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Home Learning Documentation

Art – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept onwards	Continue with Altered book project. Refer to the PowerPoints for fresh ideas for pages linking to your identity and techniques you could use.	Link to document Link to document

Computer Science – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Computer Systems / Embedded systems and the Internet of things	OneNote (link in email) > Page will be created every lesson to complete. Extra help link
21st Sept	Networks	OneNote (link in email) > Page will be created every lesson to complete. Extra help link
28th Sept	Protocols	OneNote (link in email) > Page will be created every lesson to complete. Extra help link
5th Oct	Binary Arithmetic	OneNote (link in email) > Page will be created every lesson to complete. Extra help link
12th Oct	Python programming basics	OneNote (link in email) > Page will be created every lesson to complete. Extra help link
19th Oct	Flow charts	OneNote (link in email) > Page will be created every lesson to complete. Extra help link Extra help link 2

Construction – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Cutting tools	Lesson 2 Lesson 2 resources
21st Sept	Other tools	Lesson 3 Lesson 3 resources
28th Sept	Woods	Lesson 4 Pupil worksheet Quiz
5th Oct	Composite woods	Lesson 5
12th Oct	Adhesives	Lesson 6
19th Oct	Performance requirements	Link to document
26th Oct	Strength and stability	Link to document

Drama – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Writers Practice and Process	Link
21st Sept	Directors Practice and Process	Link
28th Sept	Designers Process and practicalities	Link
5th Oct	Actors Preparing and Playing	Link
12th Oct	Theatre Job Roles and responsibilities	Link Theatre roles and responsibilities worksheet
19th Oct	Watch The Crucible- Review through Quiz Questions	Link The Crucible Quiz questions

Engineering – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Materials – Metals	Link to document Materials Knowledge Organiser
21st Sept	Materials -Plastics	Link to document
28th Sept	Materials – Smart materials Materials Booklet	Link to document LO2 Engineering Materials Revision
5th Oct	Machining Processes in Engineering	Link to document
12th Oct	Processes Forging	Link to document
19th Oct	Processes Welding/brazing	Processes MIG Spot Welding LO3 Engineering Processes

English – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Getting ready for KS4	Link to document Link
21st Sept	Reading for Understanding – Fiction Comprehension and Using Textual Detail	GCSE Pod
28th Sept	Creative Writing 1 Creative Writing 2	GCSE Pod
5th Oct	Writer’s Use of Language and Structure: Fiction Evaluating the Text	GCSE Pod
12th Oct	Language, Punctuation and Sentences Comparing Texts	GCSE Pod
19th Oct	Transactional Writing Part 1 Transactional Writing Part 2	GCSE Pod

Food – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Food Labelling, Packaging & Marketing.	Food label marketing booklet What’s on a label Pupil Tasks Recipe booklet
21st Sept	Food Labelling, Packaging & Marketing.	Food label marketing booklet What’s on a label Pupil Tasks Recipe booklet
28th Sept	Make the Rice & Peas & Chicken dish. Make the Treacle Tarts	Food label marketing booklet What’s on a label Pupil Tasks Recipe booklet
5th Oct	Food Labelling, Packaging & Marketing.	Food label marketing booklet What’s on a label Pupil Tasks Recipe booklet
12th Oct	Food Labelling, Packaging & Marketing.	Food label marketing booklet What’s on a label Pupil Tasks Recipe booklet
19th Oct	Make the Chicken Cordon Bleu & Creamy Dijon Sauce.	Food label marketing booklet What’s on a label Pupil Tasks Recipe booklet

French – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Family and friends	Link
21st Sept	Family and friends	Link
28th Sept	Family and friends	Link
5th Oct	Relationships	Link
12th Oct	Relationships	Link
19th Oct	Relationships	Link

Geography – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resource
7th Sept	The River’s Long Profile	Therapy booklet RL1-3 (page 1-4)
14th Sept	River Processes & Formation of Interlocking Spurs	Therapy booklet RL4-5 (page 5-8)
21st Sept	Erosional landforms (Waterfalls, Gorges, Meanders & Oxbow Lakes)	Therapy booklet RL 6-7 (page 9-12)
28th Sept	Depositional landforms (Floodplains, Levees & Estuaries)	Therapy booklet RL8 (page 13-16)
5th Oct	The River Tees & Causes of Flooding	Therapy booklet RL9-10 (page 17-20)
12th Oct	Hydrographs & River Management	Therapy booklet RL11-13 (page 21-24)
19th Oct	EXAMPLE – River Management in Banbury	Therapy booklet RL14 (page 25-26)

