Subjects

Art and Design

Key Stage 3
The Art and Design curriculum has been planned to introduce key skills and techniques in Year 7 and then expand and secure these skills into Year 8.

Year 8 lessons are planned to mirror the structure of GCSE assessment objectives to give students an experience of the Level 2 course before they choose their options.

Key Stage 4
The GCSE course structure is planned to enable students to revisit, secure and master key skills and techniques whilst gaining marks in all assessment objectives. The curriculum is broad and varied to make sure students can access a wide range of art and design processes and use these skills independently to develop creative responses to a starting point.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Introduction to the Formal Elements Baseline drawing assessment Drawing skills: line, tone, mark making Painting skills: colour theory, mixing and blending
Spring Term	Still Life Recording and drawing in wet and dry materials 2D Shape Pattern and print making
Summer Term	3D Shape Ceramic techniques: pinch, coil, slab Mixed Media Materials and processes: collage, photomontage, assemblage
Year 8 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Natural Forms Drawing and painting from observation Structure Architecture, Urban Art and our built environment
Spring Term	Ordinary/Extraordinary Everyday object from different perspectives Contrast Printing skills: Lino, poly, relief, mono
Summer Term	Contain 3D construction skills: wire, card, ceramics Open Staff delivering lessons of their chosen specialism

Key Stage 4

Subject	GCSE Art and Design: Fine Art - Three Year Course
Exam Board	AQA
Year 9 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Foundation Workshops Skills based short tasks focus on the formal elements. Compile visual dictionary of GCSE materials and techniques
Spring Term	Recording: Structures/Natural Forms Unit 1: Portfolio Approaches to drawing: nature and purpose Focus on: recording, experimenting, analysing, developing ideas
Summer Term	Developing ideas: Structures/Natural Forms Unit 1: Portfolio Visual analysis and personal response. Focus on: formal elements, annotation, ideas pages, refining and evaluating. Trialling and producing personal outcomes.
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Natural Forms Foundation workshops: focus on the formal elements of art and GCSE key skills through experimenting with materials and techniques.
Spring Term	Music and Movement Unit 1: Portfolio Visual elements and still life recording from observation Annotation and analysis, developing ideas and trialling outcomes.
Summer Term	Music and Rhythm Unit 1: Portfolio Experimenting with media and recording Developing ideas and trialling outcomes 10 hour mock exam
Year 11 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Natural forms Unit 1: Portfolio Visual elements and sculpture techniques Use of 3D media: ceramics, wire, paper, card etc Refining practical skills and independent creative decision making 10 hour mock exam
Spring Term	Preparation for Unit 2: Externally Set Task Starting points set by AQA, focus on developing ideas, analysis and research, experimenting and recording. Trialling ideas for final outcome
Summer Term	Review, improve and complete preparation for Unit 2: Externally Set Task and sit 10 hour timed assessment

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Activity

Year Group/s

Time

(e.g. Autumn term - Lunch time)

Brief description of activity

Art Enrichment

KS4
Yr 9-11

Tues and Wed
3.10-4.30pm

Review, improve, complete Unit 1 with support from staff

CITRS

At Lealands we have created an integrated citizenship and religious studies unit which we know will engage students and promote a wider sense of belonging.

Students will study a variety of world issues for example the significance of the media and how it plays an important role in how we see the world and how they see us.

Additionally, Religious Studies is not about making students ‘religious’, it is about enabling students to think for themselves about moral and religious issues in society.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	What is CitRs? Believing in God
Spring Term	Drugs Multiculturalism Multi faith society
Summer Term	Money matters Careers SRE
Year 8 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Conscience and morality Charity and voluntary organisations
Spring Term	Drugs Human rights in action
Summer Term	Money matter Careers SRE

Key Stage 4

Year 9 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	How does the media affect your opinion? The law and human rights
Spring Term	Drugs Careers Matters of life and death
Summer Term	Money matters Mock elections SRE
Year 10 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Crime and punishment War and Peace
Spring Term	Environmental and Medical Ethics Money Matters
Summer Term	Drugs SRE
Year 11 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Drugs SRE
Spring Term	Careers College applications
Summer Term	Exam preparation

Computing

The Computing Department is committed to embedding ICT and computing skills for all students. Our aim is to offer a curriculum that provides the opportunities for all students to design, implement and evaluate solutions to ICT and computing problems that are relevant to our rapidly changing society. We strive to ensure that our students become digitally literate by being able to use, express themselves and develop their ideas through information and communication technology.

