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Health & Wellbeing

Pupils are participating in a Health & Wellbeing Unit which will also enhance their reading, writing, listening and talking skills.
READING: articles about various topics - eating disorders; drug abuse; alcohol.
LISTENING: documentaries about health related topics
TALKING: poster presentations about a health related issue
WRITING: Added Value Unit practice

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Numeracy
National 4/5 pupils created 2 bar graphs on election results before and after the First World War. They then compared results and came up with 5 statements regarding the results.

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Pupils have used active learning strategies to demonstrate their knowledge of the civil rights movement in the USA.

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Pupils have developed their digital literacy by researching information online about a witch that was involved in the North Berwick witch trials. They have practised skills of interpretation and writing by presenting this information in the form of a fact file

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Numeracy

As part of their investigation of witchcraft in Scotland, S3 have used research statistics to create a bar graph that demonstrates the punishments decided at Scottish witch trials.

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Literacy

While investigating the causes and problems with Child Labour in the Chocolate Industry, pupils watched an hour long documentary called The Dark Side to Chocolate. This documentary focused on child labour in the Ivory Coast. Pupils were given an A3 note taking sheet and asked to take notes on key areas of the documentary. At the end of the documentary, pupils worked in groups to fill in areas they may have missed through group discussion. Using this information pupils were asked to create a piece of work to show what they had learned. Some chose an essay, others a poster, leaflet and so on.

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Literacy

As part of our S3 Trade and Globalisation Unit, pupils investigated the working conditions people experience at the hands of Transnational Corporations. Each pupil researched a TNC using a fact-file provided (differentiated sheets available) and collected 10 bullet points of information and added these to their research sheet. In groups of 4, pupils would then share their knowledge with the group. At the end, all pupils should have information on 4 TNCs. From this information pupils were asked to create a poster to warn shoppers of the poor working conditions experienced.

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Numeracy
As part of our S1 course pupils investigate aspects of the Christian festival of Christmas. They can complete a Christmas tree grid pictures activity as a 'getting in the festive spirit' extension task.

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Literacy

S2 have been studying ‘Earth Forces.’ While watching Dante’s Peak, they collected notes under different headings about the volcanic eruption e.g. what he area look liked before and after, how did they know the eruption was going to take place. Once they had finished note taking, they were given a list of different paragraphs their report had to include; for each paragraph they had to create a topic sentence to help structure their report. They then produced a report using their notes and topic sentences.

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Working in groups of four the pupils in S1 have used a variety of sources to find information on a specific World Religion of their choice. They then produced their own group information sheet.

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S3 Modern Studies : Health and Wellbeing 

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S3 Modern Studies : Health and Wellbeing 

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As part of our Advertising and the Media unit we have looked at different ways in which the media promote negative body image particularly among young people. In addition we also looked at different ways in which society, the media and schools can promote positive body image. I have attached some pupils ideas.

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Numeracy
After studying the novel "Millions" by Frank Cottrell Boyce, S2 pupils are deciding how they would spend one million pounds.

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Pupils have participated in a range of 'real life' work activities to prepare for a mock interview in the local community. Pupils have adopted strategies used by the NHS to introduce themselves to potential employers, practised mock interview questions and undertaken a range of team building exercises to build confidence and evaluate their skills. This has culminated in a mock interview with a local employer. The 'real life' context of timekeeping, organisation, presenting a positive personal image and taking on board constructive criticism.

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Pupils have been accessing links to news stories from the departmental twitter page to expand their knowledge of the political unit, familiarise themselves with alternative vocabulary and identify analysis.

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S3 Crime and Punishment - Morality Unit
Literacy
Pupils have been working in groups, each group has selected a type of capital punishment. Using an information sheet as a starting point they have then broadened their knowledge through Internet research. Each group will now peer teach, to a class audience, about their chosen form of capital punishment. The information they present to the class must have good detail but be easy to understand, groups should have a method of checking understanding for their section.

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Literacy
National 4 pupils have been creating mind maps by reading over their notes from previous lessons and using textbooks. (Revision purposes for Added Value Unit)

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Numeracy
Pupils have been practising their budgeting skills as part of an advertising campaign.

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Numeracy
S2 have been studying a Business block, 'Getting Down to Business' for one of the tasks, pupils had to budget effectively, making use of technology, spreadsheets , to manage the business funds and plan future expenditure.

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Literacy
Pupils have been researching abolitionists of the Atlantic Slave Trade using primary and secondary sources and then presenting their findings on information boards.

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Literacy

Pupils working on a Film Music unit have used their research skills to produce a short biography of successful Film Composer.  This was either handwritten or typed.

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HWB

S1 pupils have been participating in the Building Capital Project 2016 at Stirling University. This is an opportunity to build social, cultural and linguistic capital.

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Literacy and communication                 All school staff shared in a presentation on creating a communication-rich environment.

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Literacy and communication                 All school staff shared in a presentation on creating a communication-rich environment.

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Literacy
S1 have been using their vocabulary book to keep a record of the 'every day' meaning of words including corresponding, alternate, complementary and supplementary along with the mathematical meanings and their relevance to angles.

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Developing the Young Workforce

Mrs Young's S2 classes have been finding out about different  careers in the film industry which are linked to Music & Music Technology in school and finding out what they involve.

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Literacy
Using the internet to research information and present this back to the class in a form of a powerpoint or similar presentation, use of debates for appropriate topics e.g GM foods.

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Developing the Young Workforce

Discussions with S1 pupils about food hygiene in the Hospitality Industry. The fact that there are lots of different laws governing it, and that it doesn't just mean people who work in a restaurant kitchen, but the whole food chain. From the people who work in the factories making the food, the people in distribution etc.

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Literacy/Numeracy
Pupils are working on developing time plans for practical lessons

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Numeracy
S1 pupils have been learning about weighing and measuring, using scales, measuring jugs and measuring spoons

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Literacy
Interpreting graphs, charts and tables and communicating findings in meaningful sentences.

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Numeracy
As part of the Finance unit, pupils are creating  profit and Loss accounts.

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Numeracy

As part of the Finance unit, pupils are constructing  a cash budget  for A business unit.