Student's Learning Term 2

Group 1

English

Tracey:  Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Skills​

Gareth:  GCSE English- Paper 1 Focus​

Becca:  Comparing texts, evaluating language, workplace documents and exam techniques​

Novel Study​

Maths

Alison:​

  • Understanding, recognising & converting fractions​

  • Calculating with fractions​

  • Decimal place value​

  • Calculating with decimals​

Karen: ​

  • BIDMAS, Inequalities & Negative Numbers​

  • Ratio​

  • Shape – Area & Volume​

  • Factors & Multiples​

Andy:​

  • Volume, Area & Scale​

  • Inequalities​

  • Pythagoras​

  • Simultaneous Equations​

Science

GCSE:

Tricia:​

  • Reproduction and Inheritance​

Lewis​

  • Electricity​

  • Particle Model​

ENTRY LEVEL:

Lewis​

  • Elements​

  • Chemical Reactions​

  • Rates of Reaction​

Climate Change
  • Global warming, Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change ​

  • Sustainability and Sustainable Development​

  • Roles of Stakeholders in Sustainable Development​

Child Development

R057: Antenatal care and preparation for birth;​

R059: The stages and types of play activity; ​

How play benefits development;​

Ways to observe and record the development of a child (working on OCR-set assignment material).​

Health and Social Care

R032: The benefits to service users’ health and wellbeing when their rights are maintained;​

R033:Life events and their impacts on individuals​

Begin working on OCR-set assignment.​

Music

  • Multi track recording​

  • Overdubbing and effects​

  • Mixing and automating​

Geography
  • Urban Change in the UK​

  • Sustainable Urban Development​

  • The Development Gap ​

Art
  • Continuation of artist research​

  • Working with 3d materials​

  • Development of ideas​

Land Based Studies
  • Research propagation​

  • Propagate plants​

Photography
  • Studio photography and different lighting effects​

  • Researching portrait photography​

History
  • GCSE: Anglo-Saxon England​

Cooking

Step into Christmas!​

  • Cinnamon Buns​

  • Sausage rolls​

  • Whole School Christmas cake​

  • Mince pies​

  • Cake decorating and cheese straws​

  • Whole School Christmas dinner​

PSHE
  • Identity and diversity​

  • Privilege​

Citizenship
  • Types of sentencing​

  • Civil and criminal court case studies​

Skills
  • AQA Unit  Award schemes​

PE
  • Badminton and basketball​

 

Group 2

English
  • FS Entry Level 2: Reading and Writing ​

  • Reading Talisman book 9 and 10​

Maths
  • Understanding, recognising & converting fractions​

  • Calculating with fractions​

  • Decimal place value​

  • Calculating with decimals​

Science

Tricia:

