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Key Stage 3 Curriculum Evening 2018

•Outline of the KS3 Curriculum•Planning with the end in mind – aiming for the future• Supporting with home learning•Getting the basics right•An introduction to the core curriculum• Year specific curriculum information

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Planning with the end in mind –Your year 11 GCSE Success

Our goals for you“Everyone in the Compass School community will confidently reach the destination to which they aspire.”

• Qualifications A suite of at least 8 good qualifications• Progression

All qualify for Academic L3 provision at College or 6th Form

Ark Globe, Walworth, Bacons

Kingsdale

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Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Curriculum Plan 2018/19

English Maths Science Humanities LanguagesArts Digital Media Sports Enrichment

Outline of the KS3 CurriculumYear 7 Year 8 Year 9

English 5 5 5Maths 5 5 5Science 4 4 5Humanities 5 5 4Languages 3 3 3Arts 2 2 3Digital Media 1 1 1Sports 2 2 2Enrichment 2 2 1Total 29 29 29

• Students study both French and Spanish in year 7

• Language choices are made during year 7

• Students study history and geography in year 7 and 8

• Humanities choice made in year 8

• Arts option choices made in year 8

Home learning

• In students’ planner •Logged on ‘show my homework’•Reasonable time to complete•Accessible but challenging•Meaningful•Reasonable time frame

Getting the basics right

•Attendance and punctuality•Positive attitude to learning

An introduction to the KS3 Curriculum

• Ms Walkey Williams – English

• Mr Gohar – Maths

• Mr Thompson - Science

Year 7 Myths and Legends

The Breadwinner(novel study)

Introduction to Poetry

Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)

Boy (Roald Dahl) Spoken Language

Year 8 Introduction to Victorian Literature

Rani and Sukh (Bali Rai)

War Poetry A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller)

Animal Farm (George Orwell)

The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)

Year 9 Jekyll and Hyde (19th

Century novel)

The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)

Love and Relationship Poetry

The Crucible(Arthur Miller)

Mister Pip (Lloyd Jones)

Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)

Our KS3 JourneyØOur KS3 curriculum has been carefully designed to prepare students for GCSE study

without sacrificing their access to a diverse and exciting range of texts. ØOur text choices have been made to respond to the needs of our students

(empowerment of women, immigration, conflict and identity)ØAs far as possible, we have all year groups following a similar topic to encourage

discussion between year groups and to build knowledge and links year on year.

The Importance of Reading

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Very much 2.4 63.5 34.2

Quite a lot 4.2 83.5 12.3

A bit 17.4 75.8 6.8

Not at all 37.1 54.9 8.1

How Can I Support Reading?Ø Encourage your child to read every day, just 10 minutes can make an

immense difference!Ø Ask your child about what they are reading – all students are required to

have a reading book as part of their equipment.Ø Use the subtitles when watching TV and movies – this is a really easy way

to boost word recognition!Ø Show yourself as a reader – students are much more likely to read if they

see others doing so.Ø Share reading together.Ø Encourage the reading of newspapers.

Mathematics - Our KS3 Journey

ØAt Compass we follow a 5 year scheme of work supported by Collins Framework.ØWe deliver a 2 year KS3 course which merges seamlessly onto our KS4 course.ØWith the changes to the curriculum we have designed our lessons to prepare

students for the greater demand at GCSE and this is addressed very early on in Y7 and Y8.

How Can I Support Learning?

Ø Independent learning: Students must spend time outside of the

classroom to consolidate learnt matter as the research tells us that

only 10-15% of learning is retained whereas with independent

learning the stats rise to 50%

ØIndependent learning and revision should be an ongoing process for

all students and can be facilitated with the use of written homework

and online learning platforms such as MathsWatch and MyMaths

ØHomework is set every Thursday for Y7/8 students and should be at

least 30 minutes long.

Assessments

Students will be assessed each half-term on a range of different skills and teachers will feedback whilst taking into account any misconceptions which will be addressed in subsequent lessons.

Students can prepare for these assessments in a number of ways:ü Use their exercise book and previous marking (Improvement

Prompts)ü Use Mathswatch, Mymaths and YouTubeü GCSE Bitesizeü Make use of the Math Dictionary provided in our handbook

Useful Links for LearningThe links shown below give access to a wide range of exam questions with answers.• http://www.mathsgeeks.co.uk/edexcelgcse1.html• https://keshmaths.com/gcse-maths-takeaway-3/• http://justmaths.co.uk/2015/12/21/9-1-exam-questions-by-topic-higher-

tier/• https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/• www.mymaths.co.ukDepartment handbook available this evening:• All schemes of work, key words and assessment skills are covered.• We have used exemplary student work from previous years to support

students in their quest for academic excellence!

Structure of the courseKS3 Science is taught over two years. It sets the foundations for GCSE which start at the beginning of year 9.

• Content covers Biology, Chemistry and Physics units.• Specification for 7 and 8 can be found on AQA’s website:http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/ks3/ks3-science-syllabus

Yr 9 Students are studying AQA Combined Science: Trilogy

• Specification for year 9 can be found on AQA’s website:http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

What we do

To create curious learners that are enthusiastic about discovering the wonders of the universe and their place within it.We intend for all students to be successful.

• Students are given exam questions to practice in lessons. Students then mark their responses using green pen. • Students have a folder with a record of tests which is used to tailor

interventions.• Students are given weekly home learning tasks.

Next end of unit test

• Yr 7 Particles• Yr 8 Climate • Yr 9 Organisation

What you can do to help?

• Attend intervention sessions and masterclasses• Use Seneca learning• Use bitesize, GCSE pod, PHET

website • Ensure you are working as FOCUSed

as you can. • Ask for help from any Science

Teacher• Revise each Science lesson the day

you have it. • Use the revision guides!

Useful LinksSenecahttps://senecalearning.com/

PHET simulationshttps://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations

AQA specificationhttp://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/ks3/ks3-science-syllabushttp://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

BBC Bitesizehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zrkw2hv

Leader of Science email:dthompson@compass-schools.com

Year specific curriculum information

5.00 – 5.15 5.15 – 5.30 5.30 – 5.45

Year 7 Maths Science English

Year 8 English (F202) Maths (G103) Science (F113)

Year 9 Science (F113) English (F202) Maths (G103)

5.45 – opportunity to ask any questions