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GCSE 2021 – What you will be assessed on
This document contains guidance as to what areas of the GCSE courses you can expect to be assessed on. Heads of Departments have been careful in selecting those areas that best represent topics you have worked through. Where timings have been decided they are suggested below but these are subject to review and should be used as guidance only.
Please consider this to be a ‘working document’ that we are sharing with you. It is influenced by the documents that have come out of JCQ and Ofqual and though we expect more updates from awarding bodies in due course we feel it important you know where we currently are in order that you can best prepare.
Topics for Higher and Foundation topics are listed here with the relevant MathsWatch clips. Assessments will be scheduled for Friday’s lessons dependent on progress through the week. There will be 5 assessments.
Other topics will also be included and covered in class. These include:
HIGHER: Operations with integers, fractions, and decimals (positive and negative), Bounds, Quadratic Formula, Non-Linear graphs, Averages, Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Area and Volume, Trig values, Pythagoras.
FOUNDATION: Operations with integers, fractions, and decimals (positive and negative), Angles, Compound measures, Pythagoras, Trigonometry 3D shapes, Standard Form, Probability.
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Foundation Topics
Higher TopicsCLIP 29 – Intro to indices CLIP 141 – Fibonacci Sequences CLIP 93 – Expanding Brackets CLIP 188 – Fractional Indices CLIP 94 – Simple Factorisation CLIP 154 – Negative Indices
CLIP 134 – Expanding and Simplifying Brackets CLIP 177 – Recurring Decimals to Fractions CLIP 96 – Straight line graphs CLIP 134 – Simultaneous Equations Algebraically CLIP 97 – The gradient of a line CLIP 120 – Algebraic Fractions - Simplifying CLIP 95 - Substitution CLIP 208 – Perpendicular Lines
CLIP 103 – Finding the nth term CLIP 158 – The difference of two squares CLIP 159 – Equation of a line CLIP 160 – Roots and Turning Points
CLIP 85 – Fractions, Percentages, Decimals CLIP 214a – Inverse Functions - Introduction CLIP 83 – Standard Form CLIP 215 – Composite Functions
CLIP 59 – Calculating Probabilities CLIP 212 – Solving Quadratic Inequalities
CLIP 45 – Angles on a line and at a point CLIP 159a – Equation of a straight line – y=mx + c CLIP 144 – Similar shapes CLIP 190 – Rearranging Difficult Formulae
CLIP 106 – Sharing using ratio CLIP 129 - Vectors CLIP 28 – Factors, Multiples and Primes CLIP 83 – Standard Form CLIP 41 – Value for Money CLIP 167 – Sectors of a circle CLIP 42 – Introduction to Proportion CLIP 186 – Cumulative Frequency CLIP 124 - Bearings CLIP 106 – Sharing using a ratio
CLIP 15 – Bar Charts CLIP 199 – Direct and Inverse Proportion CLIP 62 – Averages and the Range CLIP 185 – Probability using Venn diagrams CLIP 64 – Vertical Charts CLIP 114 – Surface Area
CLIP 128a – Pie Charts CLIP 205 - Histogram CLIP 58 – Listing Outcomes CLIP 187 - Boxplots
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Outline of Assessment Plan for Religious Education
From 19th April 2021- you will be expected to complete lessons that encompasses revision and a series of assessments based on the
Catholic Christianity, Judaism and Philosophy and Ethics papers. To help with your revision page numbers to concentrate on are included below.
We intend to follow the same structure for each unit:
Lesson one- you will complete an a) and b) type question. Lesson two- you will complete a c) type question.
Lesson three- You will prepare for the d) question.
Lesson four- you will complete an expended writing d) type question.
Catholic Christianity- Beliefs and Teachings Revision and assessment.
Lesson 1: An a) and a b) type exam question based on the following topics:
‘Creation’- Revision Guide page 14 and ‘The Trinity’- Revision Guide page 10. Lesson 2: A c) type exam question based on the following topic:
The nature of humanity- Revision Guide page 16.
