YEAR 10 - Shoreham Academy · Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment The course leads to 100% exam assessment. There is NO coursework or Controlled Assessment

YEAR 10

CURRICULUM GUIDE

CONTENTS

1. Art and Design (2nd Year)

2. Business Studies

3. Classical Civilisation (2nd year)

4. Computing (1st & 2nd year)

5. Dance (2nd Year)

6. Drama

7. English

8. Food Technology (2nd Year)

9. French

10. Geography

11. German

12. BTEC Sport (2nd Year)

13. Health and Social Care

14. History

15. ICT (1st & 2nd Year)

16. Mathematics

17. Media Studies GCSE (1st & 2nd Year)

18. Music (2nd Year)

19. GCSE PE

20. Photography

21. PSHCE

22. Psychology

23. Resistant Materials (1st & 2nd Year)

24. Science

25. Sociology

26. Spanish

27. Leisure & Tourism

SUBJECT Art and Design Person to contact: Miss S. Linane Syllabus / code AQA (Unendorsed – ART) GCSE

Key Areas of Study in 1ST Year GCSE

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Unit 3 Coursework refinement and Mock intro

Towards the end of the first year GCSE students are guided and

encouraged to identify personal strengths and strongest units produced, they move forward to

develop full GCSE units of work

‘Summer Holiday’ project set as the

introduction to the Mock exam theme beginning next academic year.

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Coursework

Home resources that will support and help college work ( books / equipment / ICT etc )

Home activities that will support and help college work ( internet sites / visits / activities)

Other Comments The structure of the 1ST Year GCSE course is aimed at providing a wide range of themes and approaches, with students working in a variety of media. Students should regard their portfolio of work as on going and should feel free to undertake their own artwork and research, together with that planned in the course.

Unit 1 ‘Natural Forms’

Drawings from natural forms –

mark making/tonal/ Line work Exploration of a range of

Media. Larger scale work in 2D and 3D

Research project on Artists who have used natural forms

to inform their work e.g. Peter Randall-Page /Barbara Hepworth, Georgia O’Keefe.

Idea development work

First hand observational

studies

Digital imagery

Completion of practical work (2D-3D)

Unit 2

Pop Art

Research undertaken on

Artists who fit into the Pop Art genre e.g Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Patrick Caulfield

etc.

Make initial transcriptions of

artists work to inform own ideas

Ideas developed from looking

at a wide range of sources.

Primary research Trip to

London/ Chichester

Digital imagery and

manipulation

Completion of practical work

(2D-3D)

Evaluation and assessment of personal progress is built into course and provides opportunities for students to consider strengths and areas for development. The 1

st Year of GCSE provides a strong basis for developing full units in the 2

nd Year of GCSE.

Students are given 6 formal assessments during year to indicate ‘above/on/towards’ target grade.

Range of Art Materials: - HB/2B/4B pencils – colour media (wet and dry)– Art books (specific Artists/Styles + reference book(s) e.g.’ The Art Book’, ‘The 20

th Century Art Book’) – ICT drawing/multi-media programs e.g.

‘Photoshop’

Continual and Ongoing: -Ideas/Sketchbook work – Drawings/Annotations/Collections/Collages/Photograph’s/ICT work/Research on other Art/Culture

Supporting Work: -for Coursework Units e.g. 3D models, own photographs, larger scale artwork Visits to exhibitions, galleries, museums e.g. Booth Museum for ‘Natural Forms’ coursework, Pallant House for Pop Art, Brighton and Hove museum for the summer term

Sites of special interest/TV arts programmes/library visits/websites

SUBJECT Business Studies Person to contact: Mrs Hanley Syllabus / code Edexcel

Key Areas of Study in Year 10



Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc)

Home activities that will support and help college work (internet sites / visits / activities)

Unit 1 - Introduction to Small Business: Putting a business idea into practice: Estimating revenues, costs and profits, forecasting cash flow, obtaining finance, writing business plans Making the start-up effective: the marketing mix, limited liability, legal and tax issues, customer satisfaction

Unit 1 - Introduction to Small Business: Spotting a business opportunity: Market Research, Competition, Adding Value, Franchising Showing Enterprise: What is enterprise? Thinking creatively, invention and innovation, enterprise skills

Unit 1 - Introduction to

Small Business: The Economic Context – interest and exchange rates, the Business Cycle, stakeholders Unit 3 – Building a Business Marketing – Product Life Cycle, Branding, Differentiation, the Marketing Mix

Continuous assessment throughout the year – end of unit tests and homework Controlled Assessment (25% of the GCSE) will take place in the Autumn term of Year 11

TV Programmes: Dragon’s Den, The Apprentice, Undercover Boss Websites: www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk, www.bbc.co.uk/news, www.tutor2you.net, www.statistics.gov.uk, www.bized.co.uk

Discussion with friends and family who run their own businesses Reading and discussion of the news – newspapers, radio and news programmes, news websites Websites – www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk (revision and knowledge based activities), www.bbc.co.uk/news

SUBJECT: CLASSICAL CIVILISATION YEAR 10 Person to contact: Mr. R. Wiles Syllabus / Code AQA GCSE


The archaeology of Roman Britain. Examination of pre-Roman Britain. The Romanisation of Britain, roads, towns, religion, Hadrian’s Wall. Researching a controlled assessment task.

