SMC
Subject Intent
Subject Intent – We believe that every student should be able to reach their full potential.
Successful teaching and learning in SMC is built on positive relationships, commitment and enjoyment. Positive behaviour and self-discipline are encouraged. Students develop respect for themselves and those around them whilst working in a safe and supportive environment.
The SMC department consists of Mrs Turnbull (SMC Leader); Mrs Mallin (SENCO); Miss Hedley (teacher); Miss Knight (teacher); Mr Head (teacher); Miss McIntosh (teacher); Miss Jones (teacher); Mr Baty (teacher); Mrs Bryson (teacher); Mr Billingsley (teacher) and Mrs Gardner (teacher).
We aim to challenge students academically and as individuals and to provide the necessary support for them to meet their full potential.
SMC teaching at Jarrow School aims and offers opportunities for students to:
- broaden their horizons beyond their home town/area.
- Investigate issues that affect areas at local, national and international level.
- Investigate issues that affect themselves and others.
- Investigate world beliefs and attitudes.
Key Stage 3 SMC Overview
In Year 7, 8 & 9 we will study the following topics. Students will develop an understanding of each topic and will complete a differentiated assessment at the end of every unit (beginning; developing and secure). Some of the topics will build on what students have studied at Key Stage 2.
Year 7
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Summer Term |
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Baseline test (1 lesson) PSHE Introduction lessons (2 lessons) 1. Secondary introduction 2. PSHE introduction PSHE - Health and wellbeing (13 lessons) 1. What do we mean by a healthy lifestyle? 2. Mental health introduction 3. Building resilience 4. Kindness and empathy 5. Safer internet 6. Dangers of vaping 7-8. Drugs introduction 9. Personal hygiene and oral health infections 10. Boys puberty 11. Periods and menstruation 12. Gratefulness 13. Assessment |
PSHE - Health and wellbeing continued |
PSHE – Relationship and sex education (13 lessons) 1. Healthy relationships 2. Importance of trust 3-4. Maintaining friendships 5. Anti-bullying 6-7. Peer pressure 8. Online grooming 9-10. Different families, stability and commitment 11. Falling in love and romantic feelings 12. Marriage 13. Assessment |
Religious Education - Christianity (12 lessons) 1. Introduction to Christianity 2. Christian denominations 3. The Trinity 4. The Ten Commandments 5. Easter 6. Fun quiz 7-8. Who was Jesus? 9. Advent 10. The Nativity 11. Stewardship 12. Assessment |
PSHE – Living in the wider world (12 lessons) 1. Personal development and target setting 2. Importance of respect 3. Wants, needs and priorities 4-5. Self-esteem through life 6. Media literacy 7. Racism 8. Stereotyping 9. Protected characteristics 10. Careers skills and qualities 11. Budgeting our money 12. Assessment |
Citizenship (7 lessons) 1. Introduction to Citizenship 2. UK government 3-4. Parliament and dictatorships 5. Democracy 6. Democracy and dictatorships 7. electoral systems |
Year 8
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Summer Term |
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PSHE – Health and wellbeing (11 lessons) 1. Balanced diet and healthy food 2. Importance of exercise 3. Lifestyle diseases and cancer 4. Eating disorders 5. Social media stress 6-7. Group messaging and chats 8. Self-harm 9-10. Knife crime 11. Assessment |
Religious Education - Islam (7 lessons) 1. Introduction to Islam 2. The Qur’an 3. The Five Pillars of Islam 4. Hajj 5. Islam and dress 6. The three Abrahamic religions - Islam, Judaism and Christianity 7. Assessment |
PSHE – Relationships and sex education (13 lessons) 1. Tolerance and mutual respect 2. Being a great man 3. Gender equality 4. Gender stereotypes 5. Cyberbullying and online trolls 6-7. Consent, law and boundaries 8-9. Contraception 10-11. Introduction to STIs 12. Condoms and condom use 13. Assessment |
Religious Education - Religion and philosophy (7 lessons) 1. God and the Devil 2. Suffering 3. Plato’s cave 4. Beyond our dimensions 5-6. Introduction to ethics 7. Assessment |
PSHE – Living in the wider world (11 lessons) 1. Attendance and punctuality 2. Ambitions, aspirations and realistic careers 3. Employability skills 4. Entrepreneurs 5. Saving and investing money 6. Teamwork 7. Sexism in society 8. Ableism, visible and invisible disabilities 9-10. County lines and gangs 11. Assessment |
Religious Education – Religion and the afterlife (6 lessons) 1. Life and death 2. What is the soul? Islam, Christianity and death 4. Heaven and Hell 5. Reincarnation 6. Assessment Citizenship ((7 lessons) 1. Monarchy and government 2. Community cohesion 3-4. Multiculturalism 5. Media influence 6. European Union and Brexit |
Year 9
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PSHE – Health and wellbeing (13 lessons) 1. Mental health, stigma and language 2. Managing anxiety 3-4. Happiness and positivity 5. Sleep importance and hygiene 6. Healthy eating on a budget 7. Health advice and services 8. Prescription drugs and antibiotics 9-10. First Aid and CPR 11. FGM 12. Gambling risks 13. Assessment |
