Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Art, Craft, and Design. |
| Exam Board | AQA |
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Students will sit a 5-hour mock exam, completing the remaining 5 hours of the mock exam in lesson time in late November/early December. Exam conditions will be an exact replica of what will occur in the ten-hour supervised time in Spring 2024. Mock Exam dates to be confirmed.
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The mock will be based on a previous Art exam question- ‘Messages’. AQA will provide a separate externally set assignment for each title in January, each with seven different starting points. Students must select and respond to one starting point from their chosen title. |
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Students will cover 2 areas as part of the GCSE course: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Textiles Design,
3-Dimensional Design or Photography depending on student’s individual interests and skills.
Students must demonstrate the ability to:
• Develop their ideas through investigations informed by selecting and critically analysing sources.
• Apply an understanding of relevant practices in the creative and cultural industries to their work.
• Refine their ideas as work progresses through experimenting with media, materials, techniques, and processes.
• Record their ideas, observations, insights, and independent judgements, visually and through written annotation, using appropriate specialist vocabulary, as work progresses.
• Use visual language critically as appropriate to their own creative intentions and chosen area(s) of study through effective and safe use of media and techniques.
• Use drawing skills for different needs and purposes, appropriate to context.
• Realise personal intentions through sustained application of the creative process.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
Exhibitions of artists work should inform the development of ideas. Gallery websites such as the
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
Try visiting Tullie House’s permanent and temporary exhibits.
https://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/
Support after school arranged with staff members. Feedback – via feedback post it notes/sheets or electronic tracking of individual student’s progress. Subject specific vocabulary is available at
https://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/art-and-design/gcse/art-and-design/teach/subject-specific-vocabulary
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Art & Design. (Photography.) |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Key Assessment Dates |
Students will sit a 5-hour mock exam, completing the remaining 5 hours of the mock exam in lesson time in late November/early December. Exam conditions will be an exact replica of what will occur in the ten-hour supervised time in Spring 2024. Mock Exam dates to be confirmed.
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The mock will be based on a previous Art exam question- ‘Messages’. The mock will be based on a previous Photography exam question. AQA will provide a separate externally set assignment for each title, each with seven different starting points. Students must select and respond to one starting point from their chosen title. |
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Students will cover 1 or more areas as part of the GCSE course, portraiture, location
photography, studio photography, experimental imagery, installation, documentary
photography, photojournalism, moving image: film, video, animation, and fashion
photography depending on student’s individual interests and skills.
Students must demonstrate the ability to:
• Develop their ideas through investigations informed by selecting and critically analysing sources.
• Apply an understanding of relevant practices in the creative and cultural industries to their work.
• Refine their ideas as work progresses through experimenting with media, materials, techniques, and processes.
• Record their ideas, observations, insights, and independent judgements, visually and through
written annotation, using appropriate specialist vocabulary, as work progresses.
• Use visual language critically as appropriate to their own creative intentions and chosen area(s) of study through effective and safe use of media and techniques.
• Use drawing skills for different needs and purposes, appropriate to context.
• Realise personal intentions through sustained application of the creative process.
Students will be working in sketchbooks. Students will cover chemical and digital image making within the genres of still life and portrait
photography. Students will use a variety of image capture devices including cameras, pinhole cameras and scanners to make images. Print making includes cyanotype, photogram, and wet tray developing processes. Students will also use alternative image making processes such as photomontage, photo-weaving, digital and analogue image manipulation, drawing and painting.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
Exhibitions of artists work should inform the development of ideas. Gallery websites such as the
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
Try visiting Tullie House’s permanent and temporary exhibits.
https://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/
Support after school arranged with staff members. Feedback – via feedback post it notes/sheets or electronic tracking of individual student’s progress. Subject specific vocabulary is available at
https://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/art-and-design/gcse/art-and-design/teach/subject-specific-vocabulary
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Art and Design – Textiles |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Key Assessment Dates |
Students will sit a 5-hour mock exam, completing the remaining 5 hours of the mock exam in lesson time in late November/early December. Exam conditions will be an exact replica of what will occur in the ten-hour supervised time in Spring 2024. Mock Exam dates to be confirmed.
