CfE Social Studies: Exploring People and the Past

Summary:
CfE Social Studies offers a range of titles designed to support innovative and active learning across the three subject areas of history, geography and modern studies, all directly related to the experiences and outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence.

Student-friendly full colour textbooks at Level 3 make learning a journey that encourages thinking skills and embraces the philosophy of Assessment is for Learning, whilst establishing strong links to other subject areas and to the cross-cutting themes of Literacy, Numeracy and Health & Wellbeing. Enquiry Skills are embedded throughout, and each book provides a springboard to learning for student and teacher alike.

• The only new and complete resource with printed and interactive online support - giving teachers and students bespoke, quality content.
• Supports collaborative and active learning across Geography, History and Modern Studies.
• Matches all capacities of CfE with activities mapped to Experiences and Outcomes - enabling teachers to select content appropriate to students' needs.
• Encourages thinking and enquiry skills as well as promoting exploration of people and the past to gain a deeper understanding of history and heritage.

Table of Contents:
Why should I explore the past?
Exploring ancient settlements
The birth of democracy
Migrations and invasions
Religion, conflict and crisis
What unites and divides nations?
New ideas and new horizons
Early modern Britain
The power of thinking
Thematic approach: Life at the GooglePlex
Curriculum for Excellence mapping grid

About the Author(s):
Ed Offer teaches History at Dunbar Grammar School.
Ollie Bray is Depute Head of Musselburgh Grammar and is currently seconded as National Adviser for Learning and Technology Futures.

Readership:
Students and teachers