Richard Challoner School

Xavier Centre Curriculum Plans

Please see below for information regarding the subjects studied...

(NB This area is currently being updated)

Art

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Arts Award

Arts Award Explore (Entry Level 3) - Year 12 Students

Arts Award Section What Young People Should Know Evidence Required
Part A: Take Part
  • Participation in at least two arts activities
  • What they have learnt about the arts through active participation
  • A record of taking part in more than one arts activity
  • Identification of what they have learnt from taking part in these arts activities
Part B: Explore
  • An exploration of the work of at least one artist
  • An exploration of the work of at least one arts organisation
  • A record of what they have found out about the work of artists
  • A record of what they have found out about the work of the arts organisations
Part C: Create
  • Participation in an arts activity, leading to the creation of an artwork
  • The application of arts skills through making artwork
  • A record of the process of creating their artwork
  • A record of their final work
Part D: Share
  • Identification of personal enjoyment and/or achievement(s)
  • Communication of enjoyment and/or achievement(s) to others
  • Identification of what has been enjoyed and/or achieved through completing the award
  • A record of what was shared and how it was shared with others

 

Arts Award Bronze (Level 1) - Year 13 Students

Arts Award Section What Young People Should Know Evidence Required
Part A: Explore the arts as a participant
  • Participate in any art form
  • Improvement in personal arts practice
  • A description of their arts activity
  • Evidence of participating in their arts activity, e.g. through written/recorded diary logs, annotated photos, notes comments or feedback
  • A summary of what they have learnt and how their interests, knowledge and skills have developed
Part B: Explore the arts as an audience member
  • Experience of one or more arts events/experience(s)
  • Reflection on the quality of the arts event(s)/experience(s)
  • Their opinion about the arts event(s)/experience(s)
  • Communication of their reflection/views about the arts event(s)/experience(s)
  • Evidence of attending at least one arts event or experience, for example, programme, postcard, photographs, ticket
  • Evidence of personal reflection on the event(s)/experience(s) and their creative impact
  • Evidence of communicating/sharing personal reflection with at least one other person

Part C: Arts inspiration

  • Simple research into, and appreciation of, the work of an artist, craftsperson or arts practitioner
  • What they have learnt from the research into the person’s arts practice, career, life and work
  • Evidence of their research, for example, notes, photographs or recordings
  • A summary, in any format that others can understand, of why the person was chosen and what they learnt about that person’s arts practice, career, life and work

Part D: Art share - passing on arts skills to others

  • Discussion with their advisor or another arts professional about the plans for their arts skills share
  • Delivery of their arts skills share
  • How well they passed on their arts skills
  • An explanation of their arts skills share activity, why they chose it and the plans they’ve made
  • Evidence of the activity and how they passed on their arts skills to others
  • Reflection on how well they passed on their arts skills

Drama

Information Pending

English

Please note, that this is a rolling curriculum, students may start on Year 1 or Year 2.

Each term has a focus, but reading, writing and speaking & listening skills are practised and developed throughout the year. There is an emphasis on repetition and using skills learnt in different contexts.

Examples of specific topics and activities cover Entry Level 1 to Level 1 and not all students will master all the below skills.

Year A

Autumn 1

Writing – Key Skills: The alphabet; spelling

  • Saying and writing the names of letters, using both upper and lower case
  • Spelling strategies
  • Putting words in alphabetical order
  • Using a dictionary 

Autumn 2

Reading – Key Skills: Understand the main point in texts; Identify different purposes of texts

  • Using texts such as short fiction or excerpts from stories, instructions (manuals, recipes, directions), articles and advertisements

Spring 1

Speaking & Listening – Key Skills: Identify relevant information from explanations; follow discussions

  • Listening to news reports, adverts, information from voice messages/announcements and extracting relevant information
  • Following and joining in discussions about subjects of interest and current affairs

Spring 2

Writing – Key Skills: Communicate information in writing; use compound sentences and conjunctions

  • Using writing to communicate in a number of different ways, e.g. text messages, emails, reports, articles, stories, lists
  • Extending sentences using: and; because; but; or; yet; so

Summer 1

Reading – Key Skills: Use strategies to find the meanings of words; understand presentational features