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The mock will be based on a previous Textiles exam question- ‘Layers.’ AQA will provide a separate externally set assignment for each title in January, each with seven different starting points. Students must select and respond to one starting point from their chosen title. |
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Students will cover one or more areas as part of the GCSE course; art textiles, fashion design and illustration, costume design, constructed textiles, printed, and dyed textiles, surface pattern, stitched and/or embellished textiles, soft furnishings and/or textiles for interiors, digital textiles and installed textiles depending on student’s individual interests and skills.
Students must demonstrate the ability to:
• Develop their ideas through investigations informed by selecting and critically analysing sources.
• Apply an understanding of relevant practices in the creative and cultural industries to their work.
• Refine their ideas as work progresses through experimenting with media, materials, techniques, and processes.
• Record their ideas, observations, insights, and independent judgements, visually and through written annotation, using appropriate specialist vocabulary, as work progresses.
• Use visual language critically as appropriate to their own creative intentions and chosen area(s) of study through effective and safe use of media and techniques.
• Use drawing skills for different needs and purposes, appropriate to context.
• Realise personal intentions through sustained application of the creative process.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
Exhibitions of artists work should inform the development of ideas. Gallery websites such as the
https://www.vam.ac.uk/
https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/visit and
https://www.dexigner.com/directory/cat/Textile-Design/Designers
https://www.textileartist.org/
Support after school arranged with staff members. Feedback – via feedback post it notes/sheets or electronic tracking of individual student’s progress. Subject specific vocabulary is available at
https://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/art-and-design/gcse/art-and-design/teach/subject-specific-vocabulary
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Business Studies |
| Exam Board | Eduqas |
| Key Assessment Dates |
At the end of each topic there will be a set assessment on the topics covered. These will be graded in line with grade boundaries set by Eduqas.
2 examinations will be sat in the summer of 2024
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This GCSE specification introduces learners to the business world, empowering them to develop as commercially minded and enterprising individuals. Learners will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills, enabling them to use business information critically, to develop arguments, to make justified decisions and to prepare them for further study and career pathways. The focus of the specification is to introduce and nurture an enthusiasm for studying business in a range of contexts. Learners will appreciate how businesses operate in a dynamic and competitive environment and develop an understanding of the interdependent nature of business functions from a local to a global perspective. The focus of this first year of the course will be to cover the theory and the qualitative skills to be able to access the course; with the second year focusing in on examination technique. The course combines 2 formal written examinations, the first paper is worth 62.5% and the second, a case study based paper, is worth the remaining 37.5%. |
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• Understand business concepts
• Enterprising skills
• Independent learner
• Interpreting data
• Problem solving
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
BBC Bitesize Eduqas Business
Access to digital revision guide on Student Network
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Child Development and Care – CACHE Level 1/2 Award |
| Exam Board | CACHE |
| Key Assessment Dates |
Non – exam assessment (NEA) Externally set, internally marked and externally moderated: synoptic project SEPT 2023 Deadline DECEMBER 1st 2023
Written Exam. Externally set and externally marked: January 2024 and May 2024
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There are 9 areas of content to learn which are assessed by a non-examined assessment (NEA) worth 50% of the marks and an external exam, also worth 50% of the marks. The areas are: – Child development – Factors that influence the child’s development – Care routines, play and activities to support the child – Early years provision – Legislation, policies and procedures in the early years – Expectations of the early years practitioner – Roles and responsibilities within early years settings – The importance of observations in early years childcare – Planning in early years childcare |
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Show an understanding of the command words such as ‘describe,’ explain’ or ‘evaluate’.
Ability to recall knowledge and to be able to relate this knowledge to child development and practice in Early Years settings.
Show knowledge and understanding of how to promote children’s development through play within the NEA assessment and the written exam.
Show knowledge and understanding of the importance of inclusive practice and be able to relate this to Early Years settings, again within the NEA assessment and the written exam.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
www.cache.org.uk
www.hoddereducation.co.uk
www.eyfs.gov.uk
www.developmentmatters.gov.uk
www.earlyyearsmatter.co.uk
www.education.gov.uk
www.nurseryworld.co.uk
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Computer Science |
| Exam Board | OCR |
| Key Assessment Dates |
At the end of each topic there will be a set assessment on the topics covered. These will be graded in line with grade boundaries set by OCR.
20 hours of programming must be completed within the course by the end of 2024.
2 examinations will be sat in the summer of 2024.
