Curriculum Information Term 1

Assessment information Term 1

Baseline drawing assessment 

Topic: Looking through the microscope 

We will look at a range of Art skills this term such as: colour theory and the colour wheel; patterns; pencil skills; pencil crayon skills; painting skills. 

Baseline assessment 

Colour wheel task 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Topic: Looking through the microscope 

We will look at a range of Art skills this term such as: limited colour patterns; pencil crayon skills; wax resist technique 

Black paper microscopic pattern design 

 Wax resist A3 design 

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Introduction to Beliefs and Ethics

• What is Beliefs and Ethics
• Facts, beliefs and opinions
• Why are some people religious?
• How are symbols used in religions?

No formal assessment this term

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Introduction to Belies and Ethics

• What would you find in a place of worship?
• How did the Universe begin?
• Letter to aliens assessment

A letter to an alien about beliefs on Earth

Curriculum Information Term 1

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Network/systems introduction  
 
Safety and security  
 
Pupils will be introduced to the school network and other systems the school uses to support your child.    
Usernames and passwords will be distributed.  
A safety unit will be followed to help your child learn about how to stay safe and protected on their computing devices ,  

Baseline assessment  
 
End of unit test on E safety. 

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Word processing  
 
Word Processing is an essential task allowing you to write letters, create CV’s. You can create mail merges where you send the same letter to many people and it appears personalised.  
You will be learning how to understand the potential of a word processor, understand the methods used to enhance the document, understand the importance of the target audience and understand how to be sustainable in the office. 

Continuous assessment of progress using delivercomputing360.com as well as an end of unit test. 

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  In DT students will rotate around 4 subject areas and IT during the year. Students spend approximately 7 weeks in each subject area. Central to each of the DT subjects is Design. As they move around the material areas students will focus on different aspects of the design assessment strand. Understanding what a Design Brief is, learning how to design for a specific user’s needs, whilst learning different drawing skills.  

Electronics:  

Students will make a steady hand tester. This project introduces them to soldering, different types of components and circuit layout. Students customise a vacuum formed casing shape and use pliers to cut and shape copper wire. 
 
Food & Nutrition:  

Students will be developing their basic cooking skills along with their awareness of Food Hygiene and Safety. We look at eating a healthy balanced diet and ways of incorporating more vegetables into our meals. 
Students will complete a piece of research homework on The ‘5 a day’ campaign’ and during their practical lessons they will make a Pasta Salad, Quesadilla, Carrot cakes and a Healthier Pizza.  
Please note that all recipes and cooking dates will be on Go4Schools.  We have also introduced a recipe book which they will be given at the start of their rotation. Students need to bring a container with a locking lid to take their food home in.  
 
Product Design:  
Students will learn about materials(wood, metal and polymers) and their properties through a combination of theoretical learning and practical testing. They will develop their sketching skills  as well as designing a keyring made of acrylic for a specific client. They will go on to make the keyring using a variety of shaping and finishing techniques 
 
Textiles:  
Students will be making a patchwork cushion using recycled fabrics, with a Pop Art inspired panel. They will be introduced to threading the sewing machine and learning sewing control.  They can bring in any of their own woven fabrics to cut up and use within their cushion to promote sustainability.  They will be introduced to key artists in the Pop Art movement using them as inspiration to design their own unique panel using fabric crayons. 

  In each DT area students will be assessed on and receive a grade for their Design work – during the rotation and at the end as well as their Finished Practical outcome.    

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Same information as term 1 

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Spies

• Improvisation unit focusing on various scenarios involving spies and agents.
   
• Building key vocal and physical skills such as projection of voice, movement, facial expressions etc. to bring a range of characters to life.
   
• Students will explore a range of Drama techniques such as narration and hot seating.
   
• Building effective relationships, working on key speaking and listening skills

Mid Unit Assessment (baseline)

End of Unit Assessment

An improvised performance putting together a range of storylines that have been developed across the unit of work.

Each assessment will focus on a specific range of vocal skills, physical skills and performance techniques.

Curriculum Information Term 2

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Gizmo

• Scripted unit of work based around a short play
• Exploring key scenes, focusing on character relationships
• Building students’ ability to create effective characterisation through various vocal and physical skills.
• Developing ability to understand and work from a script

Mid Unit Assessment
Performance of one short key scene from the play

End of Unit Assessment
Performance of longer key scene from the play

Each assessment will focus on a specific range of vocal skills, physical skills and performance techniques.

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Ancient Origins 

Students explore a range of classical texts from across the ancient world, from Gilgamesh to The Iliad. They also consider the influence of classical legends on the stories in the Bible, as a text which is foundational for much of the literature students go onto study.  

Students will focus on key ideas such as: creation; heroism; bravery; power and abuse of power; the supernatural; human limitations.  

Formative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints. 

Summative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints. 

Curriculum Information Term 2

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Ancient Origins (continued) 

Students explore a range of classical texts from across the ancient world, from Gilgamesh to The Iliad. They also consider the influence of classical legends on the stories in the Bible, as a text which is foundational for much of the literature students go onto study.  

Students will focus on key ideas such as: creation; heroism; bravery; power and abuse of power; the supernatural; human limitations.  

Formative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints. 

Summative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints. 

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  The Art of Story Telling 

• Creative writing inspired by medieval myths and legends. 

• Students will watch sections of an animated version of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and the medieval epic poem Sir Gawain & the Green Knight.  

• They will also learn about the historical context of medieval Europe and how it followed on from the classical period they are studying in Literature.  

• Students will then use this context as a starting point for their own creative narrative writing.  

 Formative: knowledge quiz & short piece of narrative writing.  

Summative: knowledge quiz & extended piece of narrative writing.  

