“ASDAN Believe that all learners should have the opportunity to discover, develop and make use of their abilities to raise aspirations, address inequality and improve social mobility ".
Department Vision Statement/ Curriculum Intent
To develop and demonstrate a range of personal, key and employability skills. To enable the students to broaden their experiences and manage their learning in a variety of real-life context.
YEAR GROUPS
Year 7 - KS3
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| Students explore all aspects of own identity and others. Focusing on qualities and skills that we have and how we can use them in the future. |
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| Students explore all areas of health beginning with personal care, healthy eating, road safety and touching upon basic first aid skills. |
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| Students explore the world we live in, studying various environmental issues around us and link to their awareness of issues such as news and other subjects in the curriculum. Students have access to lessons both inside and outside of the classroom. |
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Environment project based
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| Students will investigate the lake within The Malling School grounds, identifying wildlife and conservation. |
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Year 8 - KS3
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Students will explore areas of British values and have a good understanding of the world we live in. Students will find out and secure the knowledge on areas that society can be affected by such as prejudice, stereotypical views and identifying why people act the way they do.
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Students will be able to identify how we can link to other countries, exploring all aspects of our lives, finding common grounds with other countries and gain a good understanding of the world we live in.
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Students will learn and have sound understanding of who in the country supports us, exploring legalities, our justice system and legal acts that are passed to help us.
Students will also gain an understanding of how people act and why it is important to get their voice heard.
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Year 9 - KS3
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| Students will explore and develop their own teamwork skills and problem-solving skills in a task that involves researching, designing a garden. Practical skills such as gardening will be explored. |
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Science and Technology
Environmental issues
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Solar system
Students will explore our solar systems identifying specific areas within to give a greater knowledge.
Students will be researching all environmental issues that affect the world we live in to explore ways in which we can help to improve it.
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Students will explore how much numbers are involved in everyday life, from spending money to identifying times and budgeting.
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| Students will draw upon their creative skills to design and make a suitable decorated cupcake for a chosen celebration, practising skills from other lessons within their curriculum. This has involved areas of practical and theory work. |
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A teamwork activity that involves planning and research as part of a group exploring specific religions and use presentation skills to show their understanding.
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Students will research their chosen country including comparing the weather there to the UK. Learning the native language and teaching others within their group.
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Year 10 - KS4 - Exam Board ASDAN
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Term 1
Oral Presentation
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Students explore their own interest, plan, and prepare a presentation to their class.
Independent living skills task will be encouraged to be completed for homework throughout the term set on Microsoft teams. |
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Term 2
Problem Solving
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Students are given a problem to solve for them to write and illustrate a children’s book.
Independent living skills task will be encouraged to be completed for homework throughout the term set on Microsoft Teams |
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Term 3
Research
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Students are given a broad area to research using both primary and secondary sources. Students are then to present their findings.
Independent Living tasks will be encouraged to be completed for homework throughout the term set on Microsoft Teams |
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Term 4 & 5
Discussion
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| Students are given a topic to engage in a discussion with peers and are assessed by observation. Students will prepare resources to bring to the group task. |
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Term 4 & 5
Drug Abuse
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Students explore the facts about drug abuse and make a report on their findings.
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Term 6
Independent Skills
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Students explore all the areas around managing money, eg bank/Saving accounts, understanding pay slips
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Year 11 - KS4 - Exam Board Edexcel a
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Term 1
Improving own learning and performance
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Students will draw upon skills that they have and look to how they can improve their skills, for example First Aid.
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Term 2
Working with Others
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Students work in small groups to achieve a given task. Within the group students are encouraged to work and encourage each member of the group to achieve their part in the task.
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Term 3
Environment
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Students research environmental issues that our planet is subject to, students present to the class in their chosen creative way.
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Curriculum Booklet
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Term 4
Citizenship
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Students explore citizenship through research of United Nations and the work that they and other worldly organisations do throughout the world.
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Term 5
Vocational preparation
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| Students will have a better understanding of what is required post 16 in order to work towards a successful transition. |
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