Year 11

Welcome to Year 11

GCSE support

As you embark on your final year at Beckfoot and you GCSE exams, we want to ensure you have the skills, knowledge and confidence to succeed.

Students will ensure they are fully prepared for the exams as we support them with revision, and ensure they’re equipped with strategies to deal with what can often be a stressful period in their lives.

We will also ensure students are prepared to begin the process of considering their next destinations – whether they choose to remain at our Sixth Form, go to college, or enter an apprenticeship or employment.

Family Information

Our Sixth Form

Your Team

Our team will be here to support Year 11 students through their GCSE exams, and prepare them for life when they leave school.

Mrs Mallinson-Powell – Head of Year 11
Mrs Conway – Pastoral Manager
Mrs Wade – Assistant Headteacher/Head of Key Stage 4
Mr Wade – Headteacher
Mrs Denham – Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr Barnes – SENDCO

Should you ever have concerns or queries, please contact the school on 01274 771444.

Wider Opportunities

Year 11 Enrichment – We are committed to providing as many enrichment activities as possible for our students.

Trips and enrichment experiences run throughout the year and can range from residential trips, subject-specific trips and reward trips.

Subject	Cycle 1	Cycle 2	Cycle 3
Art	Fine art – Mechanical objects: Further developments – sculpture embellishments, mixed media experiments and surreal (morphing) animal Graphics – Pop culture convention: Experimentation Photography – Structures: Experimental drawings	Fine art – Mechanical objects: Further developments – ceramic portrait, artificial heart, synthetic portrait or abstract outcome Graphics – Pop culture convention: 3D pop-up box, final outcomes Photography – Structures: Sculpture, mixed media, experimentation, final design ideas and outcomes	Fine art – Externally set task: Mind map, observations, artist study, develop, experiment, refine and supervised time Graphics – Externally set task: Artist research, Artist studies, Related Research, Typography, Logo Developments, Experimentation, Final Design Ideas Photography – Externally set task: Mind-Map, Research, Analysis, Drawing, Studies, Experimental Photography and Post-Production
Computer Science	Computer networks: Students will learn about computer networks, their types, benefits, risks and the differences between wired and wireless networks Cyber security: Students will learn about cyber security focusing on how to protect systems from malicious attacks	Databases and SQL: Students will learn about relational databases and how they are structured Ethical, legal and environmental issues: Students will learn about the ethical, legal, and environmental issues surrounding the use of technology	Preparation for GCSE exams: Students will confidently be able to answer GCSE exams style questions and understand all content covered over two years.
English	Literature paper 2 – An Inspector Calls: Students will learn to answer a character or theme based essay on the text. Literature paper 2 – Revision of An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict: Students will practice answering all given questions in the required times. Language paper 2: Students will be able to read, analyse and compare the given texts within the required times and write in all the required forms.	Literature paper 1 – Frankenstein (sets 1&2)/A Christmas Carol (sets 3&6): Students will be able to answer questions on all the characters and all the themes within the novel. Literature paper 1 – Romeo and Juliet: Students will be able to answer questions on all the characters and all the themes within the novel. Language paper 1: Students can analyse language and structure and critically evaluate a text. Students can write effectively to describe or narrate. An Inspector Calls Revision: Students will be able to answer exam questions on all the characters and all the themes within the novel.	Power and Conflict poetry: Students can write a full comparative essay on any named poem and one other from the anthology. Unseen poetry: Students can read, interpret and compare two unseen poems. Rolling revision: You will revise all the units of work for English Language and English Literature in preparation for your final exams.
Geography	The changing economic world: Understanding that there are various strategies for reducing the global development gap and that some LICs and NEEs are experiencing rapid economic development leading social, environmental and cultural change. Recognising that major economic changes in the UK have affected and will continue to affect employment patterns and regional growth.	Physical landscapes in the UK: Coastal landscapes – looking at distinctive coastal landforms and understanding that they are the result of rock type, structure and physical processes. Looking at strategies to protect coastlines. Fieldwork: apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate information and issues related to geographical enquiry. Select, adapt and use a variety of skills and techniques to investigate questions and issues and communicate findings in relation to geographical enquiry.	Resource management: students will understand the changing demand and provision of resources in the UK, looking at ways to increase food supply, water supply and energy supply.
GCSE Health and Social Care	Current public health issues Factors influencing health	Plan and create a campaign Deliver and evaluate the campaign	Protecting service users Retrieval practice
History	Part 1 – Elizabeth’s court and parliament: Students will continue their study of how Elizabeth ruled the country and learn to complete questions 1-3 of a full Elizabeth paper. Part 2 – Life in Elizabethan times: Students will learn about society and cultural changes in Elizabethan England and in particular the issue of poverty in Elizabethan England.	Part 3 – Troubles at home and abroad: Students will learn about reactions to Elizabeth’s religious policy, the problem of Mary Queen of Scots and the conflict between England and Spain. Part 4 – Historic environment study: We will teach about the chosen Historic Environment for the Elizabeth course: Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe (2024 Exams). Hardwick Hall (2025 Exams)	Thematic study: theme (Medicine/Power) has changed over time from the Medieval period to the present day. They will explore how key factors have impacted the lives of people in Britain across the time four time periods studied. Revision: Students will follow a revision scheme of learning that will review key content from the four GCSE units. They will also revisit the exam technique for each question type across this scheme.
