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Gosfield School Curriculum Outline

Subject: Art Year: 9

General Information: Art in this year will be a thematic approach using ‘Coast’ as the title. Students will then produce initial research to generate drawings and designs in a variety of media; this is in line with a GCSE Course. It is aimed at using primary research to inspire ideas, develop skills and designs and refine the final outcomes. Students are assessed formally at the end of each topic where an effort and achievement grade are given. In addition, prep is marked and graded and students are also given verbal feedback and encouraged to self-evaluate all of their work.

Autumn Term 1 Hundertwasser: Fabric dye and decoration.

• Understanding for the principles of Hundertwasser’s work

• Introduction to organic lines and philosophy of the architecture

• Knowledge and understanding of the restrictions of the dye work.

• Practical refinement of skills and control

• Evaluation of outcomes and similarity to his work.

Autumn Term 2 Coast: Drawing and Pastels

• Observational drawing • Study of artist Amiria

Gale • Study of the artist

Maggie Hambling Students will develop drawings with pencil and paint using Gale and Hamblings work for inspiration. They can also use pastels for experimentation. They will experiment with modeling, stippling, texture, and mixed media.

Spring Term 1 Coast: Continued

Drawing and painting the

design work continues

Spring Term 2 Coast: Graphic design • Design • Branding • Graffiti

Students will explore designs of skateboards/ surf boards and trainers and produce designs. They will be introduced to dyes, ink and bleach to develop the graphics Use of on line Graffitti creator will support the development of personal logo’s and Tags.

Summer Term 1 Coast: Graphic Design Continued Ceramic and mixed media work continues.

Summer Term 2 Coast: T shirt Tie Dye

• Tie Dye tests • Tie Dye Shirt

Students will be introduced to the method of tie dye and experiment with different knots, this will then transfer to a T shirt.


Subject: Computing Year: 9 General Information: Students receive one timetabled Computing lesson a fortnight in Year 9. The course is carefully structured to complement the national curriculum requirements, but with an overall aim to extend students’ ability beyond the basic requirements and encourage them to:

§ Use ICT confidently, independently, efficiently and purposefully. § Use information sources and IT tools effectively to find, explore, develop, exchange and present

information. § Decide when and how to use aspects of ICT.

Autumn Term 1 Key Skills in ICT:

• MS Word • MS PowerPoint • E-safety

Autumn Term 2 Key Skills in ICT:

• MS Excel – charts and graphs, conditional formatting

Spring Term 1 Web authoring:

• Further HTML, introducing CSS

Spring Term 2 Algorithms and procedures:

• Search and sort algorithms

• How to write procedures

Summer Term 1 Further programming with Python

• Lists and arrays • Turtle graphics

Summer Term 2 Python Coding Labs:

• Guided exercises to apply Python knowledge and principles of programming through practical activities.


Subject: Physical Education Year: 9 General Information: Year 9 Physical Education focuses on development of advanced skills needed in games and athletics. Students also apply strategies and tactics to competitive situations. Students are given the opportunity to apply these skills and strategies in competitive games against external opposition. Autumn Term 1 Basketball • Skills: passing, dribbling, shooting,

heading, creating space, movement on and off ball

• Tactics: attack/defence strategies, set plays, game evaluation & analysis

• Game play, rules, scoring & refereeing

Football • Skills: dribbling, passing, heading,

shooting, tackling, use of space, speed of decisions

• Tactics: patterns & set plays, attacking & defensive strategies, game analysis

• Game play, rules, scoring, refereeing

Autumn Term 2 Multi skills cricket

• Fielding skills including throwing, catching, pickup and stumping and backing up

• Bowling action and variation types of spin

• Batting stance, grip and a range of attacking and defensive shots, in particular the pull and drive. Working the ball into gaps

