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Curriculum Plan: Biology – Year 12

Enquiry Question(s)

Key Content Key Assessments*

Further Learning at Home

Term 1a

What factors affect health?

Topic 1

Circulatory System

Cardiac cycle

The effect of caffeine on the heart

Atherosclerosis

Blood clotting

Cardiovascular disease

Evaluation of studies that determine health risk factors

Factors that increase cardiovascular diseases

Monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides

Investigate vitamin C content in food

Analyse data on energy budgets and diet

Synthesis of triglycerides

Saturated and unsaturated lipids.

Blood cholesterol levels

Treatments for cardiovascular disease

1. EA Exam 1

Reading List: Salters-Nuffield AS/ A level Biology 1 – Pearson (ISBN: 978-1447991007)

Topic 1: p.2-55

Term 1b

2. Test on Topic 1


Topic 1: p.2-55

Topic 2: p.56-103

How are genes and health linked?

Topic 2

Gas exchange surfaces in organisms

Diffusion

Amino acids

Proteins

Cell membranes

Osmosis

Enzymes

Mononucleotides

DNA

Genetic code

Mutations

Genetic screening

Term 2a

3. EA Exam 2


Topic 2: p.56-103

Topic 3: p.104-149

How can we explain our characteristics?

Topic 3

Eukaryotic cells

Prokaryotic cells

Gametes and fertilisation

Mitosis

Enquiry Question(s)



Term 2b

Meiosis

Stem cells

Epigenetic changes

4. Test on Topic 2


Topic 3: p.104-149

Term 3a

What is biodiversity? What are our natural resources?

Topic 4

Biodiversity

Measuring biodiversity

Comparing biodiversity

Understanding niche

Natural selection

Classification

Plant cells

Structures of starch and cellulose

Sclerenchyma fibres, xylem vessels and phloem

Water and inorganic ions

Drug testing

Bacterial growth

Uses of plant fibres and starch

Conservation

5. EA EXAM 3


Topic 4: p.450-205

Term 3b

6. Test on Topic 3 and 4


Topic 4: p.450-205

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Curriculum Plan: Chemistry – Year 12

Enquiry Question(s)



Term 1a

How are particles in an atom arranged? What are the patterns of a periodic table?

Topic 1

Structure of an atom

Relative masses

Evidence for electronic structure

Periodic properties

7. EA Exam 1

Reading List: Edexcel A-Level Chemistry book 1 - Hodder (ISBN: 978-1471807466)

Topic 1: p.12-37

Topic 5: p.119-149

What can calculations tell us about the amount of substances?

Topic 5

Chemical quantities

Finding formulae

Amounts of gases

Calculations from equations

Solutions

Titrations

Term 1b

What are the different structures of substances?

Topic 2

Structures and bonding

Ionic structures

Covalent structures

Shapes of molecules

Polarity

Giant covalent structures

Metallic bonding

8. Test on Topic 2 and 3


Topic 2: p.38-80

Topic 3: p.81-93

What is a redox reaction?

Topic 3

Oxidation and reduction

Equations to explain redox

Oxidation numbers

Term 2a

What are the properties of the different groups of the periodic table?

Topic 4

Groups of the periodic table

Thermal stability of carbonates and nitrates

9. EA Exam 2


Topic 4: p.94-118

Topic 6.1: p.150-170

What is organic chemistry?

Topic 6.1

Functional groups

Naming Organic Compounds

Isomerism

Types of organic compounds

Reaction mechanisms

Enquiry Question(s)



Term 2b

What are alkanes and alkenes?

Topic 6.2

Alkanes

Reactions of alkanes

Fuels from crude oil

Alkenes

E/Z isomerism

Reactions of alkenes

10. Test on Organic

Chemistry


Topic 6.2: p.171-201

Topic 5: p.202-224

What are halogenoalkanes and alcohols?

Topic 6.3

Halogenoalkanes

Alcohols

Term 3a

How can we analyse a compound?

Topic 7

Mass spectra of organic compounds

Infrared Spectra

11. EA EXAM 3


Topic 7: p.225-236

Topic 8: p.237-261 How can we

apply energetics to chemical reactions?

