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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Religious Studies B (1RB0)

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Religious Studies B, Beliefs in Action (1RB0), has three Areas of Study, of which students take two, each examined by one paper of 1 hour 45 minutes, 102 marks and 50% of the qualification. Paper 1 is Religion and Ethics, Paper 2 Religion, Peace and Conflict, and Paper 3 Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice. Each paper is answered from one of seven religions, and the two papers must use different religions (Catholic Christianity and Christianity cannot be combined). Every paper has four questions with parts (a)–(d), and at least 5% of marks are for SPaG.

Paper	What it covers	Time	Marks	Weight
1RB0/1A–1G Paper 1: Religion and Ethics	Area of Study 1 from the perspective of one religion (Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism or Sikhism), covering four sections: Beliefs; Marriage and the Family; Living the Religious Life; Matters of Life and Death. Four questions, each with parts (a)–(d) worth 3, 4, 5 and 12 marks; SPaG marks are added to two of the 12-mark evaluation answers.	1h 45m	102	50%
1RB0/2A–2G Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict	Area of Study 2 from the perspective of one religion (Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism or Sikhism), covering four sections: Beliefs; Crime and Punishment; Living the Religious Life; Peace and Conflict. Four questions, each with parts (a)–(d) worth 3, 4, 5 and 12 marks; SPaG marks are added to two of the 12-mark evaluation answers.	1h 45m	102	50%
1RB0/3A–3G Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice	Area of Study 3 from the perspective of one religion (Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism or Sikhism), covering four sections: Beliefs; Philosophy of Religion; Living the Religious Life; Equality. Four questions, each with parts (a)–(d) worth 3, 4, 5 and 12 marks; SPaG marks are added to two of the 12-mark evaluation answers.	1h 45m	102	50%

Official specification · verified October 2026 ↗

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Religious Studies A (1RA0)

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Religious Studies A, Faith and Practice in the 21st Century (1RA0), is assessed by three written exams. All students take Paper 1, Study of Religion (1 hour 45 minutes, 102 marks, 50%: Catholic Christianity, Christianity or Islam) and Paper 2, Study of Second Religion (50 minutes, 51 marks, 25%: a different religion from seven). They then take either Paper 3, Philosophy and Ethics, or Paper 4, Textual Studies on Mark’s Gospel or the Qur’an (each 50 minutes, 51 marks, 25%). Every question has parts (a)–(d), ending in a 12-mark evaluation, and at least 5% of marks are for SPaG.

Paper	What it covers	Time	Marks	Weight
1RA0/1A–1C Paper 1: Study of Religion	An in-depth study of Catholic Christianity (1A), Christianity (1B) or Islam (1C) across four sections: Beliefs and Teachings; Practices; Sources of Wisdom and Authority; Forms of Expression and Ways of Life. Four questions, each with parts (a)–(d) worth 3, 4, 5 and 12 marks; SPaG marks are added to two of the 12-mark evaluation answers.	1h 45m	102	50%
1RA0/2A–2G Paper 2: Study of Second Religion	Beliefs and Teachings and Practices of a second religion (Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism or Sikhism), which must differ from the Paper 1 religion. Two questions, each with parts (a)–(d) worth 3, 4, 5 and 12 marks; SPaG marks are added to one 12-mark evaluation answer.	50m	51	25%
1RA0/3A–3C Paper 3: Philosophy and Ethics	Arguments for the existence of God (of Allah for Islam) and religious teachings on relationships and families in the 21st century, from the same religion as Paper 1. Taken as an alternative to Paper 4. Two questions, each with parts (a)–(d) worth 3, 4, 5 and 12 marks; SPaG marks are added to one 12-mark evaluation answer.	50m	51	25%
1RA0/4A–4B Paper 4: Textual Studies	A textual study of Mark’s Gospel (4A: Who is Jesus?; the nature of discipleship) or the Qur’an (4B: beliefs and teachings of Islam; lives of the prophets and others). Taken as an alternative to Paper 3. Two questions, each with parts (a)–(d) worth 3, 4, 5 and 12 marks; SPaG marks are added to one 12-mark evaluation answer.	50m	51	25%

Official specification · verified October 2026 ↗

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