Community development worker
Job category: Social work and caring services
Work with local people, including young people, to improve life in their local area.
Community education coordinator
Job category: Education and training
Open up learning to people who missed out at school by organising new opportunities for education. Support them to take part whatever their circumstances.
Counselling psychologist
Job category: Social sciences and religion
Help people who have had difficult experiences or mental health issues to change their feelings and behaviour for the better.
Diplomatic service officer
Job category: Administration, business and management
Represent the United Kingdom in another country, develop UK foreign policy and assist British citizens when they are abroad.
European Union official
Job category: Administration, business and management
Help to create policies and laws for the European Union and make sure the laws are applied in the member countries.
Forensic psychologist
Job category: Healthcare
Find out why people commit crimes. Help offenders to make positive changes in their behaviour.
Local government officer
Job category: Administration, business and management
Plan and supervise important services like education and housing to make sure that people get good services that meet their needs.
Member of Parliament (MP)
Job category: Administration, business and management
Be the voice of your community in debates about laws and issues. Make new laws to improve people’s lives and help solve individual problems.
Procurator fiscal
Job category: Legal and court services
Present cases in court to bring criminals to justice. Investigate sudden and unexplained deaths.
Psychotherapist
Job category: Social sciences and religion
Listen to people talk about their feelings. Guide them to think about their experiences so they can become happier.
Secondary school teacher
Job category: Education and training
Inspire and motivate young people to learn. Help them get the knowledge, skills and attributes they’ll need for a successful and positive life when they leave school.
Secondary school teacher - Religious education
Job category: Education and training
Teach young people about different religions, philosophy and values and help them appreciate the global diversity of beliefs.
Solicitor
Job category: Legal and court services
Advise people and organisations about the law. Help with legal processes like buying a house.
Sport and exercise psychologist
Job category: Social sciences and religion
Study the mental and emotional effects of sport and exercise.
Volunteer organiser
Job category: Social work and caring services
Help people to give their free time to charities and other organisations that do good work.
Our learning in RME/RMPS allows pupils to:
- recognise religion as an important expression of human experience
- learn about and from the beliefs, values, practices and the traditions of religions and other traditions independent of religion
- explore and develop a knowledge and understanding of religions
- investigate and understand the responses which religious and non-religious views can offer on the Big Questions of Life
- recognise and understand the religious and cultural diversity and the importance of religion in society
- develop respect for others and an understanding of beliefs and practices which are different from their own
- explore and establish values such as wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity and engage in the development of and reflection upon their own moral value
- develop their beliefs, attitudes, values and practices through reflection, discovery and critical evaluation
- develop the skills of reflection, discernment, critical thinking and deciding how to act when making moral decisions
- make a positive difference to the world by putting their beliefs and values into action
- establish a firm foundation for lifelong learning, further learning and adult life
Skills that will be developed in RME:
- Clear & Logical thinking
- Critical evaluation
- Literacy & Expression
- Negotiating
- Organising
- Planning
- Problem solving
- Research
- Working to deadlines