Broxburn Academy Social Subjects

Welcome to the Social Subjects Department at Broxburn Academy 📚🌎 🗳 Follow us for departmental updates!

[RRS Broxburn Academy @RRSBroxburn]

Welcome to Broxburn Academy’s RRS twitter page! We will be tweeting about all the exciting things we are getting up to in our classes and in our local community! ☺️ @peterreid1956 @WL_UNCRC #UNICEF

[Mr Higgins @MrHigginsMods]

🎢 A hugely successful day at @altontowers as part of @broxburnacademy positive rewards trip and activities day.

Now we have two buses full of VERY tired pupils and even more tired teachers 🤣

[Broxburn Academy Modern Studies @BroxburnMods]

📢SQA EXAMS: Some important dates for pupils to remember!

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

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[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

📢SQA EXAMS 2022: The SQA have announced the dates for exams next year.

🌎Geography - Wed 27th April
🗳️Modern Studies - Thurs 5th May
⏲️History - Friday 20th May

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

Over the past year we have managed to raise £101.25 for Project Magale. This money will go a long way to helping Ruth in Uganda who we sponsor to ensure that she gets the education she deserves in her hopes of becoming a Doctor. Huge thanks to everyone at @broxburnacademy ✨

[Mr Higgins @MrHigginsMods]

For the past two weeks S2 have been looking at the nuclear weapon debate, and this week they pulled together their knowledge to participate in silent debates. They responded and questioned the views of others, and really came to an informed view on the issue ✨ 👏🏻

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

This is one for National 5 Modern Studies. Representation of Women and ethnic minorities! 👇🏾

Be sure to tune in 📺

[BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews]

"Holyrood should be a mirror - it's not."

The women of colour hoping to change the Scottish Parliament's 22-year-history.

Breaking the Mould is on BBC One Scotland at 22:45 on Monday and afterwards on the iPlayer ➡️ https://t.co/AR918BqEwN

#Holyroodwomen

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

Their work includes posters, timelines, and generating conversations based on what they had learned.

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

This week S1 were looking at LGBT+ Inequality as part of their 'Inequality' unit and LGBT History Month. They had several tasks to showcase their learning and have produced fantastic work! 🏳️‍🌈#LGBTHM21

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

Last week S1 pupils were asked to create a storyboard that mapped out the life of a person who experiences inequality. Pupils drew on the different causes of inequality they learned about to create diverse stories that illustrate the complex nature of inequality!🏫

[Nicola Sturgeon @NicolaSturgeon]

The teams delivering Scotland’s Covid vaccination programme are doing fantastic work. My thanks to all of them.

[Mr Higgins @MrHigginsMods]

At the end of our live lesson, I asked S1 what they would do to tackle inequality, and it was great to see their responses on making people feel safe, included and increasing rights for LGBTQ+ people. Extremely fitting during LGBT History month #LGBTHM21

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

Last week in Modern Studies, S3 pupils were tasked with creating an infographic to highlight one of the causes of the refugee crisis. Some excellent examples below, focusing on war, political instability, and sexual orientation! #edutwitter

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

@JackieBonar @broxburnacademy You may recognise one in particular🤣

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

Last week S2 were looking at drug cartels in Mexico and their leaders. These are some of the fantastic 'Wanted Posters' they created based on what they learned 👮

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

🏳️‍🌈 Day 3: Check out this resource produced by National Galleries! #LGBTHM21

[LGBT History Month Scotland @LGBTHistoryScot]

The National Galleries are curating some great content for #LGBTHistoryMonth. Follow them for more throughout February. 👇

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

There is a movie about the work of Ashton and LGSM aptly titled 'Pride'. A must watch for those interested in the struggle for LGBT equality during a period where attitudes were vastly different from those that prevail today #LGBTHM21

[Broxburn Academy Social Subjects @BroxburnSocial]

Day 2: Today we focus on Mark Ashton. He co-founded the group LGSM who supported & campaigned for Miners during the strikes in the 80s. The work of Ashton & the group led to the Labour Party supporting LGBT rights. #LGBTHM21