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COOPERS SCHOOL PROGRAMME OF STUDY
Assistant Principal Curriculum – Miss J Olley [email protected] 1 | P a g e
Year 7 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Art On a carousel
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Creative Architecture:
Hundertwasser’s Houses (Carousel)
Introduction to materials and techniques
Artist research (Hundertwasser)
Presentation of ideas and outcomes
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Creative Architecture:
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Introduction to materials and techniques
Artist research (Hundertwasser)
Presentation of ideas and outcomes
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My digital world ICT project
What to trust online How to search smart Copyright legislation Staying safe online Cyberbullying Adobe Fireworks – E-Safety Poster ICT Skills – Word and PowerPoint
The Computer
What is a computer Inside the computer How computers work The CPU Storage devices Operating systems
Introduction to binary logic
The binary number system Adding binary numbers ASCII Characters & Coding breaking Bitmap images and cryptic messages
Cryptography
What is Cryptography Encoding & decoding Encryption machines Cryptography challenge
Intro to computational thinking
What is computational thinking? Decomposition Pattern recognition Scratch programming
Introduction to programming Variables and IF statements Variables and operators Random, IF and events Variables and the display Scratch project
Intro to Python
Print Input Variables Selection Recreate Scratch calculator in Python
Dance
Zombie dance
Street dance
Ballroom and Salsa Bollywood Capoeira Haka
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Introduction to Food Preparation and Nutrition MAKING SKILLS -
Students will learn practical skills, bridge and claw grip, vegetable preparation, how to wash up properly, shaping, grilling, grating, Health and safety procedures when using the hob, oven, microwave and kettle. Research and evaluating skills NUTRITION - Healthy
eating and the Eat well Guide, scurvy, egg theory, ‘Eat a rainbow’ Introduction to Food science PRACTICALS -
Pizza toast Couscous salad Tortilla Carrot experiment Written assessment. Practical assessment
Introduction to Design and Technology Base line test Motion. Inputs and
outputs. Linkages. Model making of
linkages. Design ideas -
Select/reject design ideas with development and evaluation. Practical skills
How to use the pillar drill. Make the mechanical picture. Written assessment. Make evaluation
End of rotation test.
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Drama The Toyshop Evacuees Kaliya Kabuki Flat Stanley The Haunted Lift
English
Transition unit/childhood: Growing pains poems and Literary London (reading
and writing skills).
Heroes and myths / Beowulf and the epic
(writing focus).
Year 7 novel - A Monster Calls.
Intro to poetry / Chaucer and Middle English
(analysis)
Intro to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet (analysis).
Revision of knowledge / skills
Geography Geographical skills
Map skills & locations
Geographical skills Decision making exercise
Development
Passport to Africa Physical Geography Africa – biomes and
threats
Passport to Africa Human Geography
Africa – biomes and threats
Africa Human Geography-
Africa -Human Geography-
End of year exams
History What does it mean to be
British?
What does it mean to be British?
How did the people of Britain gain more
power?
How did the people of Britain gain more power?
Why did the Empire rise and fall?
Why did the Empire rise and fall?
Maths
Number skills including factors, multiples and
primes. Expressions, functions and
formulae
Analysing and displaying data
Decimals, measures and shapes
Fractions, decimals and percentages.
Probability
Ratio and proportion Lines and angles
Sequences and graphs
Transformations
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MFL - French
Module 1: Self
Core grammar
gender,
number,
adjectival agreement, avoir (to have), être (to be).
Module 2: school
Core grammar
asking questions
telling time
using on to say we
Partitive adjective (some)
Module 3: hobbies
Core grammar
Jouer à
Faire
Aimer + infinitive
Ils/elles Focus on grade 2
Module 4: Directions
Core grammar
Il y a
Tu/vous
Present tense Asking questions
Module 4: where we live
Core grammar
À + definite article modal verbs
Module 5: holidays
Core grammar
nous
reflexive verbs
future tense
conditional tense Focus on grade 3
MFL - Spanish
Module 1: Self
Core grammar
gender,
number, adjectival agreement, tener (to have).
Module 2: Like and dislikes linked to hobbies
Core grammar
present tense
ar verbs
Infinitives
Cuando
Hacer (to do)
Jugar (to play) Christmas in Spain and the three kings.
Module 3: school
Core grammar
asking questions
er/ir verbs
we
Partitive adjective (some)
Focus on grade 2.
Module 4: family and friends
Core grammar
Possessive adjectives
Ser (to be)
Estar (to be) Third person
Module 5: where we live
Core grammar
Some/many
Ir (to go) Querer (to want)
Module 5: where we live
Core grammar
future tense Focus on grade 3.
MFL - German
Module 1: Myself
Core grammar
alphabet & pronunciation of German words
numbers
sein (to be)
haben (to have)
mein/dein (my/your)
wohnen (to live)
Module 2: Family and pets
Core grammar:
using pronouns
kann + infinitive (to be able to)
present tense verbs
adjectives with nouns
ordinal numbers
Module 3: Free-time/Hobbies
Core grammar:
using gern with spielen (to play)
giving your opinion
word order
using the present to indicate future plans
frequency words
Module 4: School
Core grammar:
giving opinions using ich mag (I like)
using weil (because) to give reasons
word order
using sein/ihr (his/her)
using prepositions
dürfen (to be allowed to)
Module 5: Where you live
Core grammar:
es gibt + ein/kein (there is a./not a…)
ich möchte (I would like)
Numbers
werden + infinitive (future tense)
Module 5: Holidays
Core grammar:
ich möchte (I would like)
Asking questions
Bigger numbers – using Euros and Cents
werden + infinitive (future tense)
Music
The Elements of Music
Rhythm & pulse Vocal skills
Whole class performance
Last Choir Standing
Musical notation Cover versions & song
arrangement Vocal performance
Arriba
The music of Latin America
Keyboard skills Basic music technology
skills
Minimalism
Using music technology to compose
All About the Ground Bass
Baroque music Pachelbel’s Canon Performance skills
Music & Emotion
How mood and emotion is represented through
music Composing with music
technology
PE On a carousel
rotation in groups set
during baseline
Baseline Testing and fitness
Outwitting opponents/ invasion games - key
skills
Accurate replication- Gymnastics
Identifying and Solving problems- OAA
Performing at maximum levels- Run, Jump and
Throw key skills Striking and Fielding
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Year 7 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
RE / Philosophy
Big Questions
Explore Philosophical questions such as: 1. Where do we come from? 2. Is there a purpose to life? 3. Is there a God? 4. Why do we suffer? 5. What happens when we die?
What is religion?
What is a religion? Features of a religion What is God like? Features of a religion The 6 major religions
Hinduism
How does religion help answer philosophical questions and influence believers? 3 areas of focus: Beliefs about authority – Caste System, Ramayana God – Trimurti, other Gods Afterlife – Reincarnation, Karma, dharma, samsara
Sikhism
How does religion help answer philosophical questions and influence believers? 3 areas of focus: Beliefs about authority – Guru Nanak, 10 other Gurus, Guru Granth Sahib, Khalsa, God – Waheguru – oneness of God Afterlife – Reincarnation
Buddhism
How does religion help answer philosophical questions and influence believers? 3 areas of focus: Beliefs about authority – Siddharta Gotama, Jataka Tales, suffering / 4 noble truths, eightfold path God – Afterlife – Rebirth
Extended Project
Students will research a charity within their local community; finding out key information (e.g. how did it start, what need does it cover); they will then compare what religion teaches about charity e.g. (are there any shared values, what key figures spoke about charity and how is this demonstrated). Students will present their work in the form of a leaflet/ booklet and present it to the class.
Science - Biology
Safety
Basic Practical Skills, Safety in the Lab
Cells, Tissues Organs
(Plant and animal cell structure and microscopes)
Specialised Cells
Cell structure and function Menstruation
and reproduction
Specialised Cells
Cell structure and function Menstruation and
reproduction
Digestion
Enzymes and nutrition
Digestion
Enzymes and nutrition
Science - Chemistry
Safety
Basic Practical Skills, Safety in the Lab
Mixtures
Different types of Mixtures & Separation
Techniques
The Periodic Table
Elements & Atomic Structure. Metals non-
metals. Chemical Symbols
The Periodic Table
Elements & Atomic Structure. Metals non-
metals. Chemical Symbols
Acids & Alkalis
Indicators, Rates of Reaction, Chemical
Formulae
Acids & Alkalis
Indicators, Rates of Reaction, Chemical
Formulae
Science - Physics
Safety
Basic Practical Skills, Safety in the Lab
Motion
Vectors Scalars, Speed, Velocity graphs
Energy & Transformations
f=ma, GPE, Power= E/T, WD, Sankey,
Efficiency,
Energy & Transformations
f=ma, GPE, Power= E/T, WD, Sankey, Efficiency,
Forces
Friction, Gravity magnetism, physical force - all acting as
energy changers
Forces
Friction, Gravity magnetism, physical force - all acting as energy changers
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Year 8 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Art On a carousel
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People/Places/Spaces:
Distorting Reality (Carousel)
Exploration of materials and techniques
Artist research (Vincent van Gogh/Yayoi Kusama)
Cultural contexts
Presentation of finished work
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Distorting Reality (Carousel)
Exploration of materials and techniques
Artist research (Vincent van Gogh/Yayoi Kusama)
Cultural contexts
Presentation of finished work
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Computer Science
Online Safety
Personal data Online dangers Social networking History of computers
Alan Turing and Code Breaking Sir Tim Berners-Lee and The World Wide Web George Boole and Logic Gates Charles Babbage and Sorting Algorithms Debugging
The Computer
Inside the computer Peripherals Storage devices Operating systems Computer Networks
Local area networks Topologies Wide area networks The internet
Data representation
Logic gates & truth tables Binary Hexadecimal Binary addition Units Characters Images
Computational Thinking
What is computational thinking? Decomposition Abstraction Pattern recognition Algorithms
Python Programming
Inputs, outputs, variables Data types and maths Using IF statements While loops For loops
Programming project
Students will complete a programming project in Python. They will be expected to plan the project, explain what they did throughout the project completion and evaluate what they have done and learnt during the project. Students will be provided with a workbook that will be complete with teacher guidance.
Dance
Enter Achilles and Swansong
Emancipation of Expressionism
Jazz – Bob Fosse Contemporary technique A Linha Curva - Samba Stimulus and ASDR
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Food and Nutrition MAKING SKILLS –
Students will Re-cap practical skills, bridge and claw grip, vegetable preparation, how to wash up properly, shaping, grilling, portion control, Health and safety procedures when using the hob, oven, microwave and kettle. Research and evaluating skills NUTRITION - Recap
nutrition and health and safety. How to plan using the Eat well Guide, and an understanding the use of traffic light labelling in the food industry. Calcium and gelatinisation
Introduction to food a fact of life website. FOOD SCIENCE - Cake
evaluation using star graphs to record data to inform, written evaluation. PRACTICALS
Carrot Macaroni cheese Group work – Houmous, rustic bread fingers and crudités. Written assessment. Practical assessment
Base line test
Introduction to tonal rendering, Isometric drawing. Presentation drawing. 6R’s Isometric drawing of the case Introduction to Modernism. Critical examination of art work and develop own artwork in this style. Design ideas for casing. Final product evaluation. Demonstration of the vacuum former Make case. Develop final art work (use stika cutter time allowing). Introduction to soldering. Make circuit. Written assessment.
Complete make of circuit and case. Product evaluation. End of rotation test.
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Drama
Naturalism Genres Barry the Bully The Identification Narration The Heist
English
Year 8 novel - Lies We Tell Ourselves/To Kill a
Mockingbird and The Civil Rights Era - transactional
writing
Elizabethan theatre; Othello (analysis)
Prose extracts and imaginative writing
Poetry and Romanticism
Depression Era fiction: Of Mice and Men
Revision of knowledge / skills.
