year 8 curriculum booklet2209 - bishop stopford's school

Year8CurriculumBooklet

2019-2020

Contents

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………1

English………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2

Mathematics………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

Science…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…10

Art………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..11

ComputerScience………………………………………………………………………………………………12

Design&Technology–Engineering……………………………………………………………………13

Design&Technology–FoodTechnology……………………………………………………………14

Drama…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15

French………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………16

Geography………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17

History………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..18

Music………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….20

PhysicalEducation………………………………………………………………………………………………21

ReligiousStudies…………………………………………………………………………………………………22

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DearParents&Carers,

WearedelightedtowelcomeyourchildbacktoYear8atBishopStopford’sSchool.ThecurriculumyourchildwillfollowthisyearisdesignedtobuildontheknowledgeandskillstheygainedinYear7andallowthemtoexperiencethefullbreadthofsubjectsavailable.ThisyearyourchildwillbesetinMathsandScience.WhilstEnglish,TechnologyandPEwillbetaughtinmixedabilitygroupsfromacrosstheyeargroup,allothersubjectswillcontinuetobetaughtintutorgroups.

Containedwithinthisbookletisinformationfromeachofthesubjectsyourchildwillbestudyingthisyear.Thisincludesdetailsofthetopicsbeingdelivered,informationonhomelearning&assessments,equipmenttheymayneed,andsuggestionsofhowyouasparentsandcarerscansupporttheirlearninginorderforthemtobesuccessfulintheirstudies.

Ifyouhaveanyqueriesregardingthestructureofthecurriculum,pleasedonothesitatetocontactme.

Ihopethatyouwillfindthisinformationuseful.

Claire-LouiseRobbins

AssistantHeadteacher:Curriculum&SixthForm

[email protected]

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BishopStopford’sSchoolCurriculumOverview

Year8–English CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

AnimalFarmOliverTwist

Withineachthemedschemeofworkwewillbecoveringarangeoftextsfromnovelssuchas‘AnimalFarm’byGeorgeOrwell,‘OliverTwist’byCharlesDickensandShakespeare’s‘OliverTwist’Year8studentscontinuelearningtheskillstheyneedforsuccessatGCSEalongsidewhatwehopewillbealifelonginterestinreadingandwriting.

WithineachUnitofWorkstudentswillhavetheopportunitytolearnanddevelopreadingskillssuchasanalysis,evaluationandcomparison,aswellastheirimaginativeandtransactionalwritingskills.

HalfTerm2HalfTerm3 MurderMysteries

Romeo&JulietHalfTerm4

HalfTerm5

WarPoetryExtendedprojectHalfTerm6

TeachingGroups

Learninggroupsaregenerallyabilitybasedbutarefluidandflexibletoallowthebestpossiblesituationforeachstudent.

ExamplesofHomeLearningTasks

Studentsmaybeaskedtocarryoutresearchonatopic,learnsomekeyspelling,dosomereadingorcompleteapieceofwriting.

AssessmentTasks,Methods&Frequency

Assessmentiscarriedoutatleastonceahalftermandwillbeataskrelatedtotheircurrentareaofstudy.Studentswillalwaysknowinadvancethatthereisanassessmentwillbepreparedforitbytheirclassteacher.AssessmentswillreflecttherigoroffutureGCSEexamse.g.unseenextracts,responsetoliteratureandwriting.

EquipmentThatStudentsNeed

StudentsshouldalwayshaveareadingbookwiththemandwillbeexpectedtokeepaReadingLogwhichparentsshouldsignoff.Inadditiontheyneedapen,highlightersandanytextstheyarestudying.

Parents/Carerscanhelptheirchildby:

Weencouragestudentstoreadawiderangeoftexts,bothatschoolandathome,todevelopaloveforEnglishandapassionforlearning.Youcansupportyourstudentathomebyencouragingthemtoreadregularly;theyarenevertoooldtoreadtoyouandviceversa.TheEnglishDepartmentwillmakereadinglistsavailabletostudents.

UsefulWebsites BBCBitesizeKS3Pupilsshouldbeencouragedtoreadnon-fictiontextssuchasnewspaperandnewswebsites.Sparknotes

Extra-curricularOpportunities

Theatreandcinematripsandvisitingtheatreandworkshopgroups.

WhodoIcontact

Ms.AStieler–[email protected]

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Year8–MathsPi2HalfTerm1

• 1a.Addingandsubtractingwithlargernumbers

• 1b.Morecalculations

• 1c.Negativenumbers

• 1d.STEM:Writingratios

• 1e.Usingratiostosolveproblems

• 1f.Multiplicativereasoning

• 2a.3Dsolids

• 2b.Netsof3Dsolids

• 2c.Surfacearea

• 2d.Volume

Itissaidthattosucceedinmathsyouneedtwothings:knowledgeandconfidence.Thisistheethoswithinthedepartment–regardlessofability.Studentswillbeaskedtotrythingsout,developideasandmakemistakes.Allofthesethingshelpbuildconfidenceandabetterunderstandingofthecontentandknowledge.