Planning and writing the controlled assessment. The Ancient Olympic Games and the Pananthenaia. Examine the religious, political and social background to the Games. How the Games were organised. The events and games sites.

Revision and preparation for the exams.

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment Students will regularly work on assessments based upon the final exam. Controlled assessment is completed in year 10.

Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc) Various websites on Ancient Rome and Greece. It is a good idea for students to have their own copy of Homer’s Odyssey – Translation by D.C.H. Rieu, Penguin Classics.

Home acitivites that will support and help college work (internet sites / visits / activities): Any museum that has artefacts from the classical period (the British Museum in London being the best). Local Roman Villas at Fishbourne and Bignor.

Other Comments: Keep an eye on the T.V. schedules for programmes related to Ancient Greece and Rome. Relevant films are often on TV as well.

SUBJECT Computing Person to contact: Mr M Goodman Syllabus / code OCR GCSE IN COMPUTING

Key Areas of Study in Year 10 Year 1





Term 1 & 2: UNIT A451 – COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROGRAMMING (WRITTEN PAPER – 40% OF THE QUALIFICATION). This unit covers the body of knowledge about computer systems on which the examination will be based.

- Fundamentals of computer systems

- Computer hardware - Software - Representation of data in

computer systems - Databases - Computer communications

and networking - Programming

EXAM: JUNE 2016

Term 1 & 2: UNIT A451 – COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROGRAMMING (WRITTEN PAPER – 40% OF THE QUALIFICATION). This unit covers the body of knowledge about computer systems on which the examination will be based.

- Fundamentals of computer systems

- Computer hardware - Software - Representation of data

in computer systems - Databases - Computer

communications and networking

- Programming EXAM: JUNE 2016

Term 3 & 4: Unit A452 – PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION (30% OF THE QUALIFICATION) This unit is designed to provide students with an opportunity to carry out a practical investigation into a computing issue and engage them with computing in the real world. Students will be expected to produce a report, which will then be assessed under the four headings:

- Practical activity - Effectiveness and

efficiency - Technical understanding - Testing, evaluating and

conclusions.

The course is 40% exam and 60% controlled assessment. OCR externally marks and moderate all exams and coursework. Controlled assessment is internally moderated prior to external moderation.

Good quality stationary equipment A PC is useful but access to school PC’s is available after school and at lunchtimes.

Use of www.teach-ict.com, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/ Reading general information about ICT – E.G. Current technological developments

SUBJECT GCSE Dance Person to contact: Mrs K Bristow Syllabus / code Performing Arts: Dance



Actions

Dynamics

Space

Relationships

Choreographic Devices

History of Dance

Practical Work:

Basic composition/choreography

Improving technique

Set study

Dance features:

Costume

Set

Lighting

Props

Aural Accompaniment

Practical Work:

Developing composition/choreography

Developing technique

Solo composition

Analysis of professional works including GCSE set work.

Dance tek Warriors

Rosas danst Rosas

Practical Work:

Group choreography research and development

Performance piece

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Coursework Unit 1 written exam – 50 marks (1 hour) Unit 2 Set Dance Practical Examination – Externally assessed Unit 3 Performance in a duo/group dance – Controlled Assessment Unit 4a and 4b Choreography – Controlled Assessment

Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc ) ICT – Access to internet for research is helpful. ‘Essential Guide to Dance’ – Linda Ashley AQA student workbooks Moodle

Home activities that will support and help college work ( internet sites / visits / activities) Theatre trips Internet sites - research

Other Comments Please ensure that dance kit is brought to every lesson including theory lessons.

SUBJECT Drama Person to contact: Mrs. J. Shakespeare Syllabus / code AQA 4240




2 practical assessments performed to an audience

Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc.)


Other Comments Students are expected to attend at least one of the theatre visits organised by the Drama Department during their GCSE course. There is a compulsory coursework element to write a response on a live performance which all students must attend as they need to answer questions on this in their written exam.

Introduction to Drama. This term concentrates on learning the

key skills needed for

Different genres and performance styles

Forms of Stimuli

Theatre History

Introduction to script work

Introduction to devising techniques

Introduction to Stanislavski, Brecht, Artaud, Boal, Peter Brook and community and political theatre

Unit One (30%) Scripted

The students work from a published full length script and prepare a performance. This is assessed by the class teacher. There are various options that the students can do from acting to Stage Management.

Unit One (30%) Devised

Marked by your teacher and consists of practical exploration of a devised theme. There are various options that the students can do from acting to Stage Management.