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Year 8 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Geography
British Isles weather and climate including
microclimate project
Extreme Weather Hurricanes, droughts and
tornadoes
Passport to Asia Physical Geography ELP for Chislehurst
Society
Passport to Asia Human Geography
Dangerous World: Rivers Dangerous World:
Rivers End of year exams
History Why did the world start
fighting?
Why did dictatorships emerge in Europe?
Why did appeasement fail and what were the
consequences?
What led to the destruction of 6 million
Jewish citizens?
Why did hot war turn to Cold War?
Did violence achieve Civil Rights in the USA?
Maths
(Delta 3)
Powers and roots. Quadratics.
Inequalities, equations and formulae.
Collecting and analysing data.
Multiplicative reasoning.
Non-linear graphs.
Accuracy and measures. Graphical solutions.
Trigonometry. Mathematical reasoning.
Maths
(Theta 2)
Number. Area and volume.
Statistics graphs and charts.
Expressions and equations.
Real-life graphs. Decimals and ratio.
Lines and angles. Calculating with fractions.
Straight-line graphs. Percentages, decimals and fractions.
Maths
(Pi 2)
Number properties and calculations.
Shapes and measures in 3D.
Statistics. Expressions and
equations.
Decimal calculations. Angles.
Number properties. Sequences.
Fractions and percentages. Probability.
MFL - French
Module:1 media
Core grammar
Er verbs
Present tense of avoir
Aller
Faire
Reinforcement of grade 3
Module 2: holidays
Core grammar
perfect tense
Avoir verbs
Etre verbs
Focus on grade 4
Module 3: Leisure
Core grammar
Adjectival agreement
Reflexive verbs
The near future
3 main tenses
Module 3: Music
Core grammar
imperative
Modal verbs
The near future
3 main tenses
Superlative
Module 4: My area
Core grammar
Comparatives
Prepositions
Modal verbs
Superlative
Carnival and other festivals
Module 5: Talent
Core grammar
infinitives
Modal verbs
Superlative
French television
MFL - Spanish
Module:1 holiday
Core grammar
preterite
Past tense ser
er
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Reinforcement of grade 3
Module 2: my life
Core grammar
present
comparatives
he/she forms of preterite
Focus on grade 4
Module 3: Eating and drinking
Core grammar
negatives
usted/ustedes
near future direct object pronouns
Module 4: Going out
Core grammar
conditional
modal verbs
reflexive verbs this/these
Module 5: The summer
Core grammar
comparative
superlative
imperative superlative
Module 5: The summer
Core grammar
present tense
past tense
future tense
conditional tense
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Year 8 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
MFL - German
Module 1: Holidays
Core grammar:
Perfect tense with haben
Perfect tense with sein
Describing the past using war (was), hatte (had) and es gab (there was)
Combining present and past tenses
Module 2: TV, film and reading Core grammar:
Asking questions in the past tense
Wollen (to want)
Prepositions with the dative case
Modal verbs sollen (should), dürfen (to be allowed to) and können (to be able to)
Module 3: Staying healthy
Core grammar:
essen (to eat)
nehmen (to take/to have)
du form of the imperative
müssen (to have to)
Module 4: School trip
Core grammar: using dürfen (to be
allowed to) and müssen (to have to)
reflexive and separable verbs
imperatives in the du/ihr/Sie forms
using adjectives to describe nouns
Module 5: Going out
Core grammar:
wenn clauses (if clauses)
using the future tense
asking questions
Module 5: Going out
Core grammar:
present tense
past tense
future tense conditional tense
Music
Film Music
Composing using ostinato and leitmotif
The Blues
The 12-bar blues structure
Using the blues scale in composition and
performance The history of Blues
music
Samba
Rhythm programming in Logic Pro X
Jazz & Modes
Jazz performance and improvisation
Remixing
Editing techniques in Logic Pro X
Investigating Popular Song
Group performance skills
PE
On a carousel rotation in groups set
during baseline
Baseline Testing and fitness
Outwitting opponents/Invasion
games
Rugby/Netball/Football/Basketball
(Varied based on set students are in)
Accurate Replication- Trampolining
Identifying and Solving problems- OAA
Or
Second outwitting
opponents/invasion game
(Varied based on set students are in)
Performing at maximum levels- Athletics (Specific
track and field events)
Striking and Fielding- Cricket, Rounders and
Softball
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Year 8 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 RE /
Philosophy Judaism
Key beliefs Abraham Exodus Passover Bar/ Bat Mitzvah Hanukkah
Christianity
Key beliefs Jesus Trinity Crucifixion Denominations Christmas/ Easter
Islam
Myth Busters: All Muslims are terrorist 5 Pillars Hajj Sharia Law Muhammed
Philosophy of Religion
Arguments for how the universe began: Paley’s Design argument The cosmological argument Creation Evolution
Ethics
Responsibility towards each other: What is Ethics? (Absolutism/ relativism) The Problem of evil Situation Ethics Utilitarianism Humanism
Extended project
Exploring community cohesion (research project): What is community cohesion? What projects does your community have in place to support community cohesion? E.g. homeless project, youth clubs, refuges, ethnic minority. What are the different attitudes towards these groups/ are they changing and why? What does religion say about community cohesion and how does this fit in with what you’ve found out?
Science - Biology
Photosynthesis & Biomass
Food chains, Energy Transfer, Biomass
Photosynthesis & Biomass
Food chains, Energy Transfer, Biomass
Adaptation, Inheritance &
Evolution
Genetics, Variation, Darwin’s theory
Adaptation, Inheritance & Evolution
Genetics, Variation, Darwin’s theory
End of Year Revision End of Year Revision
Science - Chemistry
Compounds & Bonding types of bonding,
Electron configuration, Conservation of mass.
Compounds & Bonding types of bonding, Electron
configuration, Conservation of mass.
Reactions of Metals Metals & Acids,
Corrosion, Reactivity Series
Reactions of Metals Metals & Acids,
Corrosion, Reactivity Series
Environmental Chemistry Atmosphere and Cycles,
Pollution.
Environmental Chemistry
Atmosphere and Cycles, Pollution.
Science - Physics
Magnets & Electromagnets Magnetic field
interactions
Magnets & Electromagnets Magnetic field
interactions
Waves Electromagnetic spectrum, waves
Refraction, Reflection
Waves Electromagnetic spectrum, waves
Refraction, Reflection
Electricity Generation & Circuits
Electricity Generation & Circuits
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Year 9 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Art
Constructed Landscapes:
The Fourth Plinth
Introduction to GCSE Art
Exploration of materials, processes and techniques
Artist research and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
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Constructed Landscapes:
The Fourth Plinth
Introduction to GCSE Art
Exploration of materials, processes and techniques
Artist research and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
Constructed Landscapes:
The Fourth Plinth
Introduction to GCSE Art
Exploration of materials, processes and techniques
Artist research and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
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Constructed Landscapes:
The Fourth Plinth
Introduction to GCSE Art
Exploration of materials, processes and techniques
Artist research and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
Constructed Landscapes:
The Fourth Plinth
Introduction to GCSE Art
Exploration of materials, processes and techniques
Artist research and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
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Constructed Landscapes:
The Fourth Plinth
Introduction to GCSE Art
Exploration of materials, processes and techniques
Artist research and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
Business Studies
1.1 The role of business enterprise and entrepreneurship 1.2 Business planning 1.3 Business ownership 1.4 Business aims and objectives 1.5 Stakeholders in business 1.6 Business growth
1.1 The role of business enterprise and entrepreneurship 1.2 Business planning 1.3 Business ownership 1.4 Business aims and objectives 1.5 Stakeholders in business 1.6 Business growth
1.6 Business growth 2.1 The role marketing 2.2 Market research 2.3 Market segmentation 2.4 The marketing mix
1.6 Business growth 2.1 The role marketing 2.2 Market research 2.3 Market segmentation 2.4 The marketing mix
2.4 The marketing mix continued 3.1 The role of human resources 3.2 Organisational structures and different ways of working
2.4 The marketing mix continued
3.1 The role of human resources
3.2 Organisational structures and different
ways of working
Computer Science
Systems architecture
Computer Systems CPU Memory Storage Little Man Computer (CPU simulator)
Data representation
Units Numbers (Binary, Hex) Binary addition Representing characters Representing images Logic Gates Computational thinking
Abstraction Decomposition Algorithmic thinking
How to produce algorithms
Using flow Charts Pseudocode Interpreting, correcting or completing algorithms
Programming techniques
Intro to Python Data types Operators While Loops FOR Loops TURTLE LISTS
Programming techniques
Fine handling String manipulation Random Comments Python Advanced Lists
Programming Project Skills
Project flow Analysis Design Development Testing Evaluation and conclusions Programming project
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Year 9 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Design and Technology
Introduction to GCSE Design and Technology Communication techniques
Introduction to DT – Tetris puzzle Graphic media -Drawing
tools/function Sketching and shading Freehand sketching Tonal rendering Isometric drawing 1-point perspective drawing 2-point perspective drawing
Orthographic – CAD/2D
Design Dimensioning – maths link CAD/CAM – laser cut
either a coaster or hanging decoration using 2D Design CAD/CAM
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book Section 4 Chapter 19
Forces and stresses on materials and objects Section 3 Chapter
14 Paper and boards
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book Section 3 Chapter 17
Polymers
Types of plastics
The effect our carbon footprint has
2D Design CAD The chocolate box
Packaging
Vacuum formed inner tray
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book Section 3 Chapter 15
Natural and manufactured timbers
Hard woods
Soft woods
Manufactured boards
Section 3 Chapter 16
Metals and alloys
Ferrous
Non-ferrous
Alloys
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book Section 3 Chapter 18
Textiles
Hand embroidery
Sublimation printing
Dance
1 Set phrase Action, space dynamics,
relationships Physical, technical,
expressive and mental skills Choreography looking at use
of choreographic devices
Prepare for dance show using choreography
lessons
Analyse 3 set anthology works
practically and written
1 Set phrase Action, space dynamics,
relationships Physical, technical,
expressive and mental skills. Choreography
looking at use of choreographic devices
Analyse 3 set anthology works practically and written
Organisation for year 10
Learn 2nd set phrase Review anthology works
learned
Drama
Persuasion/Melodrama
The Stones/Pantomime
A Night Out/Rites of Passage
Theatre in Education Project
Theatre in Education Project
A Memory of Lizzie
English Language
and Literature
The Gothic: Jekyll and Hyde, Poe.
Depression Era fiction: Of Mice and Men [please
NB from 2020 to be replaced with Animal
Farm and totalitarianism]
War poetry (creative writing)
Transition unit - Macbeth Modern non-fiction skills Revision of knowledge / skills.
