When designing the curriculum for all Key Stages, we had our Academy Vision, “I have come so you may have life in all its fullness”, firmly rooted in our minds. The choices we made for all Key stages are linked to the Gloucestershire agreed syllabus, but we were mindful that we had more hours than many schools and we wanted pupils to be able to flourish in their individuality, in addition to learning about how to tackle discrimination in any form. We have established a safe environment for debate rooted in a Christian ideal of “love thy neighbour” allowing everybody to play their part, safe in the knowledge that they can flourish and develop their own opinions and understanding of world religions in addition to exploring the challenges each of us faces as we learn to reach our potential. Thus, allowing time for courageous advocacy through debate, tackling issues of morality and ethical dilemmas relating from such diverse issues as human sexuality to euthanasia. In Key Stage 5 pupils use a combination of learning styles, in a similar way to Key Stage 4, and in addition, have the opportunity to be part of our Politics and Philosophy Debating Society. In addition, they have the opportunity to attend lectures that we are invited to via the CEP. A Level of Philosophy and Ethics is relatively new to the Academy, but numbers are steadily growing Year after Year. We use regular assessment under timed conditions to prepare pupils for the rigour of the A Level, and each pupil will write a minimum of two essays per sub-topic with results and targets held centrally so that staff can regularly review progress and set targets to build skills.