OCR A Level Religious Studies Paper 1 2025 Ms

Download the official OCR A Level Religious Studies H573/01 Philosophy of Religion mark scheme from the June 2025 examination series. This downloadable PDF contains the complete examiner mark scheme for OCR A Level Religious Studies Paper 1, including indicative content, AO1 and AO2 assessment criteria, philosophical terminology, scholarly references, level descriptors, evaluation guidance, and examiner instructions used during live marking.

The OCR H573/01 June 2025 mark scheme covers major Philosophy of Religion topics including materialism and consciousness, Descartes’ dualism, Anselm’s ontological argument, Gaunilo’s criticisms, Kant’s objections, William James’ understanding of religious experience, mystical experiences, falsification theory, Antony Flew’s parable of the explorers, Hare’s blik theory, Mitchell’s parable of the stranger, and the factual quality of religious language. The mark scheme also includes detailed guidance on how OCR examiners reward philosophical analysis, critical evaluation, scholarly comparison, technical terminology, and extended reasoning across 40-mark essay responses.

This OCR A Level Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion mark scheme is ideal for understanding examiner expectations, improving essay-writing technique, and mastering AO1 knowledge and AO2 evaluation skills required for high-level Philosophy of Religion essays. Students can use the document to understand how OCR rewards logical argument, philosophical evaluation, comparison of scholars, and justified conclusions across metaphysics, arguments for God’s existence, religious experience, and religious language debates. Pair this mark scheme with the matching OCR H573/01 June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and self-assessment. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, mobile-friendly, and instantly downloadable.

This document is designed for A Level Religious Studies students preparing for the 2026 OCR examination series, resit candidates improving Philosophy of Religion essay technique, home-educated learners, and independent candidates studying OCR Philosophy of Religion. It is especially valuable for students practising 40-mark evaluative essays, scholarly comparison, philosophical reasoning, and AO1/AO2 exam technique under official OCR marking standards.

Teachers, Religious Studies departments, philosophy tutors, revision-course providers, intervention coordinators, and parents can use this official OCR mark scheme for mock-exam standardisation, essay-marking workshops, retrieval practice, examiner-feedback modelling, and benchmarking student responses against live June 2025 OCR assessment criteria.