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CURRICULUM BOOKLET 2014-2015

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Contents _ Page

The purpose of this booklet 3

Introduction 3

Year 8 Curriculum 4-5

Home Learning: Weeks A and B 6-7

Subjects: Termly Learning Programme

● English 8

● Mathematics 9-12

● Science 13-14

● Computing 15

● History 16

● Geography 17-18

● Creative Carousel (Art, Music and Drama) 19-20

● Design and Technology 21-22

● Modern Foreign Languages 23

● Physical Education 24

The ASD Provision 25

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The purpose of this curriculum booklet is to give you an insight into what your child is learning at Heartlands High School.

You will see that we have provided an overview of the curriculum to be studied throughout the year, including:

- Details of what will be studied within each subject;

- Suggestions for good websites and support materials for each subject;

- Details of the home learning timetable;

- Details of the Extended Schools timetable will appear on the school’s website.

It is our hope that this will help you to support your child’s learning.

Our best wishes for a year of excellent progress for your child!

Introduction

At Heartlands High School, we believe in enabling and encouraging all students to develop their talents, while at the same

time teaching the core subjects and securing excellent literacy and numeracy skills. We provide challenge to those

students who arrive already on Level 5 and above, and support for students who need extra help to develop their

potential. This is reflected in our curriculum plan, in which students are encouraged to choose pathways suited to them

as they move up through the school. Allied with our tutoring system and academic mentoring, this serves to ensure that

students are motivated and try their hardest. Assessments and reporting take place four times a year.

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In Year 7, the focus is on supporting the transition from primary school and developing excellent communication and

Maths skills, as well as ensuring that students are able to develop their talents as they experience more specialist

teaching. Fourteen periods are spent on EXPLORE, a Literacy curriculum that includes English, History, Geography, RE

and Citizenship, and there are 8 periods of Maths. Creative subjects are taught as in-depth studies: six lessons a fortnight

for two half-terms. Design Technology is also taught in a carousel. Students are able to opt for French or Spanish. There

are also 20 SEARCH days throughout the year, in which students engage in active learning. Setting is used in some core

subjects to ensure the right level of challenge for all.

In Year 8

In Year 9, they develop their choices and choose to specialise in three subjects, ranging from Astronomy GCSE to ASDAN

for work-related learning. We set students according to ability in English, Maths and Science. Students are able to take an

extra language if they are talented in that area.

We aim to provide excellent learning for all, so that students leave us ready to fulfil their ambitions.

Year Year 7

Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Every student has a two week timetable, totalling 50 hours and forty minutes. Periods are taught in periods of 40, 60 or 80 minutes.

Explore: 9 hours 40 minutes English: 5 Maths: 8 Science: 6 Creative Carousel: 6 Design Technology: 4 Languages: 4 PE: 4 Computing: 4

English: 8 hours 40 minutes Maths: 8 Science: 6 Computing: 4 History: 4 Geography: 4 Languages: 4 PE: 4 Creative Carousel: 4 DT: 4

English: 8 hours 40 minutes Maths: 8 Science: 6 Languages: 4 PE: 4 Geography: 4 History: 4 Pathways (3 options): 12

English: 8 hours 40 minutes Maths: 8 Science: 10 PE: 4 and then four options at five hours each.

At present: Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

English Small sets Small sets Small sets Small sets

Mathematics Small sets Small sets Small sets Small sets

Science Learning groups In sets Small sets

Small sets

Other subjects Science, Explore, Computing and Languages are taught in learning groups Art, Music and Drama are taught in half-term carousels in mixed groups DT is taught in carousels in smaller mixed groups

Languages, History, Geography and Computing are taught in learning groups Art, Music and Drama are taught in carousels in mixed groups DT is taught in specialist carousels in smaller mixed

Languages, History and Geography are taught in main learning groups. Pathway option subjects are taught in choice groups

