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Act Justly, love tenderly,
walk humbly with your God
Mr Maguire Director of Key Stage 3
Mrs Cheeseman Key Stage Achievement Leader with Responsibility for Year 7
7 Angela – Mrs Lacey
7 Faustina – Miss Geraci
7 Josephine Bahkita – Mrs Lee
7 Laura – Mrs McKenzie
7 Marianne Cope – Miss Eaton
7 Teresa Benedicta – Miss Tibble
We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for each of our students.
The school day is divided into 6 lessons of 50 minutes each, with a combination of single and double lesson allocations.
At KS3, which is a 3 year programme, all students study RE, Art, Computing, DT, Drama, English, Geography, History, Maths, MFL (French/Spanish), Music, PE, Science.
At the end of year 9, following parent and student information sessions, students are guided into a Key Stage 4 Pathway, each of these is designed to best meet the learning needs and choices of each student.
MTG – Minimum Target Grade
CHG – Challenge Grade (Aspirational)
WAG – Working At Grade
Effort
Homework
Behaviour
TOF Teacher Oral Feedback
PR
Pupil
Response
WWW What Went Well
EBI Even Better If
RED PEN teacher marking/assessment/feedback
BLACK PEN student work
GREEN PEN student written peer assessment and self-assessment
BLUE PEN student response to:
•teacher written marking/assessment/feedback
•recording of teacher oral feedback •written peer assessment
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1. A Pen
2. A sticky label
And
remember…..
Our Religious Education Curriculum is based on
the Bishops’ Document ‘Religious Education
Curriculum Directory for Catholic Schools and
Colleges in England and Wales’
God and Community
Jesus
The sacrament of Baptism
The Bible
Introduction to Hinduism
I am God’s work of Art
Creation and the
environment
Covenant
The Mass
Easter
Introduction to
Judaism
Pilgrimage
Prophecy
Martin Luther King
Conscience
Relationships
Introduction to Islam
Introduction to
GCSE RE
Students are assessed regularly, and for each of
the 6 modules there will be:
2 levelled assessments to check their progress
1 timed end of module Exam skills test
1 glossary test
Students have a pupil progress sheet in the back
of their RE exercise book to record their results,
evaluate how they prepared for their tests and
to set targets for improvement.
Each student is given
a glossary of key
words in each year
Religious Education
Year 7
Glossary
Name ____________________
Form ____________________
These websites can be useful
http:ks3.reonline.org.uk
http://www.request.org.uk
http://www.cafod.co.uk
http://tere.org/
Reading
Writing
Spoken English (Speaking and Listening)
Spelling Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)
Vocabulary
LEXIA
Students are given a baseline test of their reading skills.
Students will read a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including in particular whole novels, short stories, poems and plays with a wide coverage of genres, historical periods, forms and authors, including high-quality works from:
English literature (pre-1914 and contemporary)
Prose, poetry and drama
Shakespeare
Seminal world literature
Students are encouraged to choose reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment.
Students will be writing for a wide range
of purposes and audiences, including:
well-structured formal essays.
stories, scripts, poetry and other imaginative writing.
notes and scripts for talks and presentations.
A range of other narrative and non-narrative texts will be
studied, including arguments and personal or formal letters.
They will summarise and organise material by supporting
ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail.
Applying their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and
text structure to their writing, whilst selecting the
appropriate form, will enhance their levels.
They will draw on knowledge of literary and rhetorical
devices from their reading and listening to enhance the
impact of their writing.
Students will extend and apply their grammatical
knowledge to analyse more challenging texts.
They will study the effectiveness and impact of the
grammatical features of the texts they read.
Drawing on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions
from their reading and listening, they will use these
consciously in their writing and speech to achieve
particular effects.
They will know and understand the differences
between spoken and written language, including
differences associated with formal and informal
registers, Standard English and other varieties of
English.
They will use Standard English confidently in
their own writing and speech.
Students will use Standard English confidently in a
range of formal and informal contexts, including
classroom discussion.
