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Home Learning Guide KS3 and KS4

2016-2017

Dear Parent / Carer,

This booklet has been produced to provide you with more information about Home Learning at Settle College. It

provides you with information about each subject to enable you to support your child’s progress through their studies.

Introduction to Home Learning

Home Learning is an important part of the learning process. It involves encouraging students to take greater

responsibility for their own learning. It helps them to become more self-reliant and independent. Home Learning also

helps parents to take a more active part in their child’s progress. Finally, it can lead to more effective use of lesson

time. Home Learning should always be purposeful. The aim is for classwork and home learning to complement each

other, one supporting and enhancing the other.

Aims of Home Learning

• Consolidate and extend work covered in class or prepare for new learning activities;

• Access resources not available in the classroom;

• Develop research skills;

• Have an opportunity for independent work;

• Show progress and understanding;

• Provide feedback in the evaluation of teaching;

• To enhance study skills e.g. planning, time management and self-discipline;

• To encourage students to take ownership and responsibility for learning;

• Engage parental co-operation and support;

• Create channels for home- school dialogue.

This Guide This guide outlines the sort of activities you and your child can expect at the different stages in each subject area.

There are also some suggestions about the amount of time to spend on home learning. Where students feel they have

the capacity for additional home learning there are also some suggested independent study tasks for each subject.

Guided Hours for Home Learning:

Year 7/8 – 1 hour per day

Year 9 – 1 to 2 hours per day

Years 10/11- 1.5 to 2.5 hours per day

Home Learning Club Not all home learning needs to be done at home. In fact, for some students who find it hard to work at home, or for

some tasks which may require resources (books, software, equipment) more readily available at school, it is necessary

or desirable to carry out the task at school.

Use of Moodle Our virtual learning platform - Moodle- comprises a wide range of information and provides extension material for

home learning.

Controlled Assessment The Controlled Assessment calendar can be found on our website. This shows the deadlines for Controlled

Assessment in each subject.

The role of the Parents

The role of the parent is crucial if a child is to gain success from home learning. Reinforcing its value through positive

feedback will give students the confidence to persevere, work hard and reach high standards of achievement.

Parents can assist by:

• Providing a table, chair and a quiet place to work.

• Negotiating with the student when homework is to be done as a student's free play is important too.

• Checking the time spent on individual tasks.

• Ensuring that outside clubs do not hamper a child's quality of work and put a child under undue pressure.

• Checking presentation and content of all homework being returned to school.

• Signing the homework planner each week.

• Providing the school with information about any problems through the student planner or by contacting the

school directly.

• Get your son/daughter to tell you what they have learnt after completing a Controlled Assessment or home

learning task. This is a very powerful way of enforcing what they have learnt.

• Offer challenges to test them ‘Right, you have got 5 minutes to tell me all you know about….’ Or ‘Give me 4

uses for….’

• Offer small short-term rewards to encourage motivation.

Exams

• Help your son/daughter to plan a revision timetable. There are blank revision timetables on the College

website in the Exams section. It is easier to stick to the plan if everyone at home knows about it!

• Encourage short bursts of revision – up to 40 minutes. This will help to keep learning fresh in the mind.

• Remind your son/daughter to study the meaning of words and phrases used in exam questions such as

‘Explain’, ‘Evaluate’

• Encourage your son/daughter to be creative in his/her revision by creating ‘spider diagrams’ summarising

the key points from a topic or asking them to ‘summarise the topic in 6 key words…’

• The formula ‘Study it, cover it, summarise it and check it’ can be useful.

• Working with a friend can be useful. Having to explain things to someone else, makes for effective learning.

Parents signing half-termly assessments

Once per half term, every subject will conduct a formal piece of assessed work, where the work is graded/levelled,

teachers’ comment on it and target future improvements. Students’ then respond to the teacher’s marking using

purple pens in order to close gaps in learning. This work goes home to parents and we ask parents to read the

assessment/comments and sign the silver sticker. We hope this will improve the dialogue between teacher, student

and parent and it will enable parents to track progress. The assessed piece of work can take a wide variety of forms.

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Autumn 1 Spring 1 Summer 1

Prose text: Skellig or

The Lion, The Witch

and The Wardrobe.

Midsummer Night’s

Dream

Victorian Short Stories


Newspapers. Different forms of

poetry.

