Form Time

Form time is a dedicated 25-minute period at the start of each day that helps to guide the students through their personal development at the school. Every year group follows a timetable of activities with set tasks and resources which are delivered through their form tutor. Below is the topic timetable for each year group followed by a short description of each activity.

Form time curriculum content 2021/22

Key themes

Topic of the week

Skill of the term

Assembly

 

Half term

 

Speaking and Listening

 

21st February

Language

 

Year 11 assembly on mocks and the importance of preparing well.

Other year groups, the importance of having targets and goals in school (SDR)

28th February

Books

 

Importance of reading (HOY)

7th  March

Anti-sexism

 

Careers assembly (DNO/DEV)

14th March

Play

 

Year 11 Data Drop Assembly / Parents Evening (SMC)

Importance of relaxation and wellbeing activities (HOY)

21st March

Anti- racism

 

Student assembly / Data drop information for each year group (SMC)

28th March

Fasting

 

Rewards assembly(HOY)

Easter

 

Leadership

 

18th April

Climate

 

Importance of self study / homework/ KO (SLT)

25th April

Disease

 

Healthy mind and body (HOY)

      2nd May

Press Freedom

 

Revision techniques (SLT)

9th May

Gender

 

Gender / non binary etc Inclusion(HOY)

16th May

Meditation

 

Student assembly (DNO)

23rd  May

Biodiversity

 

Rewards Assembly (HOY)

HOY)

 

Staying Positive

 

       6th June

Oceans

 

Revision techniques / revision timetables (SLT)

13th June

Pride

 

Pride (HOY)

20th  June

Refugees

 

Refugees and cultural exchanges (SLT)

27th June

Online safety

 

On line safety: (HOY)

4th  July

Resilience

 

Careers assembly (DNO / DEV)

11th  July

Population

 

End of year Rewards (HOY)

 

Form Timetable

Form Weekly timetable 2021-22

 

Year 7 (maths)

Year 8 (MFL)

Year 9 (W/N Wing)

Year 10 (Hums)

Year 11 (N Wing)

Monday

Admin/Silent Reading

Admin/Silent Reading

 Admin/Silent Reading

Admin/Silent Reading/DofE

Assembly

Tuesday

WoW

KO & H/W diary

Assembly

Topic of the week

Topic of the week

Admin/Silent Reading

Wednesday

Assembly

Topic of the week

WoW

KO & H/W diary

WoW

KO & H/W diary

WoW

KO & H/W diary

Thursday

Skill builder/ RSE

Literacy task

WoW

KO & H/W diary

Assembly

Skill builder/ RSE

Topic of the week

Friday

Topic of the week

Skill builder/ RSE

Skill builder/ RSE

Assembly

Skill builder/ RSE

 


Each week there is a topic that the students are introduced to which is linked to the topic of the term (please see form time mapping). Students are given different resources (picture of the week, word of the week and debate question) to stimulate conversation and discussion. This is recorded in their knowledge organiser.Topic of the week

General Knowledge quiz

Students compete with others in their form to test their knowledge on current affairs and general knowledge in a multiple choice quiz.

Knowledge organiser/ Literacy (ko)

Tutors and pupils look through their knowledge organiser to check and maintain standards and to prepare for KO quiz. A literacy task is also completed.

Assembly

Once a week the whole year group have an assembly related to the topic of the week and individual year matters.

Student development lesson/ RSE

Tutors deliver a session on the terms development topic (see form mapping). Each term there is a different topic related to student development. The 6 topics are listed below;

  • Communication
  • Resilience
  • Initiative
  • E safety
  • Healthy body
  • Health mind

Students receive a dedicated Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) session every 2 weeks.


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