Spring Term 1 Badminton • Skills: different types of shot

both forehand and backhand, rallies

• Different serves • Tactics, game analysis &

evaluation • Game play singles and

doubles, rules, scoring & refereeing

Trampolining • Skills: shapes, Landings,

combinations, turns, advanced twists

• Somersault progressions • Routines • Health and safety issues • Putting out & away

trampolines Spring Term 2 Hockey Skills: passing, dribbling, tackling, shooting • Tactics: positions &

responsibilities, attack/defence strategies


Basketball • Skills: passing, dribbling, shooting,




Summer Term 1 Athletics • Skills; intro & develop

running throwing & jumping skills

• Measurement: times & distances

• Tactics • Competitions

Summer Term 2 Cricket/Rounders • Skills: throwing, catching,

batting, bowling, and fielding • Tactics, attack & defence

strategies, game analysis and evaluation

• Game play, rules, scoring & umpiring

Tennis • Skills: Forehand and back

hand ground strokes volleys, serving, court movement

• Rallying • Tactics, shot selection, game

evaluation & analysis Game play, rules, scoring & umpiring


Subject: Drama Year: 9

General Information: The aim of Drama in Year 9 is to give an introduction to GCSE in terms of knowledge and understanding, creativity and depth of study. Students will undertake detailed exploration of Practitioners, key texts and cross-culture theatrical conventions. Students will be offered:

• a drama workshop • a chance to see live theatre • a chance to perform to an identified audience • a House Drama Competition

Autumn Term 1 Conventions of European and non -western theatre: Noh and Kabuki/ Italian tradition of Commedia Dell'Arte

• Practical exploration of the forms

• Exploration of stylised movement

• Creative responses to varied stimuli

• Group Research on Noh/ Kabuki Theatre and Commedia Dell' Arte

• Presentations on mime and mask

Homework: Design a mask for Commedia or Noh

Autumn Term 2: Exploring European Practitioners:

• Group research on Stanislavski , Brecht and Artaud

• Texts: The Cherry Orchard, Mother Courage

• Explore Street Forum Theatre/ Didactic/ Dialectical/Epic/ Theatre of Cruelty

Homework: Investigation on physical theatre companies: Knee High, DV8, Frantic Assembly, Forced Entertainment, Complicite Assessment: Self, peer, teacher

Spring Term 1 Contemporary Theatre practice and devising methods

• Introduction to practice of Forced Entertainment/ DV8/Complicite Site specific/ sensitive works

• States of tension • Memory stimulus

(automatic writing task on earliest memory)

• Explore opening section of Khan’s Rush. Consider gesture and text relationship

• Devise own versions using personal writing

• Explore opening section of ‘Enter Achilles’ or ‘Cost of Living’ /Analysis of performers training and skill set

Perform to an invited audience Spring Term 2 Exploring scripts

• Developing Metamorphosis by Steven Berkoff, utilising physical theatre/ non-naturalistic techniques explored so far. Mime, vocal range, variety, characterisation,/Group casting blocking/ Homework: Line learning GCSE criteria Assessment

Summer Term 1 House Drama Competition Title tbc Explore assessment criteria for GCSE group devising

• Refine creative intentions • Start creation log • Types of staging • Explore creative

possibilities/ groups/ Develop ideas /peer feedback

Summer Term 2 Developing Personal Practice

• Design roles in theatre • Select Monologue/

Duologue, script writing or design presentation (set, makeup, costume,sound etc)

• Rehearsal/ creation schedule

• Select appropriate prop/ costume/ sound etc

• Complete and perform presentations

Homework: rehearsal in group, maintain creation log during. End of process, self evaluate presentation and reflect on targets.

• Teacher assessment against GCSE criteria for design/ performance


Subject: English Year: 9

General Information: Throughout Year 9, students will build progress through integrating the central skills of reading, writing and speaking/listening. Some units place more of an emphasis on a particular skill, but balance is achieved through the combination of units across the year. The combination of these skills in Year 9 provides a seamless transition to GCSE, with a focus on being able to:

− Demonstrate sustained, critical analysis of how writers use language to achieve effects, shape meaning and influence the reader

− Make comparisons between how and why writers’ ideas and perspectives are conveyed − Use a range of devices in their imaginative writing − Refine their spelling, punctuation and grammar skills − Present their ideas to a class and participate in class discussion.