Our Day Out

Topics:

Types of Home Learning: Consolidation of class work, practice for half termly assessment pieces, occasional

research, review/revision for assessments

Extension work: Extra work on topics covered (see links below)

Useful links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z3kw2hv

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Boy In The Striped

Pyjamas/ Holes

The Tempest. The novels of Charles

Dickens.


Travel writing. War Poetry. Black Harvest.

Topics:

Types of Home Learning: Consolidation of class work, practice for half termly assessment pieces , occasional

research, review/revision for assessments


Useful links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z3kw2hv(/bitesize/ks3/htp://www.Com

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Topics:


Of Mice and Men. Romeo & Juliet. HG

Wells/Frankenstein/The

Red Room.


Non-fiction texts. Literary Heritage

Anthology.

The Curious Incident of

The Dog In The Night-

time.

Types of Home Learning: Consolidation of class work, practice for half termly assessment pieces , occasional

research, review/revision for assessments. GCSE exam style questions.

Extension work: Extra work on topics covered, revision (see links below)

Useful links https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/english-language-2015.html

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/english-literature-2015.html

Subject: English Key Stage 3

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Topics:

Autumn – Literature. Spring - Language. Summer – Language.

19th Century Literature. Transactional writing.

Imaginative writing.

Literary non-fiction and

non-fiction.

Autumn – Language. Spring - Literature. Summer – Literature.

19th Century unseen

fiction.

An Inspector Calls/Blood

Brothers.

Romeo & Juliet.

Types of Home Learning: GCSE exam type/contextual questions, half-termly assessed/graded/reviewed and

annotated by students. Revision for mock exams; review of home learning and consolidation tasks.


Useful links: http://www.educationquizzes.com/gcse/english/ http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/english-language-2015.html

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/english-literature-2015.html

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Topics:

Autumn – Literature. Spring - Language. Summer – Language.

Controlled Assessment

improvement.

Complete study of About

A Boy.

Revision of SSPG (in

full) & practice

questions.

Targeted intervention of

skills from mock analysis

Revision/exam questions.

Autumn – Language. Spring - Literature. Summer – Literature.

Preparation for Unit 1 –

Reading.

Preparation for Unit 2 –

Writing.

Of Mice and Men.

Begin Inspector Calls.

Unseen poetry.

Revision of all texts and

exam questions.

Types of Home Learning: GCSE exam type/contextual questions, fortnightly, assessed/graded/reviewed and

annotated by students. Revision for mock exams; review of HL and consolidation tasks. Past Examination

paper.


Useful links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zr9d7ty

http://www.educationquizzes.com/gcse/english/

http://www.wjec.co.uk/uploads/publications/16212.pdf?language_id=1

http://www.wjec.co.uk/uploads/publications/18132.pdf?language_id=1

Subject: English Key Stage 4

This is the first year of the new

GCSE specification.

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Patterns and

Sequences

Data1 Functions, Graphs

Whole numbers Fractions,

Percentages

Solving Number

Problems

(Problem Solving) (Maths Magic) (History of Maths)


Perimeter and Area Expressions,

Formulae, Equations

Probability

Decimals Money

Management

Revision and Year 7

exam

(Mental Arithmetic) (Problem Solving)

Topics:

Types ofHome Learning: Mixed skills practise and consolidation (20 questions) primarily, Consolidation of

class work, MyMaths (electronic) homework, occasional research, review/revision for assessments


Useful links: http://www.mymaths.co.uk/, http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/maths/,

http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/, https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/

Moodle; Home learning tasks, revision: http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/course/view.php?id=250

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Whole Numbers Review

Powers, Roots, (SI form)

Constructions and Loci Transformations and

Symmetry

Plans and Elevations, 3D F(D)P Review Geometry patterns

(Algebra task) Ratio and Proportion

(Topology)


Equations review (see Y7

Summer1) extend to

Inequalities, S.E.

Angles and properties of

shapes

Data Processing

Pythagoras and

Trigonometry basics

(levels 7-8 only)

Volume and Surface area Revision and Y8 Exam

(Measures task) (Data Collection) (Problem Solving)

Topics:

Types of Home Learning: Mixed skills practise and consolidation (20 questions) primarily , Consolidation of

class work, MyMaths (electronic) homework, occasional research, review/revision for assessments


Useful links: http://www.mymaths.co.uk/, http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/maths/,


Moodle; ‘Exploring Maths’ electronic textbooks http://vle.settlecollege.n-

yorks.sch.uk/course/view.php?id=358

Subject: Mathematics Key Stage 3

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Topics: Topics:

Types of Home Learning: GCSE exam type/contextual questions, fortnightly, assessed / graded / reviewed and annotated by students.

