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Gordon’s School

Programme of Study Booklet Key Stages 3 to 5

Academic Year 2013 – 2014

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CONTENTS

English Department Page No.

- KS3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…..…..5

- KS4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..6

- KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…...…6

Mathematics Department

- KS3.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..7

- KS4.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….….8

- KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…….…9

Science Department KS3

- KS3.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...10

- Biology KS4.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12

- Biology KS5…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..13

- Chemistry KS4.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….14

- Chemistry KS5………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15

- Physics KS4.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…16

- Physics KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………...17

Art & Design Department

- KS3.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….….18

- KS4.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….…….21

- KS5.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………..23

Music Department

- KS3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………25

- KS4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………28

- KS5…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….………….30

History Department

- KS3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…..31

- KS4………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…….33

- KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………34

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Religious Education Department

- KS3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….35

- KS4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….36

Design Technology Department

- KS3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....37

- KS4 & KS5…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….38

Information Communication Technology (ICT) Department

- KS3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....40

- KS4………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...41

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)

- KS3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...42

- KS4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..43

Modern Foreign Languages Department

- French KS3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….44

- French KS4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..…47

- French KS5………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….…..48

- German KS3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......49

- German KS4………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..…….52

- German KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..……….53

- Spanish KS3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….….54

- Spanish KS4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…57

- Spanish KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..58

Business Studies Department

- KS4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..59

Economics Department

- KS5…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………....63

Psychology

- KS5…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..……..64

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Geography

- KS3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..……65

- KS4………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… .……66 - KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . . .67

Physical Education - KS4 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .….68 - KS5 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………….…. 69

Drama - KS3 …………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .… .71 - KS4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .…..72 - KS5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… .…. .73

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English Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

All students begin the first half-term of the year by completing a Scheme of Work entitled ‘Moving On’. After this, all students study a selection of the following:

• A novel (e.g. Chinese Cinderella, King of Shadows etc…) • A play or a range of non-fiction texts • Some poetry

NB: The choice of texts is dependent on the set All students will be taught the following:

• The parts of speech • Use of apostrophes • Common errors with homophones • Spellings, including a selection of those from the KS3 National Curriculum Spelling List

NB: Some sets will study more points of grammar and punctuation.

Year 8 Content

Students study a selection of the following:

• A novel (e.g. Witch Child, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas etc…) • A play or a range of non-fiction texts. • Some poetry

NB: The choice of texts is dependent on the set. Students may revise spelling, grammar and punctuation from year 7. In addition, all students will be taught the following:

• Different types of sentence structures (simple, compound and complex) • Continue with a selection of spellings


Year 9 Content

Students study a selection of the following:

• A novel (e.g. Noughts and Crosses, Dr Franklin’s Island etc…) • A play or a range of non-fiction texts • Some poetry • The choice of texts is dependent on the set

Students may revise spelling, grammar and punctuation from year 8. In addition, all students will be taught the following:

• Use of PEA (Point, Evidence, Explanation) when writing essays • More challenging spellings • Introduction to some more complex punctuation (e.g. dashes, colons, semi-colons)


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Year 10 Content Controlled

Assessments

• Study Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and complete Controlled Assessment W/B 5/11/13 • Complete three Speaking and Listening Controlled Assessments W/B 2/12/13 • Spoken Language Study (Controlled Assessment) • Study Non-fiction texts • Study Shakespeare play and complete Controlled Assessments W/B 9/6/14 • Complete creative writing Controlled Assessment W/B 1/7/14 • Study An Inspector Calls (some sets)

w/b : 5/11/13 w/b: 2/12/13 w/b: 9/6/14 w/b: 1/7/14


Assessments

• Finish studying An Inspector Calls (some sets) • Study conflict poetry cluster • Revise for Language / literature mock examinations • Complete creative writing Controlled Assessment (current Year 11 only) 2/12/2013 • Revision for summer examinations (3 papers)

2/12/2013



Assessment

• Unit Three

o Reading for Meaning o Love Through the Ages

• Unit Four

o Extended Essay and Shakespeare Study

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Assessment

• Unit One

o Texts in Context o World War One Literature

• Unit Two

o Creative Study o Coursework o Two tasks, one on prose text and one on drama text

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Mathematics Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

The Programme of Study is divided into 17 separate units covering topics of Number, Algebra, Geometry and Measures and Statistics.

Each unit is divided into separate Teaching Objectives. Pupils in the top three sets should cover all the objectives. However, those pupils in the bottom two

sets may not cover all the objectives in full. An end of Year Examination will take place after half term in the Summer Term.

Year 8 Content

The Programme of Study is divided into 12 separate units covering topics of Number, Algebra, Geometry and Measures and Statistics.

Each unit is divided into separate Teaching Objectives. Pupils in the top three sets should cover all the objectives. However, those pupils in the bottom two

sets may not cover all the objectives in full.

An end of Year Examination will take place before half term in the Summer Term.

Year 9 Content

The programme of Study is divided into 51 separate units covering topics of Number, Algebra, Geometry and Measures and Statistics.

Each set will be working through these units at a different pace and from a different starting point, depending on the pupils’ ability level. Each unit is divided into separate Teaching Objectives, which should be covered by all pupils.

An end of Year Examination will take place before half-term in the Summer Term.

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Year 10 and 11

Content Controlled

Assessments

Years 10 and 11 are grouped into 5 sets for Mathematics. Students in sets 1 to 4 will follow the GCSE Higher Tier Linear Specification A from Edexcel. The Higher Tier prepares students for AS and A Level Mathematics and covers grades D to A*. It therefore covers topics to a greater depth and will include more advanced algebraic techniques. Students in set 1 will also be given the opportunity in Year 11 to study for the Additional Mathematics qualification. Students in sets 3 and 4 will complete the vast majority of topics prior to the examination in June; however there may be some topics that may be left out, but this is left up to the judgement of the class teacher. Plenty of practice of past papers during the Spring and Summer Terms will be essential to consolidate pupils’ understanding. Students in set 5 will follow the GCSE Foundation Tier Specification A from Edexcel. The Foundation Tier covers grades G to C and will focus on key skills in number, algebra, geometry, measures, statistics and probability. All the topics required at both Higher Tier and Foundation Tier have been organised into separate modules. The order of modules is a strongly suggested teaching order; however, some flexibility is possible. Each set will be working through these modules at a different pace and from a different starting point, depending on the pupils’ ability level. Once students have completed all topics in the specification, the remaining time will be spent on extensive revision by working through past examination papers.

