Student's Learning Term 5

Group 1

English

GCSE English Literature:  Drama 'DNA' and final past paper revision

GCSE English Language:  Past paper revision

Functional Skills English: Past paper revision

Maths

Revision of curriculum

Exam techniques

Practice papers

Science

Revision for Summer exams

Past paper walkthroughs

Art

Annotation of prep work

Artist research

Developmental ideas

PD – Citizenship

The UK and National Law​

The UK and its intervention into global issues

PD – Skills

Independent living​

Why people work, budgeting and personal spending​

PD – PSHE

Human trafficking and modern slavery​

Radicalisation and extremism​

PE

Rounders and athletics

 

Cooking

Using Summer ingredients and seasonal vegetables

Healthy eating

Kitchen skills (Chopping, mixing, measuring, boiling, baking, frying)

History

The American West

Past paper revision

GCSE Film Studies

Studying Girlhood

Revision for Summer exams

Music

Option 1 - Unit 14

Option 2 - Managing a musical product

 

Group 2

English

Finishing off Orwell's 'Animal Farm' if needed

AQA Exam Skills Language Paper 1 Reading unit of work

Functional Skills Level 1

Maths

Standard form

Factorising and expanding equations

Solving equalities and inequalities

Science

Preventing and treating disease

Non-communicable diseases

Art

Natural forms

Developing ideas, drawing, painting 3D

Artist research

PD – Citizenship

The UK’s relationship with Europe​

The Brexit referendum​

Research – should the UK have remained in the EU?​

PD – Skills

Home management:​

Hazards in the kitchen​

Understanding food labels​

Household bills and expenditure​

PD – PSHE

Careers​:

Labour Market Information​

Post 16 Options​

Career pathways​

PE

Rounders and athletics

 

Cooking

Using summer ingredients and seasonal vegetables​

Healthy eating​

Kitchen skills (chopping, mixing, measuring, boiling, baking, frying)​

Sport BTEC

UNIT 2 The practical sports performer

Child Development

Health and wellbeing:

Early signs of pregnancy

Antenatal care and preparation for birth

Business

Human resources

Marketing

Cash flow

Photography

NCFE Studio photography

Working on presenting work for exhibition

Group 3

English

Follow, understand and contribute to discussions​

Infer meaning from images​

Recognise vocabulary for specific types of text​

Use format, language and structure appropriate for audience and purpose​

Maths

Representing data in charts and graphs

Revision and exam techniques

Science

Protection against infection

Medicines

Art

Developing controlled test ideas

Artist research

3D, painting, printing, drawing

PD – Citizenship

The UK’s relationship with Europe​

The Brexit referendum​

Research – should the UK have remained in the EU?​

PD – Skills

Diet and nutrition​:

The importance of macronutrients​

The importance of micronutrients​

Exploring vitamins​

Exploring minerals​

PD – PSHE

Careers​:

Labour Market Information​

Post 16 Options​

Career pathways​

PE

Rounders and athletics

 

Cooking

Using summer ingredients and seasonal vegetables​

Healthy eating​

Kitchen skills (chopping, mixing, measuring, boiling, baking, frying)​

History

Ancient Greek Mythology​

Introducing the Peloponnesian War

Life Skills

Nutrition and healthy eating:​

How to create balanced meals that support health and well-being​

 

Group 4

English

'Private Peaceful' by Michael Morpurgo

Maths

Measurement of length

Calculating angles

Area and perimeter of shapes

Science

Respiration

Photosynthesis

Plant minerals

Art

The human form

Proportion, shape

Henry Moore, Gormley, Giagiometti

PD – Citizenship

The UK’s global role in conflict​

International disputes​

The Geneva Convention​

PD – Skills

Community living:​

Travel options in the community​

Following steps to plan a journey​

Choosing the right mode of transport​

PD – PSHE

RSE:​

Child sexual exploitation​

Child criminal exploitation​

County lines

PE

Rounders and athletics

 