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Year 9 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Food
NUTRITION
Introduction to Food Preparation and Nutrition NUTRITION
CUPBOARD AND DRAWERS, Diet and Health, Different needs, Nutritional needs, Energy balance, Protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water, nutrients in food. SUPPORTING PRACTCIALS
COOKING AND FOOD PREPARATION
Introduction to Food Science and Cooking and Food Preparation FOOD SCIENCE
Why food is cooked - ENZYMIC BROWNING Cooking methods – STEAMING Working characteristics of ingredients groups SENSORY PROPERTIES
Different testing methods/ TASTE TESTING FOOD SAFETY
Yeasts, spoilage, food hygiene, preservation, food probe, cooking and serving food SUPPORTING PRACTCIALS
FOOD
Introduction to Food Provenance, culinary traditions and food choice FOOD PROVENANCE
How foods are grown Farming methods Meat and fish FOOD PROCESSING AND PRODUCTION
Cream and Yogurt – SUPPORTING PRACTCIALS
FOOD
Introduction to Food security, culinary traditions FOOD SECURITY
Fairtrade GM foods Food miles CULINARY TRADITIONS
British foods Foods from around the world Project
FOOD CHOICE
Cost Cultural Ethical SUPPORTING PRACTCIALS
SKILLS / PREPARATION AND COOKING TECHNIQUES
Introduction to skills and techniques, cooking methods. KNIFE SKILLS
Equipment and its uses Preparation techniques Cooking methods Sauces Raising agents Dough SUPPORTING PRACTCIALS
SKILLS / PREPARATION AND COOKING TECHNIQUES
Introduction to skills and techniques, cooking methods. COOKING SKILLS
Raising agents Dough Pasta PRESENTATION SKILLS
Garnishes and presentation techniques. SUPPORTING PRACTCIALS MINI MOCK 2 HOUR PRACTICAL
Geography GCSE managing resources
UK – Water, food and energy
GCSE managing resources UK and Global resources option: Water GCSE Urban issues and
challenges
GCSE Urban issues and challenges
London fieldwork – LEAP day
GCSE Urban issues and challenges
London fieldwork – LEAP day
GCSE UK River landscapes
GCSE UK River landscapes
End of year exams
History
GCSE Paper 2A Health and the People
Part 1
GCSE Paper 2A Health and the People
Part 2
GCSE Paper 2A Norman England
c.1066-1100 Part 1
GCSE Paper 1B Conflict and Tension 1894-1918
Part 1
GCSE Paper 1B Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and
Dictatorship Part 1
Revision
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ICT
R085
Understand the properties and features of multipage websites Students will investigate existing website and how suitable they are for their purpose. R081
Moodboards Mindmaps Visualisation diagram Scripts Storyboards File Formats
R085
Be able to plan a multipage website Students will plan the website they will be creating for the scenario set. They will create a client brief, success criteria, work plan and visualisation document. R081
Client requirements Target Audiences Work plans Resources Legislation
R085
Be able to create multipage websites using multimedia components Students will create a website for a given scenario. R081
Reviewing and identifying areas for improvement
R085
Be able to create multipage websites using multimedia components continued Students will create a website for a given scenario. R081
Revision of all topics and exam technique practice
R085
Be able to review a multipage website Students will review their website against the success criteria set.
R082
Understand the purpose and properties of digital graphics Students will investigate existing graphics and how suitable they are for their purpose. Be able to plan the creation of a digital graphic Students will plan the graphic they will be creating for the scenario set. They will create a client brief, success criteria, work plan and visualisation document.
Maths
(Higher)
Polygons, angles and parallel lines.
Graphs. Statistical measures.
Fractions. Rounding and bounds.
Percentages. Collecting data.
2D/3D shapes. Algebraic manipulation.
Equations. Changing the subject of
formulae. Transformations.
Indices and standard form. Compound measures. Loci and constructions.
Quadratic equations. Simultaneous equations.
Maths
(Foundation)
Symmetry, shapes and angles.
Multiples, factors and primes.
Equations 1. Fractions.
Negative numbers. Real-life graphs.
Decimals and rounding. Metric and imperial units.
Area. Volume and 3D solids.
Expressions and formulae 1.
Powers and roots. Straight line graphs.
Scatter graphs.
Fractions, decimals and percentages. Probability.
Using percentages.
Collecting and interpreting data.
Graphical representations.
Media
Introduction to Media Studies Frameworks –
Media Language, Representation
Introduction to Media Studies Frameworks –
Media Institution, Audiences
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section A
TV Sitcoms
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section A TV Sitcoms
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section B Music Videos
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section B
Music Videos
MFL - French
Context – Who am I?
(Talking about friendships, family relationship and going out) Core grammar
Irregular verbs in present
Reflexive verbs in present
Near future
Perfect tense
Imperfect tense
Context – Who am I?
(Talking about your life when you were younger and role models) Core grammar
Imperfect tense
Using past present and future tense
Context Leisure
(talking about sport, internet, TV and cinema) Core Grammar
Depuis + present
Comparative
Direct object pronouns
superlatives
Context: Local area
(talking about French regions, towns) Core Grammar
The pronoun y
Negatives
Context: Local area
(talking about weather, future plans and community projects) Core grammar
Using Quel
Using future simple
Using present, past and future
British Airways Language Flag Award
conversation
reading
role-play
translation
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MFL - Spanish
Context-holidays (talking about travelling, including describing the ideal holiday and booking a hotel or ordering in a restaurant)
Core grammar:
The present tense
The preterite tenses
Verbs of opinion
Percentages
Context-holidays (talking about travelling, including buying souvenirs or dealing with disastrous holidays)
Core grammar:
Structures to give opinions
The imperfect tense
Verbs with Usted
Using questions to form answers
Using three tenses together
Context- School
Core grammar
adjectival agreements
comparatives
superlatives
negatives
recap of imperfect
Context- School
Core grammar
phrases followed by infinitive
near future tense
desde hace + future
direct object pronouns
Context- Who am I?
Core grammar
possessive adjective
stem changing verbs
adjectival agreement
using para + infinitives
present continuous
connectives
ser and estar personal ‘a’
Context – cultural life
Core grammar
stem-changing verbs
definite and indefinite articles
soler + infinitive
imperfect tense
MFL - German
Context- school (talking about what you did in the summer and what you are looking forward to this year, opinion about subjects)
the present tense
opinion and reason using den and weil
past tense
Context- school (describing a school day and school rules, talking about an exchange or trip you have been on)
asking and answering questions
modal verbs: müssen and dürfen
future tense
perfect tense of separable verbs
Context- Leisure (discuss what you do in your free time, film and TV)
reviewing using nouns and articles
word order in main clauses
Negatives
Context- Leisure (Discussing sport, learning about celebrations and festivals)
Using möchte to say what you would like to do
Using several tenses together
Context – Who am I? (describing photos, discussing
what makes a good friend and describing relationship)
Reviewing adjectives
Using possessive adjectives
Using the dative with mit
Context – Who am i? (discussing role models and comparing your life as a child to your life now)
Using pronouns to talk about different people
Using modal verbs in the imperfect tense
Music
Step up to GCSE: Music Theory
AoS1: Forms and Devices Minimalism AoS3: Film Music
AoS1: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Solo Performance project
Ensemble performance projects
Music Technology
Course Introduction
Logic Skills Project – Using a DAW
(preparation for Unit 1) Favourite artists research – Getting to know the students
Creating Music
(Links with exam 2 and preparation for Unit 2)
How to Write a Pop Song
Composing to Media
Sound creation (Preparation for Unit 1
and 4)
Composing to Media
Sound creation (Preparation for Unit 1 and
4)
Studio Recording
Recording existing song or revisiting songwriting
(Preparation for Unit 3)
Unit 1 Coursework
Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
PE FITT and SPORT Types of
training/Components of fitness
Skeletal and muscular system
Respiratory system Cardiovascular system Aerobic and Anaerobic
exercise
Science - Biology
GCSE Topic 1:
Key Concepts in Biology
GCSE Topic 1:
Key Concepts in Biology
GCSE Topic 2:
Cells and Control
GCSE Topic 2:
Cells and Control GCSE Topic 3: Genetics GCSE Topic 3: Genetics
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Science - Chemistry
Making Materials
(Covering key concepts in chemistry, including atomic structure and the periodic
table)
Reactivity
(Covering key reactions, including combustion, the
reactions of acids and alkalis)
GCSE:
Solids, liquids, and gases and separating
mixtures
GCSE Topic:
Solids, liquids, and gases and separating mixtures /
GCSE Topic:
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
GCSE Topic: Atomic
Structure and the Periodic Table
GCSE Core practical
Science - Physics
Energy for Movement
How do we describe motion? How do forces
affect motion?
Electricity and Electromagnets
What are the rules for electricity in circuits?
How do magnets interact?
GCSE Topic 1:
Key Concepts in Physics
GCSE Topic 2:
Motion and Forces
GCSE Topic 2:
Motion and Forces
Core Practical
Covering practical work that is required for the
GCSE course (and tested in the GCSE
exams)
Year 10 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Art
Deconstruct/Reconstruct:
Still Life (Y10 coursework)
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
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Deconstruct/ Reconstruct: Still Life
(Y10 coursework)
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
Deconstruct/Reconstruct
Still Life (Y10 coursework)
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
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Deconstruct/Reconstruct
Still Life (Y10 coursework)
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Cultural contexts
Presentation of ideas, experiments and outcomes
Disobedient Architecture:
Printing Techniques (Y11 coursework)
Refinement through materials, processes and printing techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Artist responses
Cultural contexts
Presentation and evaluation of final outcomes
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Disobedient Architecture:
Printing Techniques (Y11 coursework)
Refinement through materials, processes and printing techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Artist responses
Cultural contexts
Presentation and evaluation of final outcomes
Business Studies
2.1 The role of marketing 2.2 Market research 2.3 Market segmentation 2.4 The marketing mix
2.1 The role of marketing 2.2 Market research 2.3 Market segmentation
2.4 The marketing mix
4.1 Production processes 4.2 Quality of goods and services 4.3 The sales process and customer service 4.4 Consumer law
4.1 Production processes 4.2 Quality of goods and services 4.3 The sales process and customer service 4.4 Consumer law
4.5 Business location 4.6 Working with suppliers 5.1 The role of the finance function 5.2 Sources of finance
4.5 Business location 4.6 Working with suppliers 5.1 The role of the finance function 5.2 Sources of finance
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Computer Science
Computer Systems
Systems Architecture The purpose of the CPU Von Neumann architecture Common CPU components and their function The function of the CPU as fetch and execute instructions stored in memory How common characteristics of CPUs affect their performance Embedded systems Memory ROM, RAM, Virtual memory, Flash memory Storage Secondary storage Data capacity Types of storage Wired and wireless networks LANs, WANs Network performance Network hardware Client-server and Peer-to-peer The internet Virtual networks Network topologies, protocols and layers Topologies Connection types IP addressing, MAC addressing and protocols TCP/IP Packet switching
Computer Systems
System security Forms of attack Threats to networks Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities System software The purpose and functionality of systems software Operating Systems Utility system software Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns Ethical, legal, cultural, environmental, privacy issues. Computer science legislation
Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming
Algorithms Computational thinking: abstraction, decomposition, algorithmic thinking Standard searching algorithms: binary search, linear search Standard sorting algorithms: bubble sort, merge sort, insertion sort How to produce algorithms using: pseudocode, using flow diagrams Interpret, correct or complete algorithms. Programming techniques The use of variables, constants, operators, inputs, outputs and assignments The use of the three basic programming constructs used to control the flow of a program The use of basic string manipulation The use of basic file handling operations Data types Arithmetic operators Boolean operators Producing robust programs Defensive design considerations Maintainability The purpose of testing Types of testing How to identify syntax and logic errors Selecting and using suitable test data.
Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming
Computational logic Binary Logic Gates & truth tables Use of computing-related mathematics Translators and facilities of languages Low level and high level languages Integrated development environment (IDE) The purpose translators Assembler, complier and interpreter Data representation Units of measurement Binary numbers Representing characters Representing images Representing sound Types of compression
Programming Project
Programming techniques Utilising the skills taught as part of the computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming unit students will complete a programming project as part of their non-examined assessment (NEA) Analysis Students will analyse a problem that has been set for them, they will be expected to explain the purpose, and set success criteria that can be used to test and evaluate the project at the end. Design Students will use an algorithm to plan the solution. They will identify input, processes and outputs. Identify data types, variables and structures.