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Assessments

AS Mathematics students will study the following units:

Core 1

Core 2

Mechanics 1

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AS Further Mathematics students will study the following units:

Core 1, 2 and 3

Mechanics1

Statistics 1

Further Pure 1

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Assessments

A2 Mathematics students will study the following units:

Core 3

Core 4

Statistics 1

n/a

A2 Further Mathematics students will study the following units:

Core 4

Decision 1

Mechanics 2

Statistics 2

Further Pure 2 and 3

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Science Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Rotation1

Solutions

Particles

Animals as organisms

Plants as organisms

Rotation 2

Interacting with the environment

Reproduction

Acids and alkalis

Chemical reactions

Energy and electricity

Forces

Rotation 3

Variation

Earth and space

Rocks and weathering

Rock cycle

Year 8 Content

Rotation 1

Atoms, elements and compounds

Heating and cooling

Responding to the environment

Environmental relationships

Rotation 2

Digestion

Magnetism

Light

Sound

Rocks and weathering

Rock cycle

Rotation 3

Plant nutrition

Survival in the environment

Plants for food

Gravity and space

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Year 9 Content

Rotation 1

Plants for food

Microbes and disease

Reactions of metals and metal compounds

Chemical patterns

Pressure, forces and moments

Rotation 2

Gravity and space

Social interaction

Drugs and health

Environmental chemistry

Using chemistry

Speed

Energy and electricity

Variety

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Science – Biology Department - Key Stage 4

Years 10 and 11 Content Controlled

Assessments

Biology Unit 1 (B1)

B1.1 Keeping healthy B1.2 Nerves and hormones B1.3 The use and abuse of drugs B1.4 Interdependence and adaptation B1.5 Energy and biomass in food chains B1.6 Waste materials from plants and animals B1.7 Genetic variation and its control B1.8 Evolution Biology Unit 2 (B2)

B2.1 Cells and simple cell transport B2.2 Tissues, organs and organ systems B2.3 Photosynthesis B2.4 Organisms and their environment B2.5 Proteins – their functions and uses B2.6 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration B2.7 Cell division and inheritance B2.8 Speciation Biology Unit 3 (B3)

B3.1 Movement of molecules in and out of cells B3.2 Transport systems in plants and animals B3.3 Homeostasis B3.4 Humans and their environment

Letters will be sent home advising dates of controlled assessment

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Science – Biology Department - Key Stage 5

Years 12 and 13 Content Investigative Skills

Assessment

Year 12 BIOL 1 – Biology and Disease

Causes of Disease Biological Molecules Enzymes and the Digestive System Cells and Transport Lungs and Lung Disease Heart and Heart Disease Immunity BIOL2 – Variety of Living Organisms

Variation DNA and Cell Cycle Exchange and Transport Genetic and Species Diversity Classification and Hierarchy Adaptation and Selection Year 13 BIOL 4 – Populations and Environment

Populations and Succession Photosynthesis Respiration Energy and Ecosystems Nutrient Cycles Inheritance and Selection BIOL 5 – Control in Cells and Organisms

Response to Stimuli Nervous Coordination Muscle Contraction Homeostasis and Feedback Genetic Control DNA Technology

Spring term Year 12 Spring Term Year 13

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Science – Chemistry Department - Key Stage 4

Years 10 and 11

Content Controlled

Assessments

Chemistry Unit 1 (C1) C1.1 Fundamental ideas in chemistry C1.2 Limestone and building materials C1.3 Metals and their uses C1.4 Crude oil and fuels C1.5 Other useful substances from crude oil C1.6 Plant oils and their uses C1.7 Changes in the Earth and its atmosphere Chemistry Unit 2 (C2) C2.1 Structure and bonding C2.2 How structure influences the properties and uses of substances C2.3 Atomic structure, analysis and quantitative chemistry C2.4 Rates of reaction C2.5 Exothermic and endothermic reactions C2.6 Acids, bases and salts C2.7 Electrolysis Chemistry Unit 3 (C3) C3.1 The periodic table C3.2 Water C3.3 Calculating and explaining energy changes C3.4 Further analysis and quantitative chemistry C3.5 The production of ammonia C3.6 Alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters


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Science – Chemistry Department - Key Stage 5

Years 12 and 13 Content Investigative Skills

Assessment

Yr12 Unit 1: (foundation chemistry) Atomic Structure Amount of Substance Bonding Periodicity Introduction to Organic chemistry Alkanes Unit 2: (chemistry in action) Rate Equilibrium Energetics Redox Group 2 Group 7 Extraction of metals Alkenes Halo alkanes Alcohols Analytical chemistry Yr13: Unit4: (Kinetics, Equilibria and Organic Chemistry Kinetics Equilibrium Acids, Bases Nomenclature and Isomerism in Organic Chemistry Carbonyls compounds Aromatic chemistry Amines and amino acids Polymers Structural determination Organic synthesis Unit 5 Energetics, Redox and Inorganic Chemistry Thermodynamics Periodicity Redox Equilibria Transitions metals Reactions of Inorganic Compounds in Aqueous Solution

Letter will be sent home It will take place between March & May 2 in each year

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Science – Physics Department - Key Stage 4

Years 10 and 11 Content Controlled

Assessments

Physics Unit 1 (P1) 1.1 Heat 1.2 Energy and efficiency 1.3 Electrical devices 1.4 Generating electricity 1.5 Waves 1.6 Red shift Physics Unit 2 (P2) 2.1 Forces and motion 2.2 Forces and kinetic energy 2.3 Electrical circuits 2.4 Electrical safety 2.5 Atoms and radiation 2.6 Nuclear fission and fusion Physics Unit 3 (P3) 3.1 Medical applications of physics 3.2 Lenses and light 3.3 Making things work 3.4 Keeping things moving


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Science – Physics Department - Key Stage 5


Assessments

UNIT 1: Particles, Quantum Phenomena and Electricity 1.7 Matter and Radiation 1.8 Quarks and Leptons 1.9 Quantum Phenomena 1.10 Electric Current 1.11 DC Circuits 1.12 Alternating Current UNIT 2: mechanics, Materials and Waves 2.1 Forces in Equilibrium 2.2 On the Move 2.3 Motion and Force 2.4 Work, energy and Power 2.5 Materials 2.6 Waves 2.7 Optics

ISA: 20% of course grade based on practical and internally marked exam


Assessments

UNIT 4: Fields and Further Mechanics 4.1 Force and Momentum 4.2 Motion in a Circle 4.3 Simple Harmonic Motion 4.4 Gravitational Fields 4.5 Electric Fields 4.6 Capacitors 4.7 Magnetic Fields 4.8 Electromagnetic Induction UNIT 5: Nuclear and Thermal Physics & Option Topic 5.1 Radioactivity 5.2 Nuclear Energy 5.3 Thermal Physics 5.4 Gases Option Topics: Applied Physics: c.1 Rotational Dynamics c.2 Thermodynamics Turning Points of Physics d.1 The Discovery of the Electron d.2 Wave-Particle Duality d.3 Special Relativity

ISA: 20% of course grade based on practical and internally marked exam.

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Art and Design Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term

Colour

Students learn colour theory creating a colour wheel. They experiment with the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary colours and their relationships. Using watercolours they create tints, shades and tones. They study a range of artists such as Picasso and Cezanne evaluating their work. They copy other artist’s styles learning how to paint with a limited palette. Students work from observation and their imagination to create a landscape painting in the style of the Fauves. Learning about Abstract Art students consider the relationship between colour and mood.

Spring Term

Insects & Mini beasts: Discussion about insects’ markings, habitat and functions. Drawing in detail from observation. Research on

insects’ with notes and examples. Following research and designing an imaginary insect using oil pastels with white spirit to add colour. Developing use of colour theory. Printing using poly tiles, rollers and ink. Creating a repeated pattern using insects as an image. Researching the work of William Morris. TASK: Drawing from observation using a step by step guide and framework. Focus on detail, proportion, texture and tone. Research

to find examples of various insects and how they differ. Using imagination and research visual reference to create an insect with focus on detail and presentation as well as developing technique using oil pastels. Create a print using a poly tile and use an interesting background to print onto. Analysing artists’ work and use specific vocabulary.

Summer Term

Anti-bullying poster Competition: Presentation and Discussion on Bullying, followed by research, reference using sketches and

photography. Pupils learn about composition and scale, type and the power of the poster. TASK: Pupils create their poster using a variety of media, including I.T, working alone or in pairs.

The Still Life: Discussion about still life composition. Drawing from direct observation. Study tone, texture and contour shading

techniques. Looking at surfaces and viewpoints using various media. Create a final piece. TASK: Use H.B pencil for contour shading exercise. Work in charcoal and chalk on grey paper to focus on light and tone. Create a

larger final piece using colour.

