Year 10

Below is a list of all the current assessment PPE dates. Please note that this is a live document and more information will be added throughout the academic year.

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Maths

Year 10 End of Year Assessments Revision List Foundation.Year 10 End of Year Assessments Revision List Higher.pdf
 

English

English Literature: Poetry Anthology

60 minutes

2 questions on the Anthology Poetry that the students have been studying throughout Year 10

 

English Language: Narrative Writing

60 minutes

Students will write a story in first person that is both plausible and engaging.

 

Science

Students will complete a past GCSE paper for all three areas of Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) that will cover a range of topics taught this year.

Biology - Cell Biology, Organisation, Infection and Response, Bioenergetics

Chemistry - Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table, Bonding, structure and properties of matter, Quantitative Chemistry, Chemical changes and Energy changes

Physics - Energy, Electricity, Particle model of matter, atomic structure.

History

In History, Year 10 will be assessed on the following areas:

  1. The full medicine course which includes: Medieval, Renaissance, Industrial, Modern, and WW1 medicine. This will cover surgery, beliefs about disease, public health, and care for the sick.
  2. Students will be examined on all the skills such as describe, source analysis, and reaching a judgement.
  3. Students will also be examined on the full Anglo-Saxon and Norman course so far.

Geography

Year 10 will do a combined paper of all the topics they have done so far for 90 minutes. It will include RIVERS, COASTS, URBAN ISSUES, NATURAL HAZARDS and RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

They will also do a paper 3 practice which will have 50% on a pre-release booklet that they will study in class prior to the exam and then 50% on unseen fieldwork and actual fieldwork. Again the paper will be 90 mins