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art

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Baseline drawing assessment 

GCSE coursework: Twisting and Turning (Portfolio Unit 01, worth 60% of total GCSE) 

Theme 1: Nature 

We will look at a range of Art skills, including: pencil skills; image research; presentation skills; experimenting with different media 

Baseline assessment  

Mind map and mood board pages 

Media experimentation page 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

GCSE coursework: Twisting and Turning (Portfolio Unit 01, worth 60% of total GCSE) 

Theme 1: Nature 

We will look at a range of Art skills, including: a variety of printing techniques; artist research; responding to an artist 

  

Printing page 

Artist study page 

Folder review 

beliefs and ethics

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

 Christian Beliefs

  • Christianity – origins
  • The nature of God
  • God as omnipotent, loving and just
  • The Oneness of God and the Trinity
  • Different Christian beliefs about Creation
  • The incarnation of Jesus the Son of God
  • The crucifixion
  • The resurrection and ascension
  • Resurrection and life after death
  • The afterlife and judgement
  • Heaven and hell
  • Sin and Salvation
  • The role of Christ in salvation

 

Loving God and suffering question

 

Evidence for the resurrection question

 

End of topic exam questions

 

 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

 Christian Practices

  • Worship
  • Prayer
  • The sacraments: Baptism
  • The sacraments: Holy Communion
  • Celebrating Holy Communion
  • Pilgrimage
  • Celebrating festivals
  • The role of the Church in the local community – Food banks
  • The role of the Church in the local community – Street Pastors
  • The place of mission and evangelism
  • Church growth
  • The importance of the world wide Church
  • Christian persecution
  • The Church’s response to world poverty

 

 

 

Question on the role Holy Communion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question on evangelism

 

 

 

End of topic exam questions

 

Btec Tech Award Sport

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Learning Aim A – preparing for sport 

  • Provision – NGB’s, team, individual, outdoor, public, private and voluntary. 

  • Advantages and disadvantages of sports provision. 

  • Why participate in sport 

  • Awareness of target groups in sport and physical activity. 

  • Barriers to participation. 

Method of assessment 

Scenario practice. 

 

Revision resources 

Revision resources can be found on the TEAMs page for each individual teaching class in the files section. 

 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Learning Aim B 

  • Equipment and sport. 

  • Facilities in sport and physical activity 

  • Technology in sport (types and limitations) 

Method of assessment 

Scenario practice. 

Practice exam scenarios. 

BUSINESS

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Business GCSE   

Unit 1 : Edexcel Business GCSE  

  

Topic 1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship – students are introduced to the dynamic  

nature of business in relation to how and why business ideas come about. They also  

explore the impact of risk and reward on business activity and the role of  

entrepreneurship.  

The dynamic nature of  

  • Business  

  • Risk and reward  

  • The role of business enterprise  

  

Business BTEC  

Component 1 – Exploring Enterprises.   

  • Size and features of SMEs  

  • Sectors and business models in which enterprises operate  

  • Aims and activities of enterprises  

Skills and characteristics of entrepreneurs  

  • End of unit test. Up to 9 marks questions.  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Coursework internally assessed. Externally moderated  

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Business GCSE   

 

Unit 1 : Edexcel Business GCSE  

Topic 1.2 Spotting a business opportunity – students will explore how new and small 

businesses identify opportunities through understanding customer needs  

  • Customer needs  

  • Market research  

  • Market segmentation  

  • The competitive environment 

 

Business BTEC   
 
Component 1 – Exploring Enterprises. 

  • Market research methods 

  • Understanding customer needs 

  • Understanding competitor behaviour 

  • Suitability of market research methods  

End of unit test. Up to 9 marks questions.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Coursework internally assessed. Externally moderated 

Computer Science

Curriculum Information Term 1

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Systems Architecture  
How does a computer work?  
This unit will explore how a computer works and how all of the components that make up a computer work. ,  

Homework  
End of Topic Tests 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Data Representation 
This unit will look at how different types of data can be represented on a computer. 
 
How do those zero’s and one’s become pictures and music?   
 
