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 Humanities Department Ofsted quote: "The Humanities subjects are a particular strength of the school with consistently good progress throughout." In Humanities we study people - as individuals, groups, communities and societies. We study them in different places and in different times. Our work covers not only the National Curriculum subjects of geography and history, but also religious education. In all three subjects children are encouraged to use a variety of methods of presentation, both oral and written. The work is supported by a wide variety of resources including local visits and trips to places of geographical and historical interest. Geography Ofsted quote: "Teaching and Learning is successful because pupils are active learners." The geography course promotes an understanding of the nature of the earth's surface, the character of places, the nature of people's relationship with the environment, and other geographical concepts and skills as laid down in the National Curriculum. History Ofsted quote: "Progress is very good because of positive attitudes and the very effective teaching that enables pupils to develop. " The history course covers a variety of periods of history, as laid down in the National Curriculum. These are used to develop general skills such as the organisation of research, as well as specific history skills such as the ability to use historical concepts and ideas, to deal with historical evidence and to develop a sense of chronology. Religious Education Ofsted quote: "Both boys and girls achieve well throughout the school because they are keen to learn and are taught consistently well." We study all the world's major religions, together with their origins, history, beliefs and practices. The course follows the Agreed Syllabus for Leicestershire. The aim of the course is to help pupils gain an insight into what religion is and how it is expressed. Throughout the course, Christianity is studied each year with two other studies of major religions being studied over four years (Parents have the right to withdraw their child from RE lessons and should seek advice from staff if wishing to do so). |
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