Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic Schoolto outstanding.
Emma Zaire
School Background
900 pupils on roll
Current Year 11 have an average point score of 25 on entry (below national average)
30% FSM
100% 96%
% Pupils achieved 2 x GCSE A* - C grade (GCSE and BTEC science)
99% 90%
91% 91%
(% A – E)
the Science team
High expectations of staff and pupils
Tracking of pupil progress
Accountability
science teachers)
meeting
learning in every science lesson Outstanding teachers
Graded differentiated learning outcomes
Jar of destiny questions
Pupils choosing their own starting points based on target grades
Graded exam questions and tasks
Marking for dialogue
Engaging practical activities
Effective questioning
Learning outcomes: Give examples of where paper chromatography and gas
chromatography are used in industry (D grade)
Compare the differences between gas and paper
chromatography and analyse results from the chromatograph
(C grade)
Paper and Gas Chromatography
Learning outcomes:
Give examples of the uses of enzymes in everyday life (C grade)
Describe why enzymes are used in baby food, slimming products, fermentation reactions and washing powders (B grade)
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using enzymes in each of the above examples and explain how the enzymes work.(A grade)
STARTER:
Small group intervention (after school/Saturdays/holidays)
Each science teacher has a group of intervention pupils allocated to them
Covey scoreboards and personalised learning checklists
Exam question topic booklets
Key Stage 4 and 5 topic booklets
Marking for dialogue – green pen policy
Rationale
writing formative comments in books
that pupils were not responding too
Introduced green pen policy -
by their science teacher
curriculum targets.
Science links