CORE PROGRAMME• Key skills• Working with an employer (WRE)• Team enterprise activity (WRE)• Individual investigation• Wales, Europe and the World• Language module• PSE• Community participation

GCSEs

OPTIONS

AS/A LevelsBTEC

NVQs

MENTORING

TUTORIAL SUPPORT

GUIDAN

CE

INTRODUCTION TO THE WELSH BACCALAUREATE AT WHITCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL

What level WBQ diploma will you be aiming for?

What levels are you aiming for in your Key skills Qualifications?Communication:

ICT:

Application of Number:

WWO:

Problem Solving:

IPOL: How many GCSE’s are you aiming to achieve at each level?

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1. Social issuesThis Element provides opportunities for you to consider a range of social issues affecting people in Wales, the UK, Europe and the world.

2. Economic and technological issuesThis Element provides opportunities for you to consider how rapid economic and technological change is affecting the lives of people in Wales, the UK, Europe and the world.

3. PoliticsThis Element provides opportunities for you to engage in debate about political issues and to recognise how political decisions can affect people.4. Cultural issuesThis Element provides opportunities for you to engage in creative and/or sporting issues and activities.

Italy?

UK?

Saudi Arabia?

Russia?

Ethiopia?

Germany?

Egypt? Kenya

?

Spain?

Japan? USA?

India?

Canada?

France?

China? Brazil

?

South Africa? Thailand

?

Jamaica?

Wales

You will be placed in a group of four people

Each group is in competition with the other group.

You work together as a group. Do not let the other groups hear what you say or write.

Step 1

Step 2 Your teacher will

provide you with a key word card and five sheets of paper.

Write one key word on each of the strips of paper.

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Tree Green Rainfall Equator Brazil Wood

Taboo Words

Key word

Step 3In your group you must

then think of 6 taboo words to write under the key words.

The object of the game is to try and stop the other team from guessing the key words.

Work as a team, complete a one key word sheet, together one at a time.

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Tree Green Rainfall Equator Brazil Wood

Taboo Words

Key word

Step 4The sheets are

completed. The other teams must now guess the key word on each sheet.

They can not use any of the taboo words. The harder you think the easier the win!

RulesWhen trying to guess the Key word. You must not use rhyming words or phrases like “it sounds like”.

The judge has the final say.You must not use any taboo words or the key words.

Step 5 playing One member of your team

will now act as judge. The judge carefully takes

the slips to another team. One member of the other

team will see the slips ( key words and taboo words) The describer then tries to describe the key words to the members of the group.

The judge keeps score. Group B get a point if the guess correctly. The judge and group A if they are unable to guess the key word.

Guessing Pupils group B

DescriberGroup B

FranceItalySpainGermanyIreland

PolandGreeceRussiaTurkeyIceland

SwitzerlandDenmarkAustriaNetherlandsBelgiumCzech RepublicUkraineHungaryLatviaSlovakia

SwedenPortugalUKNorwayFinland

LithuaniaRomaniaEstoniaLuxembourgCroatia

MonacoBosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegroMoldovaLichtenstein

CyprusAlbaniaMacedoniaAndorraMalta

BelarusVatican CitySerbiaBulgariaSlovenia

San MarinoKosovo

Pos Country Population

1 Russia 141,950,000

2 Germany 82,210,000

3 Turkey 71,517,100

4 France 65,073,482

5 United Kingdom

61,113,205

6 Italy 59,337,888

7 Spain 46,661,950

8 Ukraine 46,398,114

9 Poland 38,115,967

10 Romania 22,329,977

Russia

Germany

Turkey

France

UK

Italy

Spain

Ukraine

Poland

Romania

India has a higher death rate than the

UK

False – India’s

death rate is 6.4, the

UK’s is 10.05

How many African countries have a

population greater than the uk?

3: Nigeria, Ethiopia &

Egypt

China has a declining

population

False - Birth Rate – 13.71, Death

Rate – 7.03, Population Growth

Rate – 0.629% per year

No country in south

America has a Death Rate higher than

the uk

True

The lowest death rates are in the

middle east

True

Italy has a declining

population

True - Birth Rate – 8.36, Death Rate – 10.61, Decline in Population – 0.019% per year

The uk has an increasing population

russia has an increasing population

Japan has a declining

population

Average life expectancy at birth is lower

in Kuwait than it is in

the uk

How many African countries have a

population density greater than the

UK?

Every south American

country has a density of population

greater than the uk

True - Birth Rate – 10.65, Death Rate – 10.05, Population Growth Rate – 0.276% per year

False – Russia has the second highest decrease in population at 0.474% per year after Ukraine at 0.651% per year.

True – Birth Rate – 7.87, Death Rate – 9.26Population declining at 0.139% per year.

True – Kuwait – 77.53, UK 78.85, very close though.

1 – Rwanda: 319 people per sq km, UK: 244 people per square km,

False – No South American country does, average population density for S.America is 20 people per square km.

England has a population density more

than twice that of China

Australia and Canada have

population densities in the range (People

per km)

England is more densely

populated than Japan

Below 3.5True – China 136 people per square km, England 354 people per square km.

True – Japan 341 people per square km, England 354 people per square km.

AUSTRIA

PARAGUAY

BRAZIL

UGANDA

CUBA

HONDURAS

18

x 5

90

MOZAMBIQUE

GERMANY

Italy - MEDC

UK - MEDC

Russia - MEDC

Ethiopia - LEDC

Egypt - LEDC

Kenya - LEDC

Spain -MEDC

Japan - MEDC

USA - MEDC

India - LEDC Canada - MEDC

France - MEDC

China - LEDC

Brazil - LEDC South Africa -

LEDCThailand LEDC

Australia - MEDC

Argentina - LEDC

Mexico - LEDC

Jamaica - LEDC