Course Layout

Units:

• Investigating Skills

• Comparing and Contrasting

• Making Decisions

Course Assessment:

· 3 x Unit Assessments

· Added Value Unit.

Course Details

People and Society is a flexible and inter-disciplinary Course offering learners the opportunity to study themes, issues and topics1 of interest and relevance to them. It develops a range of skills as well as knowledge and understanding of people and society from across subject disciplines.

Through the flexibility in this Course and its emphasis on skills development, opportunities are provided for learners to work as part of a team, take part in informed discussion, and thereby develop a respect and tolerance for the views of others as well as enhanced self-confidence. This Course is flexible and is designed to be appropriate and relevant to learners’ needs. It offers significant opportunities for personalisation and choice

Topics studied recently have included:

· Crime and the Law

· Discrimination of different types.

· Slavery

· Migration