This unit will help to explain this. 

Homework 
End of Topic Tests 

Drama

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Noughts and Crosses
(GCSE Play Text for written exam)
 Students will begin to explore

  • Playwright and context
  • Practical exploration of text, focusing on how each scene could be performed on stage
  • Developing understanding of key characters and key scenes
  • Making connections across the play text
  • Students will develop ability to design set, lighting, sound, props and costume for different effects and purposes
  • Understanding how context impacts design elements such costume, set design etc.

Mid Unit Assessment:
8 Mark Question –
As an actor, how would you perform a key line through your vocal and physical skills? 


End of Unit Assessment:
20 Mark question:
How would you perform a specific character in a key extract as well as the wider play?

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Exploring Theatre Practitioners
Practitioners explored: 
1. Brecht
2. Artaud
3. Stanislavski

  • To understand what a practitioner is
  • Exploring different techniques, styles and beliefs in theatre
  • Developing understanding of how different practitioners impacts the different use of vocal and physical skills

Mid Unit Assessment:

Short practical performance based around the style of theatre from one practitioner.


End of Unit Assessment:

Longer devised performance using the theatrical style of a different theatre practitioner

DT Electronic Products

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1
Students will be designing a boardgame for a specific target market. Students will build on their 2D Design skills from KS3 to customize their designs. Students will also create simple circuits and will use CAD modelling software.  

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Students will be designing a boardgame for a specific target market. Students will build on their 2D Design skills from KS3 to customize their designs. Students will also create simple circuits and will use CAD modelling software.

 

DT FOOD

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Theory content: Macronutrients -  Carbohydrates in Term 1   
For each of these students will learn: 
 

  • What foods we get them from 

  • Subcategories based on origin or structure 

  • The function of them in the body 

  • The chemical and physical functions of them in dishes 

  • The effects on the body of excess and deficiency in these nutrients and how this affects long term health 
     

Practical: we will be focused on basic knife skills using small vegetable knives. Basic cooking skills combining ingredients and creating a good quality outcome, whilst building confidence in more complex dishes. In term 2 students will make a range of bread products based on different kinds of raising agents.  
 

Food science: students will learn about Gelatinisation, Dextrinisation, Carmelisation and the development of Gluten as well as different kinds of raising agents.  
Cooking dates and recipes for the term will be uploaded to Go4Schools in week 1 of each term.  
It is important that all students bring a container with a locking lid big enough to take their dish home. 

  Students will be set homework every two weeks, this will be marked by the teacher and they will be given an opportunity to improve the work.  
 
Students will receive verbal feedback during practical lessons to help them develop their safe working practice. They do not have any formal assessment on their practical until later in the year as they are very much teacher led and the focus will be on encouragement and building independence.  
 
 
There will be an end of topic test in the last week of term which is graded. In terms 1 and 2 this will be short answer questions worth 1 & 2 marks. They will be building to longer GCSE questions as the year progresses.   

 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

  Theory content: Macronutrients -  Fats and Oils in Term 1   
Students will learn: 
 

  • What foods we get them from 

  • Subcategories based on origin or structure 

  • The function of them in the body 

  • The chemical and physical functions of them in dishes 

  • The effects on the body of excess and deficiency in these nutrients and how this affects long term health 
     

Practical: we will be focused on basic knife skills using small vegetable knives. Basic cooking skills combining ingredients and creating a good quality outcome, whilst building confidence in more complex dishes. In term 2 students will make a range of bread products based on different kinds of raising agents.  
 

Food science: students will learn about Gelatinisation, Dextrinisation, Carmelisation and the development of Gluten as well as different kinds of raising agents.  
Cooking dates and recipes for the term will be uploaded to Go4Schools in week 1 of each term.  
It is important that all students bring a container with a locking lid big enough to take their dish home. 

  

DT Product Design

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Students are designing and making a storage box, in the process of doing this they will be learning about the materials, types of wood joints, the properties of different timber and appropriate finishes.

They will consider size, types of joints, finishes and embellishment when creating their own unique design.