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Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Pattern

Students identify natural and manmade patterns. Drawing from direct observation students focus on creating different qualities of line such as cross contour lines. Experimenting with line students learn about texture and pattern. Enlarging and simplifying shapes and patterns students create a Collage. Students explore and create repeat patterns using basic geometric shapes (block, half-drop rotation and reflection) creating and using a template. Students select their favourite pattern and use oil pastels and watercolour to create a wax resist. Analysis and comparison of artists work (Escher & Morris). Students research pattern across different cultures, examining different types of patterns (interlocking, symmetrical). Student’s experiment creating their own optical illusions based on artists Escher and Riley.

Spring Term

Built environment

Students consider interior and exterior spaces. They produce architectural drawings, working from direct observation in the local environment. Students learn about one, two and three point perspective. They analyse Escher’s drawings and his use of perspective. Students examine the contemporary work of Amy Casey and produce a creative and imaginative drawing based on the artist Amy Casey. Students study structures around the world. Working with different materials students create a tower.

Summer Term

Natural environment (Trees)

Introduction to other artist’s work on trees. Students sketch tree’s in their local environment. They experiment with different materials. Students discuss and analyse their own and others work. Students create a large scale final piece showing their imagination and personal connection to trees.

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Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

Carrier bag: Design project. Focus on composition, colour, texture, line and shape. Study of existing high street carrier bag

designs followed by notes and discussion. Cropping and font styles using research and observational as reference. Training shoe design working from a design brief. Visit from a graphic designer. Pupils begin planning, designing and making a carrier bag. Project completed with 1 hour exam. TASK: Intro and discussion in pairs about a particular carrier bag and what audience it is designed for. Study of logos, company

image, font styles, materials and the design processes. Design a training shoe working to a design brief. Following visit from Graphic designer use all of the previous study to design and construct a carrier bag.

Spring Term

Portraiture: Discussion about the portrait and how and why photography had a great influence on the changes in art. Self-portrait

drawing from observation using a mirror. Demo on how to get proportions correct and tips on how to draw features of the face. Study of the variety of portraits and media used. Colour used with line to show expression and mood. Focus on Picasso’s portraits and cubism. Creation of a cubist self-portrait. Use of collage or photomontage to create a misfit face with magazine images. TASK: Introduction into history of the portrait and how and why it has changed over time. Self-portrait using careful observation in

H.B pencil with focus on proportion, detail and tone. Work closely on facial features and expression. Make comparisons with various portrait artists’ and create a self-portrait with inspiration from the examples. Focus on colour choice application and blending. Use the digital camera to manipulate and change the photograph into a cubist portrait. Create a misfit face from magazine images carefully cutting and fusing together.

Summer Term

Masks: Discussion about the meaning and uses of masks in past and present and in various cultures. Discussion and

observational drawing looking at real masks. Design a mask using research for reference and masks in the art room. Construct a mask using a frame work of card and paper maché. TASK: Introduction on masks of different times and cultures. Research and analyse masks. Draw a mask from direct observation

with focus on Proportion, detail, texture and contour shading. Designing a mask using previous work and work in pairs to make a card framework, adding papier maché and collage to complete the mask.

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Assessments

Autumn Term

1st Half of Autumn Term- SURFACES: Décollage, ink and wax resist techniques on different surfaces, using various materials.

Experimental work using wax resist, pen and wash inspired by Henry Moore and John Piper. Recording visually and making notes, critical studies, and evaluations of artists in work journals. TASK: Use reference, research and notes to create final pieces in wax resist (one tonal in black and white, the other in colour). Introduction to Henry Moore and John Piper, demonstrations and analysis of artists’ techniques followed by experimental work. 2

nd Half of Autumn Term- SURFACES: Controlled Assessment. Personal Portfolio. Drawing and Printing. Pattern and Reflection.

This work in work journals should show evidence of sequential development. Focus is on simple colour and shape, using layers. TASK: Record from direct observation an arrangement or close up of an artefact from set up still life. Work as drawings and add range of tone, crop and select an area for a motif. Use motif to create a design. Use design to produce a repeated pattern on the computer. Complete as a print using poly print and then lino. Analyse artists’ work on printing, evaluate using worksheets with specific vocabulary.

CA; March 2014 Adorn, Decorate & Embellish

Spring Term

1st Half of Spring Term- SURFACES: Still Life Painting. Direct observational paintings of still life. Focus on techniques used in

painting to create a variety of surfaces. Experimental work on dry brush, glazing and layering to achieve various textures, colours, tones and tints. Introduction to acrylic colour mixing and application, theory and vocabulary. Make notes and illustrate with acrylic paints. Set up still life with focus on surfaces (reflection, transparency) colour and composition for group photography. TASK: Work from group photographs taken earlier of still life. Project image to work on a large scale. Detail added. Prepare canvas or board to use previously learnt techniques on dry brush painting, glazing and layering. 2

nd Half of Spring Term- SURFACES: Final exam piece. Controlled test. Final piece must be a painting in acrylic of still life and

show techniques learnt previously in class. This piece will continue from class work and if unfinished in the exam time, be completed or modified and refined before the end of term. TASK: Painting in acrylics on a large scale of still life during a timetabled 5 hour exam.

Summer Term

1st half of Summer Term- SURFACES: Controlled Assessment. Personal Portfolio. Completion of acrylic still life painting.

Introduction to Adorn, Decorate and Embellish unit. Discussions and examples of work created by pupils and artists. Focus on Pattern and Decoration. Experimental work on subject using a variety of materials to create decorative pieces. Recording visually and making notes, critical studies, and evaluations of William Morris, Kath Kidston, Bridget Reilly, Mondrian and Multi- cultural patterns. Work to help develop an idea for a final piece. This work in work journals should show evidence of sequential development. Focus is on pattern, colour, line and shape, using a variety of media and newly learnt techniques. TASK: Brainstorm the title. Research artwork by various artists whose work relates to the title (examples given above). Analyse visually and evaluate using worksheets with specific vocabulary. Use experimental work to develop your ideas. 1

st half of Summer Term- SURFACES: Adorn, Decorate and Embellish. Planning the final piece on the title by using all

preparatory studies research, experimental work and ideas. TASK: Use all preparatory studies to complete a conclusion to the Adorn, Decorate and Embellish theme in either paint, oil pastels, textiles, printing sculpture or relief.

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Assessments

Autumn Term

1st Half of Autumn Term

VIEWPOINTS: Controlled Assessment. Personal Portfolio. Drawing, Collage, photography and painting. Observational work on how to improve drawing technique and style. Intro to Right hand, left hand side of the brain. Demonstrations and drawing exercises on interpretation of literal viewpoints (Upside down man, positive and negative shapes, line drawings etc.). Focus is on simple colour and shape, using layers and previously learnt painting techniques (dry brush, glazing and layering). TASK: Complete set drawing tasks to improve focus on detail and viewpoint. Use photography, painting and collage to help develop ideas on a cubist still life or landscape. 2

nd Half of Autumn Term

VIEWPOINTS: Preparatory studies concluded with a plan for the exam. Recording visually and making notes, critical studies, and evaluations of 3 aspects of Cubism. Use of photography to create interesting viewpoints and work on a painting. Artists used as examples: Cezanne, Juan Gris, Braque, Picasso, Joseph Stella, Mondrian, Escher. Final piece may be a painting or mixed media piece on the Cubist Still life or landscape. Work journals should show evidence of sequential development. Final exam piece. Controlled test. This piece will continue from class work and if unfinished in the exam time, be completed or modified and refined before the end of term. TASK: Completed Exam piece to conclude the Viewpoints theme, under exam conditions in the art room over 8 hours.

