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Victor W. Watton answers your questions...
Victor W. Watton
Expert author Victor W. Watton answers questions from RE teachers in this exclusive series of video clips.

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Clip 1 - Do you feel that the compulsory nature of RE is correct? (2 mins 39 secs, 3.75MB)

Clip 2 - What is your definitive answer to the students' question:
"Why should I study RE? I don't want to be a vicar"?
(2 mins 48 secs, 3.76MB)

Clip 3 - Do you agree that the over-use of textbooks kills off interest in subjects like RE? (2 mins 42 secs, 3.73MB)

Clip 4 - Should humanism be given equal status to faiths in secondary education? (2 mins 53 secs, 3.77MB)

Clip 5 - Why do some schools seem to get away with not having RE as a discrete subject? (2 mins 18 secs, 3.77MB)


Clips about the changes to the Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies specification:


Clip 06 - What are the main changes to the Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies specification? (4 mins 31 secs, 3.65MB)

Clip 07 - How do you envisage the current GCSE courses giving a better opportunity for students to 'Learn from Religion' AT2? (2 mins 35 secs, 3.73MB)

Clip 08 - Is it still possible to 'cash-in' one module of the full course if a student has a poor grade and still sit the second as a short course the following year? (1 min 56 secs, 3.72MB)

Clip 09 - Is Certificate Entry Level Religious Studies compatible to teach alongside GCSE short courses in a mixed ability group? (2 mins 25 secs, 3.75MB)

Clip 10 - Are there any resources specifically for St Mark's Gospel? (1 min 21 secs, 3.54MB)

Clip 11 - What specifically does a 'D' question need to get full marks? (3 mins 05 secs, 3.71MB)


Thanks to all the teachers who submitted questions.



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