Remote Learning

Your teachers have provided a range of resources and activities to help you continue your learning while out of the classroom. Click on the links in each subject section to access the tasks set for your year group.

Your teachers may also send additional work via email or Satchel: One, so make sure you check both regularly to stay up to date.

If you need any help or guidance, you can email your teacher directly. A full list of staff email addresses can be found here.

English

Half Term 4: February - March

Links to all booklets and other PowerPoint-based resources can be found on the English Blog (password: girlsaloud).

Year 7

Sci-Fi

• Research a sci-fi film or TV show of your choice (suitable for your age) and make a list of the ingredients that make it sci-fi (e.g., includes beings from another planet).
• Write the opening to a sci-fi story that starts with the words: For the first time in my life, I was speechless. This link will help you understand what makes a good opening.
• Create a storyboard for a short scene from a sci-fi film or book you know. It should have between 8-10 images.
• Design a new alien creature that could be used in a narrative. Include: a description and drawing; a vehicle for it to move around in (or explain how it moves); Its powers and weaknesses; any other interesting details.

Macbeth

• Watch the Animated Tales of Macbeth from the BBC Teach programme (8 episodes). After each one, draw or write a short summary of what happened.
• Imagine you could have any power you wanted. Write a description of what power you would want and why.
• Draw a character outline, then make a list of at least 10 descriptive words for each of these characters from Macbeth: Witches, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Macduff

Year 8

Richard III

• Use this Bitesize link to create a foldable all about the life and times of William Shakespeare.
• Watch the Animated Tales of Richard III and create a storyboard of the plot.
• Research the real King Richard.
• Create a character profile for Shakespeare’s Richard III. This link might help.
• Watch the Car Park documentary and write a newspaper article reporting the big find.

Non-Fiction Article Writing

1. Use this Bitesize link to learn about article writing and its key features.
2. Using the PowerPoint on rhetoric, create a mindmap of key rhetorical ideas.
3. Read the article on airbrushing to understand how an article is structured. Highlight any rhetorical features, then write your own article on a controversial issue.

Year 9

• Imagine you are Leon and write a diary entry for two moments: after Jake is born; when he is taken away by the foster parents. Each entry should be at least half a side of A4 and include Leon’s emotions. Write in the first person.
• Read any chapters of the book you missed and ensure all chapter questions in your workbooklet are completed.
• Create a collage of the most important events in the story. Explain why you have chosen each event. This link might help if you are stuck.
• Create a ‘character body’ for each of the main characters (Leon, Maureen, Sylvia, Tufty, Mr Devlin, social workers, etc.). Fill the bodies with information about them and descriptive words. This link might help.
• Complete the online quizzes on plot, character, and themes. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the quiz: Plot, Characters, Themes.
• Write a book review of the novel, including: a plot overview (without spoilers); what you enjoyed about it; why others should read it; how it made you feel.

Year 10

• Ideally, continue working in your GCSE class booklet. If that’s not possible, complete these tasks for Paper 2 Non-Fiction:
• Watch these two videos and create a revision handout (e.g., foldable or mindmap) on analysing non-fiction texts.
• Read about non-fiction text types on this webpage. Create a mindmap of text types or use another revision method (flashcards, foldable). Take the test at the end (top left corner).
• Write a speech for Year 10 about the future and how what you do in school now matters for that future.

Year 11

• Ideally, continue working in your GCSE class booklet. If you are absent for a Big Write lesson, complete the task using your booklet. The booklet can also be found here.
• Take one of your literature texts and re-read the start and ending. Make notes or pick out key quotations.
• Listen to a BBC podcast on a literature text you feel least confident about. Options: Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Poetry (search for Love and Relationships poems or unseen poetry comparisons, episodes 1, 2, 3, 7, 8).
• Write a narrative about a time you were lost.
• Write a description of an exam hall.
• Write a letter to Mr Lane, arguing your viewpoint on including more sports, performing arts, and art in the curriculum.

Maths

Links to remote learning for Maths can be found on the table here.

For Year 7 to 10, each topic links to a Corbett Maths sheet - which contains a help video, questions and links to the answers.

For Year 11 the links are direct to practice papers. This matches our programme of past papers for students attending lessons.

Make sure you are looking at the correct half term so you are working on the right topic.

Science

Half Term 4: February - March

This half term, you are working on two key topics:

Chemistry – Atoms, Elements and Compounds

• Click here for a Sway document with activities and videos.
• Do you know the symbols for the elements on the Periodic Table? Use this Periodic Table to help you. Then, complete the Periodic Table Puzzles.
• Click here to test yourself on the states of matter.
• Click here to complete a worksheet on compounds and mixtures. You can also use this webpage to help with the answers.

Physics – Sound

• Click here to watch a video on Sound. Then, complete the Sound Questions.
• Click here to watch a video on how the human ear works.
• Click here to check your answers after completing the Sound Questions.

Year 8

This half term you are working on two key topics:

Chemistry – Changing Substances

• Click here for a Sway document with activities and videos.
• Click here on how to make a foldable revision resource.
• Click here to make a foldable revision booklet for this module. A good place to start is the glossary of key words.

