Logos School Curriculum - Grade 12
Diploma Maths- Textbooks
- Edexcel AS - Core Maths 1 (9780435519100)
- Edexcel AS - Statistics 1 (9780435519124)
- Casio Fx-85Gtplus Scientific Calculator (Solar) (9781973000334)
- Assesment: Test every three weeks
- Term 1: - Addition, multiplication, subtraction and division calculations with fractions and decimals
- Basics in Algebra: finding x, rearanging equations for solutions, using brackets, grouping like terms, substituting number values into equations
- Convertion of fractions to decimals to percentages and vice versa
- Percentage increase and decrease
- Sequesnces and desribing sequences for the next term and for the nth term
- Recognising sequences in patterns
- Plotting linear graphs
- Sketching the graphs for y=mx+c
- Finding the line gradient from the graph
- Solving simoultaneous equations using elimination and/or substitution method
- Solving simoultaneous equations by plotting the line graphs
- Nets, plan view, front and side elevations
- Using isometric paper
- Transformations: reflection, rotation, translation, enlargements (including fractional and negative enlargements)
- Term 2: - Grouped-frequency distribution: range, modal class, median and mean.
- Perimeter of simple and compound shapes
- Area (including circles and sectors) and volume (including prisms, cones and pyramids)
- Weight, volume, currency, speed, distance conversions
- Geometry: using protractor and compass, constructing angles and triangles, bisecting angles and triangles
- Angle rules (vertically opposite, angles in a triangle, at a straight line and circle, and other)
- Locus and bearing
- Finding speed, distance, time
- Reading speed/distance/time graphs
- Term 3: - Probability
- Probability tree
- Handling data and Statistics
- Using money (interest, mortgage, insurance, paying bills, p&p)
- AS Mathematics
- Textbooks
- Edexcel AS - Core Maths 1 (9780435519100)
- Edexcel AS - Core Maths 2 (9780435519117)
- Edexcel AS - Statistics 1 (9780435519124)
- Casio Fx-85Gtplus Scientific Calculator (Solar) (9781973000334)
- Assesment: Four or more tests throughout each term - 65-85%
Homework - 15%
Past papers set in terms 2 & 3 - 20%
- Term 1: Algebra and Functions: Simplifying algebraic expressions, Expanding, Factorising, Laws of indices, Simplify & Rationalise surds
Quadratic Functions: Solution by factorising, completing the square & formula; Sketching graphs, Use discriminant
Equations and Inequalities: Solve simultaneous equations using the elimination and substitution; Simultaneous equations (quadratic and linear); Solve linear & quadratic inequalities
Mathematical Models definition and design
Representation and summary of data (location) continuous & discrete variables, frequency tables, measures of location (mean, median & mode)
Representation and summary of data (dispersion) Range, quartiles, percentiles, standard deviation, variance. Calculations using discrete data, frequency & grouped frequency tables.
Sketching Curves: Cubic functions; reciprocal functions; Graphical solution of equations; Effect of transformations on a curve
Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane: Equations of a straight line; Gradients; Parallel and perpendicular lines
Sequences and series: nth terms; recurrence relationships; arithmetic sequences & series; Sum of an arithmetic series
- Term 2: Representation of Data Stem & leaf diagrams, Outliers, Box Plots, Histograms, Skewness
Differentiation: Gradient of a simple function; second order derivative; Equations of tangents & normals; Rates of change
Integration: Simple integration; find the constant of integration
Algebra and Functions: Simplification algebraic fractions by dividing; Division of polynomials by linear factors; Factor theorem; Remainder theorem
Sine and Cosine Rule: Finding missing sides, angles & areas
Probability Venn diagrams, AND & OR rules, Conditional probability, Tree diagrams, Mutually exclusive & independent events
Correlation Scatter diagrams, variability of bivariate data, product moment correlation coeeficient, strength of linear relationships
Regression Connecting variables, Minimising the sum of the squares of the residuals, Regression equation
Exponential and Logarithms: Using logarithms; Laws of logarithms; Solving equations using logs; Changing the base
Coordinate Geometry in the (x,y)plane: Midpoint of a line; Distance between a pair of points; Equation of a circle
- Term 3: The binomial expansion: Pascal's Triangle; Combination and factorial notation
Radian measure and its applications: Length of an arc; Areas of sectors & segments
Geometric sequences and series: nth terms; solution of problems; Sum of a geometric series; sum to infinity
Discrete Random Variables Definition, sum of probabilities, cumulative distribution function, expectation, variance, models
Normal Distribution Standard normal distribution (Z), using tables, standardising a normal distribution, reverse table lookup.
Graphs of Trigonometric Functions: Sine; Cosine & Tangent; Exact values; Graphs; Transformations of functions
Differentiation: Increasing and decreasing functions; Stationary points, maximum, minimum and points of inflexion
Trigonometric Identities and simple equations: Solution of trigonometric equations using identities; Trigonometric equations of form sin(nx+b) etc..
