Year 8 Assessment Schedule
The curriculum area has learning programmes that includes detail on the subject materials being assessed.
Autumn Term Assessment Schedules
| Subject | Title | Month |
| English | Compare and contrast two poems and their presentation of ‘identity’. | October |
| English | Reading comprehension on a Sherlock Holmes extract. | November |
| Maths | One assessment covering: Numbers and the number system Visualising and constructing Risk Algebraic Proficiency Proportional Reasoning |
November |
| ICT | Python turtle coding assessment | December |
| Science | Fast and Furious | October |
| Science | Living Together | October |
| Science | Fitness and Health | November |
| Science | Electricity | December |
| French | Town and Environment | October |
| French | Free Time activities | December |
| Spanish | School subjects/ opinions | October |
| Spanish | School rules | December |
| Music | Film Music | October |
| Music | Dots & Ties | December |
| Performing Arts | Drama- Phil Jones | December |
| History | Turbulent Tudors | October |
| Geography | Changing Britain | October |
| RE | Creative writing assessment based on the Good Samaritan (News article) |
October
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| RE | d style question on MLK; “The work of Martin Luther King was not ultimately successful”. | December |
| DT Textiles, Resistant Materials, Graphics, Food |
End of Rotation 1 Assessment | November |
| Art | Observational Drawing Test | December |
Spring Term Assessment Schedules
| Subject | Title | Month |
| English | Use two extracts (19th C and 21st C) and answer paper 2 style questions. | February |
| English | Write a lively article about celebrity culture for a teenage magazine. | March |
| Maths | One assessment covering: Numbers and the number system Visualising and constructing Risk Algebraic Proficiency Proportional Reasoning Patterns and sequences Angles Shapes |
March |
| ICT | Modelling using spreadsheets | March |
| Science | Waves (B) | February |
| Science | Earths Chemistry (Y) | February |
| Science | Waves (Y) | March |
| Science | Earths Chemistry (B) | March |
| French | Free Time activities | February |
| Spanish | Home | February |
| Music | Musical Traditions | February |
| Music | World Music | March |
| Music | Irish Music | April |
| Performing Arts | Dance- Swansong | March |
| History | Elizabeth I: A Golden Age? | February/March |
| Geography | Africa | February |
| RE | b, c and d style GCSE questions on the internal and architectural features of a Catholic Church March |
March |
| DT Textiles, Resistant Materials, Graphics, Food |
End of Rotation 2 Assessment | February |
| Art | Observational Drawing Test | March |
Summer Term Assessment Schedules
| Subject | Title | Month |
| English | Pupils will write about unseen poetry using P.E.E. | May |
| English | Pupils will write their own short story. | June |
| Maths | One assessment covering: Numbers and the number system Visualising and constructing Risk Algebraic Proficiency Proportional Reasoning Patterns and sequences Angles Shapes Statistics and Data |
June |
| ICT | Html and websites | June |
| Science | Energy | May |
| Science | Bonding | June |
| Science | Inheritance | July |
| French | Jobs and future plans | May |
| Spanish | Holidays | May/June |
| Music | Musical Structures | May |
| Music | Melodic Intervals | June/July |
| Performing Arts | Musical Theatre | June |
| History | The Slave Trade / Industrial Revolution | May/June |
| Geography | Resources | May |
| RE | GCSE exam paper based on work from the whole year |
June |
| DT Textiles, Resistant Materials, Graphics, Food |
End of Rotation 3 Assessment | May |
| DT Textiles, Resistant Materials, Graphics, Food |
End of Rotation 4 Assessment | July |
| Art | Observational Drawing Test | May/June |
Assessment Schedule (Downloadable PDF)
Year 8 Assessment Schedule PDF
