This idea starts with a history of residential changes over the
last 100-150 years in Glasgow looking at past and present: what
makes a community work? Consideration will be given to: inner
city tenements in the Gorbals; the GEAR and Govan Initiatives;
suburban schemes such as Castlemilk; more middle class estates;
today's modern apartments of New Gorbals and the Clyde waterfront
developments. Discussion of what constitutes a community's
needs and what people really want in their community - appropriate
housing, employment opportunities, and local amenities such as
shops, healthcare & leisure facilities for all
ages. Learners in teams will plan their own 'ideal'
housing development. This will be supported by a survey of
their own community making suggestions for improvement. The
pupils will deliver their findings to local community planning
staff for feedback.
Broad Outcomes of learning
• Subject knowledge gained and enhanced e.g. background history and
future needs of communities, ICT skills
• Enterprising skills improved by developing creativity,
confidence, self awareness, positive attitude; increasing
motivation to learning; consideration of others through group work
and discussion
• Developed employability skills: planning, organisation, time
management, researching, co-operating, contributing, analysing,
reporting, presenting, marketing
• Pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning
through making decisions independently.
• Pupils have developed enterprising skills identified as 4
capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
• Supports CfE Social Studies