Topic 8

Energy changes

Enthalpy changes

Standard enthalpy changes

Hess’s law

Term 3b

How can we measure a chemical reaction?

Topic 9

Reaction rates

Collision theory

12. Test on Topics 9 and 10


Topic 9: p.262-273

Topic 8: p.273-285

How can we affect a reversible reaction?

Topic 10

Reversible changes

Reaching equilibrium

Dynamic Equilibrium

Equilibrium constants

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Curriculum plan: Year 12 – IB English A: Language & Literature

Enquiry Question(s)

Key Content Key Assessments Further Learning at Home

Term 1a

Term 1a Language part II (Language and Mass Communication) How can a broad range of different texts be examined critically and evaluatively?

Language part II (Language and Mass Communication) SPEECHES/CAMPAIGNS/POLITICS

Examine different forms of communication within the media

Show an awareness of the potential for educational, political or ideological influence of the media

Show the way mass media use language and image to inform, persuade or entertain.

FOA (Further Oral Examination) 1 written task Paper 1 (May)

Oxford English A Lang & Lit Companion

Term 1b

Term 1b Language Part I (cultural context) How does language use differ according to genre, audience, purpose and other established conventions?

Language Part I (Cultural Context) LANGUAGE AND GENDER LANGUAGE AND POWER

Analyse how audience and purpose affect the structure and content of texts.

Analyse impact of language changes.

Demonstrate an awareness of how language and meaning are shaped by culture.

FOA 1 written task Paper 1 (May)

Oxford English A Lang & Lit Companion

Term 2a

Term 2a Lit Part III Literature texts and contexts How do the cultures and contexts in which texts are produced affect their production and reception?

Lit Part III Camus’ The Outsider, Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Consider the changing historical, cultural and social contexts in which particular texts are written and received.

Demonstrate how formal elements of the text, genre, and structure can influence meaning and be influenced by context.

Understand attitudes and values expressed by literary texts and their impact on readers

1 written task Paper 2

Oxford English A Lang & Lit Companion Set texts

Term 2b

Term 2b Lit Part III Literature texts and contexts How do the cultures and contexts in which texts are produced affect their production and reception?

Lit Part III Camus’ The Outsider, Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Consider the changing historical, cultural and social contexts in which particular texts are written and received.

Demonstrate how formal elements of the text, genre, and structure can influence meaning and be influenced by context.

Understand attitudes and values

1 written Task Paper 2


expressed by literary texts and their impact on readers

Term 3a

Term 3a Lit Part IV Literature critical study How can close analysis skills be applied, maintaining a critical perspective which takes into account the ethical or moral stance of a text?

Lit Part IV Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Maya Angelou poetry

Explore literary works in detail.

Analyse elements such as theme and ethical stance or moral values of literary texts

Individual Oral Commentary 1 written task


Term 3b

Term 3b Lit Part IV Literature critical study How can close analysis skills be applied, maintaining a critical perspective which takes into account the ethical or moral stance of a text?

Lit Part IV Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Explore literary works in detail.

Analyse elements such as theme and ethical stance or moral values of literary texts

Individual Oral Commentary 1 written task


Curriculum Plan: History – Year 12

Enquiry Question(s)


Term 1a

How did people struggle for rights and freedoms in the mid-20th century?

Civil rights movement in the United States (1954-1965)

Apartheid South Africa (1948-1964)

1. EA Exam 1 – IB Paper 1 questions

Reading List

Rights and Protest: IB History Course Book by Peter Clinton and Mark Rogers

Term 1b

How did authoritarian states emerge?

Emergence of authoritarian states

Consolidation and maintenance of power

Aims and results of policies

2. IB Paper 2 questions

Reading List

Authoritarian States: IB History Course Book by Gray, Habibi, Perera, Aylward

Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw

Mao: A Biography by Ross Terrill

Stalin: A Biography by Robert Service

Fidel Castro: A Biography by Volker Skierka

Term 2a

How did authoritarian states emerge?

