Students at SJB study Drama to provide them with the ultimate opportunity to be creative. Through collaborative group work, students are encouraged out of their comfort zone and through creating and performing they are empowered to assert themselves, empathise, build confidence and gain life-long social skills.
Key Stage 4
Qualification: GCSE / BTEC (or delete if a non-examined subject) Exam Board: AQA Coursework/Practical exam: 60% Exam: 40% Exam Structure: 1 written exam in the summer of Year 11. 1 hour 45 minutes. Link to specification: GCSE Drama Specification Specification for first teaching in 2016 Course Overview:
Our GCSE Drama offers students the opportunity to explore drama as a practical art form in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention. Students will create, perform and respond to drama informed by their theoretical knowledge of drama and theatre. Students will be given the opportunity to explore drama as a practical art form in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention. Students will create, perform and respond to drama informed by their theoretical knowledge of drama and theatre (see unit breakdown below). For the practical units students choose to work as performers or designers (design students may choose lighting, sound, set, costume or puppets). Students will be given numerous opportunities to go on theatre trips and work with actors and theatre professionals in school. Component 1 worth 40%:
Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre
Study of one set play from a choice of six – we are doing Blood Brothers.
Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers (including a trip to the theatre!)
Component 2 worth 40%:
Process of creating devised drama
Performance of devised drama (students may contribute as performer or designer) 20 marks
Analysis and evaluation of own work (written coursework) 60 marks
Component 3 worth 20%:
Performance of 2 extracts from a published play for an audience. No written coursework.
Design and Technology
Teachers of Design and Technology
Mrs N C Armstrong
Mr T Birch
Mrs C Cunningham
Mr J Granville Hamshar
Mr C Mander
Miss D Muscat
Mrs L Ray (Curriculum Leader)
Our Vision for Design and Technology
Students at SJB study Design and Technology to become individuals who are equipped with the skills, understanding and responsibility for shaping the world for future generations. Curiosity, creativity, adaptability, independence, and problem solving underpin everything we do.
Key Stage 4
Qualification: GCSE Design and Technology Exam Board: AQA NEA: 50% Exam: 50% Exam Structure: 1 x 2hr exam paper sat in the summer of Year 11 Link to specification: AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552) Course Overview:
Our GCSE Design and Technology specification sets out the knowledge, understanding and skills required to undertake the iterative design process of exploring, creating and evaluating. The majority of the specification is delivered through the practical application of this knowledge and understanding.
The subject content has been split into three sections as follows:
Core technical principles:
new and emerging technologies
energy generation and storage
developments in new materials
systems approach to designing
mechanical devices
materials and their working properties
Specialist technical principles
selection of materials or components
forces and stresses
ecological and social footprint
sources and origins
using and working with materials
stock forms, types and sizes
scales of production
specialist techniques and processes
surface treatments and finishes
Designing and making principles
investigation, primary and secondary data
environmental, social and economic challenge
the work of others
design strategies
communication of design ideas
prototype development
selection of materials and components
tolerances
material management
specialist tools and equipment
specialist techniques and processes
Computing
Teachers of Computing
Miss N Bailey
Mr D Dodwell-Bennett (Curriculum Leader)
Our Vision for Computing
Students at SJB who study Computing will have their eyes opened to a digital world that is changing every day. They will learn how to think logically, problem solve and build programs for real world situations. They will also develop their innovative and creative skills using digital editing tools. Computing will give them the opportunity to enter new and exciting careers in data science, artificial intelligence, engineering, and beyond.
Key Stage 4
Students will develop analytical and problem-solving skills, programming skills, and logical reasoning skills.Qualification: GCSE Exam Board: AQA Exam: Paper 1 Computational skills and programming 50% Exam: Paper 2 Computer science theory 50% Exam Structure: Paper 1 is a 2 hour written exam, Paper 2 is 1 hour 45 minutes written exam, sat in the summer of Year 11
Link to specification: AQA GCSE Computer Science Course Overview:
Fundamentals of algorithms
Programming
Fundamentals of data representation
Computer systems
Fundamentals of computer networks
Cyber security
Relational databases and structured query language (SQL)
Ethical, legal and environmental impacts of digital technology on wider society, including issues of privacy
Art & Design
Teachers of Art & Design
Miss A Kitching
Mrs C D Setterfield (Curriculum Leader)
Mrs L Kern
Our Vision for Art & Design
Students at SJB who study Art and Design embark on a journey of self-expression. Along the way there will be a variety of practical opportunities across a range of skill sets. Students explore, enjoy, unlock their creative potential and enhance their wellbeing. Art and Design prepares students for the creative industries and equips them with transferable skills for other pathways.
