School Matters
Welcome to School Matters, a collection of teaching resources designed to be used in conjunction with articles on the website, Beauty Matters.
Beauty Matters provides valuable sources of information for a range of classroom activities and project work from secondary level through to post-16 education. Units of work are provided as resources for cross-curricular planning and links to individual subject areas are indicated. These resources can also be used to address many of the non-statutory and statutory National Curriculum guidelines for the teaching of PSHE and Citizenship at Key Stages 3 and 4.
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Featured Resources The Significance of the Media in Issues of Beauty Culture: What makes a news story in beauty culture? How does the media promote beauty standards? How does the media contribute to the creation of celebrities? Should celebrities in beauty culture have a right to privacy? |
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News and Information Beauty Matters: read related articles about the culture of beauty. Coming soon ... Beauty, body art and associated health risks: What procedures are involved in body alteration? What are the health risks of tattoos, piercings and cosmetic surgery? Why are young people attracted to these forms of body art? Links to external sites. |
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Archives The Body as Image: What is image? How has the body been used as an image in different times and cultures? How is the body used as an image in contemporary art and photography? (February 2004) Beauty in Contemporary Global Cultures: In these activities, students develop their understanding of the economic, social and political forces which shape all of our lives through a study of beauty in contemporary global cultures. They develop knowledge of the world as a global community, and the political, economic and social implications of this. (January 2004) The Science and Politics of Cosmetic Surgery: What is cosmetic surgery? What views do different people have about cosmetic surgery, and why? What are the key scientific aspects of issues concerning cosmetic surgery? How does the media cover issues and problems of cosmetic surgery, and what effect does this have on our understanding and opinion of them? (December 2003) How to Write a List of References: This guide is a quick reference to citing material from different sources, including the Internet, in a reference list. The American Psychological Association publication format is used. (November 2003) |
