ABOUT THE NEW VIRTUAL CURRICULUM
• SEPTEMBER 2020 WILL SEE THE LAUNCH OF OUR BRAND NEW VIRTUAL CURRICULUM. AS WE ARE A
SCHOOL THAT HAS NO COMPULSORY HOMEWORK WE HAVE CREATED A HOME CURRICULUM THAT WILL
OFFER PUPILS THE CHANCE TO LEARN A VARIETY OF TOPICS.
• YOU CAN STILL DO THE OPTIONAL HOMEWORK AND CAN DO THESE EXCITING NEW UNITS ON TOP OR
INSTEAD OF THESE!
• THESE UNITS OF WORK WILL ENABLE PUPILS TO LEARN REMOTELY AND WILL HELP THEM IDENTIFY
CAREERS THAT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE.
HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR OPTIONS
FIRSTLY
• HAVE A LOOK THROUGH EACH OF THE
SUBJECTS ON OFFER
• CHOOSE AS MANY AS YOU WISH IN EACH
TERM BUT THINK ABOUT YOUR
WORKLOAD
• ANY QUESTIONS ASK THE TEACHERS IN
CHARGE – ONCE YOU SIGN UP WE EXPECT
YOU TO COMPLETE THE UNIT AND THE
ASSESSMENTS
NEXT
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SELECT YOUR OPTIONS
HTTPS://LOURDESMAC.SHAREPOINT.COM/SIT
ES/STBVIRTUALCURRICULUM
OR ON THE WEBSITE CLICK ON QUICK LINKS
AND IT IS ON THE DROP DOWN THERE.
FINALLY
CHECK YOU HAVE ACCESS ON SHAREPOINT TO
ALL THE WORK YOU WILL NEED.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENJOY LEARNING
NEW AND EXCITING THINGS!!
Improve your cooking skills
WHY DO THIS COURSE??
Maybe you are thinking of a
career in food or catering?
Maybe you enjoy cooking
and want to try something
new?
Do you like food? More
importantly – do you want to
learn how to make amazing
BREADS, PASTA and CAKES??
In this course we will be;
Making different breads
Experimenting with flavours
Creating pasta dishes
Learning about sauces
Baking beautiful cakes
Decorating them
Raising money for charity and....
Eating and sharing food with the family!
Mrs Wintle – [email protected]
LEARN GERMAN !Ever wanted to learn more than just French?
Want to challenge your memory and your brain?
Want to know more about the largest economy in Europe?
Ever wondered if there is more to Germany than Beethoven, beer, BMW and sausages?
Then this course is for you!
Whether you:
• want to learn the basics for fun, • have some family connections with
Germany • think knowing some German will
help you in a future career,
it is never too early to get started!
One bitesize lesson every week.
Learn on your own, with friends or family members.
Steady progression that will get you saying some simple sentences by the end of the first unit.
Probier es aus!
Being able to communicate in another language is very rewarding and is a great skill for life.
German can be particularly useful in the fields of Engineering, Research, Business, Finance and Politics.
Teacher: Miss Vokal [email protected] for any queries.
Well done for choosing the St Bede’s online careers platform! Here you can complete 4 levels to give yourself all the tools and knowledge you will need to give yourself a head start in the world
of work. You will find out about yourself; the many types of jobs that are out there and finally how to make the best choices to help get you to where you want to be.
"Find a job that you love and you will never work a day in your life."
Invest In Yourself – St Bede's Online Careers Platform
Mr Dickinson
PhotographyPhotography is the art of capturing and
manipulating images. Photographers can use
film and digital cameras as well as camera-
less photography to create images.
DISCOVER
NEW
SKILLS
“ If you love
PHOTOGRAPHYLearn it”
“want to
make great great images?”
Teacher: Mrs H. Farbrother. Email: [email protected]
The Photography Course is delivered
online, consisting of 6 modules and
6 creative and challenging
activities. Students will also have
the opportunity to delve deeper into
areas of Photography throughout each
module.
You will also learn about
other artistic journeys
and recognise how
different photographers
developed in the past.
You will gain a very good idea about your
own artistic abilities and interests and
will be encouraged to express yourself in a
variety of ways.