Revision for mock exams; review of HL and consolidation tasks. MyMaths electronic tasks


Useful links: http://www.mymaths.co.uk/, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/, http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/,

https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/

Moodle GCSE Maths videos (Basic, F, H): http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/course/view.php?id=85

Moodle GCSE revision (various): http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/course/view.php?id=175

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Topics:

Types of Home Learning: GCSE exam type/contextual questions, fortnightly, assessed / graded / reviewed

and annotated by students. Revision for mock exams; review of HL and consolidation tasks. MyMaths

electronic tasks


Useful links: http://www.mymaths.co.uk/, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/,


Moodle GCSE Maths videos (Basic, F, H): http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/course/view.php?id=85

Moodle GCSE revision (various): http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/course/view.php?id=175

Content is evolving (new GCSE

Exams 2017_

Unit B topics completed by February

(approximately)

Unit C topics to be started after this

to be completed by July

Subject: Mathematics Key Stage 4

Content is evolving (new

GCSE Exams 2017_

Unit A topics completed

by Easter (approximately)

Unit B topics to be started

after this

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Topics:

Types of Home Learning: GCSE exam type/contextual questions, fortnightly, assessed / graded / reviewed and

annotated by students. Revision for mock exams; review of HL and consolidation tasks. MyMaths electronic

tasks. Past Examination paper


Useful links: http://www.mymaths.co.uk/, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/,


Moodle:

GCSE Maths videos (Basic, F, H): http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/course/view.php?id=85

GCSE revision (various): http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/course/view.php?id=175

Linear coverage for final exam GCSE

Exams starts in Y11 and will revisit the

complete course. The first term will

be non-calculator, after that tasks set

will be focusing on units allowing use

of a calculator

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Topics: Introduction to Science, Cells, Particles, Energy, Elements & Compounds, Reproduction, Space,

Differences, Electricity & Magnetism and Chemical Reactions.

Types of Home Learning: There are many different types of home learning tasks. These include

practice questions, exam style questions, experiment write-ups, research tasks and revision. Year 7

will also have home learning projects that they will complete over the course of a half term to extend

their understanding of the curriculum and to challenge the students to go above beyond!

Extension work: All homework activities have an extension task available to stretch and challenge

students. There are also lots of resources available on Moodle for students to access to extend their

learning beyond the classroom.

Useful links: Moodle: http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/login/index.php

Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zng4d2p

Quizzes: http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/science/

Revision: http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/maths-science/?q=KS3

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Topics: Forces, Acid Reactions, Photosynthesis & Respiration, the Periodic Table, Heating & Cooling,

Life Support, Light, Inside Materials and Ecology.

Types of Home Learning: There are many different types of home learning tasks. These include

practice questions, exam style questions, experiment write-ups, research tasks and revision. At the

end of each topic students will receive a home learning sheet that will be levelled and sent home as

the half-termly assessment task.

Extension work: All homework activities have an extension task available to stretch and challenge

students. There are also lots of resources available on Moodle for students to access to extend their

learning beyond the classroom.

Useful links: Moodle: http://moodle.settlecollege.org.uk/login/index.php

Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zng4d2p

Quizzes: http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/science/

Revision: http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/maths-science/?q=KS3

Subject: Science Key Stage 3

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Topics: From KS3: What’s in Rocks and Moving Around. ‘Learning Scientifically’ investigations and projects.

Transition to new KS4 Science GCSEs to include OCR Introductory lessons and New B1 You and your genes,

New C1 Air and water and New P1 Radiation and waves.

Types of Home Learning: In addition to appropriate homework tasks such as practice questions, practical

write-ups, learning and research tasks for each GCSE topic there are two essay style questions which will be

graded.

Extension work: Each KS3 and KS4 unit also has a suitable extension task.

Useful links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr_21c/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/

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Topics: P2 Radiation and life, C2 Properties of materials, B2 Keeping healthy, P5 Electric circuits, C5 Chemicals

in the natural environment, B5 Growth and development , P3 Sustainable energy, C3 Chemicals in our lives

risks and benefits, B3 Life on Earth.


write-ups, learning and research tasks for each topic there are two essay style questions which will be graded.

Extension work: Each unit also has a suitable extension task.

