Year 10 Catch-up Programme (Methodology/Approach)

1A — Literal and implied meaning — 0m / 1h 50m

1A+ — more literal → implied practice — 36m / 40m

1B — Evidence and word analysis — 1h 15m / 1h 15m

Writing clinic — 51m / 51m

1F — Short analytical answers — 34m / 34m

1G — Love and Relationships poems — 22m / 22m

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

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

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

End-of-Priority 2 check-in — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

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 — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Character development across a text — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Theme sustained across scenes — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Non-fiction writer viewpoint and methods — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Formal register and precise language — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Persuasive argument, consequence and counterargument — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Atmosphere, description and pacing — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Paragraph placement and time shifts — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Direct speech and apostrophes — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Sustained tense consistency — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Edit spelling, grammar and precision — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Poetic imagery and structural perspective — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Sustained non-fiction argument — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Inference from imagery and poetry comparison — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

End-of-Priority 3 check-in — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

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 51m 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 — 35m / 35m

S2 Powers and straight lines — 26m / 26m

S3 Percentages and value — 25m / 25m

S4 Angles and area — 46m / 46m

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 — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

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 — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

End-of-Priority 3 check-in — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

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) — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

End-of-Priority 2 check-in — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Photosynthesis: light intensity — required practical method — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

Specific heat capacity — required practical method — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

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

Current–potential difference characteristics — required practical method — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

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 — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

End-of-Priority 3 check-in — Unlocks after the preceding priority is complete

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