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Battle Abbey School GCSE Courses Years 10 and 11 2013 - 2014

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The GCSE Programme--------------------------------------------------- Page 1

BAS.Certificate------------------------------------------------------------ Page2

Art and Design------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3

Drama----------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4

Dance------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5

English and English Literature------------------------------------------- Page 6

Geography------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 7

History --------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 8

Information & Communication Technology-------------------------- Page 9

Languages------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10

Mathematics---------------------------------------------------------------- Page 11

Music------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page12

Physical Education -------------------------------------------------------- Page 13

Religious Studies --------------------------------------------------------- Page 14

Science --------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 15 & 16

Curriculum Overview---------------------------------------------------- Page 17

Options Form-------------------------------------------------------------- Page 18

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Introduction

Year 9 students have arrived at an important stage in their school careers as they prepare to go into Key Stage 4 at Battle Abbey School.

This booklet sets out the structure of the curriculum students can follow during Key Stage 4 and gives detailed descriptions of the courses available.

We try to provide a broad and balanced programme for our pupils to follow designed to ensure that each pupil has the opportunity to achieve his/her maximum potential.

All pupils study English, Maths & Science (leading to 2 GCSE’s - called “Double Science”) In addition, they must choose 4 options.

Here is a list of the subjects to choose from for the four main option boxes:

• Triple Science• RS• French• German• Spanish• History• Geography• Art• Textiles• ICT• Drama• Music• Dance • P.E.

All pupils should have a foreign language among their choices. If not they will have to choose the asset language option overleaf. Apart from that, pupils have a free choice from all the subjects. Please note – it is acceptable to choose TWO languages if you wish!

The GCSE Programme

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Battle Abbey School Certificate

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TheBattleAbbeySchoolCertificateistaughtalongsidethemainstreamcurriculum.Itwillallowyourchildtohavemorecontrolovertheir own individual learning pathway, gain additional accreditation in a wide range of subjects and further develop skills that will enhance their performance throughout their school career and beyond. Inthefastmovingworldinwhichweliveitisincreasinglyimportantthatyoungpeopledevelopaflexibleapproachandtransferable skills which can be used in a wide variety of different situations. The BAS.cert will provide a springboard for their sixth form studies and stretch students to achieve their maximum potential. The outline for the program is as follows: • SOCIETY Within this element, students have the opportunity to study politics, economic awareness and religion/philosophy. • CULTUREANDSPORT Students will be able to opt for additional drama, art or pursue further sports leadership and coaching. This option can be selected for Year 10, Year 11 or both. • PERSONALDEVELOPMENT This element offers the opportunity to select an option from Additional ICT and computing, Martial Arts or Outdoor Education with the opportunity to pursue a Duke of Edinburgh Award. All of these options are accredited and there is the option to change at the end of Year 10 (or continue). It is very exciting that we can offer such an enriching and rewarding curriculum in addition to our core academic one. This program may be subject to slight change, but is correct at the time of printing



CSE C

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Examination: OCR:ArtandDesign:FineArt J161Edexcel: ArtandDesign:Textiles 2TEO1

ThemultiplicityofArtactivitiescombineonbothconceptualandpracticallevelstofulfilthecomplexroleofprovidingavehiclefortheexpression of human ideas, values and responses. Additionally, the need of the individual to effect changes upon his environment requires anabilitytoobserve,analyse,processandcreateeffectiveregimesthatwillbenefitthatenvironmentwithinformedopinion,judgementand change.

ArtandDesignspecificationsbuildontheknowledge,skillsandunderstandingestablishedbytheNationalCurriculumOrdersforArtandDesign.

Thespecificationsofferedare:-

OCR: Art and Design (Fine Art) J161 – painting, drawing sculpture and relief projects.

EDEXCEL: Art and Design (Textiles) 2TEO1 - Fabric construction, surface decoration, printing, use of dyes, textile sculptures.

AimsandLearningOutcomes

• Activelyengageintheprocessofartanddesigninordertodevelopaseffectiveandindependent candidatesandascriticalandreflectivethinkerswithenquiringminds. • Developcreativeskills,throughlearningtouseimaginationandintuitionwhenexploringandcreating imagesandartefacts.Becomingconfidentintakingrisksandlearningfromtheirmistakeswhenexploring and experimenting with ideas, materials, tools and techniques.

