Spanish Sport Triple Science

GCSE Art & Design - Fine Art

Option Group A

Students will be required to work in one or more areas of fine art, such as those listed below:

  • drawing
  • painting
  • sculpture
  • installation
  • lens-/light-based media
  • photography and the moving image
  • printmaking
  • mixed media
  • land art

They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas. Students must develop and apply knowledge, understanding and skills such as using a variety of techniques and processes as well as different media and materials.

Component 1

Portfolio

Component 2

Externally set assignment

GCSE Computer Science

Option Group B

Students will study the following topics:

Computational thinking and programming skills

  • Fundamentals of algorithms
  • Programming

Computing concepts

  • Fundamentals of data representations
  • Computer systems
  • Fundamentals of computer networks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Relational databases and Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • Ethical, legal and environmental impacts of digital technology on wider society, including issues of privacy

There are two written examination papers for this qualification:

Paper 1

A mix of multiple choice, short answer and longer answer questions assessing programming, practical problem-solving and computational thinking skills.

Paper 2

A mix of multiple choice, short answer, longer answer and extended response questions assessing SQL programming skills and theoretical knowledge.

BTEC Creative Media Production

Option Group A

This qualification will offer you the opportunity to build the range of knowledge, understanding and practical skills you need to progress to further learning, and will also give you an engaging and stimulating introduction to the world of creative media. You will explore some of the key areas within the creative sector, learning how to address the needs of clients and create media work that meets creative project briefs. Everyone taking this qualification will study three components, covering the following content areas:

Component 1: Exploring media products

Investigating different media products, such as audio/moving image, print and interactive design, considering their style, design, audience, and context. 

Component 2: Developing digital media production skills

Exploring and developing creative media production processes and practices by generating ideas, and planning production and post-production processes. 

Component 3: Create a media product in response to a brief

Applying digital media production skills and techniques to develop a response to a client brief.

  • Components 1 and 2 – non examination internal assessment. These assignments are set by Pearson, marked by the centre and moderated by Pearson.
  • Component 3 – external synoptic assessment. The external assessment takes the form of a set task taken under supervised conditions, which is then marked and a grade awarded by Pearson.

Cambridge National in Enterprise & Marketing (Business Studies & Enterprise)

Option Group B

The Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing will equip you with sound specialist  knowledge and skills for everyday use. It will challenge all students, including high attaining students, by introducing you to demanding material and skills; encouraging independence and creativity; and providing tasks that engage with the most taxing aspects of the National Curriculum.

The qualification design will allow you to explore more deeply the things that interest you as well as providing a good opportunity to enhance your learning in a range of curriculum areas.

You may be interested in this if you want an engaging qualification where you will use your learning in practical, real-life situations, such as:

  • Carrying out market research
  • Planning a new product and pitching it to a panel of experts
  • Reviewing whether a business proposal is financially viable

This will help you to develop independence and confidence in using skills that would be  relevant to the Business and Enterprise sector. The qualification contains practical activities that build on theoretical knowledge so that you can put your learning into practice while also developing valuable transferable skills such as:

  • Verbal Communication/Presentation
  • Research
  • Analytical Skills
  • Digital Presentation

Component 1
 Enterprise and Marketing Concepts

External Examination Assessment

Component 2
Design a Business Proposal

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 3
Market and Pitch a Business Proposal

Non-exam internal assessment

GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition

Option Group A

The Eduqas GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition equips learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to cook and apply the principles of food science, nutrition and healthy eating. It encourages learners to cook, enables them to make informed decisions about food and nutrition and allows them to acquire knowledge to be able to feed themselves and others affordably and nutritiously, now and later in life. Students will:

