Year 10 Social Education

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Year 10 Social Education

• GCSE Specifications
• AQA Humanities (3071)
• AQA Citizenship Studies (Short Course)
• AQA Religious Studies B (Short Course)
• Unit 1 Thinking about God and Morality

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Methods of Assessment
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GCSE Humanities

• Core
• Culture and Beliefs
• Conflict and Co-operation
• Environmental Issues
• Exam Paper 1 pre -release source materials six
  weeks before the exam.

• Optional Units
• 2 from 5 units must be selected. Those we opt for
  are
• Power and Democracy
• People and Work
• These link most closely with Citizenship
  curriculum

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GCSE Citizenship

• 3 compulsory topics
• School, Work and the Local Community
• National and European Citizenship
• Global Citizenship
• There are 3 conceptual themes
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Decision-making, Power and Authority
• Participation in Citizenship Activities

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GCSE Religious Studies B

• Section A Thinking about God.
• The existence of God arguments for and against
  origins of the universe design of the universe
  religious experience. The problem of suffering
  the problem of evil.
• The nature of God personal or impersonal
  immanent or transcendent one or many forms.
  General or special revelation.

• Section B Thinking about Morality.
• Ways of making moral decisions absolute and
  relative morality sources of moral
  authorityrelationship between belief and
  behaviour.
• Human rights and responsibilities abortion sex,
  marriage and divorce prejudice and
  discrimination.
• Global Issues world poverty war and peace the
  natural world.

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PSHE / Citizenship / RE

• The course also aims to satisfy both statutory
  and non-statutory requirements in specific areas
• PSHE links to both Citizenship and RE
• Citizenship Short Course elements ensure all NC
  requirements are fulfilled
• RE the unit selected links most closely with
  the RE Agreed Syllabus for East Sussex. Some
  aspects could be taught in the final term of Y9

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Links and fits!

• It is possible to make links across 2 or more
  areas throughout the course BUT
• MUST be well planned and documented
• MUST have stand alone elements specific to
  individual specifications
• MUST NOT create a greater workload!