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

The Art of Story Telling (continued) 

• Creative writing inspired by medieval myths and legends. 

• Students will watch sections of an animated version of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and the medieval epic poem Sir Gawain & the Green Knight.  

• They will also learn about the historical context of medieval Europe and how it followed on from the classical period they are studying in Literature.  

• Students will then use this context as a starting point for their own creative narrative writing.  

 Formative: knowledge quiz & short piece of narrative writing.  

Summative: knowledge quiz & extended piece of narrative writing.  

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  My world and I 

• Counting to 20 

• Introductions 

• Learning the alphabet and phonics 

• Using verbs to say where you live, how old you are and what your name is 

• Describing your character 

Talking about your belongings using the verb ‘haben’ (to have) 

Speaking: Reading aloud 

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Family and pets  

· Learning about pets  

· Talking about family members and age  

· Describing family members using colours and adjectives  

Learning how to say when your birthday is 

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Fantastic Places
Introduction to geographical skills. Visiting countries across 7 continents.

Human and physical geography through map skills.

• Baseline assessment
• World continent and oceans- names and location
• Direction
• Scale
• Grid references (4 & 6 figures)
• Relief- height of land

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What earth resources are important?

• types
• Weathering
• Earths spheres
• Fossil fuels
• Renewables

• Weathering assessment

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  The Making of the British Isles 

• Migration pre-1066 

• Contenders to the British throne in 1066 

• The Battle of Hastings  

• How did William I establish control of Britain? 

  Who had the strongest claim to the British throne in 1066? 

Curriculum Information Term 2

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Life in Medieval England 
Living and working conditions for people in Medieval England 

• How did and why did castles change during the Medieval period? 

• How important was the Church in Medieval England (types of importance)? 

How and why did castles develop? 

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Unit C1  

Introduction to Life Skills 

Resilience and Dealing with Change 

Anti-Bullying,  

Personal Safety 

Social Media 

Cyber Bullying  

Trolling 

Life Skills is not assessed by grades, other than a baseline and final assessment to measure positive progress. 

Curriculum Information Term 2

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Unit C2  

Relationships and Friendships 

Romance 

Marriage 

Civil Partnership 

Family 

Positive Relationships 

Keeping Safe 

British Values 

Life Skills is not assessed by grades, other than a baseline and final assessment to measure positive progress. 

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 Investigations – students to develop their mathematical problem solving skills through a series of in lesson investigations.  
 
Sequences – recognising patterns and continuing diagrammatical sequences, linear sequences, geometric sequences and Fibonacci sequences. Finding missing terms in sequences.  
 
Algebraic Notation – working forwards and backwards with one-step and two-step function machines, substituting values into one and two-step expressions  
Equality and equivalence – fact families, solving one-step equations, collecting like terms and simplifying expressions 

30 minute non-calculator assessment on sequences 

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Place value and ordering – reading, writing, comparing and ordering integers, finding the median and the range, rounding to powers of 10 and 1 significant figure, understanding place value for decimals, standard form 

 
Fractions, decimals and percentages – converting between fractions, decimals and percentages, use and interpret pie charts, understanding fractions below 1 including simplifying and equivalence, fractions above 1  

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 Keyboard Skills: right handed keyboard technique, treble clef notation, reading music. 

Notation test 

Practical keyboard assessment 

Curriculum Information Term 2

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Complete Keyboard Skills performances 

Instruments of the Orchestra: Learning about families of the Orchestra, improving notation reading skills and keyboard skills, fanfare composition 

Final keyboard skills assessment 

Notation assessment 

Fanfare composition 

Listening test 

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Rugby - Boys 

Netball - Girls 

Interhouse football 

Verbal formative assessment of skills and knowledge, understanding and application in conditioned and competitive conditions. 

Completion of core task at beginning and end of block of work. 

Curriculum Information Term 2

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Gymnastics - Boys 

OAA - Girls 

Hockey - Boys 

Football – Girls 

Interhouse Indoor athletics 

*students will study two of these activities throughout their rotation. 

Verbal formative assessment of skills and knowledge, understanding and application in conditioned and competitive conditions. 

Completion of core task at beginning and end of block of work. 

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Different science groups may have a slightly different rota through each term.  This rota is based on a 3 teacher route. By the end of terms 2, 4 and 6 each group will have covered the same topics – more details are available on the science website.

Introduction to Science

• What science is
• Health and safety
• Practical equipment
• Collecting results and calculating means
• Planning investigations
• Graphs
• Investigations

Forces 1 Part 1

• Speed
• Distance time graphs
• Investigating speed
• Relative motion

Organisms 1 part 1

• The skeleton
• Joints and muscles
• Problems with the skeletal system
• Organisation of organisms

Weekly EDUCAKE homework throughout the year.

Always set on a Monday, Due in on Sunday

Baseline assessment based on KS2 Science.

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Matter 1

• Particle model
• Solids, liquids and gases
• Diffusion
• Changes of state
• Separating mixtures

Force 1 part 2

• Forces
• Gravitational forces
• Mass and weight
• Gravity

Organisms 1 part 2

• Plant and animal cells
• Adaptations of cells
• Microscopy
• Unicellular organisms

Quick check – end of topic test

Quick check – end of topic test

Quick check – end of topic test

Curriculum Information Term 1

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Learning phonics to aid good pronunciation and aid listening.

Introducing yourself and others and asking & answering questions.

Cumulative scores from 5 vocabulary quizzes

Curriculum Information Term 2

Assessment information Term 2

Learning phonics to aid good pronunciation and aid listening.

Introducing yourself and others and asking & answering questions.

Understanding gender, punctuation, using adjectives & correct word order.

Cumulative scores from 5 vocabulary quizzes

Writing: Four word question (FQ2)