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Lesson 5 of 5
  • Year 11

Religion and worldviews in your employment

I can explain how and why religious literacy and emotional intelligence will be connected to my future career.

Lesson 5 of 5
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  • Year 11

Religion and worldviews in your employment

I can explain how and why religious literacy and emotional intelligence will be connected to my future career.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Religious literacy is valuable in careers where interacting respectfully with diverse communities is essential.
  2. Being knowledgeable about beliefs and practices can foster trust and strengthen professional relationships.
  3. Religious literacy can enhance emotional intelligence by encouraging empathy, awareness and sensitivity toward others.
  4. Core values like honesty and compassion create positive working relationships across all fields of employment.

Keywords

  • Emotional intelligence - the ability to recognise, understand, manage, and effectively respond to your own emotions and the emotions of others

  • Religious literacy - knowledge of how religions, worldviews and beliefs shape lives

  • Values - the fundamental beliefs and core principles that define what is most important to you

Common misconception

Studying religion and worldviews only prepares you to become a clergy member or work in a church or other religious institution.

Religious literacy develops skills and values that are valuable across many professions including healthcare, wellbeing, finance and hospitality.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

6 Questions

Q1.
The hospitality sector in the UK mainly includes:

Manufacturing
Correct answer: Guest relations, hotel and event management
Farming and fishing

Q2.
Hospitality workers serve people with different religions and .

Correct Answer: worldviews, Worldviews

Q3.
The Act 2010 protects against discrimination.

Correct Answer: Equality, equality

Q4.
How does knowing about dietary food laws help in the hospitality sector?

Increases profits only
Reduces menu options
Correct answer: Builds trust with clients

Q5.
Kosher catering must follow rules known as:

Dharma
Correct answer: Kashrut
Canon law

Q6.
food follows Islamic dietary laws.

Correct Answer: Halal, halal

Assessment exit quiz

5 Questions

Q1.
Match each keyword to its meaning.

Correct Answer:emotional intelligence,the ability to recognise, understand, manage and respond to emotions

the ability to recognise, understand, manage and respond to emotions

Correct Answer:religious literacy,knowledge of how religions, worldviews and beliefs shape lives

knowledge of how religions, worldviews and beliefs shape lives

Correct Answer:values,beliefs and principles that define what is most important to you

beliefs and principles that define what is most important to you

Q2.
In which careers is religious literacy especially valuable?

only technical work
Correct answer: interacting with diverse communities
working alone

Q3.
Honesty and help build positive relationships.

Correct Answer: compassion, Compassion

Q4.
In Hindu thought, dharma can guide:

political power
Correct answer: welfare of all beings
personal comfort only

Q5.
A workplace can include religious festivals.

Correct Answer: calendar, Calendar