Key Stage 4
Qualification: GCSE Exam Board: OCR Portfolio: 60% Students develop their own theme from a set starting point and select their own choice of artists and designers to inspire and inform their work. Externally Set Task: 40% Externally Set Task Structure: Preparatory period commencing on or from 1 January (of Year 11).
Five themes each with a range of visual and written stimuli set by the exam board of which students select one as their starting point and own choice of artists to inspire and inform their work. The preparatory period concludes with 10 hours of supervised time where students produce a final outcome/s. Link to specification: GCSE – Art and Design (9-1) – J170-J176 (from 2016) – OCR OCR GCSE (9-1) Art and Design J170-J176 specification – Version 1.4 (January 2020)
Course Overview:
x5 50 minute lesson a fortnight
Students explore and are encouraged to work with a range of materials and processes including, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital media and mix media among others.
The course is very much personalised to students’ strengths. Independence is strongly promoted as students develop their own ideas and work in response to the artists and designers that they have chosen to study.
Curriculum
Key Stage 4 Curriculum
Students follow a programme of study that exceeds the National Curriculum with the majority of subjects studied leading to certification at Level 2 (GCSE/BTEC etc). We strive to balance excellent academic outcomes with a broad, knowledge rich curriculum.
All students follow courses in the following throughout Year 10 and 11: English, Mathematics, Science, Religious Education, Physical Education and PSHE/RSE. The vast majority of students also study either History or Geography and a Modern Foreign Language (Spanish, Italian or French), as well as two ‘Options’ from the subjects listed below. Around 90% of students achieve their EBacc.
A very small proportion of our cohort are invited to undertake our “Pathway 2 Offer” which enables them to focus on fewer examination subjects. This is very much a bespoke offer that changes annually to best meet the needs of the individuals and their learning needs. For example; where a GCSE in Geography or History is not appropriate, we offer a NCFE Level 2 qualification in Travel and Tourism; or where studying two academic ‘Options’ subjects is not appropriate we offer a bridge to the Duke of Edinburgh Award which provides a rich life skills curriculum; or where a student has significant literacy and/or numeracy needs their curriculum may include additional Maths and English; or where there is risk of a child not achieving GCSE pass in English Literature and/or Language we may enter them for Functional Skills English Level 1/2 in Year 10 and/or Year 11. The offer is always bespoke to the individual so as to ensure that we keep the curriculum as broad as possible for as long as possible whilst simultaneously meeting their needs and ensuring that every child flourishes and leaves SJB equipped for their next steps.
The ‘Options’ subjects available currently are as below:
GCSE qualifications
Art
Business Studies
Computer Science
Design and Technology with Resistant Materials
Design and Technology with Graphics
Drama
Food Preparation & Nutrition
Geography
History
Music
Physical Education
BTEC qualifications
Level 2 BTEC Creative Digital Media
Level 2 BTEC Tech award in Enterprise (Business Studies)
Please note options subjects are revised annually and are subject to change.
Click on the links below for detailed subject information:
If you have any questions or require further information about our curriculum, please contact the Curriculum Lead who will be happy to help, or our Deputy Head, Miss A.Dwyer (a.dwyer@sjb.surrey.sch.uk)
BTEC Creative Digital Media
Teachers of Media Studies
Mr D Kaye
Mr J Sharp (Joint Curriculum Leader)
Mr C Wall (Joint Curriculum Leader)
Reasons to Study BTEC Media
The Level 3 Vocational BTEC Media Course is rooted in industry practice. You will develop your creative, technical, and organisational skills to prepare you for the workplace. You will evidence this through a series of units that will develop and test your independence skills.
Our Vision for Media Studies
The Media is powerful. It is persuasive in shaping the views of society. SJB students will learn to interrogate what has become so easily consumed in the media landscape. We aim to equip the students with essential 21st century skills and knowledge – media literacy, creativity, critical thinking, and employability.
