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Year 11 Curriculum Information Booklet

English/English Literature

Year 11 curriculum aims: The department aims to develop students confidence in their ability to express themselves clearly and accurately in both written and spoken English; to empower students as lifelong learners whose command of language is exemplary and who gain pleasure and fulfilment from reading, writing, talking and listening. Students will experience a wide variety of stimulating materials both for pleasure and for the development of a broad range of reading and writing skills. A sharing of these experiences through writing, talking and listening will be constantly encouraged.

Staff: Mrs. Scarff-Hurst,

Head of English [email protected]

Term 1 - September to October

Topic

Content

Assessment

GCSE Modern Poetry

Reading set 20th century poetry and unseen poetry from the AQA anthology.

Mini mocks every six weeks.

Term 2 - November to December

Topic

Content

Assessment

GCSE Language

Revision of 19th century texts for GCSE Literature Unit 1.

Fortnightly assessed mock exam questions. Mini mocks every six weeks.

Term 3 - January to February

Topic

Content

Assessment

Revision of skills and set text for GCSE Language and Literature

Reading and analysis of 15 poems from the poetry anthology. Practice in analysing unseen poetry.

Comprehension skills and analysis for GCSE Language.

Revision of 19th century novel and poetry.

Revision of modern text and modern poetry.

Practice in transactional and descriptive writing.

Fortnightly assessed mock exam questions.


Enrichment: The English Club meets on a weekly basis. It provides an opportunity for targeted support in all areas of English, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

Gifted and Talented: Reading articles from quality

newspapers or their on line equivalent. Reading fiction stories.

Wider reading in the anthology of poems. Contextual research on the Great Depression.

Resources/equipment: Black pen, pencil, ruler

Booklets and texts will be provided. Showmyhomework

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature

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Parents/carers can help their child by ensuring that students read regularly and widely, both fiction and non-fiction texts.

Mathematics

Year 11 curriculum aims: To build on the topics the students studied in Year 10. They will be working in classrooms and the aim of this year is to extend students knowledge of mathematical topics and prepare for the GCSE Mathematics examination at the end of the year. Communication skills and functional mathematics will continue to form an important part of this years learning.

Term 1 - September to December

Topic

Content

Assessment

Frequency tables

Percentages

Recurring decimals

Solving equations

Iterative processes

Finding averages from frequency tables.

Review percentage work.

Convert fractions to recurring decimals. Convert recurring decimals to fractions.

Review solving linear equations.

Trial and improvement methods.

Weekly homework

Mini mocks every six weeks

End of half term full GCSE paper

Term 2 - January to March

Topic

Content

Assessment

Sequences

Probability

Simultaneous equations

Vectors

Sampling

Find the nth term for linear and quadratic functions.

Conditional probability using tree diagrams.

Solve two simultaneous linear equations. Solve equations where one is linear, one is quadratic.

Vector addition using diagrams and column vectors. Multiply a vector by a scalar.

Understand and apply a variety of sampling methods. Understand Bias.

Weekly homework



Term 3 - April to July

Topic

Content

Assessment

Surface area

Charts and graphs

Histograms

Revision

Be able to find the surface area of prisms, spheres and cones.

Draw and interpret a variety of statistical diagrams.

Understand and interpret histograms with bars of varying width.

Start a comprehensive revision programme

Weekly homework


GCSE examination


Show my homework

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/mathematics


Enrichment: Attend catchup sessions on Thursday after school to sort out any issues arising in lessons. Enter the puzzle of the week competition.

Gifted and Talented: Extension activities offer depth of learning. These encourage the student to work with either more complex tasks (i.e. which combine or apply learning objectives in less familiar contexts) or provide them with a greater degree of complexity or abstraction.

Parents/carers can help their child by ensuring that students complete weekly homeworks and encouraging students to attend review and catchup sessions after school.

Staff: Mr. S. Ackerley, Acting Head of Mathematics

[email protected]

Art & Design GCSE

Year 11 GCSE curriculum aims: The course allows students to explore a wide variety of media, techniques and processes whilst communicating personal ideas and /or experiences informed cultural and contextual references.

Project 1 - September to December 2015

Topic

Content

Assessment/Independent Learning

Still Life

(coursework)

Students will be introduced to a wide range of media, skills, techniques and processes, including acrylic paint, watercolours, oil pastels, chalk pastels, collage, digital media including photography and mixed media. This is a very exploratory project that allows the students to discover their strengths and weaknesses in preparation for Project 2.

Every 6 hours. Grade A-F and effort rating. Weekly sketchbook tasks for Independent Learning.

Project 2 January July 2016

Topic

Content


Personally selected theme

(coursework)

Students will focus on a specific media and select a theme that is personal to them. Workshops will still be a strong part of the project, introducing them to new ways of applying media.

Every 6 hours. Grade A-F and effort rating. Weekly sketchbook tasks for independent learning.

Project 3 September - December 2016

Topic

Content


Mock Exam

(coursework)

Students will select a question from an Art mock exam paper. Students will experience the Art exam process in preparation for the final exam. There is a period of 14 weeks to plan, prepare and develop a portfolio of work that will lead to a final piece that is to be created in the 5 hours of controlled time.


Exam January 2017 to July 2017

Content


Externally Set assignment

(Exam)

Students will select a question from an exam paper sent by the exam board. They will have 16 weeks to weeks to plan, prepare and develop a portfolio of work that will lead to a final piece that is to be created in the 10 hours of controlled time. A final Art exhibition will follow in the July as a celebration of the students hard work and success with an awards ceremony.


Resources/equipment: Art pack can be purchased from the Art department for 22. It contains everything your child would need in Art. It also helps them to complete work at home should they need or want to.

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Enrichment: GCSE catch up sessions are every Thursday 3.10 until 5pm. Students can access extra support to help complete classwork or extend their learning further.