HalfTermTest HalfTerm2 • 3a.Datacollectionsheets

• 3b.Interpretingbarcharts

• 3c.Drawingbarcharts

• 3d.STEM:Piecharts

• 4a.Simplifyingexpressions

• 4b.Functions

• 4c.Solvingequations

• 4d.Usingbrackets

EndofTermTest HalfTerm3

• 5a.Addingandsubtractingdecimals

• 5b.Multiplyingdecimals

• 5c.Orderingandroundingdecimals

• 5d.STEM:Problem-solvingwithdecimals

• 6a.Measuringanddrawingangles

• 6b.Verticallyoppositeangles

• 6c.Anglesintriangles

• 6d.Drawingtrianglesaccurately

• 6e.Designingnets

HalfTermTest HalfTerm4

• 7a.Squares,cubesandroots

• 7b.Calculatingwithbracketsandindices

• 7c.LCMandHCF

• 7d.Primefactordecomposition

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• 8a.Generatingsequences

• 8b.Extendingsequences

• 8c.Specialsequences

• 8d.Position-to-termrules

• 8e.Findingthenthterm

• 9a.Comparingfractions

• 9b.Fractionsofamounts

• 9c.Addingandsubtractingfractions

• 9d.Fractionsandpercentages

• 9e.Calculatingpercentages

• 9f.STEM:Percentagesandproportion


• 10a.Thelanguageofprobability

• 10b.Outcomes

• 10c.Probabilitycalculations

• 10d.Experimentalprobability

• 10e.FINANCE:Comparingprobabilities

EndofYearTest TeachingGroups Yourchildwillbeplacedonaflightpath(EDSM)basedontheirKey

Stage 2 data. Students are assessed immediately on entry to theschool and placed into “streaming sets”. This allows students ofsimilarability tobe taught togetherandenablesallpupils tomakeprogress. There is flexibility between the streams anddecisions onstudentmovementbetweengroupsaremadeatregularintervals.

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Year8–MathsTheta2

CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

• 1a.Calculations

• 1b.Calculatingwithnegativeintegers

• 1c.Powersandroots

• 1d.Powers,rootsandbrackets

• 1e.Multiplesandfactors

• 2a.Areaofatriangle

• 2b.Areaofaparallelogramandtrapezium

• 2c.Volumeofcubesandcuboids

• 2d.3Dshapes

• 2e.Surfaceareaofcubesandcuboids

• 2f.Problemsandmeasures



• 4a.Algebraicpowers

• 4b.Expressionsandbrackets

• 4c.Factorisingexpressions

• 4d.One-stepequations

• 4e.Two-stepequations

• 4f.Thebalancingmethod

• 5a.Conversiongraphs

• 5b.Distance-timegraphs

• 5c.Linegraphs

• 5d.Complexlinegraphs

• 5e.STEM:Graphsoffunctions

• 5f.Morereal-lifegraphs


• 6a.Orderingdecimalsandrounding

• 6b.Place-valuecalculations

• 6c.Calculationswithdecimals

• 6d.Ratioandproportionwithdecimals

• 6e.STEM:Usingratios

• 7a.Quadrilaterals

• 7b.Alternateanglesandproof

• 7c.Geometricalproblems

• 7d.Exteriorandinteriorangles

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• 7e.Solvinggeometricproblems

HalfTermTest

HalfTerm4

• 8a.Addingandsubtractingfractions

• 8b.Multiplyingfractions

• 8c.Fractions,decimalsandreciprocals

• 8d.Dividingfractions

• 8e.Calculatingwithmixednumbers


• 9a.Directproportionongraphs

• 9b.Gradients

• 9c.Equationsofstraightlines

• 9d.STEM:Directproportionproblems

• 10a.Fractionsanddecimals

• 10b.Equivalentproportions

• 10c.Writingpercentages

• 10d.Percentagesofamounts

• 10e.FINANCE:Solvingproblems


• 3a.Piecharts

• 3b.Usingtables

• 3c.Stemandleafdiagrams

• 3d.Comparingdata

• 3e.Scattergraphs

• 3f.FINANCE:Misleadinggraphs



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Year8–MathsDelta2 CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

