase S4-S6

Pupils have the opportunity to study the following: 

  • National 1/2/3/4:  World Religions (pupils’ choice)

  • National 2/3/4: Morality & Belief (Moral Issue: Capital Punishment, Euthanasia, Abortion, Medical Ethics (Genetic Engineering: cloning, designer babies, stem cell research) - (pupils’ choice)

  • National 3/4: Religious and Philosophical Questions: Existence of God - ’’Suffering and Evil’’; Life After Death

  • Religion, Belief and Values Award (levels 3 to 6)

These core courses are designed to develop important critical thinking skills as well as the learners’ own responses to moral questions.

 

Assessment Arrangements

SQA Assessments for all National Qualifications in the Senior Phase:

  • Informal assessment (worksheets, verbal answers, posters,3D models, story boards
  • End of unit assessment
  • Observations
  • Attestations

 

Interdisciplinary Learning for S1 to S3:

RME & Social Subjects: IDL India and Hindu Wedding, Culture and Food

Skills Class:
Introduction to Macramé for beginners