INTEGRATED STUDIES
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Learning in a social context
This programme delivers a ‘stepping stone’ into the high school environment. Social skills are integrated with thematically planned course work and taught using co operative learningstructures.
Combined English/Social Studies and Maths/Science teaching allows the student and teacher to develop a stronger relationship. Teaching the same students for more hours each week allows staff to identify strengths for development and extension, and also areas of weakness in literacy and numeracy.
Lessons are linked thematically (Integrated Learning) across the Year 9 and Year 10 curricula. This enables students to make links between what’s learnt in the various subjects and see the larger picture.
SOCIAL SKILLS
The ‘social skills’ programme builds students’ ability to work with other people. A structured approach means that all students have the opportunity to learn these skills.
The skills are meta-cognitively built into lessons so that they are repeated and reinforced by each subject teacher. Each fortnight the classes focus on a new skill. Skill development is recognised during the weekly assembly.
Teachers
| Laura Unuia | HOD Integrated Studies, English, Social Studies |
| Susan Larkins | Science |
| Sheena Anglesey | Science |
| Peter Williamson | Mathematics and Science |
| Diane Warrington | English and Social Studies |
| Anne Hubbard | Science and Mathematics |
| Julie Grondin | Mathematics |
| Jason Tierney | English |
| Kareen Kennedy | Social Studies |
| Amanda Gibbs | Science |
| James Hurring | Mathematics |
| Phillipa Plewinski | Mathematics and English |
| Leonora Hoke | Science |
| Kirsten Edie | English |
| Stephen Gibson | Social Studies |
| Jill Skinner | Mathematics |
| Hayley Hopwood | Social Studies |
| David Elkin | Maths |