Fiducia TogetherReligious practices
What believers actually do: worship, festivals, rites and pilgrimage.
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What it is
Practices include forms of worship, prayer, festivals, rites of passage, pilgrimage, and the role of places of worship and community.
Where it applies
GCSE religious studies, usually across two religions.
How it works
Practice questions are examined alongside belief, and the connection between them is what scores: a practice usually expresses a belief, and saying which is the analytical move.
Diversity within a religion is credited — practice varies by denomination, culture and individual.
How to use it in your work
Link every practice to the belief behind it.
Name the practice accurately and use the correct terminology, including terms in the original language where your specification uses them.
Acknowledge diversity: 'many Muslims' rather than 'Muslims'.
Where to get help
Your teacher and your board's specification and mark scheme.
Revise this with a song
These are ours. We write revision songs because a lot of people remember a tune when they cannot remember a page, and because revising out loud in the kitchen beats staring at a highlighter.
- The Religious Studies Song The GCSE religious studies topics, set to music.
Where to read more
Last reviewed 2026-08-28 by Fiducia Together · Next review due 2027-08-28
Please note: This page explains a word or a process in education. It is general information about the system, the law and the guidance in England — not advice about your child, your school or your exam. If a decision is going against you, get advice from one of the free services we link to before you agree to anything or miss a deadline. If you are revising, check your own exam board's specification: boards word things differently and yours is the one that marks you.