Programming Project
Development Students will identify a suitable programming language, create the code to solve the problem set, show evidence of testing during development, and annotate the code. Testing and evaluation and conclusions Students will test all aspects of the solution created, show evidence of test data and the outcomes of tests. They will evaluate their solution, showing what worked and what could be improved.
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Dance
Introduction to ASDR Develop technical and
physical skills Go over set phrases
learned. Study EofE.
Safe working practices (warmup, cooldown etc)
Motif development and choreographic terms.
Improve technique and broaden vocabulary.
Understand expressive skills. Study Artificial
Things. Safe working practices
(safe execution)
Respond to a given stimulus
Understand the process of research and improvising.
Study Shadows. Safe working practices
(hydration)
Understand spatial design. Explore various dance
styles Study A Linha Curva.
Devise a whole class group dance.
Safe working practice (with props)
Prepare for dance show Study infra.
Solo composition task. Perform the solo for peers.
Safe working practice (nutrition)
Focus on choreographic processes i.e.
research. Study Within her eyes.
Dance BTEC
Component 1 Target setting
Learn 1 of 3 professional works for component 1.
Logbook
Component 1 Learn 3 of 3 professional works for component 1.
Logbook
Component 1 Prepare for presentation of
component 1. Logbook
Component 2 Learn repertoire from piece
Logbook Prepare for dance show
Component 2 Finalise repertoire from
piece and assess Logbook
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Design and Technology
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book Section 5A Paper and Boards
Chapter 24 Sources,
origins and properties Chapter 25 Working with
paper and boards Chapter 26 Commercial
manufacturing, surface treatments and finishes Section 5B Timber based materials
Chapter 27 Sources,
origins and properties Chapter 28 Working with
timber based materials
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book Chapter 29 Commercial
manufacturing, surface treatments and finishes Practical – how to use
hand tools to create a range of wood joints using Pine Section 5C Metal based materials
Chapter 30 Sources,
origins and properties Chapter 31 Working with
metal based materials and fixings Chapter 32 Commercial
manufacturing, surface treatments and finishes
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book Section 5D Polymers
Chapter 33 Sources,
origins and properties Chapter 34 Working with
polymer based materials and fixings Chapter 35 Commercial
manufacturing, and quality control Practical – to make a
structure from acrylic using CAM/CAM and line bending Section 5E Textiles
Chapter 36 Sources,
origins and properties Chapter 37 Working with
textile based materials and fixings Chapter 38 Commercial
manufacturing, surface treatments and finishes Practical – design and
press a sublimated image onto fabric
AQA GCSE 9-1 DT text book
Introduce hand and machine sewing Make a draw string bag Section 5F Electronic systems
Chapter 39 Selection of
materials and components Chapter 40 working with
electronic components Chapter 41 Commercial
manufacturing and quality control
Preparation to NEA
Page layouts
Theory of size
Ergonomics
Anthropometrics
Recap materials and their properties
1st June NEA release date Theme given to students and start the NEA work:
Brainstorm
Design brief
Research
Anthropometrics and ergonomics
Materials
Drama
A Night Out (Script)
Exploration of three genres/practitioners;
Multi-roleing, Physical Theatre and Brecht
Exploration of three genres/practitioners; Multi-roleing, Physical Theatre
and Brecht
Mock Component 1 devising project, including
portfolio and evaluation
Set text (DNA) Mock written paper in core
assessment week
Set text (DNA) Mock written paper in
core assessment week
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English Language
and Literature
Relationships Poetry
Unseen poetry
Study in preparation for GCSE Literature Paper 2,
analysis
Christmas Carol: study of this novel in preparation
for GCSE Literature Paper 2, analysis and
holistic writing.
Literature Paper 2: study for complete exam
Evaluation skills and transactional writing in preparation for GCSE
Language Paper 2.
Macbeth: study of this play in preparation for GCSE
Literature Paper 2, analysis and holistic
writing.
GCSE English Language Paper 1 skills; Speaking
and Listening.
Food
NUTRITION
Ongoing in-depth theory
Fruit and Vegetables Vitamins SUPPORTING PRACTICALS Food Science Experiment 1
COOKING AND FOOD PREPARATION
Ongoing in-depth theory Protein Meat, Fish, dairy practical’s SUPPORTING PRACTICALS Food Science Experiment 2
WRITTEN MOCK
FOOD
Ongoing in-depth theory
Baked products – Yeast Pastry, cakes and their related practical’s SUPPORTING PRACTICALS Food Science Experiment 3
FOOD
Ongoing in-depth theory A wide range of sweet and savoury products SUPPORTING PRACTICALS Food Science Experiment 4
SKILLS / PREPARATION AND COOKING TECHNIQUES
Ongoing in-depth theory Introduction to MOCK NEA 2 Research, Time plan
Ongoing in-depth theory NEA 2 FOOD PREPARATION TASK – MOCK
Research, Time plan 3-hour practical MOCK PRACTICAL
Geography
GCSE UK coasts Herne Bay fieldwork –
LEAP day
GCSE UK coasts Herne Bay fieldwork –
Leap day
GCSE The changing economic world
GCSE The changing economic world
GCSE UK extreme
weather and climate change
Tropical storms End of year exams
History
GCSE Paper 2A Health and the People
Part 3
GCSE Paper 2A Norman England c.1066-1100
Part 2
GCSE Paper 1B Conflict and Tension 1894-1918
Part 2
GCSE Paper 1B Germany 1890-1945: Democracy
and Dictatorship Part 2
GCSE Paper 2A Health and the People
Part 4 Revision
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ICT
(Creative iMedia)
R085
Understand the properties and features of multipage websites Students will investigate existing website and how suitable they are for their purpose. Be able to plan a multipage website Students will plan the website they will be creating for the scenario set. They will create a client brief, success criteria, work plan and visualisation document.
R085
Be able to create multipage websites using multimedia components Students will create a website for a given scenario. Be able to review a multipage website Students will review their website against the success criteria set.
R081
Understand the purpose and content of pre-production The purpose, uses and content of pre-production document. Be able to plan pre-production Interpreting client requirements for pre-production Producing work plans Hardware and software requirements Computer legislation
R081
Be able to produce pre-production documents Creating pre-production documents such as moodboards, visualisation documents, mind maps, storyboards. Identify the correct file formats for assets and pre-production documents. Be able to review pre-production documents Review and identify areas for improvement in pre-production documents.
R081
Revision for external exam - Understand the purpose and content of pre-production - Be able to plan pre-production - Be able to produce pre-production documents - Be able to review pre-production documents
R082
Understand the purpose and properties of digital graphics Students will investigate existing graphics and how suitable they are for their purpose. Be able to plan the creation of a digital graphic Students will plan the graphic they will be creating for the scenario set. They will create a client brief, success criteria, work plan and visualisation document.
Maths
(Higher)
Probability. Graphical representations.
Inequalities.
Pythagoras and trigonometry in 2D.
Enlargement, similarity and congruency.
Factors, multiples and primes.
Sequences. Sampling.
Ratio and proportion. Histograms.
Rounding and bounds. Indices.
Combining probabilities. Quadratics.
Algebraic fractions.
3D shapes. Changing the subject.
2D shapes. Graphs 2.
Direct and inverse proportion. Graphs 3.
Maths
(Foundation)
Ratio. Algebraic manipulation.
Averages. Equations 2.
Expressions and formulae 2.
Navigation and travel. Sequences.
Constructions.
Proportion. Transformations.
Angles.
Fractions. Probability.
Accuracy and using a calculator.
Circles.
Transformations. Similarity and congruency.
Using percentages.
Expressions, brackets and formulae.
Linear equations.
Media Eduqas GCSE
Component 2 Section A TV Sitcoms
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section
A TV Sitcoms
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section B
Music Videos
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section B
Music Websites & marketing
Eduqas GCSE Component 3 Practical
coursework
Eduqas GCSE Component 3 Practical
coursework
MFL - French
Context School
(talking about UK schools and comparing with French speaking countries) Core grammar
Using pronouns il, elle, ils, elles
Context school
(Discussing school rules and school exchanges) Core grammar
Using il faut, il est interdit de
Using the imperative Using past, present and future
Context Study and work
(Discussing career choices and plans for the future) Core grammar
Using ‘better’ and ‘worst’
Understanding the subjunctive
Context Study and work
(Talking about applying for jobs and looking at case studies) Core grammar
Using direct object pronouns in the past tense
Using verbs followed by de or à
Context Identity and culture
(Talking about use of polite language and food for special occasions) Core grammar
The pronoun en Asking questions in the tu or vous forms
Context identity and culture
(talking about family celebrations, festivals and traditions) Core grammar
Using venir de + infinitive
Using a combination of tenses
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MFL - Spanish
Context- School
Core grammar
adjectival agreements
comparatives
superlatives
negatives recap of imperfect
Context- School
Core grammar
phrases followed by infinitive
near future tense
desde hace + future direct object pronouns
Context- Future aspirations
Core grammar
masculine and feminine nouns
use of ‘soler’ in present and imperfect
preterite tense
imperfect tense
present continuous saber + conocer
Context- Future aspirations
Core grammar
indirect object pronouns
conditional
subjunctive with ‘cuando’
Context- Culture
Core grammar
reflexive verbs
hay que + tener que
using the passive
avoiding the passive
Context- Culture
Core grammar
reflexive verbs
superlatives
expressions followed by infinitive
past tenses
Music
Popular Music
Since You’ve Been Gone (set work)
Development of popular music and compositional
techniques
Solo and ensemble performance preparation
AoS4: Popular music composition
AoS2: Music for Ensemble
Composing skills: Theme and Variations AoS1
Composing skills
Free composition Solo and ensemble
performance preparation
Composing skills
Free composition Solo and ensemble
performance preparation
Music Technology
Unit 1 Coursework
Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Unit 1 Coursework
Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Unit 2 Coursework
Creating Music Unit 2 Coursework
Creating Music Unit 3 Coursework
Studio Recording Unit 3 Coursework
Studio Recording
PE
Short and Long term effects of
exercise/Movement analysis
Optimising training and preventing injury/ Warm
up and cool down
Use of Data/Skill classification/ SMART
targets
Guidance and feedback/ Mental preparation
Commercialism / Ethical issues in sport
Somatotypes/ Diet
Science - Biology
GCSE Topic 4: Natural
Selection and Genetic Modification
GCSE Topic 4: Natural
Selection and Genetic Modification
GCSE Topic 5:
Health, Disease & Medicine
GCSE Topic 5:
Health, Disease & Medicine
GCSE Topic 6:
Plant Structure & their Functions
GCSE Topic 6: Plant Structure & their
Functions / Core Practical Work: Paper 2
Science - Chemistry
GCSE Topic: Bonding GCSE Topic:
Acids and Alkalis
GCSE Topic:
Acids and Alkalis
GCSE Topic:
Calculations Involving Masses
GCSE Topic:
Metals, electrolysis and equilibria
Core practical
Science - Physics
GCSE Topic 3:
Conservation of Energy
GCSE Topic 4:
Waves
GCSE Topic 5:
Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
GCSE Topic 6:
Radioactivity Revision
Core Practical Covering practical work that is required for the
GCSE course (and tested in the GCSE exams)
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Art
Disobedient Architecture:
Printing Techniques
Refinement through materials, processes and printing techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Artist responses
Cultural contexts
Presentation and evaluation of final outcomes
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Printing Techniques
Refinement through materials, processes and printing techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Artist responses
Cultural contexts
Presentation and evaluation of final outcomes
Disobedient Architecture:
Printing Techniques
Refinement through materials, processes and printing techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Artist responses
Cultural contexts
Presentation and evaluation of final outcomes
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Printing Techniques
Refinement through materials, processes and printing techniques
Artist research, critical understanding and analysis
Artist responses
Cultural contexts
Presentation and evaluation of final outcomes
Externally Set Exam:
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their external 10-hour exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with access to a variety of ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques in the context of the exam questions.