Lesson 3: Revision on the d) type question based on the following topic: The events of the Paschal Mystery- Revision Guide page 20 Lesson 4: a d) type exam question based on the following topics:
The events of the Pascal Mystery- Revision Guide page 20.
Judaism- Practices Revision and assessment.
Lesson 1: An a) and a b) type exam question based on the following topics:
Religious Education
4 The Tenakh- Revision Guide page 94.
Public acts of worship- Revision Guide page 92.
Lesson 2: A c) type exam question based on the following topic: Rosh Hashanah- Revision Guide page 106.
Lesson 3: Revision on the d) type question based on the following topic: Death and Mourning Rituals- Revision Guide page 102.
Lesson 4: a d) type exam question based on the following topics: Death and Mourning Rituals- Revision Guide page 102.
Philosophy and Ethics- Marriage and family life Revision and assessment.
Lesson 1: An a) and a b) type exam question based on the following topics: Gender prejudice and discrimination- Revision Guide page 142. Marriage- Revision Guide page 128.
Lesson 2: A c) type exam question based on the following topic:
Support for the family in the local parish- Revision Guide page 134. Lesson 3: Revision on the d) type question based on the following topic:
Sexual relationships- Revision Guide page 130.
Lesson 4: a d) type exam question based on the following topics: Sexual relationships- Revision Guide page 130.
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Pupils will be assessed on English Literature after Easter: Modern Text; Macbeth; and Jekyll and Hyde. GCSEPod should be used in preparation for these tests in accordance with the advice given by your teacher.
Modern Text Assessment w/c 26/04:
pupils will either be studying Blood Brothers;
An Inspector Calls; or Animal Farm.Blood Brothers revision:
Mickey and Edward Class
Role-models
Relevant contextual issues Animal Farm:
Hierarch Propaganda Squealer
Relevant contextual issues An Inspector Calls:
Gerald Social class
Gender differences
Relevant contextual class
ENGLISH
Macbeth Assessment w/c 03/05:
Focus revision on:
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Relationships
Power
Relevant contextual issues
Jekyll and Hyde Assessment w/c 10/05
Focus revision on:
The impact of Hyde on Jekyll and society Ideas about duality
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Students will revise the following areas and complete tasks based on past paper questions within the week. Separate Scientists will take on additional examination questions in accordance with the nature of the broader curriculum studied.
The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment include: w/c 29/3 – Biology: Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
w/c 19/4 – Chemistry: Chemical Analysis and the Earth’s Atmosphere w/c 26/4 – Physics: Waves and Magnetism
w/c 3/5 – Biology: Homeostasis w/c 10/5 – Chemistry: Resources w/c 17/5 – Physics: Energy
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Pupils are to be aware of the following topics with regard to assessment. The revision materials attached to the link below will help in any preparation. The order shown represents the order they will do the assessed pieces in.
1. Care and Treatment in the 19th century
Florence Nightingale p18
The development of anaesthetics p19 The development of antiseptics p19
2. Reasons for improvements in medical knowledge during the Renaissance
The Printing Press p11 The Royal Society p11
Key Individuals - Vesalius, Harvey, Sydenham - p10, p13, p15
3. Raleigh and Virginia p28
Use this link to access revision materials.
https://scien80.wixsite.com/learningks4/history
See “Elizabethan-Revision-Guide.docx” and “Medicine-in-Britain-c1550---Present-Revision” (both in top left of the screen).
History draft assessment calendar
Paper 1 - Medicine 16th and 17th century Question 4 to be completed w/b 26/4 Paper 1 - Medicine 18th and 19th century Question 5/6 to be completed w/b 10/5 Paper 2 - Elizabeth Question 1b) to be completed w/b 17/5
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The three topics below will be covered in their revision and next assessment. Week commencing 26th April (date tbc).
Natural Hazards Coasts & Rivers Ecosystems
The assessment after this will be a paper on Human Geography (Week commencing 10th May (date tbc)) with the following topics being
tested:
Urban Issues
Changing Economic World
The revision materials attached to the link below will help in any preparation.
https://scien80.wixsite.com/learningks4/geography
Other resources include their books, knowledge organisers and work booklet6s from class. Seneca is also a worthwhile electronic resource.