All optional subjects taught by choices made by the students

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Year 8 Curriculum Map

Autumn

Spring

Summer

English Poetry from other cultures The Merchant of Venice

Heartlands Holiday Private Peaceful

Maths Number and Sequences Area and Perimeter, Probability and Decimals

Angles, Algebra, Fractions and Percentages Statistics, Shapes and Graphs

Construction, measure, ratio and proportion Transformation, algebra and statistics

Science Electricity Classification Periodic Table Using Elements

Forces Life Support Light

Sound Keeping healthy People and the environment

Computing Programming the internet Computer systems theory

Control and logic Programming with Greenfoot

Creative Media Data representation

History Black Peoples of the Americas Expansion of Britain Causes of World War One

Geography Extreme Environments: Antarctica

Development Geography of Crime

Creative Carousel (Art, Music and Drama)

ART Look at the Bright Side: colour and tone For Pattern’s Sake: pattern and world art

MUSIC World Music Postcard

DRAMA The Tempest Great Expectations

Design + Technology

Resistant Materials: pendant project Food and Nutrition

Graphics and Chocolate Mould Electronic systems and control

Textiles and soft toys CAD: Mechanical coat hanger

Modern Foreign Languages

Technology and Media Shopping and Leisure

Friends and Past times Murder, mystery

Body and Health Olympics

PE Boys Football, Fitness, Basketball and Trampoline Girls Basketball, netball, football and Dance

Boys Handball, table tennis, athletics and volleyball Girls Trampoline, Fitness, Athletics and rounders

Boys Cricket and option Girls Badminton and option

MFL Technology and Media Shopping and Leisure

Friends and past-times Murder mystery

Body and Health Olympics

PSHE and RE are taught as part of our 20 SEARCH Days.

Home learning forms an important part of our curriculum at Heartlands High School, and we ask students to devote some

time and effort to trying to complete tasks. However, we also believe in supporting all students with tasks: if you look at

our Extended Schools timetable, you will find details of some of the clubs at which students may receive help. Please

ensure that your child has time to relax and enjoy their home time as well as doing home learning!

groups

PE Taught in gender groups across half a year group

Taught in gender groups across half a year group

Taught in gender groups across half a year group

Taught in gender groups across half a year group

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Home Learning: Week A

To be added.

Recommended time to be spent on Home Learning tasks:

English/Maths: 1 hour each per week

Maths/Science: 1 hour each per week

French/Spanish: 40 minutes

Humanities

(History or Geography on a carousel): 40 minutes

Computing/PE: 40 minutes each

CREATE/Design Technology (DT) 40 minutes each per week

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Home Learning: Week B

To be added.

Recommended time to be spent on Home Learning tasks:

English/Maths: 1 hour each per week

Science: 1 hour

French/Spanish: 40 minutes

Humanities

(History or Geography on a carousel): 40 minutes

Computing/PE: 40 minutes each

CREATE/Design Technology (DT) : 40 minutes each per week

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: English

AFA 1 ● Unit: Poetry from other cultures

● Learning: Students will study a range of poets from different

cultures including Benjamin Zephaniah and John Agard. They will

look at how poets use language and structure to convey their ideas

● Assessment: Comparative poetry question and unseen poetry

analysis

AFA 2 ● Unit: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare

● Learning: Students will study key scenes from this famous play,

exploring the historical context and Shakespeare’s message

● Assessment: Reading questions on a section of the play; descriptive

or narrative writing

AFA 3 ● Unit: Heartlands Holiday

● Learning: Students will look at a range of non-fiction texts and

explore writing for different purposes and audiences.

● Assessment: Reading questions on two linked non-fiction texts;

writing to present a viewpoint

AFA 4 ● Unit: ‘Private Peaceful’ by Michael Morpurgo

● Learning: Students will read this novel set during World War One,

exploring the writer’s viewpoint and examining how he creates an

effect on the reader

● Assessment: Reading questions on the novel; descriptive or

narrative writing

End of Year exam to be sat (Y/N): Y

Useful books: Breslin, T. Remembrance Faulks, S. Birdsong Lawrence, I. Lord of the Nutcracker Men Newberry, L. The Shell House Walsh, J. Paton The Dolphin Crossing

Useful websites:

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

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Mathematics

Autumn Term 1: ● Unit Title: Number, Sequences & Measures

● Learning Outline:

● Number

Order, add and subtract positive and negative numbers

Know the order for adding and subtracting, multiplying and

dividing, and how to use brackets.