All Year 9 students study English for 9 lessons per fortnight. Autumn Term 1 Fiction and Imaginative Writing Students will be taught to:

• Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers

• Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences

Autumn Term 2 Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing Students will be taught to:

• Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references

• Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts

• Write for a range of purposes

Spring Term 1 Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Students will be taught to:

• Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas

• Know the purpose, audience for and context of the writing and to draw on this knowledge to support comprehension

Spring Term 2 Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Students will be taught to:

• Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas


Summer Term 1 Prose: Students will be taught to:


• Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects

Summer Term 2 Unseen Poetry Students will be taught to:

• Select and synthesise evidence from different texts

• Maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response

• Use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations

Gosfield School Curriculum Outline 2019-20

Subject: Food Technology Year: 9

General Information: This scheme of work has been developed to enable students to learn how to cook a range of dishes safely and hygienically and to apply their knowledge of nutrition. In addition, they will consider the factors that affect food choice, food provenance and food science. Aims

§ Students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of food and nutrition; § Students will further develop food preparation and cooking techniques; § Students will be able to apply their knowledge to make informed choices; § Students will investigate where food comes from and the processes involved in food production; § Students will begin to understand the scientific principles involved in food; § Students will develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday

tasks confidently; § Students will build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design

and make high quality products for a wide range of users; § Students will evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others.

Lessons will be fortnightly with practical tasks supporting theory work covered in each session. An ingredients booklet will show the range of activities that will be taking place throughout the term.

Autumn Term 1

• Preparing for practical work – recap

• Food safety - Where do bacteria come from?

• Food safety - Using the temperature prob

• Food nutrition - Micro nutrients – nutrients in food, their sources & functions

Autumn Term 2

• Food provenance - How flour is made

• Shortcrust pastry • Food Nutrition - Nutritional

needs of different groups of people

• Bread for target group • Food Choice - Sensory

evaluation & star profiles

Spring Term 1

• Food choice - Carry out taste testing

• Food choice - Creating star profiles

• Food science - Fermentation & caramelisation

• Food Nutrition - How to carry out nutritional analysis = using software & books

Spring Term 2

• Food nutrition - Energy Balance

• Food nutrition - Milk, yoghurt & cheese

• Food science - Heat treatment of milk

Summer Term 1

• Food commodities – Cereals; turning flour into pasta

• Equipment = pasta machine

• Making pasta & tomato sauce

• Skill focus – Food science; Gelatinisation

• Skill focus – Food science; choux pastry

Summer Term 2

• Skill focus – Food science; setting mixture, Gelation

• Food choice - Factors that influence food choice

• Practical assessment; Bake off 1 Bake off 2


Subject: French Year: 9 General Information: Students follow the course book Allez. Throughout the year topic areas are visited and revisited to deal with new material. Grammar points are also introduced progressively and reinforced during the course. Students are assessed at the end of each half term in the four areas of language learning: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. Autumn Term 1

• Talking about yourself and family

• Talking about mealtimes • Ordering food in a café • Saying what you are going to

eat Grammar • Giving opinions • The present tense • The near future tense • Time phrases • Intensifiers • Negatives

Autumn Term 2

• Talking about the weather • Talking about what you

wear • Giving opinions about

clothes Grammar • Adjectival agreements • Giving opinions • Using connectives • The verb “Faire”

Spring Term 1

• Talking about daily routine

• Talking about hobbies and sports

• Talking about music • Talking about last

weekend Grammar • Reflexive verbs • The present tense • The perfect tense

(avoir) • Negatives in the

present and perfect tense

Spring Term 2

• Talking about last weekend • Talking about where you go

on holiday • Talking about the type of

holiday you prefer • Grammar • The perfect tense (avoir and

etre) • The near future tense • Comparatives and

superlatives

Summer Term 1

• Talking about different countries

• Talking about what you take on holiday

• Talking about a past holiday

• Revision for school exams

Grammar • The present tense • The perfect tense • Near future tense

Summer Term 2

• Cultural study of France • Film study “ Les

Choristes” Grammar

• Comparisons • Giving opinions


Subject: Games Year: 9

General Information: Year 9 Physical Education focuses on development of advanced skills needed in games and athletics. Students also apply strategies and tactics to competitive situations. Students are given the opportunity to apply these skills and strategies in competitive games against external opposition. Autumn Term 1 Rugby • Skills: passing, scoring, creating

