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Religious Studies GCE A/AS
The WJEC Religious Studies course is a popular choice of Advanced level for centres in both Wales and England.
This course is split into a four unit structure, with two units at AS level and two further units at A2 level. Summer 2010 will be the first assessment opportunity for this subject at A2 level.
Religious Studies Newsletter
The newsletter for Religious Studies can be accessed here.
Religious Studies Updates
If you wish to keep updated with developments and important information relating to Religious Studies, subscribe to Religous Studies updates. To subscribe, e-mail your request to Paul Bradley, paul.bradley@wjec.co.uk, stating your name, centre name and number and confirm the level of Religious Studies that you are interested in i.e. A level, GCSE Spec A, GCSE Spec B or Entry Level.
Specifications and Assessment Materials
Details of the Specification, Specification Assessment Materials and Teachers Guide are available for download here.
Key documents
- GCE Religious Studies Key Skills Mapping
- Examiners Report
- Glossary of Key Terms AS
- Glossary of Key Terms A2
- Application form to become an Examiner
- GCE listing of publications that support this specification
- RS4 Religion and Human Experience Instructions to Candidates
- Grade boundaries summary 2009
Uniform Marks (UMS)
Information on how raw marks are converted to uniform marks may be found in the following document - Uniform Marks
Resources
- Support material and additional resources can be found free of charge on NGfL-Cymru.
- Past papers and marking schemes for the current specification are available free of charge to teaching staff on our Secure Website.
- Further resources are available through our online Shop.
Continuing Professional Development
There is a regular programme of INSET Professional Development every summer delivered by senior examiners and teachers of the courses. Further information on CPD courses can be found here.
For further information, please contact:
Tudor Thomas - Religious Studies Subject Officer
Telephone: 029 2026 5122
E-mail: tudor.thomas@wjec.co.uk
Paul Bradley - Religious Studies Subject Support Officer
Telephone: 029 2026 5183
E-mail: paul.bradley@wjec.co.uk
