{"id":6545,"date":"2023-07-14T15:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opendoorsuk.org\/?page_id=6545"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:38:32","slug":"gcse","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/blog\/resources\/gcse\/","title":{"rendered":"GCSE teaching resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section id=\"id67201\" class=\"home-hero alt-hero\">\n        <div class=\"home-hero__banner-contents\">\n            <div id=\"carIndi\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"10000\">\n                <ol class=\"carousel-indicators\">\n                    <li class=\"active\" data-slide-to=\"0\" data-target=\"#carIndi\"><\/li>\n                    <li data-slide-to=\"1\" data-target=\"#carIndi\" class=\"\"><\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div class=\"carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"carousel-item active\">\n                                <div class=\"carousel-overlay\"><\/div>\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                        <picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"d-block\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Lesson-PPT-Banner-web.jpg\">\n                                        <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"carousel-caption left\">\n                                    <div class=\"page-hero__banner-title\">GCSE teaching resources<\/div>\n                                    <p class=\"home-hero__banner-description\">Resources on Christian persecution<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n                <a class=\"carousel-control-prev\" data-slide=\"prev\" href=\"#carIndi\" role=\"button\">\n                    <span class=\"carousel-control-prev-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                    <span class=\"sr-only\">Previous<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                <a class=\"carousel-control-next\" data-slide=\"next\" href=\"#carIndi\" role=\"button\">\n                    <span class=\"sr-only\">Next<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"carousel-control-next-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n\n\n<section class=\"features-block\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p>Download free lesson plans about Christian persecution around the world. Featuring videos, quizzes, and interactive activities that explore freedom of religious expression, the problems faced by persecuted Christians today, and the role of the UK church in supporting the persecuted church.<\/p> \n<p>Our GCSE resources meet the curriculum requirements of AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR and WJEC EDUQAS and come with ready-to-use PPT slides and handouts.<\/p>\n \n    <div class=\"features-block__listing\">\n<div class=\"features-block__item\">\n<div class=\"features-block__thumbnail\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/media.opendoorsuk.org\/document\/pdf\/2024-GCSE-LessonPlan-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.opendoorsuk.org\/images\/2401-fa-wwl-resource-gcse-1.jpg\" \/>\n<\/a>\n \n          <div class=\"features-block__label\"><span>Lesson one<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n        <div class=\"features-block__contents\"><a class=\"title\"><strong>What is persecution? Why is it a problem?<\/strong>&nbsp;Introduces religious freedom and persecution and explores why persecution is an issue.<\/a>\n \n          <div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\"><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/media\/GCSE-Lesson_Plan_(2025)-One.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 lesson plan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n \n            <div class=\"col-sm-6\"><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/media\/GCSE-Lesson-1(2025).pptx\">2025 PPT slides<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n      <div class=\"features-block__item\">\n<div class=\"features-block__thumbnail\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/media.opendoorsuk.org\/document\/pdf\/2024-GCSE-LessonPlan-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.opendoorsuk.org\/images\/2401-fa-wwl-resource-gcse-2.jpg\" \/>\n<\/a>\n \n          <div class=\"features-block__label\"><span>Lesson two<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n        <div class=\"features-block__contents\"><a class=\"title\"><strong>How does the church respond to persecution?<\/strong>&nbsp;Designed to help students understand how Christians respond to persecution and how churches in the UK support Christians worldwide who are facing persecution.<\/a>\n \n          <div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\"><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/media\/GCSE-Lesson_Plan_(2025)-Two.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 lesson plan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n \n            <div class=\"col-sm-6\"><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/media\/GCSE-Lesson-2_(2025).pptx\">2025 PPT slides<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n    <div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<p><strong>Lesson 1 Includes:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n        <ul>\n<li>Introduction to persecution quiz<\/li>\n<li>Focus on North Korea, the most dangerous place to be a Christian<\/li>\n<li>Matching task exploring why Christians are persecuted in six different countries<\/li>\n<li>Video content to help students learn more about countries where Christians are most persecuted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n \n      <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<p><strong>Lesson 2 Includes:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n        <ul>\n<li>Video account of a persecuted Christian in India<\/li>\n<li>Persecution past and present quiz<\/li>\n<li>Video exploring how churches in the UK support victims of persecution<\/li>\n<li>Bible verses relating to persecution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 ml-auto mr-auto\">\n<p class=\"text-center\"><strong>Use these supplementary videos to help your students to understand the worsening trajectory of Christian persecution.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n    <div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"responsive-wrapper\">\n<iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AK914I-Wllo\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n      <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"responsive-wrapper\">\n<iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDCa7z3DBuc\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>--><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download free lesson plans about Christian persecution around the world. 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