Hitler and Mao

Stalin and Castro

3. EA Exam 2 – IB Paper 2 questions

Reading List

Authoritarian States: IB History Course Book by Gray, Habibi, Perera, Aylward

Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw

Mao: A Biography by Ross Terrill

Stalin: A Biography by Robert Service

Fidel Castro: A Biography by Volker Skierka

Term 2b

How did tensions and rivalries emerge in the Cold War?

Rivalry, mistrust and accord

Leaders and nations

Cold War crises


Reading List

The Cold War – Superpower Tensions and Rivalries: IB History Course Book by Alexis Mamaux

International Relations since 1945: A global History by John W. Young

The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis

Term 3a

How did tensions and rivalries emerge in the Cold War?

Mao and Castro

China and Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis

Berlin Wall


Reading List

The Cold War – Superpower Tensions and Rivalries: IB History Course Book by Alexis Mamaux



Term 3b

How did slavery emerge in the USA? How did the Americas experience the Cold War?

Origins of slavery

Expansion and economic/social impact

The Middle Passage

Plantations

Resistance/rebellion/opposition

Truman

Korean War and the US

Eisenhower/Dulles

Vietnam

Foreign policy

Canada/Latin America


Reading List



The Slave Trade: A History of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440-1870 by Hugh Thomas

The Middle Passage by Tom Feelings

Curriculum Plan: ITGS – Year 12

Enquiry Question(s)


Term 1a

What is ITGS? What is the ITGS Triangle?

The three strands of the ITGS

3.1 Hardware

3.2 Software

3.3 Networks

3.5 Personal and public communications

1. Past paper exam questions

ITGSopedia http://itgsopedia. wikispaces.com Diigo: https://groups.diigo.com/group/itgsopedia ITGS for the IB Diploma Stuart Gray

Term 1b

How does strand 1 apply to specific IT scenarios?

2.1 Business and Employment

2.4 Health

2.5 Home and Leisure

3.4 Internet


Term 2a

What is the ITGS project and how can I prepare for it?

2.6 Government and Politics

ITGS Project introduction

3.6 Multimedia / digital media


Term 2b

How can I identify the need for my project?

2.3 Environment

ITGS Project

3.7 databases

3.8 spreadsheets, data modelling and simulation

3.9 introduction to project management


Term 3a

How does strand 1 influence the world of education and training?

2.2 Education and training

ITGS Project


Term 3b

How do I organise my project for submission?

ITGS Project - completed 6. ITGS Mock exam

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Curriculum Plan: Mathematics Year 12

Syllabus Key Content Key Assessments

Prerequisites

Term

1a

Pure (AS)

Stats (AS)

Stats (AS)

Mech (AS)

Mech (AS)

Unit 1: Algebra and functions

Unit 1: Statistical sampling

Unit 2a: Data presentation and interpretation

Unit 6: Quantities and units in mechanics

Unit 7a: Kinematics 1 (constant acceleration)

Test on Term

1 topics

Term

1b

Pure (AS)

Pure (AS)

Stats (AS)

Mech (AS)

Unit 2: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane

Unit 3: Further algebra

Unit 2b: Data presentation and interpretation

Unit 7b: Kinematics 1 (constant acceleration)

Test on Term

2 topics

Pure (AS) Unit 1

Pure (AS) Unit 1

Term

2a

Pure (AS)

Pure (AS)

Stats (AS)

Stats (AS)

Mech (AS)

Unit 4: Trigonometry

Unit 5: Vectors (2D)

Unit 3: Probability

Unit 4: Statistical distributions

Unit 8a: Forces & Newton’s laws

Test on Term

3 topics

Pure (AS) Unit 1

Stats (AS) Unit 3

Mech (AS) Unit 6

Term

2b

Pure (AS)

Pure (AS)

Stats (AS)

Mech (AS)

Unit 6: Differentiation

Unit 7: Integration

Unit 5a: Statistical hypothesis testing

Unit 8b: Forces & Newton’s laws

Test on Term

4 topics

Mech (AS) Unit 6

Term

3a

Pure (AS)

Stats (AS)

Mech (AS)

Unit 8: Exponentials and logarithms

Unit 5b: Statistical hypothesis testing

Unit 9: Kinematics 2 (variable acceleration)

Revision (AS level)

Test on Term

5 topics

Pure (AS) Unit 1

Term

3b

Pure (AS)

Pure (AS)

Unit 1: Proof

Unit 2: Algebraic and partial fractions

Formal examination (AS level)

Test on Term

6 topics

Unit 3: Further

algebra

Curriculum Plan: IB Psychology – Year 12

Enquiry Question(s)



Term 1a

What is psychology?

