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At Trinity Catholic School we believe that the whole process of education is not a purely human activity but a striving to God under the direction of the Holy Spirit. We provide opportunities for growth so that students feel empowered to fulfill their potential both academically and spiritually. We demand high standards from students in both their work, attitude and behaviour at all times.

We provide a challenging academic curriculum that develops the students knowledge, understanding and evaluation of the Catholic faith in the context of Christianity and other World Religions.

In Key Stage 3, all students follow The Way, Truth and Life programme of study in line with the Curriculum Directory.

Year 7 study:	Year 8 study:	Year 9 study:
The Word of God	Creation	Life as Vocation
God's Call	Covenant	The Spiritual Quest
The Sacraments	Exploring the Mass	Conscience
Sacraments of Healing	The Pascal Mystery	Jesus of the Gospel
Leadership in the Church	Prophets	The Holy Spirit
The Church's Mission	The Church's Mission	The Human Community

Pupils in Year 7 receive three lesson per week. Pupils in Years 8 and 9 receive two lessons per week.

In Key Stage 4, Year 10 and 11 students study the WJEC full GCSE course in Religious Studies.

Ten Units are studied which include:

Our World (Steward shop)	Religion and conflict (Just War)
Relationships (Love and marriage)	Religion and medicine (The sanctity of Life)
Identity and Belonging (Worship and celebration)	Religious Expression (Places of worship and pilgrimage)
God, Life and Death (The nature of God)	Religion and State (Authority)
Is it Fair? (Prejudice and discrimination)	Evil and Suffering (Sin and the problem of evil)

In Key Stage 5,students study the AS/A2 in Religious Studies, following the Edexcel Board. The two units studied are Philosophy of Religion and Ethics. Year 12 and 13 also follow a core Religious Education course for one lesson a week.

Its not all chalk and talk!

The RE Department arrange a number of retreats for years 10, 11 and the Sixth Form. We have also planned days of recollection for the lower school. Click on the image below to find out more.