Year 9 Curriculum & Arrangements

Term will formally start on Monday September 9^th.

Year 9 sessions will be three hours a day, Monday to Wednesday.

Monday to Wednesday there will be an option to arrive early to take part in Sports Coaching with Sport Elite 11.30-1.30 pm each day

We will also be offering a variety of activities on Freedom Thursdays and Freaky Fridays that are themed sessions supported by staff and guided by the students who attend.

It is hoped that the majority of parents will wish to sign their young people up for the  three four hour mornings, however, depending on demand, there may be the opportunity to join the team for just one or two subjects per day. Priority will be given to those wishing to attend all three hours.

The Sport elite session will take place 11.30-1.30pm three times a week and will be open to all home educators to enjoy.

The cost of the classes will depend on the number of students enrolled in each.

We will be taking bookings throughout the summer holiday and will advise parents of the charge of the session before the term formally starts on Monday September 9th. If only one student has enrolled for a class, parents will be given the option to withdraw before the first session occurs.

We ask that parents commit to a minimum of six sessions , giving three weeks notice if they do not wish to renew their booking for the next group of six weeks.

Cancellation Policy

Where staff availability exists, one to one sessions can be rescheduled once per half term, all other classes must be paid in full.

TimeTable

Year 9 Sessions – Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Optional Sports Session 11.30-1.30pm open to all home educators in years 9,10,11… whether you want to stay to the afternoon sessions.

1.45 pm
Meet, greet and discuss days highlights

2.00 – 2.55pm
Maths, Monday – Tuesday, Wednesday Science

2.55 – 3.05
Comfort Break

3.15 – 4.10pm
Monday Tuesday English – Wednesday Humanities.

4.10 – 5.00pm
Arts & Crafts

5.00 – 5.15
Celebrate success

Curriculum

The Core Maths Skills Year 9 Autumn Term

• Constructions Congruency Similarity.
• Transformation   Area of simple and composition shapes, 3D shapes, nets, surface area, volume.
• Sun catchers and mobiles.
• Circles, sectors, segments.
• Graphing.
• World Currencies and Exchange rates.

Year 9 Science Topics Autumn Term 2024

• Human Biology; The systems of the human body.

Year 9 English Topics Autumn Term 2024

• Explore how reality is presented in the media, including the genres of reality television, reportage, documentary, and sports reporting. Explore the impact of magazine writing and images on readers, including whole text and paragraph structure, sentence types and language choices in a range of writing purposes.
• Analysis Ted Talks and Famous Speeches to identify the most effective way to present a motivational speech.
• Delivering Monologues The work of Alan Bennett.
• The Art of Storytelling.
• Stories from World Culture.

Year 9 Humanities Investigation Topics to be selected from.

• The Evolution of the Modern Car and Commercial flight.
• The British Constitution, the Magna Carta, and the role of Government.
• The American Constitution,
• The 20^th Century Film Industry in USA and UK.
• 20^th Century world change.
• Glaciation.
• Tourism.

Year 9 Art and Craft Projects to be selected from

• Things that Fly, a collaborative project on creating large 2 and 3D representation of flight. Windchimes and mobiles, Optical Illusion, Manga, Animal Patterns and Camouflage, Advertising and graffiti art, Digital Art   the Rotary Young Artist, and Photographer Competitions.
• Drawing skills, portraiture, and life forms.

Sport

Selected activities from Cricket, Archery, Athletics, Football skills, Jiu jitsu , Kick boxing, racquet skills, skipping skills, under the watchful and skilled mentorship of Elite Sports.