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Bishop David Brown

Year

10

into

11

Information

Guidance and

Period 6 Timetable

Course Content

Projects

Close up September - December

Exam preparatory work

January - April

September Close up project begins

Begin P6 Sessions

Attend Art Club Tuesday after school and lunchtime to complete work

Hand in holiday homework

October Developing Ideas

November 1st round of PPEs

Developing Ideas

December PPE Close up project

Holiday homework – Complete outstanding course work from previous projects

January Exam Paper released

Begin preparatory work for exam 6-8 weeks

February 2nd round of PPEs

Half term practical session

March PPE results

Continuing developing ideas

April Easter break practical session

GCSE Exam 10 Hours

May Hand in ALL project work

Project Guidance

Encourage your child to go to interesting

places to take photographs of images for

their chosen theme.

Purchase a set of acrylic paints to

support completion of preparatory work

at home.

Encourage your child to meet deadlines

set.

Encourage your child to attend all P6 Art

sessions.

Ensure your child has breaks and has a

healthy work life balance.

Encourage your child to attend all

afterschool/lunch time clubs.

PEE annotations.

Homework is to be completed each

week.

P6

Art P6 will be on Monday week one and

Monday week two in G76.

These sessions are a great opportunity to

develop a skill/technique, discuss ideas and

develop with your teacher.

Art and Design

Business Studies Cambridge National Enterprise and Marketing Level 1/2

Course Content

Unit Topics %

50% RO64 Enterprise Marketing & Concepts

RO65 Design a Business Proposal 25%

RO66 Market & Pitch A Business Pro-

posal

25%

September Begin P6 Sessions


Coursework

October Start revision at home

Continue working on coursework


Improving coursework

December PPE Results - Holiday homework –

Revision for RO64 exam

January 9 January RO64 exam

Coursework improvement


Coursework improvement

March Result of RO64 external exam

Begin revision for RO64 re-sit if nec-

essary

April Revision for RO64 resit

Continue with coursework improve-

ment

May 4 May – Coursework deadline

22 May RO64 resit

P6

Students will be told if they need to attend

period 6. These sessions will give them the

opportunity to catch up on your coursework, or

to improve it if they have not achieved their

target grade.

If a student is asked to attend, it will be

compulsory.

Revision Guidance

Purchase a Hodder Education Enterprise

and Marketing textbook by Tess Bayley

to aid your revision.

Encourage your child to begin revision as

early as October in preparation for

upcoming PPEs and their RO6e4 exam in

January 2020.

Remind your child to attend P6 sessions.



Revision should be short and purposeful.

Support your child with their revision.

Ask them questions.

Encourage your child to develop detailed

revision notes, flashcards etc. Learn key

terms and definitions.

Practise long answer questions shaped by

command words.

Child Development Exam results due March 2020

September

2019

RO19 -LO1

-LO2

RO18 Introduction (revisit)

October

RO19 – Continue

-LO3

-LO4

RO18 -LO1

Review

November

RO18 -LO2

-LO3

Review

November/

December 2019

RO18 -LO4

Revision

January 2020 RO18 Exam

February 2020 RO19 /RO20

Complete outstanding

coursework

March 2020

RO19/RO20


coursework

April 2020

Retake—revision


coursework

May 2020 Retake—revision

June 2020 Exam retake if necessary

Revision Guidance

If retake necessary – all students have in

place Cambridge National Revision Guides

and Knowledge Organisers

It is vital that students are fully equipped with

all the necessary knowledge and skills to be

successful.

Non Exam Assessment

Encourage your child to complete

homework set in order to complete

each area of coursework in class.

Progress of work is monitored closely

with suitable intervention strategies

put in place when necessary to ensure

completion of coursework.

Parents/carers to contact Mrs Lee

should there be any concerns.

[email protected]

RO20 Nearing completion

RO19

Understand the equipment and

nutritional needs of children from birth

to five years.

Period 6

Period 6 will take place every other week

All students must attend.

Exam

50% of Total Marks

January 2020

June 2020 (retake)

Assessment 1 – RO19 Centre Assessed Unit

25%

Assessment 2 – RO20 Centre Assessed Unit –

25%

Design and Technology September P6 Sessions

NEA: Design ideas due 27th

Hand in summer holiday NEA work.