CA: Nov 2014 Viewpoints

Spring Term

1st Half of Spring Term

VIEWPOINTS AND EXAM PREPARATION: Work on the Viewpoints unit concluded and Introduction and preparations started on the actual GCSE exam, set by the Exam Board. TASK: Complete all work on the Viewpoints unit with an evaluation. Begin planning for the exam with preparatory studies. Focus on recording from direct observation on the theme. All work in class to be collected in until exam. 2

nd Half of Spring Term

EXAM preparatory studies: Research and analysis of artists work on the exam theme, followed by experimental work. Pupils are encouraged to use a variety of materials, tools and techniques. TASK: Use all preparatory studies to come up with ideas for the exam theme in paint, oil pastels, textiles, printing, sculpture or relief.

Summer Term TASK: Complete final draft of planned idea for the exam. All notes and preparatory studies including artists researched and analysed to be completed and handed in for assessment. Exam takes place in the art room and at the end of the exam; preparatory studies are to be handed in. All work over the 2 year course is to be mounted and put up by pupil for exhibition.

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Assessment

Autumn Term

VISUAL ELEMENTS: Personal Portfolio. Experimental work on the visual elements (colour, shape, pattern,

tone, texture, line etc.) with reference to artists’ work. Analysis and critical studies of work using specific art vocabulary. Pupils to use a variety of tools, materials and techniques. Experimental work followed by development of ideas on one of the visual elements selected by student. Work must show previous techniques learnt and be an exciting conclusion created on a large scale. TASK: Work towards completing a work journal with an illustrated reference to the Visual elements, using a

variety of media and techniques. Use specific art vocabulary to analyse and evaluate each section. Complete a concluding piece on a large scale using a variety of media and techniques.

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Spring Term

THEMATIC PROJECT: Students select a theme to work on and preparatory studies can be in the form of a flip

file or an A3 sketch book with larger pieces. Experimental work, ideas and research, reference and evaluations must be included. TASK: Work towards completing preparatory studies for a final piece on your chosen theme. Include all the A0s.

Summer Term

EXAM: preparatory studies: Research and analysis of artists work on the exam theme, followed by

experimental work. Students are encouraged to use a variety of materials, tools and techniques. TASK: Use all preparatory studies to come up with ideas for the exam theme in paint, oil pastels, textiles, printing

sculpture or relief.

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Assessment

Autumn Term

1st

Half of Autumn Term PERSONAL STUDY: Personal Portfolio

TASK: Work towards completing a work journal with an illustrated reference to the Visual elements, using a

variety of media and techniques. Use specific art vocabulary to analyse and evaluate each section. Complete a concluding piece on a large scale using a variety of media and techniques. 2

nd Half of Autumn Term

Practical Work on Personal study: Students link all practical work to their personal study. Experimental work,

ideas and research, reference and evaluations must be based on their research into their focus of their personal study. TASK: Use your personal study to experiment and create pieces in a variety of media and scales to show

sequential development. Work towards ideas or a final piece to conclude your personal study.

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Spring Term

EXAM: preparatory studies: Research and analysis of artists work on the exam theme, followed by

experimental work. Students are encouraged to use a variety of materials, tools and techniques. TASK: Use all preparatory studies (based on the AOs) to come up with ideas for the exam theme in paint, oil

pastels, textiles, printing sculpture or relief.

Summer Term

EXAM: timed test: Exam takes place in the art room over 3 days. All preparatory studies are to be handed in

after the exam for assessment. Students work on a large scale in a variety of media. TASK: Complete a final piece as a conclusion to your preparatory studies. Ensure you have covered all the

assessment objectives.

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Music Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Orchestral Families: A project designed to introduce pupils to instruments of the orchestra, their shape and sound, and to use their own

voice as an instrument. Autumn Term 2

African Drumming:

A project designed to introduce pupils to music from other cultures and the use of ICT in the production of music.

Spring Term

Spring Term 1

Musical Exploration – The Elements:

Pupils are introduced to the basics of pitch, rhythm, dynamics and group work. This project is also used to teach the basics of tuned percussion playing. Spring Term 2

Song Structure:

Pupils learn how different styles of song are structured through listening and performing followed by composing their own song using verses and choruses.

Summer Term

Summer Term 1

Music for Adverts:

Investigating how different styles of music can affect the mood of an advert and contribute to its selling power. Summer Term 2

Careers in Music:

Exploring different career paths involving music

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Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Introduction to Keyboards:

A project designed to enable all pupils to reach a reasonable standard of competence on the electric keyboard, thus equipping them with the skills they will need for the rest of the year. Autumn Term 2

Variations:

Pupils investigate different ways of creating variations in music, using both standard procedures and their own ideas. They use Cubase software to record, edit and refine their ideas.

Spring Term

Spring Term 1

Latin American Music:

Pupils are introduced to the music of Latin America through listening, performing and composing. Spring Term 2

Latin American Music

Summer Term

Summer Term 1

Blues:

Developing improvisation skills and allowing pupils to understand the importance of the slave trade on the change in musical styles. This project also includes an extended writing project OR an extended presentation using Microsoft Photostory. Summer Term 2

Blues:

Developing improvisation skills and allowing pupils to understand the importance of the slave trade on the change in musical styles. This project also includes an extended writing project OR an extended presentation using Microsoft Photostory.

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Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Hooks, Riffs and Grounds:

Pupils learn how variations can be created over a repeating bass line, using examples from throughout musical history. Autumn Term 2

Reggae Music:

Understanding the role of reggae music in society, through performing, composing and listening.

Spring Term

Spring Term 1

Reggae Music:

Pupils will perform ‘I’m Yours’ learning to play bass, drum kit, electric guitar and to use microphones. Spring Term 2

Film Music:

Pupils are given the opportunity to compose two contrasting pieces of music for film, and to realize how the action on screen can be reflected by musical decisions.

Summer Term

Summer Term 1

Ragtime:

A project looking at the influences of black music on classical styles. Pupils will have the opportunity to perform a Scott Joplin piece. Summer Term 2

Club Dance Music:

Using Music Creator to generate samples and create club dance mixes.

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Assessments

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Melodic development:

Pupils learn compositional skills in melody writing and development, culminating in the composition of a piece of music to accompany a time-lapse video of a flower opening. Autumn Term 2

Film Music:

Common devices used in film music are learned, and then used in a piece of original film music.

April – July Solo Performance

Spring Term

Spring Term 1

Popular Music:

Structure and instrumentation in pop songs are studied followed by a pop song composition. Spring Term 2

Performance Skills:

Emphasis put on the mark scheme for performances at GCSE.

Summer Term

Summer Term 1

Listening skills:

Key words and areas of study revised for Year 10 exam. Summer Term 2

Waltz Composition:

A study of accompaniment styles and melody writing culminating in a composition of a waltz.

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Assessments

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Controlled Assessment – Composition:

Pupils compose a piece of music in response to the Strand of Music chosen by the exam board, with emphasis on two of the areas of study. This is to be submitted along with a detailed annotation of their work. Autumn Term 2

Listening and performance skills:

Preparation for the mock exam.

Sept – Dec Up to 20 hours Controlled Assessment Jan – March Up to 15 hours of Controlled Assessment

Spring Term

Spring Term 1

Controlled Assessment – Composition:

Pupils compose a second piece of music, with emphasis on two of the areas of study. Spring Term 2

Listening and performance skills:

Preparation for the final exam.

Summer Term Summer Term 1

Exam

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Assessments

Unit 1

Preparing for performance

Unit 2

Original composition Unit 3

Listening and set works analysis

Controlled assessment in term 2 of AS (composition)


Assessment

Unit 1

Preparing for performance Unit 2

Original composition Unit 3

Listening and set works analysis

n/a

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History Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

What Is History

The Norman Conquest

Life in Medieval England 1066-1500 o Villages o Towns o Medicine o Medieval Christianity o Becket

Autumn Term 2

Islamic Civilisations

Spring / Summer Term


Monarchs that shaped our Nation

The Tudors

Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

The Stuart Succession

The English Civil War

Oliver Cromwell

The Glorious Revolution

Restoration England

The Act of Union Autumn Term 2

The Long 19th Century o Science – From Witchcraft to Enlightenment o Politics – From the French Revolution to the Settlement of Vienna o Economics – From Agriculture to Industry o Empire – From Britain to Britannia



The Black Experience - From Slavery to Presidency

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Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

Causes of World War One

Trench Life

Haig – Interpretations in History

The end of the War

Versailles

Spring Term

How did women gain the vote?

Twentieth Century Dictatorships

World War Two o Steps to War o Key Battles of WWII

Summer Term

World War Two o The War in the Pacific o D-Day

The Holocaust

The Atom Bomb and the end of World War Two

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Assessments

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

From Tsardom to Communism: Russia, 1914-1924

Stalin’s Dictatorship: USSR, 1924-1941 Autumn Term 2

Stalin’s Dictatorship: USSR, 1924-1941

Hitler’s Germany, 1929-1939

Preparation only – Last 3 weeks of Summer Term


Hitler’s Germany, 1929-1939

Controlled Assessment preparation – Britain at War


Assessments

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Controlled Assessment – Britain at War Autumn Term 2

International Relations 1945-1991 o The origins of the Cold War, 1945-1955

Source analysis and writing of Controlled Assessment. Completed by Half Term Spring Term

International Relations 1945-1991 o Crises of the Cold War, 1955-1970 o Failure of Détente and the collapse of communism, 1970-1991


REVISION

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Assessment

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Italian Unification 1815-1870

British Foreign and Imperial Policy 1856-1914 Autumn Term 2

Italian Unification 1815-1870

British Foreign and Imperial Policy 1856-1914

n/a


REVISION

Independent Investigation - Research Phase


Assessment

Autumn Term

Autumn Term 1

Interpretations – India 1784-1878

Independent Investigation

The Rise of German Nationalism 1789-1919 Autumn Term 2

Interpretations – India 1784-1878

Independent Investigation

The Rise of German Nationalism 1789-1919

n/a



The Rise of German Nationalism 1789-1919

REVISION

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Religious Education Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term

Baseline assessment:

How is the bible used? (Christianity)

Spring Term

How important is Community for Jews (Judaism)

How do Sikhs achieve equality within Community Life (Sikhism)

Summer Term

How did Siddhartha teach about suffering? (Buddhism)

Do our actions influence our future? (Hinduism)

Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

How important is the home and tradition for Jews? (Judaism)

How is self-discipline reflected in the life of a Muslim? (Islam)

Spring Term

Was Jesus who he said he was? (Christianity)

Is Christianity worth dying for? (Christianity)

What does Jesus Incarnation mean for Christians today? (Christianity)

Summer Term

Is it good to be different? (Denominations) (Christianity)

Religion and Action (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism)

Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

What is Philosophy and Ethics?

Existence of God

Suffering

Animal Rights

Spring Term

Evil

Revelation

Religion and Planet Earth

Summer Term

Miracles

Religion and Prejudice

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Religious Education Department - Key Stage 4


Assessment

2013-14

Autumn Term

Religion and Prejudice

Religion and Animal Rights

n/a

Spring Term

Religion and Planet Earth

Religion and early life

Revision for Half GCSE in May

Summer Term

Final Revision

Post Exam studies including preview f Full GCSE Activity Year 11


Assessment

2014-15

Autumn Term

Immortality

Religion and early life

n/a

Spring Term

Religion and Science

War and Peace

Summer Term Revision

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Technology Department – Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Rotation 1 Food - You are what you eat – Five a day

Rotation 2 Resistant Materials – Laser cut key fob and animal pencil block

Rotation 3 Graphics – Road Safety Board Game and Structures Bridge

Year 8 Content

Rotation 1 Food – Around the world in 80 days

Rotation 2 Resistant Materials – Gadget Holder

Rotation 3 Graphics – Eco pop-up book and charity collection box

Year 9 Content

Rotation 1 Food – The big morning tea and edible artist

Rotation 2 Resistant Materials – Book Ends

Rotation 3 Graphics – Tooth brush and Packaging

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Technology Department – Key Stage 4

Year 10 Content Controlled Assessment

Resistant Materials Graphics Food

60% Coursework begins summer term

Autumn Term Skills based practical projects Movie Marketing Project Stationery Project

Food Practical Skills Nutrition and Functional Properties Hygiene and Safety

Spring Term Targets to the Front Stationery Project Mini Board Game Project

Food Practical Skills Social, Ethical and Environmental Choices

Summer Term Controlled Coursework Analysis and research

Controlled Coursework Analysis and research

Controlled Coursework Analysis and research


Autumn Term

Controlled Coursework Design Ideas and Development



60% Coursework completed March 40% GCSE Exam June

Spring Term Controlled Coursework Testing and Evaluation Revision

Controlled Coursework Testing and Evaluation Revision

Controlled Coursework Testing and Evaluation Revision

Summer Term Revision Revision Revision

Year 12 Product Design Controlled Assessment

Autumn Term Mobile Phone Project Prodesktop Environmental Issues Ergonomics Smart and Modern Materials

50% Coursework completed March 50% AS Exam June

Spring Term Occasional Table Inclusive Design Economy of Design Health and Safety issues

Summer Term Exam Technique and Revision Introduction to Year 13 Project

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Year 13 Product Design Controlled

Assessment

Autumn Term Design and Market Influences Processes and Manufacture Timed Essays Design of Coursework

50% Coursework completed March 50% A2 Exam June

Spring Term Design and Market Influences Processes and Manufacture Timed Essays Manufacture of Coursework

Summer Term Revision and Exam Technique

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Information Communication Technology Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term

Induction

Key skills – building ICT skills in Major software packages o DTP o Word Processing o Internet o Spread sheets o Presentation Software

KAZ touch typing course

Spring Term Computing/Programming – Game making

Cyber Bullying/Stay Safe Online Film – Video production and editing

Year 8 Content

Autumn Term Web design and web authoring - E -Time Capsule Website

Spring Term Global Warming Calculator Spread sheet

Summer Term Advanced Computer Game Programming

Year 9 Content

Autumn Term Music Concert publicity materials for print

Promotional Materials for the web - Animation

Spring Term Music Concert Spread sheet booking and finance system

Promotional Video

Summer Term Music Concert Multimedia Website Project

Computing

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Year 10

Content Controlled

Assessments

GCSE ICT

Autumn Term

Computer systems and mobile technologies

Computer input and output devices

Storage devices and media

Communications and entertainment

Systems life cycle

Start of Controlled Assessment – Assignment unit 2 o Analysis GCSE ICT

Controlled Assessment Coursework Start – 2

nd December

End – 28th March

Spring Term

Continuation of Controlled Assessment – Assignment unit 2 o Design o Implementation o Testing o Self-Evaluation o Report o Evaluation of Another’s Work

Summer Term Practice of the controlled assessment Project

GCSE Computing

Autumn Term

Fundamentals of computer systems

Computing hardware

Software

Representation of data in computer systems

Computer communications and networking Programming with Pytho GCSE Computing

Controlled Assessment Coursework Start – 2

nd December

End – 28th March

Spring Term

Controlled Assessment – PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION o Web based enquiry o Practical investigations with online resources o Further web based enquiry o Contact with IT professionals / use industry publications

Summer Term

Practice of the controlled assessment Programming Project

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PSHE Department – Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term

What is PSHE and Citizenship?