Cooking

Using summer ingredients and seasonal vegetables​

Healthy eating​

Kitchen skills (chopping, mixing, measuring, boiling, baking, frying)​

History

History of World War 2 ​

History of the Cold War​

Computing

MS Publisher

Internediate MS Word Skill

Interbet research

Music

Continuing recording project

Creating promotional material

Geography

Trade and Development​

Reading maps

RE Religion and civil rights

Group 5

English

Persuasive writing:

Exploring Advertising & persuasive methods​

Applying Persuasive techniques​

Developing Sentence Structure

Maths

Decimals​

Percentages​

Problem Solving​

Science

Plant reproduction

Fertilisation and germination process

Art

Landscapes and seascapes

Looking at the work of Turner

Atmospheric perspective

PD – Citizenship

The UK’s global role​

Key international organisations​

Case study research​

PD – Skills

Community living​:

Introduction to community living​

Exploring facilities in our local area​

Exploring shops and businesses in our local area​

PD – PSHE

RSE:​

Contraception​

Sexual health

PE

Rounders and athletics

 

Cooking

Using summer ingredients and seasonal vegetables​

Healthy eating​

Kitchen skills (chopping, mixing, measuring, boiling, baking, frying)​

History

History of the Independence movement​

History of the Chartist and parliamentary democracy​

Computing

Justification of text and style

Formal letter style

Intro to MS Publisher

Music

Recoding sound

Sound collages

Podcasting

Geography

Climate and hydrology​

Comparison between East Anglia and Netherlands​

RE

Cases of suffering and religion as consolation

 

Group 6

English

Persuasive Writing​

Developing sentence structure​

Posters and Advertising​

Letters and Emails​

Maths

Decimals – to 2dp related to money​

Percentages​

Problem Solving​

Science

Looking at the Periodic Table

Space and space travel

Art

Day of the Dead Festival

Looking at colour, surface pattern

Working with poly print and collage

PD – Citizenship

The country we live in​

The rights of the individual​

Who's watching us​

PD – Skills

Exploring our community​:

What is meant by community?​

Exploring where we live​

Investigating our local shops​

PD – PSHE

Introduction to consent​:

What does consent mean?​

Yes or no, understanding choices​

My rules, my body​

Asking and checking

PE

Rounders and athletics

 

Cooking

Using summer ingredients and seasonal vegetables​

Healthy eating​

Kitchen skills (chopping, mixing, measuring, boiling, baking, frying)​

Computing

Basic text editing

Formatting objects

Internet research

Humanities

Tudor History​

Geography of the British Isles​

Music

Using Takadimi to compose rhythms

Written notation

Reading melodies

 

Sixth Form

English

To Prepare for Level 2 Functional Skills​

Presentation and discussion skills​

Improving writing techniques​

GCSE Maths

Revision of curriculum

Exam strategies and techniques

A Level Maths

Forces: dymanics and moments

Probability and continuous random variables

Hypothesis testing 2

Revision

Maths – Functional Skills

Representing data in charts and graphs

Revision and exam techniques

BTEC Applied Science

Completion of physics exam content​

Revision of biology and chemistry content​

Exam practise​

AS English Literature

Unseen Prose​

Past paper revision towards two final exams, to be taken this term

PD – Skills

Money management​:

The importance of budgeting​

Savings, loans and interest rates​

Successfully managing our money​

PD – PSHE

Radicalisation and extremism​

Hate crime​

PE

Cricket and athletics

 

Cooking

Using summer ingredients and seasonal vegetables​

Healthy eating​

Kitchen skills (chopping, mixing, measuring, boiling, baking, frying)​

Art

AS folder presentation

Annotation

Artist research

A-Level Film Studies

Revision for Summer exams

Studying Memento

Music

Option 1 – recording project​

Creating and editing samples​

Option 2 – Grade 1 Bass​

Geography

Human Geography

Revision

Exam skills

Sport

Component 3 revision

Business Studies

Revision

Business finance

Exam skills

Politics

1 Year AS​:

The location of sovereignty within the UK​

Question practice & revision​

2nd Year AS​:

Question practice & revision​

 

House Points

Blue Oak

1934

Green Oak

2093

Red Oak

2145