Year 11
art
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GCSE coursework: Twisting and Turning (Portfolio Unit 01, worth 60% of total GCSE) This coursework is due in at the end of this term. |
Folder review Individual page checks |
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GCSE coursework: Twisting and Turning (Portfolio Unit 01, worth 60% of total GCSE) Final piece: planning; composition design; media testing; 10hours to complete |
Final mark of Portfolios Final piece planning Final piece |
BELIEFS AND ETHICS
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Relationships and families
Religion, peace and conflict
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Exam question about marriage
End of topic exam questions |
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Religion, peace and conflict
Religion, crime and punishment
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Exam question WMD
End of topic exam questions
Exam question on reasons for crime
End of topic exam questions |
Btec Tech Award Sport
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Learning Aim B/C
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Method of assessment Practical assessment, leading and improving practical scenarios. Scenario practice.
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Learning Aim B/C
Demonstrate ways to improve participants sporting technique. |
External assessment 4 hours
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Business
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Business GCSE
Business BTEC
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End of unit test.
Coursework internally assessed. Externally moderated 
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Business GCSE
Business BTEC
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End of unit test. |
Computer Science
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Impact of digital technology |
Homework |
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Logic and languages |
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Drama
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Devising Drama
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Devised Performance – 20 Marks |
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Students will be introduced to the play, focusing on the playwright Berkoff and his style of theatre.
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Practical assessment will take place where students create a perform a mock performance of 1-2 key scenes of the play. |
DT Electronic Products
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In July students started their Non Examined Assessment project, this will form 50% of their GCSE grade. In terms 1 & 2 students will be writing their own Specification and Design Brief. They will generate Ideas and develop their initial sketches based on modelling and testing working towards their design solution.
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Students will receive feedback www and ebi on each section of work. They will be told the band of the mark scheme that their work currently reflects. |
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Repeated from Term 1 |
Repeated from Term 1 |
DT Food
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In term 1 Students will be completing their Controlled assessment NEA 1. This is a scientific investigation into the properties of specific ingredients.
They will select an area of study from examboard briefs. They are expected to research and form a hypothesis which they then design experiments to test. Students are expected to collect results analyse the outcomes and write a conclusion based on the evidence they have collected. There will be 10 formal hours to complete the work under controlled conditions. The teacher will publish dates when practical experiments will be carried out, if a student misses these lessons they will need to attend an afterschool session to get the work completed. One lesson in five, students will be working on consolidating their theory knowledge in preparation for their Y11 exams. There will be a biweekly homework assignment. |
Students will receive feedback www and ebi on each section of work. They will be told the band of the mark scheme that their work currently reflects.
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Students will be introduced to their second piece of Non Examined Assessment – NEA 2 which is a Designing and Making Activity. During Term 2 students will select their Brief, conduct Research and start their Technical/Skills Cooks.
They will continue to work on theory for one lesson out of every five. |
Students will receive feedback www and ebi on each section of work. They will be told the band of the mark scheme that their work currently reflects.
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DT Product Design
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In July students started their Non Examined Assessment project, this will form 50% of their GCSE grade. In terms 1 & 2 students will be writing their own Specification and Design Brief. They will generate Ideas and develop their initial sketches based on modelling and testing working towards their design solution.