We realise that these skills are valuable in all other areas of school life and work closely with other departments to develop cross-curricular links. Our staff endeavour to provide inspiring and challenging lessons to raise student achievement and improve motivation, making use of the latest technology to create a virtual learning environment that supports school and home learning.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Baseline Testing E-safety - keeping safe online Email Hour of code
Spring Term	Programming using MSW Logo and Flowol
Summer Term	Spreadsheets - Jane and John's Toy Shop Creative Project - Lealands' Fun in the Sun
Year 8 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Programming using Scratch The Hour of Code
Spring Term	Computer Theory Hardware and software Input, output and storage Binary and denary numbers
Summer Term	Spreadsheets - Making a quiz Creative Project - Lealands' Experience Day
Year 9 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Programming using Small Basic The Hour of Code
Spring Term	Programming using Python The online world
Summer Term	Producing a digital portfolio using WebPlus Developing Photoshop skills

Key Stage 4

Subject	Computer science
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)	December in Year 11
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Fundamentals of data representation Computer systems Programming
Spring Term	Programming Fundamentals of algorithms
Summer Term	Fundamentals of computer networks Fundamentals of cyber security Programming
Year 11 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Aspects of software development Coursework
Spring Term	Ethical, legal and environmental aspects of digital technology on society Revision
Summer Term	Revision and Exam techniques

Subject	GCSE ICT
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)	Unit 2 The Assignment: Applying ICT deadline is end of Summer Term in Year 10. Unit 3 Practical Problem Solving in ICT deadline is end of Term 2 in Year 11.
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Systems life cycle Working with information to solve problems Operating systems and user interfaces Applications software Word processing, DTP, web design and other presentation software Graphics production and image manipulation
Spring Term	Spreadsheets and modelling software Databases Web browsing and e-mail Web logs and social networking Data logging and control software Preparation and start of Unit 2 controlled assessment
Summer Term	Completion of Unit 2 controlled assessment
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Legal issues Social and economic issues Political, ethical and environmental issues Preparation and start of Unit 3 controlled assessment
Spring Term	Completion of Unit 3 controlled assessment
Summer Term	Computer systems and mobile technologies Current input and output devices Storage devices and media Communications and entertainment Revision and exam practise for Unit 1

Subject	Business Studies
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)	Unit 3 controlled assessment deadline is the end of the summer term in Year 10.
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Starting a Business Enterprise Setting Business Aims and Objectives Business Planning Choosing the Appropriate Legal Structure for the Business Conducting Market Research with Limited Budgets Using the Marketing Mix Finance and Support for a Small Business
Spring Term	Financial Terms and Simple Calculations Using Cash Flow Recruiting Motivating Staff Protecting Staff through Understanding Legislation Production Methods for Manufacturing and Providing a Service Customer Service
Summer Term	Preparation, research and completion of Unit 3 controlled assessment.
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Expanding a Business Choosing the Right Legal Structure for the Business Changing Business Aims and Objectives Choosing the Best Location The Marketing Mix – Product Using the Marketing Mix – Price Using the Marketing Mix – Promotion Using the Marketing Mix – Place
Spring Term	Finance for Large Businesses Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheets Reorganising Organisational Charts and Management Hierarchies Recruitment and Retention of Staff Production Methods for Growing Businesses Recognising Challenges of Growth Maintaining Quality Assurance in Growing Businesses
Summer Term	Exam preparation and revision

Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Activity	Year Group/s	Time (e.g. Autumn term - Lunch time)	Brief description of activity
ICT study centre in IT2.	All	Lunchtime throughout the year	Allows students the opportunity to use computers to complete coursework/homework and expand any computing skills developed during lessons.
E Safety cadets	Selected students in KS3	Wednesday after school throughout the year.	Allows students to develop leaderships skills in e safety and be able to support their peers in dealing with any e safety concern/issues.
Raspberry Pi/Robotics club	Selected students in KS3	TBC	Allows students to develop computing and programming skills using Raspberry Pi and robotics.

Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip	Time (e.g. Summer term)	Year Group/s	Approx. Cost
Entrepreneur Live!	Autumn Term	Year 10 Business	£25/person
Coca Cola manufacturing	Spring Term	Year 10 Business and ICT	£10/person

English

We are passionate about helping all students to achieve their full potential. We believe in teaching all students the skills they require to become effective communicators; encouraging the development of their imaginations, and of competence in reading, writing and speaking and listening. Learning the different ways of communicating empowers our students, not only to achieve the specific qualifications they need to pursue their ambitions for the future, but also to prepare them for the kinds of communication they will discover as adults at college, university, in the workplace and in life.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Creative writing inspired by nature Reading assessment on ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens Home learning: social and historical context ‘The Victorian Era’ (7 week assignment)
Spring Term	Grammar for writing: studying narrative voice Studying a class reader of the teacher’s choice
Summer Term	Reading assessment and dramatic interpretations of ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ by William Shakespeare. Home learning: social and historical context ‘The Elizabethan Era’ (6 week assignment)
Year 8 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Reading assessment on ‘The Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle Home learning: social and historical context ‘Crime and Punishment in the Victorian Era’ (7 week assignment) Creative writing: crime fiction
Spring Term	Grammar for writing: writing to persuade and argue Studying a class reader of the teacher’s choice
Summer Term	Reading assessment and dramatic interpretations of ‘The Tempest’ by William Shakespeare. Home learning: social and historical context ‘The Elizabethan Era’ (6 week assignment)
Year 9 (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Creative writing inspired by George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ Reading assessment on ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell Home learning: GCSE English Language style questions on ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell (12 week assignment)
Spring Term	Grammar for writing: writing poetry Comparative reading assessment on poems from other cultures and traditions
Summer Term	Reading assessment and dramatic interpretations of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare

Key Stage 4

Subject	GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature
Exam Board	AQA
Year 10 (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	English Literature: study of modern prose or drama, ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J B Priestley
Spring Term	English Language: explorations in creative writing English Literature: study of 19th century literature
Summer Term	English Language: writers’ viewpoints and perspectives, writing to argue Spoken Language endorsement
Year 11 (5 hours per week)
Autumn Term	English Literature: ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare English Language: explorations in creative writing and writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
Spring Term	English Literature: AQA Poetry Anthology, ‘Power and Conflict’
Summer Term	n/a

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Activity	Year Group/s	Time (e.g. Autumn term - Lunch time)	Brief description of activity

Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip	Time (e.g. Summer term)	Year Group/s	Approx. Cost
Performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’	End of autumn term	7	£500.00

Geography

Geography has an important role to play in the educational development of the students at Lealands.

Studies outside the classroom are an integral part of geography; these can be in the school grounds, the local community or further afield.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Map work Biomes The power of the earth
Spring Term	Human geography Weather
Summer Term	Natural hazards Developing a sense of place
Year 8 (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Water What is international development?
Spring Term	Globalisation Climate change
Summer Term	Weather Microclimates
Year 9 (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Energy Fossil fuels Renewables
Spring Term	Population UK case study
Summer Term	Deserts Rainforests Antarctica

Key Stage 4

Subject	Year 10 geography	Year 11 geography
Exam Board	AQA	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)	N/A	October half term
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Living with the physical environment
Spring Term	Challenges of the human environment
Summer Term	Geographical applications
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Geographical applications
Spring Term	Making geographical decisions
Summer Term	Revision and exam preparation

History

The History Department strides to embrace the education revolution by pioneering innovation to engage and inspire new age learners. We believe history is one of the most important subjects in the curriculum because it inspires and develops young minds to be free thinking and critical.

The History Department encourages learners to be independent, creative, reflective, team players, self-managers and become effective participators. To achieve these goals the department provides opportunities to study local, national, European and world history through different enquiries.

To challenge learners, the department provides opportunities to communicate ideas and conclusions about past peoples and societies. Learners will be expected to communicate their historical findings through different forms of assessment which include making movies and podcasts, writing essays and giving presentations.

Learners will also get the opportunity to explore and evaluate different evidence from the past. This will include artefacts, pictures, movies and written documents. The Luton Museum is invited to contribute to the learning environment of learners throughout the curriculum to provide a definitive learning experience to students.

We hope that through our endeavour to provide a rich and challenging curriculum and our enthusiasm for the subject learners will become free critical thinkers who will take their learning experience with them through life and become positive participators in society.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Introduction to History Romans Life in Medieval Britain
Spring Term	The Battle of Hastings Control in medieval times The Tudors
Summer Term	The Tudors Medicine through time
Year 8 (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	The Stuarts The Industrial revolution
Spring Term	Protests and empire Civil rights and culture through time
Summer Term	The British Empire Protest and reaction
Year 9 (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Why was the 20th century so significant? Causes of the Great war
Spring Term	Reality of the Great War The inter war period
Summer Term	The second world war The Holocaust

Key Stage 4

Subject	Year 10 History	Year 11 History
Exam Board	WJEC	WJEC
Coursework deadline (if required)	N/A	October half term
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Germany in transition
Spring Term	The Elizabethan age
Summer Term	The development of the USSR
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Crime and punishment in Britain
Spring Term	Revision and exam preparation
Summer Term	Revision and exam preparation

Languages

Through languages we aim to offer insights into other cultures and create an awareness, tolerance and understanding of others’ experiences while developing practical communication skills.