October P6 Sessions

NEA: Development due 25th

Start revision at home

Half term revision sessions

November P6 Sessions

NEA Deadline – Main design and

research pages due 15th

1st round of PPEs

December P6 Sessions

NEA Deadline – Modelling, testing

and final idea due 20th

PPE Results

Holiday homework

January P6 Sessions

NEA: Beginning practical prototype

2nd round of PPEs


February P6 Sessions

NEA: Practical Prototype due 28th

PPE Results

March P6 Sessions

NEA - Testing and evaluation due

27th

3rd round of PPES

PPE results

April P6 Sessions

1st April NEA DEADLINE all work

must be submitted for moderation.

May In class revision – Reviewing course

content. 2 Hour exam – Equipment

required for the exam: Black biro, HB

pencil, calculator, 30 cm ruler, maths

set (compass, protractor, set-

squares) eraser and a pencil

sharpener.

Revision Guidance

Use/purchase the CGP AQA GCSE

Design and Technology revision book and

exam practice workbook.


early as October in preparation for the

upcoming PPEs.

Encourage your child to attend all P6 DT

sessions.

Devise and use a revision timetable.




Support your child with their revision. Ask

them questions. Use the revision book/

create flashcards to test them.

Learn the properties of materials and

their definitions.

Practise PEA paragraphs.

Keep up to date with the NEA folio.

Students should be working on this at

P6 & additional studies

DT P6 will be on every other week and ALL

students are expected to attend.

During these sessions the students will be

working on their NEA assignments which are

worth 50% of their overall grade.

After the Easter holidays 2019 the sessions will

be revision based, where we will revisit the core

technical principles and the specialist technical

principles required for the written examination.

Before school, break 1, break 2 and afterschool

Additional Information: Please email Miss

Wright if you require any further information

regarding this course or your child’s progress.

[email protected]

Design and Technology

Course Content

Paper Topics Length %

1

All core technical principles:

New and emerging technologies: Industry and enterprise.

Sustainability and the environment. People, culture and

society, Production techniques and systems. Informing

design decisions.

Energy, materials, systems and devices: Energy generation

and storage. Modern, smart, composite materials and

technical textiles. Systems approach to designing.

Electronic systems processing. Mechanical devices.

Materials and their working properties: Papers and

boards. Natural and manufactured timbers. Metals and

alloys. Polymers. Textiles.

Specialist Technical Principles:

Common Specialist technical principles: Forces and

stresses on materials and objects. Improving functionality.

Ecological and social footprints.

The 6 Rs. Scales of production.

Timber based materials. Metal based materials. Polymers.

2 hours 50%

2 NEA – Non examination assessment (Design folio and

practical prototype)

20 page A3 Folio

35 hours 50%

Useful websites:

http://www.technologystudent.com/

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

http://www.design-technology.org/

If your child has lost/misplaced their

revision book a book can be purchased from the

school at a reduced cost of £2.75

A practice Exam workbook will need to purchased. We can offer this at a reduced cost of £2.75.

Please can you remind your child that they will need to bring their workbook and their revision folder to

every DT lesson.

http://www.technologystudent.com/

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

http://www.design-technology.org/

Drama

Course Content

Revision Guidance



upcoming PPEs.

Encourage your child to attend all P6

Drama sessions.





afterschool rehearsals as this is 30% of

their final grade.


them questions. Use the Edexcel work

book/ flashcards to test them.

Learn the key words and the ways they

can be described.

Practise exam questions provided by the

teacher.

P6

Drama P6 will run every Monday Week One

and will vary in content depending on the

needs of the class.

They will start with exam technique, then

portfolio support, additional rehearsal time and

then revision for the exams as the year

progresses.


clarify any misconceptions you may have/

recap any topics we have not done in lessons

for a while.

