voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse. Also known as sex outside of marriage

when a person agrees by choice to partake in sexual acts and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice

having sex with someone before you are married. Also known as sexual relationships before marriage or premarital sex

Sexual relationships before and outside of marriage

Religious education

Human sexuality including heterosexual and same sex relationships

Different religious views about same sex relationships

Different religious views about sex before marriage

Contraception and family planning

Different religious views about contraception

The nature and purpose of marriage

Religious attitudes to marriage

Divorce, remarriage and related ethical arguments

Religious views about divorce and remarriage

The nature of families including the role of parents and children

The purpose of families

Contemporary family issues: Polygamy

The roles of men and women

Gender prejudice and discrimination

In this unit pupils will examine issues around sexuality, the family and relationships. They will study how Christians and other worldviews understand ideas of family and marriage and address how these affect views on issues such as divorce.

Relationships and families

Depiction or discussion of sexual content

Depiction or discussion of abortion, euthanasia, organ donation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of sex or sexual body parts, including sex education.

It breaks the marriage vows and can cause emotional harm .

It is always accepted in non-religious societies.

Which of the following is a non-religious reason why some people might view adultery as wrong?

What is the legal age for consensual sex in England and Wales?

Which country has the highest percentage of people who believe adultery is morally unacceptable?

The voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse is called ...

The belief that sex before marriage is wrong due to concerns about unintended pregnancy or STIs is an example of a {{ }} reason.

Attitudes to sex before marriage have ...

Buddhism accepts same sex relationships providing they are part of a {{ }} relationship.

Same sex relationships that are based on lust increase bad ...

largely unified on the issue of same sex relationships.

divided on the issue of same sex relationships.

not interested in the issue of same sex relationships.

completely opposed to same sex relationships.

completely in favour of same sex relationships.

many passages that are used to support same sex relationships.

many passages that are used to argue against same sex relationships.

arguments in favour of same sex relationships.

Christian supporters of same sex relationships emphasise that because {{ }} created homosexuals and therefore they should not be condemned.

Most Christian churches hold the position that you should love the sinner, but hate the ...

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Sexual relationships before and outside of marriage

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.