Overview

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Learning for Life and Work is a compulsory subject at GCSE level and comprises of three main components:
 

• Personal Development

• Employability

• Local and Global Citizenship
   

Within the Learning for Life and Work Department we aim to:
 

• Develop skills of independent thinking and informed decision-making.

• Develop personal, interpersonal, literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.

• Develop an understanding of different values and attitudes for working in today’s society.

• Develop skills and knowledge for lifelong learning.
   

Modules

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The course consists of 5 units in total:

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1. Personal Development

2. Employability

3. Local and Global Citizenship

4. Two pieces of Controlled Assessment
    

Within Personal Development we focus on:
 

• Maximising and Sustaining Health and Well-Being

• Concept of Self

• Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships

• Recognising, Assessing and Managing Risk

• Understanding the Roles and Responsibilities of Parenting

• Developing Competence as Discerning Consumers
   

Within Employability we focus on:

• The Impact of Globalisation on Employment

• Recruitment and Selection Practices for Employment

• Rights and Responsibilities of Employers and Employees

• Issues of Self-Employment and Sources of Support
   

Within Local and Global Citizenship we focus on:
 

• Diversity and Inclusion in Northern Ireland and the Wider World

• Rights and Responsibilities Regarding Local, National and Global Issues

• The Role of Society and Government in Safeguarding Human Rights

• Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

• Key Democratic Institutions and their Role in Promoting Inclusions, Justice and Democracy
   

Assessment 
 

Three external written assessed papers based on the above three modules worth 40%.

Two pieces of Controlled Assessment worth 60%.

All candidates have the opportunity of achieving between an A* - G grade at GCSE level.