Historical Heroes

Year 7 are currently thinking about their ‘Historical Heroes’. They have been asked to select someone who they think is worthy of the ‘hero’ title, and will present their findings to their English classes in the coming weeks. Collecting evidence and explaining ideas are obviously excellent History skills too! So what does make someone important in History? Having lots of power? Having a new and original idea? Changing the way we think about an important issue? Post your ideas on what you think makes a ‘History Hero’.

Year 12 Migration


















The Year 12 students are looking at migration within Europe, using an example
describe the push and pull affects migrants decisions to move.

Tsunami

What is the Tsunami risk today?
Check out the interactive map to see what are the recent warnings issued.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=0

Part of the Y12 World at risk module or year 11 managing hazards.

What use is this website? Could it save lives?

Films as Evidence

Below is a trailer for a film that was made recently about a young German boy who makes an unlikely friend during World War Two.

Watch this trailer and comment on the two thinking points below;

What new information do you think we could learn about the Holocaust from this film? Think, whose point of view is the story told from?

Why do you think there has been so many films about the Holocaust in recent years?

AS General Studies B - Unit 1 conflict

Beliefs and Values

'Our obsession with the private lives of public figures proves the poverty of our own lives.' Discuss.

You might consider:

• whether the media are only giving the public what it wants


• the benefits to the public figures themselves of 'exposure'


• the ethics of media intrusion into private lives

AS General Studies B - Unit 1 conflict

Business and Industry

Company bosses are often rather remote figures, and the bigger the company, the more remote the boss.

How far can a business be run democratically?

You might consider:

• the wide range o sizes of companies
• the demands on employees
• whether democracy is appropriate in a business setting

AS General Studies B - Unit 1 conflict

Arts and Media

Increasingly, people read the news on the internet, watch it on television or hear it on the radio.

Discuss whether we could do without newspapers.

You might consider:

• the differences in the presentation of the news


• whether there would be more or less bias


• whether some of the truth would be lost

AS General Studies B - Unit 1 conflict

Arts and Media

It is one of the roles of the arts to give pleasure, and it is another to provide entertainment.

To what extent is it their role to make us think?

You might consider:

• the difference between mass and minority arts
• the difference between verbal and graphic arts
• whether there is a conflict between thinking and feeling

AS General Studies B - Unit 1 conflict

Society and Politics

Politicians have often spoken of wanting to foster an 'inclusive society'.

How might we ensure that this society includes its young people?

You might consider:

• how older people communicate with the young.
• what older and younger age groups do in common.
• how youn people can be given a stake in the community.

Globalisation

Year 12 students have been studying Globalisation, we have been looking at McDonalds as casestudy. Can you suggest why McDonalds is considered a TNC?