✓ portraiture
✓ location photography
✓ studio photography
✓ experimental imagery
✓ installation
✓ documentary photography
✓ photo-journalism
✓ fashion photography
WHY SPANISH?
• Is spoken by 450 million people
• With English and Spanish you can go almost everywhere in the world
• Going on holiday to Spain? perfect opportunity to practice the language
• And most important is a phonetic language so you pronounce every letter always the same easy peasy Have a try!!!!!
Presented by Mrs Worrall
AMAZING AMIGURUMI – THE JAPANESEART OF MAKING CROCHETED, SMALL, STUFFED TOYS
DO YOU WANT TO:
• LEARN A NEW CRAFT AND SKILL?
• PRODUCE ITEMS FOR SALE, FOR EXAMPLE, AT LENTEN
CHARITIES OR THE SCHOOL FETE?
• GIVE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY BEAUTIFUL HAND-MADE
PRESENTS, MADE WITH LOVE?
• FIND A MINDFUL AND RELAXING WAY OF PASSING TIME?
YES?
THEN "AMAZING AMIGURUMI" IS THE PASTIME FOR YOU!
LEARN ALL THE CROCHET STITCHES YOU NEED TO MAKE A
SIMPLE, SMALL, ROUND, FAT CAT AND THEN LEARN HOW TO
MAKE THE SHAPES FOR THE BODY PARTS OF OTHER CUTIES!
Teacher: Miss A Horton [email protected]
Teacher: Miss Steele Email Address: [email protected]
KS2 Animal Careo Do you love animals?
o Have you ever tried convincing your parents to get a family pet?
o Do you want to learn all about these beautiful animals and how to care for them?
o Have you considered working with animals when you are older?
If you answered to one or more
of the questions to the left then this course is for you!
In this course you will learn:
Yes
- The history of domestic animals
- Different variations and breeds of each species
- How to keep each animal healthy (inc. diet, health, exercise, environment etc.)
- Considerations of owning a pet.
- The cost of keeping each animal
Look out for follow-onKS3 Animal
Care
Banking and Money Matters
Do you ever hear your parents talk about tax, national insurance, credit, mortgages, ISAs, stocks and shares?
Now is time to learn a little about money and banking. These are some key words for the future.
Key Stage 2
• How to pay for items• Planning a simple budget• Money from around the world• Using a bank account• How to read a bank statement
Teacher in charge: Mr Evans
Some of the topics you will look at…
SEND MY FRIEND TO SCHOOLMARKETING CAMPAIGN
Charity work is huge and
helps you to develop skills
that are highly valued
when looking for a job!
Want to help make a difference to
children just like you?
Use your communication
skills to promote an
important message to
others.
In this unit, you will be looking at
the issues with education in other
countries and then creating your
own campaign to support 'Send My
Friend to School'.
Develop new skills that will
help you with charity work,
business, events,
marketing and many more
career paths in the future!
Teacher – Miss Wilde – [email protected]
Teacher : Mrs Cullen Email address : [email protected]
Did you ever wonder:• what connects the magical giant Finn
McCool to one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world?
• why is Ireland called the Emerald Isle?• what links the Titanic to Ireland?• did Saint Patrick really drive out the snakes
in Ireland?
Look no further, you will find the answers and more on this Irish Studies course.
You are going to learn about its name, location, size, history, timeline, geography, culture, famous places, people and many other interesting facts about Ireland.
Irish Studies
MARVELLOUS MICROBES
WHY CHOOSE THIS?INTERESTED IN SCIENCE? WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE
SECRET WORLD OF MICROBES? WE'RE SURROUNDED BY
THEM AND THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! FIND OUT ABOUT
MARVELLOUS MICROBES - GOOD OR BAD? HOW CAN WE
USE THEM? HOW CAN THEY HARM US? HOW CAN WE KEEP
SAFE? WHAT EXPERIMENTS CAN WE DO?
WHAT WILL YOU BE LEARNING? HOW WILL IT BE ASSESSED?