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This course will introduce students into the world of ‘Computer Science’. It offers an insight into what goes on behind the scenes, including computer programming which students find challenging, but immersive. Over the 2 years, students will develop their knowledge of the fundamentals principles and concepts of Computer Science, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation. There are 3 units of work that will be studied, the first is Computer Systems and includes systems architecture, system security and network topologies. The second unit covers computational thinking, algorithms and programming and the third unit is a practical programming project. The course combines a formal written examination with in-school controlled assessment activities. The focus of this first year of the course will be to cover the theory in the Computer Systems unit while preparing students for the programming assessment activities. The course combines 2 formal written examinations, each worth 50% of the total marks. |
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• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skill
• Creativity
• Critical-thinking skills
• Resilience
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
The following websites are useful for revision: www.teach-ict.com, www.gcsepod.com www.craigndave.org, BBC Bitesize In addition, students have access to the course text book.
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Design and Technology – Product Design GCSE |
| Exam Board | AQA – www.aqa.org.uk |
| Key Assessment Dates |
Mock Exam: November/December.
Coursework: (50%) Practical to be completed – February.
Folder work to be completed – March.
Exam: (50%) May/June.
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Core Technical Principles In order to make effective design choices students will need a breadth of core technical knowledge and understanding that consists of: • New and emerging technologies; • Energy generation and storage; • Developments in new materials; • Systems approach to designing; • Mechanical devices; • Materials and their working properties. Specialist Technical Principles In addition to the core technical principles, all students should develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the following specialist technical principles: • Selection of materials or components; • Forces and stresses; • Ecological and social footprint; • Sources and origins; • Using and working with materials; • Stock forms, types and sizes; • Scales of production; • Specialist techniques and processes; • Surface treatments and finishes. ❖ Please be aware that small alterations to information may be made during the year due to a change in leadership. |
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3.3 Designing and Making Principles
Students should know and understand that all design and technology activities take place within a wide range of contexts. They should also understand how the prototypes they develop must satisfy wants or needs and befit for their intended use. For example, the home, school, work or leisure. They will need to demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of designing and making principles in relation to the following areas:
• Investigation, primary and secondary data;
• Environmental, social and economic challenge;
• The work of others;
• Design strategies;
• Communication of design ideas;
• Prototype development;
• Selection of materials and components;
• Tolerances;
• Material management;
• Specialist tools and equipment;
• Specialist techniques and processes.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
Students are encouraged to purchase a copy of the supporting Revision Guide published by CGP. This can be available to buy through school at a reduced cost.
www.aqa.org.uk- and www.qualifications.pearson.com past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports.
www.technologystudent.com
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Design and Technology – Hospitality and Catering Level 1/2 |
| Exam Board | WJEC |
| Key Assessment Dates |
Non examined assessed coursework (NEA) Sept 2023 – November 2023
External deadline and external assessment December 2024
Written examination: The Hospitality and Catering Industry
Examination January 2024 (Resit opportunity June 2024)
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Unit 2: Hospitality and Catering in Action – Students gain an understanding of safe planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of nutritional dishes; nutrition; dietary needs; cooking methods; menus. They develop high level skills and presentation techniques through weekly practical lessons. LO1 Understand the importance of nutrition when planning menus. LO2 Understand menu planning. LO3 Be able to cook dishes. A 9-hour controlled assessment in the spring term. |
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• Enjoyment of cooking and a willingness to learn new practical skills.
o Creativity and enjoyment experimenting with food.
o An interest in nutrition and health.
o An interest in the hospitality and catering industry.
• Can work independently
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
WJEC Hospitality and Catering textbook.
Illuminate online Food resource.
WJEC resource lists and links.
BBC Good Food. Internet for recipes.
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | English Language and English Literature GCSE |
| Exam Board | AQA |
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Both GCSEs will be assessed by exam only. There will be two exam papers for each GCSE in May-June of Year 11. The details are given below.