Integration: Definate integration; Area under a curve; Area between a curve and a line; Trapezium rule
- Other: Edexcel Syllabus Code: WMA01 and WME01
- AS Geography
- Textbook: CIE Geography (9781444123166)
- Assesment: Regular tests and quizzes
Term grade composed of classwork and assignments (30%) and tests and quizzes (70%)
- Term 1: Physical Geography
Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology:
Drainage basin system - terminology and processes operating within the drainage basin; drainage basins in tropical environments, mid-latitude environments, Cyprus
Rainfall-discharge relationships - climatic influences on hydrographs, how drainage basin characteristics affect hydrographs
River channel processes and landforms - transport, deposition and sedimentation, erosional processes, patterns of flow, types of channels, riffle and pool sequences, gorges, rapids, waterfalls, bluffs, river cliffs, point bars, floodplains and levees, alluvial fans and deltas
Human impact - modifications to catchment flows and stores; causes and effects of floods and droughts; prevention and amelioration of floods
Atmosphere and Weather:
The earth atmosphere energy budget (daytime and night-time)
Energy budgets - latitudinal pattern of radiation excesses and deficits and resultant atmospheric transfers; seasonal variations
Weather processes - humidity and precipitation; adiabatic lapse rates; stability, instability and conditional instability;
Human impact global warming, greenhouse effect
- Term 2: Rocks and Weathering:
Plate tectonics - global patterns of plates, sea floor spreading, processes at divergent and convergent plate boundaries
Physical and chemical weathering processes - freeze-thaw, heating/cooling, wetting/drying, exfoliation etc; types of weathering and effectiveness in different climates; factors influencing weathering
Slope processes and development - factors influencing slope development such as rock type and structure, climate, soil, gradient etc; mass movement (heaves, flows, slides and falls)
Impact of human activities on rocks and weathering - quarrying, mining, pollution, acid rain)
Human Geography
Population Change:
Natural increase - birth and death rates, fertility rates, infant mortality rates; interpreting population pyramids; population structure
Demographic Transition Model - changes in birth and death rates over time; issues of ageing populations; link between population and development
Population-resource relationships - carrying capacity; causes and consequences of food shortages; roles of technology and innovation in resource development; role of constrains (war, climatic hazards) in relation to sustaining changing populations
The management of natural increase - case study of China's population policy regarding natural increase; difficulties faced and evaluation of attempted solutions/
Migration - movements of population; causes of migration; patterns of migration; role of constraints, obstacles and barriers (distance, cost, national borders); internal migration; causes and impacts on source and receiving areas; international migration - forced and voluntary; case study - Polish migrants into Ireland and UK.
- Term 3: Settlement Dynamics:
Changes in rural settlements - issues in LEDCs and MEDCs; impacts of migration;
Urban trends and issues of urbanisation - process of urbanisation in LEDCs and MEDCs; urban renewal, gentrifiction, changing lifestyles; the concept of a world city; causes of the growth of world cities
Changing structure of urban settlements - factors affecting the location of activities within urban areas; how urban locations change over time; competition for space; bid-rent theory; the changing CBD.
Management of urban settlements - case studies illustrating difficulties of and evaluating attempted solutions in: shanty towns, provision of infrastructure for a city, the inner city in an MEDC, strategies for reducing urbanisation in LEDCs.
- Other: Extensive use of the internet for research
Cambridge AS Syllabus 9696
Field trip: river study, weathering and slope analysis
- AS French
- Textbooks
- Edexcel A Level French Grammar Practice Book (9780435396091)
- Edexcel A Level French (AS) Student Book (9780435396107)
- Assesment: Grammar quizzes and assessed essays (15% of term grade)
Tests at the middle and/or end of each unit (85% term grade)
- Term 1: Transition Module
Talking about what is important in life
Talking about computers
Talking about fashion
Talking about sports courses
Talking about health risks for teenagers
The French school system
Explaining why you have chosen a particular career
Describing a journey
Talking about holidays
Talking about pollution
Module 1
Talking about the future
Talking about love and marriage
Talking about peer pressure
Talking about family relationships
Talling a story about addiction
Expressing an opinion about TV programmes
Talking about the Internet
Talking about mobile phones and video games
Talking about music
- Term 2: Module 2
Choosing a sport to match your personality
Discussing extreme sports
Talking about leisure activities
Talking about changing lifestyles
Talking about different eating habits
Discussing weight loss
Talking about smoking
Talking about prevention campaigns
Module 3
Talking about The French school system
Talking about different opinions at 16+
Discussing the concerns students have about their schools
Discussing the daily routine of French students
Learning about the history of French education and consider its future
Talking about higher education in France
Justify one's choice of carrer
Talking about new and different ways of working
Discussing problems in the world of work
- Term 3: Module 4
Talking about French-speaking countries
Discussing reasons for going on holidays
Describing a journey
Debating the best means of transport
Looking at the ways of reducing CO2 emissions
Understanding the causes of global warming
Talking about natural disasters
Talking about sustainable development and individual and collective initiatives
Considering possible ways of saving the planet
- Other: Edexcel AS French (8FR01)
- AS Greek
- Assesment: Four to five tests per term:65%
Homework:20%
Participation:15%
- Term 1: A) Grammar
1) Akrivilogia
2) Kiriolexia - Metafora
B)Ekfrasi-Ekthesi
Ikogenia
Via
Narkotika
C)Kimena Neoellinikis Logotechnias
Sichroni Logotechnia
Pezografia
D)Past papers/AS
- Term 2: A)Grammar
3) Foreign words used in Greek
4) Definitions of verbs, adjectives & Nouns
B)Ekfrasi-Ekthesi
Ekbethevsi
Epistimi ke technologia
Ratsismos
C)Past papers/AS
- Term 3: A)Grammar
5) Words with 'self'
6) Allilougia
B)Ekfrasi-Ekthesi
Fisiko berivallon
Tourismos ke anaptixi
Evropaikos Bolitismos
C)Past papers/AS
- Other: EdExcel Greek 8GK01
- Accounting
- Textbooks
- Regular Jotter 60 Pages (9555042506573)
- Edexcel IGCSE Accounting Student Book (9780435991296)
- Assesment: Tests - 65%
Homework - 30%
Class Participation - 5%
Homework is assigned regularly on the topics covered in class.