  • Strategies to work out the meanings of words such as dictionaries, the internet, working out meaning from context
  • Presentational features such as titles/headlines, subheadings, images and captions, fonts and paragraphs
  • Using texts such as newspapers and magazines

Summer 2

Speaking & Listening – Key Skills: Make requests and ask questions; respond appropriately to questions; express opinions

  • Role-play activities such as going to a café or shop or making a phone call and making a request
  • Make a phone call to ask a question. Respond appropriately to questions
  • Plan an end-of-term event, practising the above skills

Year B

Autumn 1

Writing – Key Skills: Using punctuation; plurals; subject/verb agreement

  • Full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophes
  • Forming regular and irregular plurals
  • Subject/verb agreement (e.g. I am/We are…)
  • Using tenses correctly

Autumn 2

Reading – Key Skills: Understand the main point in texts; Identify different purposes of texts.

  • Using texts such as short fiction or excerpts from stories, instructions (manuals, recipes, directions), articles and advertisements

Spring 1

Speaking & Listening – Key Skills: Express information and communicate feelings about a topic; make relevant contributions to discussions

  • Do a presentation about a topic of interest
  • Take part in a debate

Spring 2

Writing – Key Skills: Complete forms asking for personal information; write using appropriate language for the audience

  • Completing forms, e.g. application forms or online shopping
  • Looking at formal and informal language

Summer 1

Reading – Key Skills: Make inferences from texts. Know the difference between fact and opinion

  • Inferring from pictures and texts what is happening/what will happen
  • Identifying what information from text is a fact and what is an opinion

Summer 2

Speaking & Listening – Key Skills: Turn-taking; listening to and responding to the views of others

  • Take turns in activities that involve turn-taking
  • Asking follow-up questions and making additional comments
  • Plan an end-of-term event, practising the above skills

For more detailed information about what your young person will be covering each term, please select the plan of their current level.

Food Skills

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Gardening

This is an OCR Life and Living skill area Horticulture Curriculum.

It is seasonal, depending on the weather and natural changes in the environment. Students improve their skills in years 12,13 and 14 working with different seeds and plants each year.

Autumn

The learner will be able to clear and prepare a planting site
The learner can:
1.1    Clear a site 
1.2    Prepare a site ready for planting
1.3    Remove and dispose of debris appropriately

The learner will be able to plant up the prepared site  
The learner can:
2.1    Plant the prepared site (planting spring flowering bulbs and plants such as garlic)

The learner will be able to work safely
The learner can:
3.1    Work in a way that minimizes risks to self and others
3.2    Wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
3.3    Use tools safely and effectively when preparing the site

The learner will be able to clean tools after use
The learner can:
4.1    Clean tools after use

The learner will be able to store tools and equipment after use
The learner can:
Store tools and/or equipment appropriately after use

Spring

The learner will be able to insert plant material
The learner can:
1.1    Collect and prepare plant material for inserting (seeds, beans etc.)
1.2    Give a reason for handling plant material carefully
1.3    Choose tools and equipment and check they are safe to use
1.4    Carry out activities to insert plant materials
1.5    Provide immediate aftercare to plant
1.6    State the conditions needed for plants to grow
1.7    Use, clean and store PPE, tools and equipment safely

Summer

The learner will be able to care for plant material
The learner can:
1.1    Provide appropriate protection for plant material (propagators, netting, stakes etc.)
1.2    Water plant material as required (efficient watering techniques)
1.3    Check that appropriate care has been given (deadheading, weeding, protecting from pests)

The learner will be able to work safely
The learner can:
4.1    Use, clean and store PPE, tools and equipment safely

ICT

Year A

Term Topic Key Concepts/Words

Autumn 1

 

Autumn 2

Word Processing Skills (approx. 10 weeks)

 

Students will take part in sessions looking at different skills in Microsoft Word. Those who work faster will also have an opportunity to practice touch typing.

 

Project: Create a Poster using concepts learnt over the term.

