Art and Design Edexcel 40 (practical) 60 Ongoing April 2017 No revision guides for this course Two exams REVISE Edexcel Business Revision Guide: Units 1, 3 & 5 (REVISE Edexcel Business09) Business Studies Edexcel 75 25 Completed in Year 10 Revision Guide ISBN 978-1446903735 REVISE Edexcel Business Revision Workbook (REVISE Edexcel Business09) Revision workbook ISBN 978-1446903766 Catering WJEC 40 60 (CA 1 = 20 CA 2 = 40) CA1 finishes Oct 2016 CA2 practical and write-up sessions Feb/Mar 2017 WJEC Catering, Study and Exam Practice ISBN: 978-1-84762-988-3 Citizenship Short Course and Full Course (HALF) Edexcel 40 60 (3 hours) September - January 2017 Themes - Rights and responsibilities; Power; Politics and the Media; The Global Community
Computer Computing OCR 60 Written Exam (A451) 20 Controlled Coursework A452 + 20 Controlled Coursework A453 In Year 10: Unit A451- Computer systems and programming, Written Exam (60) and Unit A452- Practical Investigation (20) In Year 11: Unit A451 continues and Unit A453- Programming Project (Controlled Assessed Coursework) Written Exam Summer 2017 In Year 10: Students have submitted their first controlled assessed coursework: A452- Practical Investigation by Spring 2016. In Year 11: Students need to complete and submit Unit A453- Programming Project (Controlled Assessed Coursework) by Jan 2017 and take their A451- Written Exam in Summer 2017. Drama Edexcel 40 performance assessed externally 60 (35 practical, 25 written) Drama controlled assessment has already begun. Students are in the process of completing a half term of workshops. This will continue until November half term. The second series of controlled assessment will start after half term and will run until the Christmas break. Students will write a review of a play that they watch. Practical Drama Performance exam April/May 2017 (TBC) 2/3 Theatre Trips during Year 10 and 11. Rehearsals after school for live performances. Coursework catch-up sessions as required English Language English Literature AQA 100 None N/A June 2017 AQA 100 None N/A June 2017 AQA English Language Book 2 ISBN 978-019-834075-1 Branson & Ellison Two exams. Letters will be sent out confirming when texts are required.
Film Studies WJEC 50 50 Ongoing throughout Year 10 and Year 11. Completed by March in Year 11: 1. Film sequence analysis (individual choice) 2. Industry research form 3. Pitch 4. Preproduction task storyboard/script 5. Post production taskposter campaign, advertising materials 6. Final evaluations June 2017; Genre study and named film study (2 exam papers) Some individual CA tasks can be completed at home French Edexcel 20 reading, 20 listening 30 (15 writing, 15 speaking) Tasks are set by the teacher. Two pieces of written assessment (200 words minimum) and two recorded tasks (about 5 minutes each) need to be submitted to the examiners There are four further assessments this year. First date: 31 October Second date: 30 January Third date: 6 March The Department will communicate with parents/carers and students to notify them of forthcoming assessments June 2017 Unit 2: Speaking in French/Spanish/Italian and Unit 4: Writing in French/Spanish/Italian are assessed through Controlled Assessment. Students need to produce two written assessments (200 words minimum for grade C+) and two Speaking Assessments (4 6 minutes recorded) by February in Year 11. Revision sessions are run at lunchtimes. All students are issued with assessment criteria for Writing and Speaking Units. Geography Edexcel B 75 25 Started in Year 10, completed by December 2016 Geography Edexcel B ISBN 978-0-19-91349078
History Edexcel 75 25 Finished in Autumn term Mathematics AQA 100 None N/A June 2017 Revision guides to be given out prior to trial exams. Ongoing revision sessions MathsWatch will be on the Portal: students should be using this to practise and revise Music Edexcel 40 60 1st Composition completed during the first half of the Autumn term in Year 11 2nd composition completed in the second half of the Autumn term in Year 11 2 Performances recorded in January of Year 11 Opportunity to participate in: Chill concerts in week prior to each half term break, Carol Concert in December, Summer concerts, Musical production in March 2018. PE Edexcel 60 40 practical, including controlled assessment and Personal Exercise Programme Ongoing throughout the year; practical performance March-May 2017 Not yet published Product Design AQA 40 60 Design and make project between September 2016 and February 2017 June 2017 Students are given a guide
Double A (already awarded) + Additional AQA AQA 75 75 25 25 Some students to complete a further ISA in Autumn term Summer 2017 B2, C2 and P2 exams for Additional Some students taking B1,C1,P1 for A AQA A Higher Tier ISBN 978 1 84146 703 0 AQA Additional Higher Tier ISBN 978 1 84762 762 9 Triple Further Additional AQA 75 25 Summer 2017 Papers 1-3 AQA Extension Higher Tier SBN 978 1 84762 853 4 Spanish Edexcel 20 reading, 20 listening 60 (2 x 15 writing, 2 x 15 speaking) Tasks are set by the teacher. Two pieces of written assessment (200 words minimum) and two recorded tasks (about 5 minutes each) need to be submitted to the exam board Most students need to complete two further controlled assessments. First date: 7 November Second date: 27 February Third date: 24 April The Department will communicate with parents/carers and students to notify them of forthcoming assessments June 2017 Unit 2: Speaking in French and Unit 4: Writing in French are assessed through Controlled Assessment. Students need to produce two written assessments (200 words minimum for grade C+) and two Speaking Assessments (4 6 minutes recorded) by February in Year 11. Revision sessions are run at lunch times on request and every Monday after school in room 106.
Textiles AQA 40 60 Ongoing project September 2016-March 2017 May/June 2017 Revision Guide: Letts & Lonsdale Essentials Design & Technology Textiles Technology Revision Guide Workbook: Letts & Lonsdale Essentials Design & Technology Textiles Technology Workbook