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At Oakwood we strive to deliver exciting and creative lessons which encourage pupils to become more active learners. Within Humanities pupils will use skills from many other subjects such as Literacy, Numeracy, Science, PSHE and Citizenship to accompany their development. SEN pupils can sometimes find the transfer of knowledge difficult but with cross curricular learning this becomes less challenging for them.
Our lessons are planned with a variety of learning styles, accommodating for every learner both auditory, visually and kinaesthetically. We are fortunate at Oakwood to have a wide range of resources to support this and our pupils feel confident to complete activities as a result. We use a variety of ICT resources to enhance learning such as;
- Fully Interactive Wipe Board – enabling those pupils who prefer visual learning to become engaged.
- Large bank of Portable Laptops complete with wireless internet access – enabling pupils to become more independent in their learning.
- Large equipped media room – used to capture videos and audio to enhance pupil engagement and interest.
Assessment for learning (AfL) is a key part of our lessons and something we are very proud of. We encourage pupils to become more aware of the learning goals and how they can achieve them by using a broken down success criteria. Our pupils enjoy working together in various ways; independently, with a talking partner, small and larger groups. This variety ensures that pupils are fully engaged and keeps the interest prominent.
Teaching Staff
Miss Watts – Teacher of Year 7 and Head of Department
Mrs Southwood – Teacher and Head of Year 7
Miss Stobart – Teacher of Year 7 and Head of Key Stage 3 Science
Teaching Assistants
Mr J Ellis
Miss R Osborne
Mr G Sykes
Key Stage 3
In years 7, 8 and 9 pupils study through topics. They work in line with the National Curriculum and cover all aspects which serve the needs of our pupils. Humanities is broken down into History and Geography and taught as separate lessons.
Geography
Year 7
Pupils will learn about
- The Environment - What it is, how we use it, its features and how we both damage/protect it.
- Resources – What is a resource? Natural/Man-made resources what are they?
- Maps – What is a map? Why do we use maps? How useful are they? What are symbols and keys?
- The outside world through fieldwork (local area)
- Countries that make up Britain
- The elements of weather – including a weather diary
- The difference between climate and weather
- The importance of water – an essential, natural resource.
- The water cycle is
- Tectonic plate? What causes them to move? What is a volcano?
- Where the faults lie and what happens during a volcanic eruption.
Year 8
Pupils will learn about
- Crime - Where is crime greater? Is our town highly populated with crime? What type? How do people feel about the crime in my town? (fieldwork) How does crime affect a place? What impact does it have on the economic and social connections?
- Appreciate scale in terms of local and national position. Where is crime greater? Is our town highly populated with crime? What type? How do people feel about the crime in my town? (fieldwork) How does crime affect a place? What impact does it have on the economic and social connections?
- Early settlements. Relationship between resources and growth of settlements. Reasons for population changes. Reasons for migration. Population density in the world and its relationship to economic development, climate and landscape
- Farms – What are they? What do they do? Why do we need farms? Three farm types and their contribution to society.
- Rivers and Coasts – features, importance and transportation
- Land use – how people feel about the development of certain building such as the Trafford Centre etc. For and against arguments.
Year 9
Pupils will learn about
- India – its global position, countries that surround India, the culture, size, population, weather, contrasts between New Delhi and Chembakolli and landscape
- Natural Hazards – what are they? Why do they happen? What is an Earthquake? What is a Tsunami? – Cases from the press with interest i.e. The Kobe Disaster/Christmas Eve Tsunami
- The Amazon Rainforest – Where this is, the climate, habitats, ecosystems, conservation and much more.
History
Year 7
Pupils will learn about
- Medieval Britain – The Norman Conquest and the living conditions of medieval times
- Tudor Britain – The Tudor Monarchs, Henry VIII and his 6 wives, his 3 children, religion and Queen Elizabeth I
- World War 2 – In depth study including a visit to Imperial War Museum North and a visitor, who experienced the war first hand to work with the pupils. They will learn about the cause of war, the consequences, the way we protected ourselves, the rationing era and much more.
Year 8
Pupils will learn
- A political study – Pupils will become familiar with the link to the Stuarts. They will embark upon studies which discuss religious feuds (James I and The Gunpowder Plot). They will discover the role of Charles I and the Civil War
- The French Revolution – the 3 estates, storming of Bastilles and the Clergy.
- British Empire – Pupils will study how Britain once owned several countries and became very successful. They will learn about the various issues from this time such as child labour, education acts and the growth of many features including the railway and canals.
Year 9
Pupils will learn about
- The Victorians – reign of Queen Victoria, rich and poor, child labour, technological and scientific developments
- The Black Peoples of America – The developing economy of South America. Slavery and the demand for sugar and cotton plantations.
- World War I – The Great war – Pupils will experience the cause and consequence of the greatest war of all time. They will discover Trench Warfare, the Western Front and the way in which volunteers rushed to assist in this dreadful time.
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