Live Theatre Review under controlled conditions – Max 1000 words External Written exam in June Year 11. Written drama log throughout the course.

AQA Student book BBC Bite size web site Drama section

Help with learning lines for Scripted Assessment. Support/encouragement with written coursework responses

SUBJECT: English Language YEAR 10 Person to contact: Mr Sharp Syllabus / Code Edexcel 1EN0


Essential skills including spelling, punctuation and effective sentence construction. Reading and responding to 19th century fiction texts. Exam practice in this element

Narrative Writing concluding in practice exam Reading and responding to media and non-fiction texts

Writing in a variety of non-literary forms Full mock exams Speaking and listening activities

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment The course leads to 100% exam assessment. There is NO coursework or Controlled Assessment. There will be TWO external exams to be sat in June 2017: Paper 1 Fiction and Imaginative Writing (40%) 1hour and 45 minutes; Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing (60%) 2 hours Both papers will have a Reading and a writing section.

Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc) Accurate writing skills will be vital so regular contact with good models of writing in a variety of contexts will be very useful: newspapers, magazines. A good dictionary and thesaurus will be useful BBC Bitesize has very helpful tips and activities to support reading and writing skills

Home activities that will support and help college work (internet sites / visits / activities): Refer to Firefly for tailored resources Regularly use Doddle our new online resource containing a host of English materials Look at the EDEXCEL website for support materials and past papers

Other Comments: Although speaking and listening will not count towards the final exam grade, it will be a compulsory activity which must be undertaken and awarded a level of Pass, Merit, Distinction or Not Classified which will be reported alongside the final grade for the subject.

SUBJECT: English Literature YEAR 10 Person to contact: Mrs Haeffner Syllabus / Code Edexcel 1ET0


An Inspector Calls Study the play and take practice exam at the end of term.

19th Century Novel Frankenstein or Great Expectations

Poetry Anthology Work on compulsory selection of poems

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment This course is 100% exam assessment. There is No coursework or Controlled Assessment. There will be TWO exams in June 2017: Paper 1 : Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature (50%) 1 hour and 45 minutes Paper 2 : 19th Century Novel and Poetry Since 1789 (50%) 2 hours and 15 minutes. This exam is longer as it contains a question requiring comparison of TWO UNSEEN modern poems.

Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc) Study guides for the set texts. EG York notes or similar BBC Bitesize has very helpful tips and activities to support all texts Online sites such as Sparknotes Watch adaptations of the texts eg 1947 film of Inspector Calls or the recent BBC production which will be out on DVD shortly. Find You Tube clips of the poems

Home activities that will support and help college work (internet sites / visits / activities): Refer to Firefly for tailored resources Regularly use Doddle our new online resource containing a host of English Literature materials Look at the EDEXCEL website for support materials and past papers Refer to You Tube

Other Comments: It will be very helpful to find Ecopies of the set texts, or even to purchase the books so that students can be encouraged to read and re-read them several times. They really do need to know the texts well as students are not allowed to have copies of the books in their exam.

SUBJECT D&T: Food Technology Person to contact: Miss E Carrannante Syllabus / code AQA 4545 Key Areas of Study in Year 10 (Year 2)





Continuation of GCSE Controlled assessment task from Year 9: Assessment criteria 2: Development of design proposals Assessment criteria 3: Making of design proposals Students will be working on the controlled assessment task worth 60% of the GCSE. Students will design and make a variety of ideas from their chosen country aimed at their chosen target group.

Revision topics to support students with their own independent revision. Pre-exam topic given to students to allow them time to prepare for the Design question of the exam (30/120 marks) 2 hour written exam paper which accounts for 40% of the GCSE

Recipe books.

Students must provide ingredients for all practical lessons, failing to participate in these lessons will severely hinder their progress and affect the overall GCSE grade – if there are any problems with supplying ingredients this please contact the department immediately.

Revision guides are available from the department all year round – students must revise outside of the lessons in preparation for their final exam

Supermarket websites Recipe websites Cooking programmes

Assessment criteria 2: Development of design proposals - development and final design. Assessment criteria 3: Making of design proposals, development and final make. Assessment criteria 4: Testing and evaluation Students will complete development tasks for their final design before making the final dish and evaluating all their tasks.

GCSE Controlled assessment 60% of the GCSE Final Deadline: Thursday 24th March 2016 Written paper – 2 hours – worth 40% of the GCSE – June 2016 Students are expected to cook a minimum of 10 times as part of the controlled assessment.

SUBJECT French Person to contact: Mrs M Wood Syllabus / code Edexcel 2FR01






Myself: Self, family and relationships and conflicts and description of free time and hobbies.

Extended study of free time and leisure. Film reviews.

Where I live: study of local environment and comparison with that of a French speaking country

At school: subjects, what your school is like, school rules, bullying & what your future plans are. Comparison with a school in a French speaking country

Clothes, shopping and fashion

Formal assessments in all four skills every 2nd unit. At least 3 controlled assessments in both speaking and writing to be taken during the course.