Parents/carers can help their child by visiting art galleries (eg. The Storey Institute in Lancaster) and ensuring class work is completed on time.

Staff: Mrs S. Campbell ([email protected])

Biology

Year 11 curriculum aims: To develop skills in analysing data and drawing conclusions. To carry out practical activities and be able to explain the science behind them.


Topic

Content

Assessment/HEAT task

Cell

Photosynthesis

Distribution of organism

Building on lower down in school the development of the structure of function of plant animal bacteria and yeast cells. Understand the relationship between cell tissues organs and organs systems in the body. The process of diffusion and how the process allows plants and animals to obtain what they need.

The process of photosynthesis the conditions needed and how the plants use the process to grow.

Carry out and understand sampling techniques used to collect data about plant species

Exam questions and Alfie assessments



Topic

Content


Enzymes

Respiration

Genetics

The role of enzymes in the digestive system and uses in industry. The factors that affect the working of enzymes.

Interpret data and explain the effect of exercise on the body relating to the process of respiration.

The structure and role of DNA, cell division and how genetic disorders are inherited.


End of section assessments



Topic

Content


Fossils

Speciation

The process of fossil formation and the reasons for extinction

The process of the developing a new species.


Resources/equipment: pen, pencil, ruler, calculator

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks4/science

Show my homework. Help resources library.

Enrichment: Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to learn the meanings of keywords for each topic and ensuring that home learning is completed on time.

Staff:

Mrs. McFall,

Head of Science. [email protected]

Gifted and Talented: Extension activities offer depth of learning. These encourage the student to work with more complex tasks (i.e. which combine or apply learning objectives in less familiar contexts) or provide them with a greater degree of complexity or abstraction.

Catering

Year 11 curriculum aims: Continuing on from Year 10 Catering to complete the course.


Topic

Content

Assessment

International Cuisine

The students will be taking a trip around the world looking at different cuisines and how our food has been influenced and changed throughout time. Recipes from different countries are made and research into how the supermarkets reflect the demand for international ready meals.

Students are to research a topic set by the examination board, and choose their own recipes to create. Time is allowed to practise and hone skills before the assessment. Students are given a set amount of time to prepare, cook and present the dishes. Written work is a maximum of 20 sides of A4 paper.

Controlled assessment worth 40% of the final GCSE grade. Students are to cook according to the examination brief in a set amount of time and to demonstrate progression from the first assessment. Coursework to support the practical work is also required.


Term 2 - November to March

Topic

Content

Assessment

Environmental Health

The Environment

Theory work to be covered that has not already been completed throughout the year. Students will still cook but with links to the topics being covered.

Homework set weekly.



Topic

Content

Assessment

Revision

Preparation leading up to the written examination, the final 40% of the course. Topics will be revisited in fun and interesting ways to embed the information.

Revision to be completed at home and past papers to be worked on.


Resources/equipment: Black pen, pencil, ruler and rubber.

Recipe book is optional.

Enrichment: There are not currently any scholars lessons available for Catering.

Gifted and Talented: Reading books that are suggested on the notice board outside AD9, television programmes and magazines that also will give further background information to develop skills.

Parents/carers can help their child by: Allowing students to practise recipes at home to develop confidence in the kitchen. Having a store-cupboard of ingredients for ease and to enable practising at home.

Staff : Miss Western, Head of Food

[email protected]

Chemistry


Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to learn the key concepts for each topic, ensuring that home learning is completed on time and encouraging students to practise exam questions


Topic

Content


Structure and bonding

Structure and properties

How and why elements join together to make compounds. Covalent bonding, ionic bonding and metallic bonding. How to work out the formulae of ionic compounds.

The properties of substances produced from each of the above types of bonding. How the structure affects the properties. The bonding and properties of diamond, graphite and silicon dioxide. The structure and bonding in polymers and the properties. Nanoscience and the future.

Alfie online tests.

Past exam questions as homework.

Progress checks and end of unit assessments.



Topic

Content


How much?

Rates and energy

This unit covers lots of calculations in chemistry. The mass of atoms, calculating relative formula mass and moles, percentage calculations and formulae. Equations and calculations to work out how much of a substance reacts. The yield of a reaction and how to calculate it. Reversible reactions. How we can analyse substances and instruments that can be used.

How fast reactions go and how we can make a reaction go faster. Exothermic and endothermic reactions and the energy changes involved. The energy changes involved in reversible reactions.

Alfie online tests.





Topic

Content


Salts and electrolysis

Revision

Acids, alkalis and bases, what they are and how we test for them. The reactions of different acids and bases to produce salts. Making insoluble salts. Electrolysis and the chemistry of electrolysis. How we can extract aluminium from its ore using electrolysis. How to carry out electroplating.

Revision of all topics covered.

Alfie online tests.



Mock exams.

Resources/equipment: Pen, pencil, ruler, calculator

http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zrkw2hv

http://www.my-gcsescience.com/

http://freesciencelessons.co.uk/

Show my homework. Help resources library

Staff:

Mrs. McFall

Head of Science

[email protected]

Gifted and Talented: exam questions to challenge students. Extension tasks to further learning.

Childrens Play, Learning and Development

Year 11 curriculum aims: The CPLD course gives students an understanding of the theory behind child care practice with knowledge of how it is applied in daily routines. Students develop an awareness of what it takes to be a child care practitioner, developing ideas using case studies of examples of children in early years settings. The Level 2 course is intended as a first step towards a potential career in child care for students to build on with future education or training.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Unit 2 Promoting Childrens Development Through Play

Unit 3 The Principles of Early Years Practice

During the third area of study for this unit, pupils will explore the different ways play is structured in early years settings for the benefit of childrens development.

In the first section of this unit, we will look at inclusive and non-inclusive practice in early years settings and the benefits and positive effects of inclusivity whilst investigating the negative aspects of non- inclusive settings.

