AQA aligned resources
Download free hand-picked teaching resources created by Westminster Abbey for KS4 and KS5 teachers using AQA as their exam board. Enhance your understanding with guides for teachers pitched at non-specialists. In the classroom, showcase high-quality videos, adaptable activities and full lessons for a range of Christian topics.
Subject-knowledge enhancers for teachers
Refresh your understanding of key Christian beliefs with these detailed guides complete with relevant Bible quotes to aid your planning. Ideal as an introduction for non-specialists or a handy recap for specialists.
Creation: secondary teachers’ guide
Eschatology: secondary teachers’ guide
Evil and suffering: secondary teachers’ guide
Jesus Christ: secondary teachers’ guide
Nature of God: secondary teachers’ guide
Salvation: secondary teachers’ guide
The Trinity: secondary teachers’ guide
Video resources for the classroom
Hear one of our priests answer past-GCSE exam questions and watch one of our short thematic videos ideal for introduction or consolidation. Explore topics in more depth with pre-recorded lectures, and Q&A sessions.
Creation: a priest’s perspective
Jesus Christ: a priest’s perspective
Nature of God: a priest’s perspective
Peace and conflict: a priest’s perspective
Salvation: a priest’s perspective
The Trinity: a priest’s perspective
Easter: a two-minute film
Prayer and worship: a three-minute film
Pilgrimage: a three-minute film
The Unknown Warrior: a four-minute film
The Theology of Artificial Intelligence lecture
The Theology of Artificial Intelligence Q&A
Does Science Need God? Lecture
Does Science Need God? Q&A
Articles, short guides and image banks for the classroom
Enhance your planning across worship, pilgrimage and Christian festivals using an article from a priest, short guides to key festivals and image banks.
Article: Understanding public and private prayer
Article: Why is the Resurrection so important to Christians today?
Article: Why you cannot call anyone ordinary
Article: The significance of Christian pilgrimage
Lent: a short guide for secondary
Holy Week: a short guide for secondary
Eastertide: a short guide for secondary
Christmas: a short guide for secondary
Christian festivals glossary
Christian festivals image bank
Pilgrimage case study: Edwardtide
Pilgrimage image bank
Prayer and worship image bank
Remembrance image bank
Full lessons for the classroom
Explore Christian sacraments, worship, pilgrimage, as well as peace and conflict with these in-depth lessons complete with Bible quotes and activities.
Celebrating the Sacraments: Baptism
Celebrating the Sacraments: Eucharist
Prayer in Christianity
Worship in Christianity
How and why do Christians worship at Christmas?
The role and importance of pilgrimage
Examples of Christian pilgrimage
Remembrance lesson for secondary
The Unknown Warrior assembly for secondary
War, violence and conflict
Victims of violence and conflict
Peace and peacemaking
Forgiveness
Reconciliation
Tours and online sessions with Westminster Abbey
Bring your RE lessons to life for KS4 and post-16 students with a visit to Westminster Abbey. Schools with at least 30% pupils eligible for free school meals can apply to our bursary scheme for free visits. Be guided by our experienced Learning Officers or explore with our self-led trails. We also offer virtual classrooms so we can share Westminster Abbey with you, wherever you are based.
Guided tours
Self-led visits
Virtual classrooms
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