Year 10 - The Holgate Academy

In year 10 students have 25 lessons a week and will choose between our red or blue pathway options.

Year 10 students on the red pathway study English, maths, science, physical education, personal development, French and either history or geography, they also choose to pursue two further subjects.

Students on the blue pathway study the same core subjects as above with the exception of French, students therefore have three additional subjects to choose.

For a more in-depth outline of our core and optional subjects, please click on the subject hyperlinks from the drop-down menu below.

If you would like to speak to us about any aspect of our curriculum please get in touch.

Core subjects

Students study these core subjects.

Additionally they will choose between history or geography and, depending on their pathway, may have French as a core subject (please see the optional subject list to learn more about these subjects).

English

Literature

Autumn term – 19th century novel, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Spring term – Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Summer term – J. B. Priestley’s 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

Language

Autumn term – section A reading; section B – writing

Section A

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

Section B

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 – section A – reading; section B – writing

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
Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts

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

Summer term

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

Continuation of revision for paper 1 and 2

Visit our English page for more information

Maths

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

Visit our maths page for more information

Personal development (including RE)

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?

Visit our RE page for more information

Physical education

Girls	Boys
Trampolining	Football
Table tennis	Rugby
Tag rugby	Handball
Handball	Boxercise
Boxercise	Trampolining
Netball	Table tennis
Rounders	Rounders
Athletics	Athletics
Fitness	Fitness
Football	Cricket
	Softball
	Frisbee

Visit our PE page for more information

Science (combined)

Autumn term

Organising animals and plants
Communicable diseases and response
Chemical calculations and changes
Electricity

Spring term

Non-communicable diseases
Bioenergetics
Electrolysis and energy changes
Matter and radiation

Summer term

Homeostasis and response
Rates, equilibrium and organic chemistry
Forces in action

Visit our science (combined) page for more information

Optional subjects

Additionally students choose to study two or three of the subjects listed below.

Art

Autumn term – fundamental elements and expression

Fundamental elements
Introduction to first topic ‘expression’
Drawings and 3D responses

Spring term – beautiful decay

Drawing
Painting techniques
Development skill
Material exploration
Final outcomes
Analysis

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 art page for more information

Business studies

Autumn term

Enterprise and entrepreneurship
Spotting a business opportunity

Spring term

Putting a business idea into practice
Making the business effective

Summer term

Understanding external influences on business
Growing the business

Visit our business studies page for more information

Child development and care

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

Visit our child development and care page for more information

Computer science

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

Creative i-Media

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

Visit our iMedia page for more information

Creative textiles

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.

Visit our creative textile page for more information

Drama

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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Food and cookery

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

French

Autumn term

Thematic contexts: Media and technology, my personal world

Talk about what I do online, uses of social media
Discuss pros and cons of mobile technology (benefits and dangers)
Describe free time activities in general (digital media, active life)
Talk about my free time in detail (past, present and future preferences)
Talk about family life: activities together, relationships, descriptions & resemblances, friendships
Talk about family celebrations.

Spring term

Thematic contexts: Studying and my future

Describe my school (facilities / school day)
Talk about my subjects (likes dislikes / preferences)
Compare schools in Britain to those in other speaking countries.
Discuss school rules and uniform
Talk about my progress (past and future) and my views on language learning.

Summer term

Thematic contexts: Lifestyle and wellbeing

Talk about healthy living (diet, mental wellbeing, health issues)
Talk about changes I would make to lead a heathier life.

EXAM preparation for end of year exam listening, speaking, reading and writing

Visit our French page for more information

Geography

Year 10 topic order:

Living World – Ecosystems. Tropical rainforests and Hot deserts
Physical landscapes – Coasts and rivers
Natural hazards – Tectonic hazards, weather hazards and climate change

Visit our geography page for more information

Graphic communication

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.

Visit our graphic communication page for more information

History

Autumn term and half term 1 of the Spring term

Medicine through time [thematic study] – looking at beliefs in causes, treatments, prevention and medical care.

Medieval medicine
Renaissance medicine
The Industrial Age
The Modern Age
The British sector of the Western Front – WW1 and the impact on medicine – a case study looking at how the demands of war and conditions in the trenches lead to developments in medicine.

Half term 2 of the spring term and half term 1 of the summer term

American West [period study] – Students look at how the United States of America was formed between 1835-1895. Thinking in particular about migration and settlement, removal and destruction of the Native American people, and development of transportation and industry.

Early settlement of the Plains
Development of the Plains
Conflict and conquest

Visit our history page for more information

Media studies

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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Music

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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PE BTEC

Autumn and 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 to 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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Photography

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.