Coursework practice and assessment Pass, Merit, Distinction


Topic

Content

Assessment


Following the introduction to inclusive practice, students will look at how settings implement inclusive practice and the effects on the children involved.

Students will then explore the need for empowerment of children and how this can lead to positive outcomes in all areas of childrens development. They will also look at what steps adults take to empower children.

Coursework practice and assessment Pass, Merit, Distinction levels


Topic

Content

Assessment


The final section of this unit requires pupils to research the role of the key person and why/ how this approach supports childrens holistic development.

Coursework practice and assessment Pass, Merit, Distinction

Resources/equipment: Enrichment: Coursework catch up sessions held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and

Black pen, pencil, ruler, exercise booksThursdays afterschool

Worksheets and coursework booklets will be provided. Showmyhomework

Parents/carers can help their child by:

Discussing topics, particularly in relation to any young children known to them. Ensuring they meet coursework deadlines.

Gifted and Talented:

Complete work to Merit and Distinction levelsStaff: Ms. S. Freear - Lead Teacher of CPLD

[email protected]

Computing

Year 11 curriculum aims: The department aims to develop students skills and understanding of computing and programming both practically and theoretically. Students will explore different developer techniques for given programming languages and apply this knowledge to the completion of two controlled assessment units which will be worth 60% of the final GCSE grade. An exam will be held at the end of Year 11 where theoretical understanding will be applied; this will be worth 40% of the final GCSE grade.


Topic

Content

Assessment

A452 Controlled Assessment

Topic 5 Software

Introduction to and completion of second controlled assessment unit which will be completed during two out of three lessons per week. This will cover using MySQL to create and query a relational database.

One lesson per week will be theory to introduce software including operating systems, utility programs and bespoke, open-source and proprietary software.

Controlled assessment (2 lessons/week)

Fortnightly assessed piece of work

End of topic mini-mock(exam style)


Topic

Content

Assessment

Continuation of A452 controlled assessment unit

A453 Controlled Assessment (Programming)

Completion of second controlled assessment unit which will be completed during two out of three lessons per week.

A452 will be completed by mid- November. Students will then spend three weeks revisiting Python programming before starting their final controlled assessment



End of topic assessment (exam style)


Topic

Content

Assessment

Finalising A453 controlled assessment unit

Revision

Two lessons per week will be used to work on any remaining controlled assessment work, to be completed by the end of March.

Remaining lessons to be used for revision in preparation for the final exam.



End of topic assessment (exam style)

Resources/equipment: pen, pencil, ruler.

Work booklets and texts will be provided.

Access to a home computer would be desirable although there is open access to computers around school during lunchtime clubs and after school.

http://www.gcsecomputing.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z34k7ty


Show My Homework

Enrichment: The Coding Club meets on a weekly basis during lunchtimes. It provides an opportunity for students to develop their programming skills using a range of programming languages.

Computing Catch Up meets weekly after school to provide an opportunity for students to catch up with controlled assessment work or seek extra support in specific areas of the subject that they may find challenging.

Gifted and Talented:

Subscribe to www.codeacademy.com to complete programming courses.

Subscribe to http://www.mrfraser.org/ to access useful course materials. Accessing technology news and articles via newspapers or online (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology)

Parents/carers can help their child by: Ensuring that students complete all homework to a high standard and encouraging use of sites such as www.codeacademy.com to enhance programming skills.

Staff :Mr. K. Moore Head of Computing [email protected]

Construction

Year 11 curriculum aims: The award provides students with a broad introduction to the different trades involved in the sector and the types of career opportunities available.

The award is made up of three units, each having an applied purpose which acts as a focus encouraging students to consider how the use and application of their knowledge, understanding and skills impacts on individuals, employers, society and environment.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Practical construction skills

Planning construction projects

Through this unit students will be able to interpret technical information to plan the refurbishment of a building, taking account of health and safety issues. They will use appropriate skills and techniques to carry out the refurbishment (brick laying, plastering, tiling and carpentry).

Through this synoptic unit, students will use learning from the development of practical skills and health and safety requirements of construction processes and gain the knowledge and understanding needed to plan straightforward built environment development projects

Students will have their work marked regularly using coursework tracking booklets where students plan their own lessons.

Homework is set to practice the skills learnt in lesson.



Topic

Content

Assessment




Through this synoptic unit, students will use learning from the development of practical skills and health and safety requirements of construction processes and gain the knowledge and understanding needed to plan straightforward built environment development projects.





Topic

Content

Assessment




Through this synoptic unit, students will use learning from the development of practical skills and health and safety requirements of construction processes and gain the knowledge and understanding needed to plan straightforward built environment development projects.



Resources/equipment: Black pen, pencil, ruler, sharpener, rubber, colour pencils.

Enrichment: DT scholars takes place every Tuesday and Friday at 8am; places are available by application.

Gifted and Talented: students are encouraged to use our facilities and spare time to make their own products to extend the basic skills they have learnt. Workshops and trips are available throughout the year to encourage extended learning.

Staff: Mr D Powers, [email protected]

Dance

Year 11 curriculum aims: students will focus on Units 1 and 2, Individual Showcase. The units offer students the opportunity to understand the skills required for a dancer in the professional sector. Students will also learn how to respond to a stimulus and create a solo choreography and audition piece. Students will apply the technical, physical and performance skills previously developed in the first year of the course.


Topic

Content


External Paper - Understand the skills required for the exam paper.

Develop skills in at least two disciplines - ballet, contemporary, street dance, lindy hop, lyrical, jazz.

Respond to practice papers in preparation for external exam.

Review skills audit.

Practical workshops

Presentations

Rehearsal process

Performance


Topic

Content


Use skills developed and learnt in the first year to create several solo pieces in response to the exam question set by the exam board.

Students will be given exam paper from the exam board. They will begin to research and develop their ideas in preparation for assessment in July. Students will develop writing skills and present their ideas and work to the class.


