The Humanities Faculty
Teaching and Learning Director
Mrs R Tarran
The Humanities Faculty comprises three subjects – Geography, History and Religious Studies. In Key Stage 3 (Years 7 and 8), students have one hour per week of each subject and homework is set on a fortnightly basis. Assessments are set termly to track and monitor the progress of students in each subject. Students are taught in mixed ability classes.
History and Geography form part of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) and can be chosen as a GCSE option in Year 8.
Year 9 is a Foundation Year for students who have opted to study one or more of the Humanities subjects at GCSE. Skills work is taught for the first term to enable the students to prepare for their GCSE studies. In Geography, History and Religious Studies, GCSE content is taught from the start of the Spring term in Year 9. Students in year 9 have two lessons per week and homework is set once a week. Assessments cover the GCSE skills as part of the students’ preparation and are carried out every half term. Students are usually taught in mixed ability classes although this can alter depending on the number of students who have opted for the subject.
In Years 10 and 11 students have five lessons per fortnight. Homework is set on a weekly basis and assessments occur regularly throughout each half term. Students are usually taught in mixed ability classes although this can alter depending on the number of students who have opted for the subject.
Geography
In Geography GCSE, students are following the Eduqas B specification. This is made up of 3 themes. Theme 1: Changing Places – Changing Economies, Theme 2: Changing Environments, Theme 3: Environmental Challenges. There are 3 examinations at the end of the course. Component 1 – Investigation Geographical Issues, 1hour 45 minutes, 40% of qualification, Component 2 – Problem Solving Geography, 1 hour 30 minutes, 30% of the qualification. Component 3 – Applied Fieldwork Geography, 30% of qualification.
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| 7 |
Geographical Skills Locational and Place Knowledge
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Locational and Place Knowledge Physical Geography – Weather and Climate
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Physical Geography – Flooding and its impact | |||
| 8 | Physical Geography and Human Geography- The Restless Earth |
Place Knowledge & Human Geography – Brazil and South America | Place Knowledge and Human Geography- Europe |
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| 9 |
Human Geography – What is Development? Can the Earth Cope- Ecosystems, Population, Development and Resources
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Locational knowledge – Images of A Country: China, India and the Middle East | Equqas Spec B – Theme 2 – Changing Environments | |||
| 10 | Eduqas Spec B – Theme 2 – Changing Environments | Eduqas Spec B – Theme 3 – Environmental Challenges | Fieldwork Study | |||
| 11 |
Field Work Study Eduqas Spec B – Theme 1 – Changing Places, Changing Economies |
Problem Solving Paper practice and Exam Technique. | ||||
History
In History, students are following the edexcel specification – code 1HI0. They study four exam units. The exam units are Crime and Punishment in Britain c. 1000A.D. – present day (1HI0/10), Superpower relations and the Cold War 1941-91 (1HI0/27), Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588 (1HI0/B4) and Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 (1HI0/31).
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Medieval Realms – Battle of Hastings and keeping control | Medieval Realms – life in Medieval England | Tudors and Stuarts – Tudors | Tudors and Stuarts – Stuarts | Local History – Rochdale | Bridging Unit – Britain in the Industrial era |
| 8 | Empire and Slavery | The power of protest 1700-1900 | World War One | World War Two | The Holocaust | The world since 1945 |
| 9 | Jack the Ripper | Whitechapel | GCSE – Crime and Punishment | GCSE – Crime and Punishment | GCSE – Crime and Punishment | GCSE – Early Elizabethan England |
| 10 | GCSE – Early Elizabethan England | GCSE – Early Elizabethan England | GCSE – Germany 1918-1939 | GCSE – Germany 1918-1939 | GCSE – Germany 1918-1939 | GCSE – Cold War |
| 11 | GCSE – Cold War | GCSE – Cold War | GCSE – Revision and consolidation of skills / exam technique | GCSE – Revision and consolidation of skills / exam technique | GCSE – Revision and consolidation of skills / exam technique | GCSE Exams |
Religious Studies
In Religious Studies, students are following the AQA specification A Beliefs and Teachings and four Themes. Students study Christian and Muslim views looking at beliefs, teachings and practices within these religions. The themes covered are Theme B Religion and life, Theme D Religion, peace & conflict, Theme E Religion, crime & punishment and Theme F Religion, human rights and social justice. . Each unit is worth 50% of the final mark and are exam based. There is no Controlled Assessment in Religious Studies.
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| 7 | The Island | The Island | Judaism (main beliefs, festivals, worship) |
Christianity (main beliefs, festivals, worship) |
Islam (main beliefs, festivals, worship) |
Hinduism & Sikhism (main beliefs, festivals, worship) |
| 8 | Buddhism (main beliefs, festivals, worship) |
Animal Rights | Racism and discrimination | War and Peace | Extremism | Wealth and poverty |
| 9 (Core) | Belief in God | Belief in God | Medical Ethics | Medical Ethics | Marriage and Family Life | Marriage and Family Life |
Year 10 and 11 core Religious Studies is taught and delivered through PHSE by form tutors.