• Developcompetence,withincreasingindependence,inrefininganddevelopingideasandproposals,and personal outcomes or solutions. Learning to actively engage with the experience of working with a broad range of media, materials and techniques including, where appropriate, traditional and new media and technologies.

• Developculturalknowledge,understandingandapplicationofart,craft,design,mediaandtechnologies in historical and contemporary contexts, societies and cultures. Also, develop and understanding of the different roles, functions, audiences and consumers of art, craft and design practice.

• Developcriticalunderstandingthroughinvestigative,analytical,experimental,interpretive,practical, technical and expressive skills.

• Developpersonalattributesincludingself-confidence,resilience,perseverance,self-disciplineand commitment.

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AssessmentObjectives

Assessment Objective 1 Develop Ideas. Develop their ideas through investigation informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding.

Assessment Objective 2RefineIdeas.Refinetheiridesthroughexperimentingandselectingappropriateresources,media,materials,tech-niques and processes.

Assessment Objective 3 Record Ideas.Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentionsin visual and/or other forms.

Assessment Objective 4

Present a response.Pressent a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical understand-ing, realising intentions, and, where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral and other elements.

Components

Unit UnitTitle Requirements Weighting

1 Coursework Portfolio Controlled Assessment

A portfolio of work showing their personal response to a starting point or brief devised by the centre.Candidates have up to 45 hours in which to produce their portfolio.

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2 Set task Candidates will produce work responding to an early release question paper. (Janu-ary) candidates will have a preparatory period determined by the centre, followed by a supervised ten-hour period in whcih to complete a personal response.

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GCSE Drama is an excellent course to follow because it covers many of the skills that you will need for life and a successful career. Students who take drama have improved presentation skills. They can work together in a group and evaluate their progress and the end product. They learn to think creatively, a vital skill in modern industry and for entrepreneurs. They have to create their own end product and present it to an audience with high production values, energy and enthusiasm. In addition you go to see live theatre performances. The subject is not easy but if you enjoy performing or the technical side of production, you will enjoy your lessons.

You present practical work for two options.Internally assessed and externally moderated.

You will be assessed on: • Processandunderstandingofskills• Finalpresentation

The two options are chosen from the following list:

Devised Thematic Acting (scripted)Improvisation Theatre in EducationPhysical Theatre Set DesignCostume Make-upProperties MasksPuppets LightingSound Stage Management

WrittenPaper 1hour30mins 40%ofmarks

You answer two questions: One from Section A and a further one from either Section B or Section CThe three sections cover:

A – Practical work completed during the course

B – Study and performance of a scripted play

C – Study of a live theatre production seen

The course has an excellent balance of practical work and written examined work. Students do not have to be actors but can focus

entirely on technical options.

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Unit1The written paper. Pupils will study two professional works and will be expected to compare and contrast the two pieces. They will also discuss and describe their choreography. This unit will be completed at the end of Year 11. (20%)

Unit2The Set Dance. This is a dance that has been choreographed by the exam board. The pupils learn the dance during the Spring Term of Year 10 and perform it at the end of Year 10. (20%)

Unit3Group/Duo Choreography. The pupils choreograph a group dance or a duet. They will learn about contact work and how to skilfully choreograph and link sections of dance. (20%)

Unit4aSolo Composition. Pupils learn three sections of dance from professional work. They develop these sections of dance tocreate their own piece of choreography.

4b - Solo Choreography. Students take inspiration from props, music, words, poems or nature to create a starting point to their

choreography. (40%)

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2014 GCSELanguage

This course is divided into three units.

(60%)Unit1:Atwohourexamfocusingonunderstandingandproducingnon-fictiontexts

Students will answer questions in two sections. Section A will ask them to answer four compulsory questions based on three reading sources. Section B will asks students to complete two compulsory writing tasks – one shorter task worth 16 marks and one longer task worth 24 marks.

