CORE PROGRAMME Key skills Working with an employer (WRE) Team enterprise activity (WRE)

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE WELSH BACCALAUREATE AT WHITCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL TUTORIAL SUPPORT OPTIONS NVQs GCSEs CORE PROGRAMME • Key skills • Working with an employer (WRE) • Team enterprise activity (WRE) • Individual investigation • Wales, Europe and the World • Language module • PSE • Community participation AS/A Levels BTEC GUIDANCE MENTORING

2. Target Setting • What level WBQ diploma will you be aiming for? • What levels are you aiming for in your Key skills Qualifications? • Communication: • ICT: • Application of Number: • WWO: • Problem Solving: • IPOL: • How many GCSE’s are you aiming to achieve at each level? • A*-C: D-G: .

3. WALES EUROPE WORLD AND THE 1. Social issues This Element provides opportunities for you to consider a range of social issues affecting people in Wales, the UK, Europe and the world. 2. Economic and technological issues This Element provides opportunities for you to consider how rapid economic and technological change is affecting the lives of people in Wales, the UK, Europe and the world. 3. Politics This Element provides opportunities for you to engage in debate about political issues and to recognise how political decisions can affect people. 4. Cultural issues This Element provides opportunities for you to engage in creative and/or sporting issues and activities.

4. How Many Countries?

5. How Many Countries? Saudi Arabia? Italy? Japan? Ethiopia? USA? UK? Germany? India? Spain? Russia? Jamaica? Canada? Egypt? Wales Kenya? France? South Africa? China? Brazil? Thailand?

6. WALES MOVIE – YOUR COUNTRY

7. WALES – MEMORY MAP

8. WELSH TABOO A Thinking Game Step 1 • You will be placed in a group of four people • Each group is in competition with the other group. • You work together as a group. Do not let the other groups hear what you say or write.

9. Step 2 • Your teacher will provide you with a key word card and five sheets of paper. • Write one key word on each of the strips of paper. Key word

10. Step 3 • In your group you must then think of 6 taboo words to write under the key words. • The object of the game is to try and stop the other team from guessing the key words. • Work as a team, complete a one key word sheet, together one at a time. Key word

11. Step 4 • The sheets are completed. The other teams must now guess the key word on each sheet. • They can not use any of the taboo words. The harder you think the easier the win!

12. Rules • When trying to guess the Key word. You must not use rhyming words or phrases like “it sounds like”. • The judge has the final say. • You must not use any taboo words or the key words.

13. Step 5 playing • One member of your team will now act as judge. • The judge carefully takes the slips to another team. • One member of the other team will see the slips ( key words and taboo words) The describer then tries to describe the key words to the members of the group. • The judge keeps score. Group B get a point if the guess correctly. The judge and group A if they are unable to guess the key word. Describer Group B Guessing Pupils group B

14. European Countries France Italy Spain Germany Ireland Switzerland Denmark Austria Netherlands Belgium Belarus Vatican City Serbia Bulgaria Slovenia San Marino Kosovo Sweden Portugal UK Norway Finland Czech Republic Ukraine Hungary Latvia Slovakia Cyprus Albania Macedonia Andorra Malta Poland Greece Russia Turkey Iceland Lithuania Romania Estonia Luxembourg Croatia Monaco Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Moldova Lichtenstein

15. Europe’s Most Populated

16. Russia Poland UK Germany Ukraine France Romania Italy Spain Turkey

17. World’s Most Visited

18. THE WORLD MYTH BUSTERS India has a higher death rate than the UK China has a declining population How many African countries have a population greater than the uk? False - Birth Rate – 13.71, Death Rate – 7.03, Population Growth Rate – 0.629% per year False – India’s death rate is 6.4, the UK’s is 10.05 3: Nigeria, Ethiopia & Egypt Italy has a declining population No country in south America has a Death Rate higher than the uk The lowest death rates are in the middle east True - Birth Rate – 8.36, Death Rate – 10.61, Decline in Population – 0.019% per year True True

19. MYTH BUSTERS Japan has a declining population The uk has an increasing population russia has an increasing population True – Birth Rate – 7.87, Death Rate – 9.26 Population declining at 0.139% per year. True - Birth Rate – 10.65, Death Rate – 10.05, Population Growth Rate – 0.276% per year False – Russia has the second highest decrease in population at 0.474% per year after Ukraine at 0.651% per year. Every south American country has a density of population greater than the uk Average life expectancy at birth is lower in Kuwait than it is in the uk How many African countries have a population density greater than the UK? False – No South American country does, average population density for S.America is 20 people per square km. True – Kuwait – 77.53, UK 78.85, very close though. 1 – Rwanda: 319 people per sq km, UK: 244 people per square km,

20. MYTH BUSTERS England has a population density more than twice that of China Australia and Canada have population densities in the range (People per km) England is more densely populated than Japan True – Japan 341 people per square km, England 354 people per square km. Below 3.5 True – China 136 people per square km, England 354 people per square km.

21. Where in the World? R AUSTRIA Y PARAGUAY BRAZIL U UGANDA

22. Where in the World? R CUBA HONDURAS 18 x 5 90 MOZAMBIQUE GERMANY

23. For Richer or Poorer Italy - MEDC Argentina - LEDC Mexico - LEDC Egypt - LEDC Russia - MEDC UK - MEDC France - MEDC Jamaica - LEDC USA - MEDC China - LEDC Kenya - LEDC Australia - MEDC Ethiopia - LEDC Canada - MEDC India - LEDC Brazil - LEDC Japan - MEDC South Africa - LEDC Thailand LEDC Spain -MEDC

24. LEDC’s

25. MEDC’s

26. The Brandt Line or North/South Divide