Internet access. Revision guide. Bi lingual dictionary.

I Websites: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize www.linguastars.com

www.languagesonline.org.uk www.aiglon.ch/langlink www.frenchteacher.net www.linguascope.com www.funwithlanguages.vacau.com

SUBJECT Geography Person to contact: Miss S Montanheiro Syllabus / code Edexcel Specification A






Other Comments It is vital that students keep on top of weekly homework tasks (exam questions based on what has been learnt in class that week) and seek help with time management if they are struggling. Pupils are set an end of unit test every half term, they must take these tests seriously as it will give them an indication of how well they are doing in the topic/ subject. Pupils need to work really hard on their controlled assessment. This will REALLY help them with their overall GCSE Geography grade.

Unit 2: The Natural Environment: Coastal

Landscapes

Unit 2: The Natural Environment: River

Landforms

Unit 2: The Natural Environment

Tectonic Landscapes (running through to the spring

term)

Unit 2: The Natural Environment

Tectonic Landscapes (started in autumn term)

Unit 2: The Natural

Environment: A Wasteful World

Unit 3: The Human

Environment Economic Change

(running through to the summer term)

Unit 3: The Human Environment

Economic Change (started

in spring term)

Unit 4: The Controlled Assessment

At the end of every topic; pupils will sit an internally assessed end of unit test from EDEXCEL past papers. Pupils will do their controlled Assessment which is worth 25% of their final grade. This is an important opportunity for pupils to obtain a high grade that will help with their overall grade.

Reading a national newspaper Atlas Watching the News TV programmes which allow students to see a wider world Wider World Magazine (available through the school)

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography http://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/geography http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/gcse/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ http://www.gcsegeography.co.uk/ http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/GCSE/AQA%20GCSE.htm

A day in the field data Collection for controlled assessment (TBC)

SUBJECT German Person to contact: Mrs M Wood Syllabus / code Edexcel 2GN01






Media: new media, television, music and film

Travel and Holidays: Activities, preferences, talking about a city you have visited

At school: subjects, what your school is like, school rules, bullying & what schools will be like in the future.

Family, Friends and Community: describing people and relationships. Problems and supporting the community

Health and Fitness including smoking, drinking and drugs

Freetime (part 1).



I Websites: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize www.linguastars.com www.languagesonline.org.uk www.aiglon.ch/langlink www.klar.co.uk www.linguascope.com resources on moodle

SUBJECT BTEC Sport Person to contact: Mr Gary Weedon Syllabus / code BTEC Sport Level 1 / Level 2 Award - Next Generation

Units covered in this qualification are:

Unit Unit Title

1 Fitness for Sport and Exercise – On Screen 1 Hour Test

2 Practical Sports Performance

5 Training for Personal Fitness

6 Leading Sports Activities



Unit 2: Practical Sports Performance A understand the rules, regulations and scoring systems for selected sports B practically demonstrate skills, techniques and tactics in selected sports C be able to review sports performance.

Unit 5: Training for Personal Fitness 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.

Unit 1: Fitness for Sport and Exercise – A know about the components of fitness and the principles of training B explore different fitness training methods C investigate fitness testing to determine fitness levels.



Unit 1: Fitness for Sport and Exercise – 1 Hour On Screen Test.

Unit 6: Leading Sports Activities A know the attributes associated with successful sports leadership B undertake the planning and leading of sports activities C review the planning and leading of sports activities.

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Coursework Unit 1: Fitness for Sport and Exercise – On Screen 1 Hour Test. Unit 2: Practical Sports Performance, Unit 5: Training for Personal Fitness and Unit 6: Leading Sports Activities - continuous assessment of practical sessions with theoretical based project. Combined with continually assessed ICT presentations covering course criteria and observation statements of practical work completed. External / Internal Moderation - Minimum of a Level 2 Pass required in all units to complete course.

SUBJECT Health and Social Care Person to contact: Miss Y Talebian Syllabus / code Edexcel Single Award GCSE 2HS01

Key Areas of Study in Year 10 and Year 11 Red Option



Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT, etc)

Textbooks and handouts are supplied Internet access Word Processing facilities


Other Comments The students are required to meet all the coursework deadlines; late submission will result in a reduced grade. All the coursework for these four units count towards the student’s overall final grade. IT facilities are available to the students on a shared basis in the teaching base room K12.

Unit 1: Understanding Personal Development and Relationships: EXTERNAL

Developmental changes that occur at different life stages

Explore positive and negative influences on an individual’s development at different life stages

Factors that influence individual’s self concept

Different care needs of individuals at different life stages

Unit 2: Exploring, Health Social Care and Early years Provision

Identify how care values are used to support users of services

Identify was in which care workers can empower individuals.

•How health, social care and early years services are provided •Workers in health, social care and early years •Care values which underpin service provider interaction.