  

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Students are designing and making a storage box, in the process of doing this they will be learning about the materials, types of wood joints, the properties of different timber and appropriate finishes.

They will consider size, types of joints, finishes and embellishment when creating their own unique design.

 

DT Textiles

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Fashion Illustration & Sketchbook case project:  

Students will build up their drawing techniques and creativity by looking at using different media to draw clothing. There will be inspiration from artists and designers as well as observing trend books. Media such as pencil, pen, watercolour, paper / collage will be widely used to show colour, line, form / shape, tone, pattern, decoration, scale, and surface.

Students will also explore a range of surface decoration techniques to build up machine competence and awareness of textile techniques, such as patchwork / crazy patchwork, applique, embroidery techniques, fabric painting and some fabric manipulation. They will develop the samples created to show refinement and broaden their creative skillset.

By the end of the project students will create a sketchbook case / bag to depict their best fashion illustrative outcomes (using sublimation printing) and having a personalised style depicting their best / preferred decorative techniques.

Students will be given success criteria at the start of the project. Throughout they  will receive regular www and ebi feedback on samples and drawing/rendering techniques.

Midway through and at the end of the project students will receive detailed feedback against the success criteria so that they have a clear understanding of what their successes and areas for improvement are.

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Fashion Illustration & Sketchbook case project:  

Students will build up their drawing techniques and creativity by looking at using different media to draw clothing. There will be inspiration from artists and designers as well as observing trend books. Media such as pencil, pen, watercolour, paper / collage will be widely used to show colour, line, form / shape, tone, pattern, decoration, scale, and surface.

Students will also explore a range of surface decoration techniques to build up machine competence and awareness of textile techniques, such as patchwork / crazy patchwork, applique, embroidery techniques, fabric painting and some fabric manipulation. They will develop the samples created to show refinement and broaden their creative skillset.

By the end of the project students will create a sketchbook case / bag to depict their best fashion illustrative outcomes (using sublimation printing) and having a personalised style depicting their best / preferred decorative techniques.

Students will be given success criteria at the start of the project. Throughout they  will receive regular www and ebi feedback on samples and drawing/rendering techniques.

Midway through and at the end of the project students will receive detailed feedback against the success criteria so that they have a clear understanding of what their successes and areas for improvement are.

 

 

ENGLISH

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

The main focus of Term 1 is Literature, with students studying the Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Key writing skills for Language, however, will be built into the poetry lessons and home learning. 

N/A 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

A Changing World: 19th Century Non-Fiction  
 
Students will read a range of 19th century non-fiction texts, building skills for English Language Paper 2.   
 
Students will also explore context relating to 19th century society, which will also feed into their study of A Christmas Carol.  

A Changing World: 19th Century Non-Fiction  
 
Formative: Paper 2-style reading tasks.  
 
Summative: Paper 2-style reading tasks. 

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

A Changing World: 19th Century Non-Fiction  
 
Students will read a range of 19th century non-fiction texts, building skills for English Language Paper 2.   
 
Students will also explore context relating to 19th century society, which will also feed into their study of A Christmas Carol.  

A Changing World: 19th Century Non-Fiction  
 
Formative: Paper 2-style reading tasks.  
 
Summative: Paper 2-style reading tasks. 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

A Christmas Carol 
 
Students study this 19th century novel by Charles Dickens, which is a set text for their English Literature GCSE. 
 
Key skills: comprehending 19th-century language; analysing the novel’s structure and form; exploring the effect of writer’s methods; exploring the influence of context on the production and reading of texts; analytical academic writing; structuring academic essays.  

A Christmas Carol 
 
Formative: writing an academic essay exploring one theme or character. 
 
Summative: writing an academic essay exploring one theme or character. 
 
Weekly comprehension and quotation quizzes set for homework on Go4Schools. 

