Roundwood Park School School Information 2016/17 the School Day
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Roundwood Park School School Information 2016/17 The school day 8.30 - 8.40 Register Students will be able to access the school from 8.20am to use their lockers and gather in their form room. 8.40 - 9.40 Period 1 9.40 - 10.40 Period 2 Students are expected to keep parents informed of their out of school activities and their likely time of departure from school 10.40 - 11.00 Break if, for instance, they are involved in games fixtures. In the case 11.00 - 12.00 Period 3 of last minute alterations, children can always telephone home from the coin box in the school. 12.00 - 13.00 Period 4 Assemblies are held regularly on a year group basis at the 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch beginning of each afternoon. 14.00 - 14.20 Tutorial/assembly 14.20 - 15.20 Period 5 “At Roundwood I feel that I am being pushed to achieve the best grades and grow into the best person I can possibly be.” (Year 9 student) Curriculum overview The curriculum The school week is divided into 25 one hour teaching periods. This excludes registration time. The lesson allocations are shown in the following charts. Although we are an academy, we choose to follow the National Curriculum. Topics required by the National Curriculum, but not covered in specific lessons, e.g. health education, citizenship and careers, are delivered in a variety of ways. In Years 7 and 8 they are taught in weekly tutorials, in Year 9 as part of the health education programme and in Years 10 and 11 as part of National Curriculum subjects such as English, history and physical education and through specialist one day workshops with outside speakers. Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11) Year 7 Students have a mixture of core subjects (those which are compulsory) and option subjects. The option choices are made in February of Year 9. Each option subject is When students enter the school in Year 7, they are placed in mixed ability form groups. They taught for 3 hours per week. are taught in these groups for most subjects throughout the year. The mixed ability groups help students settle into their new school and help our staff get to know them and their needs. In Maths and English are set across the full year group in Years 10 and 11. maths, students are set across two bands (X side has 5 classes (3 forms) and the Y side has 6 classes (4 forms)), from the October half term. In languages, students are set across half year groups from early in the year. Subject No of hours per week There is a need for some students to study maths and English for a greater proportion of the Year 10 Year 11 week. These students are identified very early in September and are disapplied from either one English 4 4 or, in exceptional circumstances, both modern foreign language options (French/German). They receive extra tuition in English, maths, or both, as appropriate. Mathematics 4 4 Science 5 6 Year 8 & 9 PRE 1 - Games 2 2 In Years 8 and 9, students continue in mixed ability groups for their pastoral care and for most subjects. In maths, Year 8 students are set as they are in Year 7, but in Year 9 they are set across Option 1 (from geography/history/MFL/computing the whole year group. Science is taught in ability groups from the beginning of Year 9, when if a student does not take triple science) 3 3 students begin their GCSE course. In languages, Year 8 students are taught in the same groups Option 2 3 3 as they were in Year 7. In Year 9, students can choose to study either French or German, and Option 3 3 3 then one other subject from French, German, Spanish, Latin, extra design and technology or ancient history. Students will start their GCSE course in science and short course PRE in Year 9. Option subjects: Subjects and lessons in Years 7-9 Art & Design Drama ICT Art & Design (Textiles) Economics Music Subject No of hours per week Business Studies French PE Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Computing Geography Separate Sciences - English 4 3 3 (Grade 5 at end of Mathematics 4 3 3 D&T Food Technology German Year 9 required) Science 3 3 3 D&T Graphic Products Health and Social Care Art 1 1 1 D&T Product Design History Spanish Computing/ICT 1 1 1 Design & Technology 1 2 1 Drama 1 1 1 Support Options: Geography 1 1 2 History 1 2 1 Curriculum Support College Modern Languages 3 3 2 Music 1 1 1 Health Education and Citizenship are delivered through a series of one day workshops. PE 2 2 2 PRE (Philosophy, Religion & Ethics) 1 1 1 Tutorial 1 1 - Health & Relationships Education/Citizenship - - 1 Option (French, German, Spanish, Latin, ancient history, DT) - - 2 Roundwood Park