Unit 1: Unit 1: Understanding Personal Development and Relationships: EXTERNAL

As per Autumn term. Unit 2: Exploring, Health Social Care and Early years Provision

As per Autumn term.

Unit 1: Unit 1: Understanding Personal Development and Relationships: EXTERNAL

As per Autumn term. Unit 2: Exploring, Health Social Care and Early years Provision

As per Autumn term.

Four units of work are internally moderated with Edexcel carrying out a National Standard Sampling either by a visit or coursework being sent to a moderator for validation and one unit of work is externally assessed through examination in the summer term.

All coursework is under controlled conditions.

SUBJECT History Person to contact: Mr R Wiles Syllabus / code AQA Option B – Modern World History



Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment



Other Comments Students are expected to organise their work carefully and keep all handouts safe. All notes made in Year 10 will be needed either for the final examinations or for controlled assessment completion.

The USA 1918-1941. The main focus of this depth study is on how the USA develops into a major superpower. Mass production, racial intolerance, dealing with the Great Depression, President Roosevelt.

1. Complete in-depth topic of Germany 1918-39: The rise of Hitler

2. Complete in depth study of USA 1918-1941

3. Practice exam questions

The main part of the term is on Coursework/Controlled Assessment. This is set by the exam board in the Spring Term for completion in the Summer.

On average students will complete 1 assessment task each half term based upon past exam questions.

Any general 20th Century European textbooks. Regular revision of topics studied in class (this is ongoing homework). Ideally, controlled assessment should be word-processed (allowing easier re-drafting).

Numerous Internet sites are relevant e.g. spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk. Visiting museums e.g. The Imperial War Museum, London. There are often relevant television programmes.

SUBJECT ICT Person to contact: Mr M Goodman Syllabus / code OCR GCSE ICT

Key Areas of Study in Year 10 Option Year 2





Term 1: UNIT B061 – ICT TODAY’S WORLD (WRITTEN PAPER – 20% OF GCSE)

- 2.1.1 ICT SYSTEMS - 2.1.2 EXCHANGING

INFORMATION: - 2.1.3 PRESENTING

INFORMATION - 2.1.4 MANIPULATING

DATA - 2.1.5 KEEPING DATA

SAFE AND SECURE 3 HOURS A WEEK EXAM – JANUARY 2015 Term 2: UNIT B063 – ICT IN CONTEXT

- 2.3.1 ICT SYSTEMS - 2.3.2 NETWORKS - 2.3.3 INFORMATION

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS (IKBS) AND EXPERT SYSTEMS

- 2.3.4 PROJECT PLANNING

- 2.3.5 EXCHANGING INFORMAITON

3 HOURS A WEEK

- EXAM – JUNE 2015 3 HOURS A WEEK

Term 3: UNIT B064 – CREATIVE USE OF ICT (CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT- 30% OF GCSE) Knowledge and understanding in preparation for the controlled assessment. 2.4.1 – Analysis 2.4.2 – Design 2.4.3 – Development 2.4.4 – Testing 2.4.5 – Evaluation 2.4.6 – Working with others Term 4: Students will have 20 hours to produce their final working solution (up to 8 hours in research/preparation and up to 12 hours in producing the final outcome). 3 HOURS A WEEK

Term 5 & 6: UNIT B061 & BO63 EXAM PREPATION Study of pre-release. Revision and study skills in preparation for June exam.

Exams: JUNE 2015

The course is 40% exam and 60% controlled assessment. OCR externally moderates all exams and controlled assessment. Exams are sat in January and June each year.

A GCSE revision guide will prove very help especially for revision. A OCR GCSE text book isn’t essential but would be good for student to have at home to help them.

Use of www.teach-ict.com and http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/ will help with study and revision. Reading general information about ICT – E.G. Current technological developments

SUBJECT Mathematics Person to contact: Mr B Phillips Syllabus / code NEW GCSE - Edexcel Linear Specification (9-1) 1MA1

Key Areas of Study in Year 10 (Note: Exact order of topics may be different depending on Tier of Entry)


Assessment Tasks & Internal Exams

There are two tiers of entry. Foundation tier gives access to grades 1 – 5 Higher tier gives access to grades 4 – 9 Internal assessments will take place at the end of each half term and there will be a mock exam during the Summer term. There is no coursework element to the Mathematics GCSE. Revision and Homework sessions after school everyday.

Home resources that will support and help college work Revision guide and work book can be purchased through the department for £5 Scientific Calculator £5

Home activities that will support and help college work GCSE Maths website www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths Edexcel website www.edexcel.org.uk/quals/gcse/maths Homework is usually set using My Maths www.mymaths.co.uk Students will be given their own individual login and password to access the worksheets.

Other Comments Any problems please contact the relevant class teacher.

