Curriculum for Wales: Religion, Values and Ethics for 11–14 years


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Confidently deliver Religion, Values and Ethics and encourage students to understand and appreciate diverse worldviews, both in Wales and the wider world. This book supports the new Curriculum for Wales for 11-14 years, helping students to continually develop their knowledge and skills as they become informed, self-aware and responsible citizens. - Easily design your own curriculum: pick-and-choose from topics that cover the major world faiths and non-religious belief groups, as well as the values and ethical content outlined in the Humanities AoLE - Understand religious and non-religious worldviews and their historical impact: examine the influence of institutional and personal religious and non-religious worldviews on Wales and the wider world throughout history - Bring the content to life in your classroom: explore the beliefs and practices of people living today in Wales and the wider world through real-life accounts and case studies - Encourage critical thinking: each lesson tackles a 'big question' for students to consider, as well as activities designed to allow them to formulate and express their own perspectives and a range of sources to engage them with ethical and moral issues - Develop students' sense of self and their understanding of societal challenges: explore key concepts in the context of different religious and ethical worldviews, including cynefin, identity, relationships, community, equality, sustainability, freedom, good and evil, and more







Curriculum for Wales: History for 11–14 years


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Tell the story of Wales over the last 1000 years, as you discover how Welsh history, cynefin, culture and language are connected, from the past to the present. Underpinned by the four purposes of the new Curriculum for Wales, this book empowers pupils with the knowledge and skills that they need for learning, life and work. b” Design a curriculum that is unique to your school. /bUse the content flexibly to craft a historical education that reflects your pupils and your local area, as well as covering 'What matters' statements within the Humanities AoLE.brbrb” Follow an enquiry-based approach. /bStarting in early medieval times, this book establishes a strong chronological spine, with later enquiries looking at changes in Wales thematically.brbrb” Develop analytical and evaluative skills. /bA wide range of sources and interpretations encourage pupils to think like historians, using evidence to consider change and continuity, cause and consequence.brbrb” Put progression at the heart of the curriculum. /bEnd-of-topic Activities build towards more in-depth end-of-enquiry Review and Research tasks. All activities and tasks enable each pupil to move through their individual learning journey towards their next 'Progression step'.




Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School


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Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School provides insights from current educational theory and the best contemporary classroom teaching and learning, and suggests tasks, activities and further reading that are designed to enhance the quality of initial school experience for the student teacher. Key themes addressed include: the place of Religious Education in the curriculum state and faith community schooling developing schemes of work language and religious literacy teaching religion at 16 plus religion and moral education collective worship. This second edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to take account of changes to policy and the curriculum. It includes two additional chapters on ‘Religious Education and Citizenship’ and ‘Teaching Religious Education at A level’, as well as new versions of three original chapters ‘Teaching Children with Special Educational Needs’, ‘Religious Education and Moral Education’ and ‘Resources for Religious Education’. Supporting teachers in developing levels of religious and theological literacy, both of individual pupils and the society as a whole, this comprehensive and accessible text will give practising teachers and students an introduction to the craft of teaching Religious Education in the secondary school.







Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018


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Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 by HM Government. An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to reform the law on education and training for children and young people with additional learning needs; and to continue the Special Educational.




Argumentation in Science Education


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Educational researchers are bound to see this as a timely work. It brings together the work of leading experts in argumentation in science education. It presents research combining theoretical and empirical perspectives relevant for secondary science classrooms. Since the 1990s, argumentation studies have increased at a rapid pace, from stray papers to a wealth of research exploring ever more sophisticated issues. It is this fact that makes this volume so crucial.







Professional Values and Practice


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The professional code of the General Teaching Council lists eight new standards, each of them analysed here in detail using questions and activities to describe what trainee teachers need to know, understand and demonstrate as they work towards Qualified Teacher Status. Each of the eight standards cover the following issues: expectations, diversity and achievement personal and professional values values in the classroom values, rights and responsibilities in the wider community the community of the school professional relationships personal and professional development professional responsibility. This practical and jargon-free guide features an extensive range of examples and suggestions for further reading, designed to help those in their early professional development.




Explore RE for Key Stage 3


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Engage students with religion, philosophy and ethics at Key Stage 3 and encourage them to develop the skills they need to succeed at GCSE. This accessible Student Book is designed to provide a firm foundation for the reformed GCSE specifications, while still allowing you to teach a broad and balanced KS3 curriculum. - Easily introduce a new scheme of work for KS3 with this cost-effective, single-book course that provides 120 ready-made lessons that can be used flexibly over a 2-year or 3-year KS3 - Teach KS3 RE with confidence whatever your level of expertise; this structured course is ready to pick up and teach whether you are an RE specialist or new to teaching the subject - Capture your students' interest with engaging lessons and activities that will encourage them to pursue Religious Education at GCSE - Lay the groundwork for GCSE, equipping your students with a solid grasp of the six major world religions, as well as the core philosophical and ethical issues - Test knowledge and understanding with regular formative assessments that enable students to keep track of their progress throughout the course - Prepare your students for assessment at GCSE, with practice questions for each lesson designed to build the confidence, understanding and evaluative skills needed for GCSE success