Topics covered in year 10 include global issues, community cohesion and rights and responsibilities.
GCSE Religious Studies
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alternative Religions (Bridging unit) |
Religious Expression (Bridging unit) |
Christianity (Beliefs and Teachings) |
Christianity (Practices) | Religion, Peace and Conflict | Religion, Peace and Conflict |
| 10 | Human Rights and Social Justice | Human Rights and Social Justice | Islam (Beliefs and Teachings) | Islam (Practices) | Religion, Crime and Punishment | Religion, Crime and Punishment |
| 11 | Religion and Life | Religion and Life | Revision | Revision |
Core Religious Studies is taught on a fortnightly basis throughout Key Stage 4. Students are not currently externally assessed in this.
SMSC Scheme of work overview
| History | Key Stage 3 | Key Stage 4 | |||||
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |||
| Social | Autumn | 1 | Medieval England e.g – democracy and law – Battle of Hastings, feudal system, role of Church | Empire & Slavery – rule of law, respect and tolerance – Empire, Indian Mutiny | Jack the Ripper – rule of law | Elizabeth – British values, respect, different faiths and beliefs | Cold War – mutual respect and tolerance, rule of law |
| 2 | Medieval England e.g – democracy and law – Magna Carta, Peasants’ Revolt | Empire & Slavery & Role of protest – rule of law, respect and tolerance – Empire, Slavery, Peterloo, Suffragettes | Whitechapel – rule of law – role of policing | Elizabeth – British values, respect, different faiths and beliefs | Cold War – mutual respect and tolerance, rule of law | ||
| Spring | 1 | Tudors & Stuarts – mutual respect and tolerance – Reformation and beyond | World Wars – British Values – liberty – WWI battles, trench life, volunteering | Crime & Punishment –rule of law | Elizabeth – British values, respect, different faiths and beliefs | Cold War – mutual respect and tolerance, rule of law | |
| 2 | Tudors & Stuarts – mutual respect and tolerance – Reformation and beyond, civil war | World Wars – British Values – liberty, battles, resolving conflicts | Crime & Punishment –rule of law | Germany – social, religious, mutual respect and tolerance | Review of all 4 units – see previous | ||
| Summer | 1 | Rochdale – communities & cooperation – factory life | World Wars and the Holocaust – British Values – liberty, respect and tolerance | Crime & Punishment –rule of law | Germany – social, religious, mutual respect and tolerance | Review of all 4 units – see previous | |
| 2 | Rochdale – communities & cooperation – Co-op | Holocaust and the world since 1945– British Values – liberty, respect and tolerance | Crime & Punishment –rule of law | Germany – social, religious, mutual respect and tolerance | x | ||
| Moral | Autumn | 1 | Medieval England – consequences of actions – Battle of Hastings, interpretations | Empire & Slavery – right and wrong, consequences – empire, the Indian Mutiny | Jack the Ripper – consequences of behaviour and actions, legal boundaries | Elizabeth – right & wrong, consequences – Plots, Armada, laws | Cold War – right & wrong, moral and ethical issues – nuclear war |
| 2 | Medieval England – consequences of actions – Thomas Becket, Plague, Crime and Punishment, Peasants’ Revolt interpretations | Empire & Slavery & protest – right and wrong, consequences – slavery, right to vote, Peterloo, Suffragettes, French Revolution | Whitechapel – criminal law, policing | Elizabeth – right & wrong, consequences – Plots, Armada, laws | Cold War – right & wrong, moral and ethical issues – nuclear war | ||
| Spring | 1 | Tudors & Stuarts – consequences of behaviour – Henry VIII, Elizabeth I | World Wars – moral and ethical issues, difference between right and wrong –conscientious objections | Crime & Punishment – right & wrong and criminal law | Elizabeth – right & wrong, consequences – Plots, Armada, laws | Cold War – right & wrong, moral and ethical issues – nuclear war | |
| 2 | Tudors & Stuarts – consequences – Armada, Gunpowder Plot, civil war | World Wars – moral and ethical issues, difference between right and wrong, Allied bombing of Dresden | Crime & Punishment – right & wrong and criminal law | Germany – moral and ethical, consequences of behaviour – Hitler | Review of all 4 units – see previous | ||
| Summer | 1 | Rochdale – ethical issues – factory and workhouse | World Wars and Holocaust – moral and ethical issues, difference between right and wrong | Crime & Punishment – right & wrong and criminal law | Germany – moral and ethical, consequences of behaviour – Hitler | Review of all 4 units – see previous | |
| 2 | Rochdale – ethical issues – factory and workhouse | Holocaust and the world since 1945- moral and ethical issues, difference between right and wrong | Crime & Punishment – right & wrong and criminal law | Germany – moral and ethical, consequences of behaviour – Hitler | x | ||
| Spiritual | Autumn | 1 | Medieval England – religious beliefs, role of the Church, social background | Empire & Slavery – respect for others’ faiths – Indian Mutiny | Jack the Ripper – beliefs and respects, fascination in learning | Elizabeth – religious beliefs, faiths and values | Cold War – different values – capitalism v communism |