Unit2:Speakingandlisteningassessedthroughcontrolledassessment.The grade for this is recorded separately and no longer counts towards the final GCSE grade.

Students are assessed on a range of oral activities including • Presenting • Discussingandlistening • Roleplaying

(40%)Unit3:Threecontrolledassessmenttasksassessingthreekeyskills.

• Extended reading For this assessment, students will complete a written response to a text that they have studied (which could be one of the texts studied for GCSE Literature)

• Creativewriting For this assessment, students choose two tasks taken from the Controlled Assessment bank of tasks. Students have a choice in how they approach the title and the length of their pieces

• Spokenlanguagestudy Students choose one task from the Controlled Assessment bank or written format. Tasks will focus on how language is used in different situations as well as the acquisition of language.

EnglishLiteratureGCSE

The course is broken down into three units.

(40%)Unit1:ExploringModernTexts

This is an external exam. Section A will ask students to write about a modern prose or drama text that they have studied. Section B will ask students to write about a text from another culture that they have studied during the course.

(35%)Unit2:PoetryAcrossTime

This is an external exam. Students answer two questions. Section A will ask students to compare a named poem and another poem from the cluster studied, chosen by the students. In Section B students are asked to analyse an unseen poem.

(25%)Unit3:TheSignificanceofShakespeareandtheLiteraryHeritage

Students will be assessed by controlled assessment. They will be asked to write an extended essay in which they will make links between a play by Shakespeare and any other text, of any genre, from The English Literary Heritage.

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The course units incorporate the following option topics:

Thedynamicphysicalworld

• Tectonic activity and hazards• River process and pressures• Coastal processes and pressures• Ecosystems and global environments

Globalhumanissues

• Contemporary population issues• Contemporary issues in tourism• Contemporary issues in urban settlements• Globalisation in the contemporary world

SkillsanddecisionmakinginGeography

• Thereisastrongemphasisintheapplicationofpracticalskillssupportedbyfieldworkwithinthiscourse,supportingtheoptionaltopics studied.

SummaryofAssessment

• Paper 1 - Dynamic Physical World 30%• Paper 2 - Global Human Issues 30%• Paper 3 - Application of Geography Skills and Decision Making 40%

There is no coursework

The two year course involves the study of both people and the natural environment and people in the human environment. An enquiry approach based upon topical issues and components is central to developing not only knowledge of our planet but also an understanding of how the natural and human parts interact together in both space and time.

Geography has links with science, history, politics, economics, and sociology; it provides the key to studying many topical issues of today with an increasing understanding of how interdependent different sections of human activity really are!

Within the department the importance of becoming a holistic geographer is paramount; being able to see issues from different perspec-tives whilst remaining on the fence to provide balanced substantiated and respected comment.

‘Whatwedoinlifeechoesineternity’

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2014 Examination: OCR–HistoryB(ModernWorld)

Paper1 deals with International Relations (45% of total marks) and looks at the Cold War period from 1945-75. The emphasis is on the breakdown of relations between East and West after World War II from 1945-49 culminating in the Berlin Blockade, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.

The dramatic contrasts of American History during the inter-war period (1919-41) is a special ‘Depth Study’ topic on the second half of Paper 1.

Paper2 focuses on British History (30% of total marks) and concentrates on events leading up to the Great War from the turn of the century. Issues studied include the major social welfare legislation of the Liberal Government (1906-14), the rise of the suffrage move-ment that campaigned for women’s votes and the ‘Home Front’ in WWI.

Coursework (25% of total marks) will be in the form of a Historical Enquiry undertaken by the candidate following a taught course ofstudy.Thefinalpieceofworkwillbeproducedundercontrolledassessmentconditionsandmaybeupto2000wordsinlength.ThefocuswillbeWeimarandNaziGermany1918-45.

GCSEHistoryistaughtusinginteractivesoftwareandthereisastrongemphasisonICT,theuseoffilmanddocumentaryevidenceandfieldworkwithtripstotheImperialWarMuseuminLondonandthebattlefieldsoftheWesternFrontfromthe1914-18war.