Com-

ponent

Topics Length %

3

DNA- writing as an

actor, director and

designer Theatre

visit review

1:45m 40%

2

Visiting examiner-

performance of two

extracts

Varied 20%

1

Devising and

Controlled

Assessment

Varied

40%

September

Begin P6 Sessions

Attend rehearsals with group for

Component 1 performance

October

Performance of Component 1-

parents invited to attend

November

1st round of PPEs

Work on Component 1 portfolio

December

PPE Results

Finish Component 1 portfolio

Begin preparing performances for

visiting examiner

January Learn lines for visiting examiner

February

Final hand in date for portfolio and

Visiting examiner for examination

of Component 2

March Theatre Visit and revision notes

April Revision for Final exam

May Revision for Final exam

English

Course Content


Lit 1 Shakespeare:

Romeo &Juliet

19th Century Novel:

1h45m 50%

Lit 2 Modern text:

An Inspector Calls

Poetry:

Love & Relationships

Unseen

2h15m 50%

Lang

1

Fiction – unseen

Q1-4: Reading

1h45m 50%

Lang

2

Non-fiction –

unseen

Q1-4: Reading

1h45m 50%

Revision Guidance

Purchase a Collins English Revision

Companion Pack to aid with revision or

CGP do very good text guides too.



upcoming PPEs.


English sessions.




Encourage your child to read for a

minimum of 15 minutes per day. The

benefits of reading cannot be stressed

enough and will aid achievement.

Encourage them to read anything, from

novels to newspaper articles.


them questions.

Learn the acronyms and their definitions.


Start learning quotes from the set texts


October



Speech must be recorded


December PPE Results

January Revision for PPEs


March PPE results

April Attend holiday school

May 2 x Literature exams

June 2 x Language exams

P6

English P6 will be on every Tuesday and will vary

depending on your child’s teacher.

These sessions are a great opportunity to clarify

any misconceptions students may have/ recap

any topics we have not done in lessons for a

while.

French

Paper Skills Length %

1 Listening and

understanding

F 35 mins

H 45 mins

25%

2 Speaking F 7-9 mins

H 10-12 mins

(+ 12 mins

25%

3 Reading and

understanding

F 45 mins 25%

4 Writing F 1 hour 10

mins

H 1 hour 20

25%



October



November 1st round of PPEs – including

practise speaking exam


Holiday homework

January

Revision for PPEs



March PPE results

April GCSE speaking test window 23rd

April (date TBC)

May GCSE exams

F – Foundation H - Higher

Revision Guidance

Purchase an Edexcel 9-1 revision

workbook/guide and Studio Vocabulary

booklet to aid your revision.



upcoming PPEs.


French sessions.

Ensure your child has breaks and a


Revision should be short and purposeful, 30

minutes revision then 10/15 minute break.

Support your child with their revision. Ask to

see their speaking booklet and test them–

the questions are translated!

Support your child with their speaking. Ask

them to explain examples of role plays,

picture-based discussions and conversation

topics to you and present their one minute

presentation/starter for the conversation.

Encourage your child to use languages ‘

websites such as Memrise, duo lingo,

Pearson active learn at least three times a

week for 20 minutes each time.

P6


clarify any misconceptions students may have/

recap any topics not covered yet.

When preparation begins for the speaking

exams, students will be provided with days/

slots to attend period 6.

All period 6 sessions are compulsory, unless

your child has been advised otherwise due to

speaking preparation

Sessions will be in F24 with Miss Skinner on

week one Thursday

Course Content

Geography

Course Content


1 Investigating Geographical issues

1hr 45m 40%

2 Problem Solving Geography

1hr 30m 30%

3 Applied Fieldwork Enquiry

1hr 30 m 30%



Complete fieldwork enquiry


November PPEs (1st round): Paper 1 & Paper 3


Holiday homework



February PPEs (2nd round): Paper 2 & Paper 3


March PPE results

April Reviewing course content

May Paper 1 Investigating Geographical issues

June Paper 2 Problem Solving Geography

Paper 3 Applied Fieldwork Enquiry

Revision Guidance

Purchase an Eduqas 1-9 My Revision Notes

Geography B revision guide.



upcoming PPEs.


Geography sessions.

Encourage your child to use the PIXL

Geography App to help them revise. Login

and password is their last name and first

initial.

Test them using flashcards & the revision

guide.

Learn the definitions for key terms.

Practise PEE paragraphs.