| 2 | Medieval England – religious beliefs, social background – Plague, Peasants’ revolt, Magna Carta | Slavery & protest – respect for values and feelings – slavery abolition, all protests | Whitechapel – beliefs and respects, rise in anti-Semitism | Elizabeth – religious beliefs, faiths and values | Cold War – different values – capitalism v communism | ||
| Spring | 1 | Tudors & Stuarts – religious beliefs – Reformation | World Wars – reflection on values, fighting for freedom | Crime & Punishment – respect for others’ faiths, feelings and values | Elizabeth – religious beliefs, faiths and values | Cold War – different values – capitalism v communism | |
| 2 | Tudors & Stuarts – religious beliefs – Gunpowder Plot | World Wars – reflection on values | Crime & Punishment – respect for others’ faiths, feelings and values | Germany – religious beliefs, faiths and values | Review of all 4 units – see previous | ||
| Summer | 1 | Rochdale – learning about self – local history | World Wars – reflection on values | Crime & Punishment – respect for others’ faiths, feelings and values | Germany – religious beliefs, faiths and values | Review of all 4 units – see previous | |
| 2 | Rochdale – learning about self – local history | World Wars, Holocaust, Cold War – reflection on values | Crime & Punishment – respect for others’ faiths, feelings and values | Germany – religious beliefs, faiths and values | x | ||
| Cultural | Autumn | 1 | Medieval England – democratic systems, feudal system, shaping values | Empire & Slavery – respect and celebrate diversity and tolerance – Empire, Indian Mutiny – shaping values | Jack the Ripper – different cultures, respect and tolerance, different religions and socio-economic groups | Elizabeth – democratic system, social classes, theatre, arts, education | Cold War – respect, diversity, shaping our history and values |
| 2 | Medieval England – democratic systems, Magna Carta, shaping values | Slavery & protest – respect and celebrate diversity and tolerance – slavery and all protests | Whitechapel – different cultures, respect and tolerance, different religions and socio-economic groups | Elizabeth – democratic system, social classes, theatre, arts, education | Cold War – respect, diversity, shaping our history and values | ||
| Spring | 1 | Tudors & Stuarts – democratic system, shaping heritage – Reformation, | World Wars – diversity and tolerance, shaping our history and values – local history WWI | Crime & Punishment – respect and tolerance, development of our society | Elizabeth – democratic system, social classes, theatre, arts, education | Cold War – respect, diversity, shaping our history and values | |
| 2 | Tudors & Stuarts – democratic system, shaping heritage – Reformation, Gunpowder Plot, civil war | World Wars – diversity and tolerance, shaping our history and values | Crime & Punishment – respect and tolerance, development of our society | Germany – respect, diversity and tolerance – culture of Weimar and Nazi Germany | Review of all 4 units – see previous | ||
| Summer | 1 | Rochdale – cultural influences – local history | World Wars – diversity and tolerance, shaping our history and values | Crime & Punishment – respect and tolerance, development of our society | Germany – respect, diversity and tolerance – culture of Weimar and Nazi Germany | Review of all 4 units – see previous | |
| 2 | Rochdale – cultural influences – local history | Holocaust and the world since 1945– diversity and tolerance, shaping our history and values, different cultures | Crime & Punishment – respect and tolerance, development of our society | Germany – respect, diversity and tolerance – culture of Weimar and Nazi Germany | x | ||
Additional Information
After school revision and intervention sessions occur in Year 11 for each subject and details are shared with the students by their class teacher. Extra support is available for all students and there is a dedicated Humanities ICT suite in which students can do extra research, homework or ask for help with anything they are unsure of.
Geography field trips are scheduled throughout the year for all year groups which form a vital part of their Geography skills. Recent field trips or enrichment experiences in Geography include visits from Zoolab, a trip to the Irwell valley to study river processes, GCSE field work in Blackpool and Ingleton. Also scheduled on the calendar is a trip to Magna and a trip to Iceland in February 2019.
In History, we are keen to encourage enrichment activities which enable the students to see the reality of the world they have studied. Recent enrichment activities include: Year 8 visit to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, World War One workshop for Year 8 with Jason King, the Royal Armouries in Leeds, a trip to the Battlefields of World War One, which included laying a wreath at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres on behalf of the school and in October 2017, there is a GCSE trip to Whitechapel, London.
As part of the Religious Studies department, a variety of extra-curricular activities and clubs are offered to students enabling them to extended learning opportunities. These include the Spirited Arts competition, interfaith week, Mindfulness and the annual Rochdale Celebration of Faith event.