KS4 Blended Learning
All students in Year 11 will be provided with revision guides/revision materials for their certificating subjects that will be referred to in lessons. In addition to this, students will be provided access to online learning programmes such as Sparx, Century Tech and Seneca. For subjects that do not have access to online learning programmes, home learning tasks will be provided if deemed necessary through Google Classroom. Again, students should be encouraged to engage with these programmes and their participation will be celebrated within the academy.
Students in Year 10 and Year 11 are preparing for their GCSE examinations. As such, there is a requirement that they complete examination questions to become familiar with previous examination materials. Teaching staff will design this dependent upon the gaps identified across the previous half term and within the latest assessment.
Key links
https://www.carousel-learning.com
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB
KS3 Blended Learning Project Brief: The R.E.A.L Project
Relevant, Engaging, Active Learning
All KS3 Subject Leaders (Computing, PE, Food, History, Geography, RS, Art/Design)
Project Goal: To create a half-termly, project-based homework schedule for KS3 (Years 7, 8, & 9) that integrates core subject content with the 5 British Values (BV).
This project aims to embed citizenship skills by linking curriculum content to the 5 British Values (Democracy, The Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, and Tolerance of those with Different Faiths and Beliefs).
- The full academic year consists of five remaining half-terms.
- Projects run over one full half-term. Each half-term features two/three subjects.
- The project can be combined into one big one or run side by side with the other departments.
| Half Term | Date Range | Subjects | Theme | British Value Focus |
| HT1a (Current) | Sept–Oct | Computing | Cyber Security & Digital Wellbeing | The Rule of Law, Individual Liberty |
| HT1b | Nov–Dec | History, Art, Music | Remembrance (Specifically WW1 & WW2) | Mutual Respect, Individual Liberty |
| HT2a | Jan – Feb | RS, Food, PE | New beginnings | Democracy, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance |
| HT2b | Feb – Mar | Science, History, Computing | Curiosity – What’s your question? | Mutual Respect, Tolerance |
| HT3a | Apr – May | Geography, Science, Food, Languages | Earth Day | Mutual Respect, Tolerance |
| HT3b | June – July | PE, Geography, RS, Food, Languages, Art, Music | World Cup | Mutual Respect, The Rule of Law, Individual Liberty |