Planning, preparing and rehearsing for exam piece

Review of work

Planning, preparing and rehearsing for Solo Composition.

Solo Performance

Review of work


Topic

Content


Complete controlled assessment in response to the exam question in the form of an application letter and two solo compositions.

Prepare for controlled assessment.

Students will create and collate several pieces of choreography in preparation for the audition.


Contribute, choreograph and perform two choreographys.

Rehearsal process

Performance

Review of own performance

Resources/equipment:

Pen, pencil, ruler

Show my homework Practical kit

Enrichment: After school clubs in Dance will be available to the students at no extra cost. Students are also encouraged to join clubs in the area. Theatre trips and workshops will be organised in school and also students are encouraged to go and see theatre trips outside of school.

Gifted and Talented: students will have sufficient opportunity to complete extension work in order to access higher grades as well as opportunities to

re-submit coursework to gain the highest mark possible.

Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to attend performances at local and national theatres as well as attending performances at the cinema of national shows and musicals.

Staff: Mrs. T. Winters

[email protected]

Engineering

Year 11 curriculum aims: The award in engineering provides an engaging, robust, broad-based introduction to engineering. It provides underpinning knowledge, understanding and practical skills that reflect the needs of employers and higher and further education professionals. It presents knowledge, skills and understanding in a meaningful work-related context, to allow students to understand theory and application.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Health and safety in engineering

The ability to work safely in an engineering environment is essential for students wellbeing and that of others. This unit will help students to understand health and safety requirements and to know how to prepare and carry out an activity safely in your engineering work space.

Final assessment will be a PowerPoint presentation. Students will also have tasks set on show my homework to help embed their knowledge and demonstrate their understanding as the project progress.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Investigating an Engineering product

The Engineered world

Students will investigate the materials and commercial production processes used to manufacture a product, in order to learn why they were used in preference to others that might also have been appropriate.

In this unit students will discover the world of engineering. They will investigate the processes used to manufacture modern products within different engineering sectors. They will also study new developments in material and engineering technology that have an impact on life today. Students will investigate waste reduction, sustainability issues and disposal of products.

Report of findings. This will be marked as a pass, merit or distinction.

External exam - Engineered world

Students will also have task set on show my homework to help embed their knowledge and demonstrate their understanding as the project progress.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Computer-aided Engineering

In this unit students will learn about CAE by designing and producing drawings of a component and circuit using CAD. Students will also product a CAE (computer aided engineering) component using CAM software linked to computer controlled machine tools.

Make task and portfolio.

Pass, merit and distinction will be award on completion.

Resources/equipment: Pen, pencil, ruler, pencil colours, rubber, sharpener.

www.showmyhomework.co.uk

Enrichment: Scholars group takes place every Tuesday and Friday at 8am: students need to apply in writing to be a part of the programme.


Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to learn the meanings of keywords for each topic. and ensuring that home learning is completed on time.

Staff: Mrs C Brighouse, [email protected]

French

Year 11 curriculum aims: to allow students to express themselves by gaining confidence in the language through the GCSE modules. They will be able to not only talk about themselves but also talk about others by giving opinions and using the present, past and future tense. By the end of this course, students will be more be more confident in the listening and reading parts of the exam and will have gain a wider vocabulary knowledge.

Term 1 September to December

Content


Environment and world issues

Lifestyle

Discussing world issues/talking about problems in your area/discussing the environment/understanding news stories, Grammar: the conditional, using more negatives, direct object pronouns, the passive.

Illnesses/healthy and unhealthy lifestyles/addictions/friendships and marriage. Grammar: en, expressions with avoir, adverbs, more practice giving and justifying your opinion.

Writing/Listening /Reading assessment Modules 8 and 9

Alfie cloud

Activelearn

Past papers


Term 2 - November to February

Topic

Content


Education and work

Work and education

Jobs and money/part-time jobs/applying for a job in France/discussing problems at work/talking about work experience.

Grammar: indirect object pronouns, using formal language, using qui and que, contrasting using the perfect and the imperfect tenses.

School uniform/school days/comparing schools in England to schools in France/talking about future plans/weather/holiday plans/camping holidays/eating out/holidays.

Grammar: three tenses, reflexive verbs present and perfect tenses, il faut + infinitives

Writing/Listening / Reading assessment Modules 5 and 6

Alfie cloud

Activelearn


Term 3 - February - May

Topic

Content


GCSE revision

Revising all the vocabulary and grammar in preparation for the listening and reading exams.

Alfie cloud

Activelearn

Past papers

Staff: Ms. I. Mauboussin, Head of MFL

Ms. C. Wells, teacher of French and Spanish

[email protected]

Resources/equipment: A FrenchEnglish bilingual dictionary is essential.

www.languagesonline.org.uk

Show my homework

Heysham High Schools Moodle site

Enrichment: Students have access to French pen pals through a link with a French secondary school. Students are also welcome to attend help sessions at lunchtimes and after school.

Gifted and Talented: Students are encouraged to read authentic texts, translate longer passages and listen to French songs using the Internet.

Parents/carers can help their child by: assisting with vocabulary learning and ensuring that homework tasks are completed on time.

Geography

Year 11 curriculum aims: The GCSE Geography specification covered offers a different approach to delivering Geography, focusing on geographical issues and challenges and how these affect our world. This course offers a stimulating and imaginative issue-based approach to Geography along with an insight into future challenges through the study of current issues of local, national and global importance. Students will develop an awareness of mankind'sresponsibilities to other people,the environment andthe sustainability of the planet.

Term 1 - June to October

Topic

Content

Assessment

Investigating Tourism

Students will complete the topic started in Year 10, looking at global issues relating to tourism and in particular the need for sustainable tourism and responsible tourism. A wide range of case studies will be investigated including The Great Barrier Reef, Thailand, and Ecotourism in Kenya.


End of topic exam based on a previous past paper.


