Assistant Vice Principal and Senior Leader of Humanities - (Mr R Ellis)
Second in Faculty - (Mr J Cahill)
Department:
Mrs D Atherton
Miss J Hayden (Assistant Vice Principal)
Mr D Heydon (Assistant Vice Principal)
Mr S Jardine - Head of Reset
Mr C Knight (Assistant SENCo)
Mrs N McGrath
Miss K Rees
Mrs H Reynolds
Mr S Riley (Duke of Edinburgh Lead)
Mrs S Tamm (Lead Practitioner)
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In Humanities weteach a range of religions, cultures and peoples’, to create learners within our community that are tolerant, accepting and understanding of those from all backgrounds. We create lifelong learners who can apply skills to a variety of concepts and real life situations. We connect and compare significant events and themes throughout the past and present to deepen knowledge and understanding of the geographical, historical and theological world.
We provide a distinctive curriculum which delivers cultural capital with case studies and enquiries chosen from a world, British and local perspective. Furthermore, we provide engaging lessons that build upon prior knowledge, cross-curricular links and include high challenge and expectations of students, ensuring rigour through interwoven assessment according to Rosenshine’s principles of instruction.We help students to experience Humanities in the real world through fieldwork, trips and visits, thereby bringing our subjects to life.
In Geography we deliver a curriculum that is a combination of human and physical, developing subject knowledge with carefully selected case studies that provide the students with an understanding of the world on a local, national and global scale. As the curriculum spirals, students are able to revisit skills and topics to develop their knowledge and understanding further, whilst also providing opportunities for students to acquire new knowledge and skills as the course increases in depth and breadth, allowing students to acquire transferable skills that will prepare them for further education and careers.
In History, the enquiry based curriculum challenges students to investigate the past to learn about the causes and consequences of historical events, to develop their knowledge of significant people and events that have shaped the world in a local, British and international context. The chronological scheme of learning allowsstudents to see history develop whilst teaching second order concepts such as change and continuity.This enables students to develop their recall ability, helped further with the use of review and reflect tasks. A number of the topics are studied in depth at KS3, such as the power and decline of religion, which is important as this theme continues throughout GCSE, allowing for knowledge building,
Through R.E.students will gain a greater awareness and understanding of people, whether of faith or no faith. We aim to achieve this through a thematic study of world religions and ethical issues. Local and global case studies are used to inform students about the diverse people who make up our modern, multicultural society. Students will consider moral and ethical questions and be encouraged to share, discuss, and evaluate, considering both their own opinions and the opinions of others. They will gain a greater knowledge and understanding of world religions but also develop into more empathetic, respectful and tolerant citizens.
From studying the Humanities subjects, students will become increasingly independent, building their confidence in applying their skills within their lessons and demonstrating a greater depth of understanding of their subject by the end of Key Stages 3 and 4 respectively. Furthermore, students will develop their understanding of the relevance of Geography, History and RE in the wider world and the associated career opportunities related to those subject. Students will also develop an understanding of the values of SMSC and be able to apply this understanding in the outside world. Through engaging and stimulating lessons, student engagement and levels of interest will be high and lead to accelerated progress and hopefully inspire them to study Humanities subjects beyond Halewood Academy.
Our Students have created, designed and edit our in-house subject newsletter the Humanities Herald.
See below for our latest edition
Humanities Herald 1st edition March 2023
Humanities Herald 2nd edition March 2023
Humanities Herald 3rd edition November 2023
Humanities Herald 4th edition November 2023
Geography AQA GCSE assessment information:
Paper 1 Living with the Physical Environment - 1 hour 30 minutes exam (35% of GCSE)
Paper 2 Challenges in the Human Environment - 1 hour 30 minutes exam (35% of GCSE)
Paper 3 Geographical applications - 1 hour 30 minutes exam (30% of GCSE)
History AQA GCSE Assessment information:
Paper 1 – 2 hour exam (50% of GCSE)
Section A - America, 1920-73: Opportunity and inequality
Section B - Conflict and Tension, 1918-1939
Paper 2 – 2 hour exam (50% of GCSE)
Section A - Britain: Health and the people c100CE to present day.
Section B - Elizabethan England 1568-1603
RE Edexcel GCSE information:
Paper 1 - Religion, Peace and Conflict through Christianity - 1 hour and 45 minutes exam (50% of GCSE)
Paper 2 – Religion and Ethics through Islam - 1 hour and 45 minutes exam (50% of GCSE)
Learning Journey Support documents:
Geography Learning Journey KS3 2023-2024
Geography Learning Journey Year 7 2023-2024
Geography Learning Journey Year 8 2023-2024
Geography Learning Journey Year 9 2023-2024
History Learning Journey KS3 2023-2024
History Learning Journey KS4 2023-2024
RE KS3 Learning Journey 2023-2024
RE KS4 Learning Journey 2023-2024
Revision / Support Resources
Revision/resources:
Supporting Websites
Revision guides are available from the school office and are priced as follows:
See your teachers for more information.
The GCSE (years 10 & 11) specifications: