Year 10 Key Stage 4 Curriculum Booklet 2016-2017
Winstanley Community College Key Stage 4 Curriculum Core Curriculum All students study maths, English, science, PE and RESPECT. Core Subjects Exam Taught hours per fortnight English Language English Literature Maths Science RESPECT Core PE GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE No qualification No qualification 8 Taught within core English 8 10 2 2 Additional Option Subjects Students will study up to four subjects from the choices. All students have chosen at least one subject from: Computer Science History French Triple Science Geography This is called the English Baccalaureate option and ensures that we meet the government s requirements for the key stage 4 curriculum. In addition students will have chosen up to three further option choices from: Art & Design Media Studies Business Studies Music Drama Physical Education Food Preparation & Nutrition Resistant Materials Health & Social Care Sociology Most of the options subjects taught from September 2016 will be graded 9 1 under the new examination system. A small number of subjects will still be graded A* - G. 1
English Literature Core Curriculum Subjects Curriculum time : 8 taught hours per fortnight Exam board: AQA GCSE Key Stage 4 English is allocated 8 hours teaching time per two week cycle. English Literature is taught alongside English Language. Shakespeare Macbeth The 19 th Century novel A Christmas Carol Modern Texts Animal Farm Poetry AQA Anthology Poems Past and Present Unseen Poetry There are two examinations in English Literature at the end of Year 11: Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19 th century novel. Written exam. 1 hour 45 minutes. 40% of GCSE. Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry. Written exam. 2 hours 15 minutes. 60% of GCSE. English Language Curriculum time: taught alongside English Language Exam board: AQA GCSE Key Stage 4 English is allocated 8 hours teaching time per two week cycle. English Literature is taught alongside English Literature. Reading literature fiction texts Reading 19 th, 20 th and 21 st century literary and non-literary texts Descriptive or narrative writing Writing to present a viewpoint Spoken language There are two examinations in English Language at the end of Year 11: Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing. Written exam. 1 hour 45 minutes. 50% of GCSE. Paper 2: Writers viewpoints and perspectives. 1 hour 45 minutes. 50% of GCSE. Non-examination assessment as a separate endorsement assessed in school. 2
Mathematics Curriculum time: 8 taught hours per fortnight Exam Board: Edexcel GCSE The GCSE has two tiers of entry: Higher (9-4) and Foundation (5-1). There are no controlled assessments (coursework). Content includes: Foundation Number 25% Ratio, proportion and rates of change 25% Geometry and measures 15% Statistics and probability 15% Algebra 20% Higher Number 15% Ratio, proportion and rates of change 20% Geometry and measures 20% Statistics and probability 15% Algebra 30% This is a 2 year linear course leading to a single GCSE qualification. For each tier there will be 3 x 1hour 30 minute exams. Paper 1 is non-calculator, paper 2 and 3 are calculator. Each paper is out of 80 marks and is worth 33.3% off the total GCSE. Core PE Curriculum time: 2 taught hours per fortnight All students will take Core PE and will have two hours of PE over a fortnight. Core PE is not an examined subject and will not lead to a qualification. You will experience many different activities which will focus on; how to acquire skill, how to evaluate each other, how to prepare for physical activity, and the benefits of physical activity to help lead a healthy lifestyle. 3
Combined Science Curriculum time: 10 taught hours per fortnight Exam Board: Edexcel GCSE All students will study two units across three sciences, biology, chemistry and physics. The topics covered will include cells and control; exchange and transport in animals; the period table and bonding; earth and atmospheric science; light and the electromagnetic spectrum and forces and their effects. Combined Science Assessment will be in the form of 6 x 1 hour 10 minute written exams as outlined below: Paper 1: Biology 1 Paper 4: Chemistry 2 Paper 2: Biology 2 Paper 5: Physics 1 Paper 3: Chemistry 1 Paper 6: Physics 2 Students that take Triple Science as an additional class, chosen as an option choice, will study in greater depth and will study three units in each science. Triple science students will have an additional five lessons per fortnight. Triple Science Along with the 6 core science exams there are 3 further written exams (1hr 45mins) for biology, chemistry and physics. Assessment for both GCSE Combined and Triple science is based on 75% examination and 25% controlled assessment tasks. The controlled assessment tasks usually involve research, planning, collecting data, analysis and evaluation. Respect Curriculum time: 2 taught hours per fortnight All students will continue to study RESPECT throughout year 10 and year 11. This course will not be examined and will not lead to a qualification. However RESPECT will cover a wide range of topical issues which support students personal development and well-being. Statutory themes such as Sex and Relationships Education and Citizenship will be a major part of the Key Stage 4 RESPECT programme. As with Key Stage 3 RESPECT students can expect to experience a variety of teaching and learning styles in lessons which aim to ensure that they are well prepared for life beyond school. We will continue to explore controversial issues and current affairs with the aim of developing your awareness and ability to be a proactive citizen. We will also explore aspects of health awareness and be involved in health awareness campaigning. In Key Stage 4 we will also have a greater responsibility to investigate employability and progression to further and higher education. This may well involve work experiences and/or taster sessions at further education colleges. 4