Bullying, and Racism

Personal Safety - Roads

Economic and Financial Responsibility

Spring Term

Relationships

Puberty

Government

Charities

Work Related Learning

Summer Term

Disabilities

Immigration and migration

Body Image and self esteem

Personal Safety – Water and Sun

Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Cyber safety and bullying

Health

Local Government

Relationships

Spring Term

Human Rights

Racism, Discrimination and Prejudice

Drug Education

Work Related Learning

Summer Term

Sex and Relationship Education

Personal Safety – Rail and Public Transport

The elderly

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Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

Conflict and team work

Bullying

Individual Research Project

Spring Term

Health


Sex and Relationship Education

Government and Europe

Summer Term

Work Related Learning – U explore

Racism, Diversity and Prejudice

Social Responsibility

Year 10 Content

Autumn Term


Work Experience Placement

Spring Term


Risk taking - drug education

Sex and relationship Education

Summer Term Crime, laws and government

Health and support networks in the community

Year 11 Content

Autumn Term Work Experience Debrief


Spring Term Economic and Financial Responsibility

Health, Sex and Relationships

Summer Term

Risk taking and drug education

Global Politics, decision making and voting

Learning to Learn – Focus study techniques and revision

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Modern Foreign Languages - French Department - Key Stage 3

*In the new year 7, all pupils study one term each of French, German and Spanish on rotation. The Programme of Study below therefore covers one term and is repeated in terms 2 and 3.

Year 7 Content

Autumn, Spring and Summer Terms

Greetings

Giving and receiving personal information

Name

Age

Where you live

Classroom objects

Describing your family

Home life

Pets

Numbers

Alphabet

Days of the week

Months and seasons

Describing objects

Giving opinions

Basic regular verbs

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Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Finishing ET1

Dates, clothes, adjectives, the verb “to be”

Weather

Seasons

Regular verbs

Places in town the verb “to go”, prepositions

Telling the time

Daily routine

School day

Free time activities

Spring Term

Shops and what they sell,

Quantities

Prices

Countries

Nationalities

Holidays

Modes of transport

The future tense

Describing towns and activities

School life in France

Routines

Opinions

Using reflexive verbs

Revising clothing and families

Using the past tense

Summer Term

Ordering meals and drinks

Perfect tense in the negative

Travelling around France

Body parts and ailments

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Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

Sets 9 French/German and 9 French/Spanish

Exchanging personal information

Finding out about Paris

Describing a recent visit

Leisure

Using the imperfect tense, comparative and superlative Set 9 French

Free time activities including TV and film

Habits and past tense

Talking about future plans

The importance of languages


Spring Term


More on school life in France

Options and career choices and future plans

Learning about Futuroscope

Booking accommodation

Using past, present and future tenses accurately Set 9 French

Healthy living and keeping fit

Describing people including famous French-speakers

Using adjectives

Revising the past tense

Learning about a region in France


Summer Term


Healthy living and keeping fit


Going to doctor or dentist

Talking about holiday plans


Letters of complaint Sets 9 French

Describing holidays and events

Schools in different countries

Work

World issues – poverty

Famine

Human rights

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Assessments

Autumn Term Context 1 - Lifestyle

Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences

w/c 4/11/2013 w/c 24/02/2014 w/c 1/06/2014

Spring Term

Relationships, social issues and equality

Summer Term

Context 2 – Leisure

Free time activities, shopping and advantages and disadvantages of new technology


Assessments

Autumn Term

Context 2 - Leisure (cont.)

Holidays

Context 3 – Home and Local Area

Special occasions, home and area where it is and what it’s like

w/c 4/11/2013 w/c 27/01/2014

Spring Term

Context 3 – Environment discussing local and global problems and solutions

Context 4 – Work and Education

School, college and future plans

Current and future jobs

Summer Term

General revision until exams (listening and reading only)

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Assessment

Autumn Term

Media

TV, advertising, communication technology

Popular Culture

Cinema, Music, Fashion

n/a Spring Term

Healthy Living

Sport, Health and Wellbeing, Holidays

Families and Relationships

Relationships within the family, friendship, marriage and partnerships

Summer Term Revision, Exams, study leave, start of A2 course, work experience

Year 13 Content

Autumn Term

General topics:

Environment

Immigration

Integration

Cultural Topic 1 (book/painter)

n/a

Spring Term

General topics:

Racism

Contemporary social issues

Wealth and poverty

Law and order

Technology

Cultural Topic 2 (book/painter)

Summer Term Revision of general and cultural topics (until Half Term)

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GERMAN Department – Key Stage 3

*In Year 7 students do a 4 week rotation of French, German & Spanish, which covers the Autumn Session

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term

(4 week rota)*

Greetings & Numbers

Giving your age and where you live

The alphabet, spelling words

Months of the Year

Birthdays

Basic verb endings, basics about German nouns – genders, capital etc

Spring Term

School subjects

Expressing opinions and using link words

Telling the time

Days of the week and months

What you eat and drink and wear at school

Present tense of verbs

Family and friends

Appearance and character

Pets and noun plurals

Link words and longer sentences

Summer Term

Talking about sport and freetime

Using adverbs of frequency

Using “man kann”

Saying where you live

Describing your house and your room

Using the dative case and dative prepositions

Describing how your room used to be

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Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Revision of Year 7 learning

Family and friends

Appearance and character

Pets and noun plurals

Link words and longer sentences

Spring Term

Hobbies and favourite things

Arranging to go out

Using “man kann”

Where you live

Rooms in the house

Chores

Describing your room using imperfect tense

Summer Term

My town – facilities and what one can do

Buying food and drink

Talking about future holiday plans

After half term, Pupils will start Echo 2

Using the simple past tense – talking about a holiday using ‘war’

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Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

Using the simple past tense

Talking about a holiday – using the perfect tense

Shopping

Ordering in a café

Pocket Money

Spring Term

Television viewing habits

Describing trips

Using 12-hour clock

Modal verbs

Parts of the body

Using possessive adjectives

Healthy living fitness

Summer Term

Making and accepting invitations, using “well”

Clothing and issues for young people

Talking about your daily routine

Talking about the future

Using separable verbs

Learning about a German city

Writing an account in all 3 tenses

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Autumn Term

First Half Term – KS3 revision and grammar

Verbs

Cases (Nominative, Accusative, Dative)

Past and future tenses

Modal verbs

Subordinating conjunctions Second Half Term

Context 1 – Lifestyle

Health and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences

KA end of each Half Term

Spring Term

Relationships, social issues and equality

Context 2 – Leisure

Free Time activities

January 2014 CAW 1 – Health Matters

April 2014

CAS1 “My family”

Summer Term

Shopping

Advantages and disadvantages of new technology

Holidays

June 2014 CAW2 “My Pocket money

and shopping”


Assessment

Autumn Term

Shopping

Advantages and Disadvantages of new technology

Holidays

Context 3 – Home and Local Area

Special Occasions

Home and area where it is and what it’s like

September 2013

CAW2 “My Pocket Money & Shopping” for this Year

11 Dec 2013

CAS2 “My Holidays”