PSHCE	Living in the world: Careers – GCSE ready, Unifrog refresher, online presence, CV writing, keeping safe, tax and public spending, influence of media Health and wellbeing: Physical health – Recreational drug use, exam preparation, the stress response, food for the brain, addiction, importance of sleep, recap on all basic first aid	Health and wellbeing: Mental health – Balance, substance misuse, stress management, anxiety and the strategies to cope, gaming and gambling Relationships – Diverse relationships, online relationships, abuse, institutional sexism, pregnancy and fertility	Relationships – Online data, carrying weapons, year 7-11 recap, human rights, controlling and coercive behaviours, online data rules
Business	Growing the business Making marketing decisions	Making operational decisions Making financial decisions Making human resources decisions	Revision of all learning from the start of the course
Maths	Foundation Numbers – types of number, percentages Algebra – sequences, working with symbols, linear graphs Geometry and measure – trigonometry, area and perimeter Ratio, proportion and rates of change – compound measures, ratio Statistics – statistical measures Higher Statistics – statistical measures, data Number – indices and standard form, percentages, surds Geometry and measure – trigonometry, angles and area, area and volume Algebra – iteration, linear graphs Ratio, proportion and rates of change – ratio	Foundation Probability Algebra – equations, formulae Number – fractions and decimals, indices Geometry and measure – transformations, scales, volume and surface area Higher Geometry and measure – properties of circles, transformations, Pythagoras, construction Probability Algebra – inequalities, equations and formulae, simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, sequences Number – fractions and decimals, prime factors Ratio, proportion and rates of change – real life graphs	Foundation Statistics – representing data Algebra – coordinates and graphs, quadratics Geometry and measures – loci, Pythagoras, vectors, angles Higher Geometry and measures – vectors Algebra – transforming functions, working with symbols
German	Im Urlaub: Talking about holidays in present, past and future tense and practising the conditional tense. Rund um die arbeit: Students will explore future job and career opportunities and share their own desires for the future.	Eine wunderbare welt: Students will cover environment, global issues, and social issues such as homelessness. Oral exam preparation: Students will begin to prepare for their speaking exam.	Exam period and revision covering all four key skills: Students will have ample opportunity to prepare for the listening, reading and writing exam.
Music	Revision recap and composition development: Students will focus on listening and appraising skills, essay writing practice while they begin to develop their first composition and prepare for their first performance Set work – Africa by Toto: Students will analyse this pop song in depth, using DR SMITH to explore its key musical features. They complete listening and essay-style questions to test their understanding	Set work – Badinerie by J.S. Bach: Students will study Baroque music, focusing on melody, ornamentation and harmonic development- this unit includes listening and appraising exercises Composition 2 (set brief): Students complete their second composition based on a brief provided by the exam board, ensuring it meets all required criteria	Performance preparation: Students will refine both solo and ensemble performances, recording final versions for assessment Final revision: Students will review all set works, music theory and listening skills in preparation for their exam
Engineering	Students will work on a series of 12 different mini projects, each project will focus on the core principles of engineering – Engineering materials, engineering processes, and engineering requirements. Students will also work on their use of CAD software and fusion.	Year 11 NEA – externally set by the exam board each academic year.	Globalisation of engineering – Manufacture planning, MRP and JIT lean manufacture social, moral, ethical and sustainability issues associated with engineering.
French	L’environment, les issues sociaux: This scheme covers sub topics like local, national and international areas of interest Au collège: This scheme covers current and future employment	Bon travail: This scheme covers current and future employment Oral exam preparation	Exam Period and Revision covering all four key skills
PE	Core: Striking and fielding CNAT: The positive relationship between the media and sport, students complete NEA assessment. Introduction to the exam and user groups, user groups and possible barriers, barrier solutions, whole class feedback and the popularity of sport in the UK	Core: Students will take part in a variety of options, consolidating skills in full sided games, developing health and fitness and experiencing activities to foster a lifelong love an participation in physical activity beyond education. CNAT: Popularity of sport in the UK, emerging/new sports in the UK, WCF and sporting values, the Olympics and Paralympics, initiatives, etiquette and sporting behaviour, PEDS, pre-event aspects, major sporting events, positives and negatives during the event, immediate and longer term impacts post event, role of technology in sport, positives and negatives of technology in sport.	Core: Students will take part in a variety of options, consolidating skills in full sided games, developing health and fitness and experiencing activities to foster a lifelong love an participation in physical activity beyond education. CNAT: Positives and negatives of technology in sport, technology in sport application
RE	Christian practices: Students should study the beliefs, teachings and practices of Christianity specified below and their basis in Christian sources of wisdom and authority	Religion and life: Students should study religious teachings and religious teachings and religious, philosophical and ethical arguments, relating to abortion, euthanasia and animal experimentation	Muslim practices: Students should study the beliefs, teachings and practices of Islam and their basis in Islamic sources of wisdom and authority
Science	Ecology Quantitative chemistry Chemical analysis	Magnetism Waves Inheritance	Organic chemistry Space (triple only)
Hospitality and Catering	High level skill preparation techniques, performance review, dish justification Practical work – This will be where the students design dishes to suit a brief, 2 main dishes and 2 side dishes NEA planning and written work, students are given the real exam board scenario and start to work towards making notes for each recorded class session	Food safety in hospitality – pathogens, preventions, allergies, intolerances Practical work – sweet and savoury dishes of choice to reflect a complex skill, specialist cooks, dough, pastry, chicken, vegetable dishes	Revision booklets and exam papers Practical work – occasional celebration cooks