Topic

Content

Assessment

The Challenge of Extreme Environments

Students will consider three extreme environments; tropical rainforests, hot deserts and cold environments (glacial and tundra). Using a range of case studies students will learn about the characteristics of these environments, why they are under threat and how they can be managed sustainably.


End of topic exam based on a previous past paper.

Term 3 - February - May

Topic

Content

Assessment

The Coastal Environment

A great topic for our students as we live on the coast! Students learn about how various coastal features are formed including bays and headlands, caves, arches and stacks, and spits, bars and tombolos. Some issues based around coastal management and sustainable development are investigated along with conflict management. The future of our coastlines is considered as we face the real prospect of global warming and associated sea level rise.


Completed piece of controlled assessment


Booklets and texts will be provided. Show my homework

Enrichment: Students will have the opportunity to come for revision and exam preparation classes on a Wednesday and Thursday after school.

Gifted and Talented: Should be researching recent events linked to the topics covered through reading newspapers and watching the news either on TV or through the internet.

Parents/carers can help their child by ensuring that students read regularly around the topics at home and complete homework set on time.

Staff : Mrs Spooner, Head of Geography

[email protected]

German

Year 11 curriculum aims: to build on the grammar and topics studied during Year 10. Controlled assessment tasks will be completed and exam skills will be developed further in preparation for the listening and reading exams. Students will also be given the opportunity to improve the controlled assessment marks by completing new pieces.


Topic

Content


Health

Work

Eating and drinking habits/pros and cons of fast food/healthy versus unhealthy lifestyles/talking about illnesses/discussing teenage stress/smoking and drinking /drug taking.

Advantages of different jobs/part-time jobs/work experience/applying for a job/future job possibilities.

Controlled assessment (speaking)

Alfie Cloud tests



Topic

Content


Home and local environment

Environmental issues

Talking about your home/daily routine/advantages and disadvantages of where you live/your future home/your town.

Weather changes/what we can do for the environment/ world problems and solutions/environmental impact on transport choices.

Alfie Cloud tests and Echo 4 end of unit assessments

Students also have the opportunity to create additional controlled assessment tasks to boost their grades.



Topic

Content


Listening and reading exam revision

Past papers will be attempted and analysed. Specific questions types will be practised.

Past papers and ALFIE cloud tests

Resources/equipment: pen, pencil, exercise book, revision booklets, a German-English dictionary.

Enrichment: Students can attend help sessions every lunch time or after school.

Gifted and Talented students are given the opportunity to work with German native students.

Parents/carers can help their child by assisting in vocabulary learning, helping to learn controlled assessment tasks and ensuring that all homework tasks are completed on time.

Staff: Miss E Shirley

[email protected]

Hair and Beauty

Year 11 curriculum aims: This qualification has been designed to use the context of hairdressing and beauty therapy as a vehicle to support young people to develop broad and comprehensive understanding of the sector but more importantly of core academic knowledge and study skills that will support progression within hair and beauty therapy or more broadly. Examples include exploring sectors, carrying out research projects, science, business enterprise and marketing and promotions.

Resources/equipment: Tunic/black shirt for boys

Show my homework


Topic

Content


VTCT Hair and Beauty science project

This unit will provide students with an understanding of the chemistry of hair and beauty products and their effects on the skin and hair. Students will develop knowledge of skin and hair anatomy and define a formulation for a cosmetic hair and beauty product in order to produce enhancing effects on the skin and hair. They will describe the ingredients and substances used and justify their products formulation.

Assignment to be completed electronically.



Topic

Content


VTCT Hair and Beauty Research project.

This unit will provide students with an understanding of the different types of hair and beauty research projects and the factors that must be considered when planning research. Students will produce a proposal and carry out a hair and beauty research project. Students will have opportunities for improvement and recommendations for future hair and beauty projects.




Topic

Content


VTCT Hair and Beauty design brief

This unit will provide students with an understanding of the design briefs that are commonplace in the hair and beauty sector. Students will be able to respond to a hair and beauty design brief and present their design ideas using a range of materials, media and components and accessories; they will also be able to create a look and feel to their presentation which appeals to the client and meets the design brief.



Enrichment: After school club on Wednesdays.

Staff: Mrs. J. Sibbert, Head of Vocational Faculty

Mrs. J. Meadowcroft

[email protected]

Gifted and Talented: Parents/carers can help their child by discussing the topics covered and sharing their knowledge, and allowing students the opportunity to practise skills on them.

Health and Social Care

Year 11 curriculum aims: The Health and Social Care course gives a theoretical and practical view of working in the care sector. Students develop an awareness of what it takes to be a care professional, whilst practising skills and understanding personal qualities which are valuable in this vocation. The Level 2 course is intended as a first step towards a potential career in care for students to build on with future training.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Unit 3 - Effective Communication

Unit 6 - The Impact of Nutrition on Health and Well-being

Continuing to investigate factors which affect communication

Students will also practise their own communication skills leading to participation in role plays for final assessment.

Exploring dietary intake and food groups which make up a healthy, balanced diet. Students will also investigate the long-term effects of balanced and unbalanced diets.

Homework set most weeks tasks based on topics covered.

Coursework assessment Pass, Merit, Distinction levels


Topic

Content

Assessment

Unit 6 - The Impact of Nutrition on Health and Well-being

Students will now look at a range of factors which influence the diet of different individuals and the particular dietary needs associated with those factors as well as nutritional variation across the different life stages.

They will use these considerations to plan nutrition for two service users.

Exam resits if required.

Homework set most weeks tasks based on topics covered.

Coursework assessment Pass, Merit, Distinction levels


Topic

Content

Assessment

Consolidation

Completion of units in preparation for moderation.