Font
Size
Bold, Underline, Italic
Colour
Word Art
Alignment
Inserting Pictures
Page Orientation
Page Colour
Border
Typing

Autumn 2

 

Spring 1

Presentation Skills (approx. 8 weeks)

 

Students will take part in sessions looking at different skills in Microsoft PowerPoint.

 

Project: Create and present a PowerPoint about a topic of their choosing, using the skills learnt over the last term.

Slide
Layout
Design
Inserting Shapes
Inserting Text Boxes
Formatting Shapes and Pictures
Inserting videos
Transitions
Animations
Spring 2

Email

 

Students will learn how to send an email using Gmail.

Email address
Subject 
CC / BCC
Attachment
Signature
Reply / Reply All

Summer 1

 

Summer 2

Online Safety

 

Students will learn about digital citizenship, how to keep their information safe online and what to do if they experience cyberbullying.

Digital Citizenship
Online Community
Social Media
Keeping Information Safe
Cyber Bullying

 

Year B

Term Topic Key Concepts/Words
Autumn 1

Word Processing Skills

 

Students will take part in sessions looking at different skills in Microsoft Word. Those who work faster will also have an opportunity to practise touch typing.

 

Project: Create a Poster using concepts learnt over the term.

Tables
Highlighting
Strikethrough
Line Spacing
Find & Replace
Bullets and numbering
Header / Footer / Page Number

Autumn 2

Presentation Skills

 

Students will take part in sessions looking at different skills in Microsoft PowerPoint.

 

Project: Create and present a PowerPoint about a topic of their choosing, using the skills learnt over the last term.

Slide
Layout
Design
Inserting Shapes
Inserting Text Boxes
Formatting Shapes and Pictures
Inserting Videos
Transitions
Animations

Spring 1

 

Spring 2

Online Research

 

Students will get used to researching a variety of topics online and deciding whether the sources are trustworthy. 

 

Students will practise how to shop online and compare prices.

Search Engine
Web Page
Address Bar
Finding Trustworthy Sources
Online Shopping
Book Mark
Favourites

Summer 1

 

Summer 2

Online Safety

 

Students will learn about some of the risks of being online including viruses, hacking, spam and bot accounts.


They will learn how to share information safely and keep details private. They will have an understanding of a digital footprint and how this can impact their later lives.

Virus
Hacking
Spam
Bots
Sharing information
Digital Privacy
Digital Footprint

Life Skills

Life Skills lessons are once per week. While there is a focus for the term, the below skills are practised at various times throughout the year and will be revisited both formally and informally on many occasions.

The order in which things are taught, how long is spent on each topic and the levels of independence expected to be shown will vary greatly depending on the needs of the group.

Personal Hygiene and Health

  • The importance of keeping body, hair and teeth clean
  • Different products to use
  • Basic first aid
  • Healthier eating, balanced diet
  • Human bones and organs and their functions

Money

  • Coin and note values
  • Using debit, credit cards and phone payments
  • Visit local shops for shopping challenges
  • Role-play ordering in café/restaurant

Road Safety

  • Finding safer places to cross, zebra and pedestrian crossing
  • Using stop, look, listen, cross instructions
  • Following basic directions out in the community

Public Transport

  • Planning a journey
  • Using bus/train timetables and apps
  • Dealing with unexpected situations when travelling

Household Chores

  • Making a hot drink/snack
  • Changing bedding
  • Using a washing machine/reading clothes washing instruction labels
  • Using a microwave, oven and kettle safely
  • Using a vacuum cleaner, dusting and cleaning surfaces
  • Washing/drying up

Online

  • Filling in forms
  • Emailing
  • Social Media, safety online, sharing personal details
  • Texting and WhatsApp groups with friends, when things go wrong

Socialising

  • Planning cinema visit
  • Planning a café/coffee shop visit using role play and then an actual visit
  • Planning a party
  • Dressing for different occasions/situations

Mathematics

Please note, that this is a rolling curriculum, students may start on Year A or Year B.

Each term has a focus, but functional numeracy skills are practised and developed throughout the year. There is an emphasis on repetition and using skills learnt in different contexts.

Examples of specific topics and activities cover Entry Level 1 to Level 1 and not all students will master all the below skills.