Geography

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Urban Issues and Challenges

  • Urban growth
  • Megacities
  • Case study- Rio de Janeiro (LIC)
  • Case study- Bristol (HIC)
  • Sustainable cities- Freiburg
  • Regular exam questions- student and teacher assessed (recall)
  • Mid unit LIC urban assessment
  • End of unit Urban assessment

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Urban issues and challenges

  • Urbanisation
  • Case study- Bristol (HIC)
  • Sustainable cities- Freiburg
  • Series of short answer GCSE questions up to 6 marks on Urban.
  • End of unit Urban assessment

GERMAN

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Using weather expressions 

Dates and other time expressions 

Recognising the imperfect tense of irregular verbs 

Using the time – manner – place rule in the perfect tense 

Using comparative and superlative adverbs 

Using sequencing words and phrases 

Choosing dative or accusative after prepositions 

Using and recognising relative pronouns

  

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Talking about traditions in German-speaking countries 

Talking about festivals in German-speaking countries 

Revising the verb as second idea in the sentence. 

Revising the perfect tense 

 

H&S BTEC

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

 Teaching and learning of learning aims A1 and A2 ‘Understand human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it’ for component 1 ‘Human Lifespan Development’ 

 

 Folder checks to ensure that students have the high quality notes they will rely on during the controlled assessment. 

Assessment to check K&U of key concepts 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

 Teaching and learning of learning aims B1 and B2 ‘Understand how individuals deal with life events’ for component 1 ‘Human Lifespan Development’ 

 

Practice PSA1 tasks 1 & 2 

HISTORY

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

  Conflict & Tension 
(Peacekeeping) 

  • Aims of the Big 3 after WW1 

  • The Treaty of Versailles (terms) 

  • How did the Treaty of Versailles impact Germany? 

  Open book assessment – GCSE paper on ‘peacekeeping’ 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

  Conflict & Tension 
(League of Nations) 

  • Aims of the League of Nations 

  • Membership of the League of Nations 

  • Powers of the League of Nations 

  • Events in the 1920s 

  Open book assessment – GCSE paper on ‘peacekeeping’ 

 

MATHS

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

 Foundation 

  • Probability – calculating probability events will and will not happen, mutually exclusive and exhaustive outcomes, experimental probability, expectation, choices and outcomes 

  • Revision of Year 9 work on Algebra (expressions and formulae), Ratio (ratio, proportion, speed), Geometry (area and perimeter), Geometry (transformation of shapes) 

Higher  

  • Geometry – similar triangles, areas and volumes of similar shapes 

  • Revision of Year 9 work on Geometry (area and volume), Algebra (linear graphs), Geometry (Pythagoras and trigonometry) 

Foundation 
Non-Calculator and Calculator tests to include: 

  • Substitution 

  • Simplifying expressions 

  • Expanding brackets 

  • Factorising expressions 

  • Changing subject of formulae 

  • Ratio and direct proportion 

  • Speed 

  • Area and perimeter of shapes 

  • Transformation of shapes 

  • Probability of events 

Higher 

Non-Calculator test on Number to include: 

  • Area and volume of 2D and 3D shapes 

  • Drawing and finding the equation of linear graphs from points and from using the gradient and intercept method 

  • Solving simultaneous equations using graphs 

  • Parallel and perpendicular graphs 

  • Pythagoras theorem 

  • Pythagoras theorem in 3D 

  • Using sin, cos and tan functions 

  • Using trigonometry with bearings and in isosceles triangles 

  • Calculating lengths, areas and volumes in similar shapes 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

 Foundation 

  • Geometry and measures – 3D shapes, volume and surface area of cuboids, prisms and cylinders 

  • Algebra – solving linear equations including ones with brackets and unknowns on both sides 

  • Percentages –percentage of quantities and increasing and decreasing, expressing one number as a percentage of another, compound measures 

 

Higher 

  • Probability –mutually exclusive and exhaustive outcomes, experimental probability, expectation, two-way tables, Venn diagrams 

  • Number – rules of indices, standard form  

  • Algebra - solving linear equations, simultaneous equations and linear inequalities, graphical inequalities, trial and improvement 

 

MEDIA

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Component 1: Exploring Media Texts 

PSA 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Component 2: Developing  

Digital Media Production Skills 

PSA 

music

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Solo Performance 

AoS3: Film Music 

How the musical elements are used in film music 

Techniques used in film music composition 

 

Solo Performance formative assessment 

Short compositional exercises 

Listening Tests 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

AoS4: Popular Music. History of pop music, popular music instruments, music technology use in pop music. Examination set work Africa analysed. 

