NPCAT ASPIRE

“True education enables us to love life and opens us to the fullness of life.” 

( Pope Francis 2014)

 

At Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, we set high expectations to ensure that every pupil excels across all aspects of school life. Our intention is to ensure pupils make excellent progress by removing any potential barriers to learning. Our aim is to ensure that all pupils across our secondary schools leave with knowledge and skills which will not only create excellent life opportunities, but will also prepare them exceptionally well for life beyond school.

As part of our drive to raise pupil engagement and improve pupil progress and achievement ahead of the summer GCSE examinations,  we are launching a series of pre- recorded masterclasses and resources in various subjects to support pupils with their preparation and revision. These sessions will complement the work and revision provided by your child’s own school. The pre-recorded revision sessions will be delivered by our expert teachers from across the Trust. The sessions will be linked explicitly to the GCSE specifications and focus on the knowledge, content and skills that pupils will require for the examinations. There will be a focus on revision of specific topic areas , covering the different papers for each subject. Although these sessions are pre- recorded so that pupils can watch them at any time to suit their own revision, in order to help pupils organise their time, workload  and revision in the approach to the examinations we have suggested appropriate times to access each masterclass. A suggested timetable can be found for each subject below.

 

 

Week commencing English External resources
 

w/c 14th April

GCSE English Language Paper 1 q3 analysing the structure of an extract

GCSE English Language Paper 1 q4 to what extent do you agree with the statement – PEELs

A Christmas Carol – Revision 1

A Christmas Carol – Revision 2

A Christmas Carol – Revision 3

 

w/c 21st April

Poetry Revision -Comparison of ‘London’ and ‘Emigree’ for Literature Paper 2

GCSE English Language Paper 2 Q5 Writing to Argue or Persuade

Anthology Power Poetry – Revision 1

Anthology Power Poetry – Revision 2

 

w/c 28th April

Poetry Revision – Comparison of ‘Storm on the Island’ and ‘Exposure’ for Literature Paper 2
 

w/c 5th May

GCSE Literature Paper 1 Romeo and Juliet and A Christmas Carol Booster Session
 

w/c 12th May

GCSE Literature Paper 2 An Inspector Calls, Poetry and Unseen Poetry Booster Session
 

w/c 19th May

GCSE English Language Paper 1: revision q1

GCSE English Language Paper 1: q2 language analysis PEELs

GCSE English Language Paper 1: q3 structural methods PEELS

GCSE English Language Paper 1: q4 to what extent do you agree PEELs

 

w/c 26th May

GCSE English Language Paper 2: q3 language analysis PEELS

GCSE English Language Paper 2: q2 SQIII inference comparison

GCSE English Language Paper 2: q4 comparing writers’ viewpoints

 

Week commencing Maths
 

w/c 14th April

Foundation: All about data

Foundation: Algebra skills

Higher: All about data

Higher: Algebra skills

 

w/c 21st April

Foundation: All about ratio

Foundation: All about proportion

Higher: All about ratio

Higher: All about proportion

 

w/c 28th April

 Percentages

Foundation: All about angles

Percentages

Higher: All about angles

 

w/c 5th May

Area and volume
 

w/c 12th May

Foundation: Calculator tips and tricks

Foundation: Using the formula sheet

Higher: Calculator tips and tricks

Higher: Using the formula sheet

 

w/c 19th May

Non-calculator Number skills

Transformations, elevations, bearings, constructions and loci

 

w/c 26th May

Paper 2
Paper 3 preparation Unseen topics: Percentages

Unseen topics: Proportion

Unseen topics: Standard form

Unseen topics: Foundation trigonometry

Unseen topics : Higher trigonometry

Unseen topics: Angles

Unseen topics: Foundation data and statistics

Unseen topics: Higher data and statistics

Unseen topics: Foundation Algebra

Unseen topics: Higher Algebra

 