School 01 English Year 7 & 8 Year 9 GCSE Year 10 & 11 All students study a sequence of themed Schemes of work in Year 9 meet the Students are entered for two GCSEs; For English Literature the two exams test units, each of which involves a range of requirement to work on the following English Language and English Literature. understanding and analysis of Shakespeare, different Reading, Writing and Speaking skills; writing in a range of styles; Students will be studying the new GCSE a 19th century novel, a modern text, pre- and Listening activities. In each unit tasks understanding and appreciating a wide AQA (8700 & 8702) specification examined prepared and unseen poetry. Exam skills are assessed against assessment criteria. range of fiction, poetry and non-fiction from 2017; this is an exam only assessment are practised throughout the course and These assessments contribute to the final and Speaking and Listening activities. Key at the end of Year 11. There are terminal in mock exams in Years 10 and 11. Both Teacher Assessment each year. The units Stage 3 assessment includes the study exams for both subjects. Literature exam papers are closed book (no are developmental, so themes and skills of a Shakespeare text (currently Romeo texts available in the exam). Students are progress from Year 7 through Key Stage and Juliet), poetry, a modern novel and The English Language course has two exam asked to show understanding of the whole 3. The library is used regularly to develop non-fiction skills. The final Key Stage 3 papers testing reading, understanding text along with exploration of language a varied personal reading programme Teacher Assessment incorporates levels and analysis skills on a range of unseen detail in the printed extracts. and to establish good study and research for all skills, based on regular class texts from the 19th to 21st century and techniques. Classes are taught as mixed assessments and a final internal test independent writing. Both the papers test a Spoken language (formerly referred to as ability groups. assessment of reading and writing. In variety of reading and writing skills. Speaking and Listening) is an internally the third term, students work on GCSE assessed presentation and is reported as modules in preparation for the final GCSE a separate endorsement which does not exams. Classes continue as mixed ability. contribute to the GCSE grade. 02 Roundwood Park School Mathematics Year 7 & 8 GCSE Year 10 & 11 All students study a number of units which From as soon as is feasibly possible, All students will be studying towards the All students currently receive 4 hours of cover the National Curriculum skills in students are taught in broad ability maths new GCSE mathematics specification (for maths lessons per week in both Year 10 Number; Algebra; Ratio, Proportion and groupings. The set is determined by a first examination in 2017). We currently and Year 11. Students in the top group Rates of Change; Geometry and Measure; combination of data provided by a setting intend to enter students for the Edexcel have the time and opportunity to widen Probability and Statistics. There are both test taken at Roundwood Park and their Key GCSE course, which is examined by three their mathematical experiences that help calculator and non-calculator tasks. Stage 2 maths results. Those students who written papers at the end of Year 11, two prepare them for A Level, which includes Students in Year 7 have an additional lesson are placed in our lower sets benefit from calculator and one non-calculator, with the option of completing an additional of mathematics each week which is used significantly smaller class sizes throughout equal weighting. qualification in Further Mathematics. as a numeracy or enrichment hour as Year 7 and Year 8 to help support their appropriate. Students need to provide their progress. Setting is reviewed each term, There is no assessed coursework element own calculator; a Casio FX85GT-PLUS is usually following a common assessment, to in the GCSE maths course but internal the one we recommend and this is available allow movement between sets. assessments are made to inform students to purchase from the school in September of their progress and set changes are made of each year. as appropriate. Year 9 We continue to follow the National Curriculum during lessons but start to prepare students for the end of Year 9 maths assessments in April, including work on mental arithmetic. Classes are set across the whole year group in eight sets. Setting is reviewed each term, as in Year 7 and Year 8, but fewer changes tend to be made after Christmas in Year 9 to allow for the most accurate teacher assessments to be completed at the end of Year 9.