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HUMANITIES FACULTY
The aims of the Humanities Faculty at Falinge Park High School are to:
Develop pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills to a high standard.
Promote a positive attitude to learning and constructive relationships amongst pupils, through appropriate classroom activities.
Encourage pupils to use initiative and take responsibility for their own learning.
Make an important contribution to pupils’ social, cultural, spiritual and moral development.
The Humanities Faculty offers:
Experienced teaching staff
Wide selection of up-to-date resources
Variety of teaching and learning styles
A number of educational visits and activities
Improving GCSE results
Lessons involving use of I.C.T. National Curriculum Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8, & 9)
Pupils do three lessons of History and Geography and two lessons of R.E. per fortnight
In Year 7 History and Geography are taught as part of the Foundation Programme along with English. This usually involves the same teacher teaching all three subjects.
National curriculum Key Stage 4 (G.C.S.E.)
The Faculty offers five option subjects:
History
Geography
Leisure & Tourism
Integrated Humanities
Citizenship
All pupils in Years 10 and 11 study GCSE Religious Studies.
History
Pupils develop their own knowledge of historical issues. They analyse and interpret historical source material such as photographs, cartoons, advertisements and extracts from newspapers and speeches. Pupils are encouraged to produce reasoned arguments based on the evaluation of sources.
The course also develops skill in communication, working with others, improving own learning and performance, IT and problem solving.
Pupils study the following:
Year 7 - The Roman Empire
Britain 1066-1500
Year 8 - Britain 1500 – 1750
Black People in the USA
Year 9 - Britain 1750-1900
The Twentieth Century
Religious Education
Religious Education follows the QCA Schemes of Work. Pupils cover the beliefs and practices of the Major World Religions. Pupils also consider major theological, philosophical and moral questions.
The course provides pupils with a basis on which to build in Key Stage Religious Education.
Pupils are given the opportunity to think about their own and others’ religious beliefs. They are able to question and debate. They are given the opportunity to develop skills of empathy, interpretation and reflection.
Geography
Pupils develop their own knowledge of Geographical issues. The course develops skills in communication, working with others, improving own learning and performance, IT and problem solving. Pupils study the following: -
Year 7
Map and Atlas skills
Settlements
Shopping
Rivers and flooding
Year 8 Coastlines in the UK
Spain
Weather
80:20
Limestone (Field trip to Malham)
Ecosystems
Year 9
Plate Techtonics
Tourism
Think Act
Development and Destruction
Comparing Countries
Work Teaching Staff | | | | | | Jane Keighley | Head of Humanities, Citizenship and Health and Social Care | | Matt Rogers | Head of History and Leisure and Tourism | | Emily Clark | Head of R.E. | | Gaynor Brookes | Head of Geography | | Sarah Keaveny | Geography, Aim Higher Coordinator | | Maria Roddy | History and Citizenship | | Helen Boulter | R.E., Year Co-ordinator | | Sandra Kokocki | Geography and MFL | | | | | Rehana Hussain | Citizenship and History | | | | | Rozwana Masood | Citizenship and R.E. | | Graham Boff | Geography, R.E, Deputy Head | | Mike Prendiville | R.E. and Citizenship, Deputy Head | | Gillian Skerrow | Integrated Humanities, Deputy Head | | Robin Lonsdale | R.E., Headteacher |
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