Exam resits if required

Coursework Assessment Pass, Merit, Distinction

Resources/equipment: Enrichment: Coursework catch up sessions held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and

Black pen, pencil, ruler, exercise booksThursdays afterschool

Worksheets and coursework booklets will be provided. Showmyhomework

Parents/carers can help their child by:

Encouraging students to revise thoroughly. Discussing potential application of subject content to family members who may have similar needs.

Gifted and Talented;

Complete work to Merit and Distinction levelsStaff: Ms. S. Freear - Lead Teacher of Health and Social Care

[email protected]

History

Year 11 curriculum aims: To provide students with the skills and techniques to pass their exams and also transferable skills that can be used in future careers.


Topic

Content


Elizabeth I - 1558 to 1588

The Cold War

Students will study the reign of Elizabeth up to the Spanish Armada of 1588. Key topics will be covered and students will analyse the successes and failings in her rule.

Students will be undertaking a depth study into the Cold War and the major events that defined this period of history. The course will be split into three sections:

1) The Start of the Cold War

2) The Crisis Years - The Cuban missile crisis, the Berlin crisis and Czechoslovakian crisis

3) The end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Soviet Union

Exam questions for Paper 2 of the Edexcel GCSE course.


Exam questions for Paper 2 of the Edexcel GCSE course.

Homework will be set regularly to help support further progress.



Topic

Content


The USA - 1954 to 1975

Students will look at protest and progress in the USA throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s. Topics covered include the Civil Rights Movement and protests with Vietnam.

Exam questions for Paper 3 of the Edexcel GCSE course

Homework will be set regularly.



Topic

Content


The USA- 1954-1975

Students will look at protest and progress in the USA throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s. Topics covered include, the Civil Rights Movement and protests with Vietnam.

Exam Questions for Paper 3 of the Edexcel GCSE course

Homework will be set regularly.

Resources/equipment: New textbooks that cover the period across all the year 11 topics.

www.schoolhistory.co.uk

www.spartacuseducational.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Enrichment: Students will be able to sign up to revision courses in major cities and establishments.

Past examiners will be brought into school for revision purposes.

Staff: Mr. K. Doyle

Mrs. S. McVernon

[email protected]

[email protected]

Media Studies

Year 11 curriculum aims: To develop a broad and comprehensive understanding of interactive media. To develop a significant core knowledge of the media industry. To provide academic and study skills that will support progression in interactive media.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Unit 2: Plan and produce a creative interactive media product (start).

Students will pre-produce a piece of media. They will research the audience, prepare all of the assets and carry out all of the risk assessments ready for a piece of work to be produced.

Students learn how to respond to a brief by taking and manipulating images and putting them into context.

Internally Assessed to BTEC criteria

Externally Moderated


Topic

Content

Assessment

Unit 1: Explore the relationship between the media producers and the audience.

This unit forms the externally set and externally marked assessment. This will be undertaken by students as a summative assessment of their work. Students will learn about a range of topics that help them to understand the relationship between a media producer and their audience.

Students learn how the audience understands media, how producers create media, and how they target their audience.

Externally Assessed - 1 hr external exam


Topic

Content

Assessment

Unit 3: Produce a digital video

Students will produce a piece of digital video. They will research the audience, prepare all of the assets and carry out all of the risk assessments ready for a piece of work to be produced and then produce a final moving image product.

Students learn how to respond to a brief by taking and editing a video and putting it into context.

Internally Assessed to BTEC criteria

Externally Moderated

Staff: Mr. A. Williams

[email protected]

Music

Year 11 curriculum aims: Students will complete a further two units to complete the Edexcel BTEC First Award in Music.


Topic

Content


Unit 3 Introducing Live Sound

Unit 2 Managing a Music Product

Students will develop a knowledge and understanding of live sound, learning the principles of sound reinforcement, different microphones, mixing music and setting up a PA for a live band (and possibly other performances).

Students will begin to organise a music concert, from initial ideas and themes, through the planning stage and putting on the final show.

Reviews, observations and collating evidence of students knowledge of live sound.

Collating notes from meetings, discussions and other evidence on the music product/concert.



Topic

Content


Unit 3 Introducing Live Sound

Unit 2 Managing a Music Product

Students will continue and complete their unit of work on Live Sound, culminating in setting up a PA rig under observation for a live music event.

Students will run a technical/dress rehearsal for their live event and put on the actual show to a live paying audience

Set up a PA rig (under observation) for a live event.

A formal observation and a student evaluation of the success of the live music event.

Term 3 - February to May

Topic

Content


A variety of Units

This term will be used for student coursework catch-up to make sure all students have submitted their work

Submission of coursework

Mini mocks every six weeks (exam papers).

Staff: Mr. C. Larder

Lead Teacher of Music

[email protected]

Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to listen to a wide range of music, complete revision and coursework, meeting relevant deadlines.

Gifted and Talented: Distinction work can be accessed by all pupils. Gifted & talented pupils will also be encouraged to take part in extra-curricular activities and/or concerts throughout the year.

Resources/equipment: Pen, pencil, ruler,

Show my homework

Enrichment: Instrumental lessons are offered to all students on various instruments. These lessons are 60 per term (10 lessons). Other weekly extra-curricular groups are also offered and students are also given the opportunity to take part in the many concerts and productions.

Performing Arts

Year 11 curriculum aims: Students will develop a number of skills and work in preparation to complete the AQA GCSE Performing Arts qualification. This will include a number of workshops which will prepare them for the Showcase (Unit 2) and for their coursework (unit 1)


Topic

Content


Unit 1 skills development

Workshops in any of the disciplines that the students want to specialise in for the final showcase.

Completing work for the portfolio will be done correcting previous work and also new work will be set according to performances watched and new workshops completed.

Looking towards the showcase exam by studying past topics and gathering ideas as groups of what discipline each student will want to specialise in.

All workshops will culminate in a written assessment task that will go towards their final portfolio (48801).

Keeping a log book of all new ideas and a practise diary.