space, movement on and off ball • Tactics: attack/defence strategies,

set plays, game evaluation & analysis


Hockey • Skills: passing, dribbling, tackling,

shooting • Tactics: positions &



Autumn Term 2 Rugby • Skills: passing, scoring,

creating space, movement on and off ball



Hockey • Skills: passing, dribbling,

tackling, shooting • Tactics: positions &



Spring Term 1 Football • Skills: passing, dribbling,

shooting, heading, creating space, movement on and off ball



Netball • Skills: passing; footwork,

shooting, movement on and off ball, attacking & defensive play

• Tactics: attack/defence strategies, set plays, game analysis & evaluation


Spring Term 2 Football • Skills: passing, dribbling, shooting,


• Tactics: attack/defence strategies, set plays, game evaluation


Netball • Skills: passing; footwork, shooting,

movement on and off ball, attacking & defensive play

• Tactics: attack/defence strategies, set plays, game analysis & evaluation



batting, bowling, and fielding

• Tactics, attack & defence strategies, game analysis and evaluation



batting, bowling, and fielding • Tactics, attack & defence

strategies, game analysis and evaluation



Subject: Geography Year: 9

General Information: Year 9 students start to learn about the GCSE course. Assessment is continual in lessons by oral and peer assessments. In addition end of term tests and an end of year exam will be used to help track progress. The end of year exam is based on GCSE work to help give an indication of grades at GCSE. Autumn Term 1 Hazards ● Types of Hazards ● Plate Tectonics ● Tropical storms ● Seismic hazards

Autumn Term 2 Climate Change ● What is climate change ● What causes climate change ● How can climate change be

managed ● Implications for the future

Spring Term 1 Ecosystems • What are ecosystems • Types of ecosystem • Food chains and Webs • Nutrient cycling

Spring Term 2 Coasts • Processes • Landforms • Case studies • Management and at risk

areas

Summer Term 1 Geographical skills

● Interpreting maps ● Graphs ● Diagrams ● Photos

Summer Term 2 ● Field work skills and write

up.


Subject: History Year: 9

General Information: In History, students develop the skills to understand past events, analyse cause and effect, recognise patterns and evaluate sources with increasing confidence and sophistication. In Year 9 the course is based on the book: Technology, War and Identities. There are termly attainment tests (sometimes more regularly) and an end of year internal exam. Autumn Term 1 Black Americans/ Slavery to Modern Times.

- Slave Triangle - Middle Passage - Slave Auction - Life as a Slave - US Civil War - Jim Crow Laws - Civil Rights

Movement.

Autumn Term 2 Britain and World War One

- How did war start? - Short-term reasons - Long-term reasons - Joining up - Trench warfare - Weapons - Shell shock - Poppy Day - How did countries avoid

more war?

Spring Term 1 Holocaust

- What was the Holocaust?

- Rise of Hitler - Forms of Persecution - Children. - Olympic Games 1936 - Ghettos - Final solution - Resistance and

Resilience. - Liberation - Why should the

Holocaust be remembered?

Spring Term 2 Britain and WWII

- Causes of WWII - Early German

Successes - Dunkirk - Battle of Britain - Barbarossa - D Day - Dropping the bomb

Summer Term 1 Home Front.

- Appeasement - Britain prepares for war. - Blitz - Evacuation - Rationing - Role of Women. - What is ‘terrorism’?

Summr Term 2 Modern

- Popular Culture - Civil Rights - Vietnam - Assassination of JFK - Man on the Moon - Cold War.

Gosfield School

Curriculum Outline Subject: Mathematics Year: 9 Higher General Information Students in years 9-11 follow a 3-year GCSE course. The current resource used is the Collins GCSE Maths textbook. At the end of the course, there are 3 x 1.5 hour examinations. Students complete various assessments on key topics throughout the year to check and consolidate their learning. In addition, students sit an End of Year exam that is graded and compared to their targets to check progress made. The class may work at a different speed to the outline below, to match with the ability of the class. Autumn Term 1 • Real life problems • Arithmetic with

decimals • Approximations • Factors, multiples,

primes, powers, roots • Negatives • Arithmetic with

fractions • Percentage

increase/decrease

Autumn Term 2

• Statistical representations, measures

• Scatter diagrams • Number patterns • Number sequences • nth term • Quadratic sequences

