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Humanities Faculty

In this section, the Humanities department provides an overview of the KS3 and KS4 curriculum and resources to aid revision and support progress.

Department Contacts

Staff Role Email
Mr S Titchmarsh Head of Humanities STitchmarsh@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Mrs J Maraschin Assistant Curriculum Principal and Teacher of History JMaraschin@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Ms I Robinson Head of Business Studies and Child Care IRobinson@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Mr Michael Wiles Head of History and Teacher of Religious Education MWiles@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Miss R O'Dell Head of PSHE, Teacher of Geography and Citizenship RODell@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Mr M Dobbing Senior Vice Principal and Teacher of Geography MDobbing@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Dr P Turner Lead Practitioner of Geography PTurner@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Ms K Bowen Teacher of History KBowen@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Mr H Edwards Teacher of History HEdwards@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Miss L Buckley Teacher of Geography LBuckley@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Mrs C Mapletoft Teacher of History CMapletoft@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Miss R Stebbings Teacher of History RStebbings@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Miss J Keating Teacher of Religious Education JKeating@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Mrs P Kenneally-Forrester Teacher of Citizenship and PSHE PKenneallyForrester@thomasclarksonacademy.org
Assessment

Every term, all students complete a minimum of two pieces of work which are marked in detail with teachers explicitly explaining to students their strengths and areas of improvement. One of these pieces of work will be a common assessment. This means that all students complete the same task within the same week of school in quiet working conditions so that we can monitor what they are able to do independently and we use this data to inform our progress reports.

Homework

Homework for all year groups is set on ‘Show My Homework’ and is designed to support and develop the learning that is taking place in our classrooms in relation to our Schemes of Learning and to support literacy.  KS3 homework is set on a bi-weekly basis and should take 30 minutes to complete. KS4 and KS5 homework is set on a weekly basis and should take approximately 60 minutes.

Humanities Curriculum

We work very hard to ensure that all members of our students acquire the knowledge and skills required for a successful and fulfilling future. Our curriculum is designed to help students to develop confidence in themselves and their abilities, to feel valued and value others and to appreciate the world at large.

Please see our subject curriculum pages for further details.