  • develop knowledge and understanding of the functional properties and chemical characteristics of food as well as a sound knowledge of the nutritional content of food and drinks.
  • understand the relationship between diet, nutrition and health, including the physiological and psychological effects of poor diet and health.
  • understand the economic, environmental, ethical and socio-cultural influences on food availability, production processes, diet and health choices.
  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of functional and nutritional properties, sensory qualities and microbiological food safety considerations when preparing, processing, storing, cooking and serving food.
  • understand and explore a range of ingredients and processes from different culinary traditions (traditional British and international) to inspire new ideas or modify existing recipes

Component 1

Examination
50%

Component 2

Non-examination assessment
50%

GCSE French

Option Group B

The course will cover 3 themes:

Theme 1
Identity and Culture

  • me
  • my family and friends
  • technology in everyday life
  • free-time activities
  • customs
  • festivals

Theme 2
Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest

  • home
  • town
  • neighbourhood and region
  • social issues
  • global issues
  • travel
  • tourism

Theme 3
Current and Future Study and Employment

  • my studies
  • life at school/college
  • education post-16
  • jobs
  • career choices
  • ambition

Paper 1
Listening

Examination
25%

Paper 2
Speaking

Examination
25%

Paper 3
Reading

Examination
25%

Paper 4
Writing

Examination
25%

BTEC Health & Social Care

Option Group B

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop applied knowledge in the following areas:

  • the life stages and key characteristics in the physical, intellectual, emotional and social (PIES) development classifications and the different factors that can affect an individual’s growth and development
  • different life events and how individuals can adapt or be supported through changes caused by life events 
  • health and social care conditions, how they can be managed by the individual and the different health and social care services that are available
  • the barriers and obstacles an individual may encounter and how these can be overcome
  • the skills, attributes and values required to give care and how these benefit the individual
  • how factors can affect an individual’s current health and wellbeing
  • how physiological indicators and an individual’s lifestyle choices determine physical health
  • the use of the person-centred approach
  • recommendations and actions to improving health and wellbeing and the barriers or obstacles individuals may face when following recommendations and the support available to overcome.

Component 1
Human Lifespan Development

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 2
Health and Social Care Services and Values

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 3
Health and Wellbeing

Examination

BTEC Information Technology (IT)

Option Group B

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. The main focus is on four areas of equal importance, which cover the:

  • development of key skills that prove your aptitude in digital information technology, such as project planning, designing and creating user interfaces and dashboards as a way to present and interpret data
  • process that underpins effective ways of working in digital information technology, such as project planning, the iterative design process, cybersecurity, virtual teams, legal and ethical codes of conduct
  • attitudes that are considered most important in digital information technology, including personal management and communication
  • knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, process and attitudes in the sector such as how different user interfaces meet user needs, how organisations collect and use data to make decisions, virtual workplaces, cybersecurity and legal and ethical issues.

Component 1
Exploring User Interface Design Principles and Project Planning Techniques

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 2
Collecting, Presenting and Interpreting Data

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 3
Effective Digital Working Practices

Examination

BTEC Music

Option Group A

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. The main focus is on four areas of equal importance, which cover the:

  • development of key skills that prove learners’ aptitude in music, such as responding to a musical brief using musical skills and techniques
  • processes that underpin effective ways of working in the music sector, such as the development of musical ideas, and using skills and techniques for rehearsal, creation, production and performance to respond to a music brief
  • attitudes that are considered most important in the music sector, including personal management and communication
  • knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, processes and attitudes in the sector, such as musical skills and styles.

Component 1
Exploring Music Products and Styles

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 2
Music Skills Development

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 3
Responding to a Music Brief

Examination

BTEC Performing Arts

Option Group A

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. Learners will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and technical skills in the following areas:

  • development of key skills that prove their aptitude in performing arts, such as reproducing repertoire and responding to stimuli
  • processes that underpin effective ways of working in the performing arts, such as development of ideas, rehearsal and performance
  • attitudes that are considered most important in the performing arts, including personal management and communication
  • knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, processes and attitudes in the sector, such as roles, responsibilities, performance disciplines and styles

Component 1

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 2

Non-exam internal assessment

Component 3

External assessment

This provides the main synoptic assessment for the qualification. It builds directly on components 1 and 2 and enables learning to be brought together and related to a real-life scenario.