 

Final solo performance preparation and recording. 

 

Song Writing 

 

AoS4 assessment test 

Listening tests in lessons 

 

 

 

Summative feedback and assessment of performance. 

 

Short composition exercises related to song writing 

 

gcse pE 

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Effects of exercise on the body. 

  • Skeletal system – function, location, joint types and location, movement at a joint, components of a joint. 

  • Muscular system – function, location, how movement occurs, lactic acid accumulation, movement analysis. 

 

Method of assessment 

Exam questions – short and long answer 

End of topic test (Interleaving). 

 

 

Revision resources 

Revision resources can be found on the TEAMs page for each individual teaching class in the files section. 

 

Revision book may be purchased from PE. 

 

Seneca and GCSE Bitesize website. 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Effects of exercise on the body. 

  • Cardiovascular system – function, key components, data analysis. 

  • Respiratory system - function, key components, gaseous exchange, data analysis. 

 

Method of assessment 

Exam questions – short and long answer 

End of topic test (Interleaving). 

 

Science (Combined Science)

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

BIOLOGY

B4 Bioenergetics

  • Photosynthesis
  • Rates of photosynthesis
  • Use of Glucose
  • Plant Growth Hormones
  • Aerobic respiration
  • Exercise
  • Metabolism

CHEMISTRY

C6 Rate and Extent of chemical change

  • Calculating rates of reaction
  • Factors affecting rates of reaction
  • Investigations into rates of reaction
  • Collision theory and activation energy
  • Conservation of mass
  • Balanced chemical equations
  • Catalysts
  • Reversible Reactions
  • Equilibrium

PHYSICS

P3 Particle Model of Matter

  • States of matter
  • Density
  • Changes of State
  • Internal Energy
  • Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
  • Particle motion in gases

All students will be set THREE Educake homeworks per fortnight.  One each for Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

These are always set on a Monday of week one and will be due in on the Sunday of week 2.

 

 

 

 

Assessment Past exam questions – B4

 

 

 

 

Assessment Past exam questions – C7

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Past exam questions – P3

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

BIOLOGY

B5  Homeostasis and Response

  • Human Nervous system
  • Endocrine system
  • Control of blood glucose
  • Hormones in reproduction and infertility

 

CHEMISTRY

C7 Organic Chemistry

  • Crude Oil
  • Hydrocarbons and alkanes
  • Fractional distillation
  • Cracking
  • Alkenes

 

C1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

  • Atoms, elements and compounds
  • Mixtures
  • Development of the model of the Periodic table.
  • Subatomic particles
  • Relative atomic mass
  • Electronic structure

PHYSICS

P5 Forces

  • Scalar and vector quantities
  • Contact and non-contact forces
  • Gravity and Weight
  • Resultant forces

 

Full Practice Past paper assessments in all three subjects

Paper 1 Biology

Paper 2 Chemistry

Paper 1 Physics

 

This will be a combined F and H paper.

 

 

spanish

Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Recap of phonics.

Discussing self, family, friends, relationships & future ambitions (AQA Theme 1 Unit 1).

Skills focus: Vocabulary, phonics and speaking.

Cumulative scores from 3 vocabulary quizzes

End of unit 1 mixed skill assessment

Paper 4 Writing: photo card question (FQ1) and Four word question (FQ2)

Paper 2 Speaking: role play question (section 1)

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Recap of phonics.

Discussing self, family, friends, relationships & future ambitions (AQA Theme 1 Unit 1).

Skills focus: Vocabulary, phonics and speaking.

Cumulative scores from 3 vocabulary quizzes

End of unit 1 mixed skill assessment

Paper 4 Writing: translation English to Spanish (FQ3) and 4 bullet point question (FQ4/HQ1)

Paper 2 Speaking:photo card question (section 2)
   

 

 

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