Humanities with a Rural Dimension
FCC is into its second phase of specialist status- it has given our students the 
opportunity to take part in a wide range of enrichment activities which support and enhance the ethos of our humanities curriculum, as well as utilising the high quality resources that specialism has provided. This has enriched our humanities ethos by making students aware that humanities is all about the world around us, and our role within in.
At FCC we have had the opportunity to visit places of worship such as a Sikh Gurdwara, a Hindu Temple and a Mosque. This enables students to understand the role religion plays in the lives of religious people and the roles they play in their local community.
Our students also visit the Lake District to complete research for their geography controlled assessment. This is really important as it gives students the opportunities to develop real life geographical skills of data collection.
We have also visited Housesteads Roman Fort with year 8 students to learn about what Roman life was like.
It is important for students to be able to have the opportunities for learning outside the classroom as these are the experiences we remember forever.
We also run a programme of collapsed days where each year group has the opportunity to learn about different cultures such as China day or investigate moral issues such as fair trade. This enables our students to work with members of our local community, real life actors and outside agencies.
Our students have the opportunity to follow GCSE Religious Studies, History and Geography. Our year 7s follow a curriculum in humanities which is based around developing skills of resourcefulness, resilience, reciprocity and reflectiveness.
Federation Community Gardens
The Community Gardeners have been very busy lately enhancing both their education and the community.
At Christmas they used sustainable resources from the College woods, acorns, holly and laurel leaves were used to make Christmas wreathes for the public, family members and staff. The gardeners have also been out and about in Sacriston planting spring bulbs donated by the Parish Council.
They have planted daffodils and crocuses in various locations 
in and around Sacriston with the aim of promoting links with the community and making their own village brighter.
The gardeners also went to Sacriston infant’s school and helped the students there establish flowers and vegetables in the school grounds.