Week commencing Science  External resources
 

w/c 14th April

Paper 1 Biology – Microscopy % 

Paper 1 Biology – Mitosis and the cell cycle

Paper 1 Biology – Osmosis Required Practical 

Paper 1 Biology – Food testing

Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells

Biological molecules and enzymes

Transport and exchange surfaces

 

w/c 21st April

Paper 1 – Biology – Infection and response (full topic review)

Paper 1 Biology – Bioenergetics (full topic review)

Health and Disease 
 

w/c 28th April

Paper 1 Chemistry – Atomic Structure and the Periodic table  Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table 
 

w/c 5th May

Paper 1 Chemistry – Bonding and Allotropes of Carbon Chemistry of Carbon 
 

w/c 12th May

Paper 1 Physics – Transformers and the National Grid Energy of moving objects 
 

w/c 19th May

Paper 1 Physics – Particle Model (Full Topic Review)  
 

w/c 26th May

Biology Paper 2 – Homeostasis (Full topic Review)  DNA and the genome

Classification in modern biology

 

w/c 2nd June

Biology Paper 2 – Ecology (Full Topic Review)  
 

w/c 9th June

Physics Paper 2 – Magnetism (Full Topic Review) Measuring waves

Electromagnetic waves

 

Week commencing RE
 

w/c 14th April

Component 3 – Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings – Nature of God

Component 3 – Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings – The Shekinah

Component 3 – Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings – The Messiah

 

w/c 21st April

Component 3 – Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings – Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants

Component 3 – Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings – Pikuach Nefesh

Component 3 – Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings – The Mitzvot

 

w/c 28th April

Component 3 – Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings – The Afterlife

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices -Orthodox and Reform Synagogue services

 

w/c 5th May

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices – Worship in the home

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices – The Synagogue

 

w/c 12th May

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices – Brit Milah, Bar and Bat Mitzvah

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices – Marriage and Mourning

 

w/c 19th May

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices – The Tanakh and the Talmud: Keeping Kosher

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

 

w/c 26th May

Component 3 – Judaism: Practices – Pesach and Sukkot

 

Week commencing French
 

w/c 28th April

Paper 1 Speaking: The Role Play card – How to prepare and respond (Foundation)

Paper 1 Speaking: The Role Play card – How to prepare and respond (Higher)

 

w/c 5th May

Paper 1 Speaking: The Photocard -How to prepare and respond (Foundation)

Paper 1 Speaking: The Photocard -How to prepare and respond (Higher)

 

w/c 12th May

All papers: Vocabulary Blitz – The most commonly encountered words!

Paper 3 Reading: Literary Texts – How to tackle them

 

w/c 19th May

Paper 3 Reading: Comprehension questions in French – How to answer them (Foundation)

Paper 3 Reading: Comprehension questions in French – How to answer them (Higher)

 

w/c 26th May

Paper 4 Writing: Q3 Foundation/Higher crossover question – How to write at length
 

w/c 2nd June

Paper 4 Writing: Q2 Higher question – How to write 150+ words!

 

Week commencing Geography External resources
 

w/c 14th April

Paper 1 – Living with the physical environments – Tectonic hazards Natural and tectonic hazards

Weather hazards

Climate change

Ecosystems and biomes

Tropical rainforests

Cold environments

Costal landscapes

River landscapes

Glacial landscapes

Global patterns of urbanisation

Global variations in economic development

Economic futures in the UK

 

w/c 21st April

Paper 1 – Living with the physical environments – Tectonic hazards – part 2

 

 

w/c 28th April

Paper 1 – Living with the physical environments – Tropical storms

 

 

w/c 5th May

Paper 1 – Living with the physical environments – UK weather hazards and climate change

 

 

w/

c 12th May

Paper 1 – Living with the physical environments – Tropical rainforests

 

 

w/c 19th May

Paper 2 – Challenges of the human environment – Urban Issues 
 

w/c 28th May

Paper 2 – Challenges of the human environment – Resource management 

 

Week commencing Further Maths
1. Circles

2. Differentiation

3. Functions

4. Factor theorem

5. Matrices

6. Trigonometric identities