Meeting the Health Needs of Local People

This project will develop an understanding of the reasons for Scotland's poor health record and what can be done to combat this. Learners will look at regeneration projects for a local context and then link this to their school experiences. They will carry out research as a group and campaign for ideas, which can be implemented within the school. The winning group will form a committee and take responsibility for this project within the school. This will be suitable for any age group - Primary or Secondary (There is scope for linked project - lower ages may just need to adjust content at start of project).

Broad Outcomes of learning
• Subject knowledge gained and enhanced e.g. how to develop skills employers are looking for and how can we improve our health
• Enterprising skills improved by developing creativity, confidence, positive attitude; increasing motivation to learning; taking responsibility and making decisions; consideration of others through group work and discussion; raising achievement and fostering ambition
• Developed employability skills: communication, planning, organisation, time management, researching, co-operating, contributing, sourcing, negotiating, analysing, reporting, presenting, marketing
• Confidence of working independently from teacher-led lessons demonstrated by setting own targets, carrying out research, negotiating resources and managing time as a group
• Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making decisions about assessment, roles within the group, timescales for activities, important areas of research
• Learners have developed 4 capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
• Supports CfE Social Studies

This project will develop an understanding of the reasons for Scotland's poor health record and what can be done to combat this. Learners will look at regeneration projects for a local context and then link this to their school experiences. They will carry out research as a group and campaign for ideas, which can be implemented within the school. The winning group will form a committee and take responsibility for this project within the school. This will be suitable for any age group - Primary or Secondary (There is scope for linked project - lower ages may just need to adjust content at start of project).

Broad Outcomes of learning

  • Subject knowledge gained and enhanced e.g. how to develop skills employers are looking for and how can we improve our health
  • Enterprising skills improved by developing creativity, confidence, positive attitude; increasing motivation to learning; taking responsibility and making decisions; consideration of others through group work and discussion; raising achievement and fostering ambition
  • Developed employability skills: communication, planning, organisation, time management, researching, co-operating, contributing, sourcing, negotiating, analysing, reporting, presenting, marketing
  • Confidence of working independently from teacher-led lessons demonstrated by setting own targets, carrying out research, negotiating resources and managing time as a group
  • Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making decisions about assessment, roles within the group, timescales for activities, important areas of research
  • Learners have developed 4 capacities of CfE

Relevance to curriculum

  • Supports CfE Social Studies

 

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