A final assessment may follow later in the term.
Geography
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Spanish
The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment can be found on the following link: https://scien80.wixsite.com/learningks4/spanish
Here you will also find six specific documents that will help you in your studies.
The next half term will be a blend of reading, writing and listening. It is anticipated that assessments will be on Fridays, progress dependent.
French
The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment can be found on the following link: https://scien80.wixsite.com/learningks4/french
Here you will also find eight specific documents that will help you in your studies.
The next half term will be a blend of reading, writing and listening. It is anticipated that assessments will be on Fridays, progress dependent.
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The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment include:
Stage configurations Stage positions
Roles with the theatre industry Hansel & Gretel play
Key quotations for characters with Hansel & Gretel Vocal skills
Physical Skills
Performance techniques
An actor’s portrayal of Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd Key moments from Sweeney Todd
Audience reaction at key moments
Personal opinion of how successful the actors was in generating this effect
Drama
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The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment include:
Media Paper 2 Assessment:
Film- I, Daniel Blake and Doctor Strange (industries only) CSPs TV- Class and Dr Who CSPs
Advertising- NHS Represent advert CSP
Newspapers- Daily Mirror and The Times CSPs
The deadline for the NEA project is Friday the 30th of April. 3 lessons will be available immediately after Easter to review and develop
areas of this work. It has been strongly advised that pupils continue with this project over the Easter period. Pupils have been advised to email all incomplete work to themselves so it can be continued at home. Home access instructions have also been provided on SMHW as another means of completing the work.
The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment include: Assessment 1: Material properties
Assessment 2: Mechanisms
Assessment 3: Environment and sustainability Assessment 4: Industrial processes
Seneca and BBC Bitesize provide good revision resources on these topics. Pupils have also been given a revision guide prior to the mock exam in December.
Media Studies
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In terms of revision topics, year 11 will have 3 assessments in 3 consecutive weeks in May. The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment include:
Assessment 1: Food Hygiene- Personal hygiene, hygienic preparation of food (buying, storing, preparing, cooking)
Assessment 2: Food Choices. – Factors affecting food choices, multicultural cuisine, sensory testing, packaging and labelling Assessment 3: Food Providence – additives, food fortification, organic and GM food, milk production, food sustainability NEA 2 is due in last Friday of April.
Seneca learning is the best revision resource to use.
YEAR 11 FOOD PREPARATION AND NUTRITION PLAN
DATE OF LESSON ACTIVITY
Monday 22nd March Development Practical 1
Tuesday 23rd March Development Practical 1 continued
Friday 26th March Typing
Monday 29th March Development Practical 2
Monday 29th March Development Practical 2 continued Tuesday 20th April Typing up of NEA
Friday 23rd April Typing up of NEA
Monday 26th April Typing up of NEA
Tuesday 27th April Typing up of NEA
Friday 28th April NEA MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED SO IT CAN BE TEACHER
ASSESSED
TUESDAY 4TH MAY FOOD CHOICES REVISION
FRIDAY 7TH MAY FOOD CHOICES REVISION
MONDAY 10TH MAY FOOD CHOICES ASSESSMENT (EXAM CONDITIONS)
TUESDAY 11TH MAY HYGIENE REVISION
FRIDAY 14TH MAY HYGIENE REVISION
MONDAY 17TH MAY FOOD HYGIENE ASSESSMENT (EXAM CONDITIONS)
13 TUESDAY 18TH MAY FOOD PROVENANCE REVISION
FRIDAY 2IST MAY FOOD PROVENANCE REVISION
MONDAY 24TH MAY FOOD PROVENANCE ASSESSMENT (EXAM CONDITIONS)
TUESDAY 25TH MAY EXTRA EVIDENCE LESSON (IF REQUIRED)
WED 26TH MAY EVIDENCE TO BE ENTERED ONTO SCHOOL SYSTEM BY HJ
FRIDAY 28TH MAY EXTRA EVIDENCE (IF REQUIRED)
The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment includes all of the work that we have done on the elements of Music since September including:
Pitch & Melody,
Harmony & Tonality, how to work out which key a piece of music is in from its key signature, Structure & Texture,
Dynamics & Tempo, Rhythm & Metre,
Timbre & Sonority, Instruments of the Orchestra and types of voices. Intervals, Cadences and Ornaments,
Melodic Dictation,
Plus everything we have covered so far on Area of Study 4: Film & Computer Game Music.
