Beechcliffe School

Curriculum  Map and Coverage

Curriculum Map – maths 

KS3 (Theory and Practice) 

• Number and Place Value  

• Four Operations (Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide)  

• Measurement 

• Position and Direction 

• Fraction, Decimals, Percentages 

• Problem Solving 

• Properties of Shape 

• Statistics (Stage 13) 

• Ratio and proportion (Stage 17) 

• Algebra (Stage 17) 

KS4 (Apply and Embed) (Discover and Enquire) 

AQA Unit Awards (Discover) 

Entry level 1,2,3 (Enquire) 

• Properties of numbers (links with place value)  

• Four Operations 

• Ratio (links with fractions, decimals, and percentages) 

• Money (links with measurement) 

• Calendar and Time (links with measurement) 

• Measures 

• Geometry (links with position and direction, and properties of shape) 

• Statistics 

Post 16 (Independent Living Skills) 

OCR Life and Living (E1-3) (Explore and Discover) 

AQA Entry Level 1,2,3 (for those students who did not complete qual. in KS4) (Enquire) 

• Properties of numbers (links with place value)  

• Four Operations 

• Ratio 

• Money (links with measurement) 

• Calendar and Time (links with measurement) 

• Measures 

• Geometry (links with position and direction, and properties of shape) 

• Statistics 

AQA Functional Skills Level 1,2 (Enquire) 

• Use of number and the number system (links with place value and four operations) 

• Use of common measures, shape, and space 

• Handle information and data (links with statistics) 

• Solving mathematical problems and decision making 

Curriculum Map – English 

KS3 (Theory and Practice) 

Overview 

Pupils in KS3 are taught the English Primary National Curriculum at the level that they are working on. Each half term is assigned an English topic and teachers plan and deliver their lessons around this topic but at a level that is appropriate for the needs of their class.   

Teachers plan for pupils to have a secure knowledge of a skill before moving on to a more advanced skill to ensure that gaps in knowledge and understanding are not created and that pupils are confident before moving on. Pupils cover a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts across the 3-year rolling program.   

Non-Fiction Modules 

The long-term plans are designed to ensure whole school coverage of non-fiction genres/text types (report, inform, persuade, instruct). Modules have been designed to take account of any mention of specific text types in the English Reading Comprehension, and Writing Composition, Programmes of Study.  

Fiction modules 

As the children progress through the rolling programme, narrative units vary their focus e.g., from plot, to other aspects of narrative writing, such as characterisation and creating atmosphere. The curriculum places emphasis on ‘myths and fairy stories’ and ‘traditional tales’ and this is reflected in the narrative module titles. 

Poetry 

Three aspects of poetry are addressed in each year group: language, structure, and context. Opportunities for performance and recital should occur regularly throughout the year.  

Literacy 

Lessons follow the primary national curriculum guidance for writing composition, handwriting, and spelling and grammar. Content that pupils are expected to learn, and use will be taught appropriately for each pupil as they progress through school.  It is expected that pupils will use the skills they learn in their literacy lesson in cross curricular subjects to show that they are embedded and can be used in a range of situations. Reading and comprehension will be taught alongside this in guided reading and phonics sessions throughout the week. Again, pupils will be expected to use these skills in a range of situations around school to show that they have leant them in depth.  

KS4 (Apply and Embed) 

AQA Unit Award Scheme (Discover) 

Objectives and example certificates 

Non-fiction (reading skills) 

  Early reading skills/ phonics work   

  Examples of UAS certificates to cover this topic:    

• Basic reading skills - 110243   

• Reading familiar words - 110248   

• Reading with support - 110453   

• Introduction to reading - 110505   

• Reading symbol instructions - 110628   

• Reading instructions - 110648   

Writing skills (fiction) 

Early writing skills   

Examples of UAS certificates to cover this topic:    

• Writing with support - 110454   

• Rewriting Jack and the Beanstalk - 111644   

• Recognising symbols and matching with words - 70213   

Writing skills (non-fiction) 

Early writing skills   

Examples of UAS certificates to cover this topic:    

• Writing with support -111221   

• Writing for different purposes with support -105801   

• Making a name plate using different types of pasta - 70623   

• Writing captions - 70840   

• Writing letters of own name following a dotted line - 105535   

 Reading skills (fiction) 

Early reading/ phonics skills   

Examples of UAS certificates to cover this topic:    

• Responding to poetry - 105263   

• Responding to listening to a book - 105581   

• Responding to a Shakespeare play - 110331   

• Reading for pleasure - 110783   

Role Play 

Communication and interaction/ speaking and listening skills   

Examples of UAS certificates to cover this topic:   

• Reading for pleasure - 110784   

• Developing an appreciation of drama - 75357   

• Using communication skills to share ideas – 87609   

Post 16 OCR Life and Living E1-3 (Explore and Discover)