Year 12 Half Term Subject Topics
| Half Term 1 | Half Term 2 | Half Term 3 | |
| Fine Art | Basic skills and Artists 1 | Artist 2 and Combined outcome | Chose our Theme Project – Studies and research into theme |
| 3D Design | Unit 1: Personal investigation Scale model making - focussing on precision and accuracy | Unit 1: Personal Investigation Architecture - Interior Design | Unit 1: Personal Investigation CAD - Jewellery |
| Graphics | Skills Project: Responding to a brief | Skills Project: Responding to a brief | Unit 1: Personal investigation |
| Geography | The Water and Carbon Cycle | Hazards | Hazards |
| Photography | Basic skills and Photographer 1 | Photographer 2 and Combined outcome f | Chose our Theme Project – Studies and research into theme |
| Textiles | Skills project: Patterns in nature | Skills project: Patterns in nature | Unit 1: Personal investigation |
| Business Studies | Unit 1 Exploring Businesses | Unit 2: Developing a marketing campaign |
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| Level 2 Diploma in Care | Mandatory Unit 1,2,4 | Mandatory Unit 3,5,8 | Mandatory Unit 6,7,47 |
| Childcare Extended Certificate | Mandatory Unit 1,2,3,4 | Mandatory Unit 5,6 | Mandatory Unit 7, 8 |
| IT |
Relational Database Theory Primary and Foreign Keys Designing and developing queries Designing and developing Forms and Reports How to use Microsoft Access The standard methods for testing solutions |
How Businesses can use Social Media
The risks and issues surrounding the use of social media How to plan a social media campaign How to implement a social media campaign |
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| Computing | Students explore core principles of computer science including programming concepts, data structures, problem solving, and software development practices. They will write code using Python, evaluate algorithms, and consider wider issues such as ethics, accessibility, and legal constraints | Students will design, implement and manage a complete software development project. This includes designing efficient code structures, managing feature development, and applying professional programming practices. | |
| Engineering | Practical skills building: 3D CAD, 3D Printing and Laser Cutting. UNIT 1 and 2: Gear Systems and Ratios, Trigonometry, Young's Modulus, SI Units. | Mock NEA: Solar Lamp Project - focus on electronics, environmental factors and renewables. UNIT 1 and 2: Pneumatics, Electronics Theory, Microcontrollers and System Diagrams. | Mock NEA: Solar Lamp Project - focus on electronics, environmental factors and renewables. UNIT 1 and 2: Commercial manufacturing processes, materials, composites and smart materials. |
| Drama | Component 1: Devising | Component 1: Devising | Component 1: Devising |
| English Literature | The Great Gatsby | Persuasion | The Great Gatsby & Persuasion Comparison / Othello - William Shakespeare & Pre-1900 Poetry |
| Functional Skills Literacy | Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills | Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills | Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills |
| GCSE English | Exam Skills Practice for November Resit | The Lord of the Flies | Exam Skills Practice |
| Esports | Organisation and structure of esports in the UK and globally; Comparison with traditional sports industries; Esports teams, tournaments, and genres of games; Job roles, career pathways and progression in esports; Planning and creating a career development plan. | ||
| Accounting | Recording of transactions from source documents in books of prime entry and ledger accounts; transferring accounts to income statements, balancing accounts. | The recording of adjustments in ledger accounts and financial statements.
Accounting for depreciation using the straight-line and reducing balance methods Depreciation accounts Make entries for irrecoverable debts in the sales ledger and financial statements. Make entries for goods on sale or return |
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| Hairdressing | Hygiene, shampooing, blow drying | Style with heat, consultation, contra indications | Risks, hazzards, setting |
| Hospitality | Nutrients. Developing practical skills. | Nutrients. Developing practical skills. | Unit 1 assignment |
| Criminology | Unit 1 - Different types of crime and its consequences | Unit 1- Different types of campaigns and planning of campaigns | Unit 2 crime and devance, social construction |
| AS Maths | |||
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L1/2 Sport Certificate |
A2 - Developing a personal progression plan | SP7 - Playing sport | SP5 - How exercies effects the body |
| Sport Extended Diploma | |||
| Psychology | Paper 1- Introduction of topics | Paper 1 research methods | Paper 1 attachment |
| Sociology | Education | Research Methods | Family |
| Biology | Biological molecules and nucleic acids | Cell Structure | Cell recognition and the immune system |
| Chemistry | Atomic structure, amount of substance and bonding | Energetics, Kinetics and Equilibrium constant | Oxidation, reduction & redox, periodicity and halogens |
| Physics | Mechanics, Motion, and newton laws of motion | Work Energy Power, momentum and properties of materials | Particles and Nuclides, Fundamental Particles and Electrons and energy levels |
| Creative Media | Creative Media Theory | Filming techniques and process | A1 Skills Development Projects |
| Enrichment | Application for jobs and higher education | Revision Strategies | Financial Education |
| RSHE | Application for jobs and higher education | Workplace strategies and professional presentation and attitude | Healthy Living, recreational and prescription drugs |
| Half Term 4 | Half Term 5 | Half Term 6 | |
| Fine Art | Artist research 1 and ideas development | Artist research 2 and ideas development | Plan, develop and produce outcome during AP2 mock exam |