Use tests to see what numbers will divide exactly

Recognise multiples, factors and prime numbers up to 100, Find

squares and square roots of whole numbers, including with a

calculator.

● Sequences

To introduce sequences and rules

Finding missing terms

Generating sequences from patterns

Using a letter symbol

● Finding a term from its position

Learning Outline: Area & Perimeter

Area and Perimeter of Rectangles: Irregular shapes

Make sure that all units of length are the same before students do

any calculations.

Surface area of cuboids

Surface area is measured in square units, e.g. mm2, cm2, m2, km2

3D shapes.

Converting between units

Volume of cuboids

Autumn Term 2: ● Unit Title: FDP, Probability & Equations

Fractions

Fractions of shapes

Equivalent fractions

Adding and subtracting simple fractions

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Fractions of whole-number quantities

● Probability

The probability scale

Equally likely outcomes

Probability experiments

Equally likely outcomes

Experimental Probabilities

Comparing Probabilities

● Decimals and Percentages

Place Value and multiplication of decimals

Ordering and Rounding

Mental Calculations

Written Calculations with whole numbers and decimals

Changing fractions to decimals

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Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages

Percentages of whole-number quantities

● Numbers and Decimals

Place Value and multiplication of decimals

Ordering and Rounding

Mental Calculations

Written Calculations with whole numbers and decimals

Ordering, adding and subtracting decimals

Using a Calculator

Problem Solving

Algebra – Equations and Terms

Terms and Expressions

Multiplying terms and brackets

Formulae – remind students a formula is an algebraic expression

where the letters stand for a real – life measurement or number.

The plural is formulae (or formulas)

Equations: addition and subtraction.

Simplifying expressions with powers

Solving linear equations

Spring Term 1: ● Unit Title: Shape and Construction, Linear Functions

● Learning Outline: Angles

To estimate and measure the size of an angle and decide whether it

is acute, obtuse or reflex

To calculate angles on a straight line

● To use different angle rules to solve a problem, giving a reason

Construction

Drawing line segments and parallel lines

Constructing shapes with right angles

Acute, Obtuse and Reflex angles

Constructing Triangles

Nets of 3D shapes

Properties of 3D Shapes

Drawing arcs and circles

Constructing midpoints and bisectors

Constructing triangles on paper

Constructing triangles using ICT

Scale drawings

Algebra

Functions and Mappings

Plotting Points

Straight Line Graphs

Plotting straight line graphs

Sequences

Sketching graphs

Spring Term 2: ● Unit Title: Ratio and Proportion, Transformations

● Learning Outline:

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● Ratio and Proportion

Equivalent fractions and percentages

Finding percentages, including discounts

Dividing a quantity in a given ratio

Direct proportion

Conversion Graphs

Solving ratio problems

Scale drawings

The unitary method

Fraction, decimal and percentage operators

Transformation

Drawing line segments and parallel lines

Constructing shapes with right angles

Acute, Obtuse and Reflex angles

Constructing Triangles

Nets of 3D shapes

Properties of 3D Shapes

Properties of Shape

Parallel and perpendicular lines

Properties of shapes 1

Properties of shape 2

Investigating shapes

Angle sum of a triangle

Solving Problems with angles

Summer Term 1: ● Unit Title: Statistics

● Learning Outline:

Statistics- Grouping Data

Constructing charts and tables

Calculating statistics

● Interpreting graphs and diagrams

Statistics

Constructing charts and tables

Calculating statistics

Interpreting graphs and diagrams

Summer Term 2: ● Unit Title: Decimals and Measures

● Learning Outline:

● Decimals and Measure

Estimating and converting measurements

Reading scales

Solving word problems

Problems involving time

Multiplication and division calculations

Solving problems with a calculator

End of Year exam to be sat (Y/N): Y

Useful books: Purchase a Key Stage 3 CGP level 5-8 or level 3- 6 Maths Revision Guide

