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Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | The Art Movement Cubism • Looking at the difference between Portraits, Landscapes and Still Life Art • Developing skills in Scale, Shade, Tone • Researching artists Pablo Picasso, George Braque and Juan Gris | 2 hour Still Life drawing test in pencil Cubism Class Project work Homework task of creating a Cubist inspired portrait 20% of overall year 7 marks |
Spring | Figures in Art • Developing skills in Proportion, Scale and 3D • Researching artists Alberto Giacometti, Edgar Degas and Anthony Gormley | 2 hour hand drawing test in pencil Figure Class Project Work 20% of overall year 7 marks |
Summer | Contemporary Art • Developing skills in Line Drawing and Research • Researching artists Michael Craig-Martin and Cornelia Parker and students choice of artist from TATE Gallery | 2 hour line drawing test in pencil Contemporary Art Class Project Work Homework task of creating a research project on an artist of the students choice in a handmade sketchbook 20% of overall year 7 marks Year 7 Summer Exam 2 hour drawing of school tie in pencil 40% of overall year 7 marks |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | • Warm Up Scheme of Work – Planning, delivering and evaluating a Dance Warm up that includes exercises that Mobilise the Joints, Raise the Pulse and Stretch the Muscles. • 6 Basic Actions choreography – Learning the basic principles of choreography, creating a duet based on the 6 actions | Unit 1 evidence • Warm up plan – written • Delivery test – practical • Evaluation – written Unit 2 evidence • A Dance choreography recorded |
Spring | • Commercial Street Dance Scheme of work Learning new styles of Hip Hop, Street, Locking, Breakdance skills and choreography in crews. The use of choreographic devices and group work. | Unit 3 and 4 • Skills are assessed in each style and compiled into a choreographed dance and performed in competition style – practical • Progress interview dance homework – e-learning |
Summer | • Michael Jackson style Leaning an iconic dance style that combines expression and theatrical movement. • Inter-house Dance Students work in house groups to create a dance for performance. Everyone takes on a role and contributes with their strengths accordingly. | Unit 5/6 • Performance skills – practical • Year 7 mock exam – written summative exam • Assessment point 6 will take into account the Assessments o Warm up scheme – 20% o 6 Basic Action – 20% o Breakdance scheme 20% o Inter-house assessment – 20% o Written exam – 20% |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn • Group work • Key drama skills | Key drama skills (Harry Potter and our new school)and Fairy-tales/Pantomime • Looking at key drama skills such as still images, thought tracking and narration. • Developing team work skills and individual confidence. Learning about storytelling and morals. | 20% classwork assessment (practical exploration) • 1 hour practical task in groups (teamwork assessment). Devising a performance (teacher to give topic) – key skills assessment. |
Spring • Developing a character • Exploring script work Creating | Darkwood Manor and Grimm’s Tales • Developing all drama skills learned so far such as hot seating and mutli-role. • Exploring the use of space and creation of atmosphere (mediums of drama).. • Learning what makes a good storyteller. Consideration of narrative and plot. | 20% classwork assessment (group work) • Group tasks (2 hours) sustaining a character. H/W – script learning, leading to a final group performance. |
Summer • Responding Evaluating | Mask, Mime and Evacuees • Looking at how effective masks are in performance. • Developing key skills including mime and still images. Looking at World War and learning to show empathy towards different situations. | 20% classwork and 40% final performance Rose Blanche scheme of work. |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Designing and making, using acrylic | Headphone Wrap |
Spring | Using general woodworking tools | Pull Along Toy |
Summer | Design and make, bending plastic | Product Holder |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Average from the 3 projects and end of year exam.
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn - Language | Fairy tales AO1: Identify and interpret explicit information and ideas. Select and synthesise evidence. A05: Communicates clearly, effectively and imaginatively Selects and adapts tone, style, register for different forms and purposes and audiences Organises information and ideas - Describe | PPE: Reading A01 3 Questions 35 mins Writing A05 Writing to describe: Picture stimulus 45 mins |
Autumn - Literature | Macbeth (A01,A02,A03,A04) | PPE: Macbeth 45 mins |
Spring - Language | Crime and Punishment A01, A05 (Narrative) plus.. AO2: Explain, comment, analyse: Writers use of language and structure, How writer effects and influences reader Subject terminology | PPE assessment |
Spring - Literature | Holes/Abomination (A01,A02A03,A04) | PPE assessment |
Summer - Language | Nature A01, A02, A05(POV writing) plus… A03: Compare writers ideas and perspectives, how they are conveyed across two or more texts. A04: Evaluate texts critically. Support with textual references. Spoken Language Study (post PPE) | PPE assessment |
Summer - Literature | Poetry Across Time Nature (A01,A02A03) | PPE assessment |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Introduction to Health & Safety – to include safe use of knives and ovens and personal hygiene. Cooking - to produce a range of basic, predominantly savoury dishes. An introduction to the eatwell plate | Energy balance and nutrients Extended writing – healthy eating |
Spring | Biscuit project - design and make Cooking - to produce a more varied range of dishes - making modifications Product research and taste testing | Mid- term test Design task cookies |
Summer | Textiles – introduction to health and safety Basic techniques – cutting, basic stitches and design ideas Seasonal foods | End of year exam Extended writing – Benefits of seasonal foods. |
Textiles could occur at assessment point 2, 4 or 6 due to
rotation
with summative exam always at assessment point 6.
