Social Studies Curriculum

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1 Social Studies Curriculum Year 7 Key beliefs Right and wrong Festivals Spirituality Looking after yourself Year 8 Authority Buddhist beliefs and practices Beliefs into practice Special places Environment Year 9 Faith in Action Genocide and how religions respond to evil and suffering Islamic beliefs and practices PREVENT and extremism Ultimate questions Year 10 Christianity Key Beliefs The nature of God: God as omnipotent, loving and just The oneness of God and the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit Creation: Christian beliefs about creation including the role of Word and Spirit (John 1:1-3 and Genesis 1:1-3) Beliefs about the afterlife and their importance: Resurrection and life after death Judgement, heaven and hell Islam

2 Key Beliefs The six articles of faith in Sunni Islam and the five roots of Usul ad-din in Shi a Islam The Oneness of God (Tawhid) The nature of God: immanence, transcendence, omnipotence, beneficence, mercy, fairness and justice (Adalat in Shi a Islam) Angels, including Jibril and Mika il Predestination (al-qads) and human freedom and its relationship to the Day of Judgement Life after death (Akhirah), human responsibility and accountability, resurrection, heaven and hell Theme A: Relationships and the family Sex, marriage and divorce Human sexuality including heterosexual and homosexual relationships Sexual relationships before and outside of marriage Contraception and family planning The nature and purpose of marriage Same-sex marriage and cohabitation Divorce, including reasons for divorce, and remarrying Students have 1 hour a fortnight of AspiRE which is a combination of IAG and ethics Preparation for W/E CV/Application letter Health and Safety in the workplace Work experience journal/thank you letter to employers Racism case studies Life choices/moral decision making Diversity SRE Sexting Child sex exploitation (CSI) Year 11

3 Topic B: Issues of life and death The value of life The debate about euthanasia and abortion Religious and scientific debates about Creation Animal rights and exploitation Beliefs about an afterlife Theme C: Crime and punishment Evil and suffering Mental illness Addiction Need for law and justice Hate crime and murder Nature of capital punishment Theories of punishment Types of punishment Theme D Religion, peace and conflict Religious teachings, beliefs and attitudes about the meaning and significance of: Peace Forgiveness Reconciliation Violence, including violent protest Terrorism Reasons for war including greed, self-defence and retaliation Pacifism Religion and peace-making in the contemporary world including the work of individuals influenced by religious teaching Religious response to the victims of war including the work of one present day religious organisation Students have 1 hour a fortnight of AspiRE which is a combination of IAG and ethics Log on move on application process for higher education Outside speakers Keeping your options open Tower of power Why Vote?

4 How are laws made? Going to court Democracy vs Dictatorship The importance of Free press The UK s place in the world Diversity Exam stress Year 12 AQA Sociology Education and research methods Research methods and the family AQA Psychology Approaches in Psychology Psychopathology Social influence Memory Attachment Research methods Bio Psychology Edexcel Religious studies Key Christian beliefs Philosophy Applied Ethics WJCE Level 3 criminology Introduction to criminology Realities and perception of crime Year 13 AQA Sociology Research methods and crime and deviance Sociology of the media AQA Psychology Psychology of eating behaviours Forensic Phychology

5 Psychology of relationships Edexcel Religious studies Key Christian beliefs Philosophy Applied Ethics WJCE Level 3 Criminology Social control Policy and practices Crime scene to courtroom