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The English Language GCSE is assessed by two exams: Paper 1: An exam lasting 1 hour 45 minutes; it is worth 50% of the GCSE. Section A: Reading – Unseen Extract. Q1: Information Recall (AO1). Q2: Language Analysis (AO2). Q3: Structural Analysis (AO2). Q4: Critical Evaluation of Texts (AO4). Section B: Writing – Descriptive/narrative writing. Q5: One extended piece of writing in response to an image or a piece of directed narrative writing. Paper 2: An exam lasting 1 hour 45 minutes; it is worth 50% of the GCSE. Section A: Reading – Two unseen extracts – literary fiction and non-fiction. Q1: Information Recall Based on True/False (AO1). Q2: Writing a Summary of a Text (AO1). Q3: Language Analysis (AO2). Q4: Comparing Ideas and Perspectives in Texts (AO3). Section B: Writing – Students write from their own viewpoint. Q5: One extended piece of writing in response to a statement or topic (the same theme as the reading texts). English Literature GCSE is assessed by two exams: Paper 1: Shakespeare and the Nineteenth Century Novel (a closed book exam lasting 1 hour 45 minutes; it is worth 40% of the GCSE) Section A: Shakespeare. One question on a play: students write in detail about an extract then write about the play as a whole. The options are: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar. Section B: The Nineteenth Century Novel. One question on a novel: students write in detail about an extract then write about the novel as a whole. The options are: A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, The Sign of Four, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Paper 2: Modern Prose/Drama, Poetry Selection and Unseen Poetry (a closed book exam lasting 2 hours 15 minutes; it is worth 60% of the GCSE). Section A: Modern Prose/Drama. The options are: An Inspector Calls, Blood Brothers, The History Boys, DNA, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (play script), A Taste of Honey, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Never Let Me Go, Anita and Me, Pigeon English. Section B: Poetry Selection. Either Love and Relationships or Conflict. Section C: Unseen Poetry |
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Reading Skills
Inferring and deducing – ‘reading between the lines’. (AO1)
Language analysis – analysing the writer’s choice of word, language devices and structure. (AO2)
Comparing ideas between texts. (AO3)
In Literature, in addition to the above skills, students also need to show understanding of the relationship between texts and the contexts in which they were written.
Writing Skills
Constructing whole texts, as well as paragraphing skills. Writing in different styles for a range of audiences and purposes. Grammar skills – punctuation and sentence-level organisation. Spelling.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
BBC Bitesize and www.podcastrevision.co.uk both contain useful revision resources, and also can be downloaded from http://www.podcastrevision.co.uk/freestuff/Downloads/. The more non-fiction that pupils have access to at home, the better; the more each student reads from a wide variety of quality non-fiction sources, the more they will practise these vital reading skills.
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Geography |
| Exam Board | Edexcel Specification A |
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Students will sit three externally set exams, The Physical Environment, The Human Environment and Geographical Investigations. Exams for The Physical Environment and Human Environment will be sat at the end of Year 11 and each exam is worth 37.5% of the overall GCSE grade. While the dates have not been set by Edexcel, they will all be in May, June of Year 11. This is a linear course and no modular exams are available. The Controlled Assessment project will be undertaken in school with 1 or 2 days of fieldwork to collect the data students will need. The day out of school could be in the local area or in a nearby urban environment. Students will then be examined on the fieldwork that they have carried out. This exam is worth 25% of the overall grade and, again, will be sat at the end of Year 11.
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Of the examined units –
The Physical Environment examines the following topics – The Changing Landscapes
of the UK, Weather Hazards and Climate Change and Ecosystems, Biodiversity and
Management
The Human Environment examines Changing Cities, Global Development and
Resource Management, focusing on Water resource management.
Geographical Investigations is a different sort of examination. Students will have
carried out fieldwork prior to the examination and will have carried out an investigation
in the classroom, using their fieldwork experience. They will then be examined on the
skills that they have learned and asked to apply their new skills and knowledge to
different examples, in the exam.
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You must show that:
• You can explain the main ideas or concepts that go with each unit
• You can learn and use key case studies in your answers
• You can interpret maps and graphs, photographs and diagrams that are provided as
resources by the examination board
• You can learn and use the proper key terms that go with each unit
• You can demonstrate your knowledge of places, processes and different
environments
• You can select, adapt and use a variety of skills and techniques to investigate
questions and issues
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
Edexcel produce their own revision guides and workbooks for this course. You will be
shown these by your teacher. Please do not purchase general revision guides that are
intended to cover a wide range of syllabuses as these will have chapters that you do not need!
Use the Edexcel website for past questions, answers and examiners comments.
www.edexcel.com
You will be provided with an opportunity to purchase revision guides and workbooks
through the school but, should you choose to buy them before this opportunity is given,
any Edexcel A Geography GCSE revision guides are recommended
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Maths |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Key Assessment Dates |
June 2025 – Paper 1 – Calculator
June 2025 – Paper 2 – Non Calculator
June 2025 – Paper 3 – Non Calculator
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Students will be begin the first year of their GCSE course. We will study Number, Ratio, Algebra, Geometry, Data and Probability. |
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Students will practice written and mental calculations throughout the year involving decimals and fractions. They will also begin looking at more functional uses of percentages, including compound problems and reverse percentages.