Subject

Cycle 1

Cycle 2

Cycle 3

Art

Fine art – Mechanical objects: Further developments – sculpture embellishments, mixed media experiments and surreal (morphing) animal

Graphics – Pop culture convention: Experimentation

Photography – Structures: Experimental drawings

Fine art – Mechanical objects: Further developments – ceramic portrait, artificial heart, synthetic portrait or abstract outcome

Graphics – Pop culture convention: 3D pop-up box, final outcomes

Photography – Structures: Sculpture, mixed media, experimentation, final design ideas and outcomes

Fine art – Externally set task: Mind map, observations, artist study, develop, experiment, refine and supervised time

Graphics – Externally set task: Artist research, Artist studies, Related Research, Typography, Logo Developments, Experimentation, Final Design Ideas

Photography – Externally set task: Mind-Map, Research, Analysis, Drawing, Studies, Experimental Photography and Post-Production

Computer Science

Computer networks: Students will learn about computer networks, their types, benefits, risks and the differences between wired and wireless networks

Cyber security: Students will learn about cyber security focusing on how to protect systems from malicious attacks

Databases and SQL: Students will learn about relational databases and how they are structured

Ethical, legal and environmental issues: Students will learn about the ethical, legal, and environmental issues surrounding the use of technology

Preparation for GCSE exams: Students will confidently be able to answer GCSE exams style questions and understand all content covered over two years.

English

Literature paper 2 – An Inspector Calls: Students will learn to answer a character or theme based essay on the text.

