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Values for Success Policy

Date Adopted: November 2014

Signed by Chair of Governors

Date for Review: July 2015

HeartlandsHigh School

YEAR 7 & 8 FOUNDATION STAGE CURRICULUM BOOKLET

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Introduction 2

Hours per week 3

Year 7 & 8: 25 Hours 3

Year 7 Curriculum Map 4

Year 8 Curriculum Map 5

Year 7 & 8 Home Learning 6

Year 7 & 8 Grouping 7

CONTENTS

In Year 7 and 8, students have 25 learning hours per week, divided according to the chart below. Students study an integrated

Humanitiesoption,‘Explore’,inYear7whichhasastrongemphasisonliteracyandcoreHumanitiesknowledgeandskills.The

ArtssubjectsandDesignTechnology/Computingaretaughtusingacarouselmodelwherestudentsspecialiseinasubjectfor6-8

weeksatatime.PSHCEandCharacterEducationaretaughtthroughdiscrete‘SEARCH’dayswhichtakeplaceonahalf-termlybasis.

WeencourageallFoundationStagestudents toselect2-3afterschoolenrichmentactivitiesorclubswhichrun from3.10pm-

4.10pmeachdayandwhichcomplementthecorecurriculumoffer.Wealsohavehighexpectationsofourstudentsintermsof

HomeLearning,whichisanessentialpartofdevelopingacultureofscholarlyexcellence,wherestudentshavetheself-discipline

andmotivationtobeabletostudyindependently.Thesearecriticallearninghabitstoformearlysothatstudentsarewellprepared

forthedemandsofpublicexaminationlateron.

HOURS PER WEEKThisbookletisdesignedtogiveyoudetailedinformationaboutthecurriculumyourchildwillstudyinYears7and8,the

FoundationStage.DuringYear8,allstudentsatHeartlandsHighSchoolmakedecisionsaboutwhichsubjectstheywishto

continuestudyinguptoGCSElevel.This‘optionsprocess’allowsthemtospecialiseinthecurriculumareastheyprefermost

whilstretainingabroadandbalancedcurriculumwhichisatthecoreofoureducationaloffer.

OurCoreCurriculumObjectivesare:

• Allstudents,irrespectiveofbackgroundorpriorattainment,areenabledtomakeoutstanding,acceleratedprogressacross

the curriculum.

• Allstudentsachieveexcellentacademicoutcomesacrossabroadrangeofsubjects,developingadepthofknowledgeand

skillstoenablethemtoprogresstohigh-qualityfurthereducationandtraining.

• ToensurethatoutstandingSpiritual,Moral,SocialandCulturaleducationdevelopsstudentswiththecharacterandattributes

to be highly successful in their professional and personal lives.

WesetouttoachieveourCoreObjectivesthrough:

• astrongcorecurriculumthatmaximisesprogressinEnglishandMaths

• arangeoflearningpathwayswhichofferoptimumsupportandchallengetostudentswithdiverseneedsandabilities

• inspiring,variedandcreativelearningexperiences

• acultureofscholarlyexcellenceandhighaspiration

INTRODUCTION

YEAR 7 & 8: 25 HOURS

English(4 hrs)

Maths(4 hrs)

Science(4 hrs)Hums

(2.5 hrs)

MFL (2.5 hrs)

Arts(2.5 hrs)

DT/Comp(2.5 hrs)

PE(2 hrs)

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YEAR 7 CURRICULUM MAP

SCIENCE MATHS ICT BUSINESS PE ENGLISH

DRAMA BIOLOGY GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LANGUAGES DT

MUSIC ART CHEMISTRY PHYSICS SEND

sociology ENGINEERING HEALTH CATERING COMPUTER photogrpahy

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astronomy economics CLASSICS EXTENDED economics CLASSICS

Autumn Spring Summer

English ReadingandWritingSkills

Poetry

Reading a Novel

Shakespeare Play

Gothic Literature

Poetry

Maths NumberandSequences

Area and Perimeter

Probability and Decimals

Angles,Algebra,FractionsandPercentages

Units,StatisticsandGraphs

Construction,Measure,RatioandProportion

Transformation,AlgebraandStatistics

Science Cells,TheBodyandContactForces

Chemistry Fundamentals and Energy

RocksandtheEarthandSpacethen there will be a focus on skills

Computing / Design & Technology

Computing:IntroductiontoComputer Science

DT:ResistantMaterialsMazeGame/FoodTechnologyHealthyEating

DT:ResistantMaterialsMazeGame/FoodTechnologyHealthyEating

Computing:Cyber-security&Web-design

DT:Electronics-Keyfoblight/Graphics-Packagingdesigning

Explore: History, Geography, Citizenship, RE

Exploringourlocalarea

Exploringreligion

Power to the people

Exploringifwearesecondsfrom disaster

ExploringPhysicalProcesses

Exploration

Creative Carousel: Art, Music and Drama

ART

Identity:Drawingskills,artistresponse,compositionandportraiture

ExpressandExperiment:experimentation,mark-making, colour theory, painting

MUSIC

MeetandExploreMusic

EastEndersKeyboardandSpooky Movie

DRAMA

KeySkills:Anintroductionto key drama skills such as markingthemomentandstillimage through issues such as bullying as well as character work with scripts