In algebra we will extend our work on linear graphs and begin to work with simultaneous equations and quadratics.
We will begin to explore similar shapes and apply trigonometry to triangles.
We will look at the way probabilities can be calculated for combined events with the aid of tree diagrams.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
www.sparxmaths.uk
• Once on the website, students can access the content by searching for ‘Trinity School’ and inputting their own details
CGP – AQA – 9-1 Maths GCSE (Foundation or Higher)
• Revision guide
• Exam practice booklet
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | MFL – French |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Key Assessment Dates |
All final exams May / June 2024 |
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Theme 1: Identity and culture
Theme 1: Identity and culture covers the following four topics with related sub-topics shown as bullet points:
Topic 1: Me, my family and friends
• Relationships with family and friends
• Marriage/partnership
Topic 2: Technology in everyday life
• Social media
• Mobile technology
Topic 3: Free-time activities
• Music
• Cinema and TV
• Food and eating out
• Sport
Topic 4: Customs and festivals in French-speaking countries/communities
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest covers the following four topics with related sub-topics shown as bullet points:
Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region
Topic 2: Social issues
• Charity/voluntary work
• Healthy/unhealthy living
Topic 3: Global issues
• The environment
• Poverty/homelessness
Topic 4: Travel and tourism
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment covers the following four topics:
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at school/college
Topic 3: Education post-16
Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions.
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• Grammatical Accuracy (using different tenses).
• Narrate Events.
• Identify Points of View.
• Listening to Longer Passages.
• Reading Longer Passages.
• Recall of Vocabulary.
• Develop writing using a range of tenses, connectives, opinions, reasons and justifications.
• Answer questions in the target language, detail what is happening in photos and other images.
• Read authentic texts and deduce key meaning.
• Write in a range of tenses, develop writing to include a variety of structures.
• Translate from English to French and vice versa.
• Understand the meta language and be able to apply the right vocab to a gap fill
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
• CPG GCSE AQA FRENCH -For the grade 9-1 Examination. Revision guide and student book.
• Links have been provided to the Student booklets that have been devised with the new requirement in exam style questions in mind.
• Students will have regular access to the Kerboodle package which is excellent preparation and assessment to coincide with the AQA examination.
• Languages Online: www.languagesonline.org.uk
• Word Reference (online dictionary): www.wordreference.com
• BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zr8bmfr
• Kerboodle: www.kerboodle.com
• Listening Skills: www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
• S-cool revision: https://www.s-cool.co.uk/
• Revision guides available at Waterstones.
• Although using the AQA/Edexcel exam boards the guides would also suit the topics studied through WJEC.
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | MFL – Spanish |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Key Assessment Dates |
All final exams May / June 2024 |
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Theme 1: Identity and culture
Theme 1: Identity and culture covers the following four topics with related sub-topics shown as bullet points:
Topic 1: Me, my family and friends
• Relationships with family and friends
• Marriage/partnership
Topic 2: Technology in everyday life
• Social media
• Mobile technology
Topic 3: Free-time activities
• Music
• Cinema and TV
• Food and eating out
• Sport
Topic 4: Customs and festivals in French-speaking countries/communities
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest covers the following four topics with related sub-topics shown as bullet points:
Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region
Topic 2: Social issues
• Charity/voluntary work
• Healthy/unhealthy living
Topic 3: Global issues
• The environment
• Poverty/homelessness
Topic 4: Travel and tourism
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment covers the following four topics:
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at school/college
Topic 3: Education post-16
Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions.
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• Grammatical Accuracy (using different tenses).
• Narrate Events.
• Identify Points of View.
• Listening to Longer Passages.
• Reading Longer Passages.
• Recall of Vocabulary.
• Develop writing using a range of tenses, connectives, opinions, reasons and justifications.
• Answer questions in the target language, detail what is happening in photos and other images.
• Read authentic texts and deduce key meaning.
• Write in a range of tenses, develop writing to include a variety of structures.
• Translate from English to Spanish and vice versa.