• 1a.Primefactordecomposition

• 1b.Lawsofindices

• 1c.STEM:Powersof10

• 1d.Calculatingandestimating

• 2a.Simplifyingexpressions

• 2b.Moresimplifying

• 2c.Expandingandsimplifying

• 2d.Substitutingandsolving


HalfTermTest HalfTerm2 • 3a.Plansandelevations

• 3b.Surfaceareaofprisms

• 3c.Volumeofprisms

• 3d.Circumferenceofacircle

• 3e.Areaofacircle

• 3f.Cylinders

• 3g.Pythagoras'theorem

• 4a.Directproportion

• 4b.FINANCE:Interpretingfinancialgraphs

• 4c.Distance-timegraphs

• 4d.Ratesofchange

• 4e.Misleadinggraphs


• 5a.Reflectionandtranslation

• 5b.Rotation

• 5c.Enlargement

• 5d.Moreenlargement

• 5e.STEM:Combiningtransformations

• 5f.2Dshapesand3Dsolids

• 6a.Recurringdecimals

• 6b.Usingpercentages

• 6c.Percentagechange

• 6d.FINANCE:Repeatedpercentagechange

HalfTermTest

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HalfTerm4

• 7a.Accuratedrawings

• 7b.Constructingshapes

• 7c.Constructions1

• 7d.Constructions2

• 7e.Loci


• 8a.Comparingprobabilities

• 8b.Mutuallyexclusiveevents

• 8c.Estimatingprobability

• 8d.Experimentalprobability

• 8e.Probabilitydiagrams

• 8f.Treediagrams

• 9a.Mapsandscales

• 9b.Bearings

• 9c.Scalesandratio

• 9d.Congruentandsimilarshapes

• 9e.Solvinggeometryproblems


• 10a.Plottinglineargraphs

• 10b.Thegradient

• 10c.y=mx+c

• 10d.Parallelandperpendicularlines

• 10e.Inversefunctions

• 10f.STEM:Non-lineargraphs



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Year8–Maths


Homeworksetatleastonepieceaweek.Homeworkwillbesetbothonlineandonpaper.Studentscanaccessonlinehomeworkon

www.mathswatch.co.uk/vleUsername:JSmith(Initialfollowedbysecondname)Password:enjoymaths


Assessmentattheendofeveryhalfterm,miniassessmentsattheendofeveryunit.


FullMathsequipment(includingscientificcalculator)

Pen,pencil,ruler,rubber,protractor,compass,sharpener,highlighters


- Gettingstudentstopracticetimestablesupto12- Mentalarithmeticandbasicnumeracyinvolvingthe4operations.

UsefulWebsites www.mathswatch.co.uk/vlehttp://www.numeracyninjas.org/https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zqhs34jhttps://www.mathsisfun.com/games/subtangent.html


Mathscatchupandhomeworkclubeverylunchtimein017from1:30pm

WhodoIcontact

MissSTagaully-HeadofMathsstagaully@bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk

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Year8–Science CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

Forces–ContactForces,PressureMatter–Elements,ThePeriodicTableOrganisms–Breathing,DigestionReactions–TypesofReaction,ChemicalEnergyElectromagnets–Magnetism,ElectromagnetsEcosystems–Respiration,PhotosynthesisEarth-Climate,EarthResourcesEnergy–Work,Heating&CoolingGenes–Evolution,InheritanceWaves–Waveeffectsandproperties.

ResearchingandPlanninganexperimentWritingariskassessmentandcarryingoutexperimentssafelyMakingandrecordingobservationsRecordingresultsDrawinggraphsInterpretingandanalysingdatatodrawconclusions

Criticallyevaluatingexperimentalmethods

HalfTerm2HalfTerm3

HalfTerm4HalfTerm5HalfTerm6


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Endoftopictests(3to5weeks)Endoftermassessment.Subjectassessmentcompleteinlessons.


Pen;Blueorblackandgreen,pencil,ruler,eraser,sharper,calculator.Recommended;highlighterpens,colourpencils,redpen.


Helpingwithresearchhomeworks,askingstudenttoexplainwhattheyhavelearntinsubjectAndbyquizzingstudentwhenrevisionissetforendoftopictestusingBBCbitesizescience.

UsefulWebsites • BBCBitesizeKS3Science:http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zng4d2p• KS3 Science Quizzes: http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/science/


Sciencetripstobeconfirmed.

WhodoIcontact

MissEHealy–[email protected]

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BishopStopford’sSchoolCurriculumOverviewYear8–Art

CurriculumContent SkillContent

HalfTerm1 ContextualStudies

(PaulCezanne/KenteDesigns/Pontillism/AboriginalArt)

Tonaldrawingofstilllife,tonalpaintingofsecondarysourceimage,Reliefsculpturethroughpapiermache,Drawingthecorrectproportionoffacialfeaturesontheface,Usingcarbonpapertotransferimagesintosketchbook.Arrangingshapesintopatterns.

HalfTerm2

HalfTerm3 Rotation2

HalfTerm4

HalfTerm5 Rotation3

HalfTerm6

HowisArtTaught?

ArtisdeliveredaspartoftheTechnologyCarouselinYear8,Studentshave3sessionsper2-weekcycleovera10-weekperiod,beforerotatingontothenextspecialism.


Studentswilldrawobjects/imagesbasedontheareaofstudyinlessons.Studentsareexpectedtospend30minutesondrawingtasksathome.


Assessmenttaskstobecompletedattheendofeachrotation


(Forhomelearning)Paper,pencilandcolouringpencils.


Ensuringtheyspendthemaximumtimeexpectedtocompletehomework.