- Term 1: Chapter 1: Introduction to Accounting Principles: Aims of a business, Accounting concepts, Accounting definitions, types of organisations.
Chapter 2: Double Entry For Cash Transactions: Rules for double entry, "T" accounts.
Chapter 3: Double Entry for Credit Transactions: Purchase/Sale of stock on credit, Returns, Expenses on credit.
Chapter 4: Balancing of Accounts and preparation of Trial balance: Balancing the accounts, Three column accounts, the Trial Balance, Errors not revealed by a Trial Balance.
Chapter 5: Value Added tax: Payment of VAT, How the VAT works, VAT and cash discounts, VAT account.
Chapter 6: Business Documents: Purchase Order, Credit Note, Invoice, Statement of Account.
Chapter 7: Capital and Revenue Expenditure:Difference between capital and Revenue expenditure, Incorrect treatment of expenditure, Treatment of Loan Interest.
Chapter 8: Books of Original Entry and Ledgers: Types of Ledgers, Classification of Accounts, Trade discount, Credit control.
Chapter 9: Purchases Day Book: Purchase Invoice.
- Term 2: Chapter 10: Sales return day book and Purchases return day book: Sales returns and credit Notes, Booking- Keeping entries for sales credit notes, purchases returns credit notes, Book-Keeping entries for purchase credit notes.
Chapter 11: Cash Books: draw up a cash book, Cash discounts, Bank overdraft and the Cash Book, Cash books with columns for VAT.
Chapter 12: Petty Cash and the Imprest system: The Imprest system, entering the Petty Cash Book.
Chapter 13: Bank Reconciliation Statement: Reasons for differences in balances, updating the cash book before attempting a reconciliation, Bank Overdrafts, Dishonoured Cheques.
Chapter 14: The Journal: writing up Journal Entries, Errors not affecting the Trial Balance, Errors affecting the Trial Balance.
Chapter 15: Sales and Purchases Ledger Control Accounts: Information for Control Accounts, advantages of Control Accounts.
Chapter 16: Trading Account and Profit and Loss account for a Sole Trader: Preparation of a Trading and P&L a/c, Stock of unsold goods at the end of the period.
Chapter 17: The Balance Sheet: Balance sheet layout.
Chapter 18: Financial Statements-other considerations: Dealing with Sales and Purchases account in the Trading Account, the second year of a business, Financial Statements.
- Term 3: Chapter 19: The concept of Depreciation of Fixed Assets: Methods of calculating depreciation charges, depreciation provisions and assets bought or sold.
Chapter 20: Bad debts and Provision for Doubtful debts: Provision for doubtful debts, Accounting entries for Provision for doubtful debts, Bad debts recovered.
Chapter 21: Accruals, Prepayments and other adjustments for financial statements: Accrued expenses, prepaid expenses, expenses and revenue account balances and the balance sheet, distinctions between various kinds of capital.
Chapter 23: Incomplete records: Step by step guide to incomplete records.
Chapter 24: Accounting for non-profit making organisations: Income and expenditure accounts, Subscriptions.
Chapter 25: Manufacturing accounts: Work in Progress, apportionment of expenses, fixed and variable costs.
Chapter 28: Analysis and interpretation of the financial statement: profitability ratios, Liquidity ratios, definition of working capital.
- Other: Edexcel International GCSE Accounting 4AC0/01
- AS Applied ICT
- Textbook: Applied ICT (9780521717649)
- Assesment: Homework - 10%
Coursework - 30%
Tests - 60%
- Term 1: Understanding of wide range of computer tasks, along with theory knowledge
Theory:
Ch 1 ICT Systems
Computer systems with a focus on Input, Output and storage devises. Identifying visually and through a given scenario a number of these hardware devises and understand how they work.
Ch 4 The Systems Life Cycle
Analysis, Design, Development and Testing, Implementation, Documentation and Evaluation
Practical:
Ch 9 Communication
E-mail etiquette and how to send and receive compressed attachments. Evaluation of internet sources and determine the reliability of the information found.
Ch 10 Document Presentation and production
Opening a number of generic file types in appropriate applications. They will then do advanced formatting in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Importing and manipulate images, other files and tables, as well as creating hyperlinks to internal and external sources of the documents.
Ch 11 Database and Charts
Design and Create multi-table relational databases. In doing so they will check data entry, perform searches, sort data, perform calculations and outputting data in a number of different formats.
- Term 2: Theory:
Ch 2 How organisations use ICT
Students will gain an understanding of Control systems, Working practices and the use of ICT in: advertising, Teaching and Learning, publishing, time management software,data management, payroll applications Technical and customer support and Art and design.
Practical:
Ch 12 Integration
Topics:
What is an integrated document. presentation or report?
integrating data from several sources
Ensuring consistency of display
Ch 14 Using Spreadsheets
Students will create spreadsheet models and check entered data. They will learn how to manipulate string and use basic to advanced formula. They will also perform searches and sort data.
- Term 3: Theory:
Ch 3 The impact of ICT on society
In this chapter we will discuss online services in the context of: employment, leisure time, working patterns, security and privacy of data and health and safety.
Practical:
Ch 13 Output data 1
Printing:
A draft copy or final version
E-mail's with attachments
From: Microsoft Access
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
File structures
- Other: Cambridge Applied Information and Communication Technology (9713)
- Applied ICT
- Textbook: Applied ICT (9780521717649)
- Assesment: Continual in class assesment assessment. Tests given at the end of every major chapter.
