What change in vision has there been between old and new GCSE specifications?

This article by Joe Eden, who is a head of RE and Philosophy in Reading, is a summary of work done for his dissertation submitted in September 2018 as part of an MA in Religious Education at the Institute of Education, University College London. The title of the dissertation was: ‘The impact of the government Religious Studies GCSE Subject Content document on the purpose and outcomes of GCSE Religious Studies: an exploratory case study approach’. Here Joe presents a very i sting analysis of his findings and some helpful recommendations.