Course Description

People and Society (N3/N4)

The course content for each unit is completely open to negotiation and there will be a consultant process for the first few weeks in order for the students to be supported to organise their class topics. Previous topics have ranged from the circus to cheerleaders and from Afghanistan to being a soldier. Students will develop skills in working with others and in communicating, while the emphasis on using information and making decisions will develop thinking skills.

This study encourages students to develop important attitudes, including: an open mind and respect for the values, beliefs and cultures of others, openness to new thinking and ideas, and a sense of responsibility and global citizenship. Your confidence will grow as you begin to understand more about your sense of identity and place in the world. Students will learn topics from across the social subjects and develop a sense of responsible citizenship.

Possible Careers

This study lends itself to the development of literacy skills. Students will access a range of resources and forms of feedback in order to facilitate progression. This course encourages listening and talking through a range of collaborative activities and group work. Skills of numeracy are developed through the evaluation of a range of numerical, statistical and graphical sources of information. Citizenship will be an important aspect of this course and students should be encouraged to consider their place in society through the topics, themes and issues studied during the course. Thinking skills will also be developed in the course, with students developing their knowledge and understanding of a range of issues and events and will be able to apply their knowledge to real events and issues.