Encourage your child to look out for

geographical topics in the news

Revision should be short, with clear targets

and regular.

P6

Geography P6 will be every other week. The

exact day may be different for different classes.




History

Course Content


1

Germany in

Transition, 1919-1939 1 hr 25%

Elizabethan Age, 1558

-1603 1 hr 25%

2

Development of

America, 1929-2000 45 m 20%

Changes in Crime and

Punishment, c. 500-

Present day

1 hr

15m 30%


October





Holiday homework



February Half term revision sessions

2nd round of PPEs

March PPE results

April Complete content and begin exam

preparations

May - June

Revision & prep when not in exams

2x 2 hour exam papers completed

in early June

Revision Guidance

Purchase an Eduqas GCSE History revision

guide to aid your revision.

Use all revision resources available on the

VLE.



upcoming PPEs.


sessions.



Revision should be short and purposeful

30 minute sessions at a time, focusing on

one specific topic.


them questions. Use the Eduqas revision

guide to test them on key terms and ask

them to explain the particulars of key

events and figures.

Learn the question styles and what is

required to achieve full marks.

Practise PEE paragraphs.

P6




while.

Assess-

ment Topics Length %

Externally

assessed

Unit 1: The Hospitality and Catering Industry will be externally

assessed with an on line examination that lasts 90 minutes. You

will be graded as follows:

Core Learning Outcomes:

The environment in which hospitality and catering providers

operate.

How hospitality and catering provisions operate.

How hospitality and catering provision meets health and safety

requirements.

How food can cause ill health.

Proposing hospitality and catering provisions to meet specific

dietary needs and requirements.

Grading:

Level 1 Pass (2 points per unit) Level 2 Pass (4 points per unit)

Level 2 Merit (6 points per unit) Level 2 Distinction (8 points per

unit)

48 Guided

Learning

Hours with

a

90 minutes

(1.5 hours)

exam in

June of

Year 10

40%

Date for

resitting is

yet to be

confirmed

Internally

assessed

(NEA)

Unit 2: Hospitality and Catering in Action is internally assessed:

This involves you completing a piece of controlled assessment in

school under examination conditions. You will be set a task by

WJEC and will have to safely plan, prepare, cook and present

dishes to satisfy the task.

Core Learning Outcomes:

The importance of nutrition when planning menus.

How to plan menus.

Prepare and Cook high quality dishes.

Grading:

Level 1 Pass (3 points per unit) Level 2 Pass (6 points per unit)

Level 2 Merit (9 points per unit) Level 2 Distinction (12 points

per unit)

Overall Grading: Level 1 Pass between 5 to 8 points

Level 2 Pass between 9 to 13 points

Level 2 Merit between 14 to 17 points

Level 2 Distinction between 18 to 19 points

Level 2 Distinction 20points

72 Guided

Learning

Hours

60%

Hospitality and Catering

Hospitality and Catering Revision Guidance

Use of revision resources, e.g.

knowledge organisers and questions.

Encourage your child to begin revision

as early as October in preparation for

the upcoming PPEs.


Catering sessions.

Devise and use a revision timetable.



Revision should be short and

purposeful.


Ask them questions. Use the revision

book/ create flashcards to test them.

Learn the key terms and their

definitions.

Period 6 & additional studies

Catering P6 will be held every other week and

ALL students are expected to attend.

During these sessions the students will be

working on their NEA assignments which are

worth 60% of their overall grade.

Before school, break 1, break 2 and

afterschool – students are welcome to work

in G16 on their NEAs.

Useful websites:

http://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/

hospitality-and-catering/WJEC-Level-1-2-

Award-Hospitality-and-Catering-Spec-A.pdf?

language_id=1

https://futurechef.uk.net/about/learning-

bites

September

P6 Sessions

NEA

Hand in summer holiday homework

October

P6 Sessions

NEA


November

P6 Sessions

30th NEA Deadline

1st round of PPEs

December

P6 Sessions

19th NEA Deadline

PPE Results

Holiday homework

January

P6 Sessions

NEA

2nd round of PPEs


February

P6 Sessions

NEA

PPE Results

10th February Level1/2 Hospitality

and Catering 4 hour practical exam

25th FebruaryLevel1/2 Hospitality

and Catering Non Exam

Assessment deadline

March

P6 Sessions

Fri 15th NEA - Deadline

3rd round of PPES

PPE results

April

P6 Sessions

1st April NEA DEADLINE all work

must be submitted for moderation

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Maths Course Content

September

Begin P6 Sessions for all selected students.