Entry Level​

  • Human Biology​

Child Development

Julie​

  • Identify male and female reproductive system and their function​

  • How a sperm fertilises the egg ​

  • Birth control and inferility​

Art
  • Continuation of artist research​

  • Working with 3d materials​

  • Development of ideas​

Music

  • Recording a Christmas song​

  • Setting up recording equipment​

  • Rehearsals for performance

Sport

Julie​

  • Walking for fitness​

  • Plan a long and short walk​

  • Demonstrate walking on different terrains​

Cooking

Step into Christmas!​

  • Cinnamon Buns​

  • Sausage rolls​

  • Whole School Christmas cake​

  • Mince pies​

  • Cake decorating and cheese straws​

  • Whole School Christmas dinner​

Skills
  • AQA Unit  Award schemes​

PSHE
  • Child exploitation-County lines​

  • Modern slavery​

Citizenship
  • Types of sentencing​

  • Criminal and Civil law case studies​

PE
  • Badminton and basketball​

Group 3

English
  • Explicit and implicit meaning​

  • Language features​

  • Comparing texts​

  • Evaluating Information​​

Novel Study​

Maths
  • Function Machines​

  • Algebra​

  • Statistics including mean, mode and median​

Science

Lewis & Trish​

  • Speed​

  • Mass, Weight and Acceleration ​

  • Energy Transfer​

History
  • Introduction to World War Two​

  • Focus- The Build Up to War: Causes and Context

Photography
  • Exposure triangle, shutter speed, aperture and iso​

Art

  • Refining ideas using worksheets​

  • Annotation, moodboards​

  • Exploring print ​

Sport
  • BTEC Level 1 / 2 First Award in Sport-Fitness for sport and Exercise​

Cooking

Step into Christmas!​

  • Cinnamon Buns​

  • Sausage rolls​

  • Whole School Christmas cake​

  • Mince pies​

  • Cake decorating and cheese straws​

  • Whole School Christmas dinner​

PSHE

  • Freedom and capacity to consent​

  • Child sexual exploitation​

Citizenship

  • The threat of terrorism​

  • Refugees and asylum seekers​

  • Human rights​

Skills
  • AQA Unit  Award schemes​

PE
  • Basketball and badminton​

 

Group 4

English
  • Narrative Writing ​

  • Figurative language​

  • Sentence structure

Maths

Year 7​

Calculations:​

  • Subtraction, Multiplication and division. ​

Year 9​

  • Algebra​

  • Using algebraic expression​

  • Simplifying expressions​

  • Calculations:​

  • Multiplication and division​

Science

Tricia:

UAS ​

  • The  Science Of Cells ​

Humanities

History – Roman Britain and the Impact they had​

Geography – Our Planet: Physical Earth​

Philosophy, Religion & Ethics –  The main beliefs in Britian and their origins. ​

Music

  • Music for celebration​

  • Listening to music from a range of cultures​

  • Christmas music past and present​

Art

  • Continuation of African Masks​

  • Exploring surface pattern​

  • Exploring the use of collage​

Cooking

Step into Christmas!​

  • Cinnamon Buns​

  • Sausage rolls​

  • Whole School Christmas cake​

  • Mince pies​

  • Cake decorating and cheese straws​

  • Whole School Christmas dinner​

PSHE

RSE:​

  • Consent​

  • Gender identity ​

  • Sexual orientation​

Citizenship
  • Law and Justice​

  • Why do we need laws?​

Skills

Emergency in the home​

  • Fire extinguishers​

  • Smoke alarms​

  • Escape plans​

  • Electricity and water emergencies​

PE

  • Basketball and badminton​

Sixth Form

GCSE Maths Resit
  • Function Machines​

  • Algebra​

  • Statistics including mean, mode and median​

English Literature

'Wuthering Heights' & AQA Post-1900 Poetry Anthology: We will conclude our study of 'Wuthering Heights', then introduce the AQA Post-1900 Poetry Anthology, establishing skills in poetic analysis and comparative techniques across time periods. ​

Biology

Tricia ​

  • The structure of DNA. ​

  • Protein synthesis​

Lewis​

  • Treatments for CVD​

  • Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins​

History AS Level

'AS' History: We will conclude our study of Henry VII (1485-1509), before commencing our study of Henry VIII (1509-1547)​

The Classics
  • The Latin Alphabet​

  • Introduction to noun declension and verb conjugation​

  • Vocabulary Build-Up​

Politics

  • The US Constitution and comparisons with the UK.​

  • Congress & comparisons with the UK.​

  • The Presidency & comparisons with the UK.​

Child Development

  • R059: The stages and types of play activity; ​

  • How play benefits development;​

  • Ways to observe and record the development of a child (working on OCR-set assignment material);​

  • R057 How to meet the needs of an ill child.​

Public Services

  • Continuing with Unit 1 Then Role and Work of the Public Services​

  • Exam revision​

Art

  • Developing ideas on a personal theme​

  • Drawing from observation​

  • Working with clay and wire​

Health and Social Care
  • F093 - Non-Examined Assessment (coursework completion)​

  • F090 – Topic Area 2: Safety and security. Identifying hazards, infection control, and safety procedures.​

PSHE

  • Careers:​

  • Higher Education, career pathways and Xello Matchmaker​

Cooking

Step into Christmas!​

  • Cinnamon Buns​

  • Sausage rolls​

  • Whole School Christmas cake​

  • Mince pies​

  • Cake decorating and cheese straws​

  • Whole School Christmas dinner​

PE
  • Basketball and badminton​

 

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