We aim to introduce the five skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation). We also aim to develop a clear understanding within our students about how they can continue to develop as linguists and what they need to do to ensure that they make the necessary progress.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (2 hours per week)
	French Students follow the course “Studio 1”. Topics include:	Spanish Students follow the course “Viva 1”. Topics including:
Autumn Term	Personal information My School	Personal information Free Time
Spring Term	My School Hobbies	Free time School
Summer Term	Hobbies Out and About	School Family and Friends
Year 8 (2 hours per week)
	French Students follow the course “Studio 2” Grammatical structures and tenses are explored at greater depth across the following topics:	Spanish Students follow the course “Viva 2” Grammatical structures and tenses are explored at greater depth across the following topics:
Autumn Term	Media and Free time Travel and Tourism in Paris	Holidays My life
Spring Term	Travel and Tourism in Paris Who am I?	My Life Going Out
Summer Term	Who am I? My Town and Home Life	Going Out Food and Drink

Key Stage 4

Subject	French
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)	Students will be assessed on examination performance only
Year 9 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Family Friends and I
Spring Term	Free Time and Technology
Summer Term	Routines and Celebrations
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Where I Live
Spring Term	Travel and Tourism
Summer Term	School Life
Year 11 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Travel and tourism School Life
Spring Term	School life Jobs and Education Post-16
Summer Term	Jobs and Education Post-16 Social and global issues

Subject	Spanish
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)	Students will be assessed on examination performance only.
Year 9 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Travel and Tourism
Spring Term	School Life
Summer term	Family, Friends and I
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Free Time and Technology
Spring Term	Where I Live
Summer Term	Routines and Celebrations
Year 11 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Where I Live Routines and Celebrations
Spring Term	Routines and Celebrations Jobs and Education Post-16
Summer Term	Jobs and Education Post-16 Social and global issues

Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Activity	Year Group/s	Time (e.g. Autumn term - Lunch time)	Brief description of activity
Chess Club	Years 7-10	Tuesday Lunchtime	Students can come along and play chess against other students and members of staff. A variety of other board games are available too.
Language Leaders Club	Year 8	Tuesday Lunch time	Students train to be language leaders in order to teach Year 6 languages on induction day as well as taking on several other leadership opportunities within the department.
Languages Club	Year 7	Tuesday After School	Students can come and join in a variety of language based games and cultural activities. Students will also watch films either made in a foreign language or with a foreign language theme.
Languages Help Club	Year 11	Tuesday and Thursday Lunchtime	Students may come for additional support with any concerns they may have within the subject. They may also use this time to complete work or get help with homework.
Languages Homework Club	Years 7-11	Wednesday After school	Students may come for additional support with any concerns they may have within the subject. They may also use this time to complete work or get help with homework.

Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip	Time (e.g. Summer term)	Year Group/s	Approx. Cost
France trip	Summer Term	Years 8-10	£350
Spain Trip	Summer Term	Years 8-10	£500

Mathematics

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Number systems and the four operation An introduction to using algebra to generalise Angle in triangles and quadrilaterals Average Year 7 student; A project using data and averages Area of triangles, parallelograms and trapeziums
Spring Term	Simplifying and dividing into ratios Adding and subtracting fractions Solving linear equations Coordinates and the equations of horizontal and vertical lines 3D shapes and investigating the volume and surface area of cuboids Understanding and interpreting graphs
Summer Term	Percentages of amounts Perimeters of circles Maps and scales Solving angle problems Shifting times tables (arithmetic sequences) Probability
Year 8 (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Prime factor decomposition, highest common factors and lowest common multiples Multiplying and dividing by negative powers of ten Significant figures and estimation Expanding double brackets and Factorising into single Angles and polygons Area of trapeziums Averages from large sets of data and estimated mean Probability of two events; sample space diagrams and listings
Spring Term	Ratio and unitary ratio Compound measures Equations and straight line graphs Solving equations with unknowns on both sides including brackets Area of circles and composite shapes Describing and drawing transformations Scatter graphs and correlation
Summer Term	Percentage increases and decreases using multipliers Deduce the expression of an nth term sequence Volume of cylinders Bearings Probability and predictions
Year 9 (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Indices, significant figures and standard form Upper and lower bounds Factorising into double brackets Probability of combined events: tree diagrams Pythagoras theorem Draw and interpret time series graphs Averages from large sets of grouped data Cumulative frequency diagrams
Spring Term	Compound measures Direct and inverse proportion Quadratic graphs Interpreting linear graphs Constructions and similar triangles Combined transformations Formulae and 3D shapes Interpreting real life graphs
Summer Term	Simultaneous linear equations Quadratic sequences Trigonometry Probability of combined events including tree diagrams

Key Stage 4

Subject	Mathematics
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)
Year 10 (5 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Angles scale diagrams and bearings Properties of polygons Factors and multiples Standard form Indices Algebra; factorising and expanding Fractions and decimals Rounding
Spring Term	Collecting and representing data Statistical measures Coordinates and linear graphs Sequences Real life graphs Ratio and proportion
Summer Term	Perimeter and area including circles Measures Probability Transformations Calculating with percentages Solving Equations
Year 11 (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Volume Probability Quadratic equations Scatter diagrams Surds Congruence and similarity
Spring Term	Inequalities and trigonometry Sketching graphs Direct and inverse proportion Vectors Simultaneous Equations Circle theorems
Summer Term	Revision A revision program will be issued to each student

