The document summarizes the humanities curriculum for Abbeyfield School for the 2009-2010 school year. It outlines six themed terms that will be covered in geography, history, and philosophy & ethics. The themes include: Dangerous World, Contradictory World, Diverse World, Moving World, Shrinking World, and Changing World. It also describes the Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills (PeLTS) that students will develop, including being effective participators, independent enquirers, reflective learners, self-managers, creative thinkers, and team workers. A range of topics will be studied under each term theme.

1. Humanities KS3 Curriculum 2009 Summary of the KS3 Curriculum model for A bbeyfield School, Chippenham - September 2009, incorporating Geography, History and Philosophy & Ethics http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com

2. A bbeyfield Humanities Themes from September 2009 Term 1 Dangerous World Term 2 Contradictory World Term 3 Diverse World Term 4 Moving World Term 5 Shrinking World Term 6 Changing World Humanities http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com

3. Term 1 Dangerous World Term 2 Contradictory World Term 3 Diverse World Term 4 Moving World Term 5 Shrinking World Term 6 Changing World Humanities http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com A bbeyfield Humanities Themes from September 2009

4. Dangerous World Contradictory World Diverse World Moving World Shrinking World Changing World http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com Effective participators Reflective learners Self- managers Creative thinkers Team workers Independent enquirers Personal, Learning & Thinking Skills (PeLTS)

5. A bbeyfield Humanities KS3 Learning Wheel Dangerous World Contradictory World Diverse World Moving World Shrinking World Changing World Independent enquirers Effective participators Reflective learners Self- managers Creative thinkers Team workers http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com

6. Diverse World Effective participators Independent enquirers Dangerous World Contradictory World Changing World Moving World Shrinking World Reflective learners Self- managers Creative thinkers Team workers 1066: Battle of Hastings Islamic Civilisation 1348: The Black Death Castles Roman Britain: Caerleon Wild Weather Roman Empire People Everywhere Economic change Where do we live? Settlement The Environment Changing & Belonging Creation God Suffering Project A: Patterns @ Caerleon Mapping Connections Happiness Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 6 Term 5 Diverse World http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com YEAR 7 A bbeyfield Humanities KS3 Learning Wheel Philosophy & Ethics Geography History

7. Effective participators Independent enquirers Dangerous World Contradictory World Changing World Diverse World Moving World Shrinking World Reflective learners Self- managers Creative thinkers Team workers Elizabeth & the Armada Industrial Revolution The Slave Trade Why did the American Indians move west? Causes of WW1 Flood Disaster The British Empire EU / Comparing countries Ecosystems Kenya - an investigation Prejudice Relationships Death Religious Pluralism Conflict Project B: Mobile Phone mapping Local actions - Global effects Peace Term 5 Term 2 Term 1 Term 3 Term 6 Term 4 http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com A bbeyfield Humanities KS3 Learning Wheel YEAR 8 Philosophy & Ethics Geography History

8. Effective participators Independent enquirers Dangerous World Contradictory World Changing World Diverse World Moving World Shrinking World Reflective learners Self- managers Creative thinkers Team workers Victorian towns & disease Immigration The Holocaust Terrorism Changing role of women Deadly Geography World War Two Australia: Should I emigrate? Tourism: Good/Bad? Development Issues Introduction to Islam Believing in God Project C: Coasts Mapping Connections: Revisited Believing in God Matters of Life and Death Term 6 Term 5 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Marriage and the family Marriage and the family http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com A bbeyfield Humanities KS3 Learning Wheel YEAR 9 Philosophy & Ethics Geography History

18. Diverse World Effective participators Independent enquirers Dangerous World Contradictory World Changing World Moving World Shrinking World Reflective learners Self- managers Creative thinkers Team workers Civil Rights The Home Front Tourism and it’s impacts Locating a new Bowling Alley Mock GCSE Philosophy & Ethics Exam preparation Lifestyle of the Tudors 5 Pillars of Islam Miracles Inventions Kenya – A country study Gandhi Timeline Who do you think you are? Hindu Gods Weather Event Religious Festivals Contrasting lives (urban areas) The Gambia – A country study Diverse World http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com Extended Learning Abbeyfield Humanities Learning Wheel Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Term 6 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5