Year 7 curriculum

Year 7 curriculum

1. Introduction to science unit

   • Health and safety
   • Basic apparatus & skills
   • Skills signed off on licence
   • Certificate of achievement

2. detailed scheme of work

   • Frees up staff to tailor to individuals / class
   • Learning cycles: Hook / new learning / active learning / deepening / application
   • Thinking scientifically skills taught alongside understanding of content.
   • Consistency across teaching groups
   • Challenge
   • Engagement
   • High quality work
   • Interesting
   • Creative HW
   • Pre topic tasks

3. Marking

   • Pupils receive regular feedback
   • Has impact
   • Clear targets telling pupils how to improve
   • Consistency across department
     • What is marked
     • Frequency

4. Assessment

   • Scaffolded
     • formative written task in lessons
       • feedback & GfG.
         • summative task at end of topic
           • End of term test covers 3 topics
   • Opportunity for extended response
     • Pupils can demonstrate what they have learnt.
   • Accurate assessment of progress against GCSE targets using criteria