Year A

Autumn 1

Number – Key Skills: Read, write, order and compare numbers

  • Odd and even numbers
  • Using decimal places
  • Continue sequences
  • Recognise positive and negative numbers
  • Find fractions of whole number quantities

Autumn 2

Measure, Shape & Space – Key Skill: Money

  • Recognise coins and notes
  • Use the correct symbols (£, p)
  • Calculate money using pence and pounds
  • Round amounts of money to the nearest £1 or 10p
  • Calculate simple interest/discounts in multiples of 5%

Spring 1

Data Handling – Key Skills: Extracting information from lists, charts and tables

  • Read information from lists, tables, diagrams and bar charts
  • Read and draw charts including tally charts and block graphs
  • Take information from one format and show using another
  • Interpret information to make comparisons and record changes
  • Compare the probability of events
  • Find the mean and range of a set of quantities

Spring 2

Number – Key Skills: Addition and subtraction

  • Recognise and interpret the symbols +, - and = appropriately
  • Add and subtract numbers
  • Follow the order of operations
  • Approximate by rounding

Summer 1

Measure, Shape & Space – Key Skill: Time

  • Read 12-hour analogue and digital clocks (hours, half and quarters)
  • Name and sequence the days of the week, months and seasons
  • Know the number of hours in the day and weeks in a year
  • Read and measure time using am and pm
  • Use 24-hour clocks

Summer 2

Data Handling – Key Skill: Sort and classify objects

  • Sort and classify objects by one or two criteria
  • Organise and represent information in appropriate ways

Summer 2 is assessment preparation in their final year

Year B

Autumn 1

Number – Key Skill: Multiply and divide

  • Recognise and interpret the symbols x, ÷ and = appropriately
  • Multiply whole numbers from 0x0 to 12x12
  • Divide two-digit whole numbers by single-digit whole numbers
  • Be able to express remainders
  • Multiply and divide three-digit whole numbers
  • Use multiplication facts to use and make connections with division facts

Autumn 2

Measure, Shape & Space – Key Skill: Measurement and scales

  • Describe and make comparisons in words (longer, shorter, heavier, lighter, wider, narrower)
  • Use metric measures of length, weight, capacity & temperature 
  • Read scales
  • Compare measurements
  • Convert between units of measurement in the same system

Spring 1

Data Handling – Key Skills: Extracting information from lists, charts and tables

  • Read information from lists, tables, diagrams and bar charts
  • Read and draw charts including tally charts and block graphs
  • Take information from one format and show using another
  • Interpret information to make comparisons and record changes
  • Compare the probability of events
  • Find the mean and range of a set of quantities

Spring 2

Number – Key Skills: Approximating & rounding; Fractions & decimals

  • Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000 and use this to check results
  • Recognise simple fractions
  • Read, write and use decimals
  • Read, write, order and compare percentages

Summer 1

Measure, Shape & Space – Key Skill: Shapes & positional vocabulary

  • Identify 2D and 3D shapes
  • Describe the properties of different shapes
  • Use positional vocabulary such as left, right, in front, behind, inside, between & below
  • Identify lines of symmetry in different shapes
  • Know eight points of the compass
  • Make calculations around shapes, including perimeter, area and volume

Summer 2

Data Handling – Key Skill: Sort and classify objects

  • Sort and classify objects by one or two criteria
  • Organise and represent information in appropriate ways

Summer 2 is assessment preparation in their final year

For more detailed information about what your young person will be covering each term, please select the plan of their current level.

Music

The Music Curriculum focuses on four key areas: listening and concentration, awareness of self and others, motor control, and social skills. This is achieved through a two-year rotation of practical, musical activities.

Each topic involves activities that encourage creative thinking, improve coordination, promote teamwork and build confidence through performing. Xavier pupils will explore a breadth of musical styles, play various instruments, and compose using technology, such as iMacs and iPads.

