KS4
In Years 10 and 11, pupils will be working towards the Key Stage 4 objectives detailed on this page and will sit their GCSE examinations in Year 11. There are a number of things that you can do to support your child at home. Details can be found within each subject area below.
ENGLISH
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
English Language
- Analysing fiction
- Analysing non-fiction
- Comparing texts, understanding their meaning and developing a line of argument
- Writing: context, audience and purpose
- Writing: planning and organising
- Writing: literary techniques and vocabulary
- Writing: fiction and non-fiction styles
- Precision of spelling, punctuation and grammar
English Literature
- 19th century prose
- Modern prose and drama
- Poetry
- Shakespeare
- Writing and analysing literature
SUGGESTED READING BOOKS
- Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
- The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
- War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy
- The Odyssey – Homer
- Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
- Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
- To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey
- A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
- Tess of the d’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
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MATHS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Number
- Integers
- Powers, roots and standard form
- Fractions
- Decimals and rounding
- Percentages
- Ratio and proportion
Algebra
- Algebraic manipulation
- Linear equations
- Formulae
- Inequalities
- Simultaneous equations
- Quadratic equations
- Sequences
- Linear and real-life graphs
- Graphs of non-linear functions
Geometry and measure
- Lines, angles and polygons
- Pythagoras’ theorem
- Trigonometry: finding angles and side lengths
- Further trigonometry: sin, cos and tan, area and rules
- Circles
- Transformations
- Vectors
- Measures
- Construction and loci
- Length, area and volume
Statistics
- Planning and collecting data
- Averages and range
- Presenting data
- Moving averages and cumulative frequency
- Frequency diagrams for continuous data
- Probability
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SCIENCE
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Biology
- Living organisms
- Nutrition, digestion and excretion
- Respiration and gas exchange
- Transport: plants, blood and circulatory systems
- Nerves and hormones
- Health and disease
- Reproduction
- Inheritance and genetics
- Ecosystems and habitats
- Evolution
- Humans and the environment
Chemistry
- Solids, liquids and gases
- Atomic structure
- Quantitative chemistry: formulae and equations
- Chemical reactions and tests
- Metals
- Organic chemistry
- Acids, alkalis and salts
- Energy
- Crude oil and fuels
- Chemical industry
- Earth and the environment
- Materials
Physics
- Forces and movement
- Electricity
- Waves
- Electromagnetism and magnetism
- Energy
- Solids, liquids and gases
- Space
- Atoms and radiation
- The origin of chemical elements
- Inventions
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