Useful links:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-subject/science/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/21c/



http://www.docbrown.info/

http://www.newscientist.com/

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Topics: P6 Radioactive materials, C6 Chemical synthesis, B6 Brain and mind, plus Science and Additional

Science Controlled assessments and, if taking triple award, P7 Further physics, C7 Further chemistry, B7

Further biology.


write-ups, learning and research tasks for each topic there are two essay style questions which will be graded.

Extension work: Each unit also has a suitable extension task.

Useful links:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-subject/science/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/21c/



http://www.docbrown.info/

http://www.newscientist.com/

Subject: Science Key Stage 4

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Topics: Britain before 1066, the Norman Conquest, Medieval Life, the Top Tudors – Henry VII, Henry VIII and

Elizabeth I, the English Civil War.

Types of Home Learning: learning spellings/meanings of key words, research tasks, completing extended

writing tasks planned in class, revising for tests.

Extension work: students can carry out additional research on the topics covered in class.

Useful links:

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SpartacusIndexHistory.htm

http://www.historyonthenet.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

http://www.essentialnormanconquest.com/

http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/uk/makingoftheuk.html

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Topics: the Industrial Revolution, the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, the Suffragettes, the First World War,

the Holocaust, the USA in the 20th century.

Types of Home Learning: learning spellings/meanings of key words, research tasks, completing writing tasks

planned in class (e.g. a slave’s diary), revision for tests.


Useful links:


http://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/Online/group.aspx?g=group-18146 (Suffragettes)


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

http://discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/

http://hmd.org.uk/genocides/the-holocaust/

http://www.bethshalom.com

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Topics: the American West, the ‘Titanic’ disaster, the Second World War and its aftermath, Civil Rights in the

USA, who shot JFK?

Types of Home Learning: extended writing tasks, GCSE exam-style questions, revision for tests, research

tasks.


Useful links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/shp/americanwest/



http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/civil1.htm (Civil rights)

Subject: History Key Stage 3

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Topics: Germany 1918-45, Medicine and Public Health c50AD to the present day, Surgery 1840-1914,

the impact of war on Britain 1914-1945.

Types of Home Learning: exam-style questions, revising a topic for a test or exam question in class,

carrying out research for the Controlled Assessment task, producing notes for the Controlled

Assessment task.

Extension work: all students are encouraged to be aspirational in their targets. Reviewing and revising

past topics on a regular basis is a key to success.

Useful links: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/history_of_medicine.htm

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/medicine.htm

http://www.thegarret.org.uk/index.htm (interactive tour of an old operating theatre and information on

surgery)

http://www.johndclare.net/

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Germany.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern_world_history.htm (sections on Weimar Germany and Nazi

Germany)

www.homesweethomefront.co.uk

Subject: History Key Stage 4

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Topics: Conservation and Sustainability, Furious Flooding, Fantastic Places, Extreme Weather, images of a

Country, Hot Deserts.

Types of Home Learning: learning spellings/meanings of key words, research tasks, completing extended

writing tasks planned in class, revising for tests.


Useful links:

www.geographyalltheway.com

www.geography-map-games.com

www.rgs.org

www.juicygeography.co.uk

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Topics: People everywhere, Globalisation, Jagged Coasts, What a disaster, Rainforests/Antarctic,

Development: rich north, poor south.

Types of Home Learning: learning spellings/meanings of key words, research tasks, completing writing tasks

planned in class, revision for tests.


Useful links:



www.rgs.org


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Topics: Students will be learning about some of the main contentious issues that affect the world we live in,

to name but a few: Conservation and Sustainability, Global Warming, Ice Ages and Conflict. We use examples

from a range of locations, at a variety of scales. Geographical skills of map and atlas work are practised

throughout the course with a strong emphasis on GIS.

Types of Home Learning: debates, essays, tests and presentations. We use the Independent Study model

for home learning. Six Independent Studies will be set in the year, one in each half term. The home learning

instructions are given to students at a relevant point in the half term. Each unit of work will be formally

assessed. Students will have a silver sticker in their books for this piece of work. This is for you to look at and

sign.


Useful links:



www.rgs.org


Subject: Geography Key Stage 3

GC

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Topics: Unit 1: Managing places in the 21st Century, Unit 2: Hostile world and Investigating the shrinking

world and Unit 3: Local investigation including fieldwork and Geographical issue investigation

Types of Home Learning: Home learning in Geography is focused around developing skills such as map

skills, research and using resources. The home learning will not always be written work; sometimes it will be

research or telling an adult about what they have learnt, including work set using our VLE. Planners may be

used as evidence.

Extension work: all students are encouraged to be aspirational in their targets. Reviewing and revising past

topics on a regular basis is a key to success.

Useful links:

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/



www.rgs.org


www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Subject: Geography Key Stage 4

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Topics:

French: Myself and others, School. Hobbies, Home town, Holidays and Paris.

Spanish: All about me, My brother, Sister and Pets, Hobbies, School, Food and Drink and fiesta.

Types of Home Learning:

• Draw and label in TL (Target Language) ,match words to pictures, learn alphabet and numbers, revise

new vocabulary and grammar, Create word searches/ crosswords, translate sentences, create

sentences, create posters, practise dictionary skills and read and understand texts

Extension work:

• Write paragraphs/ dialogues, learn paragraphs by heart, research appropriate topics, create quizzes

Useful links:

• http://www.acapela-group.com/

• www.realfrench.net

• www.allo.languages.org.uk

• www.atantot.com

• See Moodle for Studio 1

• See Moodle for Viva 1

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Topics:

French: French speaking world, Leisure time, Personality and relationships, Home and routines, Food and

drink, France has got talent.

Spanish: The Spanish speaking countries, My family and friends, home and home town, daily routines, future

plans and Holidays.


• Draw and label in TL (Target Language) ,match words to pictures, learn alphabet and numbers, revise

new vocabulary and grammar, Create word searches/ crosswords, translate sentences, create

sentences, create posters, practise dictionary skills and read and understand texts

Extension work:

• Write paragraphs/ dialogues, learn paragraphs by heart, research appropriate topics, create quizzes

Useful links:

• http://www.acapela-group.com/



• www.atantot.com

• www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/games/

• www.transparent.com/language-resources/

• www.funwithlanguages.vacau.com/

Subject: MFL Key Stage 3

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Topics:

French: Myself, Family and Friend/ Leisure Time/ Where I live

Spanish: Myself, Family and Friend/ School/ Leisure Time/ Where I live


• Match texts to pictures, revise alphabet and numbers, revise new vocabulary and grammar, translate

sentences, create sentences, create posters, practise dictionary skills, read and understand texts,

prepare practice assessment speaking and writing tasks, prepare practice assessment speaking and

writing prompts, learn practice assessment paragraphs

Extension work:

• Write paragraphs/dialogues, learn paragraphs by heart, research appropriate topics, create quizzes.

Useful links:



• www.atantot.com

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/

• http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/french

• http://www.gcse.com/french/

• www.m6.fr

• www.france2.fr

• www.voila.fr

GC

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Topics:

French: Myself, Family and Friends/Leisure/Where I Live/School/Jobs/Holidays/Healthy Lifestyle/World Issues

Spanish: Myself, Family and Friends/Leisure/Where I Live/School/Jobs/Holidays/Healthy Lifestyle/World Issues


• Match texts to pictures, revise alphabet and numbers, revise new vocabulary and grammar, translate

sentences, create sentences, create posters, practise dictionary skills, read and understand texts,

prepare practice assessment speaking and writing tasks, prepare practice assessment speaking and

writing prompts, learn practice assessment paragraphs

Extension work:

• Prepare controlled assessment speaking and writing tasks, prepare controlled assessment speaking

and writing prompts, learn controlled assessment paragraphs, practise past listening and reading exam

papers from AQA website.

Useful links:



• www.atantot.com

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/

• http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/french

• http://www.gcse.com/french/

• www.m6.fr

• www.france2.fr

• www.voila.fr

Subject: MFL Key Stage 4

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Topics: Colour, Pop Art and Fauvism

Types of Home Learning: Research on the Internet, Collecting, Observation drawings, Project development

work, Skill based work

Extension work: Development of drawing skills and style

Useful links: www.art.com www.artchive.com http://www.theartstory.org/movement-pop-

art.htm http://www.theartstory.org/section_movements.htm#

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/art&design/talkingtextiles/colour

wheel/

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Topics: Cultural Patterns, Drawing Techniques, Images of Self

Types of Home Learning: Collecting, Taking photograph, Research on the Internet, Observation drawings,

Project development work, Skill based work.


Useful links: www.art.com www.artarchive.com

www.masksoftheowrld.com

www.britishmuseum.org www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk www.vam.ac.uk

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Topics: Exploration of print processes and techniques, Portraits and Assessment Theme - Encounters,

Experiences and Meetings or Apart and/or Together

Types of Home Learning: Collecting, Taking photograph, Research on the Internet, Presentation of research,

Observation drawings, Project development work, Skill based work.


Useful links: www.studentartguide.com/ www.art.com www.theartstory.org/

www.artarchive.com www.artyfactory.com www.tate.org.uk

www.npg.org.uk/

Subject: Art Key Stage 3

Subject: Art Key Stage 4

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Topics: Office software, Networking, E-safety and HTML/CSS, Programming with the micro:bit and

Spreadsheets.


Gathering information or materials for use in class, consolidating learning, research & Evaluating.

Extension work:

Coding in Scratch, Python or with the micro:bit will help them to develop their understanding of programming

principles.

Useful links:

https://scratch.mit.edu/

http://www.learnpython.org/

http://vle.settlecollege.n-yorks.sch.uk/course/category.php?id=70 (moodle links)

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Topics: Computer systems; hardware and software, graphics editing and creation, Website creation and

editing, Networks, algorithms and game programming.



Extension work:

Coding in Scratch, Python or with the micro:bit will help them to develop their understanding of programming

principles.

Useful links:

https://scratch.mit.edu/



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Topics: App development, 3D animation, Computer systems, Spreadsheets and Databases and text

programming.



Extension work:

Python coding will help them to develop their understanding of programming principles.

Useful links:



Subject: Computing Key Stage 3

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Topics: Improving Productivity Using IT, Spreadsheet Software, presentation software, imaging software, Audio

software, desktop publishing software



Extension work:

Using the online website (provided in class) to keep their blog updated.

Useful links:

Copyright free images for use in work:

https://openclipart.org/

http://www.morguefile.com/

free software downloads to aid coursework, these are suggestions, not necessities:

audacity: http://download.cnet.com/Audacity/3000-2170_4-10058117.html

inkscape: http://download.cnet.com/Inkscape/3000-6675_4-10527269.html

google docs: https://www.google.co.uk/docs/about/

Subject: ICT and Computing Key Stage 4

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Topics: Rules and regulations

Types of Home Learning: Naming the court, describing rules of netball, drawing the rugby pitch/football

pitch and naming the lines.

Extension work: Reading about the sport being covered and identifying new/different rules not known before.

Attending extra-curricular clubs to further/gain more experience.

Useful links:www.englandnetball.co.uk www.sportplan.net www.badmintonengland.co.uk

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Topics: The importance of warming up and cooling down.

Types of Home Learning: The structure of a warm up and cool down including examples of types of

exercises used in a warm up and cool down.

Extension work: Using ideas/designs of the warm ups and cool downs created at home within lessons or to

deliver to peers.

Useful links:www.sportplan.net www.badmintonengland.co.uk

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Topics: Officiating – umpiring, referring, coaching

Types of Home Learning: Learning specific rules of a sport. Creating drills/activities for peer teaching.

Extension work: Use of the drills/activities created within extra-curricular clubs i.e. Netball or Rugby clubs.

Develop skills further by coaching outside school – maybe start to think about gaining coaching qualifications.

Useful links:www.englandnetball.co.uk www.sportplan.net www.badmintonengland.co.uk

Subject: PE Key Stage 3

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Topics: Developing students into young leaders.

Types of Home Learning: Researching types of drills or activities which can be used within lessons to help

develop specific skills. i.e. a passing drill within netball to aid in moving footwork.

Extension work: Use these ideas to peer coach or teach within lessons or extra-curricular clubs.

Useful links:www.englandnetball.co.uk www.badmintonengland.co.uk www.sportplan.net

Topics: Sport Education

Types of Home Learning: Planning sections of lessons i.e. warm ups and cool downs – progressing to

planning full lesson plans – including starters, main components and plenaries.

Extension work: To use these skills within extra-curricular activities/ outside clubs and organisations. Start to

gain coaching and teaching qualifications to build CVs.

Useful links:www.englandnetball.co.uk www.badmintonengland.co.uk www.sportplan.net

Subject: PE Key Stage 4

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Topics:

Course Objectives

To introduce Drama skills with an emphasis on Teacher in Role and Practical Performance. The modules in Year

7 are called “Eyam”, “Evacuees” and “Bullying”. The first two link to historical events and “Bullying” links to the

PRCE programme.


Drama will not set Home Learning, although students will be encouraged to research around a topic

occasionally.

Extension work:

More able students will be able to research the topics and use their research to develop their Drama in lessons.