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Locational Geography UK & Europe Major continents All about the UK Map Skills Plans and Scale Measuring Distance 4 and 6 figure grid references O.S map symbols Using an O.S Map and an Atlas Geological timescales, Plate tectonics, rocks and soils Rocks/Soils What are rocks? The rock cycle Geo-logical time scales Soils | Locational Geography Assessment (10% of the end of year grade). |
Spring | Tectonics An introduction to plate tectonics Plate boundaries Shield and composite volcanoes Case study of the Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption Super-volcanoes Why live near a volcano? What is an Earthquake Earthquake case study The earthquake through my eyes (creative writing in geography) Coasts Waves and tides The waves at work Landforms created by waves Danger along the coast Protecting our coast line | End of season exam on all learning so far (10% of the end of year grade). |
Summer | Coasts Waves and tides The waves at work Landforms created by waves Danger along the coast Protecting our coast line | End of year exam - 80% of the end of year grade. |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | History skills lessons on the following: • What is History – BC/AD, timelines, anachronisms • Princes in the Tower • Football in the Middle Ages and today – Change an and Continuity • Aztecs – significance Man on the Moon – interpretations • Historical artefacts analysis Who were the Celts /Celtic life The Romans – empire, army | • Baseline test – knowledge of History skills and source analysis • Man on the Moon assessment – Interpretations |
Spring | • The Romans – Boudicca’s rebellion Life in the Dark Ages: • The Anglo-Saxons • The Viking invasions • Crisis of 1066 Battle of Hastings | • Boudicca assessment • Mid-term examination |
Summer | • The Norman Conquest • Life in the Middle Ages • The Black Death • Revision | • 1066 Assessment • End of Year exam |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Introduction to school network Internet Safety Coding/Games design project | Internet Safety Class and Homework Assessment |
Spring | Coding/Games design project Cont’d Research skills; Fundamentals of a computing system; SpreadSheets; theory and use Intro to Algorithms, use of text based coding language | Coding Class Assessment Mid Term Exam Algorithm/Python Class Assessment |
Summer | Binary Logic Website Revision Introduction to Graphic design | Binary Logic Website Summative Exam |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
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Autumn | Health - Life Stories – Dealing with the transition from Primary to Secondary school. Citizenship - Who do we think we are? – Migration, Culture, What is means to be British (Citizenship) | Written assessment about British culture and identity. (50% of the final end of year grade.) |
Spring | Health - Beating the Bullies – What is bullying? How do you deal with bullying? The importance of communication Health - Sex and Relationships – Self-esteem, puberty, friendships, what is a family? Risk taking, the school nurse and where to get help. | |
Summer | Citizenship - Local democracy in action – the school council, local government, political issues. Health - Looking after me – Drugs, smoking, alcohol, basic first aid. Health - Staying safe over the 6 weeks. | Speeches for change – students write a speech about an issue they feel is important. They are assessed on their written work and the speech they present. (50% of the final end of year grade.) The two end of citizenship assessments are both worth 50% of the final end of year grade. |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
100% end of class assessments throughout the year.
