In March this year the Secretary of State announced the summer 2020 exams series would be cancelled in order to help fight the spread of COVID 19. Therefore, student GCSE grades will now be teacher assessments. Ofqual have stated there is no requirement to set additional mock exams or home work tasks for schools to determine a grade and no student should be disadvantaged if they are unable to complete any work set after schools were closed. Nevertheless, in order to support our Year 11s with future education choices and preparation for work we have provided a range of optional educational resources online should students wish to access it. Teachers are also available to provide feedback for work students complete at home and email this to school, should they wish to do so. Home learning for some students will be based on an individual basis to reflect the specific progression point and pathway of the individual student. If students or parents wish to discuss home learning with teachers please call the following numbers South Provision 07966270999 or North Provision 07966270977.
11north@stthomas.blackburn.sch.uk
11south@stthomas.blackburn.sch.uk
A MESSAGE FOR ALL GCSE STUDENTS – HOW WILL GCSE GRADES BE CALCULATED?
English
AQA Unit Letter Writing Task Sheet (WORD)
Correct-the-spelling–grammar-and-punctuation (PDF)
Correct-the-spelling–grammar-and-punctuation (WORD)
English Home Learning 29th June (WORD)
Aboriginal Rock Painting (PPT)
Maths
District English
District – understanding figurative language powerpoint
Maths
Maths Home Learning Instructions 06.07.20
Mon Tues Cautious – Simple Probability
Mon Tues Challenge – Venn Diagrams
Mon Tues Confident – Venn Diagrams
Wed Thurs Cautious – Probability Trees
Wed Thurs Challenge – Probability from worded context
Wed Thurs Confident – Probability Trees
Maths Home Learning Instructions 13.07.20
Mon Tues Cautious Solving equations
Mon Tues Challenge two unknowns
Mon Tues Confident equations with fractions
Wed Thurs Cautious Form and solve
Wed Thurs Challenge Cross multiplication
Wed Thurs Confident Area and Perimeter
ICT
KS4_ICT_Mon06-07 iDEA Badges Information
Science
Science homelearning instructions 29th June
Unit 5 Forces Foundation Revision Activity Mat
Unit 6 Waves and Electromagnetic Waves Foundation Revision Activity Mat
Unit 7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism Foundation Revision Activity Mat
Science homelearning instructions 6th July
AQA GCSE Chemistry Combined U1 Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table Knowledge Organiser
AQA GCSE Chemistry Combined U9 Chemistry Of The Atmosphere Knowledge Organiser
AQA GCSE Chemistry Combined U10 Using Resources Knowledge Organiser
Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table Foundation Revision Activity Mat
3.-Particle-Model-of-Matter—Physics-Mastery-Booklet
Summary-Notes—Topic-3-AQA-Physics-GCSE
PSHE
Pathways
KS4_Pathway_Computer_Science_Mon_29-06
KS4_Pathway_Computer_Science_Wed_01_07
KS4_Pathway_Computer_Science_Fri 03_07
KS4_Pathway_Computer_Science_Mon_06-07
KS4_Pathway_Computer_Science_Wed_08_07
KS4_Pathway_Computer_Science_Fri 10_07
Home Cooking Skills – Cooking methods
KS4_Princes Trust_Tuesday 30-06 and Thursday 02-07
KS4_Princes Trust_Tuesday 07-07 and Thursday 09-07 Wordsearch
KS4_Princes Trust_Tuesday 07-07 and Thursday 09-07
BTEC Health and Social Care introduction
BTEC Health and Social Care Lesson 1 – PIES
BTEC Health and Social Care Task
Useful Websites
AQA GCSE English revision website
Students can access past papers via the website.
Edexcel GCSE Maths revision websites
https://diagnosticquestions.com/
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/z9p3mnb (Edexcel GCSE)
https://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/gcse-maths-revision/
https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/z9p3mnb
http://mrbartonmaths.com/students/gcse/
AQA GCSE Science revision website
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqbOeHaAUXw9Il7sBVG3_bw (free Science lessons on YouTube channel)
http://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/
https://www.primrosekitten.com/