UsefulWebsites www.tate.org.ukwww.nationalgallery.org.ukwww.vam.ac.ukwww.britishmuseum.orgwww.serpentinegalleries.org


ArtClubeveryTuesday

WhodoIcontact MrAGlossop–HeadofArt,Design&[email protected]

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Year8–ComputerScience CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

ProgrammingBasicsSketchpatchStudentswillcompleteanumberofactivitiestodeveloptheirproblem-solvingskills.TheywillplananddevelopasolutiontoaproblemusingprogrammingsoftwaresuchasRoboMind.IntroductiontoprogrammingwithPython

Theaimsofcomputingalsoreflectthedistinctionbetweenthethreestrands.•understandandapplythefundamentalprinciplesandconceptsofcomputerscience,includingabstraction,logic,algorithmsanddatarepresentation•cananalyseproblemsincomputationalterms,andhaverepeatedpracticalexperienceofwritingcomputerprogramsinordertosolvesuchproblems•canevaluateandapplyinformationtechnology,includingneworunfamiliartechnologies,analyticallytosolveproblems•areresponsible,competent,confidentandcreativeusersofinformationandcommunicationtechnology.

HalfTerm2

HalfTerm3 HTMLInthisunityouaregoingtoputtogetherachartbandandcreateawebsiteforthemsotheirfanscankeepupwithwhattheyaredoing!Thewebsitewillgivetheband’sfanslotsofinterestingfactsabouttheband,andincludephotos,gigdatesandlotsofotherbandrelatedinformation.

HalfTerm4

HalfTerm5

Spreadsheets-Useofspreadsheetsanddatabasestosearchforinformation.Designingandcreatingadatacaptureform.Enteringdataintodatastructure.

HalfTerm6


Studentswillbegivenhomeworkthattheycanaccessfromgoogleclassroom.Studentswillbegivenresearchtasksaswellasfurtherdevelopmentoftopicstheyhavecoveredinlessons.StudentswillhaveaCoursebookforeveryunittocompleteforbothclassworkandhomework.Thesewillbeprintedandpresentedallpupilsatthebeginningofeachunitandtheywillbemarkedwithinthemarkingcycle.


AssessmentThiswillbeundertakenin3ways:

• Plenaryineachlesson–wherestudentswillcompletetasksfromthecoursebook• HalfTermassessmentofskillsbythestudentbasedontheirunit• Termlyassessmentofskillsbytheteacher(Inadditiontoformalschoolreporting)


Allequipmentwillbeprovidedinschool.Studentswillhavefolderstostorework.


Ensuringanyhomeworksetiscomplete.Thehomelearningsetwillbebasedonresearchthatwillhelpforthefollowinglesson;therefore,parentsupportisgreatlyappreciated.

UsefulWebsites YouTubeforinspirationGoogleforresearchGoogleclassroomtoaccessresourcesfromhomeWhenstudentsaregivenhomework,theywillalsobegivendetailsofwhereandhowtoaccesstheinformationneeded.


TBC

WhodoIcontact

Ms.TAnsah–HeadofICT(MaternityCover)[email protected]

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Year8–Design&Technology-Engineering CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

ClockProjectStudentsengageintheanalysis,designanddevelopmentofaworkinganalogueclocktomeettheneedsofanidentifiedclient.Thisprojectseesstudentsdeveloptheirunderstandingofworkshopequipmentandcomputeraideddesignandmanufactureinordertodevelopaninnovativeproductinarangeofmodernmaterials.

IntheEngineeringdepartmentyear8studentscontinuetheirdevelopmentasyoungEngineers,engagingincreativeprojectsthataimtobuildontheskillstaughtinyear7.Keyareasoffocus:• Extractingtechnical

informationfromarangeofsources.

• Computeraideddesignskills• Computeraided

manufacturingskills• Workshopskills.• Materialfocus-polymers• Teamworking

HalfTerm2

HalfTerm3 Rotation2

HalfTerm4HalfTerm5 Rotation3HalfTerm6

HowisDesign&TechnologyTaught?

Frequency:3sessionsper2weekcycleoveraterm.Sessionsaredeliveredthroughprojectsdeliveringamixtureoftheoryandpracticalskills.


Inordertodeepenunderstandingintopicsortoconsolidatelearning,HLtasksareissuedthroughouttheprojects.E.g.Materialpropertiesresearch,manufacturingmethodsresearchanddesigndevelopment.


Studentsaretestedontheirknowledge,understandingorpracticalskillsthroughouttheirprojects.Formalassessmentismadetwiceintheformofanassessedpieceofworkandanendoftopictest.


Allstudentsrequirebasicwritinganddrawingequipmentincluding;pens,pencils,acompass,a30cmruler,aneraser,andasharpener.


• Ensuringtheyhavetheirequipmentwiththemforallengineeringlessons.• EnsuringstudentshaverecordedtheirITlogindetailsforschoolcomputers,googleclassroomand

Bromcomintheirplannersincludingtheirprintingcode.• EnsuringstudentscompletetheirHomeLearningtaskstodeadline.

UsefulWebsites http://www.technologystudent.comThewebsiteabovecontainsaplethoraofrelevantDtandEngineeringinformationandtasks.GoogleClassroomAllstudentswillbeprovidedwithlogindetailstoGCwhereengineeringresourceswillbeposted.BromComAllstudentswillbeprovidedwithBromcomlogindetailswherehomelearningtaskdetailscanbefound.