With teacher guidance, students select techniques which reflect their strengths to produce individual and independent outcomes.
A trip facilitates artist research and informs student ideas/outcomes and is therefore essential to learning.
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Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their external 10-hour exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with access to a variety of ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques in the context of the exam questions.
With teacher guidance, students select techniques which reflect their strengths to produce individual and independent outcomes.
A trip facilitates artist research and informs student ideas/ outcomes and is therefore essential to learning.
Business Studies
3.1 The role of human resources 3.2 Organisational structures and different ways of working 3.3 Communication in business 3.4 Recruitment and selection 3.5 Motivation and retention 3.6 Training and development 3.7 Employment law
3.1 The role of human resources 3.2 Organisational structures and different ways of working 3.3 Communication in business 3.4 Recruitment and selection 3.5 Motivation and retention 3.6 Training and development 3.7 Employment law
6.2 The economic climate 6.3 Globalisation 7. The interdependent nature
of business
6.2 The economic climate 6.3 Globalisation 7. The interdependent nature
of business
Revision Examination
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Computer Systems
Systems Architecture The purpose of the CPU Von Neumann architecture Common CPU components and their function The function of the CPU as fetch and execute instructions stored in memory How common characteristics of CPUs affect their performance Embedded systems Memory ROM, RAM, Virtual memory, Flash memory Storage Secondary storage Data capacity Types of storage Wired and wireless networks LANs, WANs Network performance Network hardware Client-server and Peer-to-peer The internet Virtual networks
Computer Systems
Network topologies, protocols and layers Topologies Connection types IP addressing, MAC addressing and protocols TCP/IP Packet switching System security Forms of attack Threats to networks Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities System software The purpose and functionality of systems software Operating Systems Utility system software Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns Ethical, legal, cultural, environmental, privacy issues. Computer science legislation
Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming
Algorithms Standard searching algorithms: binary search, linear search Standard sorting algorithms: bubble sort, merge sort, insertion sort Interpret, correct or complete algorithms. Computational logic Binary Logic Gates & truth tables Use of computing-related mathematics
Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming
Computational thinking Flowcharts Pseudo code Translators and facilities of languages Low level and high level languages Integrated development environment (IDE) The purpose translators Assembler, complier and interpreter Data representation Units of measurement Binary numbers Representing characters Representing images Representing sound Types of compression
Revision
This will be revising all topics prior to public examinations.
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NEA – Non-Exam Assessment 50% of examination grade Continue with NEA started summer term Ongoing theory
NEA – Non-Exam Assessment 50% of examination grade Continue with NEA started summer term Ongoing theory
NEA – Non-Exam Assessment 50% of examination grade Conclude NEA Ongoing theory
Theory 50% of examination grade Detailed revision Theory Past papers Intervention revision sessions
Theory 50% of examination grade Detailed revision Theory Past papers Intervention revision sessions
Examination
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Dance GCSE
Duet/trio preparation Learn 2 other set phrases
to add in. Assessment task 1: Film
solos (exam) Exam style questions (re
performance) EofE and Artificial things
Duet trio assessment performance
Shadows and A Linha Curva
Choreography journal
Assessment task 2: Choreography
Infra and Within her eyes
Programme note Choreographic journal
completion
Component 2 – critical appreciation of all 6
anthology works. Revision and preparation for writing
about own work and performance
Component 2 – critical appreciation of all 6
anthology works. Consolidation of previous
learning
Examination
Dance BTEC
Component 1 &3
Prepare for presentation and coursework deadline
Mock of Component 3
Component 2
Complete 2 min performance filming
Component 3
Exam released Jan 2020
Component 3
3 exam written tasks and filming of choreography
Revisit Component 1 if needed
Drama GCSE
Component 1
Devising
Component 1
Exam mid-November Following exam,
portfolio and evaluation
DNA/Component 2
(performance from script)
DNA/ Component 2
Component 2 exam March tbc
DNA + Live Theatre Evaluation (preparation
for written exam) Theatre Trip
Examination
Drama VCert
Unit 2 External assessment
Unit 2 External assessment
Revisit and improve Unit 1&3
Revisit and improve Revisit and improve Examination
English Language
and Literature
An Inspector Calls: Analysis skills in
preparation for GCSE English Literature Paper 1.
GCSE revision ACC / poetry - study/recap of
these texts in preparation for GCSE
Literature Papers.
GCSE Language papers revision: all skills and
question types
Exam revision. Exam revision.
Examinations
Food Preparation
and Nutrition
NEA 1 - Non-Exam
Assessment SCIENCE INVESTIGATION 15% OF GCSE Relevant practical’s Ongoing theory
COMPLETE NEA 1 - Non-Exam
Assessment SCIENCE INVESTIGATION 15% OF GCSE START NEA 2 Non-Exam
Assessment FOOD PREPARATION TASK 35% Relevant practical’s Ongoing theory WRITTEN MOCK
NEA 2 Non-Exam
Assessment FOOD PREPARATION TASK 35% 3 HOUR - PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT
Ongoing theory
COMPLETE NEA 2 Non-Exam
Assessment FOOD PREPARATION TASK 35% Detailed revision Theory Past papers Intervention revision sessions WRITTEN MOCK
Theory 50% of examination grade Detailed Theory revision Past papers Intervention revision sessions
Examination
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Geography
GCSE Hazards Volcanoes,
earthquakes
GCSE UK extreme weather
Climate change Tropical storms
GCSE ecosystems, Deserts Amazon tropical RF
GCSE Pre-release practice, which comes out in march
Unit 2 revision
GCSE Pre-release activities and revision
paper 2
Examination
History
GCSE Paper 1B Conflict and Tension 1894-1918
Part 3
GCSE Paper 2A Norman England
c.1066-1100 Part 3
GCSE Paper 2A Norman England c.1066-1100
historical site - Hastings
GCSE Paper 1B Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and
Dictatorship Part 3
Revision
Examinations
ICT
(Creative iMedia)
R082
Understand the purpose and properties of digital graphics Students will investigate existing graphics and how suitable they are for their purpose. Be able to plan the creation of a digital graphic Students will plan the graphic they will be creating for the scenario set. They will create a client brief, success criteria, work plan and visualisation document.
R082
Be able to create a digital graphic Students will create a graphic for a given scenario. Be able to review the digital graphic Students will review their graphic against the success criteria set.
R087
Understand the uses and properties of interactive multimedia products Students will investigate existing interactive multimedia products and how suitable they are for their purpose Be able to plan interactive multimedia products Students will plan the product they will be creating for the scenario set. They will create a client brief, success criteria, work plan and visualisation document.
R087
Be able to create interactive multimedia products Students will create a product for a given scenario. Be able to review interactive multimedia products Students will review their product against the success criteria set.
R081
Revision for resit exam.
Examination
Maths
(Higher)
Gradients and area under curves.
Kinematics. Circle theorems.
Exact values. Quadratics 2.
Pythagoras and trigonometry in 3D.
Transforming graphs. Vectors.
Revision
Revision Revision
Maths
(Foundation)
Drawing and using quadratic graphs.
Quadratic equations. Indices. Changing the
subject.
Fractions and decimals. Compound measures.
Inequalities.
Averages from a table. Using ratio.
Straight line graphs. Sequences.
Area, surface area and volume.
Constructions and loci. Pythagoras’ theorem.
Trigonometry. Vectors.
Media Eduqas GCSE Component
2 Section A TV Sitcoms Eduqas GCSE
Component 2 Section A TV Sitcoms
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section B Music Videos
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Section B Music Websites &
marketing
Revision Examination
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MFL - French
Context holidays (talking about travelling, including describing the ideal holiday and booking a hotel or ordering in a restaurant)
Core grammar
Conditional
Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense
Using en + present participle
Context holidays (talking about travelling, including buying souvenirs or dealing with disastrous holidays)
Core grammar
Using avant de + infinitive
Using plu perfect
Context world issues (discussing problems facing the world and how to protect the environment)
Core grammar
Making connections between word types
Modal verbs in the conditional
Context world issues (discussing ethical shopping and volunteering)
Core grammar
Passive
Indirect object pronouns Revision and preparation
for Speaking exam
Examinations (Listening, reading and
writing)
MFL - Spanish
Context holidays (talking about travelling, including describing the ideal holiday and booking a hotel or ordering in a restaurant)
Core grammar:
The present tense
The preterite tenses
Verbs of opinion Percentages
Context holidays (talking about travelling, including buying souvenirs or dealing with disastrous holidays)
Core grammar:
Structures to give opinions
The imperfect tense
Verbs with Usted
Using questions to form answers
Using three tenses together
Context world issues (discussing global issues and how to protect the environment)
Core grammar:
The present subjunctive
Using the subjunctive in commands
Different tenses
Context world issues (discussing healthy lifestyles, international sporting events and natural disasters)
Core grammar:
The pluperfect tense Imperfect continuous Revision and preparation
for Speaking exam.
Examinations (Listening, reading and
writing)
Music
Performance preparation Solo performance
recording AoS2: Music for Ensemble
Set work revision
Composition – Set Brief AoS3: Film Music
Revision
Ensemble Performance preparation recordings
AoS4 Revision
Performance recitals Compositions – preparation
for submission AoS1 - Revision
Revision and exam skills Examination
Music Technology
Unit 1 Coursework
Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Exam preparation
Unit 1 Coursework
Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Exam Preparation
Unit 4 Coursework
Sound Creation Revision and preparation for
exam: 1st sitting
Unit 4 Coursework
Sound Creation Revision and preparation for
exam: 1st sitting
Revision and preparation for exam: 2nd sitting
Revision and preparation for exam: 2nd sitting
PE Coursework Coursework Revision over units Revision over units Revision Examination
Science - Biology
GCSE Topic 6:
Plant Structure & their Functions
GCSE Topic 7:
Animal Coordination, Control & Homeostasis
GCSE Topic 8: Exchange &
Transport in Animals
GCSE Topic 9: Ecosystems
and Material Cycles
Revision Examinations
Science - Chemistry
GCSE Topic:
Groups in the Periodic Table
GCSE Topic:
Rates of Reaction and Energy Changes in
Reactions
GCSE Topic:
Fuels and Earth Chemistry Revision Revision Examinations
Science - Physics
GCSE Topic 8:
Energy and Forces Doing Work
GCSE Topic 9:
Forces and their Effects
GCSE Topic 10:
Electricity and Circuits / GCSE Topics 11 & 12:
Magnets and Electromagnetic Induction
GCSE Topic 14:
Particle Model / GCSE Topic 15:
Forces and Matter
Revision Examinations
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Fine Art
Figure in Space: Automatic Drawing
Introduction to A Level Art and the Automatic Drawing unit.
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques.
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context.
Artist responses.
Gallery trip and responses.
Presentation of outcomes.
Critical reflection on practice.
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Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Me, Myself and I: Portraiture
Introduction to portraiture and representation of the self
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-word artist comparison essay
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Introduction to portraiture and representation of the self
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-word artist comparison essay
Independent Project
Students choose from a list of artists and produce appropriate responses based on their own ideas and experiments.
Students scaffold a proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for an outcome.
Y12 final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the final presentation.
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Students choose from a list of artists and produce appropriate responses based on their own ideas and experiments.
Students scaffold a proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for an outcome.
Y12 final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the final presentation.
