GCSE Learning for Life and Work for CCEA

Summary:
Enodrsed by CCEA, GCSE Learning for Life and Work for CCEA has been designed specifically for the CCEA Learning for Life and Work GCSE specification.

It gives students an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the course content and develops the skills they need through a variety of activities which engage the students with the text and visual sources. It has been written by practising heads of department who have been involved with the development of the specification and who, as a consequence, understand the needs of the learner studying this course.

The book is divided into the three main sections of Local and Global Citizenship, Personal Development and Employability and then into a series of chapters which:

- help students to focus on the main points they need to learn through highlighting the learning outcomes from the specification and structuring the content around these
- give students the opportunity to develop the skills they need through a variety of activity types
- encourage students to understand how what they are learning has relevance and significance today through a range of contemporary visual and written sources
- allow students to practice exam-style questions.

• It is written by experienced teachers, examiners and members of the specification writing team.
• Supports the requirements of the 2009 CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work specification.

• Contains a variety of activities and real life examples to help engage students.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Local and Global Citizenship
1 Diversity and inclusion in Northern Ireland and the wider world
2 Rights and responsibilities regarding local, national and global issues
3 The role of society and government in safeguarding human rights
4 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
5 Key democratic institutions and their role in promoting inclusion, justice and democracy
Personal Development
1 Maximising and sustaining health and well-being
2 Concept of self
3 Building and maintaining healthy relationships
4 Recognising, assessing and managing risk
5 Understanding the roles and responsibilities of parenting
6 Developing competence as discerning consumers
Employability
1 The impact of globalisation on employment
2 Recruitment and selection practices for employment
3 Rights and responsibilities of employers and employees
4 Issues of self-employment and sources of support
Glossary
Index

About the Author(s):
The authors are experienced teachers, examiners and members of the specification writing team.

Readership:
GCSE students