Topic

Content


Unit 2 : Showcase

Students will be given a brief for the final showcase which will be released on 1st January. Students will have approximately 15 hours of preparation time which will include group meetings, individual ideas for the showcase, developing initial ideas and working on the four page evaluation. They will also have approx. 30 hours to work and rehearse on the actual showcase. All students will be involved in one group performance that will be devised by the team. All aspects of the show will be run by the students and overseen by the teacher. One performance will be given before the exam date and another performed on the exam day.

Diary log of meetings and rehearsals.

Power point of initial ideas.

4 page evaluation.

Skills development record.

Moderator to come in and assess the work before the Easter holidays.


Topic

Content


Unit 1 : 48801 final portfolio

All the portfolio assessments to be completed to the required standards and work will be sent to the exam board by July 7th.

All the evidence and assessed work to be finished for the final portfolio. All work will be internally and externally marked.

Resources/equipment: Pen, pencil, ruler

Show my homework

Prop room, lighting rig and sound board

Enrichment: After school clubs in all the disciplines of Performing Arts will be available to the students at no extra cost. Students are also encouraged to join clubs in the area. Theatre trips and workshops will be organised in school and also students are encouraged to go and see theatre trips outside of school.

Gifted and Talented: Students will have sufficient opportunity to complete extension work in order to access higher grades as well as opportunities to re-submit coursework to gain the highest mark possible.

Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to attend performances at local and national theatres as well as attending performances at the cinema of national shows and musicals. Ensuring all students attend all extra rehearsals as well as supporting their son/daughter with the portfolio work.

Staff: Mrs. R. Spence

[email protected]

Physical Education (Curriculum)

Year 11 curriculum aims: to provide the students with continued opportunities to follow a healthy, active lifestyle. Opportunities to continue with previous sports, as well as some sports and activities which they may not have experienced before.


Topic

Content


Sports Skills

Sports on offer: rugby, football, netball, hockey, lacrosse, badminton, volleyball, basketball, aerobics, step aerobics, trampolining, gymnastics, fitness, handball, ultimate frisbee.

In accordance with the schools OEGSIP effort rating and annual school reports.

Term 2 January to March

Topic

Content


Sports Skills

Sports on offer: rugby, football, netball, hockey, lacrosse, badminton, volleyball, basketball, aerobics, step aerobics, trampolining, gymnastics, fitness, handball, ultimate frisbee.


Term 3 April to July

Topic

Content


Sports Skills

Sports on offer: cricket, athletics, tennis, softball, rounders, Danish longball.


Staff: Mrs. S. Roberts [email protected]

Resources/equipment: full school PE kit, trainers, hair bobbles.

Enrichment: Extra-curricular clubs are offered in almost every sport which is offered during lesson times. Both intra-school and inter-school competitions available.

Gifted and Talented: coaching and leadership opportunities available. Pathways provided for out of school clubs.

Parents/carers can help their child by ensuring their child has full PE kit for every PE lesson and participates weekly. Encouraging their child to take up at least one enrichment activity.

Physical Education (GCSE theory)

Year 11 curriculum aims: gain an understanding of the functioning of a healthy, active body.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Physical activity and your healthy mind and body.

Somatotypes; endomorph, ectomorph and mesomorph. Optimum weight; height, gender, bone structure and muscle girth. Weight related conditions; anorexic, obese, overfat, overweight and underweight. Recreational drugs; smoking and alcohol. Performance enhancing drugs; anabolic steroids, beta blockers, diuretics, narcotic analgesics, stimulants, peptide hormones (EPO).

Year 11 baseline test.

Homework once a week.

Extended writing task.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Physical activity and your healthy mind and body.

A healthy, active lifestyle and your cardiovascular system.

Identification of risks and measures to reduce them; warm-up, cool down, checking equipment and facilities, PARQ, personal readiness, balanced comp, rules.

Immediate and short term effects of exercise. Effects of regular participation (long term effects). The effect of rest, diet (HLD, LDL) and drugs on the body system.

January mock exam.

Homework once a week.

Extended writing task.


Topic

Content

Assessment

A healthy, active lifestyle and your respiratory system.

A healthy, active lifestyle and your muscular system.

A healthy, active lifestyle and your skeletal system.

Revision activities.

Immediate and short term effects of exercise. Effects of regular participation (long term effects). The effect of recreational drugs on the body system.

The role of the muscular system during physical activity. Major muscles and their roles. Immediate and short term effects of exercise. Effects of regular participation (long term effects). Potential injuries and their treatment. The effect of rest, diet (protein) and drugs on the body system.

Immediate and short term effects of exercise. Effects of regular participation (long term effects). Potential injuries and their treatment. The importance of weight bearing exercises to prevent osteoporosis. The effect of diet (calcium and vitamin D).

Sit previous years exam in revision phase.

Final exam.

Staff:

Mrs. A. Speight

[email protected]

Resources/equipment: Text books, exercise books, show my homework, tablet (revision clips).

Enrichment: GCSE revision/catch up three times a week.

Gifted and Talented: Extension tasks, Blooms structured lessons, PPPB questioning.

Parents/carers can help their child by ensuring that students complete every homework set by regularly checking what is set on showmyhomework. Ensure that your child takes pride in their work and maintains a high standard of presentation in their book.

Physics



Topic

Content


Forces and Motion

Terminal Velocity, Elasticity and Energy

Momentum

Forces and how they affect things, speed, distance and acceleration, motion graphs and Newtons Laws of Motion.

Why do cars have a top speed? How do parachutes work? What is the science behind car safety? How does a bungee rope know how much to stretch?

Defining momentum, conservation of momentum and its uses.

Use of exam-style assessments at the end of each topic, weekly homework and ALFIE assessments once a fortnight.



Topic

Content


Static Electricity

Current Electricity

Household electricity

How do things get an electrical charge and when is this useful and when is it dangerous?

Circuits, electrical current, voltage and resistance. What is electricity and how does it work?