Biology
Module 2: Foundations
in Biology - Cells
Module 2: Foundations
in Biology - Cells
Module 3:
Exchange & Transport
Module 3:
Exchange & Transport Consolidation and Structured Revision of
Year 1 Content
Practical Endorsement Investigation
Module 2: Foundations
in Biology – Biological Molecules
Module 2: Foundations
in Biology – Biological Molecules
Module 4:
Biodiversity, Evolution and Disease
Module 4:
Biodiversity, Evolution and Disease
Business Studies
3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance
3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance
3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance
3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance
3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance
3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance
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Business Studies BTEC
Unit 1 -Exploring Business
Unit 2 - Developing a Marketing Campaign
Unit 1 -Exploring Business
Unit 2 - Developing a Marketing Campaign
Unit 1 -Exploring Business Unit 2 - Developing a Marketing Campaign
Unit 1 -Exploring Business Unit 2 - Developing a Marketing Campaign
Unit 1 -Exploring Business
Unit 2 - Developing a Marketing Campaign
Unit 1 -Exploring Business
Unit 2 - Developing a Marketing Campaign
Chemistry Atoms and reactions Atom and reactions
Electrons, bonding and structure
The Periodic Table
Revision Examinations
Physical Chemistry Basic concepts and
hydrocarbons Basic concepts and
hydrocarbons Alcohols, haloalkanes and
analysis
Computer Science
COMP2
Elements of computational thinking Problem solving and programming Algorithms COMP3
3.1. Analysis of the problem 3.2 Design of the solution
COMP3
3.3 Developing the solution 3.3.1 Iterative development process
COMP3
3.3 Developing the solution 3.3.2 Testing to inform development 3.4 Evaluation
COMP 1
The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices Software and software development Exchanging data
COMP 1
Data types, data structures and algorithms Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues
COMP 2
Elements of computational thinking Problem solving and programming Algorithms
Criminology BTEC
Introduction to Criminology
Norms and values. Types of crimes. Various theories to introduce. Prison building exercise to look at punishment.
Introduction to Unit 1
Different types of crime. Reasons why crime goes unreported. Consequences of unreported crime. Impact of media representations on public of crime. Plan a campaign for change. Justify a campaign for change.
Introduction to Unit 2
Compare criminal behaviour and deviance. Explain social construction of criminality. Explain biological / individual and sociological theories of criminality. Analyse situations of criminality. How campaigns affect policy making.
Unit 2 – Criminological theories
Unit 1 & 2
Revision for upcoming
external examinations External examination
Introduction to Year 13 unit – Unit 3 – Crime scene to court room
Summer task
Drama
Introduction to Practitioners; Brecht, Stanislavsky, Berkoff,
Artaud
Link to text Punk Rock
Component 1
Reinterpretation of extract of text.
Component 1
Exam mid-February Completion of Creative Log
Set texts;
Hedda Gabler and Saved Set texts as before Set texts as before
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Economics
Theme 1: Introduction to markets and market failure
1.1 Nature of economics
1.2 How markets work
Theme 1: Introduction to markets and market failure
1.3 Market failure
1.4 Government intervention
Revision: Practice
exam-style questions from Theme 1 content and/or use AS Paper 1 for practice
Consolidate work from autumn term
Theme 1: Introduction to markets and market failure
1.3 Market failure
1.4 Government intervention
Revision: Practice exam-
style questions from Theme 1 content and/or use AS Paper 1 for practice
Consolidate work from autumn term
Theme 2: The UK economy – performance and policies
Quantitative methods:
Review quantitative skills
Develop an understanding of index numbers in different contexts (e.g. production, productivity, unit labour cost, etc.)
Include CPI and RPI data as this will help to explain real and nominal GDP in 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
2.1 Measures of economic performance
2.2 Aggregate demand (AD)
2.3 Aggregate supply (AS)
2.4 National income
Theme 2: The UK economy – performance and policies
2.1 Measures of economic performance:
Revisit 2.4.3 to reinforce this topic
2.5 Economic growth
2.6 Macroeconomic objectives and policies
Revision and AS level exam preparation:
Revision and exam practice for AS level examinations and/or mock examinations for Theme 1 and Theme 2.
Theme 2: The UK economy – performance and policies
2.5 Economic growth
2.6 Macroeconomic objectives and policies
Revision and AS level exam preparation:
Revision and exam practice for AS level examinations and/or mock examinations for Theme 1 and Theme 2
English Language
Teacher 1 & Teacher 2 Language
Variation/Individual Variation
Component 1
Teacher 1 & Teacher 2 Language
Variation/Individual Variation
Component 1
Teacher 1: Language Variation/Variation Over
Time/ Component 1 Teacher 2: Child Language/
Component 2
Teacher 1: Crafting Language/
Coursework/Component 4 Teacher 2: Child
Language/Writing practice on Individual Variation and
Child Language
Teacher 1: Crafting Language/
Coursework/Component 4 Teacher 2: Child
Language/ Writing practice on Individual Variation and Child
Language
Teacher 1: Crafting Language/
Coursework/Component 4 Teacher 2: Child Language/Writing
practice on Individual Variation and Child
Language
English Literature
A Streetcar Named Desire for Component
1.
The Picture of Dorian Gray Component 2.
A Streetcar Named Desire for Component
1.
Dracula for Component 2.
Poems of the Decade for Component 3
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula (Comparison)
Poems of the Decade for Component 3
Introduction to Literary
Criticism and formal essay writing/Coursework
Component 4
Poems of the Decade/Unseen Poetry
for Component 3/Revision
Coursework:
independent tasks for Component 4/Revision
Unseen Poetry
Coursework: independent tasks for
Component 4
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IB English Language and
Literature
Time and Space/Readers, Writers, Texts
A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee
Williams IO Practice
Language Topics: Language and the
Individual Language and Communities
Language study to include analysis of a range of fiction and non-fiction extracts
Time and Space/Readers, Writers, Texts
A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee
Williams IO Practice
Language: Gender and Sexuality
Language study to
include analysis of a range of fiction and non-fiction extracts
Time and Space/Readers, Writers,
Texts/Intertextuality: Connecting texts
The World’s Wife – Carol Ann Duffy
IO Practice Part 1 Language: Gender
and Sexuality
Language study to include analysis of a range of fiction
and non-fiction extracts Begin teaching comparison
Time and Space/Readers, Writers, Texts/
Texts/Intertextuality: Connecting texts
The World’s Wife – Carol Ann Duffy IO Practice Language: Language and Power Language study to include analysis of a range of fiction and non-fiction extracts
Intertextuality: Connecting texts
Individual Oral
preparation (Comparing Texts)
Language study to
include analysis of a range of fiction and non-
fiction extracts
Intertextuality: Connecting texts
Individual Oral Final
Examination
(Comparing Texts)
Language study to include analysis of a range of fiction and non-fiction extracts
French
The changing nature of family (La famille
en voie de changement)
• Grands-parents, parents et enfants – soucis et problèmes • Monoparentalité, homoparentalité,
familles recomposées • La vie de couple – nouvelles tendances
The ‘cyber-society’ (La « cyber-société »)
• Qui sont les cybernautes ? • Comment la
technologie facilite la vie quotidienne
• Quels dangers la « cyber-société » pose-t-
elle ?
The place of voluntary work (Le rôle du
bénévolat) • Qui sont et que font les
bénévoles ? • Le bénévolat – quelle
valeur pour ceux qui sont aidés ?
• Le bénévolat – quelle valeur pour ceux qui aident ?
A culture proud of its heritage (Une culture fière
de son patrimoine) • Le patrimoine sur le plan national, régional et local • Comment le patrimoine
reflète la culture • Le patrimoine et le
tourisme
Contemporary francophone music (La musique francophone
contemporaine) • La diversité de la
musique francophone contemporaine
• Qui écoute et apprécie cette musique ?
• Comment sauvegarder cette musique ?
Cinema: the 7th art form (Cinéma: le
septième art) • Pourquoi le septième
art ? • Le cinéma – une
passion nationale ? • Evolution du cinéma –
les grandes lignes
Study of a film : Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles
Geography
Physical Geography
Hazards Physical Geography
Coastal systems and landscapes
Physical Geography
Hazards Physical Geography
Coastal systems and landscapes
Physical Geography
Carbon and water cycles Human Geography
Changing places
Physical Geography
Carbon and water cycles Human Geography
Changing places
Fieldwork investigation
Intro/RA/Site location/Methods/ research and data
collection
Fieldwork investigation
4 day residential/local during activities week
Summer – write up to analysis
Government and Politics
Teacher 1
The UK Constitution
Teacher 1
The US Constitution and Federalism
Teacher 1
UK Parliament
Teacher 1
US Congress
Teacher 1
Comparative Theories
Teacher 1
One idea from the following: Anarchism, Ecologism, Feminism, Multiculturalism, Nationalism
Teacher 2
Democracy and participation in the UK
Teacher 2
Democracy and participation in the USA
Teacher 2
Political Parties in the UK
Teacher 2
Democracy and participation in the USA (Parties)
Teacher 2
Comparative Theories
Teacher 2
Ideologies: conservatism, liberalism, socialism.
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Graphics BTEC Level 3
Introduction to BTEC Level 3 Art and design Unit 13 3D Materials, Techniques and Processes Internally marked
Continue Unit 13
Finish Unit 13 Introduce Unit 1 Visual recording and communication Externally marked work with 3-hour examination
Continue Unit 1 Complete Unit 1 Externally marked work with 3-hour examination.
Unit 3 The creative process Internally marked
History
1C: Consolidation of the Tudor dynasty
Henry VII 1485-1509 2R: The origins of the Cold War 1945 - 49
1C: Consolidation of the Tudor dynasty
Henry VII 1485-1509 2R: The origins of the Cold War 1945 - 49
1C: Consolidation of the Tudor dynasty Henry VIII
1509-1547 2R: The widening of the Cold
War 1949 - 55
1C: Consolidation of the Tudor dynasty Henry VIII
1509-1547 2R: The global war 1955 - 63
1C: Consolidation of the Tudor dynasty Henry VIII
1509-1547 2R: The global war 1955
- 63
3: Coursework
● USA Civil Rights
1864-1964
● Russia 1860-1990
● British Empire
1880-1990
IB ICT (ITGS)
Hardware CPU Networking How the internet works Software
Security Multimedia Databases Computer Models
Health Home and Leisure Post exam analysis Education Business and employment
Home and Leisure Business and employment
Government and politics Environment
Website creation skills and creating a revision website
ICT BTEC
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Digital devices in IT systems Transmitting data Operating online Unit 3 (Social Media in Business - Coursework)
Explore the impact of social media on the ways in which businesses promote their products and services
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Protecting data and information Impact of IT systems Issues (Moral, ethical, legal) Unit 3 (Social Media in Business - Coursework)
Explore the impact of social media on the ways in which businesses promote their products and services
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Protecting data and information Impact of IT systems Issues (Moral, ethical, legal) Unit 3 (Social Media in Business - Coursework)
Develop a plan to use social media in a business to meet requirements
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Revision of topics going up to the summer exam Unit 3 (Social Media in Business - Coursework)
Develop a plan to use social media in a business to meet requirements
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Revision of topics going up to the summer exam Unit 3 (Social Media in Business - Coursework)
Implement the use of social media in a business
Unit 3 (Social Media in Business - Coursework)
Implement the use of social media in a business
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Maths
Differentiation. Integration.
Algebra and functions.
Coordinate geometry. Further Algebra. Vectors in 2D.
Trigonometry. Exponentials and logs.
Statistical sampling. Data representation.
Quantities and units in mechanics.
Kinematics in 1D.
Probability. Statistical distributions.
Hypothesis testing. Forces and Newton’s
laws. Kinematics in 2D.
Proof. Algebraic and partial fractions. Functions
and modelling. Sequences and series.
Maths – Further Maths
Complex numbers. Matrices.
Argand diagrams. Transformations of
matrices.