- Term 1: Students should have a basic understanding of wide range of computer tasks, along with theory knowledge
Theory:
Ch 1 ICT Systems
Students will gain an understanding of Computer systems with a focus on Input, Output and storage devises. They should be able to visually identify a number of these hardware devises and understand how they work.
Practical:
Ch 9 Communication
Students will learn e-mail etiquette, and how to send and receive compressed attachments. They will be able to Evaluate internet sources and determine the reliability of the information found.
Ch 10 Document Presentation and production
Students will learn how to open a number of generic file types in appropriate applications. They will then do advanced formatting in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. They will learn to import and manipulate images, other files and tables, as well as creating hyperlinks to internal and external sources of the documents.
- Term 2: Theory:
Ch 2 How organisations use ICT
Students will gain an understanding of Control systems, Working practices and the use of ICT in advertising.
Practical:
Ch 14 Using Spreadsheets
Students will create spreadsheet models and check entered data. They will learn how to manipulate string and use basic to advanced formula. They will also perform searches and sort data.
- Term 3: Theory:
Ch 3 The impact of ICT on society I
In this chapter we will discuss online services in the context of: employment, leisure time and working patterns.
Practical:
Research and presentation
Each student will choose a topic within ICT and research its history, modern effect and future. Toward the end of Term they will present their findings.
- Girls P.E.
- Assesment: Continual assessment and fitness testing.
- Term 1: Fitness training using various methods of training, including Interval training, Continuous training and Circuit training. Developing personal fitness programs.
Netball skills and tactics developed. New passes and drills taught.
- Term 2: Football/Volleyball (depending on availability. Skills will be developed. Team teaching will be implemented.
Athletics - Sprint and middle distance training and tactics. Long and triple jump training.
- Term 3: Rounders: Learning and developing throwing, catching, batting, bowling and fielding skills.
Tennis/Cricket: Game practise will be developed. Umpiring will be taught and practised.
- Other: Throughout the year:
- use a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents through team and individual games.
- develop their technique and improve their performance in various sports and activities.
- analyse their performances compared to previous ones.
- Current Affairs
- Assesment: 3 Tests (65%)
Term Project (25%)
3 Assignments (10%)
- Term 1: Become aware of events in the news and how they are reported to the public. Develop critical thinking skills to understand, formulate and opinion and discuss issues clearly.
CURRENT EVENT FOCUS: European Immigration Crisis
2 Tests, Debate, 2 short presentations and 1 Powerpoint Presentation of an ongoing story in the news.
- Term 2: Learn the 5 Ws of news reporting and use these as a standard to analyze various news reports for full coverage.
CURRENT EVENT FOCUS: Cyprus
PROJECT: Attend an event in Limassol and prepare a news report of that event using any method (video, audio, webpage, newpaper report, etc)
- Term 3: Discuss bias in news reporting, learn to recognize and evaluate when it is appropriate/not appropriate.
CURRENT EVENT FOCUS: TBA
PROJECT: Hold a G12 Summit where each student repesents a country and major issues must be discussed, important decisions must be made.
- AS History
- Textbook: Cambridge International AS Level International History 1871-1945 (9781107613232)
- Assesment: Tests- 65%
Homework/Classwork (including participation in class)- 35%
- Term 1: Scramble for Africa
Emergence of USA
Emergence of Japan
Alliance System in Europe
Peace Settlements 1919
Attempts to improve relations
- Term 2: Problems in Europe 1919-1933
American Foreign Policy
Mussolini Foreign Policy
Civil War in Spain
Hitler's Foreign Policy
The Road to War
Implications of warlord China
The Kuomintang
- Term 3: Support for Communism (China)
Japan and military dictatorship
Origins of League
Organisation of League
Success and Failure
Origins of UN
Revision
- Other: Cambridge AS syllabus 9389
Textbook- Cambridge AS Level International History 1871-1945 by Wadsworth, P and Walsh-Atkins, P
Wider reading is also necessary
- Bible Knowledge
- Assesment: Students are tested every two chapters.
Grade breakdown
Tests 75%
Homework & Classwork 25%
- Term 1: A chapter by chapter study of the l the first 21 chapters of the Book of Acts.
Acts 1-7
The Preparation for the Christian Mission (Acts 1:1-2:13)
The Mission in Jerusalem (Acts 2:14-8:3)
- Term 2: Acts chapters 8- 14
The Mission in Jerusalem (Acts 2:14-8:3)
The Mission in Judea and Samaria (Acts 8:4-9:43)
The Inauguration of the Gentile Mission (Acts 10:1-15:35)
- Term 3: Acts chapters 9-21
The Inauguration of the Gentile Mission (Acts 10:1-15:35)
The Mission of Paul to the Ends of the Earth (Acts 15:36-21:15)
- Other: Cambridge O-level Religious Studies (Bible Knowledge) 2048
- Bible Knowledge
- Assesment: Students are tested every two chapters.
Grade breakdown
Tests 75%
Homework & Classwork 25%
- Term 1: A chapter by chapter study of the l the first 21 chapters of the Book of Acts.
Acts 1-7
The Preparation for the Christian Mission (Acts 1:1-2:13)
The Mission in Jerusalem (Acts 2:14-8:3)
- Term 2: Acts chapters 8- 14
The Mission in Jerusalem (Acts 2:14-8:3)
The Mission in Judea and Samaria (Acts 8:4-9:43)
The Inauguration of the Gentile Mission (Acts 10:1-15:35)
- Term 3: Acts chapters 9-21
The Inauguration of the Gentile Mission (Acts 10:1-15:35)
The Mission of Paul to the Ends of the Earth (Acts 15:36-21:15)
- Other: Cambridge O-level Religious Studies (Bible Knowledge) 2048
- AS English Literature
- Textbooks
- A Midsummer Nights Dream (9780198328667)
- Songs of Ourselves (9788175962484)
- Man For All Seasons (9780413703804)
- The House of Mirth (9781840224191)
- CliffsNotes on Wharton's The House of Mirth (9780764537165)
- Assesment: Homeworks 50% Tests 50%
Essay assignments weekly
Past Paper questions in context and essay in term 2
Mock Examination in January ( first 3 texts tested)
Quiz, context and essay tests on material
Two past paper tests per term
- Term 1: A Man for all Seasons
Acts 1 with notes and resource material.
Analysis in class and references explained.
A Midsummer Night's Dream; Acts 1-5, notes,4 tests,5 assignments,dvd
Shakespeare terminology; rhetoric,mataphor,antithesis,oxymoron,lists,repetition,imagery,rhyme,rhythm,blank verse,prose,verse
Essay structure and skills
Songs of Ourselves; poems from part 1 Appendix A syllabus. explanations and notes. 1 essay per week Cover p1-14
All poetical terms and essay structure
Research
Research 1 period per week { directed}
- Term 2: The House of Mirth Edith Wharton
study text
Features of prose
Research of period and setting
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 5 discussion and notes
Songs of Ourselves: poems 14,15,17,20,21,26,27,29,32. Notes and discussion.
1 essay weekly
A Man for All Seasons notes Act 2 and discussion. 1 essay per week
Research 1 period per week
- Term 3: REVISION The House of Mirth, Elizabethan poems, A Midsummer Night's Dream and A Man for all Seasons.
Areas of difficulty discussed.
Examination technique and final practice questions.
Source notes on each text checked and critic's quotes listed on each text.
4 questions over Easter holiday one on each text to be timed at home. 1 hour each.
Notes on all texts checked.
- Other: Cambridge International examinations
Literature in English AS 9695
Examination in June 2016
Paper 3 Poetry and Prose
Paper 4 Drama
4 questions total 4 texts
- AS Physics
- Textbook: Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook (9781107697690)
- Assesment: Tests 65-70%
Lab 15%
Homework 15-20%
- Term 1: Ch.1 Kinematics - Speed, Velocity, Displacement-Time graphs, Vector addition of displacement and velocity
Ch. 2 Accelerated Motion - Measuring acceleration, equations of motion, acceleration due to gravity
Ch. 3 Dynamics- Pull of gravity, Terminal velocity, Movement through fluids, Newtons 3rd Law
Ch. 4 Forces - Combining forces, Centre of gravity, torques
Ch. 5 Work, Energy & Power - Doing work, potential & kinetic energy, power
Practical - Using Apparatus & Gathering Evidence, Precision, accuracy, errors & uncertainties
- Term 2: Ch. 6 Momentum - Collisions, Explosions & Crash Landings, applying Newton's laws
Ch. 7 Matter - Macroscopic properties, kinetic model, pressure, changes of state, Deforming Solids, Compressive and tensile forces, stretching, deformation, material strength, Elastic potential energy
Ch. 8 Electric Fields Attraction and Repulsion, Electric Field Strength, Forces on a charge
Ch. 9 Electric Current, potential difference and resistance - symbols, voltage, resistance, power
Practical - Recording Results, Analysing Results, Graphs, Lines of best fit
- Term 3: Ch. 10 Kirchoff's Laws - 1st & 2nd laws, applications, combining resistors
Ch. 11 Resistance and Resistivity - I-V characteristic for a conductor, Ohm's law, effect of temperature
Ch. 12 Practical Circuits - Internal resistance, Potential Dividors, Potentiometers
Ch. 13 Waves - Longitudinal & Traverse waves, Energy, Intensity, Speed, Electromagnetic, Magnitude, Polarisation
Ch. 14 Superimposition of Waves - Diffraction, Interference, Youngs Double Slit, Diffraction gratings
Ch. 15 Stationary Waves - Nodes & Antinodes, Formation, Speed of sound
Ch. 16 Radioactivity - Alpha particle scattering, atomic model, nucleons & electrons, ionising radiation, randomness and decay
Practical - Evaluating Conclusions
- Other: Cambridge International AS Physics - 9702
- AS Biology
- Textbook: Cambridge International AS and A Level Biology Coursebook (9781107636828)
- Assesment: 4 tests per term. Homework questions and essays.
- Term 1: Cell Structure:
The microscope in cell studies
Cells as the basic units of living organism
Detailed structure of typical animal and plant cells, as seen using the electron microscope
Outline functions of organelles in plant and animal cells
Characteristics of prokaryoti and eukayotic cells
Biological Molecules:
Structure of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins and their roles in living organisms
Water and licving oragnisims
Enzymes:
Mode of action of enzymes
Factors tha affect enzyme action
Cell Membranes and Transport
Fuild mosaic model of membrane stucture
Movement of substances into and out of cells
- Term 2: Cell and Nuclear Division
Replication and division of nuclei and celss
Understanding of chormosome behaviour in mitosis
Genetic Control
Sructure and replicaion of DNA
Role of DNA in protein synthesis
Transport
The need for, and function of, a transport system in multicellular plants
The need for, and function of, a tansport system in mammals
Structure and functioning of the mamalian heart
Gas Exchange
The gas exchange system
Smoking and smoking related diseases
- Term 3: Infectious Disease
Cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS
Antibiotics
Immunity
The immune system
Vaccination
Ecology
Levels of ecological organisation
Energy flow through ecosystems
Recycling of nitrogen
- Other: Projects
- AS Chemistry
- Textbook: Edexcel AS Chemistry Sb + Activebook (9781405896351)
- Assesment: Tests (75%) - Given at least once per unit
Written assignments and Homework (25%)
- Term 1: 1.1 Formula, equations and amounts of substance
- Understand the terms atom, element, ion, molecule and compound
- Understand the difference between empirical and molecular formula
- Construct balanced chemical equations (including ionic equations) and include state symbols
- Understand relative atomic mass, amount of substance, molar mass and parts per million
- Calculations involving solutions
- Calculate reacting masses from chemical equations
- Calculations involving gases
- Calculate percentage yield and atom economies from chemical equations and experimental data
- Use Avogadro's Constant
- Preparation of double salts and related calculations
1.2 Energetic and enthalpy changes
- Understand what is meant by enthalpy change
- Energy level diagrams for enthalpy changes
- Understand the difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions
- Define standard enthalpy of formation
- Define standard enthalpy of combustion
- Define standard enthalpy of neutralisation
- Define standard enthalpy of atomisation
- Define and use Hess' Law
- Calculate the energy transferred in a reaction
- Evaluate the results of an experiment
- Bond enthalpy, mean bond enthalpy and calculations involving them
- Relate bond enthalpy to reactions
1.3 Atomic Structure
- Define relative atomic mass, relative isotopic mass and relative molecular mass
- Understand the basic principles behind mass spectrometry
- Calculations involving data from mass spectra
- Explain some uses of mass spectrometry
- Relate electronic structure to ionisation energy data
- Electronic configuration of atoms
- Understand the structure of the Periodic table and relate trends in properties to an elements position
- Explain trends for Period 2 and 3
1.4 Bonding
- Ionic bonding
- Understand the formation of ions
- Describe the arrangement of ions in a giant lattice
- Calculate the lattice energy and identify the individual steps involved
- Born-Haber Cycles
- Use Polarisation to explain lattice energies
- Calculate the enthalpy of formation and use it as evidence for why different molecules exist
- Covalent Bonding
- Explain the properties of giant molecular structures
- Explain electron density maps for simple molecules
- Represent covalently bonded molecules using dot and cross diagrams
- Metallic Bonding
- Explain the metallic structure and metallic bonding
- Relate the properties of metals to simple models
- Term 2: 1.5 Introduction to organic chemistry
- Understand the relationship between groups of molecules with the same functional group
- Use IUPAC rules to name molecules
- Represent molecules using skeletal, structural and displayed formulae
- Know the difference between a hazard and a risk
- Understand the hazards associated with different organic chemicals
- Understand ways to minimise the risks in a chemical reaction
1.6 Alkanes
- State the general formula for alkanes
- Structural isomerism in alkanes
- Uses of alkanes as fuels
- Understand the use of fractional distillation to separate crude oil
- Alternative fuels
- Describe the reactions of alkanes (including, combustion, substitution, free radical substitution)
- Represent reaction mechanisms using curly arrows to show the movement of electrons
1.7 Alkenes
- State the general formula for alkenes
- E-Z isomerism (cis/trans isomerism)
- Use the E-Z naming system for alkenes
- Describe the reactions of alkenes (including addition and oxidation reactions)
- Describe the mechanism of electrophilic addition
- Describe the test for the presence of an alkene
- Addition polymerisation of alkenes
- Discuss the issues surrounding the manufacture of plastics
2.1 Shapes of molecules
- Use electron pair repulsion theory to predict the shapes of simple molecules
- Predict the bond angles for simple molecules
- Discuss the different structures of carbon (diamond, graphite and fullerenes)
2.2 Intermediate bonding and bond polarity
- Explain the term electronegativity
- Describe bonds are being polar based on the difference in electronegativity of the atoms involved
- Identify molecules as being polar
- Understand the effect of polar molecules on jets of liquids
2.3 Inter-molecular forces
- Identify the different interactions that exist between molecules
- Relate the physical properties of substances to the intermolecular forces present
- Explain solubility based on intermolecular forces and the interaction of solvent molecules with the solute
2.4 Redox
- Assign oxidation states
- Understand oxidation and reduction in terms of electron transfer
- Understand oxidation and reduction in terms of changes in oxidation number
- Identify disproportionation reactions
- Write half equations and use them to construct full ionic equations
2.5 Periodic Table
- Explain the trend in ionisation energy down Group 2
- Recall reactions of Group 2 elements and Group 2 compounds
- Describe the trends in thermal stability of Group 1 and 2 nitrates and carbonates
- Recall the flame colours for the Group 2 elements
- Describe the experimental technique for investigating thermal stability, obtaining flame tests and carrying out simple acid-base titrations
- Errors associated with measurements in experimental techniques
- Reactions of Group 7 elements with metal and non-metallic elements
- Disproportionation reactions of Group 7 elements
- Iodine/thiosulfate titrations and calculations from experimental data
- Describe the reactions of potassium halides with silver nitrate solution
- Describe the reactions of silver halides with sunlight
- Describe the solubility of silver halides in aqueous ammonia solution
- Describe the reactions of hydrogen halides with ammonia and water
- Term 3: 2.6 Kinetics
- Recall and explain the effects of concentration, pressure, temperature, surface area and catalysts on the rate of reactions
- Use collision theory to explain changes in rate qualitatively
- Use the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution qualitatively
- Explain the effects of temperature on the activation energy of a reaction
- Explain the role of catalysts in providing an alternative reaction pathway
2.7 Chemical Equilibria
- Understand and explain dynamic equilibrium
- Explain qualitatively the effects of temperature, pressure and concentration on the position of equilibrium
2.8 Organic Chemistry
- Name and draw alcohols
- Describe reactions including alcohols (combustion, reaction with sodium, substitution, oxidation)
- Name and draw halogenoalkanes
- Relate data to the structures of primary, secondary and tertiary halogenoalkanes
- Describe the formation of halogenoalkanes from alcohols
- Describe the typical reactions of halogenoalkanes
- Discuss the uses of halogenoalkanes
2.9 Mechanisms
- Classify reaction mechanisms
- Describe homolytic and heterolytic bond breaking
- Define electrophile, nucleophile and free radical
- Explain the link between bond polarity and the types of reagents a molecule will react with
- Describe substitution reaction mechanisms
- Explain the role of oxygen and ozone in the atmosphere and the free radical reactions that they are involved in
2.10 Mass Spectra
- Interpret simple mass spectra
- Identify key absorption bands from infra red spectra
- Explain the relationship between bond polarity and the absorption of IR radiation by molecules that are greenhouse gases
2.11 Green Chemistry
- Explain the need to change to renewable resources
- Explain the steps taken to improve reactions in the chemical industry
- Discuss the effects of greenhouse gases on global warming
- Understand the terms carbon neutrality and carbon footprint
- Describe the reactions involving CFCs that lead to the ozone layer depletion
Revision in preparation for the AS Exam
- Other: Edexcel Syllabus Code: 8CH01
- Diploma English
- Textbooks
- IELTS Trainer Six Practice Tests (9780521171106)
- Cambridge IELTS 7 Ssp (9780521739191)
- Assesment: Each term, students will be assessed in each of the four skill areas (reading, writing, speaking and listening). The total value of the tests is 65%
Each week, students will be assigned homework and there will be in-class assignments. The total value of homework/classwork is 35%
5% of the term grade may be earned through class particiapation.There will be a mid-year exam in January and a year-end exam in June.
- Term 1: Reading- Instruction, skimming and scanning development and practice exercises will be provided to complete the General Reading section of the IELTS test. There are three sections:
The first section, 'social survival', contains texts relevant to basic linguistic survival in English with tasks mainly about retrieving and providing general factual information, for example, notices, advertisements and timetables.
The second section, 'Workplace survival', focuses on the workplace context, for example job descriptions, contracts and staff development and training materials. The third section, 'general reading', involves reading more extended prose with a more complex structure but with the emphasis on descriptive and instructive rather than argumentative texts, in a general context relevant to the wide range of candidates involved, for example, newspapers, magazines and fictional and non-fictional book extracts.
Writing- Instruction, vocabulary development and practice exercises will be provided to complete the General Writing section of the IELTS test. There are two types of writing tasks: In Task 1, students are asked to respond to a situation, by writing a letter for example, requesting information or explaining a situation. In Task 2, students write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem.
Speaking- Students will participate in class, small group or partner activities to develop their skills required for the first section of the speaking interview. This part of the test, which lasts 4-5 minutes, focuses on the student's ability to communicate opinions and information on everyday topics and common experiences or situations by answering a range of questions on familiar topics such as home, family, work, studies, interests.
Listening- Using CDs, students will develop their listening skills. The exercises deal with situations set in everyday social contexts including a conversation between two and a monologue. Exercises also deal with situations set in educational and training contexts, for example a conversation between two main speakers on a university topic and a monologue on an academic subject. The recordings are heard once only. The CDs include a range of accents, including British, Australian, New Zealand and American.
- Term 2: Reading- Instruction and practice exercises will be provided to complete the Academic Reading section of the IELTS test. Texts are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers and have been written for a non-specialist audience. All the topics are of general interest. They deal with issues which are interesting, recognisably appropriate and accessible to students entering undergraduate or postgraduate courses or seeking professional registration. The passages may be written in a variety of styles, for example narrative, descriptive or discursive/argumentative. At least one text contains detailed logical argument. Texts may contain non-verbal materials such as diagrams, graphs or illustrations. If texts contain technical terms then a simple glossary is provided.
Writing- Instruction, vocabulary development and practice exercises will be provided to complete the Academic Writing section of the IELTS test. There are two types of writing tasks: In Task 1 students are asked to describe some visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram), and to present the description in their own words. They need to write 150 words in about 20 minutes. In Task 2 candidates are presented with a point of view or argument or problem. They need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes.
Speaking- Students will participate in class, small group or partner activities to develop their skills required for the first section of the speaking interview. This part of the test, which lasts 4-5 minutes, focuses on the student's ability to communicate opinions and information on everyday topics and common experiences or situations by answering a range of questions on familiar topics such as home, family, work, studies, interests.
Listening- Using CDs, students will develop their listening skills. The exercises deal with situations set in everyday social contexts including a conversation between two and a monologue. Exercises also deal with situations set in educational and training contexts, for example a conversation between two main speakers on a university topic and a monologue on an academic subject. The recordings are heard once only. The cds include a range of accents, including British, Australian, New Zealand and American.
- Term 3: Revision of skills learned in Terms 1 and 2, focusing on specific areas where the teacher and/or students extra instruction is needed. Past paper practice.
- Other: IELTS is the International English Language Testing System, the world's proven English language test. Assessment covers 4 skills: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
IELTS was one of the pioneers of four skills English language testing over 21 years ago, and continues to set the standard for English language testing today and is a recognised English language qualification for university entrance and employment world-wide.
- Design
- Textbook: AQA GCSE Design And Technology, Product Design (9781408502761)
- Assesment: Students are assessed in their knowledge, understanding, analysis and evaluation skills throughtout the year on the following basis:
Term 1: Assignments/Classwork, Homework (30%), 2 Tests (70%)
Term 2: Assignments/Classwork, Homework (30%), 2 Tests (70%)
Term 3: End-of-year project (50%), 1 Test (30%) and other assignments (20%)
Exam: Theory based.
- Term 1: 1.The Evolution of product design
1.1.Why products change over time
1.2.Design movements
1.3.The birth of the designer label
1.4.From post-modernism to blobjects
2.Meeting customer needs
2.1.Technology push and marketing pull
2.2.Music on the move
2.3.Consumer issues and awareness
3.Design in Practice
3.1.Developing a product for an identified need
3.2.Design implications for the manufacturer
3.3.Modeling a design proposal: The Jaguar XK8
3.4.Three ways of approaching the design process
3.5.Designer case studies
4.Packaging and marketing
4.1.The functions of packaging
4.2.Industrial manufacture of packaging
4.3.Product marketing the power of branding
- Term 2: 5.Design in human context
5.1.Human factors
5.2.Inclusive and exclusive design
5.3.Making products safe
5.4.Thinking about quality
6.Global responsibility
6.1.Sustainability
6.2.Social Impact
Unit One Section Two
7.Product manufacture
7.1.How many products?
7.2.Organising production
7.3 What is stock control?
8.The use of ICT in manufacturing
8.1.Computer aided design and manufacture
8.2.Extending the use of ICT in manufacturing
8.3.Automating large-scale production
- Term 3: 12.Investigating a design opportunity
12.1 Investigating a design opportunity
12.2 Planning your research
12.3 Product analysis
13.Development and design proposals
13.1 Imaginative Ideas
13.2 Planned designing strategies
13.3 Considering wider issues
13.4 Presenting a design proposal
15. Testing and Evaluation
15.1 Testing and evaluating prototype
16. Communication
16.1 Prsenting your work
- Other: Students submit most of their assignments on a Wordpress blog.
- Boys P.E.
- Assesment: Students are tested at the end of every sport section. Depending on the week they are tested every 5-6 weeks. They are tested on their ability to perform sport skills learned in the weeks prior
- Term 1: Students will learn proper form from a professional instructor in Swimming. Or will learn the basic understanding of Weight Training.
Students will learn basic serving and volleying skills in Tennis.
- Term 2: Students will learn basic dribbling, lay-ups, shooting and defending in Basketball.
Students will learn basic serving and how to bump, set and spike in Volleyball.
- Term 3: In preparation for sports day students will be practicing running, throwing and jumping skills in General Athletics.
Students will learn basic dribbling and ball handling skills in Football.
- AS Art
- Assesment: Portfolio for Coursework
AS exam at the end of the year
- Term 1: Choose theme and start working on Coursework Portfolio
- Term 2:
January-April: work on exam preparatory work,
enhance portfolio for coursework
- Term 3: Finish exam preparatory work.
- Other: Edexcel AS Art and Design
- AS Business Studies
- Textbook: Cambridge International AS and A Level Business Coursebook (9781107677364)
- Assesment: Overall student performance will be determined by assessment of class participation (usually around 10%), homework (usually around 10%) and tests (usually around 80%).
- Term 1: Business and its environment including enterprise, business structure (i.e. sole traders, partnerships, limited liabilities companies, etc.), size of business, business objectives and stakeholders in a business (i.e. employees, local community, government, etc.).
People in organisations including management (i.e. types of leadership styles such as autocratic, democratic, etc.), motivation (i.e. motivational theories such as Maslow, Herzberg, Mayo etc.) and HR.
- Term 2: Marketing including what is marketing, market research (i.e. Primary and Secondary Research) and the marketing mix (product, price, promotion and place).
Operations and project management including nature of operations, operations planning and inventory management (i.e. determining ideal levels of stock holding).
- Term 3: Finance and Accounting including business finance (i.e. types of financing such as bank loans, overdrafts, trade credit, etc.), forecasting cash flows, costs (direct and indirect, fixed and variable, etc.) and accounting fundamentals (Balance Sheet, Income Statements, etc.).
- Other: Cambridge International AS and A Level Business Studies Syllabus 9707.
- Leisure & Tourism
- Textbook: Edexcel GCSE Leisure And Tourism (9781846904110)
- Assesment: Regular tests and quizzes
Regular assignments
20% assignments and projects; 10% Participation; 70% Tests and quizzes
- Term 1: The Leisure and Tourism Industry (ch 1)
-the nature of the leisure and tourism industry: key components of the leisure and tourism industry, visitor attractions, leisure activities, leisure facilities, types of holidays, jobs in leisure and tourism,
-begin: introduction to business operations in leisure and tourism: functional areas of leisure and tourism organisations, aims and objectives of leisure and tourism organisations, sales and marketing, using up-to-date business systems and new technology
- Term 2: Ch 1 continued
-introduction to business operations in leisure: why organisations need to adapt to the rapid pace of change, health and safety legislation
-factors influencing customer choice: why people use leisure facilities, why people travel, methods of travel, factors affecting how people travel (cost, frequency, special offers etc), other factors that influence travel like health, disease and security issues in different locations
- Term 3: Ch 1 continued
-introduction to destinations, impacts and sustainability: types of tourist destinations in the UK, impact of tourism on communities and environments, ecotourism and sustainable development
Provisional Book Lists