Mains electricity, household electricity safety devices, charge and electrical power.




Topic

Content


Atoms and Radiation

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Fusion

Stars and Elements

What is an atom? Whats inside an atom? How was it discovered? What is radiation, what causes it and why is it dangerous? What are the uses of radiation?

What is nuclear fission? What can we use it for? Can it be dangerous?

What is nuclear fusion? Where does it happen? Why dont we use it for electricity?

The life cycle of the star, how stars die and where do all the elements come from?


Staff:

Mrs. McFall

Head of Science

[email protected]

Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to learn the key concepts for each topic, ensuring that home learning is completed on time and encouraging students to practise exam questions.

Resources/equipment:

pen, pencil, ruler, calculator

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks4/science/

Show my homework. Help resources library.

Gifted and Talented: extension activities offer depth of learning. These encourage the student to work with more complex tasks (i.e. which combine or apply learning objectives in less familiar contexts) or provide them with a greater degree of complexity or abstraction.

Sport BTEC Level 2

Year 11 curriculum aims: Inspire and enthuse students to consider a career in the sports and active leisure sector, rather than just participate in sport as recreation. Give students the opportunity to gain a broad understanding and knowledge of, and develop skills in, the sport sector, eg. the health and fitness industry or sports leadership. Support progression to a more specialised level 3 vocational or academic Sport or Physical Education course or an apprenticeship give students the potential opportunity, in due course, to enter employment within a wide range of junior job roles across the sport and active leisure sector. Junior job roles include: Recreation Assistant, Sports Leader or Assistant Sports Coach.

Unit 4 The Sports Performer In Action

Topic

Content


A: Know about the short-term responses and long-term adaptations of the body systems to exercise.

B: Know about the different energy systems used during sports performance.

A.1 Short-term effects of exercise on the musculoskeletal system.

A.2 Short-term effects of exercise on the cardiorespiratory system.

A.3 Long-term adaptations of the musculoskeletal system.

A.4 Long-term adaptations of the cardiorespiratory system.

B.1 The anaerobic energy system. B.2 ATP-CP/lactic acid anaerobic system.

B.3 Glycolysis/lactic acid anaerobic system. B.4 The aerobic energy system.

Coursework

Practical assignments

Observation logs

Witness statements

Unit 5 Training for Personal Fitness

Topic

Content


A: Design a personal fitness training programme

B: Know about exercise adherence factors and strategies for continued training success.

C: Implement a self-designed personal fitness training programme to achieve own goals and objectives.

D: Review a personal fitness training programme.

A.1 Personal information to aid training programme design. A.2 The basic principles of training (FITT).

A.3 Further principles of training and how they are applied to training methods.

A.4 Programme design B.1 Factors B.2 Strategies

C.1 Safely implement a personal fitness training programme.

C.2 Training diary for each session recording. C.3 Measures for success.

D.1 Review programme.

Coursework


Observation logs

Witness statements

Unit 13 Profiling Sports Performance

Topic

Content


A: Understand the performance profile of sports

B: Be able to analyse and profile sports performance

C: Review the performance profiles and set goals for further development.

A.1 Performance profile A.2 Sporting activity

A.3 Performance profile qualities, traits and attributes

B.1 Use performance profiling to determine current sports performance

B.2 Performance profile assessment

C.1 Review the performance profile C.2 Set goals for further development

C.3 Development plan

Coursework


Observation logs

Witness statements

Resources/equipment: PowerPoints, practical activities, gym access, video analysis, external visits, PE kit.

Enrichment: variety of sports clubs and leadership opportunities.

Gifted and Talented: Promoting independent study away from classroom. Promote need for vocational experience, eg. volunteering within the department/ sector.

Parents/carers can help their child by encouraging students to meet deadlines, work independently outside of lessons and attend catch up session.

Staff: Mrs. S. Roberts, Head of PE

Mrs. Speight, Mr. Law

[email protected]

Textiles

Year 11 curriculum aims: Students will finish their portfolio and practical project which counts as 60% of their GCSE mark. By the Easter term of Year 11 students will have completed their GCSE portfolio and practical project and be ready to start revision for the GCSE examination.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Design and Development

As soon as students decide the theme of their projects they can begin using the skills they learned in Year 10 to illustrate a range of design ideas that fit their brief.

1:1 time is necessary to assess this work as each student will be working on a different theme. Work will be marked fortnightly in their planning booklets.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Testing and Production

As soon as students are clear as to what and how their product is produced they can begin production which is documented throughout with industrial planning techniques and photographic evidence. This evidence is collected throughout the production process.

1:1 time is necessary to assess this work as each student will be working on a different theme. Some work will need to be completed from home and will be set as and when necessary. Work will be marked fortnightly in their planning booklets.


Topic

Content

Assessment

Production, testing, fashion show and revision.

Students will use the development of their design from the previous term to make their product which will be showcased at the school fashion show. Following this, portfolios will be completed and handed in for assessment. A period of revision for their GCSE exam follows.

Portfolio tasks will need completing at home.

Revision tasks will be set weekly for the final term of school.

Resources/equipment: Black pen, pencil, ruler, sharpener, rubber, coloured pencils.

It is useful for students to have access to a sewing machine but not crucial as they can use school facilities in their own time.

Enrichment: DT scholars takes place every Tuesday and Friday at 8am - places are available by application.

Gifted and Talented: Students are encouraged to use our facilities in their spare time to make their own products to extend the basic skills they have learned. Workshops and trips are available throughout the year to encourage extended learning. All students will attend the Clothes Show Live at the NEC.

Parents/carers can help their child by allowing students to create garments and drawings, practising the skills they have learned in lessons. There are occasions where they will have to purchase their own fabrics and will be unable to complete their work without doing so.

Staff: Mrs S Williams, Head of Design and Technology [email protected]

With courage, determination, scholarship and compassion, anything is possible.

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