Introduction to Psychology

Key events and classic studies

Existing understanding of psychology

13. EA Exam 1

Reading List:

How do we research about psychology?

Introduction to Research Approaches

Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Critical thinking

Review terminology

Reductionist vs holistic approaches

What factors affect behaviour?

Biological Level of Analysis

Brain and behaviour

Hormones and behaviour

Genetics and behaviour

Animal research

Term 1b

14. Assessment 2

Reading List:

How can we research on a biological level?

Research Approaches Within Biological Level

Imaging techniques and inherent limitations

Ethics related to biological explanations

Term 2a

What affects cognitive processing?

Cognitive Level of Analysis

Cognitive processing

Reliability of cognitive processing

Emotion and cognition

Cognitive processing in the digital world

15. EA Exam 2

Reading List:

Term 2b

16. Assessment 4

Reading List:

What methods could we use to research within a cognitive level?

Research Approaches Within Cognitive Level

Experiments, focusing on variable manipulation

Naturalistic Observations

Enquiry Question(s)



Term 3a

What can influence an individual?

Sociocultural Level of Analysis

The individual and the group

Cultural origins of behaviour

Cultural influences on individual attitudes, identity and behaviours

Influences of globalisation on individual attitudes, identities and behaviours

17. EA EXAM 3

Reading List:

Term 3b

What methods could we use to research within a sociocultural level?

Research Approaches Within Sociocultural Level of Analysis

Quasi experiment

Correlations research

18. Internal Assessment

Reading List:

n/a Internal Assessment

Curriculum Plan: Btec National Sport Year 12

Enquiry Question(s)

Topic Key Assessments Actual formal exam


Term1a

What are the three factors that affect sports provision? How could these impact employments? How do particular skills give you an advantage in a chosen career? What are the different interview techniques?

Unit 3 – professional development in the sports industry

- Factors that affect sport provision

- Careers and jobs in the sports industry

- Professional training routes

Unit 3 – professional development in the sports industry

- Personal skills - Personal

development - Job applications - Interviews

Assignment 1 – unit 3

Assignment 1 and 2 (internal assessment)

BTEC Nationals Sport Student Book

Careers in Sport book

Visit the UK sport website

Term 1b

What are the different types of bones? What movement do the different joints allow?

Unit 1 – Anatomy and physiology

- Structure of the skeletal system

- Joints - Responses to the

skeletal system - Adaptions of the

skeletal system

End of unit test on bones and joints


Anatomy and physiology for dummies

Term 2a

How could age affect muscle mass? Could you explain the different fibre types?


- The muscular system - Antagonistic pairs - Muscle contractions - Responses to the

muscular system - Adaptions of the

muscular system

End of unit test on muscles and antagonistic pairs


Anatomy and physiology for dummies

Term 2b

What are the effects of altitude on the respiratory system? Could you describe vital capacity?


- Structure of the respiratory system

- Control of breathing - Responses to the

respiratory system - Adaptions of the

respiratory system

End of unit test on the structure of the respiratory system


Human anatomy

Term 3a

What is cardiac hypertrophy? Could you describe the nervous control of the cardiac cycle?


- Structure of the cardiovascular system

- Functions of the cardiovascular system

- Responses to the cardiovascular system

- Adaptions of the cardiovascular system

End of unit test on the structure and function of the cardiovascular system


Human anatomy

Term 3b

What are the different revision techniques? How are you going to revise?

Unit 1 – energy systems - The role of ATP - Lactate system

Unit 1 – revision - The skeletal system - The muscular system - The respiratory system

- The cardiovascular system

Unit 1 mock exam

(June) Unit 1 Anatomy and Physiology external exam 1st May 2018


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