Year A

Term Topic - Activities Key Skills/Concepts
Autumn 1

Boomwhackers

Playing parts individually and as part of a group

Pitch
Timing
Listening
Coordination
Dynamics
Reading/Following

Autumn 2

Christmas Songs

Singing different parts and learning about dynamics

Pitch
Harmonies
Dynamics
Breath Control
Reading/Following
Memory

Spring 1

Solkattu

Develop rhythm and timing with traditional Indian clapping music

Rhythm
Clapping
Vocalising
Beat Relationships
Complex Rhythms
Counting

Spring 2

Film Music 1

Identifying key features of film music and composing their own using Garageband loops

Listening
Composing
Structure
Techniques
Using Computers
Dynamics

Summer 2

The Orchestra

Learning about the orchestra and playing classical repertoire on keyboards

Instruments
Sheet Music
Structure
Technique
Keyboard Technique
Listening
Summer 2

Ukulele 1

Playing riffs and chords, reading tab and performing songs

Riffs/Chords
Tab
Timing
Coordination
Singing
Reading/Following

Year B

Term Topic - Activities Key Skills/Concepts
Autumn 1

Drumming

Creating and reading rhythms and playing them on a drum

Rhythm
Recognition
Coordination
Teamwork
Improvisation
Performing
Autumn 2

Christmas Songs

Singing different parts and learning about dynamics

Pitch
Harmonies
Dynamics
Breath Control
Reading/Following
Memory

Spring 1

Film Music 2

Identifying key features of film music and composing their own using Garageband loops

Listening
Composing
Structure
Techniques
Using iPads
Dynamics

Spring 2

Singing and Rounds

Learning to sing with confidence and as part of a group

Confidence
Group Skills
Conductor/Following
Singing
Timing
Memory
Summer 1

Rhythm Grids

Creating their own song in Google Song Maker and Garageband

Exploration
Experimentation
Creativity
Composition
Rhythm
Using iPads
Summer2

Ukulele 2

Playing riffs and chords, reading tab and performing songs

Riffs/Chords
Tab
Timing
Coordination
Singing
Reading/Following

Physical Education

We play Basketball, Football, Table Tennis, Multi-Sports, and Tennis.

PSHE

Year 12

Term Topic Key Concepts/Words
Autumn 1

Positive Self Concept - recognise how idealised images of bodies and pressure to conform, can adversely affect body image and self-esteem; strategies to manage this pressure

Self-esteem; body image; pressure to conform
Autumn 2 Bullying
Recognise and manage different forms of bullying; understand rights in relation to harassment and stalking (including online); know sources of support
Bullying; stalking; harassment
Spring 1

Financial Awareness
Know where money comes from; know what people need to use money for; know different forms of payment; make a simple budget plan for an activity

Money; budget; credit card; debit card; online bank transfer

Spring 2

Forming and Maintaining Respectful Relationships (1)
Managing friendships; managing personal safety in new relationships; different levels of intimacy; healthy and less healthy relationships; ending relationships

Friendship; romantic/sexual relationships

Summer 1

Media literacy and digital resilience 
Know how to use the internet safely, including: keeping your information safe; being kind online; the risks and benefits of social media; being a critical consumer of online information

Internet safety

Summer 2 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - Introduction to EDI, including looking at equality/fairness, stereotypes, valuing diversity and how to treat people well. Equality; Diversity; Stereotypes

Year 13

Term Topic Key Concepts/Words
Autumn 1

Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing – Building positive mental health; recognising mental health difficulties and where to access help; strategies for building positive mental health

Stress, anxiety, depression, anger, eating disorders
Autumn 2 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – Looking at different forms of discrimination and valuing diversity

Racism & Racial Equality; Sexism & Gender Equality

Spring 1 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – Looking at different forms of discrimination and valuing diversity Ableism/Disability Awareness; Homophobia, Transphobia and LGBTQ+ Rights
Spring 2

Sexual Health and contraception (delivered by a specialist sexual health nurse) – Sexual feelings & arousal; Masturbation; Sexual touching & intercourse with a partner; Contraception, STIs and pregnancy 

Sex, masturbation, intercourse, contraception, consent

Summer 1 Forming and Maintaining Respectful Relationships (2)  
Understand the moral and legal responsibilities that someone seeking consent has, and the importance of respecting and protecting people’s right to give, not give, or withdraw their consent (in all contexts, including online)
Consent, keeping information private (including images/videos), pornography
Summer 2 Parenthood Awareness
Understanding the implications of pregnancy and parenthood; understanding how to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

Pregnancy, parenthood, contraception

Social Moral Spiritual and Cultural

This is a weekly lesson that looks at a variety of topics, giving students a wider knowledge of the world and the opportunity for discussion.

