Student's Learning Term 2

Group 1

English

Gareth:

GCSE Paper 1:​

  • Complete revision of Q5​

  • Introduce Paper 2​

Becca:

GCSE: Paper 1 Q5​

Functional Skills:  Revision for examination this term​

Entry Level: Revision for examination this term​

Maths

Alison​:

  • Recognising and converting fractions​

  • Calculating with fractions​

  • Calculating with decimals​

Andy​:

  • Algebra Part 2 (solving and double brackets)​

  • Statistical measure​

  • Graphs Part 2 (Frequency polygons,Histograms, stem & leaf, tree diagrams & Venndiagrams)​

  • Ratio​

Science - GCSE

Lewis​:

  • Types and uses of radiation​

  • Half-life​

  • Electricity ​

Tricia:

  • Electrolysis​

  • Energy Changes​

  • Rates Of Reaction​

Science - Entry Level

Lewis​:

  • Electricity ​

  • Magnets ​

Tricia​:

  • Core Practical – Quadrats and Transects​

  • Natural Cycles​

  • Hormones​

Business

  • Business planning ​

  • Marketing​

  • Business Growth

Child Development

R059:​

  • The stages and types of play activity;​

  • How play benefits development.​

R057:​

  •  How to meet the needs of an ill child.​

Health and Social Care

R032:​

  • The benefits to service users’ health andwellbeing when their rights are maintained.​

R033: ​

  • Life events and their impacts on individuals.​

Music

  • Rock school drums​

  • Rudiments and playing with a click track​

  • DJ skills​

Sport
  • 6 week training programme​

Art
  • Natural forms ideas development​

  • Mood boards​

  • Artist research​

Cooking

Food traditions from around the world​

(UK, India, Mexico, USA, Turkey, Greece)​

Preparations for Great Oaks Christmas Dinner​

(Mince pies, Yule Log and cake decorating)​

Skills

  • First Aid​

PSHE
  • Family conflict​

  • Sexual health​

  • Fertility and routes to parenthood​

Citizenship
  • How sustainable is our future?​

  • What laws exist to protect the environment?​

  • How are bills debated in parliament?​

Life Skills
  • Personal health​

  • Illness prevention

PE
  • Basketball

  • Badminton​

 

Group 2

English

Gareth​:

  • 'Of Mice and Men'/'A Christmas Carol'​

Becca​:

  • Boy in Striped Pyjamas​

Maths

Alison​:

  • Recognising equivalent fractions, improperfractions and mixed numbers​

  • Calculating with fractions using all fouroperations​

Andy​:

  • Working with fractions​

  • Coordinates and linear graphs​

  • Working with decimals​

  • Rounding (including significant figures andupper & lower bounds)​

Science - GCSE
  • The heart​

  • Blood and blood vessels​

  • Breathing and gas exchange​

Science - Entry Level

  • Evolution​

  • Genetic Engineering​

  • Planning For Assessment Test​

History

  • Pre-War Germany: Weimar and the early days of the Nazi Party​

Geography

  • Weather hazards ​

  • Extreme weather ​

  • Climate change

Photography

  • Lens compression and lens distortion​

  • Creating movement photography using shutter speeds​

Child Development

R057:​

  • Other factors affecting the pre-conceptionhealth for women;​

  • Types of contraception methods and theiradvantages and disadvantages.​

R058:​

  • Choosing suitable essential equipment for achildcare setting.​

Art
  • Developing artist research​

  • Collage and mood boards​

  • Artist research​

Land Based Science

  • Investigating industries within land basedsector​

  • Producing detailed reports​

Music

  • History of music recording​

  • Introduction to recording​

  • Mixing and editing a recording​

Cooking

Food traditions from around the world​

(UK, India, Mexico, USA, Turkey, Greece)​

Preparations for Great Oaks Christmas Dinner​

(Mince pies, Yule Log and cake decorating)​

Skills
  • First Aid​

PSHE
  • The role of intimacy​

  • Freedom and capacity to consent​

  • Pressure, persuasion and coercion

Citizenship
  • How sustainable is our future?