THIS WILL BE TEN SESSIONS THAT WILL TAKE 30 MINS
TO AN HOUR PER SESSION ON AVERAGE. THERE WILL
BE AN ONLINE ASSESSMENT AND ONGOING
PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU TO MANAGE.
CAREERSBIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST, CROSS INFECTION
NURSE, CLINICAL SCIENTIST, MEDICINAL CHEMIST,
PHARMACOLOGIST, FOOD TECHNOLOGIST, WATER
TECHNOLOGIST, CONSULTANT MICROBIOLOGIST
Teacher in charge – Mrs Kelly – [email protected] with any questions.
Media studies What you’ll study on the course:• An introduction to Media
studies• Print media – newspapers
and magazines• The internet and social
media• Television• Film• Advertising• Genre• Key vocabulary and
terminology.
Teacher: Mrs A Riddell Email address: [email protected]
This course will prepare you for your KS3 curriculum in English, ICT and much much more!
Furthermore, it will teach you how to analysethe media and the impact it has on us today!
Outdoor Education
This course is made up of 10 activities that will teach you life skills and enable you to gain inventive ways to make the most of
nature. These skills will build confidence and result in you being happy and energized. Links to Science, Food Technology, SMVSC and PE.
Teacher in charge – Miss Brighton
READING JAPANESE – HIRAGANAひらがなDO YOU WANT TO:
• READ AND UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE SYMBOLS USED IN JAPANESE
WRITING?
• BE ABLE TO SAY SOME OF THE WORDS WRITTEN IN ANIME?
• IMPRESS OTHERS WITH NEW SUPER COOL JAPANESE READING SKILLS?
• WRITE NOTES IN CODE USING JAPANESE SYMBOLS?
• READあみぐるみ (AMIGURUMI – SEE MISS HORTON'S COURSE)?
はい I HEAR YOU CRY?
THEN "READING JAPANESE - HIRAGANA" IS FOR YOU! LEARN HOW EACH
SYMBOL WORKS USING MNEMONICS TO STICK IT ALL IN THE MEMORY AND
HAVE FUN IN THE PROCESS.またね
Teacher: Mr A Walton [email protected]
GREEN FINGERED GARDENINGIf you love being outdoors and are
intrigued by how to grow, plants,
flowers, shrubs and even fruit and
veg then this is the course for you.
There will be individual sessions
as well as little projects you can
get involved in and include your
family with.
This will give you a good
foundation for elements
of GCSE science and
geography and then
could lead in to careers
in Horticulture or
garden landscaping.
Teacher in charge – Mr. Bailey – [email protected]
➢ Ephemeral Art
➢ Fruit and vegetables
➢ Plant adaptations
➢ Rocks and soils
➢ Seed dispersal
➢ Water transportation
➢ Bug hotels
➢ Creating a bottle
greenhouse and lots
more
RUSSIAN STUDIES
• DO YOU WANT TO LEARN SOME RUSSIAN
LANGUAGE?
• DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT RUSSIAN
HISTORY?
• DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT SPIES?
• COME AND JOIN US IN RUSSIAN STUDIES
• TEACHER IN CHARGE – MR PAYTON
Learn British Sign Language (BSL)Sign Language is a visual means of communicating using gestures, facial expression, and body language. Sign Language is used mainly by people
who are Deaf or have hearing impairments.
Are you interested in developing your skills in this area and gaining a qualification that is fully accredited with a certificate?
Could this be the start of a future career in helping and supporting children and adults who are deaf? Ideal for those pupils who may want to
complete the DofE Award
The course is delivered online and you can complete it at your own speed. You can access Introducing British Sign Language whenever you like
(desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile). Study at your own pace and at a time that is convenient to you. You can access the course for 1 year. Designed to
be studied over approximately 16-20hrs - 1.5 - 2hrs/week.
This introducing British Sign Language course contains 10 lessons and covers:
Fingerspelling, Numbers, Colours, Deaf Awareness, Introductions, Family, Relationships, Descriptions, Hobbies, Time, Money, Days, Months, &
Seasons, Food & Drink, Emotions, Relationships, Animals, Clothing, and Conversation. Also specialist vocabulary for education , medical, retail,
transportation and home settings.
For further details please speak with Mr West or by email [email protected]
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