St Brigid's High School Armagh

Learning for Life and Work

 GCSE Learning for Life & Work

The study of this course will help young people to develop as contributors to society, the economy and the environment.  As a basis for further study there are strong links with courses in: - Government and Politics, Home Economics, Health and Social Care and Travel and Tourism.  It also provides a useful foundation for young people entering training programmes such as NVQs.

Students study 3 modules: -

Module 1 - Personal, Health and Social Education covers health and drugs education, relationships and sexuality and financial responsibility.

Module 2 - Local & Global Citizenship covers diversity and inclusion, equality and social justice and democracy in action.

Module 3 - Learning for Work covers work in the local and global economy, personal career planning, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

To achieve success in this GCSE students must complete the following: -

PHSE examination - 15%

Learning for Work examination - 15%

Local & Global Citizenship examination - 15%

Presentation Activity - 15%

Discussion Activity - 15%

Action Based Project - 35%

Total 100%