Art
Year 7
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Observation skills. Pencil skills and Understanding tone. |
Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Colour theory and Painting skills |
Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Portraiture |
Year 8
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Perspective techniques. |
Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Still life. |
Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Portraiture |
Year 9
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Refining observation through still life and portraiture. |
Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Responding to an artist. |
Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Developing observation-Longer studies. |
Year 10
Autumn 1 |
Introduction to GCSE Art and Design. How to observe from still life. |
Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Coursework Unit 1a: Starting points: Indulgence, Inside Outside, Distorted. |
Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Coursework Unit 1b: Starting points: Derelict, Cultures, In the news. |
Year 11
Autumn 1 Auutmn2 |
Coursework Unit 1b: Starting points: Derelict, Cultures, In the news. |
Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Coursework Unit 2: Starting points: Externally set. |
Summer 1 | Exam |
Summer 2 |
Design Technology
Year 7
In Year 7 pupils do two rotations. One in DT and one in Food.
DT Rotation |
Materials and their working properties. Practical: Desk Tidy and Draw String Bag |
Year 8
In Year 8 pupils do two rotations. One in DT and one in Food.
DT Rotation |
Materials and their working properties. Composites Electronic Systems and Designing and Making Principles. Designing and Making Principles. Practical: LED Lamp, Mug Rap and Polymers Experimentation |
Year 9
In Year 9 pupils do two rotations. One in DT and one in Food.
DT Rotation |
Sources, origins and properties. Designing and Making Principles. Designing & Making principles Specialist technical principles Practical: Pewter Casting, Steel Hook, Polymers Experimentation |
Year 10
Autumn 1 |
Timber based materials Sources, origins and properties Practical: Box Project |
Autumn 2 |
Designing Principles Industry and enterprise |
Spring 1 | Polymers Polymers - Sources, origins and properties Working with polymer based materials and fixings Commercial manufacturing & quality control |
Spring 2 |
Common Specialist Principles Using angular measurement in degrees. Determine angular movement of mechanisms Core Technical Principles |
Summer 1 |
Designing Principles Making principles Recognise and use expressions in decimal and standard form. Calculating surface areas and volumes - Trigonometry & Area of shapes and calculating waste material. Recognise and use expressions in decimal and standard form. Tessellation of shapes and patterns. |
Summer 2 |
NEA Handling data - Understanding and representing data including bar charts, pie charts. Presentation of data. Diagrams, bar charts and histograms.
A02 - Design and make prototypes that are fit for purpose. |
Year 11
Autumn 1 |
NEA Recognising and using expression in decimal and standard form. Basic measuring and number |
Autumn 2 |
NEA A03 Costing using basic number and calculating areas of triangles, rectangles, rectangles and volumes of cubes. To determine material needed and calculate waste. |
Spring 1 |
Designing & Making Principles Core Technical Principles |
Spring 2 | Exam Revision |
Summer 1 | Exam Revision |
Summer 2 |
Food
Year 7
In Year 7 pupils do two rotations. One in DT and one in Food.
Week 1 | Health and safety in the kitchen. Food hygiene and personal hygiene. Weighing and measuring |
Week 2 |
Basic equipment Fruit Salad |
Week 3 |
Food Safety Pasta Salad |
Week 4 |
Cooker Safety Cheese and tomato pinwheels |
Week 5 |
Eat Well guide and healthy eating Tomato past sauce |
Week 6 |
Dairy Pizza Toast |
Week 7 |
Eat Well guide and healthy eating Rock Buns |
Week 8 |
Function of eggs Tortilla Quiche |
Week 9 |
Role of alternative proteins Granola bars |
Week 10 |
Sugars role in the diet Melting Moments |
Week 11 |
Produce Analysis Jam Buns |
Week 12 |
Fats and oils Cheese and Onion Triangles |
Week 13 |
Savoury scone assessment Tasting |
Week 14 |
Scone Introduction Scone Practical |
Week 15 |
Scone planning Chocolate chip muffins |
Week 16 |
Scone Evaluation Cheese/Potato Pie |
Week 17 |
Assessment Cheese Straws |
Week 18 |
British and international foods Chicken Nuggets |
Year 8
In Year 8 pupils do two rotations. One in DT and one in Food.
