1. Welcome to our Year 8 Curriculum Information Evening

2. Head of School Miss C Nelson Head of Year 8 Miss K Chandler Student Manager Mrs F Concannon Curriculum Leader Maths Mr C Waight Curriculum Leader English Ms O Edwards Curriculum Leader Science Mrs R Christmas
Key Dates
Parents Evening 1
Wednesday 8 January 2020 pm
Parents Evening 2
Wednesday 20 May 2020 pm

3. Humanities / Languages
Curriculum in Year 8
Core
Humanities / Languages
Art / Creative
Technology / Food
Citizenship / ICT
Core PE
English (7)
Maths (7)
Science (7)
History (4)
Geography (4)
Spanish (3)
Art (2)
Music/Drama (3)
Technology (2)
Food (1)
Citizenship (2)
ICT (2)
PE (4)

4. Head of Year 8
Miss K Chandler

5. Parents – How can I help? Attendance – every lesson counts
Resources and the right environment
Homework talk
Negotiate a set of ‘Studying Rules’
Encourage and praise
Look out for ‘Family Learning’ events
Join our celebration events

6. Ms O Edwards Curriculum Leader
English
Ms O Edwards

7. Year 8 - English Department Aims:
To develop a love of the subject and reading for pleasure
To create academically challenging and enjoyable lessons

8. Our Curriculum Great Expectations The Art of Story Telling
Media – Jaws
Shakespeare – Twelfth Night
Poetry – Voices and Perspectives

9. Expanding Vocabulary Fortnightly LRC Reading Lessons
Reading for Homework minutes a week
200 Word Challenge – Idioms

10. Homework Knowledge Organiser Quizzes
Reading – A reading log to be kept
Creative writing
Non fiction writing
Research tasks based around authors and context
All homework is set via Show My Homework and Quizlet

11. Science
Mrs R Christmas

12. Year 8 - Science
Our new key stage 3 curriculum has been developed to challenge and inspire our students in science. We have looked at the new GCSE content to ensure students are prepared and we have surveyed students to find out what they would like to learn about!
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Term 6
Producing energy for organisms
Periodic table 2
Plant biology
Energy
Revision for mid year exam
Drugs and health
Electricity and magnetism
Chemical reactions 2
Organisms and their relationships in ecosystems
Revision for End of year exam
Careers in Science
Assessment:
Low Stake Testing
Mid topic test
Mid Year Exam :
End of year examination

13. Students have knowledge organisers to support their learning and there are Key Stage 3 Revision guides available to purchase in the Science department if students would like extra support at home.

14. Homework
All homework is set via Show My Homework and Quizlet. It includes the following:
Knowledge questions/Quiz based on the Knowledge organisers
Science Capital
Writing Lab reports
Practice questions
Useful websites:
BBC Bitesize
Seneca Learning

15. Examples

17. Extra-curricular opportunities
Science Club during enrichment
Institute of Physics demonstrations/talks
Planetarium
Liquid Nitrogen show by University of Kent
Energy Quest
Scrub up science challenge
Big Bang Fair reward trip!

18. Maths
Maths
Mr C Waight

19. Unit
Title
New Content 1
Unit One
Sequences, Laws of indices, expanding brackets, factorising expressions 2
Unit Two
Prime Factor form, percentage change, reverse percentage, inequalities and solving linear inequalities, solving equation with unknown on both sides. 3
Unit Three
Plot graphs and understand and use y=mx +c. Probability notation, scale, sample space, Venn diagrams and set notation. 4
Unit Four
Pythagoras theorem, solving inequalities and representing them on a number line, using and rearranging formulae, Ratio and proportion including exchange rates 5
Unit Five
Conversion of units of time, speed distance and time and real life graphs, averages and range, area and circumference of circles. 6
Unit Six
Volume of 3D shapes, properties of 3D shapes, angles in polygons, bearings, back bearings, alternate and corresponding angles

21. Maths Watch
Videos that explain all the key concepts in the mathematics curriculum
Online worksheets to test your understanding
Printed worksheets to use for practise

22. Maths Watch Website vle.mathswatch.com Usernme: 20waightc@hayesbrook
Password: hayesbrook