GreekTheatre/Commediadellarte

PE Basketball,Football,Netballand Dance

Rugby,TableTennis,Basketball Athletics,OAA,Volleyball

Modern Languages MyIdentity

Celebration

Education

Our Home

FamilyandRelationships

Food and Health

SCIENCE MATHS ICT BUSINESS PE ENGLISH

DRAMA BIOLOGY GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LANGUAGES DT

MUSIC ART CHEMISTRY PHYSICS SEND

sociology ENGINEERING HEALTH CATERING COMPUTER photogrpahy

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astronomy economics CLASSICS EXTENDED economics CLASSICS

YEAR 8 CURRICULUM MAP

Autumn Spring Summer

English Poetry

Shakespeare

Shakespeare

Non-fiction

Novel

Maths NumberandSequences

Area and Perimeter, Probability and Decimals

Angles,Algebra,FractionsandPercentages

Statistics,ShapesandGraphs

Construction,Measure,RatioandProportion

Transformation,AlgebraandStatistics

Science Biology: Our bodies

Physics: Forces

Chemistry: Atomic structure andchemicalreactions

Biology:Plantsandtheirreproduction

Chemistry: Collision theory Developingpracticalskills+assessment

Physics:Electricityandmagnetism

Biology:Variationforsurvival

History BlackPeoplesoftheAmericas ExpansionofBritain Causes of World War One

Geography 1. ExtremeEnvironments:Antarctica

2. Development: Ghana

1. Geography of Crime

2. Rivers and Flooding (Pt1)

1. Rivers and Flooding (Pt2)

2. Coasts

Creative Carousel (Art, Music and Drama)

ART

Viewpoints: Drawing and mark-making,Cubism,collage,painting

ExploringPattern:Cultureandpattern,mixedmedia,designskills,print-making

MUSIC

World Music Postcard

DRAMA

Scriptwriting:Lookingatgenre,style and form through the story of a missing teenager

Macbeth:ExploringoneofShakespeare’stragediesthrougharangeofdramaticskills

Computing / Design & Technology

Computing:Pythonprogramming & data representation;controltechnology and algorithms

DT:Resistantmaterials:pendant project

FoodandNutrition

Computing:Computinginbusiness

DT:Graphicsandchocolatemould

Electronicsystemsandcontrol

Computing:AdvancedData

DT:Textilesandsofttoys

CAD: Mechanical coat hanger

Modern Foreign Languages TechnologyandMedia

Shopping and Leisure

FriendsandPastimes

Murder Mystery

BodyandHealth

ProjectBasedonIssuesinFranceand Spain

PE Boys

Football,Basketball

Girls

Netball, Dance

Boys

TableTennis,VolleyballandAthletics

Girls

Basketball,TrampoliningandGymnastics

Boys

TableTennisandVolleyball

Girls

Athletics

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Asaguide,weaskFoundationStagestudentstocompleteapproximatelyonehourofhomelearningeachdayoftheweek.Please

supportyourchildbymakingsuretheydevelopgoodroutinesandstudyhabits,haveaquietspacetostudyinandbymonitoring

thecompletionandqualityoftheirwork.

Wehaveanumberofhomelearningclubswhichstudentscanattendiftheywishtoanddetailsofthesearepublishedaspartof

ourextendedschooltimetableatthestartoftheacademicyear.

Allhomelearningisset inclassandisrecordedonlineusingShowMyHomework,aplatformwhichstudentsandparentscan

access via the school website. Students also record home learning tasks in their planner.

Thereisanexpectationthatallstudentswillreadforaminimumof20minutesperday.Pleaseensureyousignyourchild’sreading

log in their planner to indicate that they have completed their daily reading.

AdetailedhomelearningtimetableforYear7ispublishedatthebeginningoftheacademicyearbutanoutlineofthescheduleis

printed below:

English: 1hourweekly

Maths 1 hour weekly

Science: 1 hour weekly

Explore(Humanities): ½hourweekly

Languages: ½hourweekly

Computing/DT: ½hourweekly

Arts: ½hourweekly

PE: ½hourweekly

YEAR 7 AND 8 HOME LEARNING During theFoundationStage, students are taught in a combinationof ability groups (Sets) andmixed-ability learninggroups.

Decisionsaroundgroupsizeandcompositionarealwaysmadetooptimisestudentlearningandprogress.Adetailedbreakdown

is provided below:

Year 7 and 8 Grouping

English&Mathematics Taughtinabilitygroups

Science,Humanities(Explore),MFL Mixed-abilitylearninggroups

Computing/DT Small, set groups

Art, Music, Drama Small,mixed-abilitygroups

PE Gender and ability groups

YEAR 7 AND 8 GROUPING

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Wood Green

Alexandra Park

Lordship LanePark Ave

Mayes Road

South Terrace

Alexandra Park Rd

Wood Green Common

Alexandra Palace

Heartlands High School

@HHSHaringey

CONTACT

Heartlands High School

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Email:office@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk

Website: www.heartlands.haringey.sch.uk

Telephone:02088261230

Fax:02088261231