“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” (Aristotle)
Through S1-S3 pupils will study RME as a core subject, coming to class one period per week. RME is the study of the religious and philosophical aspects of the world and the solutions they offer for some of the biggest questions in life. The issues are studied within the context of Scotland and world religions. Our BGE curriculum covers a wide range of philosophical and religious topics.
S1
- Big Questions
- Life After Death
- Buddhism
- The Life of St Columba
S2
- Judaism and the Holocaust
- Religion and Equality
- Sacrifice
- Islam
S3
- Religion Medicine and the Body (National 4 unit)
S4
- Religion and Justice (National 5 unit)
From S4 pupils continue with a core period of RMPS, and may have the option of undertaking a full certificate in RMPS at National 3/4/5 or Higher level.
In the Nationals and the Higher our main topics are a) World Religion, b) Morality and Belief and c) Religious and Philosophical Questions.
Learning skills is an important part of RMPS and we focus on three main skills: 1) analyse and reflect, 2) investigate and explain and 3) make comparisons and give a reasoned view.
Careers in RMPS:
Many RMPS students go on to study or have a career in Human Resources, research, psychology, advisory services, management, the police, law, youth work, social care or counselling.