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from the Maths department. Letts - Revise KS3 - Maths. Pearson - Level Up Maths for Key Stage 3

Useful websites:

To help improve their exam technique and level, students can access previous test papers at http://www.emaths.co.uk/KS3SAT.htm (also has the mark schemes) Websites to help students on difficult topics:

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/

www.mrbartonmaths.com/pupils.htm

www.teach-maths.co.uk/page359a.html

http://www.kangaroomaths.com/kenny3.php?page=KassessKS3

http://www.suffolkmaths.co.uk/pages/1RevisionKS3.htm

http://clc2.uniservity.com/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=225989

www.waldomaths.com/

More fun Maths websites http://teachingimage.com/index.php

www.supermathsworld.com/

www.themathpage.com www.sumdog.com/ www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/maths.htm

www.mangahigh.com/en_us/

www.mymaths.co.uk

(username: heart password:number

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Science

Autumn Term 1: ● Unit Title: “Electricity”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about electricity and how to build

circuits. Students look specifically at series and parallel circuits, as

well as current and voltage, before finishing with magnetism and

electromagnetism.

● Home Learning: Electricity

● Unit Title: “Classification”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about how and why we classify

animals. Here we start with what a species is, building up to looking

at and creating classification keys. Students end by looking at

human evolution.

● Home Learning Project: Classification

Autumn Term 2: ● Unit Title: “Periodic Table”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about the periodic table and its

history, focusing on the difference between metals and non-metals,

and the halogens and noble gases. Students explore the properties

of semi-metals and also look at vital non-metals such as carbon and

oxygen.

● Home Learning: The Periodic Table

● Unit Title: “Using Elements”

● Learning Outline: Here students build straight on top of the

‘Periodic Table’ looking at how we use elements, compounds and

molecules, focusing on polymers and smart polymers.

● Home Learning Project: Using Elements

Spring Term 1: ● Unit Title: “Forces”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about what forces are, how and

why they have the effects they do, and how we can use them or

reduce their negative effects. Students finish my looking at the

differences between weight and mass, applying this to planets

outside our solar system. This unit teaches some key equations

required for GCSE.

● Home Learning: Forces

● Unit Title: “Life Support”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about the human body, focusing

on respiration. Students look at different organs involved in

respiration, as well as factors that affect it and our fitness. This unit

allows for the students first experiences of dissection.

● Home Learning Project: Life Support

Spring Term 2: ● Unit Title: “Light”

● Learning Outline: Students learn the vital skills needed to use new

equipment, using ray boxes and various lenses to learn about

reflection, refraction and dispersion.

● Home Learning: Light

Summer Term 1: ● Unit Title: “Sound”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about sound waves, their form,

structure and use. We also learn about the decibel scale of

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measuring sound and its uses. Students also explore uses of

ultrasound in both science and by animals such as whales and bats.

● Home Learning: Sound

● Unit Title: “Keeping Healthy”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about microorganisms, looking

specifically about bacteria, viruses and fungi. We look at the uses of

microorganisms, both good and bad, as well as how disease

spreads and how we can prevent them (naturally and artificially).

● Home Learning Project: Keeping Healthy

Summer Term 2: ● Unit Title: “People & The Environment”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about adaptations, competition

and survival, looking at how and why animals compete, and how

adaptations are beneficial. Students go on to explore energy in

food chains and webs, looking at biomass and bio fuels.

● Home Learning: People and the Environment

End of Year exam to be sat (Y / N): Yes

Useful books: Science Works 1 & 2

Useful websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Computing

Autumn Term 1: ● Unit Title: Programming the internet

● Learning Outline: Students shall learn about the fundamental

building blocks of websites, covering html programming and

elements of CSS. They shall design and implement their own

website about their Olympic/Paralympics role-model.

● Home Learning Project: Design booklet.