Every student will have an opportunity to

attend P6



November

1st round of PPE exams. All students will sit

three papers. Paper 1 Non calculator,

paper 2 and 3 will be calculators


Holiday homework



February

Targeted homework for students will be

set on Maths watch. Six week homework

programme from Grade 4 to 9

March PPE results

Moderation

April Walk talk mocks for all Year 11 Foundation

and Higher

May Preparation for Paper 1 exam

Revision topics in both tiers (F/H)

Students to buy:

Maths Edexcel revision Guide grade

1 to 9 for Higher and Foundation

New topics for both Foundation

and Higher

Use inequality notation to

specify simple error intervals

Multiply decimals without a

calculator

Solve shaded area problems

Simultaneous equations

Factorise quadratics

Density

Vectors ( except geometric

problems/proofs)

Compound interest

Fractional scale enlargement

in transformations

Standard forms

Index laws

Tree diagrams

Direct and indirect proportion

Expand three brackets

(Higher Only)

P6 will be conducted every Tuesday

in the Maths department. Students

will be selected according to their

target grades. Students must bring

their own calculators.

Tier Topics Weighting

Foundation Numbers

Algebra

Ratio, proportion and rates

of change

Geometry and Measures

Probability and

Statistics

22-28%

17-23%

22-28%

12-18%

12-18%

Higher Numbers

Algebra

Ratio, proportion and rates

of change

Geometry and Measures

Probability and

Statistics

12-18%

27-33%

17-23%

17-23%

12-18%

Media Course Content





End of class time on NEA



Holiday homework




March PPE results

April Attend holiday school

Complete Revision Homework

May Attend holiday school during half

term

June 2 x exams


1 Component 1:

Exploring the Media

1h30m 40%

2 Component 2:

Understanding Media

Forms and Products

1h30m 30%

NEA Creating a media

product:

DVD cover & poster

30%

Revision Guidance

Purchase a WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Media

Studies text book to revise from.



upcoming PPEs.


English sessions.




Become familiar with the set texts for

Components 1 and 2.


Ask them questions.

Learn the acronyms and their definitions

e.g LIAR.


Use the fact sheets for the set texts to

aid revision.

P6

Media Studies P6 will be held every other

week, depending on who your child’s teacher

is.




for a while.

Course Content


1 Listening and appraising

1h 40%

Practical: One solo performance and one ensemble performance

30%

Coursework (in-class) two compositions

30%

September Begin P6 Sessions Attend clubs to support composition coursework Hand in holiday homework

October Start revision at home – homework to support Half term revision

November 1st round of PPEs First draft of composition 1

December PPE Results Composition 1 completed Deadline for performance 1 Holiday homework – Listening exercises

January Revision for PPEs Hand in holiday homework

February Deadline for recording second performance 2nd round of PPEs

March Composition 2 completed 3rd round of PPEs PPE results

April Moderation of all coursework (internal) Begin revision for listening paper

May Revision for listening paper

June Listening and Appraising paper

Revision Guidance

Purchase an Eduqas 1-9 revision guide to

aid revision (ISBN 978-1-78558-215-8).



upcoming PPEs.

Download the Musictheory.net app to aid

theory / listening revision.

Encourage your child to practise their

performance pieces regularly / attend

their instrumental / vocal lessons.


Music sessions to complete

compositions. It is essential that

completion deadlines are met.



Revision should be short and

purposeful.

Support your child with their revision by

listening to a wide variety of musical

styles.

Ask them questions, using listening

flashcards. Listen to examples on BBC

Radio 3 / Classic FM / YouTube.

P6

Music P6 will be on every other week and will

vary depending on your teacher.




for a while. In the first two terms, these will

mainly be devoted to improving / completing

compositions.