Spring Term 1 • Ratio • Direct proportion • Compound measures • Compound interest • Reverse percentages • Angles facts • Triangles • Polygons • Parallel lines • Scales drawings and

bearings

Spring Term 2 • Transformations • Constructions • Loci • Basic algebra • Factorisation • Quadratic expansion • Quadratic factorisation • Changing the subject of

a formula

Summer Term 1 • Circles • Parallelograms • Trapeziums • Sectors, cylinders, cones,

spheres, pyramids • Linear graphs • Equation of a line • Simultaneous equations

from graphs • Parallel and perpendicular

lines

Summer Term 2 • Consolidation/Revision • End of Year exams

Gosfield School

Curriculum Outline Subject: Mathematics Year: 9 Foundation General Information Students in years 9-11 follow a 3-year GCSE course. The current resource used is the Collins GCSE Maths textbook. At the end of the course, there are 3 x 1.5 hour examinations. Students complete various assessments on key topics throughout the year to check and consolidate their learning. In addition, students sit an End of Year exam that is graded and compared to their targets to check progress made. The class may work at a different speed to the outline below, to match with the ability of the class. Autumn Term 1 • Basic number • BIDMAS • Negative numbers • 4 operations • Measures • Scale drawing

Autumn Term 2

• Frequency tables • Statistical diagrams • Averages • Angle facts • Triangles • Angles in a polygon • Regular polygons • Parallel lines • Quadrilaterals • Bearings

Spring Term 1 • Multiples • Factors • Primes • LCM/HCF • Square numbers and

roots • Rounding • Approximations

Spring Term 2 • Decimals • Reciprocals • Arithmetic with

fractions • Graphs and equations • Gradient of a line • y = mx + c • Equation of a line • Real life graphs • Simultaneous equations

Summer Term 1 • Basic algebra • Substitution • Expanding brackets • Factorisation • Quadratics • Changing the subject of a

formula • Ratio • Speed, distance, time • Direct proportion • Best buys



Subject: Mathematics Year: 10 Foundation General Information Students in years 9-11 follow a 3-year GCSE course. The current resource used is the Collins GCSE Maths textbook. At the end of the course, there are 3 x 1.5 hour examinations. Students complete various assessments on key topics throughout the year to check and consolidate their learning. In addition, students sit an End of Year exam that is graded and compared to their targets to check progress made. The class may work at a different speed to the outline below, to match with the ability of the class. Autumn Term 1 • Rectangles • Compound shapes • Area of a triangle,

parallelogram, trapezium

• Circles • Symmetry • Transformations

Autumn Term 2

• Calculating probabilities • Mutually exclusive and

exhaustive outcomes • Experimental probability • Expectation • 3D shapes • Volume and surface area

Spring Term 1 • Solving linear equations • Brackets • Variable on both sides

Spring Term 2 • Equivalent FDPs • Percentages • Percentage

increase/decrease • Compound measures • Compound interest • Reverse percentages • Direct and inverse

proportion

Summer Term 1 • Sampling • Pie charts • Scatter diagrams • Grouped data and averages • Constructing triangles • Bisectors • Loci



Subject: Mathematics Year: 11 Foundation General Information Students in years 9-11 follow a 3-year GCSE course. The current resource used is the Collins GCSE Maths textbook. At the end of the course, there are 3 x 1.5 hour examinations. Students complete various assessments on key topics throughout the year to check and consolidate their learning. In addition, students sit an End of Year exam that is graded and compared to their targets to check progress made. The class may work at a different speed to the outline below, to match with the ability of the class. Autumn Term 1 • Sectors • Pyramids • Cones • Spheres • Patterns in number • Number sequences • nth term • Special sequences

Autumn Term 2

• November mock exams • Pythagoras’ theorem • Trigonometry

Spring Term 1 • Congruency • Similarity • Combined events • Two-way tables • Venn diagrams • Powers (indices) • Standard form

Spring Term 2 • March mock exams • Recap and revision • Simultaneous equations • Distance-time graphs • Velocity-time graphs • Quadratics graphs • Cubic and reciprocal

graphs

Summer Term 1 • Revision • External GCSE Maths

exams

Summer Term 2 • External GCSE Maths

exams


Subject: Politics Year: 9

General Information: Politics is a subject that teaches children about the country and the world we live it. It teaches them about how the country is run and decisions made. It allows them time to study current affairs and to debate the issues that surround the world today. We will follow a prescribed outline, but, also focus on events as they happen around the world. Autumn Term 1 Community Cohesion Is Britain a melting pot? Changing patterns and local patterns of population.

Autumn Term 2 Migration in the UK Identity in the UK Respect – Human Rights. How do we develop community cohesion?

Spring Term 1 History of Human Rights. Human Rights conflict. Legal and Moral Rights.

Spring Term 2 Political Rights Should we scrap Human Rights? Rights in the workplace. (Trade Unions)

Summer Term 1 Who represents us? How does the council work? What do the council do?

