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SES Parents meeting 26/8/19

Humanities. SES Parents meeting 26/8/19. History. Allow students to use a variety of skills to describe, explain and make judgments upon key events from the past that have influenced the way we will live today.

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SES Parents meeting 26/8/19

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  1. Humanities SES Parents meeting 26/8/19

  2. History • Allow students to use a variety of skills to describe, explain and make judgments upon key events from the past that have influenced the way we will live today. • To allow students to form their own opinions based upon their possession of a vast array of investigative techniques and personal skills.

  3. Geography and Global Perspectives • To describe and explain the processes that have created and influenced the human and physical world focusing on the relationship between both disciplines using numerous skills and forms of presentation. • To analyse the causes and consequences of key Global Issues, make predictions about the future and offer solutions to these problems, reflecting on one’s own personal perspective in comparison to others.

  4. 5 Year Outline • Year 7 and 8 – History and Geography • Year 9-11 History and Global Perspectives (GP) • Year 9 GP – prep year (skills needed for the course) • Year 9 may attempt 1 or 2 IGCSE History Units • Year 10-11 IGCSE History and GP

  5. Global Perspectives • 3 Years • Year 9 – Transition Year • Two pieces of coursework (Individual and team project) • GP is basically a study of current Global Issues, assessing the causes and consequences and predicting the future using a vast skill set

  6. Year 7 • History (Development of the West) • Skills • Roman Empire • Dark Ages • Creation of Nation States • Medieval Monarchs • Religion • Geography (Physical) • Skills • Plate Tectonics • Rivers • Coasts • Weather and Climate • Ecosystems

  7. Year 8 • History (Renaissance and Early Modern) • Crusades • Reformation • Empire • Slavery • Industrial Revolution • Causes of WW1 • Geography (Human) • Review • Research Project • Population • Settlements • Employment • Development

  8. Year 9 • History (20th Century) • World War One • Political developments • World war Two • The Holocaust • Peace Treaties • League of Nations • GP - transition • Research Project • Research Skills • Critical Thinking Skills • Writing skills • Exam Topics • Research Topics

  9. Year 10 • History • League of Nations • Inter-war Years • Start of the Cold War • US Containment • Soviet Control • Middle East • GP • Critical Thinking skills • Research Skills • Research Topics • Course Work (IR) • Team Skills • Team Topics • Exam / written skills

  10. Year 11 • History • Germany 1918-1933 • Germany 1933-1945 • Coursework • Middle East • Exam Preparation • GP • Team preparation • Team Project • Writing skills • Exam Topics • Exam Preparation

  11. Assessment • Year 7 and 8 • End of topic tests with assessment analysis • Regular exam style questions • Home Learning (skills based) • 2 Exams • Projects • Presentations • Grades A-E

  12. History Assessment 9-11 • End of Unit tests – with assessment analysis • Exam Revision Questions • 2 Exams • Home learning – mostly exam style questions • Exam style and essay questions in class time • Grades A-G

  13. GP Assessment 9-11 • Projects • Presentations • Skill based Home learning • Exam questions – with assessment analysis • 2 Exams • Grades A-G

  14. Help • Vocab sheets • PEEL sheet –essay guides – essay Planners – skill guides • Exemplar material • Past exams • Markschemes / Examiners Reports • Coursework / Project checklists • Exam question trackers • Grade Boundaries • Assessment Targets • Assessment analysis sheets (self and teacher) • Extra sessions • Syllabus • SOW outlines

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