Humanism is a non-religious viewpoint. Humanists are people who form their views on moral issues through gathering evidence. They use reason and think critically about what they find to make decisions.

Teachers will find studying Humanism useful in ensuring that pupils meet the required outcome of learning about a non-religious view in the RME & RMPS curriculum.

Watch the short video below to find out more…

We also recommend the following book: What is Humanism? How do you Live without a God and other big questions for kids. Humanist Society Scotland have a number of these books that we are happy to supply to schools, free of charge. Please contact admin@humanism.scot to request free copies.

These resources will be useful for students studying RMPS at Higher. This will also be useful for students studying at National 5 and National 4 levels too.

Each resource is relevant to one option of the Morality and Belief part of the qualifications. It gives students an understanding of a Humanist approach to the key moral questions covered by the topic area. Each resource contains suggested activities to aid learning in addition to information on Humanist beliefs.

Humanism on Justice

Humanism on Relationships

Humanism on Medicine and the Human Body

Humanism on Conflict

Humanism on Environment and Global Issues

Humanism on Philosophical questions

These short guides are expected to provide students an introduction to Humanism on the chosen topic area. We can provide schools in Scotland with a free of charge printed full class set of these resources on request, please get in touch with us to request these materials.

If students or teachers would like more information on how a Humanist would approach a certain moral issue please get in touch.

For 2022 we produced a Daily Discovery wall chart calendar with a different scientific fact for each day of the year.

You can download a digital copy of the calendar by clicking here.

We still have a small number of printed copies of the calendars that we are happy to supply to schools free of charge. Please contact fraser@humanism.scot

Our Humanist Viewpoints summarises some key Humanist views on moral topics.

Our friends at Humanists UK also produce resources with a reference document to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and Scotland’s National Qualifications. Click here to access these resources.

We have a range or trained volunteer school visitors who will be glad to visit your school and offer a humanist perspective as part of an RME or RMPS class. Please visit the School Visitors section for more information.