World Affairs

History

Year 7

Balance of Power

  • Transition Unit: The Vikings
  • Theme 1: How did wars shape the medieval world?
  • Theme 2: Why was the power of medieval and early modern Kings conditional?
  • Theme 3: Who did the king have to listen to?
  • Theme 4: How did ordinary people manage to survive in medieval and early modern England?

Year 8

Greed and Suffering

  • Theme 5: How did greed promote suffering in Industrial Britain?
  • Theme 6: Can the actions of a few create equality for the many?
  • Theme 7: How did empires shape continents?
  • Theme 8: Why are black people treated poorly in America?

Year 9

Ages of Extremes

  • Theme 9: World War I
  • Theme 10: World War II
  • Theme 11: Holocaust
  • Theme 12: Cold War
  • Theme 13: Vietnam

Year 10

GCSE Edexcel

  • Theme 14: Crime and Punishment 1000 – Present
  • Theme 14.1: Whitechapel
  • Theme 15: American West

Year 11

GCSE Edexcel

  • Theme 16: Henry VIII’s Ministers
  • Theme 17: US Civil Rights 54-74
  • Theme 18: Vietnam 54-74

CPE

Year 7

  • Christian Beliefs
  • Christian Practices
  • Inspirational People
  • Rites of Passage
  • How Do We Make Moral Decisions?

Year 8

  • Who Are the Jewish People?
  • Religion, Crime and Punishment
  • Religion, Peace and Conflict
  • Eastern Religions: Hinduism
  • Eastern Religions: Buddhism and Sikhism

Year 9

  • Islam Beliefs and Practices
  • Medical Ethics: Abortion and Fertility Treatment
  • Medical Ethics: Transplant Surgery, The Hospice, Movement and Euthanasia
  • Is There a Life After Death?
  • Human Rights
  • Religion and Social Justice

GCSE Philosophy & Ethics

Year 10

  • Islam Beliefs
  • Islam Practices
  • Relationships and Families
  • Crime and Punishment
  • Christian Beliefs

Year 11

  • Christian Beliefs
  • Christian Practices
  • Religion and Life
  • Religion, Peace and Conflict

Geography

Year 7

  • Introduction to the UK
  • Our Physical World
  • Physical Landscapes of the UK
  • Our Living World
  • Weather and Climate in the UK

Year 8

  • Our Unequal World
  • People of the UK
  • Focus on Africa
  • Work, Rest and Play in the UK
  • World Cities

Year 9

  • World Cities
  • Challenges and Opportunities of the UK
  • Global Issues
  • Cold Environments
  • Natural Hazards

Year 10

  • Weather Hazards
  • Climate Change
  • Urban Issues and Challenges: Global Cities (Lagos, Liverpool and Sustainable Cities)
  • UK Physical Landscapes: Coastal and River Landscapes
  • The Changing Economic World: Global Development
  • Local Fieldwork: Sand Dunes and Urban Regeneration at Seaton Carew

Year 11

  • The Changing Economic World: Nigeria NEE and UK Economy
  • The Living World: Ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests, and Hot Deserts
  • The Challenge of Resource Management: Food, Water, Energy in the UK, and Global Energy
  • Issue Evaluation
  • Revision

GCSE Citizenship

Year 10

  • Rights and Responsibilities
  • The Law
  • The Legal System
  • Democracy, Elections and Voting in the UK
  • National, Local and Regional Governments
  • British Constitution

Year 11

  • The Economy
  • The Media
  • Politics Beyond the UK
  • Identities and Diversity
  • UK and the Wider World
  • Citizenship Action

Please contact Mrs Laura Glass for more information on the World Affairs curriculum: lglass@hightunstall.hartlepool.sch.uk.

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