THS Social Subjects Faculty

In August, our Advanced Higher Historians took a trip to the Mitchell Library in Glasgow for an academic writing workshop. The skills learned will aid them with their studies, particularly when writing their dissertation for the course.

S6 pupils Kaitlyn and Jessica submitted excellent essays on why we should remember the Holocaust to be selected for the Lessons From Auschwitz project ran by the Holocaust Educational Trust. 

Well done girls!

Senior Phase Historians and Higher RMPS students experienced history first hand when holocaust survivor, Tomi Komoly, who was a child in Hungary during the Holocaust, delivered a moving talk on his experiences before taking questions.

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Higher Modern Studies pupils participated in the Fraser of Allander Institute General Election webinar with special guest Professor Sir John Curtice. They heard latest analysis on general election announcements and Professor Sir John Curtice reflected on what the latest polls are telling us about the result. #THSSocialSubjects

As part of our ongoing support for young people during the SQA exam diet, Social Subjects are offering Immersion Days prior to the exam. The Immersion Days may take the format of the following:
• Targeted Revision of course
• Exam Technique
• Past Paper Practice

Geography – 22nd April

Modern Studies – 29th April

History N5 – 17th May (p1-4)

History Higher – 20th May (p6-7)

S2 Modern Studies pupils participated in an online talk with Glasgow-based charity Refuweegee. The charity aims to help support asylum seekers who come to Glasgow and the surrounding areas.

Pupils were given an insight into the numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland, why they come here and what the charity does to help. Pupils then received a virtual tour of the offices whereby they got to see the classrooms and other spaces available to refugees and asylum seekers.

S5/6 Higher Modern Studies pupils, alongside members of the Rights Respecting Club and Politics Club, participated in a Q&A session with local MP Marion Fellows, representative for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.

Marion explained what a typical day in Parliament looks like for her, as well as answering questions on the most challenging parts of her job, whether the House of Lords should be reformed/abolished and whether Scottish Independence is still on the political agenda. She also shared her thoughts on the local issue of the new roads connecting the Ravenscraig area.

S3 Historians recently took part in a trip to New Lanark. They enjoyed a tour of the grounds, Annie McLeod experience, spent time in Robert Owen school building and houses and participated in a slavery workshop. It was a packed day and a great time was had by all!

S3 Modern Studies pupils took part in a Police Scotland Cyber Crime seminar. This session outlined what Cyber Crime prevention is and discussed what areas they focus on such as email phishing, organised crime and hacking. The Cyber Crime representative explored two-factor-authorisation, shared iCloud hubs and sharing personal information on social media. The seminar stressed how easy personal details and images can be used against an individual through blackmail and fraud. At the end of the session, we had a Q&A session with Campus Cop PC Sarah about assessments before entering the police such as fitness, numeracy and language.