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Activity	Year Group/s	Time (e.g. Autumn term - Lunch time)	Brief description of activity
Games Club	7, 8 and 9	Lunchtime Weds Year 7 Thurs Year 8/9	Chess and Logic Puzzles
Homework Club	All	Tues 3:15pm to 4:15pm	Homework club run by the maths department. Maths teachers are available to help students.
ATM Intermediate Challenge	9,10 and 11 Selected Students	TBA 2nd Feb 2017	The UKMT Individual Maths Challenges are lively, intriguing multiple choice question papers, which are designed to stimulate interest in maths in large numbers of pupils. The three levels cover the secondary school range 11-18 and together they attract over 600,000 entries from over 4,000 schools and colleges.
ATM Junior Challenge	7 and 8 Selected Students	TBA 27th April 2017

Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip

Time (e.g. Summer term)

Year Group/s

Approx. Cost

Year 10 Maths Feast

The Year 10 Maths Feast is an enjoyable and challenging team competition testing mathematical, team-working and communication skills. Each year the format of the competition changes slightly so that the rounds remain interesting and exciting.

Feb/Mar

Year 10

(Team of four students)

Free

Performing Arts

This is a strong, vibrant, exciting subject area which aims to develop in students the skills of creativity, performance, communication and discipline within drama, dance/drama and music. The department seeks to develop within students a passion for the Performing Arts and to nurture a love for the stage, and excellence within performance, in general.

Students are given the opportunity to perform regularly to a ‘live’ audience, thereby developing communication skills.

The department is staffed by a team of three dedicated professionals, who have a passion for their subject, which in turn cascades to the students, which is evident in their learning and extra-curricular activities.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 - Performing Arts (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Introduction to Drama. An introduction to Drama at Key Stage 3. Through the medium of drama ‘warm-ups’, students are given the opportunity to undertake baseline assessments on acting skills. Scripted play and Drama keywords. Students study drama vocabulary and how to use it within a script. They begin to read the play ‘It’s True, Miss’ They rehearse and perform one scene at a time and assess the performance in December.
Spring Term	Themed Scripts. Students learn to create and write a script for performance. They will be given a framework and a theme to work on They will create a script for two people, set rehearsals and perform for assessment at Easter.
Summer Term	Frozen Scenes Students learn about creating a scene as statues. Students will work in groups of 4 & 5 to rehearse and create their finished work. Assessment at half-term. Dance/Drama Students learn basic dance techniques for simple routines of physical theatre, using stimuli from photographs/Art work. They will work in small groups and be assessed at the end of June.
Year 8 - Dance (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Rhythms in dance: Gumboot and Stomp
Spring Term	Contemporary Dance; Nutcracker and Cyber
Summer Term	Street Dance and Physical Theatre; DV8 and West Side Story
Year 9 - Performing Arts (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Scripted Play Exploring stage direction and how to use a script. Duologues Exploring and creating duologues.
Spring Term	Physical Theatre An introduction to dance/drama. Set Dance/Drama piece Perform a 25 minute set piece
Summer Term	Creating Dance/Drama Students are to create their own Dance/Drama piece Performance Exploring the skills for performance

Key Stage 4

Drama

Students study the AQA GCSE Drama course. This course caters for all learning abilities. Years 10 and 11 develop skills in both acting and dance/drama which include gesture, facial expression, projection, motivation, characterisation, body lines, spatial awareness and performance techniques. Students also develop strategies in group work, peer assessment and peer support. Students are marked at the conclusion of each unit of practical work. The students take part in a two day practical exam in the Spring term of Year 11. In the Summer term, students sit a two hour written paper based on a set play and live performance. As part of the course, GCSE drama students perform annually in the Christmas and Easter concerts.

In July, 2014, with a cast from the Year 10 drama, the department will present their 32^nd Annual Musical Production, ‘Copacabana’.

Drama results at GCSE are outstanding and are regularly well above group the national average.

Music

GCSE Music students follow the AQA course. Students study rhythm and metre; texture and melody; harmony and tonality; timbre and dynamics. This course further develops their composition skills to enable them to arrange music for ensemble work, perform solos and take part in ensembles, which is submitted to the board based on set criteria. All other skills previously learnt are developed to GCSE level, culminating in a performance and a written examination. Students have the opportunity to perform in music concerts each academic year.

Students achieve excellent results in GCSE music.

Extra-curricular work

All students are given the opportunity to take part in extra-curricular groups, which operate before school, at lunchtime, after school and on some Saturday mornings!

The following groups are fully subscribed and taking place this academic year. The number attending is indicated at the side of the group.

All groups perform at end of term concerts and are in demand to perform throughout the area at other schools and in concerts at other venues.

We are hoping to commence a new Key Stage 3 drama group in the Summer term. These students will be coached by Key Stage 4 students.