March 2014 CAW3 “My School”

April 2014 CAS3 “My work

experience and future plans”

Spring Term

Context 3 – Environment

Discussing local and global problems and solutions

Context 4 – Work and Education

School, college and future plans

Current and future jobs

Summer Term General revision until exams (listening and reading only)

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Assessment

Autumn Term

Media

TV, advertising

Communication technology

~Popular Culture

Cinema

Music

Fashion


January Mock Exams

Early May 2014 Unit 2T – oral examination

Mid May 2014 Unit 1 – LRW exam

Spring Term

Healthy Living

Sport

Health and Wellbeing

Holidays

Families and Relationships

Relationships within the family

Friendship

Marriage and partnerships



Assessment

Autumn Term

General topics

Environment

Immigration

Integration

Cultural Topic 1 (play “Andorra” by Max Frisch


January Mock Exams

Early May 2014 Unit 4T – oral examination

Mid June 2014 Unit 3 – LRW exam

Spring Term

General topics

Racism

Contemporary social issues

Wealth and poverty

Law and order

Technology

Cultural Topic 2 (film “Lola rennt” by Tom Tykwer)

Summer Term Revision of general and cultural topics (until half term)

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Spanish Department – Key Stage 3

Year 7* Content

Autumn Term

Greetings and introductions

Alphabet and numbers 1-1000

Pencil case items

Spring Term

School Subjects

Expressing opinions and describing others

Present tense verbs

Food and quantities

Describing your school

Family members

Pets and colours

Describing physical appearance of self and others

Personality descriptions of self and others

Summer Term

Describing where you live

Talking about what activities you do at home

Describing your ideal home

Talking about what sports you do

Looking at famous

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Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Family Members

Pets and colours

Describing physical appearance of self and others

Personality description of self and others

Describing your house

Talking about activities you do at home

Rooms of the house

Stem changing verbs

Spring Term

Hobbies and leisure activities.

Telling the time.

Simple future tense.

Describing where you live.

Places in town.

Giving directions.

Talking about the weather.

Summer Term

Describing what clothes you wear

Talking about fashion

Practicing near future

Using the past tense

Year 9 Content

Autumn Term

Talking about film and TV

Making plans

Discussing technology

Talking about a past holiday

Describing a south American country

Spring Term

Talking about family and relationships

Talking about what you do in your free time

Talking about future plans

Discussing sports

Talking about a healthy diet

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Summer Term

Talking about smoking and alcohol

Talking about the dangers of drugs

Looking at the Spanish school system

Talking about future career plans

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Year 10* Content Controlled

Assessment

Autumn Term Context 2

Holidays, plans preferences and experiences. November

Spring Term Context 4

Education and School, college, pressures at school. Future plans Current and future jobs January

Summer Term Context 1

Relationships, social issues and equality April


Assessment

Autumn Term

Context 1

Relationships

Social issues and equality

November

Spring Term

Context 1 - Lifestyle

Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences Context 3 – Home and Environment:

Discussing local and global problems and solutions

January

March

Summer Term General revision until exams (listening and reading only)

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* Please note that that KS5 Spanish is scheduled to begin in September 2013

Year 12* Content

Autumn Term Media: TV, advertising, communication technology

Popular Culture: Cinema, Music, Fashion

Spring Term Healthy Living: Sport, Health and Wellbeing, Holidays

Families and Relationships: relationships within the family, friendship, marriage and partnerships


Year 13 Content

Autumn Term General topics: environment / immigration / integration

Cultural Topic 1 (book/play/film)

Spring Term General topics: racism / contemporary social issues – wealth and poverty, law and order, technology Cultural Topic 2 (book/play/film)

Summer Term Revision of general and cultural topics

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Business Studies Department - Key Stage 4


Assessments

Autumn Term

Unit 3 - Financial Forecasting for Business

Know about costs, revenue and profit in a business organisation o Understand different types of cost and revenue o Be able to work out types of profit

Be able to prepare a break-even analysis o To produce and understand the concept of break even o Understand and apply the margin of safety

Be able to create a cash flow forecast o To produce a cash flow forecast o To analyse a cash flow forecast o Give a presentation on a firms finance and the need to forecast

Unit 19 - The Marketing Plan

Understand marketing concepts used by businesses o Marketing Concepts o Types of promotion o Evidence of success and failure

Be able to plan marketing and promotion o Develop a marketing plan o Develop a promotion plan o Deliver a presentation

Unit 2 - Business Organisations

Be able to set business aims and objectives o Understand and apply the concept of a firms aims and objectives. o Look at the differences in aims and objectives determined by a firms sector e.g. Govt, charity

etc.

Understand the main functional areas in business organisations o Look at the different functional areas of a firm. o Presentation on a named firms functional areas

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Assessments

Spring Term

Unit 1 - Business Purposes

Understand the purpose and ownership of business o Research the purpose, ownership, scale and classification of businesses o Apply these theories to local and national firms

Understand the business context in which organisations operate o Look at the role of government and outside agencies with firms o Understand and apply the current economic environment to the local firms examined earlier

Unit 8 - Business Communication through Documentation

Know the purpose of written communication in business contexts

Be able to complete and use business documents for internal and external communication in an organization

Know the importance of using appropriate methods of written communication depending on audience

n/a

Summer Term

Unit 4 - People in Organisations

Know about job roles and their functions in organizations o Study the differing job roles, functions and responsibilities that exist in an organisation o Apply the differing organisational structures to named businesses

Be able to produce documentation for specific job roles o Draw up a job description o Draw up a person specification o Apply for a real job

Be able to prepare for employment and plan career development o Complete a personal audit o Understand different employment opportunities o Examine different sources of information for employment advice

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Business Studies Department - Key Stage 4


Assessments

Autumn Term

Unit 1 - Business Purposes

Understand the purpose and ownership of business o Research the purpose, ownership, scale and classification of businesses o Apply these theories to local and national firms

Understand the business context in which organisations operate o Look at the role of government and outside agencies with firms o Understand and apply the current economic environment to the local firms examined earlier

Unit 2 - Business Organisations

Be able to set business aims and objectives o Understand and apply the concept of a firms aims and objectives o Look at the differences in aims and objectives determined by a firms sector e.g. Govt, charity etc.

Understand the main functional areas in business organisations o Look at the different functional areas of a firm o Presentation on a named firms functional areas

Controlled Assessment worth 25 % of the final Mark Starts First week in December, research continues over Christmas, write up, the first two weeks of the Spring Term.

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Assessments

Spring Term

Unit 3 - Financial Forecasting for Business

Know about costs, revenue and profit in a business organisation o Understand different types of cost and revenue o Be able to work out types of profit

Be able to prepare a break-even analysis o To produce and understand the concept of break even o Understand and apply the margin of safety

Be able to create a cash flow forecast o To produce a cash flow forecast o To analyse a cash flow forecast o Give a presentation on a firms finance and the need to forecast

Unit 19 - The Marketing Plan

Understand marketing concepts used by businesses o Marketing Concepts o Types of promotion o Evidence of success and failure

Be able to plan marketing and promotion o Develop a marketing plan o Develop a promotion plan o Deliver a presentation

Unit 8 - Business Communication through Documentation

Know the purpose of written communication in business contexts

Be able to complete and use business documents for internal and external communication in an organization

Know the importance of using appropriate methods of written communication depending on audience

Controlled Assessment worth 25 % of the final Mark Starts First week in December, research continues over Christmas, write up, the first two weeks of the Spring Term.