Art and Design Option Subjects Exam Board: AQA GSCE The course is divided into two units:- Unit 1 Portfolio of coursework, which includes 3 projects, produced over two years of study. This is worth 60% of the GCSE. Unit 2 Externally set task. This ends with 10 hours of supervised focussed study over the course of two weeks. Exam papers are issued prior to the set task with ample time given to prepare. Students will be marked on the following areas: developing ideas, refining ideas through experimentation, recording ideas and presenting a meaningful response to a given brief. Unit 1: Portfolio of coursework 60% Unit 2: Externally set task 40% Business Studies (still graded A*-G) Exam Board: Edexcel GCSE Unit 1 - Introduction to Small Business What makes someone a successful business person, how to develop an idea and spot an opportunity, and turn that into a successful business. Unit 2 - Investigating Small Business Controlled assessment task: Independent research in and outside of lessons and write up. Unit 3 - Building a Business How to make a business stand out in a competitive marketplace. Financial decision-making and the complexity of dealing with staff. Environmental, social and ethical issues. Unit 1: 45 minutes written examination 25% Unit 2: Controlled assessment 25% Unit 3: 1 hour 30 minutes written examination 50% 5
Computer Science Exam Board: OCR GCSE & how you will be assessed Unit title and description Assessment and duration Weighting Computer Systems and Programming This unit covers the body of knowledge about computer systems on which the examination will be based. 1 hour 30 minutes Exam paper 40% Practical Investigation An investigative computing task, chosen from a list provided by OCR. Controlled assessment Investigative Task 40% Programming Project 1) Understand standard programming techniques 2) Be able to design a coded solution to a problem including; Develop suitable algorithms, design suitable input and output formats and Identify suitable variables and structures. Controlled Assessment Programming tasks. 20% Drama Exam Board: OCR GCSE Students will be encouraged to re-examine the world through kinaesthetic learning. Working in groups and using teamwork to show compelling and convincing drama pieces. Students will also work individually on monologues and other individual tasks. The course also introduces students to the basic non-acting skills necessary to produce a convincing performance. Devising Drama. Practical 30% Students will create their own devised performance based on a chosen stimuli from the exam board. Students will also be marked on an accompanying portfolio with evidence of the process and decisions made whilst creating and developing their performance. Presenting and Performing Texts. Practical 30% Students demonstrate their skills in a live performance, performing or designing two performances from one text. Students have to produce a document which explains their intentions for and approach to the performance. Drama: Performance and Response Written 40% Students study text and performance. Section A. One performance text in detail from a set list. Section B. Analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance. 6
Food Preparation and Nutrition Exam Board: WJEC GCSE Principals of food preparation and nutrition. (50%) Food preparation and nutrition in action: planning and preparing a 3 course meal. (50%) This is a GCSE subject and practical work only accounts for 25% of the final mark. The focus is on food science and nutrition with a smaller element of practical work. Written examination 1 hour 45 minutes 50% Coursework 50% Food investigation assessment (which should relate to scientific principles underlying the preparation and cooking of food). Food preparation assessment plan, prepare, cook and present a 3 course menu. (Internally assessed and externally moderated). French Exam Board: Edexcel GCSE This course is linear which means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course. What will you study? The course builds on the skills you have learnt and continues to focus on the four skill areas of Listening and Understanding. Speaking. Reading and Understanding. Writing. How will you be assessed? The GCSE has two tiers of entry, foundation and higher. Paper 1: Listening examination 25% Paper 2: Speaking, controlled assessment 25% Paper 3: Reading examination 25% Paper 4: Writing, examination - 25% 7
Geography Exam Board: AQA GCSE Over the course of the two years you will cover three units including: Unit 1: Living with the physical environment. Topics covered include natural hazards, physical landscapes in the UK, the Living world. These are to provide you with a solid foundation in physical geography to enable you to fully appreciate the physical work in which we live. Unit 2: Topics covered: Urban issues and challenges, the changing economic world, the challenge of resource management. These topics have been chosen to reflect current thinking and interests in geography in the 21 st century. Unit 3: Geographical applications, issue evaluation, fieldwork and geographical skills. Unit 1 and 2-1 hour 30 minute examinations (both 35%) Unit 3-1 hour examination (30%) Health and Social Care Curriculum time: Double Award -10 hours per fortnight Curriculum time: Single Award 5 hours per fortnight (still graded A*-G) Exam Board: AQA GCSE Units which you will have the opportunity to study will include human lifespan development, health and social care values, communication, healthy living, care of disorders, creative and therapeutic activities in health and social care You will be expected to sit external assessments and submit controlled units which are internally marked and externally verified. You will sit one written exam and one controlled assessment. 8
