Year 10

Autumn term 1

Literature Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19^th Century novel: Shakespeare – Romeo and Juliet

• Read, understand and respond to texts. Maintain a critical style and develop a personal response; use textual references including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
• Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology.
• Show understanding of the relationships between texts and contexts in which they were written.
• Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect; with accurate spelling and punctuation.

Autumn term 2

Literature Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19^th Century novel: Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol

• Read, understand and respond to texts. Maintain a critical style and develop a personal response; use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
• Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology.
• Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.

Spring term 1

Language Paper 1 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing: Section B – Writing

• Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively; selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences
• Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts
• Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation

Spring term 2

Poetry: Anthology / Unseen poetry

• Read, understand and respond to texts. Maintain a critical style and develop a personal response; use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations
• Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology
• Show understanding of the relationships between texts and contexts in which they were written

Spring term 2

Language Paper 1 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing: Section A – Reading

• Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas
• Explain, comment on and analyse how writers’ use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views
• Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references

Summer term 1

Literature Paper 2 Modern Texts and Poetry: J. B. Priestley – An Inspector Calls

• Read, understand and respond to texts. Maintain a critical style and develop a personal response; use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations
• Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology
• Show understanding of the relationships between texts and contexts in which they were written
• Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation

 Summer term 2

Literature Paper 2 Modern Texts and Poetry: J. B. Priestley – An Inspector Calls

• Read, understand and respond to texts. Maintain a critical style and develop a personal response; use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations
• Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology
• Show understanding of the relationships between texts and contexts in which they were written
• Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation

Spoken language endorsement

• Be audible
• Use Spoken Standard English
• Be intelligible
• Use language appropriate to the formal setting of the presentation
• Express ideas
• Organised and structured speech
• Meet the needs of the audience
• Listen and respond to questions.

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Autumn term
Geometry and Transformations

• Pythagoras
• Trigonometry
• Transformations
• Congruence and similarity
• Probability
• Tree diagrams
• Frequency trees
• Venn diagrams

Spring term
Number and measures

• Percentages
• Sequences
• Proof
• Area and perimeter
• Volume and surface area
• Sectors

Summer term
Transformations

• Loci recap
• Trigonometry recap
• Iteration
• Circle equations
• Powers/roots
• Surds

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Autumn term
Work experience/law and order

• How to write a CV
• Choosing a work experience placement
• Writing a speculative letter
• Happiness and positivity
• Managing grief and bereavement
• Social anxiety
• Terrorism
• Overt and covert racism

Spring term
Living responsibly/law abiding citizen

• Managing time
• Living sustainably
• Homelessness
• How the criminal justice system works
• Antisocial behaviour
• County lines
• Money laundering
• Hate crime

Summer term
Peace and justice (see RE curriculum)/getting on

• Relationships and role models
• Same sex relationships
• Gender and trans identity
• Parenting
• Work experience preparation
• Health and safety in the work place
• Work experience review

Visit our personal development page for more information

Religious education

• Should Christians forgive?
• How do Christians justify war?
• Do people who do wrong ever get justice?
• Why do we punish people who do wrong?
• Why should Christians stand up for those who are oppressed?
• How influential are Christian values on our prison system?

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Autumn term

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Unit 1 – introduction to business and enterprise

Autumn term

• Entrepreneurial characteristics and business aims and objectives
• Legal structures, organisational structures and stakeholder engagement

Spring term

The marketing mix, market research, market types and orientation types

Summer term

• Sources of enterprise funding and business finance
• Business and enterprise funding
• Funding types
• Financial terms, documents and tools
• Financial terms and calculations
• Costs, liabilities and assets
• Financial documents
• Ratio analysis
• Cash flow management
• The impact of the external environment on business and enterprise
• The impact of the internal environment
• External influences

 

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Autumn term

• Physical development
• Cognitive development
• Communication and language development
• Social and emotional development
• Nature v nurture
• Biological factors that can affect development
• Environmental factors that can affect development
• Transitions and how they affect development
• Supporting transitions
• Building relationships
• Child centred approach

Spring term

• Child care settings and sectors
• Preparing for placement
• Responsibilities of care workers
• Meeting the individual needs of children
• Diversity and inclusion
• Learning styles
• Study skills
• Coursework 1

Summer term

• Coursework 1 child development 0-5
• Exam preparation

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Autumn term

• System architecture
• Memory
• Computational thinking

Spring term

• Data storage
• Characters
• Networks and hardware

Summer term

• Wireless connections
• Network topologies, layers and protocols
• Producing robust programs

Visit our computing page for more information

Autumn term
• Types of digital graphic
• Uses of digital graphics
• File types
• Compression

Spring term
• Mind maps
• Visualisation diagrams
• Mood boards
• Work plans
• Storyboards

Summer term
• Sourcing assets
• Legal and ethical considerations
• Image manipulation
• Photo editing
• Reviewing a media product

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Autumn term
Introduction to key skills

• Manipulating fabric
• Surface design techniques
• Presentation techniques
• Digital pattern creation and design
• Drawing and photographing for textiles

Spring term
Introduction to first topic ‘elements’

• Researching
• Textile techniques (building on key skills and combining techniques)
• Photographing
• Development skill
• Final outcomes
• Analysis

Summer term
Mini mock

• Students will be completing an outcome based on the main project explored this term.