Physics – Forces in Action

• Click here to watch a YouTube clip on pressure, specifically pressure under water.
• Click here to follow a PowerPoint that shows you how to make science mind maps.
• Click here to watch a YouTube clip on pressure in gasses. Produce a mind map to compare pressure in liquids (like water) and gases.

Year 9

This half term in science you are working 2 key topics.

Biology – Tissues and Organ Systems

• Click here for a Sway document with activities and videos.
• Click here to complete a worksheet on the digestive system.
• Click here to complete a worksheet on cell organisation.

Chemistry – Quantitative Chemistry

• Click here for a Sway document with activities and videos.
• Click here to complete a worksheet on relative formular mass.
• Click here to check your answers (green pen any corrections).

Year 10

You are heading towards the end of your first year in your GCSE Science.  This will be covered in GCSE Paper 1.  Click on the links below for Sway document with activities and videos.

Biology – paper 1 revision

• Click here for Triple
• Click here Combined Foundation
• Click here for Combined Higher
• Click here for an additional comprehension activity on genetic inheritance.
• Click here to check your answers.

Physics – paper 1 revision

• Click here for Triple
• Click here Combined Foundation
• Click here for Combined Higher

Chemistry – Atmosphere

• Click here for a worksheet on the chemistry of the atmosphere.
• Click here to check your answers.

Year 11

You are now heading into a period of concentrated revision for your final examinations. Therefore, any R2L and remote learning will be exam practice. 

• Click here for all GCSE past papers and mark schemes

All science papers include required practical work. You need to know everything about them You might be asked direct questions, analyse data or even explain how to do them.

• Click here to view the Malmsbury Science YouTube page with a video of each required practical.
• Click here for a PowerPoint on how to create a science mind map.
• Create a mind map or flashcard for each required practical.
• Click here on how to produce and use flash cards in science.
• Click here for a document containing all the exam command words and definitions. You can use it whilst you do your past papers or produce flash cards of the most common words in a paper.
• Click here on how to produce and use flash cards in science.

If you would like to try something else, then there are additional webpages and resources at the following links:

Physics – paper 1 revision

• Click here for Triple
• Click here for Combined Foundation
• Click here for Combined Higher

Chemistry – paper 2 revision

• Click here for Triple Paper
• Click here for Combined Foundation
• Click here for Combined Higher

Biology – paper 1 revision

• Click here for Triple
• Click here Combined Foundation
• Click here for Combined Higher

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7 – Op Art

• Watch this video on Op Art and make a copy of the illusion on A4 paper using black pens and pencil shading.
• Watch this video on artists Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely to learn about Op Art and the techniques they used.
• Watch this video on artist Minty Sainsbury and complete a critical analysis of their work.

Year 8 – Portraiture

• Watch this video for a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw lips.
• Watch this video for a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a nose.
• Watch this video for a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw an eye.
• Watch this video to learn how to draw simple facial proportions.
• Watch this video to learn about proportion. Practise drawing lips, noses, and mouths on paper, then apply them to the proportions of the face.

Year 9 – Pop Art and Celebration (Food Theme)

• Watch this video and create an artist research page on the Pop Art movement.
• Watch this video and create an artist research page on Pop Art.
• Watch this video and use coloured pencil crayons to draw your own cupcake.
• Watch this video and use shading pencils to draw your own cupcake (easy level).
• Watch this video and use shading pencils to draw your own cupcake (harder level).

Year 10 – Gaudi Architecture, Amsterdam Buildings, and Perspective Drawing

• Watch this video on Gaudi and create an artist research page with drawings of his work.
• Watch this video on Gaudi and create an artist research page with drawings of his work.
• Watch this video and use it to draw a series of Amsterdam houses (turn off the music).
• Watch this video on two-point perspective and use it to draw your own clay cottage.

Year 11

• Watch this video to help you understand how to research and write about artists.
• Watch this video to learn how to achieve a level 9 in GCSE Art.

ASDAN

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 9 ASDAN Bronze Award

• Click here to access challenge 5A4 - A study of a wild animal found in Britain.   
• Read each task carefully in the work booklet and complete any tasks that you have not yet completed. Do this on the computer.  You will need to click hereand here when completing the quizzes.
• When carrying out your study of a wild animal, use the example here to help you. Save the work you have done.
• Click here to access challenge 6B2 - Design a data collection sheet on the consumer choices of cars. Read each task carefully in the work booklet and complete any tasks that you have not yet completed. Do this on the computer. Save the work you have done.

Year 9 Home Cooking Skills

• Click here to access lesson 19 – KFC style chicken.
• Click here to access lesson 20 – Millionaire’s shortbread.
• Click here to access lesson 21 – Desserts around the world.
• Read each task carefully to be able to complete each work sheet. Write you answers on a separate piece of paper if you are not able to type them into the booklet.

Year 9 Life Skills

Click here to access the Enterprise Life Skills booklet for the chocolate project. Find the last piece of work you completed in the lesson and continue from that point. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper if you are not able to type them into the booklet.

Year 10 ASDAN CoPE

• 12B1 - Carry out a study on three different religions.
• Click here for guidance on how to complete a study on Hinduism
• Click here for guidance on how to complete a study on Buddhism
• Click here for guidance on how to complete a study on Islam 
• Read each task carefully in each worksheet and complete any tasks that you have not yet completed. You can choose your own three religions to study. Do this on the computer and save your work.

Year 11 ASDAN CoPE

• Click here to access challenge 7A6 - Road Safety.  Read each task carefully in the work booklet and complete any tasks that you have not yet completed. Do this on the computer and save your work.

 

Business

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 9 (OCR Specification)

Business Activity

• Research three different types of business ownership (sole trader, partnership, private limited company) and create a fact sheet explaining their advantages and disadvantages.
• Create a case study on a local business, identifying its objectives, ownership type, and key challenges it faces.
• Use this BBC Bitesize link to complete quizzes on enterprise and entrepreneurship.
• Write a report on the role of an entrepreneur and what makes a successful business owner.

Marketing

• Investigate a well-known brand and explain how it uses the marketing mix (Product, Price, Place, Promotion).
• Create a new product idea and design a marketing campaign, including a logo, slogan, and advertisement script.
• Read about market segmentation and apply this knowledge to describe the target audience for a brand of your choice.

Year 10 (AQA Specification)

Business in the Real World

• Use this AQA revision guide to create a summary sheet on business aims and objectives.
• Watch this video on business growth and write a short paragraph on organic vs external growth.
• Research and summarise the advantages and disadvantages of franchising as a business model.

Human Resources

• Create a diagram illustrating the organisational structure of a business of your choice.
• Research the recruitment process and write a job advertisement for a retail assistant.
• Compare different motivation theories (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory) and apply them to a real-world business example.

Year 11 (AQA Specification)

Operations Management

• Read about different production methods (job, batch, and flow production) and create a table comparing their pros and cons.
• Watch this video on quality control vs quality assurance and create a mind map summarising key points.
• Research a business that has implemented Just-in-Time (JIT) stock control and evaluate its effectiveness.

Finance

• Complete these Seneca quizzes on cash flow forecasts and break-even analysis.
• Create a set of flashcards defining key financial terms such as revenue, costs, profit, and gross margin.
• Write a short case study on a business that struggled financially and explain how it recovered.

Exam Practice

• Complete at least two past paper questions from the AQA website and self-mark using the mark scheme.
• Watch this  video on exam techniques for GCSE Business and create a checklist for answering exam questions effectively.
• Plan and write a 12-mark question on the impact of inflation on businesses.

Stay engaged with your learning and contact your teacher if you need any additional support!

Computing

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7 – Introduction to HTML

• Click here to complete an hour of programming in HTML.
• Follow the tutorial and use the built-in editor to practise writing your own code.

Year 8 – Micro:bit Activities

• Click here to access Micro:bit tutorials.
• Select one of the following projects to complete in block coding mode: Flashing Heart, Name Tag, Smiley Buttons, Dice, Micro Chat, Pet Hamster, Countdown, Morse Chat, Clap Lights.
• Follow the instructions and modify the tutorial to create your own version.

Year 9 – Computer Science

• Programming Practice: Continue working through the CSUK 101 Programming Challenges. These should be saved in your OneDrive or accessed via Teams.
• Sorting & Searching Algorithms: Work through the questions using BBC Bitesize or Seneca.
• Ethics & Computer Science: Watch three videos from Craig 'n' Dave and create a revision resource: Investigating Technologies, Privacy Issues, Cultural Issues, Environmental Issues, Impact of Technology on Society, Legislation.

Year 10 – Computer Science

• Programming Practice: Complete five challenges on goCodeit and write the pseudocode for each.
• Robust Programming Techniques: Watch three videos from Craig 'n' Dave and create a revision resource: Defensive Designs 1, Defensive Designs 2, Maintainability, Testing, Errors, Test Data, Making Robust Algorithms.

Year 10 – BTEC Digital IT

• Spreadsheets Practice: Complete lessons on Oak National Academy.
• BTEC IT Revision: Select two videos from the BTEC IT Playlist and create a revision resource summarising them.

Year 11 – Computer Science

• Programming Practice: Continue with your coding work on goCodeit.
• Topic Revision: Select a revision topic from ReviseCS and complete the revision questions.

Year 11 – BTEC Digital IT

• BTEC IT Revision: Select two videos from the BTEC IT Playlist and create a revision resource summarising them.

Design and Technology

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7

Product Design

• We have been learning about different materials and their origins. Click here to access the textbook pages on woods, metals, and plastics.
• Create a mind map split into three sections for the different materials. For each material, add the following:
  • Where it comes from.
  • The different categories (e.g., wood = hardwoods and softwoods).
  • Examples of specific woods, metals, or plastics linked to the category (e.g., Wood – trees – hardwoods = oak, ash).
• Include dual coding in your mind map.

Food

• Use the pages from the textbook to help you understand what macronutrients are. Click here to access the textbook.
• Create flashcards for carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Answer the following questions:
  • Why do we need them?
  • What foods contain them?
  • What happens if we consume too much or too little?

Textiles

• You have been learning about fabric construction, including weaving and wet felting. Click here to watch a video on weaving.
• Create a storyboard explaining the process of weaving. Make sure you include key terms.

Year 8

Product Design

• You have been learning about jigs and templates in Product Design. Click here to recap Jigs and Templates.
• Draw an image of your design for your pencil pot or money box. Annotate it to explain how you would use both jigs and templates in your design to achieve accuracy.

Food

• Reflect on the last food practical you completed. Write a list of the equipment you used to make the recipe. For each piece of equipment, explain how you used it and why it was appropriate. Click here to access the textbook pages on cooking equipment.

Textiles

• You have been learning about embroidery and applique techniques in Textiles. Click here to watch a video on Embroidery.
• Create a poster explaining what embroidery is. Draw at least three different stitches and explain how they are completed and where you might use them.

Year 9

Product Design

• You have been learning Onshape in lessons, and you should now have a login set up. Click here to sign in to Onshape.
• Use the following link to complete the tutorial: Click here.
• Have a go at drawing the phone stand from the Onshape tutorial in isometric or one-point perspective.

Food

• You have been learning about bread making. Click here to watch the video and recap what you have done so far.
• Create a mind-map on the bread-making process. Include each ingredient and research its function in bread making.
• Create a foldable on raising agents. Use this video to help.

Textiles

• Choose a relevant artist for your project. Complete a critical analysis of their work, covering key areas: content, process, form, and personal response.
• Create a mood board reflecting their work. Use key terminology to annotate it.
• Choose an artist relevant to your project and list the techniques and materials you could use to create an artist copy.

Year 10

Product Design

• You have been learning about the 6Rs. For each of the 6Rs, write a definition and explain how you could incorporate them into your day-to-day life. What changes could you make? Click here to learn more.
• You have been learning about deforestation and its impacts. Create a graphics organiser on deforestation, including what causes it, the impact, and what can be done to prevent or reduce it. Click here to research this further.
• Create flashcards on drilling, mining, and deforestation. Click here for more information.

Food

• You have been learning about food provenance and food miles. Create a mind-map on this topic. Click here to help you.
• Create flashcards on proteins, including key terms such as denaturing, coagulation, emulsions, marinades, and the function of eggs.
• Design a three-course meal. For each course, explain the provenance of key ingredients in your recipes and the impact of food miles. Ensure that each course contains protein, and that at least one course is vegetarian.

Textiles

• Choose a relevant artist for your project. Complete a critical analysis of their work, covering the key areas: content, process, form, and personal response.
• Create a mood board reflecting the artist’s work, using key terminology to annotate it.
• Choose an artist relevant to your project and list the techniques and materials you could use to create an artist copy.

Year 11

Product Design

• What is a timber stock form, and why is it important in design and manufacturing?
• Name three common timber stock forms and describe their typical uses.
• Explain the difference between rough-sawn and planed-all-round (PAR) timber.
• Why might a designer choose to use MDF (Medium-Density Fibreboard) over solid wood in a project?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of using plywood as a timber stock form?
• How does the grain direction in timber stock forms affect the strength and workability of the material?
• Practise your one-point perspective drawing technique. Click here to watch a tutorial.
• Create flashcards for the following terms: Tolerance, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Dimensional Accuracy, Nesting/Tessellation.
• Create a step-by-step, dual-coded revision resource on how to paint timber. Click here to watch a video explaining the process. Answer the following:
  • Explain two reasons why finishes are applied to timber.
  • Identify two different methods of finishing timber.
  • Explain when each method would be best suited (e.g. outdoor furniture).

Food

• Diet-related illnesses: Create a mind-map on diet-related illnesses. For each illness, explain what causes it, what foods are associated with it, and how to prevent it (e.g., obesity).
• Brain dump on carbohydrates. Click here to research this.
• Create flashcards on macronutrients and micronutrients.
• Food provenance and food miles: Create a mind-map on this topic. Click here to help you.

Textiles

• Choose a relevant artist for your project. Complete a critical analysis of their work, covering content, process, form, and personal response.
• Create a mood board reflecting their work. Use key terminology to annotate it.
• Choose an artist relevant to your project and list the techniques and materials you could use to create an artist copy.

Extra English

Years 7, 8, and 9

• William DeMille (1878-1955) was an American writer, most well-known for screenwriting and film directing. In this short story, a man sets a deadly trap for a suspected thief. Skill Focus: In this lesson, you’ll practice analyzing how a character’s choices and actions affect plot development. This means paying attention to how characters react to specific dialogue or events and how those reactions move the story forward. As you read, take notes on Judson’s dialogue and actions and how these lead to the story’s conclusion. Click here to read this gripping tale before checking your comprehension.

• Terry Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author, and They’re Made Out of Meat is one of his most famous short stories. In this story, two speakers are discussing whether or not they should welcome foreign beings from another planet. As you read, take notes on what the dialogue between the speakers reveals about their opinion of the “meat.” Click here to read this grizzly tale.

• William Sydney Porter (1862-1910) was an American writer better known by his pen name, O. Henry. After Twenty Years, published in 1908, is one of his better-known short stories that shows how complicated friendship can be. As you read, take notes on how Jimmy and Bob feel about each other. Click here to read this tale of friendship.

• Enjoy creative writing? A fan of superheroes? Then here is a creative writing challenge just for you! Click here for a PowerPoint task based on superheroes.

Years 10 and 11

• Sugar levels have reached a shocking level! Click here to access a functional skills-style reading and writing task based on the shocking levels of sugar in our food. This task helps you prepare for the Level 1 qualification.

• Sunscreen may not be fun to put on, but it could save your life. Click here to access a functional skills-style reading and writing task based on why we should always wear sunscreen. This task helps you prepare for the Level 1 qualification.

• The Goose Fair in Nottingham is world-famous. Click here to access a functional skills-style reading and writing task based on Nottingham’s famous fair. This task helps you prepare for the Level 1 qualification. 

French

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7

• Practise vocabulary: Les matières au collège or Les vêtements.
• Create revision flashcards on Quizlet covering key vocabulary from Au collège and Mes loisirs.
• Practise pronunciation: Watch this video, take notes, and complete the quizzes to check your understanding.

Year 8

• Practise vocabulary: Les pays en Europe or Les moyens de transport.
• Create revision flashcards on Quizlet covering key vocabulary from Les vacances.
• Practise the past tense: Read this guide, take notes, and complete the quizzes to check your understanding.

Year 9

• Create revision flashcards on Quizlet covering key vocabulary from À l’horizon (les jobs et mon futur).
• Practise the past tense: Read this guide, take notes, and complete the quizzes to check your understanding.
• Practise pronunciation: Watch this video, take notes, and complete the quizzes.

Year 10

• Choose a topic to revise: Click here, make notes and flashcards, and complete any quizzes to check your understanding.
• Create revision flashcards on Quizlet covering key vocabulary from La vie quotidienne.
• Practise reflexive verbs (e.g., se lever): Click here to read, take notes, and complete the quizzes.

Year 11

• Choose a topic to revise: Click here, make notes and flashcards, and complete any quizzes to check your understanding.
• Create revision flashcards on Quizlet covering key vocabulary from any of the GCSE themes or units.
• Practise question words and forming questions: Click here to read, take notes, and complete the quizzes.

Geography

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7

• River Processes – Erosion and Transportation: Use this link to create a revision mind map on a rivers course, processes and landforms.
• Causes and Consequences of River Flooding: Use this link to create flash cards on the causes and consequences of river flooding
• Managing Rivers: Create an information poster about how rivers are managed, including case study specific information about the Todmorden in 2015 flood. Use this link as a starting point.

Year 8

• Use the following link to create a mind map that outlines the evidence, causes and consequences of climate change
• Hurricane Florence Case Study: Click here to complete the case study. Click here for the Case Study Template.

Year 9 – Ecosystems

• Hot Semi-Arid Grassland Ecosystem: Click here to open the PowerPoint and create an information page on this case study.
• Ecosystems Work Booklet: Click here to work through the booklet and complete the tasks.
• Introduction to Ecosystems Booklet: Click here to go through the information and activities.
• Ecosystems Glossary: Click here to create a glossary for this topic. You can turn these into flashcards and test yourself.

Year 10 – Urban and Rural Processes & Change in the UK

• Migration in and out of the UK: Click here to create flashcards or a mind map.
• Retail: Click here to learn about retail and create flashcards or a mind map.
• Urban and Rural Glossary: Click here to complete a glossary of key terms.

• Fieldwork Processes: Click here to review the steps in fieldwork and create an information poster. Complete the quiz questions to prepare for Paper 3.
• Revision Questions: Click here to test your knowledge from various topic areas and prepare for exams.

Year 11 – Rivers and Coasts

• Coasts and Coastal Management: Click here to complete notes and quiz questions on coastal management.
• Rivers Work Booklet: Click here to complete sections using online resources.
• Placemats of Coasts and Rivers: Click here and use your revision book or the internet to complete them.
• Rivers Glossary: Click here to complete a glossary of key terms for rivers.

Health and Social Care

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 9

Component 1 - Factors affecting growth and development

• Click here to access the Learning Aim A PowerPoint we have been working through and create a mind map on a topic you have covered.
• Create some summary notes and complete the question here on economic factors using the PowerPoint to help.
• Make a set of flashcards on key terms using the information here on lifestyle factors.

Year 10

Component 3

• Complete a revision mat of your choice on the Component 3 exam unit work you have covered so far using the revision guide here.
• Create a mind map of a topic of your choice from Learning Aim A using the information here.
• Focus on answering the 'Now try this' tasks for a topic you have covered so far using the revision guide here.

Year 11

Component 3 Revision

• Complete a revision mat of your choice on the Component 3 exam unit using the revision guide here.
• Create a mind map of a topic of your choice using the information here.
• Focus on answering the 'Now try this' tasks for a topic of your choice using the revision guide here.

History

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7 – Meanwhile, Elsewhere Tasks

Click on the links below to access resources and activities for each topic:

• Pope and Black Death
• Pope Persecutes Cats (Black Death)
• Medieval Empire

Year 8 – Meanwhile, Elsewhere Tasks

Click on the links below to access resources and activities for each topic:

• State of Israel Founded
• Stephen Lawrence
• The Football War

Year 9 – Meanwhile, Elsewhere Tasks

Click on the links below to access resources and activities for each topic:

• Vasco da Gama
• Ivan the Terrible
• Scottish Witch Hunts

Year 10 – American West Revision

Create a revision resource for each of the following topics—this could be a mind map, cue cards, or a graphic organiser. Click the links below to help with your research:

• Life of the Native Americans on the Plains – Click here
• Early Migration Westward – Click here
• Life on the Plains – Click here

• Seneca Learning – The Plains Indians’ Way of Life – Click here
• BBC Bitesize American West Revision – Click here

Year 11 – Weimar and Nazi Germany Revision

Create a revision resource for each of the following topics—this could be a mind map, cue cards, or a graphic organiser. Click the links below to help with your research:

• Early Weimar Period (1918-1923) – Click here
• Golden Age of the Weimar Period (1924-1929) – Click here
• Rise of the Nazis (1919-1929) – Click here

• BBC Bitesize Weimar and Nazi Germany Overview – Click here

Media Studies

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 9

• Click here to access the Language and Representation workbook we’ve been using in class. Work through any activities you haven’t completed yet, jotting your answers on lined paper.
• Design your own magazine front cover.
• Design your own advert for a new fragrance.
• Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology.

Year 10

• Click here to access the News workbook we’ve been using in class. Work through any activities you haven’t completed yet, jotting your answers on lined paper.
• Visit The Observer/The Guardian website and read an article. Jot down the who, what, why, where, and when of the event.
• Create your own newspaper front cover for The Observer.
• Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology related to news.

Year 11

• Click here to access the News workbook we worked through in Year 10. Work through any activities you didn’t complete or can’t remember, jotting your answers on lined paper.
• Visit The Observer/The Guardian website and read an article. Jot down the who, what, why, where, and when of the event.
• Create your own newspaper front cover for The Observer.
• Make a set of revision cards for Media Language terminology related to news.

PE

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7

• Create an 8-station circuit training session. Which exercises will you include, and what muscle groups do they target? This website will help you.
• Create a 10-bounce routine for trampolining, stating the coaching points for each skill. This website will help you.
• Make a foldable focusing on the rules and regulations of Hockey. This website will help you.

Year 8

• Create a 10-bounce routine for trampolining, stating the coaching points for each skill. This website will help you.
• Create an 8-station circuit training session. Which exercises will you include, and what muscle groups do they target? This website will help you.
• Create a mind map on fitness testing methods. What fitness tests work for each component of fitness? This website will help you.

Year 9

• Create a 10-bounce routine for trampolining, stating the coaching points for each skill. This website will help you.
• Create an 8-station circuit training session. Which exercises will you include, and what muscle groups do they target? This website will help you.
• Make a foldable focusing on the rules and regulations of Hockey. This website will help you.

Year 10

• Create a 10-bounce routine for trampolining, stating the coaching points for each skill. This website will help you.
• Create a mind map on Kabaddi. What are the rules and regulations of the game and the skills involved? This website will help you.
• Create a football training session. What skill will you aim to develop, and what practices will you include? This website will help you.
• GCSE PE / Health and Fitness: Click here and log in to complete the tasks for the topics you have been covering in class.

Year 11

• Create a 10-bounce routine for trampolining, stating the coaching points for each skill. This website will help you.
• Create a football training session. What skill will you aim to develop, and what practices will you include? This website will help you.
• Create an 8-station circuit training session. Which exercises will you include, and what muscle groups do they target? This website will help you.
• GCSE PE / Health and Fitness: Click here and log in to complete the tasks for the topics you have been covering in class.

Religious Studies

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7

Current unit of work: How are teachings of equality and service put into practice in Sikhi?

• Click here to access the knowledge organiser for this unit. Use this to create flashcards covering the key pieces of information.
• Create a mind-map about Sikhi. Include information on the religious symbol, the Khalsa, and the Three Pillars of Sikhi. This website will help you.
• Design a foldable showing the events that bring the Sikh community together. This website will support you.
• Click here to test your knowledge of Sikhi using a quiz.

Year 8

Current unit of work: What is good and what is challenging about being a young British Muslim?

• Click here for the knowledge organiser for this unit. From here:
  • Make flash cards on the key facts about Islam
  • Make a mind-map of the 4 British Muslims and the work they do
• Click here to learn more about Islam and make a foldable on key facts about Islam
• Click here to learn about events that bring the Muslim community together- create a graphic organiser to show your understanding
• Test your knowledge of Islam using this quiz

Year 9 (Short Course and Full Course)

Current unit of work: Religion, Peace and Conflict

• Click here for the knowledge organiser for this unit of work. From this:
  • Make flash cards for the key words
  • Make a mind-map on peace, forgiveness and reconciliation (including religious quotes)
  • Create a foldable on Just War, Holy War, Reasons for War
  • Write an essay responding to the question: It is never acceptable for countries to own nuclear weapons/weapons of mass destruction (give reasons to agree, reasons to disagree and a justified conclusion
  • Create a mind-map to explain how religious people respond to and help victims of war
  • Use this website to help you with this revision also
• Test your knowledge of Peace and Conflict by completing this quiz

Year 10 (Short Course)

Current unit of work: Christianity Beliefs and Teachings

• Click here for the revision PowerPoint and then:
  • Create flash cards on the 3 attributes of God (Omnipotent, Omnibenevolent, Just
  • Create a mind-map on the life of Jesus (Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension)
  • Create a foldable to explain the following: belief in the Trinity, Life after death, sin, salvation
  • Create some dual-coding to show the Story of Adam and Eve and The Fall
  • Create a piece of artwork to show biblical representations of heaven and hell
  • Use this website to help you and this website to help you

Year 10 (Full Course)

Current unit of work: Theme F: Human Rights and Social Justice

• Click here for the revision cards for this unit and then:
  • Create a flash card for the following questions:
    • What are Human Rights/
    • Christian responses to Human Rights
    • A definition of Social Justice
    • A definition of religious freedom
  • Create a mind-map on the different types of Prejudice and Discrimination (Racism, sexuality, sexism, disability)
  • Create a foldable to explain Christian and Muslim attitudes towards wealth, exploitation and poverty
  • Create a mind-map of different way religious communities help the poor

Year 11 (Short Course)

We have finished the course, so use this time to revise any of the following and use the list of suggested tasks to help you:

Theme A: Religion, Relationships and Families

• Click here for the revision cards and then:
  • Create a graphic organiser to explain different Christian attitudes towards homosexuality, sex before marriage, sex outside of marriage,
  • Create a foldable to explain different religious and contemporary views on Contraception and family planning
  • Create flash cards on marriage, cohabitation, divorce, remarriage,
  • Create a mind-map on the nature of the family
  • Create a flow chart to explain the purpose of family
  • Create a mind-map on Gender equality and different attitudes towards it

Theme B: Religion, Peace and Conflict

• Click here for the knowledge organiser for this unit of work. From this:
  • Make flash cards for the key words
  • Make a mind-map on peace, forgiveness and reconciliation (including religious quotes)
  • Create a foldable on Just War, Holy War, Reasons for War
  • Write an essay responding to the question: It is never acceptable for countries to own nuclear weapons/weapons of mass destruction (give reasons to agree, reasons to disagree and a justified conclusion
  • Create a mind-map to explain how religious people respond to and help victims of war
  • Use this website to help you with this revision also
• Test your knowledge of Peace and Conflict by completing this quiz

Christianity Beliefs and Teachings

• Click here for the revision PowerPoint and then:
  • Create flash cards on the 3 attributes of God (Omnipotent, Omnibenevolent, Just)
  • Create a mind-map on the life of Jesus (Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension)
  • Create a foldable to explain the following: belief in the Trinity, Life after death, sin, salvation
  • Create some dual-coding to show the Story of Adam and Eve and The Fall
  • Create a piece of artwork to show biblical representations of heaven and hell
• Use this website to help you and this website to help you also

Islam Beliefs and Teachings

• Click here for the revision cards and then:
  • Create flash cards on the Six Articles of faith for Sunni Muslims
  • Create flash cards on the Five Roots of Shi’a Islam
  • Create a mind-map on the nature of God (including the oneness of God)
  • Create a graphic organiser to explain: The role of Angels, Predestination, Life After Death
  • Create a character profile of each of the Prophets: Prophet Adam, Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Muhammad
  • Create a mind-map to explain the Holy Books of Islam
  • Create a flash card to explain the Imamate
• Use this website to help you and this website to help you also

Year 11 (Full Course)

We have finished the course, so use this time to revise any of the following and use the list of suggested tasks to help you:

Theme B: Religion and Life

• Click here for the knowledge organiser for this unit of work. From this:
  • Create flash cards to explain different views on the origins of the universe
  • Create a mind-map to explain religious attitudes on the value of the world (including stewardship, dominion and awe & wonder)
  • Create a graphic organiser to explain the use and abuse of the environment – including pollution and deforestation (including religious views on this)
  • Create a mind-map to explain different religious attitudes towards animal testing
  • Create flash cards to explain different views on the origins of human life (including evolution and creation story)
  • Write an essay to explain why some people would agree with abortion and why some people would disagree with abortion- use religious teachings in your answer.
  • Write an essay to explain why some people would agree with euthanasia and why some people would disagree with euthanasia- use religious teachings in your answer.
  • Create a piece of artwork to explain Christian views of heaven and hell

Theme D: Religion, Peace and Conflict

• Click here for the knowledge organiser for this unit of work. From this:
  • Make flash cards for the key words
  • Make a mind-map on peace, forgiveness and reconciliation (including religious quotes)
  • Create a foldable on Just War, Holy War, Reasons for War
  • Write an essay responding to the question: It is never acceptable for countries to own nuclear weapons/weapons of mass destruction (give reasons to agree, reasons to disagree and a justified conclusion
  • Create a mind-map to explain how religious people respond to and help victims of war
  • Use this website to help you with this revision also
• Test your knowledge of Peace and Conflict by completing this quiz

Theme E: Religion, Crime and Punishment

• Click here for the revision cards for this unit and then:
  • Create a mind-map to explain the different reasons for crime and Christian views on them
  • Create flash cards to explain Christian attitudes towards murder, hate crime and theft
  • Create a grid to explain the 3 main aims of punishment (retribution, reformation and deterrence) and forgiveness as an alternative to punishment
  • Create a graphic organiser to show Christian attitudes towards suffering, including examples of suffering
  • Create flash cards to explain the 4 main types of punishment: prison, corporal punishment, capital punishment and community service

Theme F: Religion, Human Rights and Social Justice

• Click here for the revision cards for this unit and then:
  • Create a flash card for the following:
    • What are Human Rights
    • Christian responses to Human Rights
    • A definition of Social Justice
    • A definition of religious freedom
  • Create a mind-map on the different types of Prejudice and Discrimination (Racism, sexuality, sexism, disability)
  • Create a foldable to explain Christian and Muslim attitudes towards wealth, exploitation and poverty
  • Create a mind-map of different way religious communities help the poor

Christianity Beliefs and Teachings

• Click here for the revision PowerPoint and then:
  • Create flash cards on the 3 attributes of God (Omnipotent, Omnibenevolent, Just)
  • Create a mind-map on the life of Jesus (Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension)
  • Create a foldable to explain the following: belief in the Trinity, Life after death, sin, salvation
  • Create some dual-coding to show the Story of Adam and Eve and The Fall
  • Create a piece of artwork to show biblical representations of heaven and hell
• Use this website to help you and this website to help you also

Islam Beliefs and Teachings

• Click here for the revision cards and then:
  • Create flash cards on the Six Articles of faith for Sunni Muslims
  • Create flash cards on the Five Roots of Shi’a Islam
  • Create a mind-map on the nature of God (including the oneness of God)
  • Create a graphic organiser to explain: The role of Angels, Predestination, Life After Death
  • Create a character profile of each of the Prophets: Prophet Adam, Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Muhammad
  • Create a mind-map to explain the Holy Books of Islam
  • Create a flash card to explain the Imamate
• Use this website to help you and this website to help you also

Sociology

Half Term 4: February - March

All resources and activities are linked to Seneca Learning: AQA GCSE Sociology.

Year 9

• 1.2 – Sociological Approaches: Create a poster or mind map for each Sociological Theory – Functionalism, Marxism, and Feminism.
• 6.1 – Research Methods: Create a mind map summarising the strengths and limitations of each research method.

Year 10

• 5.1 – Social Stratification: Create flashcards summarising sociological perspectives on Social Stratification.
• 5.2 – Social Stratification: Create a mind map on definitions, explanations, and types of poverty.
• 3.1.1 & 3.1.2 – Education Revision: Create a poster summarising the Functionalist and Marxist perspectives on education, including evaluation (criticisms) of each theory.

Year 11

• 4.1 – The Social Construction of Crime: Create flashcards or a mind map covering the Sociological explanations of crime and deviance.
• 4.2 – Social Control: Create a mind map on formal vs informal social control.
• 4.3 – Explanations for Differences in Criminal Behaviour: Create mind maps or flashcards on Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity, and Age as factors influencing criminal behaviour.

Spanish

Half Term 4: February - March

Year 7

• Click here to practise vocabulary on Las asignaturas, En clase, or Los deportes.
• Click here to make a set of revision flashcards covering key vocabulary from En Mi Instituto and En Mi Tiempo Libre.
• Click here to practise telling the time in Spanish. Read and take notes, then complete the quizzes to check your understanding.

Year 8

• Click here to practise vocabulary on Los Países de Europa or Los Países del Mundo.
• Click here to make a set of revision flashcards covering key vocabulary from El Verano Pasado.
• Click here to practise the preterite tense. Read and take notes, then complete the quizzes to check your understanding.

Year 9

• Click here to practise vocabulary on food, body parts, or sports.
• Click here to make a set of revision flashcards covering key vocabulary from En Forma.
• Click here to practise the use of impersonal verbs such as se debe. Read and take notes, then complete the quizzes to check your understanding.

Year 10

• Click here to choose a section, make notes, create flashcards, and complete the quizzes.
• Click here to make a set of revision flashcards covering key vocabulary from La Vida Cotidiana.
• Click here to practise the use of impersonal verbs such as se debe. Read and take notes, then complete the quizzes to check your understanding.

Year 11

• Click here to choose a section, make notes, create flashcards, and complete the quizzes.
• Click here to make a set of revision flashcards covering key vocabulary from any of the themes or units.
• Click here to practise question words and forming questions. Read and take notes, then complete the quizzes to check your understanding.