All

Year 7 and 8 choir (40)
Samba band (25)
Year 9, 10 & 11 choir (120)
Year 10 dance/drama group (60)
Orchestra & string group ( 25)
Woodwind ensemble (15)

Physical Education

At Lealands, we recognise that Physical Education is about achieving your personal best. We constantly seek to provide the very best PE curriculum and extended curriculum opportunities, allowing students to achieve their full potential through a range of roles associated with Physical Education and sport. We also believe that Physical Education develops fundamental key skills, physical competence, creativity, evaluation skills, leadership, planning and cooperation. Most importantly, Physical Education educates students about the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

The department is equipped with outstanding facilities which include a multi-purpose sports hall, dance studio, fitness suite, activity suite, swimming pool, synthetic football pitch, dedicated GCSE classrooms, tennis/netball courts and a large well draining playing field.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 - Activities rotate on a 4-5 week basis (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Invasion games Swimming Trampolining Table Tennis Health Related Fitness Outdoor and adventures activities Striking and fielding games Athletics
Spring Term
Summer Term
Year 8 - Activities rotate on a 5-6 week basis (2 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Invasion games Swimming Trampolining Table Tennis Health Related Fitness Outdoor and adventures activities Striking and fielding games Athletics
Spring Term
Summer Term
Year 9 - Activities rotate on a 5-6 week basis (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Invasion games Swimming Trampolining Table Tennis Health Related Fitness Outdoor and adventures activities Striking and fielding games Athletics
Spring Term
Summer Term

Key Stage 4

Subject	Physical Education (Core)
Year 10 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Invasion games Swimming Trampolining Aerobics Table Tennis Outdoor and Antventures Activities Health Related Fitness
Spring Term
Summer Term	Striking and fielding games Athletics Table Tennis Trampolining
Year 11 (1 hour per week)
Autumn Term	Invasion games Striking and fielding games Trampolining Aerobics Table Tennis Health Related Fitness
Spring Term
Summer Term	Striking and fielding games Athletics PE options

Subject	GCSE Physical Education
Exam Board	Edexcel
Coursework deadline (if required)	Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) planning to be completed by Easter of year 10. Evaluation of PEP to be completed by May half-term of Year 10.
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Football, Trampolining, Swimming, Netball, Handball and Fitness (for coursework purposes only).
Spring Term
Summer Term	Athletics and Table Tennis
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Rounders, Trampolining, Fitness, Netball, Football, Swimming, Personal Survival and Athletics.
Spring Term
Summer Term	Theory exam preparation

Extra-Curricular Opportunities

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Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip	Time (e.g. Summer term)	Year Group/s	Approx. Cost
Blue Peris	Autumn term	9	£390
Duke of Edinburgh expeditions	Bronze - Summer term Silver - Autumn term	9-10 (selected students only)	£12

Religious Studies

(Taught as part of the CITRS curriculum in Key Stage 3)

Religious Studies is not about making students ‘religious’, it is about enabling students to think for themselves about moral and religious issues in society.

RS lessons aim to:

Provide students with the opportunity to develop open-mindedness and respect for others
Encourage the valuing of others’ opinions/ beliefs to lessen ignorance towards religion, beliefs and society
Develop students’ attitudes towards Religious Education through respect, open-mindedness, sensitivity, appreciation and wonder
Support students to become better citizens

Key Stage 4

Subject	Religious studies
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)	N/A
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Catholic Christianity: beliefs, teachings and practices.
Spring Term	Hinduism: beliefs, teachings and practices.
Summer Term	The study of Themes
Year 11 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	The study of Themes
Spring Term	The study of Themes
Summer Term	Revision and exam preparation

Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip

Time (e.g. Summer term)

Year Group/s

Approx. Cost

Yoga session

Summer term

Science

Science is taught through a range of theory and practical based lessons where students not only gain scientific knowledge, but develop key scientific skills such as observation, prediction and problem solving. All students study science at Lealands.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Lab Safety Graphing and Data Speed & Acceleration Earth and The Rock Cycle Circuits Sound and Energy Acids & Alkalis
Spring Term	Metals and Equations The Particle Model Separating Mixtures Chromatography Cells & Microscopes
Summer Term	Interdependence and Variation Human Reproduction Plant Reproduction Revision End of Year Projects
Year 8 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Graphing and Data Types of Reactions Resources and Climate Change Elements and The Periodic Table Breathing, Respiration and Photosynthesis Inheritance & Evolution
Spring Term	Digestion, Diet & Enzymes Muscles and Movement Magnetism Heating and Cooling Maths in Science
Summer Term	Forces and Pressure Work and Levers Light Balancing Equations Revision End of Year Projects