Literature paper 2 – Revision of An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict: Students will practice answering all given questions in the required times.

Language paper 2: Students will be able to read, analyse and compare the given texts within the required times and write in all the required forms.

Literature paper 1 – Frankenstein (sets 1&2)/A Christmas Carol (sets 3&6): Students will be able to answer questions on all the characters and all the themes within the novel.

Literature paper 1 – Romeo and Juliet: Students will be able to answer questions on all the characters and all the themes within the novel.

Language paper 1: Students can analyse language and structure and critically evaluate a text. Students can write effectively to describe or narrate.

An Inspector Calls Revision: Students will be able to answer exam questions on all the characters and all the themes within the novel.

Power and Conflict poetry: Students can write a full comparative essay on any named poem and one other from the anthology.

Unseen poetry: Students can read, interpret and compare two unseen poems.

Rolling revision: You will revise all the units of work for English Language and English Literature in preparation for your final exams.

Geography

The changing economic world: Understanding that there are various strategies for reducing the global development gap and that some LICs and NEEs are experiencing rapid economic development leading social, environmental and cultural change. Recognising that major economic changes in the UK have affected and will continue to affect employment patterns and regional growth.

Physical landscapes in the UK: Coastal landscapes – looking at distinctive coastal landforms and understanding that they are the result of rock type, structure and physical processes. Looking at strategies to protect coastlines.

Fieldwork: apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate information and issues related to geographical enquiry. Select, adapt and use a variety of skills and techniques to investigate questions and issues and communicate findings in relation to geographical enquiry.

Resource management: students will understand the changing demand and provision of resources in the UK, looking at ways to increase food supply, water supply and energy supply.

GCSE Health and Social Care

Current public health issues

Factors influencing health

Plan and create a campaign

Deliver and evaluate the campaign

Protecting service users

Retrieval practice

History

Part 1 – Elizabeth’s court and parliament: Students will continue their study of how Elizabeth ruled the country and learn to complete questions 1-3 of a full Elizabeth paper.

Part 2 – Life in Elizabethan times: Students will learn about society and cultural changes in Elizabethan England and in particular the issue of poverty in Elizabethan England.

Part 3 – Troubles at home and abroad: Students will learn about reactions to Elizabeth’s religious policy, the problem of Mary Queen of Scots and the conflict between England and Spain.

Part 4 – Historic environment study: We will teach about the chosen Historic Environment for the Elizabeth course: Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe (2024 Exams). Hardwick Hall (2025 Exams)

Thematic study: theme (Medicine/Power) has changed over time from the Medieval period to the present day. They will explore how key factors have impacted the lives of people in Britain across the time four time periods studied.

Revision: Students will follow a revision scheme of learning that will review key content from the four GCSE units. They will also revisit the exam technique for each question type across this scheme.

PSHCE

Living in the world: Careers – GCSE ready, Unifrog refresher, online presence, CV writing, keeping safe, tax and public spending, influence of media

Health and wellbeing: Physical health – Recreational drug use, exam preparation, the stress response, food for the brain, addiction, importance of sleep, recap on all basic first aid

Health and wellbeing: Mental health – Balance, substance misuse, stress management, anxiety and the strategies to cope, gaming and gambling

Relationships – Diverse relationships, online relationships, abuse, institutional sexism, pregnancy and fertility

Relationships – Online data, carrying weapons, year 7-11 recap, human rights, controlling and coercive behaviours, online data rules

Business

Growing the business

Making marketing decisions

Making operational decisions

Making financial decisions

Making human resources decisions

Revision of all learning from the start of the course

Maths

Foundation

Numbers – types of number, percentages

Algebra – sequences, working with symbols, linear graphs

Geometry and measure – trigonometry, area and perimeter

Ratio, proportion and rates of change – compound measures, ratio

Statistics – statistical measures

Higher

Statistics – statistical measures, data

Number – indices and standard form, percentages, surds

Geometry and measure – trigonometry, angles and area, area and volume

Algebra – iteration, linear graphs

Ratio, proportion and rates of change – ratio

Foundation

Probability

Algebra – equations, formulae

Number – fractions and decimals, indices

Geometry and measure – transformations, scales, volume and surface area

Higher

Geometry and measure – properties of circles, transformations, Pythagoras, construction

Probability

Algebra – inequalities, equations and formulae, simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, sequences

Number – fractions and decimals, prime factors

Ratio, proportion and rates of change – real life graphs

Foundation

Statistics – representing data

Algebra – coordinates and graphs, quadratics

Geometry and measures – loci, Pythagoras, vectors, angles

Higher

Geometry and measures – vectors

Algebra – transforming functions, working with symbols

German

Im Urlaub: Talking about holidays in present, past and future tense and practising the conditional tense.