Lunchtimeandafterschoolsessionareavailabletostudentsbyrequesttocompleteprojectwork/HLtasks.

WhodoIcontact

MrAGlossop–HeadoftheArt,DesignandTechnologyFacultyaglossop@bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk

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Year8–Design&Technology–FoodTechnology

CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

TheGreatBritishMenu:TheGreatBritishMenuisaprojectthatlinkswiththenationalcitizenshipagendaoneducatingourlearnersonourimmenselyvariedBritishcuisine.Oneofthenationalidentitiesofeverycountryisthevarityofcuisinesavailabletoitscitizens.Thiscanbeuniquetothemorinspiredbyothercultures.Theyear8projectbeginswithstudentslearningaboutTraditionalBritishdishes,beforemovingintomodernBritishmulti-culturaldishes.

IntheFoodTechnologydepartmentyear8studentscontinuetheirdevelopmentasjuniorChefs,engagingincreativeprojectsthataimtobuildontheskillstaughtinyear7.Keyareasoffocus:• Researchskills• Cookingarepertoireof

TraditionalBritishdishes.• CookingBritishmulti-cultural

dishes.• Comparingingredients• Selectingandpreparing

ingredients• Teamworking

HalfTerm2

HalfTerm3 Rotation2

HalfTerm4HalfTerm5

Rotation3

HalfTerm6

HowisDesign&TechnologyTaught?

Frequency:3sessionsper2weekcycleoveraterm.Sessionsaredeliveredthroughprojectsdeliveringamixtureoftheoryandpracticalskills.


Inordertodeepenunderstandingintopicsortoconsolidatelearning,HLtasksareissuedthroughouttheprojects.E.g.Dietaryrequirementresearch,SpecialFoodgroupsandFunctionalpropertiesofingredients.


Assessmenteveryotherweek.Studentsaretestedontheirknowledge,understandingorpracticalskillsthroughouttheirprojects.FormalAssessmentismadetwiceintheformofassessedpiecesinmidtermandendofrotation.


Recipes,time-plansPencils,pens,eraser,sharpener,ruler.Forpracticallesson:Containerandabagtotakefoodhome


• Ensuringtheyhavetheirwriting/drawingequipmentwiththemforallfoodlessons.• Ensuringstudentshavethecorrectingredientsinthecorrectquantitiesforeachpractical

ORingredientsarepre-paidthroughparentpay.• EnsuringstudentscompletetheirHLtaskstodeadlines.

UsefulWebsites https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zb8jmp3(KS3FoodTechnology)TheBBCbitesizewebsiteabovecontainsaplethoraofrelevantDTandFoodinformationandtasks.GoogleClassroomAllstudentswillbeprovidedwithlogindetailstoGCwhereFoodresourceswillbeposted.BromComAllstudentswillbeprovidedwithBromcomlogindetailswherehomelearningtaskdetailscanbefound.


FoodTechnology-Lunchtimesandafterschoolsessionisavailabletostudentsbyrequesttocompleteprojectwork.

WhodoIcontact

[email protected]

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Year8–Drama CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

TheTheatreWorld;JobsintheTheatreHowthelayersofthetheatreworktogether

Self-Expression,VerbalReasoning,Motivation,Collaboration,Aspiration,Communication,SelfEsteem,Concentration,Imagination,Characterisation,Confidence,Movement,Voice,Believe,Teamwork,Evaluation,Analysis,Research,Performance,Understanding,creativity,Devising,creation.

HalfTerm2HalfTerm3 FromClassicaltoContemporary

ClassicalContemporary

HalfTerm4HalfTerm5

FromPagetoStage;AuditionandDesignprocessHowdoesaTheatreCompanyrun

HalfTerm6TeachingGroups Studentsaretaughtintheirformgroups.Althoughstudentswill

differintheirloveforDrama,allstudentswillbeexpectedtotakeparttothebestoftheirability.


JobFactPack;createafactpackforallthedifferentjobsintheTheatre.AnalysisandevaluationwhydoesSCHPmatter?Pagetostage;designpacksandauditionpacks.Createyourown.


AprogressoverviewthatincorporatesIcanstatementsgivesatrackerforthewholeofkeystagethree,thisenablesstudentstoseewheretheirstartingpointisandwhattheyneedtodotoachieveandaimforthetop.Thereareassessmentsattheendofeachtermthesecoverwrittenandpractical.Includingliteracyandimagination.


Ifwearingaskirt,shortsunderneathtoretainonesmodesty.Blackpen,greenpen,pencil,colours.Onoccasionacostumemaybeneededhoweverthiswouldnotbeatacosttoyourselfandwillbesomethingyoualreadyhaveinthecupboard.


Buildingtheirconfidenceandhelpingwiththeirself-belief.Testingthemonanylinesorpresentationsthatarecomingup.Readingwiththemintheeveningtohelpwiththeirreadingskills.Gotothetheatrewithyourchild.