• Understand the meta language and be able to apply the right vocab to a gap fill
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
• CPG GCSE AQA SPANISH-For the grade 9-1 Examination. Revision guide and student book.
• Links have been provided to the Student booklets that have been devised with the new requirement in exam style questions in mind.
• Students will have regular access to the Kerboodle package which is excellent preparation and assessment to coincide with the AQA examination.
• Languages Online: www.languagesonline.org.uk
• Word Reference (online dictionary): www.wordreference.com
• BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zr8bmfr
• Kerboodle: www.kerboodle.com
• Listening Skills: www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
• S-cool revision: https://www.s-cool.co.uk/
• Revision guides available at Waterstones.
• Although using the AQA/Edexcel exam boards the guides would also suit the topics studied through WJEC.
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Music |
| Exam Board | Equqas |
| Key Assessment Dates |
Internal
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Component 1: Performing
Total duration of performances: 4-6 minutes – 30% of qualification A minimum of two pieces, one of which must be an ensemble performance of at least one-minute duration. The other piece(s) may be either solo and/or ensemble. One of the pieces performed must link to an area of study of the learner’s choice.
Component 2: Composing
Total duration of compositions: 3-6 minutes 30% of qualification Two compositions, one of which must be in response to a brief set by WJEC. Learners will choose one brief from a choice of four, each one linked to a different area of study. The briefs will be released during the first week of September in the academic year in which the assessment is to be taken. The second composition is a free composition for which learners set their own brief.
Component 3: Appraising Written examination: 1 hour 15 minutes – 40% of qualification This component is assessed via a listening examination. Eight questions in total, two on each of the four areas of study.
Area of study 1: Musical Forms and Devices
• Set work – Badinerie by J.S.Bach for Flute and String Orchestra with Harpsichord (Final movement, Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Area of study 2: Music for Ensemble
Area of study 3: Film Music
Area of study 4: Popular Music
• Set work – Africa: Toto (released 1982)
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Performance – Solo and Ensemble – Coursework
Solo and ensemble instrumental performing skills. Technical control of the instrument, the ability to interpret music adding expression
Composition – Coursework
Using composition techniques to develop musical ideas to create 2 completed pieces.
Listening and Appraising – 1 3/4 Hour Exam
The ability to write about music using the correct musical language. Identify, through listening a variety of musical features and in a longer essay question use musical language to write the set works in comparison with unfamiliar music
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
BBC bitesize, contains revision materials specific to the Eduqas specification: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/ WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Music Revision Guide – Revised Edition by Jan Richards
Focus on Sound (students will receive a login for this site)
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Physical Education – GCSE |
| Exam Board | AQA GCSE PE 8582 |
| Key Assessment Dates |
Mock Examination – December 2023 & March 2024 Analysis and Evaluation – October 2023 Examination – Summer 2024 |
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Theory Exam 60% – 2 exam papers 30% each:
• Applied Anatomy and Physiology;
• Movement Analysis;
• Physical Training;
• Use of Data;
• Sports Psychology;
• Socio-Cultural Influences;
• Health, Fitness and Wellbeing.
The exam paper has multiple choice questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.
Practical 40% (Students will be assessed in skills in: Progressive Drills, Full Context)
Students are involved in a variety of activities such as:
Athletics
Badminton
Swimming
Trampolining
They are assessed as player/performer.
10% of the practical mark is performance analysis.
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Sports specific skills for the three activity areas being offered, with knowledge and understanding of these areas. Analysis and evaluation of performance.
Application of good examination technique. Preparation for scenario questions using extended answers.
Be able to use AO1, AO2 and AO3 in answers.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxDwKP47BNA – Everlearner PE Revision
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Religious Studies GCSE (Short Course) |
| Exam Board | Eduqas Religious Studies Route A (Short Course) |
| Key Assessment Dates |
All components are assessed at the end of Year 11 in May & June examinations.
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Component 1 – Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World (taught in Year 10)
1. Issues of Relationships.
2. Issues of Life and Death
50% of the qualification: 63 marks Written examination – I hour
Component 2 – Study of Christianity (taught in Year 11)
1. Beliefs and teachings
25% of the qualification, 33 marks Written examination, 35 minutes,
Component 3 – Study of Islam (taught in Year 11)
1. Beliefs and teachings
25% of the qualification, 30 marks Written examination, 35 minutes
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Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies takes a distinctive issues-based approach to the study of religious, philosophical and ethical studies in the modern world. The course will also enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of two religions – Christianity and Islam.