Rund um die arbeit: Students will explore future job and career opportunities and share their own desires for the future.

Eine wunderbare welt: Students will cover environment, global issues, and social issues such as homelessness.

Oral exam preparation: Students will begin to prepare for their speaking exam.

Exam period and revision covering all four key skills: Students will have ample opportunity to prepare for the listening, reading and writing exam.

Music

Revision recap and composition development: Students will focus on listening and appraising skills, essay writing practice while they begin to develop their first composition and prepare for their first performance

Set work – Africa by Toto: Students will analyse this pop song in depth, using DR SMITH to explore its key musical features. They complete listening and essay-style questions to test their understanding

Set work – Badinerie by J.S. Bach: Students will study Baroque music, focusing on melody, ornamentation and harmonic development- this unit includes listening and appraising exercises

Composition 2 (set brief): Students complete their second composition based on a brief provided by the exam board, ensuring it meets all required criteria

Performance preparation: Students will refine both solo and ensemble performances, recording final versions for assessment

Final revision: Students will review all set works, music theory and listening skills in preparation for their exam

Engineering

Students will work on a series of 12 different mini projects, each project will focus on the core principles of engineering – Engineering materials, engineering processes, and engineering requirements. Students will also work on their use of CAD software and fusion.

Year 11 NEA – externally set by the exam board each academic year.

Globalisation of engineering – Manufacture planning, MRP and JIT lean manufacture social, moral, ethical and sustainability issues associated with engineering.

French

L’environment, les issues sociaux: This scheme covers sub topics like local, national and international areas of interest

Au collège: This scheme covers current and future employment

Bon travail: This scheme covers current and future employment

Oral exam preparation

Exam Period and Revision covering all four key skills

Core: Striking and fielding

CNAT: The positive relationship between the media and sport, students complete NEA assessment. Introduction to the exam and user groups, user groups and possible barriers, barrier solutions, whole class feedback and the popularity of sport in the UK

Core: Students will take part in a variety of options, consolidating skills in full sided games, developing health and fitness and experiencing activities to foster a lifelong love an participation in physical activity beyond education.

CNAT: Popularity of sport in the UK, emerging/new sports in the UK, WCF and sporting values, the Olympics and Paralympics, initiatives, etiquette and sporting behaviour, PEDS, pre-event aspects, major sporting events, positives and negatives during the event, immediate and longer term impacts post event, role of technology in sport, positives and negatives of technology in sport.

CNAT: Positives and negatives of technology in sport, technology in sport application

Christian practices: Students should study the beliefs, teachings and practices of Christianity specified below and their basis in Christian sources of wisdom and authority

Religion and life: Students should study religious teachings and religious teachings and religious, philosophical and ethical arguments, relating to abortion, euthanasia and animal experimentation

Muslim practices: Students should study the beliefs, teachings and practices of Islam and their basis in Islamic sources of wisdom and authority

Science

Ecology

Quantitative chemistry

Chemical analysis

Magnetism

Waves

Inheritance

Organic chemistry

Space (triple only)

Hospitality and Catering

High level skill preparation techniques, performance review, dish justification

Practical work – This will be where the students design dishes to suit a brief, 2 main dishes and 2 side dishes

NEA planning and written work, students are given the real exam board scenario and start to work towards making notes for each recorded class session

Food safety in hospitality – pathogens, preventions, allergies, intolerances

Practical work – sweet and savoury dishes of choice to reflect a complex skill, specialist cooks, dough, pastry, chicken, vegetable dishes

Revision booklets and exam papers

Practical work – occasional celebration cooks