UsefulWebsites www.dramaonlinelibrary.comGoogleclassroom–codewillbegivenonceyouhavejoined


LookoutfortheauditionsboardoutsidetheDramaroom.DramaclubWednesdayevening3.15pmStageBattle–LipSynch,rapbattle,dancebattle,karaokebattle–whichbattlewillbeyours.1.30pmFridayLunchtimeVarioustripsareputonthroughouttheyear.

WhodoIcontact

Ms.TDorrington–[email protected]

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Year8–French CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

MediaandtechnologyTourismMyidentityMyhouseGiftsandtalents

Understandingsimplesentencesbutrepetitionmayberequired.Askingandansweringquestionsusingsimplewordsandphrases,changewords.Writingshorttextsandadaptingthembychangingwordsorphrases.Usingadictionary.Takingpartinasimpleconversationchangewordsorphraseswithintonation.Understandingdifferenttypesoftexts(inpastandpresentorfuture).Writingasimpletextusingsentencebuildersandlinkwords.Usingatleast2tensesaccurately

HalfTerm2HalfTerm3

HalfTerm4HalfTerm5HalfTerm6 France


Studentsareexpectedtolearnandrevisevocabularyonthetopicsbeingtaughtonaweeklybasis.Studentswillsitvocabularytestsonceaweekandareexpectedtorememberatleast80%ofthewords/phrasesgiven.StudentscanattimesbegivensentencesandtextstowriteinFrench,textstotranslateFrench-EnglishorEnglish-French,textstoreadandshowcomprehension,practiceusingFrenchlearningwebsites.


Studentswillsitvocabularytestsonceaweekandareexpectedtorememberatleast80%ofthewords/phrasesgiven.Listening,Speaking,ReadingandWritingassessmentsona3weekcycle(twiceeveryhalfterm)


Pencilcase,French-Englishbilingualdictionary,highlighters,flashcards(homelearning)


Ensuringhomeworkarecompletedweekly;Testingtheirchild(vocabulary,spelling,verbs,tenses)

UsefulWebsites www.frenchrevision.co.ukwww.realfrench.co.ukwww.bbcactivelanguages.comwww.languagesonline.org.ukwww.quizlet.com


WhodoIcontact

MsNHabibi–[email protected]

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Year8–Geography CurriculumContent

SkillContent

HalfTerm1

Physical:NaturalHazards TheskillsusedwithinGeographysupportstudentstobeabletointeractwiththeworldandgetthemreadyfortheirGCSEsinallsubjects.Fromstartingwithintroducingtherangeofskillsrequired,eachtopicandenquirythenfocusondevelopingthese.TheskillslearnedinGeographyallowstudentstonavigatetheworldandunderstandwhatishappeningintheirownlives.FromYears7to9,studentsfollowadynamicsyllabuswhichhelpsdeveloptheirunderstandingoftheworldaroundthemandgetsstudentstothinklikeageographer.TheprogressmadeintheseyearsallowsstudentstoachieveverywellatGCSEgeography.Inaddition,classesuseIT,literacyandnumeracytosupportwidersubjectswithdata,graphsandextendedwriting.

HalfTerm2

Human:IndustryLocation

HalfTerm3 Physical:TropicalRainforests

HalfTerm4

Human:ResourcesandtheEnvironment

HalfTerm5

Human&Physical:Kenya

HalfTerm6

HumanandPhysical:Japan


ForGeography,studentsstudyglobalcasestudiesandusetheseforextendedprojects.CurrentclassroomdisplaysrepresentindependentstudyrelatedtorecentCasestudyresearchonJapan.


Attheendofeachtopic,studentsaregivenafinalassessmenttaskwhichisacombinationoftheskillsthatwillbeneededforGCSEexams.Theseincludedatainterpretation,extendedwritingalongwithsourceanalysis.Priortothesefinalassessments,studentsaregivenopportunitiestopracticeinasupportiveenvironmentalongwithreflectionafterwardstosecurecontinuedprogress.


Studentswillbeprovidedwithinformationandresourceswithinlesson.Tosupporttheirlearning,pends,pencilandruleraretheminimumforclasswork.Forextendedworkathome,accesstotheinternetandthelocallibrarywillallowstudentstoindependentlydeveloptheirownskillsandprogress.


Supportingthroughconversationtodiscusswhatisbeinglearntintheclassroomwhichwillallowforfurtherquestioningtoextendtheirunderstanding.Opportunitiestovisitorseethroughdocumentarieswillalsoallowstudentstobeopenedtoawidervarietyofexperiencestofurtherlearning.Geographycanbeseenallaroundusandisinthenewsconstantly.Keepinguptodatewithcurrentaffairsofasocial,economic,environmentalandpoliticalnatureiscoretobeingagreatgeographer.

UsefulWebsites BBCBitesize-http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zk26n39

EducationQuizzes-http://www.educationquizzes.com/

https://www.senecalearning.com/

https://classroom.google.com


Withinthedepartment,anAllotmentclubisthrivingandisnowallowingmorestudentstobeinvolvedandagreatervarietyofflowersandvegetablestobegrown.Geographyfilmclubisoneofthemostpopularclubsattheschool.Fieldtripsareprovidedinthelocalcommunityandbeyondforstudents.