Religious Education – Religion, ethics and Science (13 lessons) 1-2. The death penalty 3. Beliefs about death 4. Euthanasia and sanctity of life 5. Abortion 6. Genetic engineering 7. Religious objections to medical procedure 8. Religion and IVF 9. Stem cell research 10. Drugs and ethics 11. Vaccinations, morality and public health 12 Religion and science 13. Assessment |
PSHE – Relationships and sex education (13 lessons) 1. British community, religion and culture 2. Immigration in the UK and diverse communities 3. Body image – girls focus 4. Body image, media and eating disorders 5. How can we deal with peer pressure 6. Sexual harassment and the law 7.-8. Misogyny 9. Domestic violence and abusive relationships 10. Pornography brains 11. How does child sexual exploitation happen 12. Who are the LGBT community? |
PSHE – Living in the wider world (16 lessons) 1. Importance of communities 2. Workplace skills 3. Enterprising qualities and personality work skills 4. Enterprising qualities and personality work skills 5.Employability – applying and preparing 6. Self-discipline to achieve 7. Work skills – what can we learn from entrepreneurs 8. Our rights as consumers 9. How can I avoid debt 10. Navigating financial institutions 11. How does the law treat young offenders 12. How does knife crime impact on our lives 13. Human Rights abuses – genocide and trafficking 14. Human Rights – charity focus UNICEF 15. Sustainability for all 16. Assessment |
PSHE – Living in the wider world continued |
Citizenship (7 lessons) 1. Reasons for crime 2. Civil and criminal law 3-4. Refugees, immigration and asylum 5. Religious tolerance 6. Volunteering in the community 7. Assessment |
Key Stage 4 Overview
All students will build upon work studied in previous years going into greater depth and more mature subjects as they get older e.g. sex and sexual health.
Year 10
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PSHE – Health and wellbeing (16 lessons) 1. Managing time effectively 2. Study skills 3. Screen time – how much is too much? 4. Social media and self esteem 5. Managing social media 6. Managing grief and bereavement 7. Why do people take their own lives? 8. Homelessness 9. Tattoos and piercings 10. How harmful is binge drinking? 11. Nitrous oxide 12.-13. Cancer and self-examinations 14. Hate crime 15. Living sustainably 16. Assessment |
PSHE – Health and wellbeing (continued) |
PSHE – Relationships and sex education (12 lessons) 1. Community cohesion 2. Forced and arranged marriages 3. Relationships with role models 4. Parenting 6. Same sex relationships 7. Gaslighting and emotional abuse 8. Revenge porn 9. Deep fakes and malicious AI 10. Sexism and gender prejudice 11. Harassment and stalking 12 Assessment |
PSHE – Living in the wider world (11 lessons) 1. Rights and responsibilities in the workplace 2. The right career for me 3. What are employers looking for in CVs? 4. Preparing for work experience 5. Money laundering 6. Anti-social behaviour 7. Crime, gangs and county lines 8. How does the criminal justice system work? 9. Fake news and critical thinking 10. Overt and covert racism 11. Assessment |
PSHE – Living in the wider world continued |
Religious Education – Religion and Human Rights (6 lessons) 1. Religion and animal rights 2. Religion and freedom of expression 3. Religion and community 4. Religion and gender 5. Religion and social justice 6. Assessment
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Year 11
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Health and wellbeing (10 lessons) 1. Importance of sleep 2. Obesity and body positivity 3-4. Sugar and processed food 5. Neurodiversity 6. Fertility and reproductive health 7. First Aid and CPR 8. Why do we take risks? 9. Gambling and online gaming 10. Assessment
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Health and wellbeing continued |
Relationships and sex education (8 lessons) 1. Happiness and positivity 2. Types of relationship 3. Online dating 4. Consent, rape and sexual abuse 5. Parenting costs and consideration 6. Relationship break ups 7. Bullying and body shaming 8. Assessment |
Living in the wider world (10 lessons) 1. GCSE revision and study skills 2. How do we prepare for job interviews? 3. Job interviews 4. Independent living 5. Online privacy and data protection 6. Internet safety and the dark web 7. Cybercrime and online fraud 8-9. Extremism and radicalisation 10. Assessment
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Living in the wider world continued |
Religious Education - Is religion dangerous? (8 lessons) 1. Dangers of religion 2. Does religion lead to terrorism? 3. Conflict resolution 4. War 5. Causes of extremism 6. Assessment 7-8. What would the world be like without religion? |
*Year 11 may be following revision programme
Religious Studies GCSE Eduqas Route A
We offer a GCSE in Religious Studies, following Eduqas Route A. The specification can be found here: https://www.eduqas.co.uk/media/wpojjvm0/eduqas-gcse-rs-spec-full-from-2016-e-14-05-2020.pdf
Students who opt to take the Religious Studies GCSE will study this alongside the SMC topics above.