OutlineofCourse

Paper 1: International Relations, 1945-75 (Depth Study ‘USA, 1919-41)

Paper 2: British History (c. 1900-18) Coursework: Historical Enquiry (Focus:WeimarandNaziGermany,1918-45)

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CSE C

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Examination: EDEXCEL

What is the course all about?

EdexcelGCSEInformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT)isamodernspecificationthatrecognisestheessentialpracticalnatureof the subject area.

GCSE ICT has a simple modular structure, with students taking two units for the Single Award and four units for the Double. GCSE ICT builds on young people’s love of digital devices. It explores how technology impacts on every aspect of our daily lives: learning and earning, leisure, shopping and money management, health and well being and on the move. It will teach students to be ‘savvy IT users’, who under-standtherisksaswellasthebenefitsanduseICTsafelyandresponsibly.ThenatureoftheControlledAssessment,withitsemphasison‘doing’ rather than ‘writing about’ helps develop important transferable skills including problem solving, creative thinking and collaborative working.

What are the key features of the course?

• TheSingleAwardhastwounits. • TheDoubleAwardhasfourunits,twoofwhicharethesameastheSingleAward. • TheSingleAwardhasoneexampaperworth40%ofthemarks,andoneControlledAssessmentworth60%. • TheDoubleAwardhasthesameexampaperandControlledAssessmenttask,andthenasecondexam paper and a second Controlled Assessment task. • There’stheoptiontoenterstudentsforassessmenttwiceayear. • Unit1andUnit2coverthecontentsoftheKeyStage4ProgrammeofStudyforICTandFunctionalICT.

What could I do next with GCSE ICT?

A GCSE in ICT opens the door to a whole range of future opportunities. The skills you develop will support you in your future studies and employment.

A good grade in GCSE ICT will help you move on to any AS, A Level or vocational A Level course. If you enjoyed your GCSE course, you might want to move on to the specialist AS, or A Level course in ICT.

Your well developed ICT skills will be highly valued and sought after in all areas of employment.

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Examination: OCR J730&J731&J732

As the U.K.’s economic and political ties with other E.U. members have become ever closer, today’s employers, seeking to compete in an internationalmarketeconomy,needaworkforcewithsomelanguageproficiencyinordertobesureofexploiting business opportunities fully. With this in mind, Modern Languages have long featured prominently in the curriculum at Battle AbbeywhereallpupilsusuallystudyoneforeignlanguagetoGCSE,manyofthosewithspeciallinguisticflairoptingtocontinuetheirstudies in French, German and Spanish.

ThefullGCSEModernLanguagescourseinFrench,GermanandSpanishextendspupils’studiesinYears7to9,thecontentdefinedintermsoffivebroadTopicAreas:Homeandlocalarea;Healthandsport;Leisureandentertainment(includesonline);Travelandthewiderworld; Education and work. In preparation for this examination, pupils follow a coursebook with accompanying audio CDs and related DVD/video and/or CD-rom material and are also provided with suitable reference books such as dictionaries and grammars. Over the two year course, and in consultation with their teachers, pupils enter for Foundation or Higher tier assessment in listening and reading during the June examination series. They may enter either for the same or different tiers in both skills. Foundation Tier assessments target grades G - C, Higher Tier assessments Grades C - A*. There is no tiered entryforassessmentinspeakingandwritingasproficiencyintheseskillsisdifferentiatedbyoutcome.Furthermore,assessmentinthelatter units is very likely to be continuous.

In the listening and reading tests candidates must show that they can understand and respond to the target language, both spoken and written. In the Foundation level tests, the material may include instructions, dialogues, messages, discussions, internet sources, articles and brochures, students being required to identify and note main points, details and opinions. At Higher level they might well have to listen or read for gist comprehension, looking to recognise points of view, attitudes and emotions presented in a range of authentic contexts. All rubricsareinEnglishandbothtestsdemandnon-verbalresponseswithshortanswersinEnglish.OnlythefinalexerciseoftheHigherTier reading paper features questions in the target language and non-verbal responses in the same. Candidates are not allowed access to dictionaries during the examinations but will be encouraged to use these judiciously during the course.