WhodoIcontact

MrAJennings–[email protected]

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BishopStopford’sSchoolCurriculumOverviewYear8–History

CurriculumContent SkillContent

HalfTerm1 WhydidtheEnglishgotowarwithitself?AreviewofthecausesoftheEnglishCivilWarandwhathappenedduringthetimeofCromwell

Inyear8studentsbegintodevelopontheskillstheyhavebeenlearninginyear7. LiteracyisavitalskillwithinHistoryandthroughdiscussionsinclassanddebate,ourstudentswillthenbebetterequippedtodevelopandwritedowntheirpoints. Ofalltheskillsthebigfocusistheideaofsignificance.Theywilllearnthisyeartoconsiderthedifferentwayswecanvieweventsinthepastandwhywestilllearnaboutthemtoday.

HalfTerm2 WhorulesEngland?HowthecountryrebuiltitselfaftertheCivilWarandwhattheroleofParliamenthasatobeexplored.

HalfTerm3 WhatweretheKingdomsofAfrica?Throughthisunitweexplorearangeofkingdomsthatusedtoexist,whatitwaslikeorlivethere,whatmadethemso

powerfulandhowtheseKingdomsended.

HalfTerm4 Isslaverystillasignificantmemory?Throughthehistoricalskillofsignificance,studentslearnabouttheTransatlanticSlaveTradeandhowitcametoanend.Withtheirknowledge,studentswillalsoassessifthememoryoftheseevents

canstillbecalledsignificantintoday’sworld.

HalfTerm5 WhatwastheBritishEmpireandhowdiditaffecttheWorld?InthistopicstudentswillcomparethedifferentinterpretationsoftheBritishEmpireandhowtheyeventscanbeseentodaytoexplorewhathappenedaroundthe

worldduringthistimeofcolonialism.

HalfTerm6 TheIndustrialRevolution.TheeventsinEnglandwouldchangetheworldfromanagriculturalsystemtofactorybased.WhathappenedinEnglandandhowdidthenewmethodschangethecountryphysicallyandthepeoplelivingin

Britain.


WithinHistorystudentsaregivenaprojecttosupporttheirprogressandallowstudentstotaketheleadinthistosupporttheirownengagement.


Attheendofeachtopic,studentsaregivenafinalassessmenttaskwhichisacombinationoftheskillsthatwillbeneededforGCSEexams.Theseincludedatainterpretation,extendedwritingalongwithsourceanalysis.Priortothesefinalassessments,studentsaregivenopportunitiestopracticeinasupportiveenvironmentalongwithreflectionafterwardstosecurecontinuedprogress.


Studentswillbeprovidedwithinformationandresourceswithinlesson.Tosupporttheirlearning,pends,pencilandruleraretheminimumforclasswork.Forextendedworkathome,accesstotheinternetandthelocallibrarywillallowstudentstoindependentlydeveloptheirownskillsandprogress.

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Supportingthroughconversationtodiscusswhatisbeinglearntintheclassroomwhichwillallowforfurtherquestioningtoextendtheirunderstanding.Opportunitiestovisitorseethroughdocumentarieswillalsoallowstudentstobeopeneduptoawidervarietyofexperiencestofurtherlearning.

UsefulWebsites AllstudentswillbegivenaccesstotheGoogle.Classroomsetupfortheiryeargroupwithinformationfor

eachtopicwearelearningabout,homeworksupportalongwithextraoptionstostudytoexplorewider

aroundwhatisbeinglearntintheclassroom.Thesewillbeintheformofwebsites,videos,documentaries

andpotentialplacestovisitshouldstudentsand/orfamilywishto.

SchoolHistory-https://schoolhistory.co.uk/resources/year/ks3/


Withinthedepartment,agardeningclubhasbeenstartedandisbeingextendedtoallowmorestudentstobeinvolvedandagreatervarietyofflowersandvegetablestobegrown.HumanitiesDocumentaryclubsfordifferentyears.Thereisalsoagrowinggamingclubforstudentstojointoexploreavarietyofboardgamesofroleplayactivitiestodevelopstorytellingandtohavesomefuntoo.

WhodoIcontact MrSLister–[email protected]

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Year8–Music CurriculumContent SkillContentHalfTerm1

BluesStudentswilllearnthekeyfeaturesof12barbluesandhowtoimproviseoverachordprogression.MusicTheory–dottednotes&tiednotes,timesignatures4/43/46/812/89/8

PerformingImprovisationComposingListeningandAppraisingMusicTheory(readingmusic)

HalfTerm2

HalfTerm3 AfricanDrummingStudentswilllearnthekeyfeaturesofAfricanmusic.TheywilllearnhowtoplaythedjumbeandhowtocomposeanAfricandrummingcomposition.MusicTheory-keysignatures,scalesandintervals

HalfTerm4

HalfTerm5

PopMusicStudentswilllearnhowtoplayavarietyofpopsongsonthekeyboard.Theywilllearnthekeyfeaturesofpopmusicandsongstructure.MusicTheory–accidentals&scalescontinued

HalfTerm6


Studentswillbegivenmusictheoryworksheetstocompleteeveryotherlesson.Theywillalsobesetresearchtasksonthegenreofmusictheyarestudying.Homeworkscheduleswillbeputintoeachstudents’bookforeachterm.