Students will sit three exams at the end of Year 11.
Year 10
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Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World Theme 1: Issues of Relationships
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Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World Theme 1: Issues of Relationships continued Theme 2: Issues of Life and Death |
Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World Theme 2: Issues of Life and Death continued |
Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World Theme 3: Issues of Good and Evil
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Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World Theme 3: Issues of Good and Evil Theme 4: Issues of Human Rights |
Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World Theme 4: Issues of Human Rights continued |
Year 11
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Component 2: Study of Christianity |
Component 2: Study of Christianity continued |
Component 3: Study of a World Faith - Islam |
Component 3: Study of a World Faith - Islam continued |
Exam practice and revision |
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Additional Curriculum Information
Most Able
The SMC team will provide the environment and opportunities in order to challenge students and promote academic achievement. In addition to supporting any whole school initiative aimed at raising student achievement, the faculty will continue to employ thinking skills and develop exam techniques.
More able students are given a range of opportunities to reach their full potential through challenging activities. Skills may include learning extensive vocabulary, statistical manipulation, high-order graphical interpretation and discussing explanations. Students express opinions and consider the wide range of viewpoints and reasons behind them. By studying a wide range of relevant topics, breadth and depth of knowledge are enhanced.
Students are given opportunities to analyse and synthesise information as well as review the validity of resources. In SMC, open-ended research allows pupils to select, organise and deploy a wide range of relevant information. By understanding their own learning, students are given the opportunity to build on their strengths and apply knowledge/understanding.
SEND
The SMC Department will seek to provide all students with access to SMC topics at a level which is relevant to their individual needs. By identifying the needs of the individuals, it is possible to tailor activities, provide special support and appropriate learning.
Teachers of SMC will liaise with appropriate staff (SENCO, HOY, classroom support assistants) in order to provide the best support for individuals; provide differentiated work according to ability and need; provide writing scaffolds and access to intervention sessions.
Assessment – Impact
Students will complete end of unit assessments at both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. For PSHE topics these will be differentiated according to ability sets – upper sets will complete secure tests; middle sets will complete developing tests and lower sets will complete beginning tests. At the end of RE topics, students will complete an assessment. These tests will be marked and a class average will be ascertained and shared with students. Students will be told what they did well in their assessment; what they could do better and will be given a progress question to complete. Students will also give feedback about which lesson/lessons they liked/disliked and will be able to comment about how their teacher could improve their learning. Student data will then be shared with parents/carers when there is a reporting period. Students will be given a key word spelling sheet and an overview of the topics that will be included in each assessment. They will be expected to complete a spelling test of key words as well as an end of unit test.
Homework
Students will be given homework during some topics. This could take the form of research, presentations etc. Students will be given key word spellings to revise at the end of every topic. Teachers will give BRIGHT points accordingly. Students will be given an overview of the topics that will be included in each assessment and will be expected to revise these in preparation for their end of unit test.
Beyond the curriculum
We have organised various out of school trips over the past few years – we have been to Auschwitz-Birkenau, completed visits to a Bradford Mosque and Gurdwara and recently visited St Paul’s Church, Jarrow (May 2023). We promote career links during various topics that we study, especially during careers lessons; planning for the future and business and enterprise. We hope to organise more meaningful encounters in the future.
Literacy & Subject Specific Vocabulary
Students are encouraged to read in class. In some classrooms subject specific word walls are on display and updated regularly to fit into the topics that we are studying. Key word spellings are shared with students at the end of every topic and students complete a spelling test at the end of the unit.
Unit 2: 20th Century Depth Studies
Section A The Roaring 20s: USA 1919-1929
Section B Depression and the New Deal: The USA, 1929-1941
Section C War in Vietnam, 1964-1975