The speaking assessment is conducted entirely in the target language by the teacher. Candidates must complete two tasks and are at lib-ertytochooseeitheratopicofpersonalinterestoratopicfromthefivebroadTopicAreaswhichmayormaynotbeprescribedbytheexamination board. Typically, this might take the form of a narrative, short presentation or general conversation, during which candidates are expected to respond to queries and give explanations using one or more tenses for between 4-6 minutes. During preparation time, candidates have access to dictionaries, internet and coursebooks to produce bullet-pointed notes to which they can refer during the test. Each task must be on a different topic and for a different purpose.

A candidate’s ability to communicate in writing is assessed in a very similar manner, candidates having to submit two tasks under controlled conditions on two different topics and for different purposes. Again, students can choose either a topic of personal interest oratopicfromthefivebroadTopicAreaswhichmayormaynotbeprescribedbytheexaminationboard.Acandidatemay,ataveryelementary level, produce a postcard, or she/he will be expected to write simple formal or informal letters up to 350 words across the two tasks. Candidates aiming at grades C-A* would produce up to 600 words, addressing tasks that require the delivery of factual infor-mation, or narrate events. Dictionaries, internet sources and coursebooks are permitted at the controlled preparation stage during which students create bullet-pointed notes to support the subsequent 60 minute task taking.

Raw marks on each unit are converted into uniform marks, an aggregate of these determining the overall grade. Foundation level candi-dates can only achieve a grade C at best, whilst Higher level candidates can hope for as good as A*.

Asset Languages, which are practical alternatives to GCSE, will be offered in addition, probably in all three languages. These may be suit-able either for students not attempting a GCSE, or for those who would like to pursue an extra language as well as their chosen GCSE language.

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We will be using EdexcelSpecificationB(2MB01) – a Linear course, with all students being entered at the Higher Level. Grades A*-D will be available.

Thisspecificationcomprisesthreeunits:

Unit1Statistics&Probability

Inthisunitstudentscover:Statistics,Probability,NumberandsomeAlgebra,GeometryandMeasurescontent.

One written paper (1 hour 15 mins.) giving 30% of the total GCSE.

Calculators will be allowed.

Unit2Number,Algebra,Geometry1

Inthisunitstudentscover:Number,Algebra,GeometryandMeasures.

One written paper (1 hour 15 mins.) giving 30% of the total GCSE.

A non-calculator paper.

Unit3Number,Algebra,Geometry2

Inthisunitstudentscoverfurtherworkon:Number,Algebra,GeometryandMeasures.

One written paper (1 hour 45ins.) giving 40% of the total GCSE.

Calculators will be allowed.

Each unit is assessed in a single examination paper and all units are only available in the examination sessions in June.

Newassessmentobjectiveshavebeenintroducedandeachpaperwillnowassessstudents’abilitytorecall,selectandapplytheirknowl-edge of mathematics and to interpret, analyse and solve problems.

Elementsoffunctionalmathematicshavebeenembeddedintothenewspecificationsandassessments.Thismeansthatstudentswillneedto use mathematics in real life contexts.

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Unit1:PerformingMusic(30%)

Students produce a solo and an ensemble performance which is recorded at any time during the course. The performances may be on any instrument and in any style. The choice of repertoire is down to the student and teacher and should be of Grade IV standard. The recordings are internally assessed and moderated by Edexcel.

Unit2:ComposingMusic(30%)

Students will produce either 2 compositions, 2 arrangements or 1 arrangement and 1 composition. The combined length of the 2 pieces submitted should be between two and four minutes. Each composition or arrangement must be linked to pieces from the Areas of Study, (see next unit).

Unit3:Music–ListeningandAppraising(40%)

In this unit students will study music from 4 areas of study:

1. Western Classical Music 1600 – 18992. Music in the 20th Century3. Popular Music in Context4. World Music

There are 3 set works from each area of study including:-

• Mozart:SymphonyNo.40(firstmovement)• Bernstein:‘Something’sComing’fromWestSideStory• MilesDavis:‘AllBlues’.