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Students will receive feedback www and ebi on each section of work. They will be told the band of the mark scheme that their work currently reflects. |
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Repeated from term 1 |
Repeated from term 1 |
DT Textiles
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Students will be working on their Animals & Insects (sustained project contributing 60% of GCSE) (Term 5 & 6 year 10, Term 1 & 2 year 11) |
Students will receive feedback www and ebi on each section of work. They will be told the band of the mark scheme that their work currently reflects. |
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Repeated from term 1 |
Repeated from term 1 |
english
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The main focus of Term 1-2 is English Literature, but revision of key skills covered for English Language Paper 2 will be built into lessons and home learning. Students will focus on the skills for English Language Paper 1 in Term 3. |
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The main focus of Term 1-2 is English Literature, but revision of key skills covered for English Language Paper 2 will be built into lessons and home learning. Students will focus on the skills for English Language Paper 1 in Term 3. |
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ENGLISH LITERATURE
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Macbeth Students study a play by Shakespeare, focussing on key themes of power, ambition and leadership. Key skills: comprehension of Shakespearean English; understanding context of Renaissance England; exploring patterns and themes across the play; structuring and writing essays with a clear personal viewpoint. |
Macbeth Formative: writing an academic essay exploring a key theme or character. Weekly comprehension and quotation quizzes set for homework on Go4Schools. |
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Macbeth (continued) Students study a play by Shakespeare, focussing on key themes of power, ambition and leadership. Key skills: comprehension of Shakespearean English; understanding context of Renaissance England; exploring patterns and themes across the play; structuring and writing essays with a clear personal viewpoint. |
Macbeth (continued) Formative: writing an academic essay exploring a key theme or character. Weekly comprehension and quotation quizzes set for homework on Go4Schools. |
Geography
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Hazards
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Human geography exam paper.
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Natural Hazards
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German
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Giving opinions about school Describing your school |
Speaking roleplay PA writing exam ( PPE) and detailed feedback Past tense grammar test ( 20 marks) |
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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&SC BTEC
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History
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Elizabethan England
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Open book assessment – GCSE paper
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Elizabethan England |
PPE Assessments
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Maths
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Foundation
Higher
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Foundation – Geometry review
Higher – Non-right angled triangles review |
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Foundation
Higher
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Year 11 PPEs |
MEDIA
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Component 1: Exploring Media Texts |
PSA |
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Component 2: Developing Digital Media Production Skills |
PSA |
Music
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Performance Coursework Preparation
AOS1: Forms and Devices revision. Variation Form, Rondo Form, extended vocabulary Revision of set work Badinerie.
AoS2: Chamber Music
First draft of free composition to be completed by end of term 1.
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Coursework monitoring for recording in November.
Formative feedback on free composition.
Listening tests AoS1 assessment test |
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Performance Coursework – final preparations for Performance Recording Day 1.
Exam Brief compositions – researching the brief, initial ideas, developing initial ideas.
AoS2: Blues and Jazz, Musical Theatre
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Recording of Performance Coursework Part 1.
Formative feedback on exam brief compositions.
Listening tests: AoS3 assessment test |
PE GCSE
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Set examination assessment criteria for NEA. Long and short exam questions. |
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Sports psychology (Recap)
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Method of assessment Exam questions – short and long answer PPE – Paper 1.
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Science
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BIOLOGY B7 Ecology
CHEMISTRY C4 Chemical Change
PHYSICS P6 Waves
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All students will be set TWO Educake homeworks per fortnight. One for Biology and one for the Chemistry/Physics lessons (code SC on timetable). These are always set on a Monday of week one and will be due in on the Sunday of week 2.
Required practical practice
Required practical practice
Required practical practice
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BIOLOGY B7 Ecology continued
CHEMISTRY C4 continued
PHYSICS P7 Electromagnetism
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PPE On Unseen Papers Biology paper 1 Chemistry Paper 2 Physics Paper 1
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spanish
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Recap of phonics. Discussing home, local area and giving opinions on global/social issues (AQA Theme 2 Units 5, 6 & 7). Skills focus: Vocabulary & translation. |
Cumulative scores from 3 vocabulary quizzes Key verbs test End of unit 5 mixed skill assessment Paper 4 writing |
Curriculum Information Term 2 |
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Recap of phonics. Discussing home, local area and giving opinions on global/social issues (AQA Theme 2 Units 5, 6 & 7). Skills focus: Vocabulary & translation. |
Cumulative scores from 3 vocabulary quizzes PPE paper 1 Listening, paper 3 Reading & paper 4 writing |