AO1
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of religion and belief*, including:
• Beliefs, practices and sources of authority.
• Influence on individuals, communities and societies.
• Similarities and differences within and/or between religions and beliefs.
AO2
Analyse and evaluate aspects of religion and belief*, including their significance and influence.* The term ‘belief’ includes religious and non-religious beliefs.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
WJEC Eduqas (9-1 Religious Studies Route A) ISBN 978-1-5104-1462-4 (These are available to be purchased from the Department) CGP GCSE Religious Studies For the 9-1 Course
Quizlet www.quizlet.com
BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Separate Sciences (Separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics) |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Key Assessment Dates |
There are 2 exam papers for each GCSE both contributing 50% towards the overall grade.
May of year 11– Biology paper 1 June of year 11- Biology paper 2 May of year 11– Chemistry paper 1 June of year 11– Chemistry paper 2 May of year 11– Physics paper 1 June of year 11– Physics paper 2 |
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Biology Units:
1 Cell Biology;
2 Organisation;
3 Infection and Response;
4 Bioenergetics;
5 Homeostasis and Response;
6 Inheritance, Variation and Evolution;
7 Ecology.
Chemistry Units:
1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table;
2 Bonding, Structure, and the Properties of Matter;
3 Quantitative Chemistry;
4 Chemical Changes;
5 Energy Changes;
6 The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change;
7 Organic Chemistry;
8 Chemical Analysis;
9 Chemistry of the Atmosphere;
10 Using Resources;
Physics Units:
1 Energy;
2 Electricity;
3 Particle Model of Matter;
4 Atomic Structure;
5 Forces;
6 Waves;
7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism;
8 Space.
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Recall of Facts.
Application of Knowledge.
Evaluation of Experimental Techniques.
Analysis of Data.
Maths Skills.
Practical Skills
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
The online textbook and other resources are available to your child through Kerboodle. Their teacher will give them login details.
The website Educake has quick fire questions for students to attempt and produces feedback showing them where they need to improve.
Revision Guides are available but come in higher and foundation versions so check which tier exam your child is sitting. Ensure that any revision/support material you may buy your child, says ‘AQA’ and for ‘first teaching from 2016’
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Year 11 Subject Information
| Subject | Theatre Studies |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Key Assessment Dates |
The course is designed to be taken over 2 years. All formal assessment takes place in Year 11, though there will have been practice and mock assessments in Year 10.
Assessment of final devised piece (Component 2) takes place in the December of Year 11. (Internally assessed and externally moderated).
Assessment of the final scripted pieces (Component 3) takes place in March of Year 11. (Externally assessed).
Final written exam (Component 1) takes place in May of Year 11.
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Component 1 – Understanding Drama – Written Exam – 1 hour and 45 minutes
40% of GCSE
Section A – Multiple choice (4 marks).
Section B – 4 questions on a given extract from the set play chosen (44 marks).
Section C – 1 question (from a choice) on a live theatre production (32 marks).
Component 2 – Devising Drama (Practical)
40% of GCSE
Devising Log (60 marks).
Devised Performance (20 marks).
This component is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA.
Component 3 – Texts in Practice (Practical)
20% of GCSE
Performance of 2 extracts from 1 play (students may contribute as performer or designer). (20 marks for each extract).
This component is marked by AQA.
There are opportunities to see a variety of live/digital/streamed theatre throughout the year.
Students are also encouraged to take part in extra-curricular performances with Trinity Theatre Company.
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Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
Select and communicate their knowledge and understanding of drama to generate, explore and develop ideas.
Develop and apply practical skills to communicate in both devised and scripted performance.
Realise artistic intention for an audience.
Analyse and evaluate their own work and that of others using appropriate terminology.
Analyse and evaluate performance texts and dramatic works, considering social, cultural and historical contexts and exploring ideas of how a play may be interpreted practically.
Candidates need to be able to demonstrate skill either as an actor or in another technical option of their choice.
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| Revision Guides and Websites |
AQA GCSE Drama – Annie Fox (AQA approved) – ISBN-13: 978-1912820504 Course outline, past papers etc: www.aqa.org.uk/8261 aqa.org.uk/past papers Blood Brothers – Play Guide for AQA GCSE Drama – Annie Fox – ISBN 978- 1911208716
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