[Melody Pond]

Our school is not a religious school but we have 1Religious Education lesson a week. From years 7, 8, 9 we learn about all different religions and ethical issues but in year 10 and 11 we focused on Judaism because that is what our GCSE exams were on.
I used to complain that we only had 1 lesson a week. I used to go back after school and during lunch. I ended up doing better in my GCSE R.E where I only had one lesson a week than in others where I had more lessons.

I then went on to chose Religious Studies at A level because it is my favourite subject. At A level we continue the focus of Judaism and expand on the ethical issues to include ethical theories like Utilitarianism and Situation Ethics.

I enjoy my religion lesson because they are interesting. My school doesn't preach or try to convert us because it isn't a religious school they don't care what religion you are. Since I am agnostic I enjoy learning about different religions and I find it really interesting. I also enjoy the ethics and the debates that we have.

My brother went to a Church of England school and he disliked his R.E lessons because they tried to convert him a lot. He liked the ethical debates they had in the lesson but that was because he was against what the teachers were preaching so it started a huge debate.