Assessment is by written and aural examination on the 12 works. In Section A students respond to questions based on recorded extracts of the set works. In Section B, students answer a more in depth question on a chosen set work. The assessment includes QWC. The exam lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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Examination: Edexcel 1827

At Battle Abbey School we follow the GCSE PE 2012 curriculum with Edexcel as our chosen examining body. Edexcel have introduced a new course and we have changed our syllabus accordingly as highlighted below. Pupils have four lessons a week of GCSE PE, spilt into two practical and two theoretical.

HowwillIbeassessed?The GCSE course is assessed through two units.

Unit1 is externally assessed through a 1 hour 30 mins written theory examination paper worth 80 marks. The Paper consists of mul-tiple choice, short and long answered questions. This will contribute a maximum of 40 per cent towards the overall GCSE grade.

Unit2is assessed in two sections.Section1–fourpracticalperformancesineithertheroleofplayer/participant,leaderorofficial.Youcanachieve48percentoftheoverallGCSEfromyourfourpracticalperformances,twoofwhichmaybeina‘leaders’or‘officials’role.

Section2–analysisofperformanceinoneoftheirchosenactivities.Thiswillbeworththefinal12percentoftheGCSEandshouldinclude planning, performing and evaluating a Personal Exercise Programme (PEP).

TheoreticalPEUnit1PupilswillbegivenaGCSEPEfileandwillcollatevariousworkpacks,homeworkactivitiesandotherinformationregardingthetheorywork throughout the two year course. Pupils will work through the Edexcel PE syllabus and cover in great depth all of the areas high-lightedandspecifiedbytheexaminingbody.

Pupils will be regularly assessed with end of unit tests, half term exams, and mock examination papers.Pupils will have access to their theory and practical grades through student docs on the school system.

GCSEPhysicalEducationcoursewillappealtoyouifyou:

• haveakeeninterestinsportandrecreationandlookforwardtoyourPElessons • participateinsport/recreationalactivitiesoutsideofschool • wanttofollowacoursethatacquiresanddevelopsknowledge,skillsandunderstandingthroughpractical participation • wanttoknowmoreaboutthephysicalbenefitsofsportandexercise • wanttoimproveyourownperformanceinarangeofsportingactivitiesandroleswithinthosesports • wanttostudyacoursethathelpstopromoteahealthyandactivelifestyle • areconsideringasports-relatedcareeroranALevel/highereducationcourse.

WhatdoIneedtoknow,orbeabletodo,beforetakingthiscourse?The course builds on the knowledge, skills and understanding established in Key Stage 3 Physical Education. It will give you some exciting opportunities to be involved in a number of different physical activities aimed at promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. You can perform inoneorallofthefollowingroles:player/participant,leaderorofficial.YoushouldhaveaninterestinPEandsport,enjoybeingactiveandappreciatethebenefitsofkeepingfitandhealthy.

WhatwillIlearn?You will: • developyourknowledgeandpracticalskillsinarangeofphysicalactivities • examinetheeffectsofexerciseandhowtrainingcanimprovephysicalperformance • findwaystoimproveyourownperformancesinavarietyofroles • identifywaystodevelopandmaintainahealthyandactivelifestylethroughparticipationinphysicalactivity

WhatcanIdoafterI’vecompletedthecourse?As well as having the ideal preparation for the AS/A2 Level Physical Education course, GCSE PE allows for progression to related vocation qualificationssuchasBTEC,NationaldiplomasandGNVQ’s.

The course develops the transferable skills and key skills that employers are looking for and can lead to a wide variety of employment opportunities.Thiscanincludefurthertraininginsuchareasasrecreationalmanagement,leisureactivities,coaching,officiating,thefitnessindustry, the armed forces and the Civil Service.

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SowhatisGCSEReligiousStudies?Isitforyou?Well……ifyoufindsomeofthesequestionsinteresting……

• Doghostsexist?

• Shouldprisonsbecold,horrible,miserableplacesorreasonablycomfyones?

• Ifawomaniscarryinganunbornchildwhowouldbeseriouslyhandicapped,shouldshehaveanabortion?

• ShouldBritishsoldiersbefightinginAfghanistan?

• Aretheresuchthingsasmiracles?

• Canaparentbringupachildinanywaytheparentwishes?