Summer Term 2 Work of the local councilor. Problems and Solutions to local issues.


Subject: PSHEE Year: 9 General Information: PSHEE at Gosfield School is taught to all students from Years 7 – 11. The core themes taught under the PSHEE umbrella are:

1) Health and Wellbeing 2) Relationships 3) Living in the Wider World

The aims of PSHEE are to:

• Improve students’ knowledge of local and global issues and issues that have an effect over their lives

• Help students to gain skills and personal qualities that will help them in life after Gosfield School • Help build students’ understanding of a wide range of issues • Help students build confidence and self-esteem • Help students become more effective learners • Help students develop an awareness of risk, and making appropriate choices based on this

awareness • To help raise the students’ awareness and appreciation of British Values in today’s society.

Autumn Term 1 Decisions and Transitions

• Decisions and choices • Options and transition to

GCSE years • Skills and diversity • Smart decisions

Assessment: A written piece on careers and smart decisions

Autumn Term 2 Careers, Enterprise and Money • Careers • Enterprise project • Money management Assessment: Enterprise project assessment

Spring Term 1 Health, Addiction and Mental Health • Stress • Dangers of smoking/vaping • Alcohol • Drugs Assessment: Written piece on the dangers of alcohol abuse

Spring Term 2 Relationships and body Image • Emotions • Relationships and Sex Education • Body image Assessment: A poster on the link

Summer Term 1 Living in the Wider World The law and the Environment • CCTV • The law • Environmental issues Assessment: Speech on the use of CCTV

Summer Term 2 Living in the Wider World • Celebrities • Parenting Assessment: To make an information leaflet on parenting

between media and body image


Subject: Religion, Ethics and Philosophy Year: 9 General Information: In years 7-9 students have one lesson every two weeks and engage with abstract aspects of faith including beliefs, concepts, truth claims, ethical stances and philosophical ideas. Throughout Years 7-9, students extend their understanding of Christianity and other principal religions in a local, national and global context. They deepen their understanding of important beliefs, concepts and issues of truth and authority in religion. They apply their understanding of religious and philosophical beliefs, teachings and practices to a range of ultimate questions and ethical issues, with a focus on self-awareness, relationships, rights and responsibilities. Students will enquire into and explain some personal, philosophical, theological and cultural reasons for similarities and differences in religious beliefs and values, both within and between religions. They interpret religious texts and other sources, recognising both the power and limitations of language and other forms of communication in expressing ideas and beliefs. Students reflect on the impact of religion and belief in the world, considering both the importance of interfaith dialogue and the tensions that exist within and between religions and beliefs. They develop their evaluative skills, showing reasoned and balanced viewpoints when considering their own and others’ responses to religious, philosophical and spiritual issues. Students spend time studying each of the principal religions represented in Great Britain (Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism) and secular world views, such as Humanism. Autumn Term 1 Birth Baptism Jewish Circumcision Hindhu Birth Ceremony Sikh Naming Ceremony conceptual areas- Identity, diversity and belonging

Autumn Term 2 Growing Up Adulthood Bar and Bat Mitzvah Confirmation Sacred Thread ceremony conceptual areas- Identity, diversity and belonging

Spring Term 1 Marriage Christian Marriage Hindu Marriage Jewish Marriage conceptual areas- Values and commitments

Spring Term 2 End of Life Life after Death Christian View of Afterlife Islamic Afterlife Reincarnation Conceptual areas- Values and commitments

Summer Term 1 Suffering Animal Welfare Human Rights Happiness Conceptual areas- Questions of meanings, purpose and truth

Summer Term 2 Religion vs Science Does science allow people to play God? Philosophy Conceptual areas- Questions of meaning, purpose and truth

September 2016–FB


Subject: AQA GCSE Science Year: 9 Trilogy (Double Combined Science)

General Information: Year 9 will start the AQA GCSE Trilogy (Double Science) GCSE with a view to increasing and consolidating the practical skills and key concepts that form the basis for each subject (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Internally set and marked topic tests will take place throughout the year, but the summative examinations for the course will not take place until the end of Year 11. Autumn Term 1 Chemistry: C8: Chemical Analysis