Useful links: www.eyamplaguevillage.co.uk/ www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/daily_life/

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Topics:

Course Objectives

To develop Drama skills with an emphasis on genre and devised performance. The modules in Year 8 are called

“Refugees”, “Dave’s Last Day” and “The Incident at the Disco”. Refugees has links with Citizenship and the

other two topics explore peer pressure, linking with PRCE.


Drama will not set Home Learning, although students will be encouraged to research around a topic

occasionally.

Extension work:

More able students will be able to research the topics and use their research to develop their Drama in lessons.

Useful links: www.refugeeweek.org.uk/Info-Centre/...Refugees/classroom-resources

Subject: Drama Key Stage 3

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Topics: Syllabus AQA GCSE Performing Arts

Unit 1: Skills development. Assessed by a performance and a portfolio outlining: skills learned, planning and research, practical activities and evaluation.

Unit 2: Showcase worked to an externally set brief. Assessment includes the practical performance (in front of

the examiner), three observations showing how the piece developed and a written evaluation.

Types of Home Learning: Drama home learning is set weekly and can take the form of written work,

research, a reading task, on-line learning and rehearsal. The teacher assesses both practical and written work

and feedback is given. Nearer to a practical exam, rehearsals during lunchtime and after school will increase.

Towards the end of the course, an external examiner will come in to mark the final unit. Students must

complete a record of their progress in a Drama log book. This must be completed each lesson in order to

provide sufficient evidence to support achievement in the qualification.

Extension work: More able students might organise or coordinate their group. Put together an outline or

ideas for a piece or include in their folder details of external lessons in music or dance or productions they are

taking part in.

Useful links: www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/...performing-arts/gcse/performing-arts-4880

Subject: Drama Key Stage 4

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Topics: Product Design: “Hot casting”& “Time races on”, Textiles: “ Headphone wrap” ,Systems and Control “Total

Control” Structure ”it need to be strong” &CAD “I pod 2020”

Types of Home Learning: Researching into existing products and producing mind maps, producing and

developing ideas, writing a “Making Log” based on the activities they undertake in lessons and evaluating products

including those made in lessons.

Extension work: practicing using 2d design at home or any similar software such as Google sketchup.

Useful links:

www.technologystudent.com

www.howstuffworks.com

http://www.thingiverse.com

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Topics:

Product Design “ Monster Memory”, Catering “ The Food Factory””, Product Design “ Gum machines”, Textiles

“Snowboarding Hats”

Types of Home Learning: Types of Home Learning: Researching into existing products and producing mind maps,

producing and developing ideas, writing a “Making Log” based on the activities they undertake in lessons and

evaluating products including those made in lessons.Practicing catering activities at home.

Extension work: develop Photoshop skills and use www.thingiverse.com to design and make something.

Useful links:


www.howstuffworks.com

http://www.thingiverse.com

Subject: Key Stage 3 D&T

Topics: Catering

Controlled Assessment

All Catering students are following the WJEC specification in Catering. The course is divided into the exam (40%),

December controlled assessment practical (15%), February practical assessment (25%) and a course work project

(20%).

The following theory topics are covered during the course of the year:

Autumn Term

Working practices

• Health and hygiene

• Food poisoning

• Safety at work

• Fire safety

• Commodities (understanding ingredients)

• Menu planning

• Types of catering outlets

• Vocational opportunities

• Kitchen and restaurant structures

• Nutrition

• Moral and ethical issues

• Preparation for the practical assessment. This focuses on a meal that might receive praise in a good local

restaurant

Spring Term

• Social issues

• Cultural issues

• Food presentation

• Catering terminology

• Costings

• Catering terminology

• Food and beverage service Preparation for the practical assessment. This focuses on a meal that might

receive praise in a good local restaurant

Summer Term

• Preparation for the exam

There is a heavy emphasis on practical development, with both demonstrations and student practical’s featuring

during a normal school week.

Subjects include the preparation of cakes, sponges, meat, fish, pasta, rice and much more.

All Catering resources can be found on Settle College’s VLE site:

http://www.vle-settlecollege.org/login/index.php Choose: KS4/GCSE Catering

Types of Home Learning: Short concise tasks are set as home learning and research tasks for the controlled

assessments We set one home learning task once per week with the collection of the work done on the same day to

avoid confusion.

• Extension work: Preparation for the practical assessment. This focuses on a meal that might receive

praise in a good local restaurant

Useful links: The following websites are used throughout the course of the year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/

http://www.meatandeducation.com/

http://food4thought.bhf.org.uk/

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Topics: Graphics students are following the AQA specification. The course is divided into the

exam (40%) and the controlled assessment (60%).