Icanstatementsarereferredtoineverytopicsothatstudentscaneasilytracktheirprogress.Theywillbesettheoryandlisteningtestseveryterm.


Blue,green&Redpen.Studentmayusetheirownwiredheadphonesforkeyboardlessons.


Parentscanmakesurestudentsarecompletingtheirhomeworktheorytasks.Studentsshouldpracticeusingakeyboardorusinganonlinevirtualkeyboardorkeyboardapp.

UsefulWebsites www.musictheory.nethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi25BFJy5x8–TolearnthenotesoftheTrebleclefhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMk-q5LCiAs–TohelplearnthenotesoftheBassclefhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=168Y5HiYeFw–Notedurationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaA3_PXx6Mo–Thenotesofthekeyboard


Choir,worshipgroup,steelpans,stringgroupStudentcansignupforinstrumentallessonsthroughtheEnfieldMusicservice.Pleaseseethefollowingwebsiteforfeesandtheapplicationform.https://new.enfield.gov.uk/services/children-and-education/enfield-music-service/fees-and-charges/

WhodoIcontact

Ms.JDougherty–[email protected]

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Year8–PhysicalEducation


-Researchrulesandtacticalideas-PerformanceAnalysisTask(IdentifyStrengthsandWeaknessesofperformance)-GoalSetting-GCSETheoreticalContent(E.G.Knowledgeofthebonesandmusclesinthehumanbody)


PracticalOna½termlybasisstudentsarerequiredto

demonstratetheperformanceofskillsforeachsportwith:

Emerging:SomeSuccessDeveloping:Accuracy/ControlSecuring:Consistency/Precision

Mastering:Effectively

TheoryOna½termlybasisstudentswillanalysetheirownperformance(strengths/weaknesses)andcreate

actionplansby:Emerging:IdentifyingDeveloping:DescribingSecuring:Applying

Mastering:ExplainingEquipmentThatStudentsNeed

-BishopStopford’sSchoolPEkit(PoloShirt,HalfZipTop,Shorts/TracksuitBottomsandSocks)-Trainers


-Encouragingstudentstoparticipateinextra-curricularclubs(Withinboththeschoolandthelocalborough)-Ensurethatstudentshavethecorrectequipmentforlessons-Supportstudentscompletinghomeworktasks

UsefulWebsites GCSESpecification:http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582GeneralRevisionWebsites:www.bbc.co.uk/educationwww.teachpe.comwww.brianmac.co.uk


-BoysFootballTeam-GirlsFootballTeam-BoysBasketballTeam-GirlsNetballTeam-AthleticsLeagues-RoundersLeagues

WhodoIcontact MrLAseid–[email protected]

Year8curriculumplanning

Activitiesproposed:

GCSEpreparation Extra-Curricularbuilding/breadthofactivities

Creativity/explorationofphysicalskills

Tabletennis Badminton Basketball Hockey Dance Athletics

GYM SH SH Field GYM FIELD

Runningthroughouttheyear

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Year8–ReligiousEducation CurriculumContent SkillContent

HalfTerm1

ReligionvsScience!Studentswilllookatthecreationstoryfromanon-religiouspointofviewBuddhismStudentswillexplorethemainprinciplesofBuddhism

Investigation–askingrelevantquestionsEvaluation–theabilitytodebateissuesofreligioussignificancewithreferencetoevidence,argument,opinionandstatementsoffaithEmpathy–developingthepowerofimaginationtoidentifyfeelingssuchaslove,wonder,forgivenessandsorrow.

HalfTerm2HalfTerm3 Suffering:Studentswillinvestigatethereasonswhythereissuffering

intheworldJesus’lastdays:StudentswillbelookingatthesignificanceoftheLastSupper,hiscrucifixionandresurrection.

HalfTerm4

HalfTerm5

Hinduism:StudentswillinvestigatethemainprinciplesofHinduismJudaism:StudentswillbelookingatthemainprinciplesofJudaismHalfTerm6


ResearchingCharlesDarwin,whytheEasterstoryisimportanttoChristians,andaJewishfestival


Studentswillhaveawrittenassessmentattheendofeveryhalfterm,aswellasattheendofeverytopic.


Blueorblackpen,greenpen,pencil,ruler,pencil,sharpener,rubber


Allowingthemuseofacomputerathometocompletehomework.CollaboratingwiththemwhencompletinghomeworkabouttheEasterstoryEnsuringthattheyhaveaccesstocolouringpencils/felttips.

UsefulWebsites BBCBitesize–KS3RE


TBS

WhodoIcontact

MsAHarris–[email protected]

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