Assessments

Summer Term

Unit 4 - People in Organisations

Know about job roles and their functions in organizations o Study the differing job roles, functions and responsibilities that exist in an organisation o Apply the differing organisational structures to named businesses

Be able to produce documentation for specific job roles o Draw up a job description o Draw up a person specification o Apply for a real job

Be able to prepare for employment and plan career development o Complete a personal audit o Understand different employment opportunities o Examine different sources of information for employment advice

n/a

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Economics Department - Key Stage 5

This AS is delivered in two units. Unit 1: The exam is taken in January. Unit 2: The exam is taken in May/June


Assessment

Unit 1: Competitive Markets (50% of AS Level)

Nature of economics, e.g.: scarcity, opportunity cost etc.

Determinants of demand and supply, movements along the demand and supply curves and shifts in Demand and Supply

Price, income and cross elasticities of demand

Price elasticity of supply

Market equilibrium

Consumer and producer surplus

Demand and supply of labour

Market failure Unit 2: Managing the Economy (50% of AS Level)

Economic performance measure for developing and developed countries

Income and wealth

Aggregate Demand

Wealth effect on Aggregate Demand

Aggregate Supply

Equilibrium level of output

Causes, costs and constraints on economic growth

Government macroeconomic objectives

Demand and supply side policies

Conflicts resulting from the use of policy instruments

n/a n/a

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Psychology - Key Stage 5


Assessment

Unit 1: Cognitive and Social Psychology (6PSO1)

Social Psychology: obedience and prejudice and the Cognitive Psychology: memory and forgetting.

Unit 2: Understanding the Individual (6PS02)

Psychodynamic Approach, the Biological Approach and the Learning Approach: behaviour and gender

n/a


Assessment

Unit 3: Applications of Psychology (6PS03)

Criminological Psychology and Child Psychology

Unit 4: How Psychology Works (6PSO4)

Issues and debates between approaches within contemporary psychology. Clinical psychology

n/a

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Geography Department - Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term • Know your place : Connections to the World and the United Kingdom • Finding Your Way: Map skills

Spring Term • Our Local Environment: A study of West End • Special Places in Britain: National Parks

Summer Term • Our Changing World: Climate Change • A Postcard from the World: Looking at different parts of the World.

Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

• Atlas: Map work on Europe and the European Union • Physical Geography: Looking at ice, coasts and rivers

Spring Term • Tourism: Impact and types • Weather and Climate: United Kingdom, World and Local

Summer Term • An in depth study of Japan

Year 9 Content

Autumn Term • National Hazards: Looking at earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, tsunamis and landslides

Spring Term • Contrasts in Development: Looking at developing countries and comparing with developed countries

Summer Term • Geographical Skills Secondary Sources: Housing Projects • Geographical Skills Primary Sources: West End Fieldwork.

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Assessments

Autumn Term

AQA Spec A Exam Board • The restless earth: Earthquakes and volcanoes • population Changes: Population and migration

May 2014 data collection

Spring Term • The challenge of weather and climate • Urban environments: The changing city

Summer Term

•The Coastal Zone: changing coasts • Fieldwork: Poole (Dorset) Field Study


Assessments

Autumn Term

AQA Spec B Exam Board • Low Level and High Level Coursework • Tourism: How does it affect the environment?

September –October 2013 - low and high level

Spring Term • Tourism: How does it affect the environment?

Summer Term • Revision

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Assessment

Autumn Term

AQA Exam Board

Rivers

Geographical Skills

Fieldwork

n/a

Spring Term Population

Coasts

Summer Term

Energy

Revision

Year 13 Content

Autumn Term

AQA Exam Board

Hazards: Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes

Pre-Release Paper: Fieldwork skills

n/a

Spring Term

Weather and Climate

Conflicts and the Changing World Around Us

Summer Term

Revision for Essay Section

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Physical Education –Key Stage 4


Assessments

Autumn Term

Key Concepts & Processes

Aspects of a Healthy Lifestyle

Physical & Mental Capacity

April/May 2014 Spring Term Informed Choices of Healthy Active Lifestyles

Opportunities & Pathways in Physical Activity

Summer Term B452 Controlled Assessment

Year 11 Content

Autumn Term

Developing Physical & Mental Capacity

Developing Skills

Informed Decision Making

B452 Controlled Assessment

February/March 2014

Spring Term

Informed Decision Making

Opportunities & Pathways in Physical Activity

B453 Controlled Assessment


B453 Examination

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Physical Education –Key Stage 5

Year 12 PHED 1 Content Controlled

Assessment

Autumn Term

Health, Exercise & Fitness

Respiratory System

Classification of Skill

IPM

Memory

Concepts & Definitions

Public School & State School PE

PHED 1 Exam World Games PHED 1 Exam Deviance in Sport PHED 1 Exam Physiological Concepts PHED 1 Exam Psychological Concepts

Spring Term

Circulatory System

Analysis of Movement

Levers

D. Making

Teaching Styles

Learning

Motivation

Leisure Providers

Barriers to Participation

Current Provision for PE & Sport

Barriers to Participation

Summer Term

Learning Theories

Revision

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Year 13 PHED 3

Content Controlled Assessment

Autumn Term

Energy Systems

The Muscular System

World Games

Sport England

Talent Identification

UK Sport

Deviance in Sport

Violence

PEDs

Commercialism

Arousal, Stress & Anxiety

Self-Efficacy

Personality

Practical Moderation PHED 3 Exam

Spring Term

Preparation & Training

Mechanics of

Movement

Sport Ethics

Submission of Sections B&C

Commercialism

Media

Technology

Sport & the Law

Motivation

Attitudes

Aggression

Group Dynamics


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Drama – Key Stage 3

Year 7 Content

Autumn Term Induction/ skills work

The Evacuees

Gloom Manor

Spring Term

Pantomime/Melodrama

Drama from stimuli/poetry

Voyage to a Distant Planet

Improvisation and role play

Summer Term

Castaway

Silent Movie

Devised performance

Year 8 Content

Autumn Term

Induction/Skills work

Timothy Winters

Fear

Spring Term

Heroes

Incident at the fair

Bullying

Masks

Summer Term Macbeth

Gender issues

Devised performance

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Assessment

Autumn Term

Induction/.skills

Blood Brothers

Kindertransport

Life

Spring Term

Discrimination

Rosa Parks

Romeo and Juliet

Summer Term Devising from a range of stimuli

Devised performances


Assessment

Autumn Term

Induction

Introduction to the Explorative Strategies

Who Cares?

World War One

Controlled assessment on live theatre Controlled assessment and 6 hour practical workshop

Spring Term ‘The Visit’ or ‘A View From the Bridge’

Exploration of physical theatre and a range of styles

Summer Term Unit One practical exam

Mock devising piece


Assessment

Autumn Term

The disappeared improvisation

Unit 2 text based practical assessment Practical workshop and Controlled assessment based on ‘Find Me’

Spring Term Preparation for devised piece

Summer Term Exam

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Assessment

Autumn Term

Induction.

Introduction to a range of practitioners including Stanislavski and Brecht

Analysis of live theatre

Shadow of a Gunman’

Practical exam (40%) Written exams

Spring Term Scripted piece for practical exam

Live theatre analysis

Summer Term Revision for written exams


Assessment

Autumn Term ‘Our Country’s Good’

‘The Seagull’

Analysis of live theatre Practical exam and written supporting document (40%) Written exam

Spring Term Devised practical exam

Analysis of a range of theatrical styles and practitioners including Frantic Assembly, Kneehigh, Complicite, Brecht and Stanislavski

Summer Term Practical exam and supporting notes.

Revision for written paper.

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