Autumn Term 2 ● Unit Title: Computer systems theory

● Learning Outline: An introductory unit of work on how computer

systems really work, what powers them and how they

communicate with each other. It is an introduction to basic

computing theory.

● Home Learning Project: Build your own computer.

Spring Term 1: ● Unit Title: Control and logic

● Learning Outline: Students shall be learning about how we can

control computer systems. They shall design, implement and test

their own solutions by using the systems life cycle.

● Home Learning Project: Create your own mimic.

Spring Term 2: ● Unit Title: Programming with Greenfoot

● Learning Outline: Students shall develop their understanding of

programming concepts through the learning, and use of,

Greenfoot, which is an intermediate programming language, free

to download from - www.greenfoot.org.

● Home Learning Project: The ethics of computer games.

Summer Term 1: ● Unit Title: Creative media

● Learning Outline: This unit sees a focus on creative media, and

how an understanding of computing can enable someone to be

successful in the creative media industry.

● Home Learning Project: Music production.

Summer Term 2: ● Unit Title: Data representation

● Learning Outline: Students shall be learning about how data is

represented in computer systems, and how we can develop

programmes to store data. They shall plan, design and implement

their own programmes.

● Home Learning Project: Built into the project booklet.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y / N): Yes.

Useful books: Any Greenfoot book.

Useful websites:

(See parent resource pack – out soon) www.greenfoot.org www.flowol.com

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: History

Autumn Term 1 and 2 ● Unit Title: The Black Peoples of America

● Learning Outline: Students study the causes and impact of the

Atlantic Slave trade through historical sources analysis. Students

develop the skill of understanding the provenance and purpose of

primary evidence from the time period. This links to Black History

month that is celebrated in October.

Assessment Focus: Historical Enquiry ● Home Learning Project: Home learning tasks are issued weekly.

Autumn term 2 / Spring Term 1 ● Unit Title: The Expansion of Britain at Home and Abroad

● Learning Outline: Students study the chronological evolvement of

British society from rural townships to industrialised cities, as well

as exploring the development of empire. The focus is on children

and factory labour. Students are required to develop and express

different viewpoints within the context of the time.

Assessment Focus: Exploring Interpretations

● Home Learning Project: Home learning tasks are issued weekly.

Spring term 2 / Sumer term 1 ● Unit Title: The rise and fall of the British Empire

● Learning Outline: Students investigate the origins of the

British Empire and different interpretations of the reasons behind

its creation. Key case studies are investigated, such as India,

through to rebellion and independence of colonised countries.

Assessment Focus: Exploring Interpretations

Home Learning Project: Home learning tasks are issued weekly.

Summer Term 1 and 2 ● Unit Title: The Causes of World War One

● Learning Outline: This unit develops students understanding and

application of significance. Students investigate the causes of the

Great War, linking and ranking the significance of both long and

short term causes. The Unit then explores significant events of the

war through the experiences of individuals

Assessment Focus: Thinking Historically ● Home Learning Project: Research project on the events and

significance of the Battle of the Somme.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y/N): Exams or assessment tasks are sat at the end of each unit for which students receive an AFA grade. These grades are aggregated at the end of the year to for student’s final AFA4 grade.

Useful books: A large range of historical novels and plays are available from the school library including Noughts and Crosses, Oliver Twist and War Horse.

Useful websites:

General http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ http://discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Geography

Autumn Term 1: ● Unit Title: Extreme Environments: Deserts and Mountains

● Learning Outline: Explore extreme environments on our planet and

how they are managed. Students will compare desert and

mountain environments and investigate how humans use these

areas.

● Home Learning Project: Various tasks researching specific

mountain/desert environments.

Autumn Term 2: ● Unit Title: Development

● Learning Outline: This unit will allow students to explore issues

surrounding development and understand which social, economic

and historical factors influence development. They will also be

given the chance to explore what NGOs and world leaders are

doing to combat issues of poverty and overcome the struggle that

LEDCs are facing. There will be a focus on Ghana as a case study.

● Home Learning Project: A research board on a small-scale

development project.