History Exam Board: OCR GCSE Crime and Punishment Through Time: Crime and punishment in Britain C1000 present Whitechapel c1870-1900: crime policies and the inner city The American West: The American west c1835-1895 Conflict at home and abroad Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588: How Elizabeth dealt with the problem of religion 1558-69 and threats at home Elizabethan society and the age of Exploration The USA 1954-75 The Civil Rights Movement 1954-75 The Vietnam There are three written exams at the end of year 11. The exams include essay style answers so a good writing technique is useful. Paper 1 30% 1 hour 15 minutes Paper 2 40% 1 hour 45 minutes Paper 3 30% 1 hour 20 minutes Media Studies (still graded A*-G) Exam Board: AQA GCSE You will complete a number of controlled assessments in at least two different media forms, including two investigative assessments and one media production consisting of research, planning and the production itself. In addition to this you will sit one examination where you will think about investigating in the media industry and planning in the industry. Unit 1: Written exam 1 hour 30 minutes: response to material chosen by the exam board; demonstrating planning and creative skills. This is taken in Year 11 40% of the final grade. Unit 2: Three controlled assessments: Introductory assignment; Cross-media assignment; Practical production and evaluation. These account for 60% of the final grade. 9
Music Exam Board: WJEC The WJEC specification encourages an integrated approach to the three distinct disciplines of performing, composing and appraising through four interrelated areas of study. The four areas of study are designed to develop knowledge and understanding of music through the study of a variety of genres and styles in a wider context. The Western Classical Tradition forms the basis of Musical Forms and Devices (area of study 1), and learners should take the opportunity to explore these forms and devices further in the other three areas of study. Music for Ensemble (area of study 2) allows learners to look more closely at texture and sonority. Film Music (area of study 3) and Popular Music (area of study 4) provide an opportunity to look at contrasting styles and genres of music. Knowledge and understanding of each area of study is assessed explicitly in Component 3 (see below). However, learners are also required to perform and compose music using conventions, styles or idioms linked to at least one area of study. Learners may choose the same or different areas of study for Components 1 and 2 (see below). Learners will also have the opportunity to follow their own musical interests in composition and performance. Component 1: Performing (internally assessed non-examination assessment, 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 (internally assessed, coursework, 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 (listening examination, 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 Area of study 2: Music for Ensemble Area of study 3: Film Music Area of study 4: Popular Music Two of the eight questions are based on extracts set by WJEC. 10
Physical Education Exam Board: Edexcel GCSE You will learn all about exercise and health and the effects of training on the body systems. You will also develop 3 sports or activities. The range of activities which can count towards your GCSE is wide (over 30 activities) and can include activities which you take part in outside of school. You will develop your knowledge of skills and tactics, how to identify faults and make suggestions for improvement. Unit 1: written exam at the end of year 11 focusing on the theory of Physical Education - 60% Unit 2: 30% practical based on 3 sports/ activities, 10% based on analysing performance Resistant Materials (still graded A*-G) Exam Board: AQA GCSE You will learn about the design process and the impact design has on people and the environment. The course covers techniques for researching, analysing and developing products as well as the practical skills for making them. You will be taught about different materials, their properties, uses and environmental impact. You will also learn useful planning, costing, problemsolving and communication skills. 40% will be through a two hour written examination at the end of year 11. 60% will be through completion of controlled assessment. This assessment will take approximately 45 hours and must be carried out under supervision. You will be given a design task which you must research, design, plan and manufacture, (the final product is 20% of this, 60% overall). 11
Sociology (still graded A*-G) Exam Board: AQA GCSE Over the two years you will study themes of inequality, power and socialisation. Depth studies will focus on family, education, mass media, sport, work, power and participation, crime and deviance and global citizenship. You will also develop an understanding of research methods and how to use them. There are two written exams at the end of year 11. The exams include essay style answers so a good writing technique is useful. 12