Number Powers and Indices Surds Algebra simplifying Sequences Averages Representing Data Fractions and Percentages Ratio and Proportion

ASSESSMENT

Angles in Polygons Pythagoras Trigonometry Straight line Graphs Coordinate Geometry Quadratic Graphs Perimeter Area of 2D Shapes

ASSESSMENT

Volume and Surface Area Estimation and Accuracy Transformations Constructions Loci Simultaneous Equations Inequalities Probability

ASSESSMENT & MOCK

SUBJECT: GCSE MEDIA STUDIES (1st Year) YEAR 10 (1st Year) Person to contact: Mr G Piper Syllabus / Code: WJEC 4390/LA


Introduction to Media Studies The Media Industries Genre Representation Visual Analysis The Press • Introduction to newspapers and magazines • The Press Industry • Texts and audiences

Unit 2 Controlled Conditions Coursework (Representation) Written essay based on a newspaper/magazine of the student’s own choice Narrative Construction • Introduction to use of camera and shots • Creating moving and still sequences

Production Unit – Research and Planning • Written research and planning coursework activities to accompany Video production Unit

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment Unit 2 - Spring Term Written Coursework Essay (Representation – Newspapers and Magazines) (Controlled Exam Conditions Individual Work) Unit 3 - Summer Term Practical Coursework – Planning and Research for Video Production (Controlled Exam Conditions Group and Individual Work)

Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc) All homeworks and materials will be accessible via the school website/VLE as well as given in class. All materials relevant to the exam/revision will be available via the school website/VLE, and also in print form (students can print from the Students Shared Drive in school).

Home acitivites that will support and help college work (internet sites / visits / activities): Students are encouraged to read newspapers on a regular basis, to watch a range of films and TV shows both critically and for enjoyment, and to have a general interest in the world of media (TV, films, newspapers and magazines, radio, advertising, music video). Students can keep up-to-date with media developments via the internet, e.g. bbc.co.uk has regularly updated Entertainment and Technology sections, and there are many sites related to different types of media past and present.

Other Comments: For updates on the course, current work and media news in general, follow us on Twitter: @SAMediaStudies

SUBJECT: GCSE MEDIA STUDIES (2nd Year) YEAR 10 (2nd Year) Person to contact: Mr G Piper Syllabus / Code: WJEC 4390/LA


Production Unit Part 2 • Video Production and Editing (10 weeks – Group) including Written Evaluation (Individual) Unit 1: Film/TV Industry • Audience and Film/TV • Genre in Film and TV Relating to Exam Topics Preparation for Mock Exam in December

Coursework Unit 1 – Genre: analysis of one film/TV text of the student’s own choice– Controlled Conditions essay (6 weeks – Individual) Completion of all Coursework Units - by the end of the Spring Term Exam preparation - covering the topics set specifically for the Written Paper

Exam preparation - covering the topics set specifically for the Written Paper

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment Unit 3 (Autumn Term): Practical Coursework – Video production/Editing + Evaluation (Controlled Exam Conditions Group Work) Unit 1 (Spring Term): Written Coursework (Controlled Exam Conditions Individual Work)

Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc) All homeworks and materials will be accessible via the school website/VLE as well as given in class. All materials relevant to the exam/revision will be available via the school website/VLE, and also in print form (students can print from the Students Shared Drive in school).

Home acitivites that will support and help college work (internet sites / visits / activities): Students are encouraged to read newspapers on a regular basis, to watch a range of films and TV shows both critically and for enjoyment, and to have a general interest in the world of media (TV, films, newspapers and magazines, radio, advertising, music video). Students can keep up-to-date with media developments via the internet, e.g. bbc.co.uk has regularly updated Entertainment and Technology sections, and there are many sites related to different types of media past and present.

Other Comments: For updates on the course, current work and media news in general, follow us on Twitter: @SAMediaStudies N.B. It is essential that every student completes all three coursework units by the end of the Spring Term in order to be entered for GCSE Media Studies.

SUBJECT Music Person to contact: Mrs A Manton Syllabus / code Edexcel 2MU01 Papers 1, 2 and 3




Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc )


Other Comments Pupils will be expected to participate in the extra curricular activities available – as this will help to improve their listening, performing and ensemble skills.

Set Works: Capercaillie: skye waulking song Reich: 3rd movement from Electric Counterpoint

Students will receive a foundation in Musical theory, which will support their future learning, in particular, analysing and composing. Rag Desh

Set Works: Mozart: 1st Movement from Symphony No.40 in g minor, K550 Koko: yiri

Set Works: Exam revision (The exam is generally early May)

Performing exam, one solo and one ensemble piece. Completion of composition 1 (to hand in, December in Year 10) Completion of composition 2 (to hand in, April in Year 10) Listen exam: May

Rhinegold Revision APP – GCSE Music Access to internet. BBC Bitesize/GCSE Music C.G.P Edexcel Music Revision Guide and C.G.P Music Core Content Revision Guide Free software audio editor ‘Audacity’ – free to download – optional but highly recommended Free notation software ‘Finale Notepad’ – optional but useful for high quality notation print out SIBELIUS Software CUBASE Software