• Shoulditbeacrimetocallsomeoneelsearaciallyoffensivename?

• IfthereisaHeaven,andit’sforChristians,isthereanyroominitforagood,kindpersonwhoisnotaChristian?

• IfthereisaGod,whydoesHe(She?)allowearthquakestokillpeople?

• Ifamemberofyourfamilyisinacomaanddoctorssayhe/shewillnotregainconsciousness,shouldyouturnofflife support ?

……then RS may well be for you. RS is not just for those with a religious faith, and is certainly not a course designed to convert anyone to anything. It takes a Christian perspective as a starting point, but touches on other faiths and on Atheism. It asks you to think, question, doubt, listen, discuss, reason. It tackles – as you will note from the above list – a range of issues, social, political and ethical, most of which actually have no simplistic answer.

In 2013-14 RS is offered as a full course GCSE. Students follow the Edexcel course and study two units:

•ReligionandLife – which covers Marriage and the Family ; Belief in God ; Social Harmony ; Matters of Life and Death (abortion and euthanasia) ; Religion and the Media

•ReligionandSociety – which covers Democracy ; War and Peace ; Crime and Punishment ; Religion and the Environment ; Religion and Medical Ethics

ThisleadstoaGCSEqualificationgradedA*-C(nostudentinthelastdecadehasachievedlowerthanagradeC,andmorethantwo-thirds achieve grades A* or A). But in truth, we regard Religious Studies as much more than a race for grades. It is one of the chances in our busy lives to “look beyond the immediate” and to help our young people to mature and develop in the widest sense.

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Battle Abbey School Science has a long history of teaching the subject and has recently refurbished some of its laboratories to accommo-date the demands of 21st Century Science Learning paths.

Science is taught in Separate Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons. All sciences are taught by subject specialists.

The courses encourage candidates to:

• developtheirinterestinandenthusiasmforscience;

• developacriticalapproachtoscientificevidenceandmethods;

• acquireandapplyskills,knowledgeandunderstandingofhowscienceworksanditsessentialroleinsociety;

• acquirescientificskills,knowledge,andunderstandingnecessaryforprogressiontofurtherlearning.

DoubleAwardSciences:Core+Additional

WhatwillIStudy?The GCSE Science course began at the start of Year 9 and continues through to Year 11.

Everyone will complete one GCSE in CORE Science. All pupils choosing the double award course take 3 exams at the end of Yr 10.

Additional Science: A further GCSE with three exams taken at the end of Yr 11.

WilltherebeanyIndependentStudy?

For all pupils there is an expectation that you will study outside the classroom, completing at least one task per week per subject on average, to reinforce the concepts and topics studied. Pupils will be expected to revise for exams outside the classroom but exam revi-sion clinics will take place a few weeks before the exams. You will be informed of exam dates. In addition, there is a weekly drop in clinic during term time for students experienceg problems with any of their science subjects.

IsthereanyControlledAssessment?

All pupils will have coursework to complete. This is completed in controlled conditions in the classroom.

All pupils have access to our state of the art on-line facilities.

TripleScienceOption:

GCSEinBiology,ChemistryandPhysics

WhatwillIstudy?

Pupils taking this option will study the work covered in Core Science and Additional Science plus more in depth further science work in each of the science discipline.

By taking this option pupils will work towards three GCSEs in Science: Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

To take this option, you should be good at Science. This option will ideally suit those who wish to study Biology, Chemistry or Physics at A Level.

Triple Science students sit their exams at the end of Yr 11.

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There are three written exams for each Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) which equate to 75% of the overall GCSE grade.

Willtherebeanycontrolledassessment?This is completed as controlled assessment in the classroom. This is an essential component of your GCSE course and accounts for 25% of each of your GCSE in separate science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).

All pupils have access to our state of the art on-line facilities.

WhatdoIneedforTripleScience?You will need to be good at Science and Maths, expecting to achieve a good grade at the end of Year 9. You should speak to Dr Demon-cheaux if you are unsure ([email protected]).

Wherecanthiscoursetakeme?This is the best course to take if you are intending to study academic sciences at A Level.

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