Spring Term 1: ● Unit Title: Rivers and Flooding

● Learning Outline: This unit will allow students to explore the

importance of rivers in the world whilst learning about how we

manage the hazards they pose.

● Home Learning Project: A research project about one named

flooding event.

Spring Term 2: ● Unit Title: Geography of Crime

● Learning Outline: To explore issues surrounding criminal

geography. There will be specific focus on the geography of the

built up area and how this can contribute to crime. There will be a

focus on how the police use maps and other geographical skills to

locate patterns in crime and how communities cope with crime.

● Home Learning Project: research your local area and the

perceptions that the community has on it using field work

techniques.

Summer Term 1: ● Unit Title: Population Problems

● Learning Outline: To explore issues surrounding the ever increasing

human population. There will be a focus on futures Geography and

the interpretation of statistics.

● Home Learning Project: A research project about how 2 countries

manage population.

Summer Term 2: ● Unit Title: Crowded Coasts

● Learning Outline: To explore the importance of coastal areas in the

UK and to investigate the implications of shoreline management

plans on local people.

● Home Learning Project: A research project to investigate

sustainable tourism along coastlines.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y/N): Formal exams are sat at the end of each unit.

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Useful books: G. McCaughrean, The White Darkness M. L’Engle, Troubling a Star J. Cracknell & B.Fogle, Race to the Pole T. Vicary, The Coldest Place on Earth M. Angelou, All God’s children need travelling shoes A. Cottrell, Once Upon a time in Ghana J. Bailey ‘Talk about youth crime’ The LRC has a wide selection of novels in the crime genre, both contemporary and historical.

Useful websites:

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/index.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/climate_change/greenhouse_effect_rev1.shtml http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/development/ http://www.police.uk/ http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/crimeinfo.html http://maps.met.police.uk/

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Creative Carousel

Art and Design 1: ● Unit Title: “Look at The Bright Side”

● Learning Outline: Students develop their understanding of colour

and tone through observational still life studies. They experiment

with a range of different materials and study the Fauve artists for

their use of bright colour.

● Home Learning Project: “Texture”

Students explore the theme of texture creatively and practise

different drawing techniques to show different textures.

Art and Design 2: ● Unit Title: “Exploring Pattern”

● Learning Outline: Students learn about how pattern is used by

designers and artists in different cultures and learn how to create

patterns digitally. They develop 3D and mixed media skills by

creating a Mendhi inspired relief design.

● Home Learning Project: “Pattern”

Students explore the theme of Pattern with a series of creative

design tasks.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y / N): There will be an assessed exercise completed in class at the end of each unit.

Useful books: “The Usborne Introduction to Art” (Usborne) “The Art Book for Children” (Phaidon press)

Useful websites:

www.tate.org www.artchive.com http://www.npg.org.uk http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/ http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/

Music 1: ● Unit Title: World Music Postcard

● Learning Outline: Students study music from a number of world

music cultures, including British Folk, Chinese Folk, Egyptian

Wedding Music and Indian Raga.

● Students combine these musical resources into a piece of music

that reflects the fundamental aspects of these musical cultures.

● Home Learning Project: Postcard Project, which requires students

to do extra research on these world music styles, and put the

information into a postcard format, including pictures and text.

Music 2 ● Unit Title: Journey into the Blues

● Learning Outline: Students get a whistle-stop tour of 20th Century

music and the incredible impact and importance of Black African

American culture, in relation to slavery, emancipation and

empowerment.

● Student will also receive practical and theoretical tuition on

playing the 12-bar-blues blues, on a range of instruments.

● Home Learning Project: Journey into the Blues essay - a full-text

response demonstrating students’ understanding of the journey

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from blues to multiple aspects of modern music.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y/ N): N – Students are assessed through on-going in-class formative assessment of contributions, plus end of unit composition and performance and Independent Learning.

Useful books: Associated Board of Music theory books grades 2-4 will aid in-class learning.

Useful websites:

Wikipedia YouTube channel Barronimo Music.