  • How can we take action?​

  • What laws exist to protect the environment?​

PE
  • Badminton​

  • Basketball​

Group 3

English
  • Sentence Structure​

  • Non- Fiction Writing​

Maths
  • Multiples, factors and prime numbers​

  • Multiplication using formal written methods​

  • Division using formal written methods​

Science
  • Inheritance ​

  • Variation ​

  • Evolution and Natural Selection​

Art

  • Artist research and annotation natural forms​

  • Mood boards and collage​

  • Mind maps​

Music

  • Recording a Christmas song​

  • Christmas ukulele​

  • Celebration music around the world​

Cooking

Food traditions from around the world​

(UK, India, Mexico, USA, Turkey, Greece)​

Preparations for Great Oaks Christmas Dinner​

(Mince pies, Yule Log and cake decorating)​

PSHE

  • Relationship values, influences andexpectations​

  • Sexual orientation, gender and consent.​

Citizenship

  • Who runs the United Kingdom?​

  • Parliament and the government​

  • How are our leaders elected?​

Skills
  • Forest school​

  • Cooking​

  • Sport and Childcare

PE
  • Badminton​

  • Basketball​

 

Group 4

English
  • Reading Comprehension: inference​

  • Creative writing​

  • Structure of writing including paragraphs ​

Maths
  • Fractions​

  • Decimals​

Science
  • Cells and Specialisation ​

  • Stem Cells​

  • Transport within Organisms​

Humanities

History:  The Tower of London ​

Geography: Extreme World​

Philosophy & Religion:  Is there a God – What do people believe? ​

Music

  • Music for celebrations around the world​

  • Cultural context of music​

  • Christmas ukulele song​

Art

Natural forms

Artist research

Cooking

Food traditions from around the world​

(UK, India, Mexico, USA, Turkey, Greece)​

Preparations for Great Oaks ChristmasDinner​

(Mince pies, Yule Log and cake decorating)​

PSHE

  • Healthy and unhealthy relationships​

  • Managing conflict​

  • Consent​

Citizenship
  • Who runs the United Kingdom?​

  • How are our leaders elected?​

  • How are new laws made?​

Skills

PowerPoint Presentation Skills: ​

  • Slide layout, ​

  • Applying transitions and animations​

  • creating interactive elements ie hyperlinks​

  • Inserting / editing multimedia elements, ​

PE

  • Badminton​

  • Basketball​

Sixth Form

English
  • November Retake: Paper 1 and Paper 2Study and Walkthroughs + Revision of vocaband key terms​

  • Ongoing GCSE Students: Paper 1introduction/revision. Focus on Question 2and 4; analysis + language terms given priority​

GCSE Maths

  • Revising GCSE curriculum​

  • Working through past papers gainingexperience of exam techniques and strategies​

Functional Skills Maths

  • Recognising fractions​

  • Calculating with fractions​

  • Calculating with decimals​

Science

  • Transport in Organisms​

  • The Nervous System​

  • The Digestive System and Enzymes​

Biology

  • DNA and the Genome​

  • Adult cell cloning​

  • Genetics ​

History AS Level

Henry VII:

  • How he ruled​

  • Social Changes and Rebellions​

Politics

  • Labour & Liberal Democrat Parties​

  • Case study of 2 minor parties​

  • Electoral systems​

Child Development

R057:​

  • Other factors affecting the pre-conceptionhealth for women;​

  • Types of contraception methods and theiradvantages and disadvantages.​

R058:​

  • Choosing suitable essential equipment for achildcare setting.​

Photography

  • Lens compression and lens distortion​

  • Creating movement photography usingshutter speeds​

Music
  • Music production using Logic Pro​

  • DJ skills in Ableton Live​

  • Remixing and repurposing music​

Art

  • Artist research and annotation natural forms​

  • Mood boards and collage​

  • Mind maps​

Life Skills
  • Personal health​

  • Illness prevention​

PSHE

  • Post 18 Options​

  • Matching interests with careers​

  • Labour Market Information​

  • CVs​

Cooking

Food traditions from around the world​

(UK, India, Mexico, USA, Turkey, Greece)​

Preparations for Great Oaks Christmas Dinner​

(Mince pies, Yule Log and cake decorating)​

Health and Social Care

R032:​

  • The benefits to service users’ health andwellbeing when their rights are maintained.​

R033: ​

  • Life events and their impacts on individuals.​

PE
  • Badminton​

  • Table tennis​

 

House Points

Blue Oak

326

Green Oak

485

Red Oak

584