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Sequences and place value, integers and decimals, calculators Angles and 3D shapes Mean, Mode, Median & Range + statistical diagrams | A piece of assessed classroom learning Test (end of unit) |
Spring | Expressions, Expressions, Equations and Inequalities Fractions, Decimals, Percentages and Ratio Equations and Inequalities Fractions, Decimals, Percentages and Ratio | Test (end of unit) |
Summer | Measure, Constructions and 3D shape Probability Review of year | Test (end of unit) End of year test (summative of all work studied) |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
100% end of year exam
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Personal Information | Listening assessment Reading assessment On-going speaking assessment Writing assessment |
Spring | Self, Family and Pets | Listening assessment Reading assessment On-going speaking assessment Writing assessment |
Summer | School | End-of-year listening exam = 25% End-of-year reading exam = 25% On-going speaking assessment for the year = 25% Writing assessment (unseen) = 25% |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Personal Information | Listening assessment Reading assessment On-going speaking assessment Writing assessment |
Spring | School | Listening assessment Reading assessment On-going speaking assessment Writing assessment |
Summer | Sport | End-of-year listening exam = 25% End-of-year reading exam = 25% On-going speaking assessment for the year = 25% Writing assessment (unseen) = 25% |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Basic Musicianship Music around the world (Samba) Learning to read music | Oompa Loompa Performance |
Spring | Graphic Score performance and composition Christmas Song Performance Pop Medley Pop Composition Focus on chords and musical devices | Pop Composition |
Summer | Chinese Music African Music | Song Composition End of Year Exam |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | • Netball • Tag Rugby • Gymnastic / Badminton • Fitness | • Assessment through core task and performance in invasion games and individual skills • Assessment through core task and performance in invasion games and individual skills • A practical performance in a group and solo performance • 12 minute run initial assessment |
Spring | • Fitness • Trampoline • Table Tennis • Basketball/ Volleyball/ Badminton | • 12 minute run progress measured • School set 10 bounce routine and advanced twist assessment • Assessment through core task and performance in net games and individual skills • Assessment through core task and performance in invasion games, net games and individual skills |
Summer | • Rounder’s • Cricket • Tennis • Athletics | • Assessment through core task, striking, fielding games and individual skills • Assessment through core task, striking, fielding games and individual skills • Assessment through core task and performance in net games and individual games • Assessment through Athletic awards the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards |
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | • Badminton • Rugby • Football • Fitness | • Assessment through core task and performance in net games and individual skills • Assessment through core task and performance in invasion games and individual skills • Assessment through core task and performance in invasion games and individual skills • 12 minute run initial assessment |
Spring | • Fitness • Trampoline • Table Tennis • Handball/ Basketball / Rugby / Football | • 12 minute run progress measured • School set 10 bounce routine and advanced twist assessment • Assessment through core task and performance in net games and individual skills • Assessment through core task and performance in invasion games and individual skills |
Summer | • Softball • Cricket • Tennis • Athletics | • Assessment through core task, striking , fielding games and individual skills • Assessment through core task, striking , fielding games and individual skills • Assessment through core task and performance in net games and individual games • Assessment through Athletic awards the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Average level of the top four attainment levels from the sports/activities covered.
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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Autumn | Creation – Big Bang Evolution Christian and Muslims views on creation | Exam – knowledge, understanding and evaluation of how the universe began. Weighting is 10% |
Spring | Festivals of Light - Divali Hanukkah | Extended piece of writing explaining the importance of the festivals to religious believers and how they link back to events in the religion’s history. Weighting is 10% |
Summer | Places of Worship – Church Mosque Synagogue Gurdwara | Exam – The features of their places and how they are used in worship. Also the importance of the places of worship to religious believers. Weighting is 80% |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows:
Curriculum content | Assessed work | |
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AP1 | • Unit 7: Introducing Music Sequencing - Learning Aim A Learn to Use Reaper and create and give a presentation on how to use the software (“Explore Music Sequencing Techniques”) | Unit 7: Learning Aim A: Deliver the presentation about Reaper to the class |
AP2 | • Unit 7: Introducing Music Sequencing - Learning Aim B Using Reaper, create an advert for a foreign holiday. Record on Reaper and mix the tracks (“Use music sequencing software to create music”) | Unit 7: Learning Aim B: Complete an advert for a foreign holiday using Reaper. |
AP3 | Unit 1: The Music Industry (EXAM CONTENT) | Practice Questions for Unit 1 |
AP4 | Unit 1: The Music Industry (EXAM CONTENT) | Practice Questions for Unit 1 |
AP5 | Unit 1: The Music Industry (EXAM CONTENT) | Practice Questions for Unit 1 |
AP6 | • Take Unit 1: The Music Industry Exam IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The learner must achieve a minimum of 24 points across this unit and Unit 2 (completed in year 11) to be able to access the Level 2 qualification. These are the CORE UNITS. If the learner achieves less than the required amount of points, they will be awarded a Level 1 qualification. | Unit 1: Take ‘The Music Industry’ exam (CORE UNIT) |
The components of the final assessment level are as follows: