In year 11 students have 30 lessons a week, these are allotted as follows:
Students may have additional intervention or further maths lessons during their PDE slots throughout the week. These are on an individual basis.
Below is a general overview of the topics students are taught throughout the year in each subject.
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Autumn term
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Bespoke scheme of work adapted from end of year 10 mocks
Spring term
Bespoke revision program created from October mocks
Spanish
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
French
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
* Parents and carers have the right to request their child is withdrawn from all or parts of religious studies. Requests can be made by contacting the academy at office@retfordoaks-ac.org.uk
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
| Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term |
| Internal portfolio worth 60% | External portfolio worth 40% | Exam |
Theme 1: business activity: (written exam, 50%)
Theme 2: building a business (written exam, 50%)
• Growing the business
• Making marketing decisions
• Making operational decisions
• Making financial decisions
• Making human resource decisions
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
Unit 1: safety and security in construction
(external assessment online)
Unit 2: practical construction skills (internal assessment)
Unit 3: planning construction projects
Autumn term
Spring and summer terms
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
| Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term |
| Internal portfolio worth 60% | External Portfolio worth 40% | Exam |
• Essential values of care, for those in care settings
• Communicating and working with individuals in health, social care and early years settings
• Understanding body systems and disorders
• Understanding life stages
• Meanings of food related terms
• Equipment
• Safety and first aid
• Recipe adaption
• Healthy eating
• Presentation techniques
• Environmental issues
• The hospitality industry
• Types of service
• Planning for functions
• Team work and communication
Unit 1 – computer systems (written exam, 50%)
Computer systems focuses on some of the key theory studied over year 10 and year 11. The units of study are categorised into six key units with sub topics included in each of these. These units will be worked on through year 10 and year 11.
1.1 Systems architecture
1.2 Memory and storage
1.3 Computer networks, connections and protocols
1.4 Network security
1.5 Systems software
1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental issues
Unit 2 – computational thinking, algorithms and programming (written exam, 50%)
Unit 2 will focus on some of the practical elements of computer science and the theory behind programming. They will apply some of the knowledge and understanding that they gained in unit 1. The units of study are categorised into five key units with sub topics included in each of these. These units will be worked on through year 10 and year 11 with practical lessons alongside.
2.1 Algorithms
2.2 Programming fundamentals
2.3 Producing robust programs
2.4 Boolean logic
2.5 Programming languages and IDE
You will study lots of different media forms, such as:
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
| Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term |
| Internal portfolio worth 60% | External portfolio worth 40% | Exam |
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Revision based activities and exam preparation |
Biology
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
Chemistry
Autumn term
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Physics
Autumn term
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