Year 10 Catch-up Programme (Methodology/Approach)

1A — Literal and implied meaning — 0m / 1h 6m

1A+ — more literal → implied practice — 40m / 40m

1B — Evidence and word analysis — 1h 17m / 1h 17m

Writing clinic — 41m / 41m

1F — Short analytical answers — 41m / 41m

1G — Love and Relationships poems — 30m / 30m

End-of-Priority 1 check-in — 38m / 38m

Follow-up exercises — 1A foundation follow-up (triggered by recorded insecure ratings) — 21m / 21m

Grouped 2B Dickens and non-fiction (7 skills) — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Grouped 2A structure and poetry (8 skills) — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

End-of-Priority 2 check-in — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Conditional teaching: up to 2h 54m extra after the diagnostic, only for topics that prove weak. This is not yet included in the time above.

Entry check — Priority 3 — exact micro-skills — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Character development across a text — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Theme sustained across scenes — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Non-fiction writer viewpoint and methods — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Formal register and precise language — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Persuasive argument, consequence and counterargument — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Atmosphere, description and pacing — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Paragraph placement and time shifts — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Direct speech and apostrophes — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Sustained tense consistency — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Edit spelling, grammar and precision — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Poetic imagery and structural perspective — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Sustained non-fiction argument — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Inference from imagery and poetry comparison — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

End-of-Priority 3 check-in — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Broader reading: fiction, non-fiction and poetry — Take full check-in first; teaching conditional

End-of-Priority 4 check-in — 36m / 36m

Independent GCSE-style application — Take full check-in first; teaching conditional

End-of-Priority 5 check-in — 30m / 30m

Final integrated readiness — Take full check-in first; teaching conditional

End-of-Priority 6 check-in — 30m / 30m

Conditional teaching: up to 2h 50.5m extra after the diagnostic, only for topics that prove weak. This is not yet included in the time above.

Entry check — 12 short diagnostics — 0 / 12 done · 30m / 30m

S1 Algebra: signs and inverse operations — 33m / 33m

S2 Powers and straight lines — 25.5m / 25.5m

S3 Percentages and value — 25m / 25m

S4 Angles and area — 45.5m / 45.5m

End-of-Priority 1 check-in — 46m / 46m

Conditional teaching: up to 3h 48m extra after the diagnostic, only for topics that prove weak. This is not yet included in the time above.

End-of-Priority 2 check-in — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Conditional teaching: up to 3h 41m extra after the diagnostic, only for topics that prove weak. This is not yet included in the time above.

Entry check — Priority 3 — exact micro-skills — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

End-of-Priority 3 check-in — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Complete final assessment (38 questions) — 1h 54m / 1h 54m

End-of-Priority 1 check-in — 44m / 44m

Conditional teaching: up to 7h 48m extra after the diagnostic, only for topics that prove weak. This is not yet included in the time above.

Entry check — P2 diagnostic (36 questions) — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

End-of-Priority 2 check-in — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Photosynthesis: light intensity — required practical method — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Specific heat capacity — required practical method — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Resistance: wire length and series/parallel — required practical method — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Current–potential difference characteristics — required practical method — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

End-of-Autumn checkpoint check-in — 51m / 51m

Conditional teaching: up to 3h 7m extra after the diagnostic, only for topics that prove weak. This is not yet included in the time above.

Entry check — Priority 3 — exact micro-skills — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

End-of-Priority 3 check-in — Unlock after the preceding priority is secure

Conditional teaching: up to 5h 25m extra after the diagnostic, only for topics that prove weak. This is not yet included in the time above.

End-of-Priority 4 check-in — 32m / 32m

Full final test (21 questions) — 57m / 57m