Key Stage 4

Subject	Combined science
Exam Board	Years 9 & 10 follow AQA Trilogy. Year 11 students follow OCR Gateway
Coursework Deadline (if required)	N/A
Year 9 & 10 (AQA Trilogy) - (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	B1 Cell Biology B2 Organisation B3 Infection and Response B4 Bioenergetics
Spring Term	P1 Energy P2 Electricity P3 Particle Models of Matter P4 Atomic Structure
Summer Term	C1 Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table C2 Bonding, Structure and Properties C3 Quantitative Chemistry C4 Chemical Changes C5 Energy Changes
Year 11 (OCR Gateway) - (4 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Physics Paper 2 Content P4 Waves and Radioactivity P5 energy P6 Global Challenges in Physics Biology Paper 2 Content B4 Community Level Systems B5 Genes, Inheritance and Selection B6 Global Challenges in Biology
Spring Term	Chemistry Paper 2 Content C4 Predicting and Identifying Reactions and Products C5 Monitoring and Controlling Chemical Reactions C6 Global Challenges in Chemistry Revision and Exam Preparation
Summer Term	Revision and Exam Preparation

Subject	Triple Science
Exam Board	AQA Trilogy
Coursework deadline (if required)	N/A
Year 9 & 10 (7 hours per week)
Autumn Term	B1 Cell Biology B2 Organisation B3 Infection and Response B4 Bioenergetics
Spring Term	P1 Energy P2 Electricity P3 Particle Models of Matter P4 Atomic Structure
Summer Term	C1 Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table C2 Bonding, Structure and Properties C3 Quantitative Chemistry C4 Chemical Changes C5 Energy Changes

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Activity

Year Group/s

Time

(e.g. Autumn term - Lunch time)

Brief description of activity

Science Club

KS3/4

Wednesday after school

Students come together to carry out experiments and investigations

Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip	Time (e.g. Summer term)	Year Group/s	Approx. Cost
Engineering	November	9/10	£20
Big Bang Fair	March	9/10	£10

Sociology

The aim of sociology is to give students the opportunity to reflect on the state of our world and equip them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to become an active citizen. Having a qualification in sociology is also viewed very favourably by all good universities and employers; they are looking for young people with a fine general knowledge and enquiring minds.

Key Stage 4

Subject	Sociology
Exam Board	AQA
Coursework deadline (if required)
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Studying society
Spring Term	Education
Summer Term	Family
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Crime and deviance
Spring Term	Mass Media
Summer Term	Power

Technology

'Design & Technology is about making things that people want, or think they want, that work well. Creating these things is hugely exciting. It is an inventive fun activity.' ~ James Dyson

At Lealands we value the importance of preparing students to actively participate in a rapidly changing technological world. They learn to think and intervene creatively to improve quality of life. The subject calls for pupils to become autonomous and creative problem solvers, both as individuals and members of a team. Students must look for needs, wants and opportunities, and respond to them by developing a range of ideas and making products, systems and solutions.

They combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetics, social and environmental issues, function and industrial practices. As they do so, they reflect on and evaluate present and past design and technology, its uses and effects.

Technology is a practical subject taught in the Workshop, ICT and Design Suite or Food Technology room. Teaching involves:

practical demonstrations and use of technical equipment
class discussions, brainstorming and research
working individually and in small groups
using case studies, surveys and guest speakers
self evaluation
The use of computers is embedded across the subject, whether it be for design, manufacture of products, research, display or assessment purposes.

Key Stage 3

Year 7 - subject areas rotate on a termly basis (2 hours per week)
Cooking and Nutrition	Understand health, hygiene and safety in the kitchen. Develop understanding of the eatwell Guide . Develop knowledge on nutrition including macro and micro nutrients. Learn a variety of cooking skills. Investigate moral and social issues of food choices. Explore and experiment with different ingredients and describe how these ingredients interact in recipes.. Demonstrate knowledge of healthy cooking methods.
Graphics	Develop an understanding of typefaces. Develop understanding of printing techniques. Develop a basic understanding and be able to use Photoshop. Develop knowledge and understanding of colour theory. Understand how different media can be used to produce a single design.
Resistant Materials	Develop design skills. Practise practical skills. Follow the design process. Develop material knowledge Investigate moral and social issues. Understand health and safety in the work room.
Textiles	Developing understanding of safety Learn how to use a sewing machine independently. Follow the design process. Investigate products and their function. Practise sewing skills. Create exciting and original products. Develop material knowledge. Explore health and safety issues of products. Understand health and safety in the work room.
Year 8 - subject areas rotate on a termly basis (2 hours per week)
Cooking and Nutrition	Become competent in a range of cooking techniques. Select and prepare ingredients independently. Adapting and using their own developed recipes. Cook a repertoire of predominantly savoury dishes so that they are able to feed themselves and others a healthy and varied diet. Moral issues in food choices. Understand and apply the principles of nutrition and health. Underlying functions and working properties of ingredients. Planning including quality control points. Product analysis.
Graphics	Develop knowledge of 2D design. Develop understanding of shading and rendering. Create working models. Understand the basic principles of photography. Understand corporate identity. To learn how to produce and construct custom nets.
Resistant Materials	Develop design skills using CAD/CAM. Develop understanding of materials and processes. Introduction to working drawings. Investigate design influences in a wide range of concepts. Application of product analysis skills. Model making and product analysis themed home learning task.
Textiles	Develop design skills using CAD/CAM. Develop technical skills. Explore customer needs. Product analysis. Develop sewing machine skills. Incorporate literacy within designs. Investigate the 6r’s.
Year 9 - subject areas rotate on a termly basis (2 hours per week)
Cooking and Nutrition	Adapting recipes Planning using Quality control points. Symbols, signs and safety conventions. Design factors and identification of target markets Understand the source, seasonality and characteristics of a broad range of ingredients. Understand and apply the principles of nutrition and health.
Graphics	Gain competence in using 2D design and using it to produce laser cut products. Use shade and rendering with accuracy and realism. Learn how and why model making impacts the design process. Develop understanding of photography and how to apply it. Explore graphic design in industry. To learn how to produce and construct intricate nets. Relate graphics to all areas of design and technology.
Product Design (using textiles and resistant Materials)	History of fashion. Printing techniques. Social, moral, environmental and ethical issues. Develop understanding of construction techniques. Develop more advance design skills. Processes and materials testing. 3D modelling. Experimentation with CAD/CAM. Investigation of ergonomics, biomimicry and other design influences.