Topics include:

Celebrations

  • New Year’s Eve 
  • Chinese New Year
  • The story of St Valentine
  • Ramadan and Eid
  • Diwali
  • Easter
  • The Gunpowder Plot
  • Christmas

Our Planet

  • Endangered animals
  • Repair, Reuse, Recycle
  • Climate change
  • Renewable energy
  • Saving energy in our homes and at school
  • Pollution of land and seas
  • The Rainforests/deforestation
  • The British Isles
  • Pollination, Bees and Honey

Different Cultures, religions and traditions

  • Research a country of the student's choice 
  • Presentation of project
  • Different religions
  • Different places of worship
  • Foods from around the world, with some taste testing
  • Celebrations, traditions and language

Other

  • Fundraising and Charity
  • Friendship – This includes the use of social media, texting, conversation starters, being a good friend, arranging to meet friends, and problems that can arise with friends. Work on this topic is discussion-based and role-play
  • The Government
  • Any relevant topics from BBC News that students express an interest in
     

Speech and Language Therapy

This is a plan of the topics that will be covered over two years. There will be times when the friendship skills covered will differ due to the needs of the group.

Year 12

Term Topic Key Concepts/Words

Autumn 1

 

Autumn 2

 

Spring 1

 

Spring 2

The Zones of Regulation


The Zones:

  • Blue – low arousal
  • Green – calm, ready to work
  • Yellow – increased arousal
  • Red – high arousal, loss of control

 

www.zonesofregulation.com

Expected and unexpected behaviour
Good thoughts and uncomfortable thoughts
Social behaviour mapping
Body clues
Triggers
Calming tools
The size of a problem
Inner coach
Inner critic
Summer 1

Memory Magic


Activities divided into "Magic Tricks" that help young people discover how to support their working memory and learning.

Focus
Rehearse
Group
Picture It
Map 
Link

Summer 2

Talkabout for Teenagers – Friends

 

To raise awareness of how we make and maintain friendships

Trust and responsibility
Valuing others
Being nice

 

Year 13

Term Topic Key Concepts/Words

Autumn 1

 

Autumn 2

Growth Mindset


Growth mindset describes a way of viewing challenges and setbacks. People who have a growth mindset believe that even if they struggle with certain skills, their abilities aren't set in stone. They think that with work, their skills can improve over time.

Growth mindset
Fixed mindset
Overcoming struggles
Spring 1

Friendship Skills – Empathy


To raise awareness of how to empathise with others

Empathy
Sympathy

Spring 2

Talkabout for Teenagers – Friends


When friendships go wrong

Arguments
Peer pressure
Jealousy

Summer 1

 

Summer 2

Talkabout for Teenagers – Assertiveness


To raise awareness of how to be assertive

Understanding assertiveness
Expressing feelings
Making suggestions
Disagreeing
Refusing
Apologising
Being Assertive

Travel Training

Travel training lessons are once per week. While there is a focus for the term, the below skills are practised at various times throughout the year and will be revisited both formally and informally on many occasions.

The order in which things are taught, how long is spent on each topic and the levels of independence expected to be shown will vary greatly depending on the needs of the group, as well as external factors such as the weather.

Road Safety 

Demonstrate how to walk safely on the pavement
Find a safe place to cross a variety of different road types
Safely cross:

  • Side roads without a pedestrian crossing
  • Main roads with zebra crossings, pelican crossings and underpasses

Point out hazards to safety 

Local facilities

Be able to find, know how to and why we use some of the following facilities:

  • Different types of shops
  • Cafes and restaurants
  • Doctor’s surgery/medical centre
  • Pharmacy
  • Optician
  • Library
  • Hair and beauty facilities
  • Leisure facilities
  • Religious buildings

Travel and Transport

  • Be able to plan a train or bus journey 
  • Identify the correct bus stop, train station and platform
  • Be able to read an electronic sign with information
  • Identify the correct bus or train
  • Board and travel on the bus or train safely
  • Identify the correct stop or station to get off the bus or train
  • Using apps to plan and track a journey