Health & Social Care (Mrs Stanley) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Genetics and illness
21st Sept	Diet
28th Sept	Exercise
5th Oct	Substance use
12th Oct	Alcohol
19th Oct	Hygiene

Health & Social Care (Mrs Hawthorn) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Complete celebrity coursework	Link to document
21st Sept	Complete celebrity coursework	Link to document
28th Sept	Unit 1 factors that affect development	Link to document
5th Oct	Unit 1 factors that affect development	Link to document
12th Oct	Unit 1 P2 coursework	Link to document
19th Oct	Unit 1 P2 coursework	Link to document

History – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
7th Sept	Renaissance medicine recap	Link
14th Sept	Renaissance Treatments The Great Plague	Link Link
21st Sept	Introduction to Industrial Medicine Industrial Medicine Causes	Link Link
28th Sept	Florence Nightingale Surgery in the Industrial Period	Link Link
5th Oct	Surgery in the Industrial Period Edward Jenner	Link Link
12th Oct	Public Health Acts John Snow and Cholera Case Study	Link Link
19th Oct	John Snow and Cholera Case Study Industrial Knowledge Revision Industrial skills Revision	Link Link Link

Maths (Higher) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Quadratic Sequences	Lesson 1
21st Sept	Factorising Quadratics	Lesson 1 Lesson 2
28th Sept	Completing the Square	Lesson 1
5th Oct	Pythagoras	Lesson 1
12th Oct	Trigonometry	Lesson 1
19th Oct	Equations of Lines	Lesson 1 Lesson 2

Maths (Foundation) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Product of Primes	Lesson 1 Lesson 2
21st Sept	Solving Equations	Lesson 1 Lesson 2
28th Sept	Averages	Lesson 1 Lesson 2
5th Oct	Percentages	Lesson 1 Lesson 2
12th Oct	Ratio	Lesson 1 Lesson 2
19th Oct	Fractions	Lesson 1 Lesson 2

Media (with Games) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Advertising Newspapers	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
21st Sept	Magazines Radio Websites	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
28th Sept	Video Games Film TV	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
5th Oct	Media Regulators What Makes a 12a?	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
12th Oct	Creating a Game Challenge	Skills Recap Game Maker – if absent, watch Game Maker Studio (not studio 2) Tutorials on YouTube
19th Oct	Examples	Look at example media types (above), investigating the type, genre, camerawork, colour, lighting, sound and mise-en-scene.

Media (with Film) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Advertising Newspapers	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
21st Sept	Magazines Radio Websites	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
28th Sept	Video Games Film TV	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
5th Oct	Media Regulators What Makes a 12a?	OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area
12th Oct	Editing Challenge	Skills Recap in Adobe Premiere – if absent, watch Adobe Premiere Tutorials on YouTube
19th Oct	Examples	Watch a TV Episode, spot examples of camera work, composition, colour, lighting, sound, editing, mise-en-scene

Music (BTEC) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Music Industry Project – “Planning a Music Festival”	Lesson 1
21st Sept	Music Industry Project – “Planning a Music Festival”	Lesson 2
28th Sept	Music Industry Project – “Planning a Music Festival”	Lesson 3
5th Oct	Music Industry Project – “Planning a Music Festival”	Lesson 4
12th Oct	Music Industry Project – “Planning a Music Festival”	Lesson 5
19th Oct	Music Industry Project – “Planning a Music Festival”	Lesson 6

Music (GCSE) – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Theory & Listening	Go back through the Y9 homework on Onenote and complete any that haven’t been done
21st Sept	Theory & Listening: Wagner “Liebestod” from “Tristan & Isolde”	SMHW
28th Sept	Theory & Listening: Satie – “First Gymnopedie”	SMHW
5th Oct	Theory & Listening: Mussorgsky – ‘Promenade’ from ‘Pictures at an Exhibition”	SMHW
12th Oct	Theory & Listening: Tchaikovsky- ‘Swan Lake No 20, Hungarian Dance: Czardas’	SMHW
19th Oct	Theory & Listening: Rimsky-Korsakov – “Scheherazade”	SMHW

