Year 8 Curriculum Evening

Explanation of the Year 9 curriculum Year 9 Subject Hours per week English Language & Literature GCSE 4 Mathematics GCSE Humanities (Geography / History) GCSE 3 Science (Double or Triple Science GCSE) 5 Physical Education 2 Spanish GCSE Life Skills / Philosophy and Ethics GCSE 1 Computing Art Music

Subjects included in Ebacc + Other subjects included Full list of qualifications can be found on gov.uk websites: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/u ploads/attachment_data/file/603677/Technical_Aw ards_2018.pdf

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New GCSE 9 to 1 Grading Structure

GCSE English Language (AQA)

GCSE English Literature (AQA) Paper 1: Shakespeare – Macbeth 19th Century Novel – Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Paper 2: Modern Texts – An Inspector Calls Poetry – Power and Conflict

Maths GCSE Changes (Edexcel) GCSE Maths has changed and is more demanding for everyone There is more content to teach with harder topics being introduced

Assessment Objectives The diagram below gives an overview of the three assessment objectives and the marks allocated for each strand. Every strand and element is assessed each examination series. Maths GCSE Changes GCSE Maths has changed and is more demanding for everyone There is more content to teach with harder topics being introduced Greater emphasis on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning, with more marks available for these higher-order skills

Maths GCSE Changes GCSE Maths has changed and is more demanding for everyone There is more content to teach with harder topics being introduced Greater emphasis on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning, with more marks available for these higher-order skills 3. Total examination time is increasing

X 20 (light blue – in addition to dark blue) Maths GCSE Changes GCSE Maths has changed and is more demanding for everyone There is more content to teach with harder topics being introduced Greater emphasis on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning, with more marks available for these higher-order skills 3. Total examination time is increasing 4. Learners will have to memorise formulae X 15 (Dark Blue) X 20 (light blue – in addition to dark blue)

X 15 (Dark Blue) X 20 (light blue – in addition to dark blue)

Science GCSE Changes Pathway 1: Trilogy 6 units across 6 exams: Biology, Chemistry and Physics Unit 1 3 Papers each 1 hr 15 minutes Each worth 70 marks Each worth 16.7% of GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics Unit 2 3 Papers each 1 hr 15 minutes Each worth 70 marks Each worth 16.7% of GCSE This is the equivalent to the old additional GCSE so learners will get two grades, e.g. 5-4 Exams are made up of multiple choice, structured, closed short answer and open response 21 Required Practicals

Pathway 2: Separate Science 6 units across 6 exams: Science Physics papers 1 and 2 2 Papers each 1 hr 45 minutes Each worth 100 marks Each worth 50% of GCSE Chemistry papers 1 and 2 2 Papers each 1 hr 45 minutes Each worth 100 marks Each worth 50% of GCSE Biology papers 1 and 2 2 Papers each 1 hr 45 minutes Each worth 100 marks Each worth 50% of GCSE This is the equivalent to the old “triple” GCSE so learners will get three grades from 1-9 Exams are made up of multiple choice, structured, closed short answer and open response 28 Required Practical's

Science Trilogy Specification Chemistry 9. Atomic structure and the periodic table 10. Bonding, structure and the properties of matter 11. Quantitative chemistry 12. Chemical changes 13. Energy changes 14. The rate and extent of chemical change 15. Organic chemistry 16. Chemical analysis 17. Chemistry of the atmosphere 18. Using resources 6 Required practicals Science Biology 1. Cell Biology 2. Organisation 3. Infection and response 4. Bioenergetics 5. Homeostasis and response 6. Inheritance, variation and evolution 7. Ecology 7 Required practicals Physics 20. Energy 21. Electricity 22. Particle model of matter 23. Atomic structure 24. Forces 25. Waves 26. Magnetism and electromagnetism 8 Required practicals

Separate Science Specification Chemistry Atomic structure and the periodic table Bonding, structure and the properties of matter Quantitative chemistry Chemical changes Energy changes The rate and extent of chemical change Organic chemistry Chemical analysis Chemistry of the atmosphere Using resources 8 Required practicals Science Biology 1. Cell Biology 2. Organisation 3. Infection and response 4. Bioenergetics 5. Homeostasis and response 6. Inheritance, variation and evolution 7. Ecology 10 Required practicals Physics Energy Electricity Particle model of matter Atomic structure Forces Waves Magnetism and electromagnetism Space Physics 10 Required practicals

More information can be found at the following websites: Science AQA Trilogy - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464   AQA Biology - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461 AQA Chemistry - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462 AQA Physics - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463 Edexcel maths – http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/mathematics-2015.html AQA English – http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse

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