A LEVEL MASTERCLASS

14th April 2021

IMPROVE YOUR ESSAY-SKILLS FOR A LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES

WITH CHARLOTTE VARDY

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Academic Year 2026-27

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A Level Religious Studies is not easy! Not only are students expected to get to grips with a huge amount of detailed, challenging content in short order, but they are also expected to make academic judgments, advance and defend scholarly arguments in response to all aspects of that content. Even when they know and understand the material, many students struggle to write good essays, and this stands in the way of them achieving C+ grades. Many students ask…

• Is there a “right way” of writing an A Level essay?
• What actually is an essay beyond being an extended piece of writing?
• What is the most effective way to structure an essay in the exam?

This unique and popular online course answers these questions and aims to support students in improving their essay skills for A level Religious Studies as they move through the course.

Written and presented by experienced teacher and author Charlotte Vardy, this unique and popular online course answers these questions and aims to support students in improving their essay skills for A level Religious Studies as they move through the course.

● Students receive their own login details by e-mail, which provide access to the course from September 2026 through to the end of July 2027.

● Each of the 10 video-units lasts around 20 minutes, and comes with a range of practical activities to complete in a workbook.

● Students can work through the course at their own pace, but in total the course will take at least 4 hours to complete

● The course concludes with an online “theory-test”, the results of which can be certificated.

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“I’d like to thank you for this amazing learning resource. It has been incredibly helpful and was presented so clearly and effectively. Thank you!”

GP, Student

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Our Presenter

Charlotte Vardy, who wrote and presents this course, combines leading Religious Studies in a local school with her work in planning Candle Conferences’ events & resources and presenting online courses and lecture-series like this one. With 20+ years’ experience in both state and independent schools, including Senior and Middle Leadership roles, she has also worked as an educational consultant and teacher-trainer in the UK and internationally. Charlotte has a Masters’ Degree with distinction in Philosophy from the University of London, attended the Universities of Oxford (MA Theology) and Cambridge (PGCE Secondary RS), and has written four books for students of A Level Religious Studies.

STEPPING UP

14th April 2021

AN ONLINE COURSE FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING A LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES

With Charlotte Vardy

Academic Year 2026-27

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“Stepping Up” is Candle Conferences’ online transition-course, designed specially for students preparing to start or just beginning A Level Religious Studies and aiming to give them a solid foundation for success.

Units include…

1. Introducing A Level Religious Studies
2. What does it mean to say “God exists”?
3. Is murder always wrong?
4. What is Christianity?
5. Study Skills
6. Writing your first essay

Each of the six units comprises a series of short videos, accompanied by a sequence of varied and stretching activities for students to complete. The whole course will take a minimum of 6 hours to complete (probably longer) and could be set in its entirety as transition work or unit at a time as easy and useful homeworks, ideal to get students used to independent work as they start in the Sixth Form.
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Students can work through the units at their own pace and in any order. Each will receive their own login details, which provide access to the videos through a secure page of our website, as well as a .pdf transition-pack to download and fill in to support and extend their learning and provide useful evidence of what they have done. The course ends with recommendations for further reading and suitable enrichment and extension activities.

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No prior-knowledge is assumed, so the course is accessible whether or not students have taken GCSE Religious Studies.

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Our Presenter

Charlotte Vardy combines leading Religious Studies across the age and ability range in an Independent School with her work in planning Candle Conferences’ events & resources and presenting online courses and lecture-series like this one. With 20+ years’ experience across both State and Independent schools – including Senior as well as Middle Leadership – she has worked as an educational consultant and teacher-trainer in the UK and internationally. She has a Masters’ Degree with distinction in Philosophy from the University of London, attended the Universities of Oxford (MA Theology) and Cambridge (PGCE Secondary RS), and has written four books for students of A Level Religious Studies.

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