Music
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The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future revision classes and assessment include Anatomy and Physiology
Sports Psychology Movement analysis Physical training Socio-cultural aspects
Health, fitness and well-being. Draft timetables are included below.
GCSE PE 11A
19/4 Anatomy and Physiology Revision
Anatomy and Physiology Exam
Sports psychology revision Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
26/4 Movement analysis Revision
Movement analysis Exam Sports psychology exam Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
3/5 Physical training Revision Physical training exam inc extended writing
Socio-cultural revision Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
10/5 Socio-cultural exam Health, fitness and well-being revision
Health, fitness and well-being exam inc extended writing
Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
17/5 Exam board suggestions or 6/9 mark questions Somatotype exam question to be completed
Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
24/5 Contingency
GCSE PE 11B
19/4 Anatomy and Physiology Revision
Anatomy and Physiology Exam
Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
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26/4 Movement analysis Revision Sports psychology revision Sports psychology exam Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
3/5 Movement analysis Exam Physical training Revision Physical training exam inc extended writing
Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
10/5 Socio-cultural revision Socio-cultural exam Health, fitness and well-being revision
Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
17/5 Health, fitness and well-being exam inc extended writing
Catch up or exam board materials Catch up or exam board materials
Revision for assessment/Use Everlearner
24/5 Catch up or exam board materials
Practical or 6 mark questions
19/4 LO1 Exam LO2 content Revise LO1/LO2
26/4 LO2 Exam Filming Officiating + performer Football 1
LO3 content Revise LO2/LO3
3/5 LO3 Exam Filming officiating + performer Football 2
Filming officiating + performer badminton 2
Revision LO3/4 10/5 LO4 content Filming officiating + performer
badminton 1
LO4 Exam Revision LO4
17/5 Exam board assessment Filming basketball (game play) 1 Filming netball 1
Cambridge National Sport Studies
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The areas students should be aware of that are contained in future assessment include:
(PAPER 2) - Trace tables, flowcharts, errors; topic 1 (1.1). Assessment end of w/c 26/4.
(PAPER 1) - Bigger picture, data representation, truth tables; topic 6, topic 3 (3.2), topic 4 (4.3). Assessment end of w/c 10/5. (PAPER 2) Pseudocode & programming constructs, purpose of algorithm, creating algorithm/code; topic 1, topic 2. Assessment w/c 24/5.
End of w/c 24/5 Contingency
The NEA will play a large part in the awarding of the TAG.
However the areas students should be aware of that are contained in future revision classes and assessment include:
All contents, structure and purposes of the following pre-productions documents; Mind maps, Mood boards Visualisation diagrams, work plans and storyboards
Copyright, Trademark, Data protection, Privacy, Deformation Reece – site visits
Health and safety
Audience and purpose – font styles, formal vs informal.
Computer Science
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Students are continuing to develop their personal response to the Animal Structures/Personal Project theme in their sketchbooks and design sheets:
1. Students will continue to develop their design series inspired by their research and investigations of other artists/cultures from different sources, evidencing links with their research in their collections of images, designs, experiments and annotations 2. Evaluate, refine and develop designs as they progress, exploring appropriate materials and techniques. Annotate with written
reflections about their ideas, visual qualities created and personal intentions
3. Select their most successful ideas, techniques and materials to plan the final piece/or series of final pieces 4. Review and develop the final piece/s as their work progresses and resolve ideas in sketchbook
There is no examination in Art and grades are determined from their portfolios.