Students work on their major project. There is a full coursework guide on the VLE and a folder checklist.

Autumn Term

Students start their controlled assessment in December.

• Research tasks (questionnaires, mood boards and product analysis work).

• Analysis of Research, this is recording down what they have found out.

• Specification in draft form, which is a list of things their Board game needs to do.

• Ideas

• Review of ideas working out which is the best to develop

• Development mostly Adobe Photoshop work

• Planning of manufacture, how are they going to make the board box and counters

Spring Term

Students are continuing with their coursework and should follow this schedule:

• Further development of their board game

• Copying up work schedule this is recording down their practical activities.

• Practical work in school.

• Planning

• Evaluation

Summer Term

Revision activities in this half term concentrating on exam techniques, exam practice and working on

gaps in theory.


Home learning will be to complete folder work and is often individual to the students,

particularly during the practical sessions.

Extension work:

Practice your skills in Pro Desktop, “d design draw and Photoshop

Useful links:

www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize


n activities in this half term concentrating on exam techniques, exam practice and working on

gaps in theory.


Home learning will be to complete folder work and is often individual to the students,


Extension work:

Practice your skills in Pro Desktop, “d design draw and Photoshop

Useful links:



Topics: BTEC Engineering

Coursework

Students are following the Edexcel specification. The course is divided into the exam (20%) and

two units: one practical (40%) and one analytical (40%)

Autumn Term

Students study the theory section of the course in preparation for the exam in November

The different areas of engineering:

• Engineering processes

• Engineering Materials

• H&S in the work environment

• Working to Tolerance

Spring Term

Students undertake the two other units, where they analysis a product in one unit and manufacture a variety of

products in a the other unit:

• Researching into a Product in depth

• Looking at how it’s been manufacture and alternative methods.

• Looking at materials and what other materials could be used.

• Looking at how the product has been made consistently and with accuracy.



• Planning

Students who do not pass the exam in November will have additional lessons where they will look at the theory

section and retake the exam in March.

Summer Term

Students undertake the two other units, where they analysis a product in one unit and manufacture a

variety of products in a the other unit

• Researching into a Product in depth

• Looking at how it’s been manufacture and alternative methods.

• Looking at materials and what other materials could be used.

• Looking at how the product has been made consistently and with accuracy.



• Planning

Students who do not pass the exam in November will have additional lessons where they will look at the theory

section and retake the exam in March.

Types of Home Learning: Home learning will be to complete folder work and is often individual to the students,


Extension work:

Practice skills in Pro Desktop and 2d design draw.

Useful links:



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Unit 1: Investigating Small Business (worth 25% of the GCSE, exam in June)

Unit 2: Controlled Assessment (25%, completed in February)

Unit 3: Building a Business (50%, completion in June)


Pupils are asked to complete activities based on topics that have been carried out in their lessons. Activities

tend to be based around a business that pupils are familiar with. Home Learning can be a mix of multiple

choice questions, short or longer writing activities and tend to be similar to the questions in their GCSE

examinations. Home Learning can also be investigations where findings are put together on a PowerPoint or

collecting tasks where pupils are asked to bring in a sample product.

Early in the course it is expected that pupils will purchase a GCSE textbook and workbook from the

department. This allows pupils to develop the knowledge and understanding at their own pace.

For Unit 2, students have to interview a business owner as part of their controlled assessment task. They have

up to 6 hours to complete this and activities can involve preparing and asking questionnaires, taking

photographs, collecting promotional materials etc. This will be their main home learning tasks in early

February.

Before Easter, all pupils will be issued with revision materials that require completion at home. At this point

when you want to check home learning in Business Studies, ask to see their revision pack called ‘Revision in

a Nutshell’ which consists of past exam papers, activities and exam technique exercises.

Extension work:

All students can see the topics for the course on Moodle - http://vle.settlecollege.n-yorks.sch.uk/

Useful links:

For the course specification, exam papers and mark scheme

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/Business/Business/Pages/default.aspx

For help with revision and completion of home learning tasks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/

www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk

Subject: Key Stage 4 Business Studies

Subject Exam board

English AQA

Maths OCR

Science OCR – specification A

History Edexcel GCSE History B

Geography AQA B

French AQA

Spanish AQA

Art Edexcel: Art and Design

PE OCR

Computing OCR

Drama AQA

Catering WJEC

Engineering Person

Music AQA

Business

Studies Edexcel

GCSE exam boards

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