Act Justly, love tenderly,

walk humbly with your God

Mr Maguire Director of Key Stage 3

Mrs Cheeseman Key Stage Achievement Leader with Responsibility for Year 7

7 Angela – Mrs Lacey

7 Faustina – Miss Geraci

7 Josephine Bahkita – Mrs Lee

7 Laura – Mrs McKenzie

7 Marianne Cope – Miss Eaton

7 Teresa Benedicta – Miss Tibble

We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for each of our students.

The school day is divided into 6 lessons of 50 minutes each, with a combination of single and double lesson allocations.

At KS3, which is a 3 year programme, all students study RE, Art, Computing, DT, Drama, English, Geography, History, Maths, MFL (French/Spanish), Music, PE, Science.

At the end of year 9, following parent and student information sessions, students are guided into a Key Stage 4 Pathway, each of these is designed to best meet the learning needs and choices of each student.

MTG – Minimum Target Grade

CHG – Challenge Grade (Aspirational)

WAG – Working At Grade

Effort

Homework

Behaviour

TOF Teacher Oral Feedback

PR

Pupil

Response

WWW What Went Well

EBI Even Better If

RED PEN teacher marking/assessment/feedback

BLACK PEN student work

GREEN PEN student written peer assessment and self-assessment

BLUE PEN student response to:

•teacher written marking/assessment/feedback

•recording of teacher oral feedback •written peer assessment

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sp spelling

caps capital letter

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structure

vb verb error

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1. A Pen

2. A sticky label

And

remember…..

Our Religious Education Curriculum is based on

the Bishops’ Document ‘Religious Education

Curriculum Directory for Catholic Schools and

Colleges in England and Wales’

God and Community

Jesus

The sacrament of Baptism

The Bible

Introduction to Hinduism

I am God’s work of Art

Creation and the

environment

Covenant

The Mass

Easter

Introduction to

Judaism

Pilgrimage

Prophecy

Martin Luther King

Conscience

Relationships

Introduction to Islam

Introduction to

GCSE RE

Students are assessed regularly, and for each of

the 6 modules there will be:

2 levelled assessments to check their progress

1 timed end of module Exam skills test

1 glossary test

Students have a pupil progress sheet in the back

of their RE exercise book to record their results,

evaluate how they prepared for their tests and

to set targets for improvement.

Each student is given

a glossary of key

words in each year

Religious Education

Year 7

Glossary

Name ____________________

Form ____________________

These websites can be useful

http:ks3.reonline.org.uk

http://www.request.org.uk

http://www.cafod.co.uk

http://tere.org/

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=mup0vajkBhBBoM&tbnid=Z-Tj4itOLhqAUM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=https://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=20648&ei=3HZVUqu3I4eW0AXrlICQDg&bvm=bv.53760139,d.d2k&psig=AFQjCNHeVQ6OGgB3MBLEpdci0qTjDKwkZA&ust=1381419093392629

Reading

Writing

Spoken English (Speaking and Listening)

Spelling Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)

Vocabulary

LEXIA

Students are given a baseline test of their reading skills.

Students will read a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including in particular whole novels, short stories, poems and plays with a wide coverage of genres, historical periods, forms and authors, including high-quality works from:

English literature (pre-1914 and contemporary)

Prose, poetry and drama

Shakespeare

Seminal world literature

Students are encouraged to choose reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment.

Students will be writing for a wide range

of purposes and audiences, including:

well-structured formal essays.

stories, scripts, poetry and other imaginative writing.

notes and scripts for talks and presentations.

A range of other narrative and non-narrative texts will be

studied, including arguments and personal or formal letters.

They will summarise and organise material by supporting

ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail.

Applying their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and

text structure to their writing, whilst selecting the

appropriate form, will enhance their levels.

They will draw on knowledge of literary and rhetorical

devices from their reading and listening to enhance the

impact of their writing.

Students will extend and apply their grammatical

knowledge to analyse more challenging texts.

They will study the effectiveness and impact of the

grammatical features of the texts they read.

Drawing on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions

from their reading and listening, they will use these

consciously in their writing and speech to achieve

particular effects.

They will know and understand the differences

between spoken and written language, including

differences associated with formal and informal

registers, Standard English and other varieties of

English.

