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Welcome to our class.

Our Subjects

Working towards Step up to English Silver and Gold Step


Autumn
Creative and descriptive writing, reading for meaning and guided reading of ‘Stone Cold’ by Robert Swindells.

Spring
Introduction to literature of the English Literary Heritage, seminal world literature and transactional writing.  

Summer
Focus on reading and writing.

Science


Autumn

Entry Level

Full Spectrum and Pushes and Pulls

GCSE

P5 forces, P6 waves and P7 magnetism and Electromagnetism


Spring

Entry Level

Babies (reproduction), Fly me to the moon and physical and chemical changes

GCSE

C6 The rate and extent of chemical change, C7 organic chemistry and C8 chemical analysis


Summer

Entry Level

Fooling your senses, clean air and water and gasping for breath

GCSE

B5 Homeostasis and response and B6 inheritance, variation and evolution


Maths


Autumn

GCSE: Number, angles, scales, algebra, fractions, graphs, decimals, rounding, 

ELC: Component 1: Properties of number, Component 2: The four operations, Component 3: Ratio


Spring

GCSE: Data, percentages/ perimeter/ circumference, area, money, sequences, ratio/proportion, probability

ELC: Component 4: Money, Component 5: The calendar and time, Component 6: Measures

 


Summer

GCSE: Probability, equations, graphs, shapes, Pythagoras, decimals, transformations 

ELC: Component 7: Geometry,  Component 8: Statistics


Computing


Autumn

Understanding Computers: Learning how to navigate around a computer, understand where to locate different software and where to save their work in the correct location.

Microsoft Office: Students to learn how to log onto Microsoft Word insert text and use a variety of different functions to edit the information. Students will be shown how to create a document using a title, paragraphs and correct punctuation.


Spring

Microsoft Office: Students to learn how to log onto Microsoft Excel, create a basic spreadsheet by inserting text and creating formulas.

Microsoft Office: Students are to learn how to log onto their email accounts, the importance of communication and how to structure emails.


Summer

Students are to practice and revise techniques learnt over the two terms ready for examination.

Multimedia: Students will get the opportunity to learn how to use a variety of devices that take photos. They will learn what a good/bad photo is, how to download them and how to edit them.


PE


Autumn
 Entry Level PE 

Spring
 Entry Level PE   

Summer
 Entry Level PE 

Music


Autumn
Prepare, rehearse and present a collective Christmas Concert, developing awareness of audience, venue and occasion.

Extra Curricular – Meraki Duo Performance


”Spring”

Summer
Continue with Keyboard skills, developing listening skills whilst performing.Extra Curricular – Cross-phase performance linked to “Climate Change”

Humanities


Autumn
Entry Level Pathways Humanities topic work – Environmental awareness. Religious festivals

Spring
Coming Soon 

Summer
Coming Soon

Home Learning Resources

Beyond Words is a charity that provides books and training to support people who find pictures easier to understand than words. Whether supporting somebody with a learning disability or communication difficulty, our resources empower people through pictures.They have a collection of books which are free to download.  These include:

  1. Beating the Virus –  A short wordless story, that will help people to understand what to do if you have Coronavirus and how to keep yourself and those who you care about safe.  The story also shows how to safely help others who may be self-isolating.  Supplementary text at the end of the story gives information on where people can seek help if they are unwell and signposts to other useful resources.
  2. Good Days and Bad Days During Lockdown –  A wordless booklet with scenes from existing Beyond Words stories looking at what makes a ‘good day’ and what makes a ‘bad day’.Scenes address social distancing, lockdown, mental health and daily routines.