Drama 1: ● Unit Title: Detectives & Creating a Character

● Learning Outline: Students will explore the story of a missing

teenager and piece together what they think has happened while

developing their understanding of the exploitative strategies and

performance techniques. Students will then go one to look at how

to create a character through the exploration of the Salem Witch

Trials.

● Home Learning Project: Characterisation and Self Evaluation

Drama 2: ● Unit Title: Macbeth & Silent Movie

● Learning Outline: During this unit Students will Shakespeare’s play

Macbeth, this will be focused on how to create interesting pieces

of abstract Drama that have a mood and atmosphere. Getting

students to think about how movement and sound can be added

to a text and what this can communicate to an audience. Think

about how a play goes from page to stage. Students will then

explore Silent Movie, focusing on their use of mime and over

exaggeration and how these can be used to communicate a

meaning to an audience.

● Home Learning Project: Page to Stage.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y / N): No, continued assessment

Useful websites:

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

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Design & Technology Carousel

All students in Year 8 will spend approximately 10 weeks studying each discipline of Design and Technology. This will run on a carousel basis, and may not follow this specific order.

Resistant Materials ● Unit Title: Pendant Project

● Learning Outline: Students develop the skills and knowledge

required to make a piece of jewellery based on a culture found in

the local area. This project builds on the skills and process taught

in Year 7. Metal and timber theory are also delivered within this

unit of work.

● Home Learning Project: “Pendant Design” – Home learning is

linked to both the design and theory elements of this project.

Food Technology ● Unit Title: Food, Pasta Project

● Learning Outline: Students will learn how to make several

different dishes using a variety of ingredients, equipment, and

cooking methods. They will also develop their understanding of

healthy eating and nutrition, food packaging and adapting recipes.

● Home Learning Project: Various tasks: researching ingredients,

healthy eating and fair trade.

Electronics/Systems and Control ● Unit Title: Drawer Alarm

● Learning Outline: Students study electronic theory while making a

Moisture Sensor. The finished circuit is housed in a stylish pot

holder designed by the students and made using acrylic on a laser

machine.

● Home Learning Project: Home learning is linked to both the

design and theory elements of this project.

Textiles and Graphics ● Unit Title: Soft Toy

● Learning Outline: This design and make project will be based on a

soft toy. Students will develop their sewing machine handling

skills and decorate fabric with a variety of techniques including

hand applique. They will also design their own typography, which

will be used to create a label for their product and enhance their

advertising poster.

● Home Learning Project: Most home learning tasks will be linked to

the design and make project.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y / N): A short end of unit test will be set at the end of each module.

Useful books: What is Design and Technology – Quentin Newark Design and Technology Foundations – Nelson Thornes The New Designer’s Handbook – Little Brown & Co.

Useful websites:

General

http://www.techsoft.co.uk www.chocolatebuttons.co.uk

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http://www.designcouncil.org.ukk http://graphicdesign.about.com Textiles www.drapersonline.com ftmlondon.org www.selvedge.org www.style.com www.vam.ac.uk

Food www.bbc.co.uk/food www.foodafactoflife.org.uk www.nutrition.org.uk

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn Term 1: ● Unit Title: Technology and media

● Learning Outline: Students learn to discuss film, music and media and

build towards an in-depth debate about technology and social

networking. There is a significant focus on Drama and speaking.

● Home Learning Project: supports the debate.

Autumn Term 2: ● Unit Title: Shopping and leisure

● Learning Outline: A focus on clothes and identity and the way in

which clothes represent our personality and cultures. A

reinforcement of tenses.

● Home Learning Project: designing sustainable fashion; fair trade in

target language countries.

Spring Term 1: ● Unit Title: Friends and pastimes

● Learning Outline: A significant grammar focus where students gain

confidence and flexibility whilst talking about more familiar subject

matters.

● Home Learning Project: grammar practise and extension.

Spring Term 2: ● Unit Title: Murder mystery

● Learning Outline: Students develop their understanding of past tense

and character description: they undertake group work tasks to

represent the cases of several murder suspects. Speaking focus.

● Home Learning Project: Supports oral content and past tense

formation.