They will give short speeches and presentations.
They will be given an opportunity to participate
in formal debates and structured discussions.
They will study and perform
poetry and drama scripts.
Encourage your daughter to choose more
challenging reading books to enhance her
reading and writing skills.
Encourage your daughter to read out loud at
home.
Encourage your daughter to read different
genres. Share news stories or written texts
with her, to broaden her creative ideas.
Encourage your daughter to take her time on
her homework, including proof-reading all
written content before it is submitted.
To begin with students are taught in form groups.
Cognitive Ability Tests (CATs) & BASELINE tests are given.
Students are then put into ability sets using their KS2 results, and their CAT and Baseline tests scores.
Relevant data, collected from previous
schools, is used to identify and provide
continuous adequate support where
necessary.
Top 20 girls are selected and are put in for
the Maths Challenge and Maths
competitions within the Borough, to stretch
their problem solving skills.
Begin with Number Works
Basic Number works, which is a continuation of their primary school curriculum, to solidify their knowledge
Bedrock of what Maths is all about
Throughout the year, we cover various
aspects of Maths, i.e. Number, Algebra, Shapes & Measure, Data Handling & Probability
Every Half Term
2 Unit Assessments
1 Major Assessment to keep monitoring
their progress.
Each student has, in their exercise
books, a tracker sheet that shows and
reminds them of their current ‘working
at grade’.
Textbooks – Key Maths, Oxford Framework
Maths, Level Up Maths
MyMaths Software
By making sure the girls learn their Times
Tables.
By making sure the girls have adequate
equipment for lessons – Scientific Calculator,
Geometry Set.
By making sure the girls complete their
Homework as and when required.
New curriculum for 2014
3 lessons per week (1 double, 1 single) in year 7
How Science Works; preparation for GCSE science with ISA skills.
Topics to be covered:
Cells and reproduction
Body systems
Particles
Chemical reactions, acids and alkalis.
Forces and solar system
Sound and light
Assessment
Numeracy skills – data collection and analysis
Literacy – topic keywords, 6 mark questions
End of topic test
Science tracker in back of exercise book.
Taught in tutor groups for year 7 then set by
ability at start of year 8 onwards.
Extra curricular
Year 7 Science club
Trips and visits
Intervention
Science homework club – Thursday lunchtime
Skills based intervention (invitation only)
Year 9 Science buddies
Recommended resources
KS3 Science revision guide or workbook (new
curriculum)
Teaching and learning does not just occur between
8:30 am – 3:30 pm; it continues…..
after school in Homework Club
with a range of interventions, personalised
depending on student need
with support from our Learning Mentor, Mrs Lacey,
our Academic Mentor and our School Counsellor.
With added subject area support and clubs
St ANGELA
EUROPE
Pink
St FAUSTINA
OCEANIA
Yellow
St JOSEPHINE
BAKHITA
AFRICA
Blue
St LAURA
(of St Catherine of Sienna)
SOUTH AMERICA
Orange
St MARIANNE
COPE
AMERICA
Red
St TERESA
BENEDICTA
ASIA
Green
Head
of House
Mrs Gumbrell
Head
of House
Mrs Hyland
Head
of House
Mrs Sanders
Head
of House
Dr Cooper
Head
of House
Mrs Turner
Head
of House
Miss Pugh
7 Angela
8.Angela
9 Angela
10 Angela
11 Angela
12 Angela
and Form Tutors
7 Faustina
8 Faustina
9 Faustina
10 Faustina
11 Faustina
12 Faustina
and Form Tutors
7 Josephine
8 Josephine
9 Josephine
10 Josephine
11 Josephine
12 Josephine
and Form Tutors
7 Laura
8 Laura
9 Laura
10 Laura
11 Laura
12 Laura
and Form Tutors
7 Marianne
8 Marianne
9 Marianne
10 Marianne
11 Marianne
12 Marianne
and Form Tutors
7 Teresa
8 Teresa
9 Teresa
10 Teresa
11 Teresa
12 Teresa
and Form Tutors