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You have already had 9 years of compulsory education. Time line Key stage 1 – September 2006 - reception, year 1 & 2. Key stage 2 - Year 3 – 6 – SATS exams September 2012 The Castle School – joined in September 2013 Now Year 10 September 2016 You have already had 9 years of compulsory education. GCSEs National Competition. Years 10 & 11. Total about 50 weeks – Leavers 2018 It is about YOU CHOOSING WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU LEAVE

National context Grade 9, top 20% nationally. Year 10 – Numerical grades for all subjects except Mandarin, Technology and ICT. Terminal exams end of Year 11. Greater Government expectation Grade 7 = Grade A Grade 5, slightly higher than current grade C, new increased expectation. Grade 1 = Current G.

Year 10 Key Dates Parents’ Evening - Monday 3 October 2016 Full Report goes home Thursday 19 January 2017 Six week exam countdown Monday 8 May 2017 IA home (including exam results) Thursday 21 July 2017

Positive Attitude Literacy Metacognition +Numeracy PALM+ Quiet Time Discussion Project RAP

Controlled Assessments Approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours per night. ESSENTIAL INFORMATION HOMEWORK TIMETABLE Date   Autumn term Controlled Assessments Coursework Exams Mon 7 Nov Tues 8 Nov Wed 9 Nov Thurs 10 Nov Fri 11 Nov WB 7 Nov. English assessment: Novel Drama Mock Component 1 portfolio Food preparation and nutrition – assessment A Mon 14 Nov Tues 15 Nov Wed 16 Nov Thurs 17 Nov Fri 18 Nov Mon 21 Nov Tues 22 Nov Wed 23 Nov Thurs 24 Nov Fri 25 Nov Mon 28 Nov Tues 29 Nov Wed 30 Nov Thurs 1 Dec Fri 2 Dec Drama Mock Component 3 (B) exam – in lessons Approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours per night.   Population A Population B Monday English Option C Tuesday Option A Option D Option D just French, Mandarin, Spanish Wednesday Option B Options C just German, Spanish Maths Options C just German, & Spanish Thursday RE every 3 weeks Friday Option D just French, Mandarin, Spanish. Science Option D – all subjects

CURRICULUM MAP 2016/17 - TOPICS COVERED EACH HALF TERM ESSENTIAL INFORMATION CURRICULUM MAP 2016/17 - TOPICS COVERED EACH HALF TERM   AUTUMN SPRING SUMMER SUBJECT FIRST HALF SECOND HALF ART & DESIGN Introductory Phase: DISCOVERY Learning to work with acrylic painting, oil pastels, print and 3D. Gallery response work & Locations HW. Theme based interpretation and planning. Creating stand-alone pieces building on sketchbook & gallery visit. Development Phase: ‘Identity’ Project Learning to develop a project through a process of development, refinement with media, recording and presentation. Completion of Identity project & final piece creation. Planning & putting on an Exhibition of work Extension opportunities: Directed / Independent Study building on an element from the earlier stages in the course, linking to either Identity or discovery. Extension opportunities continued. Students making choices building on earlier work. GCSE COMPUTING Introduction through classroom and course expectations Computer systems • Systems Architecture • Memory • Storage • Wired and wireless networks • Network topologies, protocols and layers • System security • System software • Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns Exam Practice Introduction to Python Computational thinking, algorithms and programming • Algorithms • Programming techniques • Producing robust programs • Computational logic • Translators and facilities of languages • Data representation

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