Music

Topics Titles %

Coursework Body’s response to

physical activity 25%

Coursework Applying the principles of

training 25%

Course-

work Sports Nutrition 25%

Exam

(1 hour) Sports Injury 25%

Course Content



October



November AP1


Holiday homework

January Exam

Start Sport Nutrition

February Holiday homework

2nd round of AP2

March Sports Nutrition Deadline

April Top up of coursework

May Exam

Revision Guidance

Purchase a Cambridge National Sport

Science revision book/ guide to aid your

revision.


early as September in preparation for

upcoming PPEs.

Encourage your child to attend all P6 PE

sessions.





afterschool clubs as these are where we

will do practical work.


them questions.

Learn the acronyms and their definitions.

Practise AP paragraphs.

P6

PE P6 be on every other week and will vary de-

pending on your teacher.


any misconceptions you may have/ recap any

topics we have not done in lessons for a while.

Sessions will be in G61.

PE

Science

All students at Bishop David Brown School are entered for two GCSEs for Science (AQA Combined Science: Trilogy). Each GCSE is made up of a third of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. If your child happens to study Separate Sciences (formerly “Triple Science”) they will cover more content which will allow them to potentially leave with a GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The course is broken down as follows:

Revision Guidance

Revision Guidance

Purchase a Collins 9-1 revision workbook/

guide to aid your revision.


early as September in preparation for all

assessments.


sessions.

Check that your child is using Educake on a

regular basis.





Resources that are found on VLE to help your child through their studies and revision include :

Revision mats

Past papers

Independence booklets

“Focus Learning” web link (for required practical animations)

Access to Educake

Biology Topics Length

Paper 1 Cell Biology Organisation Infection and Response Bioenergetics 1.15

(Trilogy)

1.45 (Separate)

Paper 2 Homeostasis and Response Inheritance, Variation and Evolution, Ecology.

Chemistry Topics Length

Paper 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter Quantitative chemistry Chemical changes Energy changes

1.15 (Trilogy)

1.45

(Separate)

Paper 2 The rate and extent of chemical change Organic chemistry Chemical analysis Chemistry of the atmosphere Using resources

Physics Topics Length

Paper 1 Energy Electricity Particle model of matter Atomic structure

1.15 (Trilogy)

1.45

(Separate)

Paper 2 Forces Waves Magnetism and electromagnetism Space (Separate Only)

Spanish

Paper Skills Length %

1 Listening and

understanding

F 35 mins

H 45 mins

25%

2 Speaking F 7-9 mins

H 10-12 mins

(+ 12 mins

25%

3 Reading and

understanding

F 45 mins 25%

4 Writing F 1 hour 10

mins

H 1 hour 20

25%

F – Foundation H - Higher





November 1st round of PPEs – including

practise speaking exam


Holiday homework




March PPE results

April GCSE speaking test window 23rd

April (date TBC)

May GCSE exams

Revision Guidance

Purchase an Edexcel 9-1 revision

workbook/guide and Studio Vocabulary booklet

to aid your revision.

Encourage your child to begin revision as early

as September in preparation for

upcoming PPEs.


Spanish sessions.

Ensure your child has breaks and a healthy

work life balance.

Revision should be short and purposeful, 30

minutes revision then 10/15 minute break.

Support your child with their revision. Ask to

see their speaking booklet and test them– the

questions are translated!

Support your child with their speaking. Ask

them to explain examples of role plays,

picture-based discussions and conversation

topics to you and present their one minute

presentation/starter for the conversation.

Encourage your child to use languages ‘

websites such as Memrise, duo lingo,

Pearson active learn at least three times a week

for 20 minutes each time.

P6



any topics not covered yet.

When preparation begins for the speaking

exams, students will be provided with days/slots

to attend period 6.

All period 6 sessions are compulsory, unless your

child has been advised otherwise due to speaking

preparation

Course Content

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Six steps to organise

independent studies

How can you help your child and prepare them to perform?

1. Being a role model

2. Help them set goals

3. Keep them active

4. Healthy eating

5. Time out

6. Sleep patterns

7. Unplugging

8. Staying cool and calm

9. Belief

10. Be supportive

Each day you can support your child to make choices which can impact how they

perform during the exam

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