Career Paths
Media Production
Film Production
Journalism
Presenting
Editorial
Marketing
Advertising
Teaching
Copy writing
Event management
Outline of Course
Qualification: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media Production Exam Board: Pearson Btec Coursework Structure: Students will complete 5 units of independent study over a 2-year course. Unit 25: Sound Recording: research, plan and produce sound recordings Unit 24: Sound Editing: research, plan and edit sound for a media product Unit 39: Lighting Techniques: research, plan and produce lighting effects for media products Unit 10: Film Fiction: analyse, plan and produce, and edit a short film Unit 3: Digital Media Skills: respond to a set Pearson brief using all the skills developed to construct a complete media product.
Course Overview:The Level 3 Vocational Btec Media Course prepares students for the creative media industries; it focuses on the development of research, planning and practical skills necessary for the workplace. Students will develop and refine their technical and creative skills (lighting, camera, sound and editing). Their development will be evidenced through written reports, practical workshops, experimentation and through the construction of their own media products. Assessment will take place periodically by Pearson across the 2-year course of study.
The Level 3 Vocational Btec Media Course prepares students for the creative media industries; it focuses on the development of research, planning and practical skills necessary for the workplace. Students will develop and refine their technical and creative skills (lighting, camera, sound and editing). Their development will be evidenced through written reports, practical workshops, experimentation and through the construction of their own media products. Assessment will take place periodically by Pearson across the 2-year course of study. Link to specification: BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Creative Media Production specification
Key Stage 3 Curriculum
The curriculum throughout KS3 is inline with the National Curriculum for all students. Information on each of the subjects studied through KS3 can be found below.
Click on the links below for detailed subject information.
We operate a two week timetable consisting of 60, 50 minute lessons. The balance of curriculum time for 24-25 is outlined below. For example English have seven 50 minute lessons per fortnight.
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
English
7
7
7
Reading
2
2
1
Maths
7
8
8
Science
6
7
7
RE
6
6
4
MFL
5
4
6
Art
2
2
3
Computing
2
2
2
Drama
2
2
2
DT/Food
4
4
4
Geography
4
4
4
History
4
4
4
Music
3
2
2
PE
4
4
4
PSHE
2
2
2
We offer French, Spanish, Italian and German as Modern Foreign Languages – from September 2024, all student will be assigned to one language on entry to the school and then continue to study this throughout the five years to GCSE.
Academic reports for KS3 students are sent home to parents three times a year. The timings of these reports vary for each year group, but are broadly once per term. More information on the the information assessment and monitoring can be found here. Students will receive one of four grades – Less than expected, Expected, Good or Exceptional – for each subject. Our aim is for all students to be at least “Expected” by the end of the academic year as this means that they are on track to achieve their targets at GCSE.
Departments define specifically what the “Expected” level is in their subject in their mastery assessment frameworks. Students will use these frameworks in lessons so that they know what level they are currently working at and what they can do to improve. The KS3 mastery assessment frameworks can be found on the subject pages by clicking the links above.
If you have any questions or require further information about our curriculum, please contact the Curriculum Lead who will be happy to help, or our Deputy Head, Miss A.Dwyer (a.dwyer@sjb.surrey.sch.uk).
Chemistry
Teachers of Science
Miss K Heeley
Mr M Lenton
Miss V J Sears
Miss L McMahon
Mr R Beaumont
Reasons to Study Chemistry
Aside from the huge range of career opportunities that studying chemistry opens up, you learn how to be objective, analytical, methodical, and in turn solve your own questions that you have about the world around you.
Our Vision for Chemistry
Students at SJB study Chemistry as it helps our understanding of the world around us. Everything we know about the universe, from how trees reproduce to what an atom is made up of, is the result of scientific research and experiment. Human progress throughout history has largely rested on advances in science. From our knowledge of gravity to cutting-edge medicines, students of Science have shaped our modern world. All of these advances can trace their origin back to individuals learning about science as students. That’s why it is in all our interests to promote Science as a subject at SJB; it ensures the next wave of progress in all of the fields that affect our daily lives.