Summer Term 1: ● Unit Title: The body and health

● Learning Outline: Discussion of health and body parts as well as

nutrition with initial references to GCSE syllabus.

● Home Learning Project: Students create leaflets for primary school

children.

Summer Term 2: ● Unit Title: The Olympics

● Learning Outline: ICT focus with investigation and exploration of

London 2012 and the impact on language and culture. Exposure to

authentic texts.

● Home Learning Project: Research based on Olympic Games.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y / N): Yes. Written and reading.

Useful books: Collins French / Spanish dictionary

Useful websites:

www.wordreference.com www.phosphore.fr

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Year 8 Learning Programme for: Physical Education

Unit 1 ● Boys- Football and Basketball; Girls- Dance and Netball

● Students will continue to develop their fundamental skills, aiming to

perform these at pace with fluency and consistency.

Unit 2 ● Boys- Handball and Table Tennis Girls- Trampolining and Basketball

● Students will continue to develop their fundamental skills, aiming to

perform these at pace with fluency and consistency.

Unit 3 ● Boys- Athletics and Trampolining Girls- Rounders, Fitness and

Badminton

● Students will continue to develop their fundamental skills, aiming to

perform these at pace with fluency and consistency.

Unit 4 ● Boys- Volleyball, Cricket and Fitness Girls- Athletics, OAA and

Football

● Students will continue to develop their fundamental skills, aiming to

perform these at pace with fluency and consistency.

Homework Project ● Students will be asked to complete a homework research project for

one of their units. This will be focussed on fundamentals, rules and

tactics. We would like students to attend at least one PE club a week.

End of Year exam to be sat (Y / N): Students will be assessed at the end of each unit in both activities covered. Their National Curriculum Level will be taken as an average for the year.

Useful books:

Useful websites:

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

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The ASD Provision at Heartlands High School is dedicated to teaching those with specific needs. Here is an outline of the

curriculum.

Autumn Keeping ourselves clean

keeping our environment clean

Spring Where does our food come from

Summer Past and Present – Near and

Far

English Narrative Science Fiction stories Non – Fiction Explanatory Texts Poetry Free verse poetry

Narrative Fantasy stories Non – Fiction Letter writing Poetry Visual poetry

Narrative Legends, fables, myths or traditional tales Non – Fiction Persuasive texts Poetry Structured Poems

Maths Counting and understanding number Knowing and using number facts Using and Applying (money) Data Handling Calculating SSM (time)

Counting and understanding number Knowing and using number facts Using and Applying (pattern) SSM (position and movement Calculations SSM (shape)

Counting and understanding number Knowing and using number facts Using and Applying (number) SSM weight and capacity Data Handling SSM (length and size)

Science Life processes and living things: Micro-organisms and bacteria Physical processes: energy sources

Life processes and living things: Growing food Material and their properties: Mixtures and solutions

Physical processes: Powering the world: Electricity Materials and their properties: Conductors and Insulators

ICT Digital Photography and image editing

ICT Presentations

ICT and Communication

PHSCE Being Healthy: Growing Up Staying safe: Rules

Positive contribution: Fair trade Enjoying and Achieving: Saving

Emotional wellbeing: Leisure time Relationships: accepting differences

History Now and Then – Near and far

Geography Looking after our world Where does our food grow?

Art Out and About Animating art Exploring art: Galleries and exhibitions

Design+ Technology

Textiles: for my home Food: Exploring flavours Resistant Materials: ceramics

PE Dance and movement Gymnastics (small apparatus/ equipment)

Gymnastics (large apparatus) Ball Skills

Games Athletics

Music Music performance (singing ) Music performance (instrumental)

Music past and present Musical notation

Using technology in music Music from around the world (contemporary)

RE Islam: Laylat al-Qadr Christianity: Christmas

Sikhism: Hola Mahalla Hinduism: Vikram Samvat Hindu New Year

Buddhism: Theravāda: New Year Judaism:

MFL ASDAN: Transition Challenge ASDAN: Transition Challenge ASDAN: Transition Challenge