Key Stage 4

Subject	Food Preparation and Nutrition
Exam Board	WJEC
Controlled assessment deadline (if required)	50% Commences in September of Year 11.
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Develop knowledge of nutrition and food science. Range of theory, including experiments and developing theory through practical. Practicals including Lemon Meringue Pie, Roulade, End of term test.
Spring Term	Continued development on nutrition, the science of food and the use and functions of ingredients. Practicals developments include pastry. End of term test.
Summer Term	End of term test Development of practical and technical skills. Development of science of food and how to implement in the NEA work to commence in Year 11.
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Non examination assessment tasks commence
Spring Term	Non examination assessment and written exam preparation.
Summer Term	Exam takes place.

Subject	Resistant Materials
Exam Board	AQA
Controlled assessment deadline (if required)	Year 11- practical deadline Friday 16th December, 2016 Folder deadline Friday 10th February, 2017
Year 10 (3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Technique methods. Written exam preparation. Product Analysis. Materials investigation. Environmental and Social issues.
Spring Term	Written exam preparation.
Summer Term	Controlled Assessment. Research and designing. Written exam preparation.
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Controlled Assessment. Design development and making.
Spring Term	Written exam preparation (design and theory preparation).
Summer Term	Written exam preparation (design and theory preparation).

Subject	Textiles
Exam Board	AQA
Controlled assessment deadline (if required)	Year 11- practical deadline Friday 16th December, 2016 Folder deadline Friday 10th February, 2017
Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)
Autumn Term	Controlled Assessment. Design development and making.
Spring Term	Written exam preparation (design and theory preparation).
Summer Term	Written exam preparation (design and theory preparation).

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Activity

Year Group/s

Time

(e.g. Autumn term - Lunch time)

Brief description of activity

Progression Session

KS3

Every Tuesday Afterschool

A chance to complete, improve and make extra progress on work.

D&T club

KS3

Wednesday after school

Educational Visits/Trips

Brief description of trip	Time (e.g. Summer term)	Year Group/s	Approx. Cost
Rotary competition	Spring term	KS3 and KS4	n/a

Subjects

Art and Design

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (1 hour per week)

Year 8 (1 hour per week)

Key Stage 4

Year 9 (3 hours per week)

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (3 hours per week)

Extra Curricular Opportunities

CITRS

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (1 hour per week)

Year 8 (1 hour per week)

Key Stage 4

Year 9 (1 hour per week)

Year 10 (1 hour per week)

Year 11 (1 hour per week)

Computing

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (1 hour per week)

Year 8 (1 hour per week)

Year 9 (1 hour per week)

Key Stage 4

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (3 hours per week)

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)

Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Educational Visits/Trips

English

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (3 hours per week)

Year 8 (3 hours per week)

Year 9 (4 hours per week)

Key Stage 4

Year 10 (4 hours per week)

Year 11 (5 hours per week)

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Educational Visits/Trips

Geography

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (2 hours per week)

Year 8 (2 hours per week)

Year 9 (2 hours per week)

Key Stage 4

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)

History

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (2 hours per week)

Year 8 (2 hours per week)

Year 9 (2 hours per week)

Key Stage 4

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (2/3 hours per week)

Languages

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (2 hours per week)

French

Spanish

Year 8 (2 hours per week)

French

Spanish

Key Stage 4

Year 9 (3 hours per week)

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (3 hours per week)

Year 9 (3 hours per week)

Year 10 (3 hours per week)

Year 11 (3 hours per week)

Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Educational Visits/Trips

Mathematics

Key Stage 3

Year 7 (4 hours per week)

Year 8 (4 hours per week)

Year 9 (4 hours per week)