Series. Roots of polynomials.
Proof by induction.
Volumes of revolution. Discrete random variables.
Poisson distribution.
Vectors. Geometric and negative binomial
distribution. Hypothesis testing. Chi-squared tests.
Central limit theorem. Probability generating
functions. Quality of tests.
IB Maths
Basic statistics. Correlation. Regression.
Normal distribution. Chi-squared testing.
Functions. Linear functions.
Quadratic functions. Exponential functions.
Sketching using a GDC. Solving equations using a
GDC.
Arithmetic sequences. Geometric sequences.
Financial maths. Number sets. Standard
form. SI units.
Coursework
Media BTEC
Introduction to Film Language and Film
Techniques Digital Media Skills
Single Camera Techniques
Storyboarding for Digital Media
Single Camera Techniques Storyboarding for Digital
Media
Storyboarding for Digital Media
Film Editing
Storyboarding for Digital Media
Film Editing Film Production –
Fiction Film
Storyboarding for Digital Media
Film Editing Film Production –
Fiction Film
Media Studies
Introduction to Frameworks – Media
Language, Representation,
Audiences and Industry Component One
Section A: Advertising and Marketing
Component One Section A Newspapers
Section B: Film Industries
Component One Section A: Music Videos
Component One Section B: Newspapers
Component One Section A: Music Videos
Component One Section B: Radio and Video Games
Component 3: Non-exam assessment
Practical task Mock exam
Component 3: Non-exam assessment
Practical task
IB Film
Introduction to Film Analysis
The history of Film and Film Theory
Introduction to Film Portfolio – practical tasks
Preparation for Textual Analysis – Film contexts and
Film Language
External assessment – Textual Analysis
Film Portfolio & showreel
Music
Music theory and composition
Area of Study A: Development of the
Symphony and Haydn’s London
Symphony Music Performance
Masterclass
Music theory and composition
Area of Study A: Mendelssohn’s Italian
Symphony Music Performance
Masterclass
Music aural skills Area of Study D: Jazz Music Performance
Masterclass and Recital
Area of Study D: Jazz Music Performance
Masterclass 2
Area of Study E: Into the 20th Century
Further composition techniques
Music Performance Masterclass
Area of Study E: Into the 20th Century
Further composition techniques
Music Performance Masterclass
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Music Technology
Course Introduction Component 1
Recording – Theory of how to use the studio
and microphones Logic Pro X Mini
Course – How to use the software correctly
Component 1
Practice recording using AS brief
Components 3&4
Listening and Analysis – Preparation for exam
with research into popular music
Component 1
Practice multi-track recording using AS brief
Components 3&4
Listening and Analysis – Preparation for exam with
research into popular music
Component 2
Technology Based Composition practice using
AS brief Components 3 and 4:
Exam Preparation
Component 2
Technology Based Composition practice
using AS brief Full Mock Exams – Components 3 & 4
Logbook completion for both practice tasks
Preparation for A2 Component 1
Multi-Track recording sessions: release of A2
brief and preparation
PE
Cardiovascular System/ Skill
continuum/ Pre-industrial
BTEC S- Unit 1 BTEC D- Unit 5
Respiratory System/ Types of practice/ Impact of sport on
society BTEC S- Unit 2
BTEC D- Unit 27
Neuromuscular system, Memory models/ Impact of
sport on society BTEC S- Unit 2
BTEC D- Unit 28
Energy Systems, information processing/ Impact of sport
on society BTEC S- Unit 3
BTEC D- Unit 28
Revision BTEC S- Unit3
BTEC D- Unit 12
Coursework / Sports Psychology/ sport
on society BTEC S- Unit 7
BTEC D- Unit 12
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Lost and Found:
Visual Research
Introduction to A Level Art and the Automatic Drawing unit
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Lost and Found:
Photography Techniques
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Lost and Found:
Photography Techniques
Introduction to portraiture and representation of the self
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-word artist comparison essay
Lost and Found:
Photography Techniques
Introduction to portraiture and representation of the self
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-word artist comparison essay
Independent Project
Students choose from a list of artists and produce appropriate responses based on their own ideas and experiments.
Students scaffold a proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for an outcome.
Y12 final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the final presentation.
Independent Project
Students choose from a list of artists and produce appropriate responses based on their own ideas and experiments.
Students scaffold a proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for an outcome.
Y12 final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the final presentation.
Physics
Module 1: Particles and Radiation
Modules 1&2: EM Radiation and
Quantum Phenomena Module 6: Electricity
Module 5 & 6: Electricity and Materials
Consolidation and Structured Revision of
Year 1 Content
Practical Endorsement Investigation
Module 3: Waves Module 3:
Waves Module 4: Mechanics
Module &5: Mechanics & Materials
Psychology
Introduction to psychology.
Memory. Approaches.
Finish memory and approaches.
Start social influence and attachment.
Finish social influence and attachment.
Start psychopathology and research methods.
Start biopsychology.
Finish psychopathology, biopsychology and research methods
Introduce research project, make a start on year 13 topic of
choice.
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Year 12 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 IB Psychology
Sociocultural approach to behaviour.
Sociocultural approach to behaviour continued.
Cognitive approach to behaviour
Cognitive approach to behaviour continued
Begin Internal Assessment (IA) –
research course project Complete IA
Science BTEC
Unit 1 – Principles & Applications of
Science I Unit 2 – Practical
Scientific Procedures & Techniques
Unit 1 – Principles & Applications of
Science I Unit 2 – Practical
Scientific Procedures & Techniques
Unit 1 – Principles & Applications of Science I
Unit 2 – Practical Scientific Procedures & Techniques
Unit 1 – Principles & Applications of Science I
Unit 2 – Practical Scientific Procedures & Techniques
Unit 1 – Principles & Applications of Science
I Unit 2 – Practical
Scientific Procedures & Techniques
Unit 2 – Practical Scientific Procedures &
Techniques
Sociology
Introduction to Sociology
Norms and values Class Approaches to society Social perspectives
Education
Role and purpose of education School organisation, processes, and the teaching and learning context. Meritocracy and social class Gender Ethnicity admissions and selection Comprehensive and selection Marketization Private education
Introduction to Families and Households
Relationships of family and social structure / change, marriage, cohabitation and divorce patterns. Gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships. Childhood and the changes in status. Demographic trends in the UK.
Families and households
Introduction to Research methods
Quantitative and qualitative methods of research, sources of data (questionnaires etc.). Theoretical, practical and ethical considerations of choice. Relationships between theory and methods and debates of value freedom.
Research methods and methods in context
Internal examination
Introduction to A2 topic – Media
The new media and significance of the role of the media in contemporary society. Globalisation and popular culture. Summer task
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Textiles
Decay: Visual
Research
Introduction to A
Level Art and the
Automatic Drawing
unit
Experimentation with
materials, processes
and techniques
Research, critical
understanding and
analysis of artists,
their work and
cultural context
Artist responses
Gallery trip and
responses
Presentation of
outcomes
Critical reflection on
practice
Decay: Textiles
Techniques
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Decay: Textiles Techniques
Introduction to portraiture and representation of the self
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-word artist comparison essay
Decay: Textiles Techniques
Introduction to portraiture and representation of the self
Experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Artist responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-word artist comparison essay
Independent Project
Students choose from a list of artists and produce appropriate responses based on their own ideas and experiments.
Students scaffold a proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for an outcome.
Y12 final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the final presentation.
Independent Project
Students choose from a list of artists and produce appropriate responses based on their own ideas and experiments.
Students scaffold a proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for an outcome.
Y12 final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the final presentation.
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Fine Art
Landscape:
Hidden/Shelter
Introduction to expectations for Year 13 and the Landscape: Hidden/Shelter unit
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
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Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Landscape: Hidden/Shelter
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-3000 word Personal Study
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Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
Externally Set Exam
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
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Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
Biology
Module 5:
Communication, Homeostasis &
Excretion
Module 5:
Neuronal & Hormonal Communication
Module 6:
Biotechnology & Ecosystems
Module 6:
Biotechnology & Ecosystems
Structured revision programme
Examinations Module 5:
Plant & Animal Responses/
Photosynthesis
Module 5:
Respiration
Module 6:
Cellular Control & Genetics
Module 6:
Cellular Control & Genetics
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Business Studies
3.7.1 Mission, corporate objectives and strategy 3.7.2 - 3.7.8 Analysing the internal/ external position of a business 3.8 Choosing Strategic Direction 3.9 Strategic Methods: How to Pursue Strategies 3.10.1 Managing Change 3.10.2 Managing Organisational Culture 3.10.3 Managing Strategic Implementation 3.10.4 Problems with Strategy and why Strategies Fail
3.7.1 Mission, corporate objectives and strategy 3.7.2 - 3.7.8 Analysing the internal/ external position of a business 3.8 Choosing Strategic Direction 3.9 Strategic Methods: How to Pursue Strategies 3.10.1 Managing Change 3.10.2 Managing Organisational Culture 3.10.3 Managing Strategic Implementation 3.10.4 Problems with Strategy and why Strategies Fail
3.7.1 Mission, corporate objectives and strategy 3.7.2 - 3.7.8 Analysing the internal/ external position of a business 3.8 Choosing Strategic Direction 3.9 Strategic Methods: How to Pursue Strategies 3.10.1 Managing Change 3.10.2 Managing Organisational Culture 3.10.3 Managing Strategic Implementation 3.10.4 Problems with Strategy and why Strategies Fail
3.7.1 Mission, corporate objectives and strategy 3.7.2 - 3.7.8 Analysing the internal/ external position of a business 3.8 Choosing Strategic Direction 3.9 Strategic Methods: How to Pursue Strategies 3.10.1 Managing Change 3.10.2 Managing Organisational Culture 3.10.3 Managing Strategic Implementation 3.10.4 Problems with Strategy and why Strategies Fail
Revision Examinations
Business Studies BTEC
Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance
Unit 8 Recruitment and
Selection Process
Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance
Unit 8 Recruitment and
Selection Process
Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance
Unit 8 Recruitment and
Selection Process
Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance
Unit 8 Recruitment and
Selection Process
Final check on all units Portfolio complete
Chemistry
Rates, equilibrium and pH
Rates, equilibrium and pH
Energy Transition metals
Revision Examinations Aromatic compounds, carbonyls and acids
Aromatic compounds, carbonyls and acids
Nitrogen compounds, polymers and synthesis
Analysis
Computer Science
COMP 1
The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices Software and software development
Exchanging data
COMP 1
Data types, data structures and algorithms
Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues
COMP 2
Elements of computational thinking
COMP 2
Problem solving and programming Algorithms
Revision
This will be revising all topics from both COMP1
and COMP2 prior to public examinations. Examinations
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Criminology BTEC
Unit 3
Evaluate the effectiveness of the roles of personnel involved in criminal investigations. Explain how evidence is processed. Describe trial processes. Examine information for validity. Draw conclusions from information
Unit 3 – Crime scene to court room
Introduction to Unit 4
Describe the processes used for law making. Describe models of criminal justice. Explain forms of social control. Discuss the aims of punishment. Assess how forms of punishment meet the aims of punishment.
