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Year 7 Curriculum Information Evening

Welcome

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How can students support themselves?

• Organisation is key

• Record homework clearly in planners / SMHW

• 100% effort in all tasks

• Meet all deadlines

• 100% attendance

• Punctual to all lessons

• Communication - ask for support from the team

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Year 7 Curriculum Model 2017-18

English 8 lessonsMaths 7 lessonsScience 7 lessons

Art 2 lessonsBusiness / Citizenship 2 lessonsFrench 3 lessonsGeography 4 lessonsHistory 4 lessonsICT 2 lessonsMusic 2 lessonsPE 4 lessonsTechnology 3 lessons

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Assessment, recording and reporting

What can our students and parents

expect from our systems of

assessment, data collection and

reporting?

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Example: Fred is in Year 7 and following the target setting process has a GCSE target grade of 5 in English

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KS3 Data Collection

Data Collection

19 October 2017

8 February 2018

17 May 2018

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Science

Mrs K Mehta2ic Science

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Revision guides are available in the Science department if students would like extra support at home

Term 1: Welcome to Science

Particles and their behaviour

Forces

Term 2: Cells

Elements, atoms and compounds

Sound

Term 3: Structure and function of body systems

Chemical reactions

Term 4: Light

Reproduction

Term 5: Catch up/Revision/reteach/assessment preparation

Term 6: Acids and alkalis

Space

Year 7 Science

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Extra-curricular opportunities

• Science Crest Award during enrichment

• Institute of Physics demonstrations/talks

• RAF Education Roadshow

• Energy Quest

• Scrub up science challenge

• Tim Peake’s rocket seed project.

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Maths

Mr C WaightCurriculum Leader

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Year 7 Curriculum

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Maths Watch

• Online videos on every part of curriculum.

• Online worksheets to practise questions.

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Maths Watch

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English

Ms G AnsellAssistant Principal

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Year 7 - English

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6

Detective Fiction

19th Century Extracts

Poetry Introduction

Our Day Out –Modern Play

Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Explorations of Paper 2 Language skills.

Assessment:GCSE Style

• Unseen Extract Question (Literature)

• Non-fiction Writing (Language)

Assessment:GCSE Style

• Write creatively based on an image (Language)

• Extract (Literature)

Assessment:GCSE Style

• Compare Two Poems

• Unseen Poemanalysis

Assessment:GCSE Style

• Nonfiction Writing

Assessment:GCSE Style

• Character Question

• Extract Question

Assessment:GCSE Style

• Mock Paper

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Homework

Our homework is based on improving literacy and includes the following:

• Spelling tests – vocabulary and key terms

• Reading – A reading log to be kept

• Creative writing

• Non fiction writing

• Research tasks based around authors and context

All homework is set via showmyhomework and Quizlet.

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Mr St JohnAssociate assistant principal

Knowledge Organiser Strategy

2017-18

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You have four minutes.Study the A3 sheet about how to use Knowledge Organisers.

Be prepared to answer some questions about what you read.

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Rationale for Knowledge Organiser trial in Year 9 Summer Term 2017

• Marked increase across subjects in the amount of content pupils need to cover and retain in memory. For example English Literature increase of 35%.

• Develop a whole school Year 7-13 approach to imbedding revision and retention of knowledge . Imbedding this early to avoid the post-Easter cram of Year 11 and 13.

• Make homework more purposeful for the pupils needs and matching the requirements for ‘final assessment only’ GCSEs.Managing the loss of Controlled assessment.

• Helping parents by making it clear what their son needs to know. Learn the Knowledge Organisers.

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Pupil Feedback for trial – Summer Term 2017

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Parent feedback for trial – Summer 2017

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The Hayesbrook School Team

Principal Mr D Hatley

Vice Principal Miss C Nelson

Head of Year 7 Mr T Boddy

PSM Year 7 Mrs F Concannon

Tutor team

7H Mrs R Christmas

7A Mr C Waight

7Y Mr A Gainey

7E Mrs O Edwards

Key Dates 2017-18

Lets Get ReadingWednesday 29 November 2017

Parents Evening Wednesday 13 December 20175.00-7.30pm

Parents Evening Thursday 17 May 20184.10-6.30pm

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