PE – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
7th Sept	PE with Joe Wicks BTEC Sport GCSE PE	Link to video Principles of Training Principles of Training task sheet Link to document Link to video
14th Sept	PE with Joe Wicks BTEC Sport GCSE PE	Link to video Principles of Training Principles of Training task sheet Link to document Link to video
21st Sept	PE with Joe Wicks BTEC Sport GCSE PE	Link to video Coursework task 1 Link Link to document Link to video
28th Sept	PE with Joe Wicks BTEC Sport GCSE PE	Link to video Coursework task 1 Link Arteries worksheet Blood help sheet Heart diagram Task worksheet
5th Oct	PE with Joe Wicks BTEC Sport GCSE PE	Link to video Coursework task 1 Link Arteries worksheet Blood help sheet Heart diagram Task worksheet
12th Oct	PE with Joe Wicks BTEC Sport GCSE PE	Link to video Training Methods Link to video Link Arteries worksheet Blood help sheet Heart diagram Task worksheet
19th Oct	PE with Joe Wicks BTEC Sport GCSE PE	Link to video Training Methods Link to video Vascular Shunting

Photography – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Artist 1 Research: Landscape Photoshoot Plan Contact Sheet	Photography Template Example work can be found in OneNote (link in email) > Content Library > Dictionary > Pages for each area Artist 1 Photographers can be found on ShowMyHomework Editing can be done using a free app (Snapseed) Photography Template download
21st Sept	Editing Photos	Same as above
28th Sept	Exporting, Feedback, Improvements Artist 2 Research Photoshoot Plan	Same as above
5th Oct	Contact Sheet Editing Photos	Same as above
12th Oct	Editing Photos Exporting, Feedback, Improvements Best Photo	Same as above
19th Oct	Self Analysis	Same as above

Product Design – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Material Properties Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions	Link to document
21st Sept	Material Selection Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions	Link to document
28th Sept	Material Properties Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions	Link to document
5th Oct	Material Selection Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions	Link to document
12th Oct	Material Properties Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions	Link to document
19th Oct	Material Selection Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions	Link to document

RE – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
7th Sept & 14th Sept	The Trinity & Creation	Link Link The Trinity Creation
21st Sept & 28th Sept	Incarnation & The Passion	Link Link Link Link Incarnation The Passion
5th Oct & 12th Oct	Salvation & Eschatology	Link Link Link Link Salvation Eschatology
19th Oct	Revision	Link Link Link Link Atonement Evil & Suffering Responses to evil and suffering

Science – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
7th Sept	Core: Biology 2 Organisation Option: Physics 4 Atomic structure	Core Link Option Link
14th Sept	Core: Biology 2 Organisation Option: Physics 4 Atomic structure	Core Link Option Link
21st Sept	Core: Biology 2 Organisation Option: Physics 4 Atomic structure	Core Link Option Link
28th Sept	Core: Biology 2 Organisation Option: Physics 4 Atomic structure	Core Link Option Link
5th Oct	Core: Biology 2 Organisation Option: Physics 4 Atomic structure	Core Link Option Link
12th Oct	Core: Biology 2 Organisation Option: Physics 4 Atomic structure	Core Link Option Link
19th Oct	Core: Biology 2 Organisation Option: Physics 4 Atomic structure	Core Link Option Link

Spanish – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
14th Sept	Talking about what you do in the summer	Link Link Link
21st Sept	Talking about holiday likes and dislikes	Link Link Link
28th Sept	Talking about what you did on holiday	Link Link Link
5th Oct	Describing where you stayed	Link Link Link
12th Oct	Talking about accommodation	Link Link Link
19th Oct	Giving an account of a past holiday	Link Link Link

Textiles – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
7th Sept	Drawing developments	Link to document
14th Sept	Drawing developments	Link to document
21st Sept	Drawing developments	Link to document
28th Sept	Artist Research Artist influence plans	Link to document
5th Oct	Artist Research Artist copies	Link to document
12th Oct	Artist Research Artist fact file	Link to document
19th Oct	Mixed media developments	Link to document
26th Oct	Mixed media developments	Link to document

Work Related – Half Term 1

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Resources
7th Sept – 19th Oct		SMHW

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Mr. George Panayiotou
SENCO
Miss. Jane Hayden

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