Year 9
art
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Completion of a range of practical workshops. |
Graded: Emerging/Developing/Mastering/ Excelling. Continual assessment. Specific dated assessment. |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Completion of a range of practical workshops. |
Graded: Emerging/Developing/Mastering/ Excelling. Continual assessment. Specific dated assessment. |
beliefs and ethics
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Beliefs about Life
Animal Rights
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Abortion Assessment – from End of Term 2 |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Animal Rights
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Animal Rights Assessment |
Computer Science
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Graphics I bet it would be quite a challenge for you to look around your house and find something that did not have some type of branding on it. Graphics are use almost everywhere. From packaging to signs to posters, to animations, special effects etc. Ever label on products has to be designed. You are using a keyboard, mouse and monitor, they will have graphics on there somewhere, be it a barcode, brand name CE kite mark etc. Graphics are part of everything we do and they blend in so well, we hardly realise they are there. In this unit you will learn the skills to create your own graphics and branding. |
Continuous assessment of progress using delivercomputing360.com.
End of unit test. |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Graphics I bet it would be quite a challenge for you to look around your house and find something that did not have some type of branding on it. Graphics are use almost everywhere. From packaging to signs to posters, to animations, special effects etc. Ever label on products has to be designed. You are using a keyboard, mouse and monitor, they will have graphics on there somewhere, be it a barcode, brand name CE kite mark etc. Graphics are part of everything we do and they blend in so well, we hardly realise they are there. In this unit you will learn the skills to create your own graphics and branding. |
Continuous assessment of progress using delivercomputing360.com.
End of unit test. |
Drama
Curriculum Information Term 3 and 4 |
Assessment information Term 3 and 4 |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Students will be assessed in the following ways:
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Design Technology
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
In Year 9 students will rotate around 4 subject areas and IT during the year. Students spend approximately 7 weeks in each subject area and then move on. Whilst in each of the areas students will learn what a Design Brief is and how it applies in different material areas, what user needs are and how to meet them with the design of their product. They will be building on the skills from Years 7 and 8
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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 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
In Year 9 students will rotate around 4 subject areas and IT during the year. Students spend approximately 7 weeks in each subject area and then move on. Whilst in each of the areas students will learn what a Design Brief is and how it applies in different material areas, what user needs are and how to meet them with the design of their product. They will be building on the skills from Years 7 and 8 Electronics: |
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. |
English Literature
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Poetry Structures (Sonnets): students read a range of poems from across different eras using or inspired by the sonnet form. |
How does the writer use language and structure to create effects? Reading and analysis skills. |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Poetry Structures (Sonnets): students read a range of poems from across different eras using or inspired by the sonnet form. |
How does the writer use language and structure to create effects? Reading and analysis skills. |
English Language & Media
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Gothic fiction: students are studying a range of extracts from gothic fiction and exploring the idea of genre. |
How can I write an effective Gothic story? Narrative writing skills. |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Gothic fiction: students are studying a range of extracts from gothic fiction and exploring the idea of genre. |
How can I write an effective Gothic story? Narrative writing skills. |
Geography
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Our biodiverse world
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Biome research Postcard from a rainforest Exam question- characteristics of the tropical rainforest. |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Tropical Rainforests
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Human and physical impacts of deforestation. |
german
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Technology |
TA photocard speaking Reading technology PA |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Technology |
Writing TA Roleplay Speaking |
History
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Introduction to life in America in the 1920s Why was there an economic boom in the 1920s – roaring years Henry Ford and motor car industry Who lost out in the 1920s How did the Stock market work |
Why was there a Boom in the 1920s and how Henry Ford helped to this |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Women in 1920s America Prohibition- why it happened and why it failed Gangsters of the 1920s Immigration to the land of Opportunity Start of racial tensions and KKK |
Assessment on Prohibition and gangsters |
maths
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Higher - Solving equations recap, Angles: angle facts, angles in polygons, parallel lines, special quadrilaterals, bearing Transformations, loci and constructions: symmetry, reflections, rotations, translations, enlargements, combinations of transformations, loci, constructions, Foundation - Approximations: rounding including to significant figures and estimation, Linear graphs: plotting, finding the equation of a straight line, real-life graphs. |
wc 2nd January – One hour test on all Autumn term material. Higher – one hour assessment covering all topics from the autumn term
Foundation – one hour assessment covering all topics from the autumn term |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Higher - Transformations, loci and constructions: symmetry, reflections, rotations, translations, enlargements, combinations of transformations, loci, constructions, Algebraic manipulation: substitution, expanding and factorising, quadratic factorisation and expansion, more than two binomials, changing the subject Foundation - Decimals and fractions: conversions, arithmetic, finding fractions of an amount, Expressions and formulae: writing expressions, substitution, expanding brackets, factorising, quadratics, changing the subject |
Music
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Folk Music and Keyboard Skills 3 Band Skills 3 |
Listening test Solo Performance Ensemble Performance Assessment |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Band Skills 3 |
Ensemble Performance Assessment |
PE
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Click on this link to view full details of the PE curriculum and assessment information |
Science (Combined Science)
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
BIOLOGY ( 3 lesson) B2 Organisation
SCIENCE (5 lessons) C8 Chemical Analysis
C10 Using Resources
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Assessment on B1 and P4, C9 and P2
Extended response exam practice
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Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
BIOLOGY (3 lessons) B2 continued
SCIENCE (5 lessons) P1 ENERGY
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Extended response exam practice |
Spanish
Curriculum Information Term 3 |
Assessment information Term 3 |
Technología - Students will focus on the use of technology in every day life, discussing the positives and negatives of social media and device use.
Studying technology gives us the chance to address cyber safety as well as other PSHE related subjects, it is a chance for students to see the application of a foregin language in use. |
Assessment 1 – Short speaking task – GCSE style
Assessment 2 – End of unit assessment focussing on listening and reading skills. |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
Assessment information Term 4 |
Celebramos juntos - festivalsStudents will study a number of Hispanic festivals this term to help them build a better picture of the Hispanic world. Studying festivals from around the world will give us a chance to compare cultures and traditions to our own. |
Assessment 1 – Short writing task about festivals and celebrations. GCSE style. Assessment 2 – End of unit assessment focussing on listening and reading skills. |