They will use Standard English confidently in

their own writing and speech.

Students will use Standard English confidently in a

range of formal and informal contexts, including

classroom discussion.

They will give short speeches and presentations.

They will be given an opportunity to participate

in formal debates and structured discussions.

They will study and perform

poetry and drama scripts.

Encourage your daughter to choose more

challenging reading books to enhance her

reading and writing skills.

Encourage your daughter to read out loud at

home.

Encourage your daughter to read different

genres. Share news stories or written texts

with her, to broaden her creative ideas.

Encourage your daughter to take her time on

her homework, including proof-reading all

written content before it is submitted.

To begin with students are taught in form groups.

Cognitive Ability Tests (CATs) & BASELINE tests are given.

Students are then put into ability sets using their KS2 results, and their CAT and Baseline tests scores.

Relevant data, collected from previous

schools, is used to identify and provide

continuous adequate support where

necessary.

Top 20 girls are selected and are put in for

the Maths Challenge and Maths

competitions within the Borough, to stretch

their problem solving skills.

Begin with Number Works

Basic Number works, which is a continuation of their primary school curriculum, to solidify their knowledge

Bedrock of what Maths is all about

Throughout the year, we cover various

aspects of Maths, i.e. Number, Algebra, Shapes & Measure, Data Handling & Probability

Every Half Term

2 Unit Assessments

1 Major Assessment to keep monitoring

their progress.

Each student has, in their exercise

books, a tracker sheet that shows and

reminds them of their current ‘working

at grade’.

Textbooks – Key Maths, Oxford Framework

Maths, Level Up Maths

MyMaths Software

By making sure the girls learn their Times

Tables.

By making sure the girls have adequate

equipment for lessons – Scientific Calculator,

Geometry Set.

By making sure the girls complete their

Homework as and when required.

New curriculum for 2014

3 lessons per week (1 double, 1 single) in year 7

How Science Works; preparation for GCSE science with ISA skills.

Topics to be covered:

Cells and reproduction

Body systems

Particles

Chemical reactions, acids and alkalis.

Forces and solar system

Sound and light

Assessment

Numeracy skills – data collection and analysis

Literacy – topic keywords, 6 mark questions

End of topic test

Science tracker in back of exercise book.

Taught in tutor groups for year 7 then set by

ability at start of year 8 onwards.

Extra curricular

Year 7 Science club

Trips and visits

Intervention

Science homework club – Thursday lunchtime

Skills based intervention (invitation only)

Year 9 Science buddies

Recommended resources

KS3 Science revision guide or workbook (new

curriculum)

Teaching and learning does not just occur between

8:30 am – 3:30 pm; it continues…..

after school in Homework Club

with a range of interventions, personalised

depending on student need

with support from our Learning Mentor, Mrs Lacey,

our Academic Mentor and our School Counsellor.

With added subject area support and clubs

St ANGELA

EUROPE

Pink

St FAUSTINA

OCEANIA

Yellow

St JOSEPHINE

BAKHITA

AFRICA

Blue

St LAURA

(of St Catherine of Sienna)

SOUTH AMERICA

Orange

St MARIANNE

COPE

AMERICA

Red

St TERESA

BENEDICTA

ASIA

Green

Head

of House

Mrs Gumbrell

Head

of House

Mrs Hyland

Head

of House

Mrs Sanders

Head

of House

Dr Cooper

Head

of House

Mrs Turner

Head

of House

Miss Pugh

7 Angela

8.Angela

9 Angela

10 Angela

11 Angela

12 Angela

and Form Tutors

7 Faustina

8 Faustina

9 Faustina

10 Faustina

11 Faustina

12 Faustina

and Form Tutors

7 Josephine

8 Josephine

9 Josephine

10 Josephine

11 Josephine

12 Josephine

and Form Tutors

7 Laura

8 Laura

9 Laura

10 Laura

11 Laura

12 Laura

and Form Tutors

7 Marianne

8 Marianne

9 Marianne

10 Marianne

11 Marianne

12 Marianne

and Form Tutors

7 Teresa

8 Teresa

9 Teresa

10 Teresa

11 Teresa

12 Teresa

and Form Tutors