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Autumn term 
WW1 devising baseline/practitioner workshops

Spring term 
Mock/component 1: exploring the performing arts

Summer term
Component 1: exploring the performing arts

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Autumn term – introduction to key elements

• Cinematography
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise-en-scene
• Genre

Spring term – NEA screenwriting preparation / planning

• Narrative techniques
• Screenwriting structure
• Screenplay study / comparison
• Horror film openings

Summer term – NEA screenwriting drafting

• Computer-room based lessons
• 800-1000 word horror film opening
• 1 page shooting script
• 750 word evaluative analysis

Visit our film studies page for more information

Autumn term

• Weighing and measuring
• Chopping techniques
• Peeling/whisking
• Rub-in techniques
• Sensory perception of food
• Cooking/baking techniques

Spring term

• Food legislation and provenance (food crime)
• Bread (practical module)
• Baking (practical module)
• Pastry (practical module)

Summer term

• Investigating storage and presentation of food. Looking at specific techniques used in the industry such as hot holding, portion control and garnish

Visit our food technology page for more information

Autumn Term

Theme: identity and culture

Technology in everyday life

• Talk about the uses of social media
• Discuss pros and cons of social media
• Discuss the uses of mobile technology
• Discuss the benefits and dangers of mobile technology

Free time activities

• Describe free time activities in general
• Talk about your free times in the past
• Talk about sports you do and discuss extreme sports
• Talk about food and drink (world food and eating habits)

Spring Term

Theme: identity and culture, local, national, international and global areas of interest

Customs and festivals

• Talk about how you celebrate festivals
• Discuss what tradition means to you
• Describe international festivals
• Describe an event (celebration) in detail (past/present and future)

Home, town, neighbourhood and region

• Describe your home
• Describe your ideal home
• Talk about your town – what it’s like and what there is to do
• Describe your region

Summer Term

Theme: local, national, international and global areas of interest

Charity and voluntary work

• Describing charity work
• Understanding the importance of charities
• Heathy eating – comparing old and new
• Describing health resolutions

Environment and poverty

• Discuss environmental problems and actions
• Discuss social issues
• Discuss inequalities

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Autumn term
• Living world; deserts and rainforest
• Urban world; Birmingham and Rio de Janeiro

Spring term
• Rivers
• Managing resources

Summer term
• Fieldwork – Birmingham and Peak District

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Autumn term

• Introduction to graphic communication
• Typography
• Key terminology
• Influential designers from around the world
• Illustration

Spring term

Client brief response – key elements to be explored

• Colour
• Composition
• Shape
• Pattern
• Scale
• Stylisation
• Digital drawing
• Typography
• Illustration

Summer term

Introduction to sustained phase

Students will be given three suggested starting points:

• • Food wastage
  • Charity campaigns
  • Teenage health issues
• Book design
• Greetings cards
• CD, vinyl or album covers
• Shop graphics
• Packaging for a range of mobile phones

Mini mock

• • Students will be given various starting points to develop a personal response.
  • Exploring appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.

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Autumn term

• Component 1 set texts section A
• Media language
• Media representation

Spring term

• Component 1 set texts section B
• Media industries
• Media audiences

Summer term

• Component 2 set topics
• Television
• Component 3 creating media products

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Autumn term 

BTEC unit 2 –Managing a music product

GCSE- Music theory basics and compositional developments

Spring term 

If a student decides to continue studying music at key stage 4, we offer two options – GCSE and BTEC. This enables us to cater to students’ different learning styles and interests in music.

BTEC unit 2- managing a music product continued

BTEC unit 4-introdudtion to composition

GCSE- Purcell analysis developments, Beethoven Analysis Developments and composition 1 completion

Summer term

BTEC unit 4 Introduction to composition

BTEC unit 1-The Music Industry Exam

GCSE- Purcell Analysis, Queen analysis

Performance development

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Autumn/spring term

Component 1: preparing participants to take part in sport and physical activity

• Increasing participation in regular sport or physical activity for different types of sports participants.
• Examine equipment and technology required for participants to use when taking part in sport and physical activity.
• Preparing participants to take part in sport and physical activity.

Controlled assessment: March/April

Summer term
Component 2: taking part and improving other participants’ sporting performance

• Understand how different components of fitness are used in different physical activities.
• Participate in sport and understand the roles and responsibilities of the officials.
• Demonstrate ways to improve participants’ sporting techniques.

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Autumn term
Skills

• Aperture
• Force Perspective
• Angles
• Framing
• Rule of thirds
• Editing – spot colour, contrast, filters.
• Multiplicity
• Blending
• Slow shutter speed
• Fast shutter speed

Spring term
Colour photography/ independent topic

Students will start their first independent topic based on ‘Colour’. This will enable them to develop an understanding of how a coursework project is put together and build upon the skills learnt in term one with a bit more freedom to experiment. This will run during the first half of the term, the second half students will receive a series of starting points to develop out.

• Researching photographers
• Analysis of work
• Planning of photo-shoots
• Independent development of ideas
• Photo-shoot exploration and creativity.
• Editing experimentation.

Summer term
Mini mock

• Students will be given various starting points to develop a personal response
• Exploring appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.

Visit our photography page for more information

Autumn term

• Introduction to the course
• Key skills and elements needed in the industry
• Technical drawing introduction
• Wood
• Tool box project
• Candle stick project

Spring term

• Speaker project
• Functionality
• Aesthetics
• Environmental factors
• Availability
• Cost

Summer term

• Chair project

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The course will cover core fundamental beliefs of Islam and Christianity, specifically applying them to moral issues such as abortion, euthanasia, reasons for war, terrorism, crime and punishment and many more.

Visit our religion, ethics and philosophy page for more information

Autumn term

• Biology: cell biology
• Chemistry: atomic structure and the Periodic Table; structure and bonding
• Physics: energy

Spring term

• Biology: infection and response
• Chemistry: chemical calculations and changes
• Physics: electricity

Summer term

• Biology: bioenergetics; organisation
• Chemistry: electrolysis and energy changes
• Physics: matter and radiation; forces in balance and pressure

Visit our science (separate) page for more information