Learning for Life Department

Departmental Staff

Mrs A Breen- Head of Department

Other staff

KS3 – Mrs A Mc Court, Ms. N Grew, Mr J White. Mrs M Mc Kenna, Mr S Monan, Mr F Quinn, Mr G O’ Hagan.

 

Life Skills

Learning for Life is central in helping young people develop the fundamental skills, knowledge, qualities and dispositions that are pre-requisites for life and work. This area of learning contains the contributory strands of: Home Economics, Personal Development, and Citizenship

Year 8 – Home Economics
Home Economics

·         Introduction to Home Economics

·         Hygiene in the kitchen

·         Safety in the kitchen

·         Washing up routine

·         The cooker – label parts

·         The uses of a range of equipment used in school and in the home.         

 

Healthy Eating 

·         Why we eat food

·         Nutrients and their function

·         Five food groups on the balanced plate

·         Portions of foods we are recommended to eat.

·         Healthy Eating guidelines

 

Personal Development

·         Feelings and Emotions

·         Managing Influences and Making decision

·         Self-concept

·         Managing Change

·         E- Safety

 

Citizenship        

·         Diversity around me

·         Human rights and social responsibility

 

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Year 9 – Life Skills
 Home Economics

·         Food Hygiene and Safety

·         Healthy Eating

·         Eat most foods – cereals, bread

·         Start the Day the Healthy Way

·         Nutrition

·         Fruit and Vegetable.

·         Vitamin C

·         Healthy Eating

·         Eat moderately foods, milk, eggs, meat, fish, cheese

 

Personal Development

·         Feelings and Emotions

·         Managing Influences and Making decision

·         Self-concept

·         Managing Change

·         E- Safety

 

Citizenship

·         Understanding Exclusion

·         Diversity and Inclusion

·         Towards equality

·         Democracy

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Year 10 – Life Skills in Action
 Home Economics

·         Healthy Eating

·         Identify how to make healthy adjustments to the diet

·         Disorders relating to poor eating habits.

·         Nutrition

·         The five nutrients – macro and micro

·         Functions and sources of protein

·         Energy foods – Carbohydrate and fat – functions and sources

·         Vitamins –different vitamins functions, sources and deficiencies

·         Minerals–different vitamins functions, sources and deficiencies

 

Personal Development

 ·         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

·         E- Safety

 

Citizenship

 ·         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-government organisations

·         Key democratic institutions and their role in promoting inclusion, justice and democracy.