Unit 4 – Crime and punishment
Unit 3 & 4
Revision for upcoming
external examinations
Examinations
Drama Set Text 3 – The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Component 2
Devising and performance from script
Component 2
Exam late February/early March
Followed by process and evaluation report
Set texts
Saved + Hedda Gabler revision
Work on Curious Incident… extract for exam
Set Texts
As before Examinations
Economics
Theme 3: Business behaviour and the labour market
3.1 Business growth
3.2. Business objectives
3.3 Revenues, costs and profits
3.4 Market structures
3.6 Government intervention
3.5 Labour market
Theme 3: Business behaviour and the labour market
3.1 Business growth
3.3 Revenues, costs and profits
3.4 Market structures
3.6 Government intervention
3.5 Labour market
Theme 4: A global perspective
4.1 International economics
4.2 Poverty and inequality
4.3 Emerging and developing economies
4.4 The financial sector
4.5 Role of the state in the macroeconomy (Introduction)
Revision and A level exam preparation: Revision of Themes 1, 2 and 3
Exam preparation
Theme 4: A global perspective
4.1 International economics
4.2 Poverty and inequality
4.3 Emerging and developing economies
4.4 The financial sector
4.5 Role of the state in the macroeconomy (Introduction)
Revision and A level exam preparation: Revision of Themes 1, 2 and 3
Exam preparation
Theme 4: A global perspective
4.1 International economics
4.2 Poverty and inequality
4.3 Emerging and developing economies
4.4 The financial sector
4.5 Role of the state in the macroeconomy (Introduction)
Revision and A level exam preparation: Revision of Themes 1, 2, 3 and 4
Exam preparation
Examinations
English Language
Teacher 1: Crafting Language/Coursework/
Component 4 and writing practice on
Individual Variation: Variation Over Time Teacher 2: Course
recap/Writing Practice (Child Language)
Teacher 1: Crafting Language/Coursework/
Component 4 and writing practice on
Individual Variation: Variation Over Time Teacher 2: Course
recap/Writing Practice (Child Language)
Teacher 1: Revision and writing practice
Teacher 2: Investigating Language Component 3
Teacher 1: Revision and writing practice
Teacher 2: Investigating Language Component 3
Revision all units
Examinations
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Literature
English Romantic Verse/ Hamlet for
Component 1/3
English Romantic Verse/ Hamlet for
Component 1/3
Revision and practice questions based on Year 12
study texts.
Revision and practice questions based on Year 13
study texts. Exam preparation. Examinations
IB English Language and
Literature
Revision of Of Mice and Men
The Handmaid’s Tale for Paper 2: Essay
response to literature texts.
The Handmaid’s Tale and A Doll’s House for
Paper 2: Essay response to literature
texts.
Revise Paper 2 Literature; Language texts: culture, bias
and analysis.
Practice Paper 1 exams and reworking of written tasks.
Revision of all texts.
Geography
Physical Geography
Carbon and water cycles
Fieldwork Human Geography
Contemporary urban issues
Human Geography
Global systems and global governance
Human Geography
Contemporary urban issues
Human Geography
Global systems and global governance
Final completion of NEA by Feb half term to be
moderated
Revision
Carbon and water cycles Revision
Hazards
Revision
Changing places Revision
Coastal systems and landscapes
Examinations
Government and Politics
Teacher 1
Ideologies: Socialism and Conservativism
Teacher 1
The Executive Branch in the UK
Teacher 1
The Presidency in the USA
Teacher 1
The Supreme Court UK & USA
Revision Examinations Teacher 2
Electoral Systems in the UK
Teacher 2
Democracy and participation in the USA (elections) & Comparative Theories
Teacher 2
Voting behaviour and the media in the UK
Teacher 2
Democracy and participation in the USA (interest groups) & Comparative theories
Graphics BTEC Level 3
Unit 3 The creative process Internally marked
Continue Unit 3 Finish Unit 3 Introduce Unit 2 Critical and contextual studies in Art and Design Externally marked work with examination.
Continue Unit 2
Complete Unit 2 Externally marked work with 3-hour examination.
History
1C: The Mid-Tudor crisis
2R: Confrontation and cooperation 1963 - 72
1C: The Mid-Tudor crisis
2R: Confrontation and cooperation 1963 - 72
1C: Elizabeth - 1603
2R: The Brezhnev era 1972 - 85
1C: Elizabeth - 1603
2R: The ending of the Cold War 1985 - 91
1C: Revision 2R: Revision
Examinations
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IB ICT (ITGS)
Introduction to writing and planning Written report Source a client and start preliminary tasks
Start creating client website Start 1st draft of written reports
Finalise client website Finish 1st draft of written report Finish 2nd and final draft of written report
Paper 2 practice questions Paper 1 Revision
Paper 2 practice questions Paper 1 Revision
Examinations
ICT BTEC
Unit 2 (Database - Exam)
The purpose and structure of relational database management systems Standard methods and techniques to design relational database solutions Unit 3 (Social Media in Business - Coursework)
Implement the use of social media in a business
Unit 2 (Database - Exam)
Creating a relation database structure Evaluating a database development project Unit 5 (Spreadsheet modelling - Coursework)
Investigate data modelling and how it can be used in the decision-making process
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Digital devices in IT systems Transmitting data Operating online Unit 5 (Spreadsheet modelling - Coursework)
Design a data model to meet client requirements
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Protecting data and information Impact of IT systems Issues (Moral, ethical, legal) Unit 5 (Spreadsheet modelling - Coursework)
Develop a data model to meet client requirements
Unit 1 (Information Technology Systems - Exam)
Revision of all topics Unit 2 (Database - Exam)
Revision of all topics for the resit opportunity
Examinations
Maths Binomial theorem.
Trigonometry. Parametric equations.
Differentiation. Numerical methods.
Integration.
Integration. Vectors in 3D.
Regression and correlation. Probability. Moments.
Forces at any angle. Applications in kinematics.
Normal distribution. Applications of forces.
Further kinematics. Revision
Maths – Further Maths
Complex numbers. Series.
Methods in calculus. Volumes of revolution.
Polar coordinates.
Hyperbolic functions. Momentum and impulse. Work, energy and power.
Methods in differential equations.
Elastic strings and springs. Elastic collisions in 1D.
Modelling with differential equations.
Elastic collisions in 2D. Revision
IB Maths
Geometry and trigonometry.
Voronoi diagrams.
Differential calculus. Probability and hypothesis testing.
Revision. Examination
Media BTEC
Single Camera Techniques
Storyboarding for Digital Media
Film Editing
Film Production – Fiction Film
Single Camera Techniques
Storyboarding for Digital Media
Film Editing
Film Production – Fiction Film
Employer engagement
Preparation for exam unit – Digital Media Skills
Preparation for exam unit – Digital Media Skills
Preparation for exam unit – Digital Media Skills
Examinations
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Media Studies
Component 2 Media Forms and Products in Depth
Section A: Television in the Global Age
Component 2 Media Forms and Products in Depth
Section A: Television in the Global Age
Component 2 Media Forms and Products
in Depth Section B: Magazines –
Mainstream and Alternative Media
Component 2 Media Forms and Products
in Depth Section C: Media in the
Online Age
Revision – Component 1 and Component 2
Revision – Component 1 and Component 2
IB Film
Film Portfolio & showreel
Comparative Study Collaborative Film (HL
only)
Production Portfolio Collaborative Film (HL only)
Production Portfolio Collaborative Film (HL only)
Music
Unit 1: Practical Music Theory and
Harmony
Coursework completion Unit 6: Solo
Performance
Preparation
Unit 6 Solo Performance
Preparation & recital 1
Unit 2: Professional Practice in the Music
Industry
Pre-release & assessment window
Unit 6 Solo Performance
Preparation & recital 2 Unit 3: Ensemble Music
Performance
Preparation
Unit 3: Ensemble Music Performance
assessment window and completion Units 1&4
Completion of internally assessed coursework
units
Unit 2: Professional Practice in the Music
Industry
2nd release & assessment window
(if required)
Music Technology
Theory: exam skills prep and essays Component 1
Multi-track recording sessions and logbooks
Component 2
Technology-based composition
Release of A2 brief and preparation
Theory: exam skills prep and essays Component 1
Multi-track recording sessions and logbook
Component 2
Technology-based composition
Components 3&4
Exam skills prep and essays Mock Exams
Components 1&2
Improvements and logbook work
Components 1&2
Final coursework completion DEADLINE
Logbook completion for components 1&2
All coursework submitted before Easter
Mock Exams Exam Revision Examinations
PE
Coursework/ Information processing
model/ Sport and Society and technology
Energy Systems/ Sports Psychology/
Sport and Society and technology
Fluid Mechanics/ Injury Prevention/ Sport and
society
Revision of 2-year course Submission of final coursework grades
Revision Examination
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Landscape:
Hidden/Shelter
Introduction to expectations for Year 13 and the Landscape: Hidden/Shelter unit
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Landscape:
Hidden/Shelter
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Landscape: Hidden/Shelter
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-3000 word Personal Study
Externally Set Exam
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
Externally Set Exam
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
Externally Set Exam
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
Physics
Module 2: Thermal Physics
Module 6: Nuclear Physics
Module 4&7: Capacitors and Astrophysics
Module 7: Astrophysics
Structured Revision Examinations Module 1: Further
Mechanics Module 1: further
Mechanics Module 3: Gravitational and
Electric fields Module 5: Magnetic fields
Psychology Issues and debates
Schizophrenia Issues and debates
Schizophrenia Relationships
Forensic
Relationships Forensic
Research methods
Finishing topics. Start revision.
Examination
IB Psychology
Biological approach to behaviour.
Biological approach to behaviour continued.
Abnormal psychology Abnormal psychology Revision and exam
Science BTEC Unit 3 – Science
Investigative Skills Unit 3 – Science
Investigative Skills
Unit 3 – Science Investigative Skills
Unit 11 - Genetics & Genetic Engineering
Unit 11 - Genetics & Genetic Engineering
Unit 3 – Science Investigative Skills
Unit 11 - Genetics & Genetic Engineering
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Environmental systems and
societies
4.1 Introduction to water systems, 4.2
Access to fresh water, 4.3 Aquatic food
production systems, IA
4.4 Water pollution, 5.1 Introduction to soil
systems, 5.2 Terrestrial food
production systems and food choices
5.3 Soil degradation & conservation,
6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere,
6.2 Stratospheric ozone
6.3 Photochemical smog, 6.4 Acid deposition,
8.1 Human population dynamics, 8.2 Resource use
in society.
8.3 Solid domestic waste 8.4 Human population
carrying capacity, 7.1 Energy choices and
security
7.2 Climate change—causes and impacts
7.3 Climate change—mitigation and adaptation
Sociology
Media
Media representations of age, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability. Control and ownership / news selection. Media relationships with their audiences.
Media Introduction to Crime and Deviance
Social distribution of crime & deviance by ethnicity, gender and class. Patterns / trends. Crime control, prevention and punishment. Human rights, state crimes. Role of the victim.
Crime and Deviance Crime and Deviance
Introduction to Sociological Theory
Social order Sociological theory Structuralism Marxism and neo Marxism Social action theory Feminist theory Science and sociology Positivism vs. interpretivism Values social policy
Theory and methods
Revision for upcoming
external examinations
Examinations
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Textiles
Landscape:
Hidden/Shelter
Introduction to expectations for Year 13 and the Landscape: Hidden/Shelter unit
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Landscape:
Hidden/Shelter
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
Landscape: Hidden/Shelter
Development of ideas from Year 12
Refinement through experimentation with materials, processes and techniques
Research, critical understanding and analysis of artists, their work and cultural context
Independent and personalised artist responses
Gallery trip and responses
Presentation of outcomes
Critical reflection on practice
1500-3000 word Personal Study
Externally Set Exam
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
Externally Set Exam
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View
Externally Set Exam
Students have 8 weeks to prepare for their externally set 15-hour practical exam.
Workshop based lessons provide students with the opportunity to respond to ideas, artists, materials, processes and techniques from the exam paper
Students scaffold an exam proposal which summarises all work, cements ideas and demonstrates planning for the exam
Students produce individual and independent outcomes.
Final pieces must be documented, evaluated and presented in preparation for the Art, Textiles and Photography Private View