GCSE Art & Design - Photography

Option Group A

Students are required to work in one or more area(s) of photography, such as those listed below:

  • portraiture
  • location photography
  • studio photography
  • experimental imagery
  • installation
  • documentary photography
  • photo-journalism
  • moving image: film, video and animation
  • fashion photography

They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas. Students will be looking at the way sources inspire the development of ideas, relevant to photography. They will be developing knowledge, understanding and skills.

Component 1

Portfolio

Component 2

Externally set assignment

GCSE Product Design

Option Group A

The subject content has been split into three sections as follows:

Core Technical Principles

  • new and emerging technologies
  • energy generation and storage
  • developments in new materials
  • systems approach to designing
  • mechanical devices
  • materials and their working properties

Specialist Technical Principles

  • selection of materials or components
  • forces and stresses
  • ecological and social footprint
  • sources and origins
  • using and working with materials
  • stock forms
  • types and sizes
  • scales of production
  • specialist techniques and processes
  • surface treatments and finishes

Designing and Making Principles

  • investigation
  • primary and secondary data
  • environmental
  • social and economic challenge
  • the work of others
  • design strategies
  • communication of design ideas
  • prototype development
  • tolerances
  • material management
  • specialist tools and equipment
  • specialist techniques and processes

Component 1

Examination
50%

Component 2

Non-exam assessment
50%

GCSE Spanish

Option Group B

The course will cover 3 themes:

Theme 1
Identity and Culture

  • me
  • my family and friends
  • technology in everyday life
  • free-time activities
  • customs
  • festivals

Theme 2
Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest

  • home
  • town
  • neighbourhood and region
  • social issues
  • global issues
  • travel
  • tourism

Theme 3
Current and Future Study and Employment

  • my studies
  • life at school/college
  • education post-16
  • jobs
  • career choices
  • ambition

Paper 1
Listening

Examination
25%

Paper 2
Speaking

Examination
25%

Paper 3
Reading

Examination
25%

Paper 4
Writing

Examination
25%

BTEC Sport

Option Group A

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. Learners will have the opportunity to develop applied knowledge and skills in the following areas:

  • investigating provisions for sport including equipment and facilities to enhance sport
  • planning and delivery of sport drills and sessions
  • fitness for sport including fitness testing and methodology

The three components in the qualification give learners the opportunity to develop broad knowledge and understanding of the sport sector, and specialist skills such as analysis, leadership, and teaching and communication at Levels 1 and 2.

Component 1
Preparing Participants to Take Part in Sport and Physical Activity

Non-exam assessment

Component 2
Taking Part and Improving Other Participants’ Sporting Performance

Non-exam assessment

Component 3
Developing Fitness to Improve Other Participants’ Performance in Sport and Physical Activity

Examination

GCSE Triple Science

Option Group B

Students will study 3 separate sciences earning 1 GCSE per subject

Biology

  • Cell biology
  • Organisation
  • Infection and response
  • Bioenergetics
  • Homeostasis and response
  • Inheritance, variation and evolution
  • Ecology
  • Key Ideas

Chemistry

  • Atomic structure and the periodic table
  • Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
  • Quantitative chemistry
  • Chemical changes
  • Energy changes
  • The rate and extent of chemical change
  • Organic chemistry
  • Chemical analysis
  • Chemistry of the atmosphere
  • Using resources

Physics

  • Energy
  • Electricity
  • Particle model of matter
  • Atomic structure
  • Forces
  • Waves
  • Magnetism and electromagnetism
  • Space physics (physics only)

Examination – each subject will have 2 papers each. The questions will be multiple choice, structured, closed short answer and open response.

Biology

2 examination papers

Chemistry

2 examination papers

Physics

2 examination papers