| 3D Design | Unit 1: Personal Investigation Sculpture - Making a character maquette. Which in industry would be used as a reference for animators. | Unit 1: Personal investigation Pewter Casting - 2D and 3D outcomes | Unit 1 Personal Investigation Diorama. Using all of the skills and processes learnt this year to create a miniature scene from a film or tv show. |
| Graphics | Unit 1: Personal investigation | Unit 1: Personal investigation | Unit 1: Personal investigation |
| Geography | Coastal Systems and Landscapes | Global Systems and Global Governance | Changing Places |
| Photography | Photographer research 1 and ideas development | Photographer research 2 and ideas development | Plan, develop and produce outcome during AP2 mock exam |
| Textiles | Unit 1: Personal investigation | Unit 1: Personal investigation | Unit 1: Personal investigation |
| Business Studies | Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign | Unit 3: Personal and Business finance | |
| Level 2 Diploma in Care | Optional Unit 9,11,10 | Optional Unit 39, 13,14 | Optional Unit U10,26,A4 |
| Childcare Extended Certificate | Mandatory Unit 9,10,11 | Mandatory Unit 12 | Mandatory Unit 13, 14 |
| IT |
How Businesses can use Social Media The risks and issues surrounding the use of social media How to plan a social media campaign How to implement a social media campaign |
The principles of website design Designing a website for a given scenario Creating a website for a given scenario |
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| Computing | Students will design, implement and manage a complete software development project. This includes designing efficient code structures, managing feature development, and applying professional programming practices. | Preparation for Year 13: Cyber Security and Encryption (Term 5 & 6 Preview)
Students are introduced to core principles of network security, encryption, and data protection. They will explore threats and defences in modern networked environments, and evaluate encryption methods for securing data in transit and at rest. |
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| Engineering | Controlled Assessment: H404-01 Iterative Design Project - Strand 1 - Explore. Unit 1&2: Orthographic Drawing, Isometric Drawing and Sketching Skills. | Controlled Assessment: H404-01 Iterative Design Project - Strand 1 - Explore. Unit 1&2: Stakeholder needs and requirements, product life cycles, build-in obsolescence, marketing. | Controlled Assessment: H404-01 Iterative Design Project - Strand 1 - Explore. Unit 1 & 2 - Levers, Mechanical Advantage |
| Drama | Component 1: Devising | Component 1: Devising | Component 2: Text in Performance |
| English Literature | Othello - William Shakespeare & Pre-1900 Poetry | Revsion - Persuasion, The Great Gatsby, Othello, Pre-1900 Poetry, Unseen Prose | Non-Exam Assessment |
| Functional Skills Literacy | Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills | Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills | Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills |
| Functional Skills Numeracy | Shape, Data and Proportion | Revision and Exam | Start of Level 2 course - Number and proportion |
| ESports |
Skills, tactics, and training in esports genres; Characteristics and best practices of high-performing esports teams; Creation and management of esports teams; Strategic planning and implementation for success. |
Strategies and performance analysis in esports; Planning for individual and team performance improvement; Health and fitness for esports players (physical and psychological benefits). |
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| GCSE English | Exam Skills Practice | Exam Skills Practice | Exam Skills Practice |
| GCSE Maths | Shape, Data and Revision | Revision and Exam | Exam Skills Practice |
| Accounting | The recording of adjustments in ledger accounts and financial statements.
Accounting for depreciation using the straight-line and reducing balance methods Depreciation accounts Make entries for irrecoverable debts in the sales ledger and financial statements. Make entries for goods on sale or return |
The nature and purposes of budgeting
Use of budgeting in planning and control Business decision making using marginal costing Use of break-even in business decision making Using marginal costing in decision-making situations |
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| Hairdressing | Setting end of unit. Style with heat. | Cutting | Colouring |
| Hospitality | Unit 1 assignment | Exam prep | Exam prep |
| Criminology | Unit 2 Sociological Theories & Evaluation | Unit 2 Policies informing theories | Unit 3 Crime scene to courtroom |
| AS Maths | Mechanics, Exponential and Logs | Mechanics, Exam Skills and Revision | Exam Skills and start of A level course Algebraic fractions and functions |
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L1/2 Sport Certificate |
A1 - Being Organised | SP10 - Contributing to running a sporting activity | Paper 2 Biopsychology |
| Psychology | Paper 2 Attachment | Paper Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology | Paper 2 Biopsychology |
| Sociology | Family - Relationships | Family - Power and Decision-Making | Family - Globalisation and Social Policy |
| Biology | Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms | Genetic diversity and biodiversity | AS Revision |
| Chemistry | Organic Chemistry, alkanes, halogenoalkanes | Alkenes, Alcohols, organic analysis | AS Revision |
| Physics | Waves and Optics | Currents and electricity | Engineering physics |
| Creative Media | Filming/production | Editing/production Showcase (A1.2) |
Animation |
| Enrichment | Mindfulness | Cultural Fair | Careers & Unifrog |
| RSHE | Surgery and pregnancy | Relationships | Violence and social justice |