Career Paths
Chemistry opens the doors to a huge range of degree courses and career paths including:
Qualification: GCE Chemistry Exam Board: OCR Coursework: 0% Exam: 100% Exam Structure:
Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry Paper – 2hr 15mins
Synthesis and analytical techniques Paper – 2hr 15mins
Unified Chemistry Paper – 1hr 30mins Link to specification: A Level Specification Chemistry A H432
Course Overview: Module 1 – Development of practical skills in chemistry
Practical skills assessed in a written examination
Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Atoms, compounds, molecules and equations
Amount of substance
Acid–base and redox reactions
Electrons, bonding and structure
Module 3 – Periodic table and energy
The periodic table and periodicity
Group 2 and the halogens
Qualitative analysis
Enthalpy changes
Reaction rates and equilibrium (qualitative)
Module 4 – Core organic chemistry
Basic concepts
Hydrocarbons
Alcohols and haloalkanes
Organic synthesis
Analytical techniques (IR and MS)
Module 5 – Physical chemistry and transition elements
Reaction rates and equilibrium (quantitative)
pH and buffers
Enthalpy, entropy and free energy
Redox and electrode potentials
Transition elements
Module 6 – Organic chemistry and analysis
Aromatic compounds
Carbonyl compounds
Carboxylic acids and esters
Nitrogen compounds
Polymers
Organic synthesis
Chromatography and spectroscopy (NMR)
National Extended Certificate Sport
Teachers of PE
Miss R Jeppeson (Curriculum Leader)
Mr C Black
Mr D Newman
Mr E Green
Miss H Peterkin
Mr J Hacker
Miss L Hockin
Mrs M Shaw
Mr T Birch
Reasons to Study BTEC PE
Studying BTEC PE develops your understanding of a subject that many students are often passionate about. It allows you to explore the relationship between elite performance, physiology, psychology and biomechanics as well as media and business. You will also be able to apply much of what you have learned to human health and wellbeing. The course is a mixture of both coursework and exams that are taken throughout the 2 years.
Our Vision for PE
Students at SJB study PE to guide & inspire them to maintain optimum health & fitness for the rest of their lives. They will develop physical literacy & experience positive feelings around physical activity, building confidence in their bodies. PE develops a range of life skills including leadership, teamwork & a resilience to physical & mental challenges. For many students, physical education will be a source of great passion & can foster a curiosity in the limits of human health & performance.
All students will be able to take part in physical activity during their key skills time. Students have the opportunity to extend their study of Physical Education by following A-Level or BTEC Sport courses.
Qualification: BTEC Exam Board: Edexcel Coursework: 33% Exam: 67% Exam Structure: 2 x 2hour exam papers sat in the summer of Year 13 Link to specification: Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport
Course Overview:
Assessment:
4 units over 2 years:
Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology (Exam)
Unit 2: Fitness Training and Programming for Health Sport and Well-being (Exam)
Unit 3: Professional Development in the Sports Industry (Marked Internally)
Unit 5: Application of Fitness Testing (Marked Internally)
Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology (Exam) (Year 1) What’s assessed
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Respiratory System
Cardiovascular System
Energy Systems
How it’s assessed
Written exam: 1hour 30mins
Total: 80 marks
33% of BTEC Sport
Unit 2: Fitness Training and Programming for Health Sport and Well-being (Exam) (Year 2) What’s assessed
Students will be prepared for a scenario based exam. They will be able to take in 4 pages of pre-prepared notes to assist them with this exam
Section A – Examine Lifestyle Factors and their Effect on Health and Well-Being
Section B – Understanding the Screening Process for Training Programming
Section C – Understand Programme-Related Nutritional Needs
Section D – Examine Training Methods for Different Components of Fitness
Section E – Understand Training Programme Design
How it’s assessed
Written exam: 2hours 30mins
Total: 60 marks
33% of BTEC Sport
Unit 3: Professional Development in the Sports Industry (Marked Internally) (Year 2) What’s assessed
Learning Aim A – Understand the Career and Job Opportunities in the Sports Industry
Learning Aim B – Explore Own Skills Using a Skills Audit to Inform a Career Development Action Plan
Learning Aim C – Undertake a Recruitment Activity to Demonstrate the Processes that Can Lead to a Successful Job Offer in a Selected Pathway
How it’s assessed
Internal assessment, external moderation
17% of BTEC Sport
Unit 5: Application of Fitness Testing (Marked Internally) (Year 1) What’s assessed
Learning Aim A – Understand the Principles of Fitness Testing
Learning Aim B – Explore Fitness Testing for Different Components of Fitness
Learning Aim C – Undertake Evaluation and Feedback if Fitness Tests Results
How it’s assessed
Internal assessment, external moderation
17% of BTEC Sport
What we are looking for:
Students who have a genuine interest in Sport
Students who currently take part in Sport
Students who enjoy being challenged by a mixture of practical and theory tasks
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