K. Newey
Year 7 Achievement Leader
Email: kate.newey@cockshuthill.org.uk
M. Ahmad
Year 8 Achievement Leader
Email: mahnoor.ahmad@cockshuthill.org.uk
T. Dignum
Year 9 Achievement Leader
Email: tara.dignum@cockshuthill.org.uk
At Key Stage 3
- Students will be completing two formal assessments during the academic year.
- This will test students’ knowledge of most of the work covered during the academic year.
- Teachers will use these assessments to report back against the following standards:
Developing – working towards the expected standard.
Assured – working at the expected standard.
Extended – working at greater depth within the expected standard.
How do we assess students at KS3?
What would my grade look like at GCSE?
Parent Evenings
Assessment Points
Homework Policy
- All students in KS4 will be set homework by class teachers in all of their GCSE subjects, with the exception of art and iMedia.
- Students will also be expected to read at home on a regular basis.
- Students will be expected to write their homework into their planners and the date that it will need to be handed in.
- If students do not complete homework on a regular basis parents will be informed.
Revision Links
| Subjects | website links and login info… |
|---|---|
| Computer Studies | https://tools.withcode.uk/keywords/subject/ks3_computing |
| Design Technology | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zfr9wmn |
| Drama | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsf8wmn/revision/1 |
| English | Reading: https://ukhosted101.renlearn.co.uk/1894885/ – this is the link to our school’s Accelerated Reader platform where students can quiz on books they have read. www.lovereading4kids.co.uk – Discover new books and authors. www.britishpathe.com – A multimedia resource with a history stretching back over a century. Writing: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize – Topic specific revision materials and interactive tasks www.timesspellingbee.co.uk – Information on the national competition and interactive games www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy – Interactive tasks www.wordcentral.com – Games and Puzzles www.rhymezone.com – Never be stuck for a rhyming word again! www.merriam-webster.com – Online dictionary and word games www.roget.org – Find synonyms and antonyms for your writing Grammar: https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/english/ – quizzes and tests to revise grammar and terminology |
| Geography | https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/e076bd9c-75b6-4095-a600-d2a84b0dd81f |
| History | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zk26n39 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Spartacus-Roman-gladiator https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ |
| ICT | https://www.bbc.com/education/subjects/zvc9q6f https://code.org/learn |
| Mathematics | https://hegartymaths.com (login details are the students name, DOB, then their own password which can be reset by their class teacher – tasks are set fortnightly for all students by their teacher based on what was covered in class two weeks’ prior or the QLAs). We follow the Edexcel exam board so any revision guides by this board are best Other useful links: https://www.bbc.com/education/subjects/zqhs34j https://ttrockstars.com |
| MFL | A great website to practise key vocabulary through games: www.linguascope.com Username: cockshut Password: mfl123 A useful website for key topic information and vocabulary: www.quizlet.com A brilliant website to practise grammar: www.languagesonline.org.uk To practise listening skills through fun, modern music: www.lyricstraining.com |
| Music | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zmsvr82 |
| Religious Education | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zb48q6f https://www.reonline.org.uk |
| Science | For past exam questions and revision videos visit: www.singhscience.co.uk Required practical’s for Science can be accessed and completed as simulations on: www.focuselearning.co.uk Username: student@cockshuthill32251 Password: 52axen0kn https://www.senecalearning.com/ -Online revision resource for KS3 |