Week 1 |
Nutrition Health and Safety |
Week 2 | Croque Monsieur |
Week 3 | Macro nutrient protein |
Week 4 | Cheesecake |
Week 5 | Micronutrients |
Week 6 | Macaroni Cheese |
Week 7 | Special Diets |
Week 8 | Fruit crumble |
Week 9 | Factors affecting food choice |
Week 10 | Bolognaise |
Week 11 | Diet related disease |
Week 12 | Chocolate brownies |
Week 13 |
Heat transfer Cooking methods |
Week 14 |
Pastry making Jam tarts |
Week 15 | Functions of ingredients |
Week 16 | Bread based pizza |
Week 17 |
Cake Assessment Theory Assessment |
Week 18 | Cake Practical |
Year 9
In Year 9 pupils do two rotations. One in DT and one in Food.
Week 1 |
Routines, Food Hygiene and Safety |
Week 2 | Vegetable/tomato soup |
Week 3 | Micro orgnaisms - enzymes |
Week 4 | Devonshire apple cake |
Week 5 | Food Spoilage |
Week 6 | Taglietelle Carbonara |
Week 7 | Bacterial Contamination |
Week 8 | Flavoured bread shapes |
Week 9 | Buying storing and cooking food |
Week 10 | Swiss roll |
Week 11 | Macro-nutrients |
Week 12 | Lemon Meringue Pie |
Week 13 | Micro nutrients and water |
Week 14 | Stir Fry |
Week 15 | Making informed choices |
Week 16 | Spanish Meat balls |
Week 17 |
Assessment Energy Needs |
Week 18 | Chicken Tikka Masala |
Year 10
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Project 1 Food nutrition and Health Module.
Eat Well Guide. Current dietary guidelines Carbohydrates Proteins Fats function and source of protein, carbohydrates and dietary fibre fats, Vitamins and minerals. |
Spring 1 |
Project 2 Food choice related to nutritional needs and health.
Dietary needs of a chosen life style. Special diets |
Spring 2 |
Project 2 Food choice related to nutritional needs and health continued.
Adapting recipes
Project 3 Food science Functional and chemical properties of food |
Summer 1 |
Project 3 Food science
Cooking of food and heat transfer
Project 4 Food Safety Food spoilage and contamination |
Summer 2 |
Project 5 Food choice related to food provenance.
Environmental impact and sustainability Food sources Food and environment Sustainability of food Processing and production Food production Technological development |
Year 11
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Non-Exam 1 Assessment Food Investigation Task Non-Exam 1 Assessment |
Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Non-Exam 2 Assessment Food Preparation Task Non-Exam 2 Assessment |
Summer 1 | Exam Revision |
Summer 2 |
Photography
Year 10
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Introduction to GCSE photography |
Spring 1 Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Coursework Unit 1a: Starting points: Amalgamation, indulgence, mechanical, inside outside, distorted. |
Summer 2 |
Coursework Unit 1b: Starting points: Derelict, Cultures, In the news. |
Year 11
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Coursework Unit 1b: Starting points: Derelict, Cultures, In the news. |
Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Coursework Unit 2: Starting points: Externally set. |
Summer 1 | Exam |
Summer 2 |
Child Development and Care
Year 10
Autumn 1 |
Families Learning Outcome 1: Understand the types of settings and local provision for children. |
Autumn 2 |
Unit 1 Learning Outcome 1: Understand the types of settings and local provision for children. Learning Outcome 2: Understand how to prepare for placement |
Spring 1 |
Learning Outcome 3: Understand the responsibilities and limits of the early year’s worker in placements. Learning Outcome 4: Understand individual needs and the necessity for fairness and inclusive practice. |
Spring 2 | Unit 1 Assessment |
Summer 1 |
Unit 3 Exam preparation Unit 2 Learning Outcome 1: Understand the expected pattern of holistic child development. |
Summer 2 |
Unit 3 Exam preparation Unit 2 Learning Outcome 2: Understand the importance of observations and assessments, and how they support development. |
Year 11
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Unit 2 Learning Outcome 1: Understand the expected pattern of holistic child development. Learning Outcome 2: Understand the importance of observations and assessments, and how they support development. Learning outcome 3: Understand factors that may affect children’s holistic development Learning Outcome 4: Understand how to sue everyday care, routines and activities to support independence, health, safety and well-being Learning Outcome 5: Understand how to support children transitions in their lives. |
Spring 1 |
Unit 2 Assessment Unit 3 Exam preparation |
Spring 2 | Revision |
Summer 1 | Exam |
Summer 2 |