• Purity and formulations • Paper Chromatography • Tests for gases

C5: Energy Changes

• Exothermic and endothermic reactions

• Bond energies

Autumn Term 2 Physics: P4: Atomic Structure

• Developing the model of the atom

• Isotopes and Nuclear radiation

• Nuclear Equations • Half-Life • Irradiation and

Contamination Biology: B3:Infection and response

• Communicable diseases • Viral, fungal and protest

diseases • Bacterial diseases

Spring Term 1 Biology: B3: Infection and response continued

• Fighting disease • Fighting disease-

vaccination and drugs • Developing drugs

Chemistry: C9: Chemistry of the atmosphere

• Evolution of the Atmosphere

• Greenhouse gases and climate change

• Carbon footprints • Air pollution

Spring Term 2 Physics: P3: Particle Model of matter

• The particle model and motion in gases

• Density of materials • Internal energy and

changes of state • Specific latent heat

Biology:

Summer Term 1 Biology: B4: Bioenergetics continued Respiration and metabolism

• Aerobic and anaerobic respiration

• Exercise Revision for end of year exams

Summer Term 2 Biology: B1: Cell Biology

• Cells • Microscopy • Cell differentiation and

Specialisation

September 2016–FB

B4: Bioenergetics • Photosynthesis and

limiting factors • The rate of

photosynthesis


Subject: Spanish Year: 9

General Information: Throughout Years 7 - 9 topic areas are visited and revisited to consolidate the learning and to develop knowledge and skills. Grammar points are introduced progressively and reinforced during the course. The textbook used is Mira 3. There are four components involved in language learning: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing skills. These four skills are tested in the End of Unit Tests. Students require a Spanish/English dictionary for use at home. Autumn Term 1

• Talking about yourself and

your family • Saying what you do on the

computer • Talking about films and

television programmes • Talking about music • Saying what you did last

weekend Grammar

• Present tense (regular and irregular verbs)

• Adjective agreements • Opinion phrases • Verb – soler • Near future tense • Preterite tense

Autumn Term 2

• Saying what you did last weekend

• Describing your school • Discussing school

subjects • Opinions on teachers • Christmas in Spain

Grammar

• Preterite tense • Time phrases • Prepositional pronouns • Comparisons and

superlatives

Spring Term 1

• Discussing school rules • Future plans • The parts of the body • Saying what hurts • Buying medical

supplies

Grammar

• Verbs followed by infinitives

• Se puede / se debe • Future tense • Desde hace • Verb - doler

Spring Term 2

• Saying which food you like and dislike

• Discussing what you eat

• Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles

• Revision for exam Grammar

• Using past, present and future tenses together

• Para and infinitive

Summer Term 1

• Revision for exam • Discussing what jobs

you do at home • Discussing pocket

money • Discussing jobs

Grammar

• Present tense revision • Adjectival endings • Conditional tense

Summer Term 2

• Discussing languages in the world of work

• Discussing if you win the lottery

• Travel by train • Tourist information

Grammar • Future tense • Using 3 tenses together


Subject: Design & Technology Year: 9

General Information: Design and Technology at Gosfield School is taught to all students from Years 3 - 9. This scheme of work has been developed to enable students to learn how to work safely and to apply their knowledge of CAD/CAM, Research techniques, communication skills and User centred design. In addition, they will consider the factors that affect design decisions such as the environment and modern materials.

Design technology, or D.T., is the study, design, development, application, implementation, support and management of computer and non-computer based technologies for the express purpose of communicating product design intent and constructability.

The core themes taught under the Design and Technology umbrella are:

1. Problem Solving

2. Communication

3. Evaluation Skills

The aims of Design and Technology

* Students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of the design process

* Students will further develop research techniques;

* Students will develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform tasks confidently

* Students will build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and

make high quality products for a wide range of users;

* Students will evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others.

Lessons will be weekly with practical tasks supporting theory work covered in each session.

Autumn Term 1 Health and Safety

• Safe working practices

• Desk tidy/Mobile phone stand.

• Specifications and

evaluations

Autumn Term 2 Systems and Controls

• Arduino programming

• User centered design

Spring Term 1 Graphics

• Steady Hand Game

• Design techniques

• CAM Manufacturing processes

Spring Term 2 Textiles

• Messenger Bag

• Design choices

• Safe machine operation

Summer Term 1 Speakers

• Brief

• Research

• Specification

• Design

Summer Term 2 Speakers

• Planning

• Manufacture

• Evaluation

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