Shopping

  • Write a shopping list
  • Find specific items in a shop
  • Identify the price of items
  • Know if they have enough money
  • Pay for an item using cash or a payment card
  • Know if you need to wait for change
  • Looking at product information (e.g. use by dates) and storage

Café 

  • Read a menu and make a choice of item/s
  • Identify the price
  • Know if they have enough money
  • Order clearly using appropriate language
  • Pay for an item using cash or a payment card
  • Sit with peers and converse sensibly

Dealing with problems

  • Be able to say and role-play how to deal with a variety of different problems that may occur in the community
  • Be able to identify a ‘safer stranger’ they could ask for help if needed
  • Be able to use a mobile phone to call and ask for help, giving appropriate information
  • Know what to do in an emergency

Communication

Communicate appropriately with a variety of people in the community, including:

  • Staff and peers
  • Shop and café staff
  • Members of the public

Be able to use a mobile phone to communicate information via phone call or text message
Be responsible for ensuring phone has enough battery

Work Skills

OCR Life and Living Skills – The World of Work (Entry Level 3)

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/vocational-qualifications/vocational-qualifications-qcf-life-and-living-skills-entry-level-1-3/

Year 12

Topic Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria

Autumn 1

 

Autumn 2

Preparation for Work


Understand the skills and qualities needed for working life

  1. Describe some personal skills and qualities which employees need
  2. Identify how their own skills and qualities compare with the skills and qualities employees need
  3. Identify areas for development

Spring 1

 

Spring 2

Investigate personal career opportunities

  1. Find out about potential job roles which interest them
  2. Identify a suitable potential job role
Summer 1

Health and Safety Procedures at Work


Understand what procedures are necessary to maintain health and safety at work

  1. Identify simple health and safety procedures at own place of work
  2. Understand the meaning of safety signs used at own place of work
  3. Identify safety equipment used at own place of work
  4. State why identified safety equipment is used
Summer 2 Know how to respond to an accident or emergency at work
  1. Identify the procedures to be followed in the event of a fire alarm being activated
  2. Identify the procedures to be followed in the event of discovering a fire
  3. Identify procedures to be followed in case of an accident at work
  4. Identify procedures to be followed in case of an accident at work
  5. Identify a different emergency situation that could occur at work and the relevant health and safety procedures to be followed

 

Year 13

Topic Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria

Autumn 1

 

Autumn 2

Completing a Job Application Form


Be aware of different methods of applying for a job
Be able to complete a simple job application form

  1. List different ways of applying for a job
  2. Identify the information necessary to complete a simple job application form
  3. Complete a simple job application form, with help

Spring 1

 

Spring 2

Effective Communication for Work


Be able to communicate appropriately for the workplace

Be able to choose a method of communication

Know how to use communication to support the work of others

Know how to follow instructions

  1. Communicate information appropriately for the workplace
  2. Choose an appropriate communication method for a given purpose
  3. Share information with others using an appropriate method of communication
  4. Follow a given set of instructions accurately
Summer 1

Behaving Appropriately at Work


Know what attitudes and behaviours will be expected from employees by employers

  1. Identify expectations for appropriate attitudes and behaviours in the place of work
  2. Give one reason why it is important for employees to demonstrate appropriate attitudes and behaviours
Summer 2 Be able to demonstrate positive and confident attitudes and behaviours when working with others
  1. Participate in an activity in which they demonstrate appropriate attitudes and behaviours in the place of work
  2. Give 2 reasons why the attitudes and behaviours they demonstrated are important, thinking about it from an employer's and a work colleague’s point of view

 

To be carried out at Work Experience, if appropriate:

Carrying out tasks at work

Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria
Be able to carry out tasks at work
  1. Undertake various tasks at work

Be able to complete work to workplace standards

  1. Review the standard of own work with an appropriate person
  2. Make any necessary changes
Be able to work safely
  1. Work in a way that minimises risk to self and others
  2. Use appropriate personal and protective equipment (PPE) when required
  3. Use materials, tools and/or equipment safely