Stepping Up (Academic Year 2026-27)

“Stepping Up” is Candle Conferences’ online transition-course, designed specially for students preparing for or 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.

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.

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

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.

To Book

Stepping Up costs £5 per student (for access from 1/7/26 until 30/6/27)
● We offer a 20% discount for block-bookings of 5 or more students made by a teacher online.

With Candle you get:
● Up-to-date scholarly content made engaging and tailored to the real needs of A Level students.
● Sessions and resources designed by practicing teachers with a record of engaging students of all abilities.
● Easy, secure online bookings

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