Instrumental & theory lessons. Assistance with practice on instrument – including suitable practice space Accompany student to concerts of different types. Interest and discussion of their tasks. Listening to wide range of music

SUBJECT GCSE Physical Education Person to contact: Mr J Clarke Syllabus / code OCR Specification Full Course




Home resources that will support and help college work (books / equipment / ICT etc )


Practical – continuous assessment 60% of final grade assessed from practical participation. Coursework and Examination make final 40% of course. External/Internal Moderation

Internet Access Revision guide Text Book

Playing sport regularly Attending extra-curricular sports master classes and revision classes. Watching elite sports performers on TV. www.bitesize.co.uk/physicaleducation

Available from school

Participant as an individual

- Age - Disability - Gender - Culture - Physique - Environment - Risk and Challenge - Activity levels and

needs - Training

Physical and Mental demands of Performance

- Fatigue and Stress - Injury - Respiratory System - Circulatory System - Cardiovascular

Endurance

Leisure and Recreation

- Leisure - Recreation

Diet

- Maintaining a balanced Diet - Specific Diets

Health, Fitness and a Healthy Active Lifestyle

- General Health - Healthy active lifestyle - Skeletal System - Muscular System - Components of fitness

Training

- Principles of training - Aspects of training - Training methods

School and Physical Education

- National Curriculum Requirements

- National Healthy Schools Programme

- Extra-curricular Provision

SUBJECT PSHCEe Person to contact: Mrs C Gregory Syllabus / code: 100/3559/X


PSHCEe is now covered on 3 “enrichment days”. The year 10s will covering the following topics on the three days:

November February July

FINANCE (and Business)

Students will learn how to live independently and the financial issues related to living on your own including;

- Managing your money - Budgeting - What to do when it all goes

wrong Students will have a session on, Natwest ICT based activities which will cover;

- How to open a bank account - Credit and Debit - Saving money - Insurance

Students will also attend a workshop with a financial consultant.

SAFETY (Drugs and Alcohol)

Students will attend workshops which will cover issues related to drugs and alcohol such as; - drugs and the law - substance abuse - resisting pressure - consequences - classifying drugs

Students will also have a presentation by an outside agency on the consequences of drugs.

Enterprise Day

Developing:

Marketing Skills Teamwork

Action Planning Problem Solving Enterprising skills Time management

Financial Awareness Organisational Skills

Decision Making

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Students will also take part in enrichment activities such as Enterprise.

Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Coursework Enterprise – group work with presentations.

Home resources that will support and help college work ( books / equipment / ICT etc ) College prospectuses

Home activities that will support and help college work ( internet sites / visits / activities) Reading newspapers Following current affairs on T.V. www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk www.lifebytes.gov.uk www.kidshealth.org www.bbc.co.uk/health connexions Careers etc

Other Comments The PSHCEe Curriculum is designed to promote self-awareness of others in a variety of relationships and situations. Also to prepare students for working life and living independently. In addition to these three days, students will experience PSHCEe activities within tutor time to support the curriculum. There will also be theatre group performances, year group assemblies and targeted group sessions for specific groups on topics such as CAREERS, SEX and the LAW, SAFETY, DRUGS and ENTERPRISE.

SUBJECT Psychology Person to contact: Mr M Smith Syllabus / code OCR Psychology (Full Course) / J611

Key Areas of Study

Year 10/11

Topics are based around a key study and theory. These topics are: Sex and gender, memory, attachments, obedience, atypical behaviour, criminal behaviour, cognitive development, perception, non-verbal communication, the self Research methods are also taught both in a blended and discrete way


GCSE Psychology students sit three written exams at the end of Year 11. Assessments take place throughout the year to monitor student progress. An assessment will be given at the end of each topic using exam-style questions. Students are expected to pass these assessments and must resit if they do not pass. There is no coursework element to the Psychology GCSE. Revision and Catch-Up sessions are offered after school and at lunchtime. Ask Mr Smith for

details.

Home resources that will support and help college work Revision guides and workbooks are available for work at home. Support material can also be found online and on Firefly

Home activities that will support and help college work There is a wealth of information online to support an interest in Psychology. Links to recommended websites can be found on Firefly. A reading list of further books is available for those who want to find out more about Psychology than the course covers The Psychology Review magazine has articles, quizzes and other material mostly aimed at the A-Level course, but often very relevant to the GCSE as well.

Other Comments GCSE Psychology is available to all students, and is particularly appropriate to those students with strengths in Science and English

SUBJECT Resistant Materials Person to contact: Mrs Phelan Syllabus / code AQA



A letter will be posted home in October 2015 to all parents detailing a series of deadline dates for coursework. Students will also be informed. Coursework must be completed under controlled assessment conditions. This means that it is highly important for students to attend all lessons as they may otherwise miss opportunities for specific input and time to work on specific sections.




Other All students will need to spend 90 minutes per week on homework, this being mainly spent on GCSE project work. We provide after school access most evenings where students can get additional help. We encourage all students to stay one evening to work on their project between September & March and attend revision session after Easter.

3 lessons/week –

Coursework project

2 lessons/week – Coursework project

1 lesson/week – Theory session

3 lessons/week – Theory

Investigation of the Design Brief September/October Development of Design Proposals November/ December Making January/February Testing and Evaluation March

A range of stationary equipment Access to a PC is helpful but not essential as students can use PC’s after school Some PC software (CAD) available for home use Revision Guides are available from school at cost

A visit to the London Design Museum is worthwhile BBC Bitesize products (TV, Internet, Books) are good Use of Local Library Visit to Brighton Museum – one of the most important design collections in the UK

SUBJECT Science Person to contact: Mr M McKee Syllabus / code AQA Science A

Key Areas of Study in Year 10 (Note: Exact order of topics may be different depending on Tier of Entry)



There are two tiers of entry. Foundation tier gives access to grades C-G and Higher tier gives access to grades A*-D. Internal assessments will take place every three weeks and there will be a mock exam during the Autumn term. Controlled assessments will be carried out during lesson time which makes up 25% of the final grade Revision and Homework sessions after school on Wednesdays

Home resources that will support and help college work Revision guide and work book can be purchased through the department for £6.50

Home activities that will support and help college work GCSE Science website http://www.my-gcsescience.com/ AQA website http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/science-a-4405 Homework is usually set by class teachers and put onto the homework website Students will be given their own individual login and password to access the worksheets.

Other Comments Any problems please contact the relevant class teacher.

What do organisms need from their habitat to survive Decay and the conditions needed What causes genetic variation in humans The role of the gene. Evolution theories The cracking process. Combustion Electricity.

How polymers are formed and their uses. The production and uses of ethanol The differences between saturated and unsaturated oils The structure of the Earth and the Atmosphere. Waves Astronomy

Revision & Intervention Past Paper Booklets

SUBJECT Sociology Person to contact: Mr. M Sacree Syllabus / code AQA GCSE

Key Areas of Study in GCSE



Home resources that will support and help college work: Revision book supplied and students may take textbook and Folders Home. Read Newspapers, watch serious television e.g. news and documentaries Start Revision Early Visit the AQA website for GCSE sociology

Home activities that will support and help college work: Complete Homework tasks, often related to Sociological Research. Read around the subject especially articles based around the topics above. Watch Media sources that cover these topics too. Engage in discussion about news issues of the day and other topical events/developments (eg changes to the education system)

Other Comments Students should develop critical thinking skills by constantly questioning issues to to with society, the media and politics. Any reasoned debates and discussions will help to develop the skills required to be a successful sociologist.

Mass Media

Relationship between the mass media and audience

New technologies

Mass media and socialisation

Media as a source of power Agenda setting

Stereotyping, Deviancy Amplification

Social Inequality

Nature of stratification

Class, status and life chances

Class, gender, ethnicity, age and religion

Wealth, income, power and status

Sociological explanations of poverty

REVISION

No Coursework, but exam based practice question every 2 weeks.

Two final exams at the end of the year.

Research Tasks set to practice and assess sociological skill (not part of GCSE mark)

SUBJECT Spanish Person to contact: Mrs M Wood Syllabus / code Edexcel 2SP01






Holidays: where, how, accommodation & making complaints.

Myself: giving personal information, transport & tourism, food & fiestas.

At school: subjects, what your school is like, school rules, bullying & what schools will be like in the future.

Lost: talking about family, relationships, daily routine, chores, peoples’ personalities & the future.

Work: jobs & places of work, part-time jobs, the future, CVs and interviews.

Exams & revision of topics & grammar.



I Websites: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize www.linguastars.com www.languagesonline.org.uk www.aiglon.ch/langlink www.espanol-extra.co.uk resources on Moodle

SUBJECT Leisure and Tourism Person to contact: Miss Nagle Syllabus / code OCR (J444)





Home activities that will support and help college work internet sites / visits / activities)

Moving forward in leisure

and tourism (B182)

Sustainability in leisure and

tourism Why people use leisure and

tourism facilities The use of up to date

business systems How promotion and sales

operate The impact of tourism on

communities

Revision Some revision will be done in

class. There will also be opportunities for targeted

revision

Continuous assessment throughout the course End of year 11 written exam 1hour 30 minutes (40% of the final grade)

Access to a computer and the internet.

www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news archive.excellencegateway.org.uk http://www.boardworks.co.uk/btec-first-travel--tourism_426/product-blog

Moving forward in leisure

and tourism (B182)

Sustainability in leisure and

tourism Why people use leisure and

tourism facilities The use of up to date

business systems How promotion and sales

operate The impact of tourism on

communities

Documents

YEAR 10 - Shoreham Academy · Assessment Tasks / External Modules / Controlled Assessment The course leads to 100% exam assessment. There is NO coursework or Controlled Assessment