Attendance September 2020

16th July 2020Ms E Roberts

At Heartlands High School we know that students learn effectively if they regularly attend school. The guidance released by the DFE is clear, all students should be present, and schools are required to follow up any absences. We understand that due to COVID-19 some students may be feeling anxious at this time, and would urge those who do to speak to their tutor or head of house. We have planned staff  training on how best to alleviate anxiety for students, so that they are supported back into school.

 

If a student shows symptoms of Covid 19 it is essential that they stay away from school until are tested, and communicate the outcome with school swiftly who will advise on next steps. 

 

For students who are shielding or self isolating it should be noted that shielding advice for adults and children will pause on 1st August. If rates of the disease rises in the local area we will advise you if students need to shield. 

 

Otherwise, we expect all students to have 100%  attendance from September, so they do not lose anymore learning time.

 

 

 

Opening for all September 2020

2nd July 2020Ms E Roberts

Mrs Roberts communicated with all families today around the time frames for the HHS plans to be released to parents. The government announcement today that all year groups can return full time was great news but there were conditions and stipulations which will make the reopening in September something which will need to be carefully planned!

If families would like to read the guidance issued by the government they can CLICK HERE 

Character talks

25th June 2020Ms E Roberts

All these short talks have been chosen as we think they’ll interest Heartlands students and all touch on the importance of character. All are free to watch! Let us know if you have watched any and what you think!

Talk Content Link
Drew Dudley – Everyday Leadership Amusing and practical tips for how we can seized every day to be a leader in some way https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership
Arel Moodie – The Secret to Student Success Arel Moodie uses his personal story of living in challenging circumstances about how we can achieve success https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY86_7G2qZQ
Angela Duckworth- The power of grit Duckworth explains why resilience is the key to student success rather than intelligence https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance
Adora Svitak – What adults can learn from kids Child prodigy Adora Svitak on the importance of ‘childish’ thinking like optimism and creativity  https://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak_what_adults_can_learn_from_kids
Diana Nyad – Never, ever give up Nyad swam from Cuba to America at the age of 60 https://www.ted.com/talks/diana_nyad_never_ever_give_up#t-918954
Ric Elias – 3 things I learned while my plane crashed Elias had a front-row seat on a plane that crash-landed. What went through his mind as the plane went down? https://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias_3_things_i_learned_while_my_plane_crashed#t-271413
Steve Jobs – Commencement Speech Founder of Apple Steve Jobs gives some invaluable life advice to graduates of Harvard University  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
Andy Puddicome – All it takes is 10 Mindful Minutes Andy Puddicome on the importance of stillness and taking time of your day to be mindful https://www.ted.com/talks/andy_puddicombe_all_it_takes_is_10_mindful_minutes#t-543237
Clint Smith – How to raise a black son in America  A profound look at the racial divide in America and how to address it  https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_how_to_raise_a_black_son_in_america?referrer=playlist-talks_to_help_you_understand_r#t-300495

Place2Talk

12th June 2020Ms E Roberts

At this time, when birthdays, school trips, exams, and end of year celebrations, have all been put on hold, with no definitive time-frame of when things might begin to open up again. Young people can begin to struggle. Many I have spoken with are worried about each other, about their relationships and their futures.

Heartlands High School works with Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity that helps pupils explore their emotions and feel better about themselves. As part of this Place2Be are running a telephone check-in service called place2talk.  Place2Talk is a short phone-call that is designed to help young people find ways to cope, so their worries don’t get in the way of their friendships, their learning or how they feel about themselves.

How to make an appointment.

Students can self-refer for the Place2Talk check-in service by emailing their tutor.  The school counsellor, Jenny Smith will then make contact with the young person’s parent/carer to obtain verbal consent and to agree a time for the phone-call to take place. 

Curriculum: What will we be learning this half term?

3rd June 2020Ms E Roberts

Heartlands Curriculum for Half Term 6

We will continue to set and mark work each week for ALL year groups.  We will be introducing some new interactive teaching approaching using methods such as Loom and Zoom as well as fully utilising Google classroom. See below the topics for each subject (scroll down for 9 and 10)

As always check the DPR for all your feedback and assignments on your given day!

  • Monday: Year 7
  • Tuesday: Year 9 and 10
  • Wednesday: Year 8

Please email your tutor or IT help student.ITHelp@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk if you need any support with accessing work.

The following information can also be viewed and downloaded here.

 

Year 7

Year 8
English ‘War with Troy’, a dramatic
retelling of the Trojan War. 
We will be studying episodes 6–12.  		 Speech writing. Writing
a speech about an important
issue of your choice.
Maths Number Properties
Decimals
Order of Operations
Fractions		 Averages
Solving Equations
Area & Perimeter
Percentages
Science  Physics – Sound and light
Chemistry – Chemical change		 Biology – Plants and photosynthesis
Chemistry – Acids and alkalis
Physics – Waves and light
History What was the impact
of the British Empire?
The British in America,
Australia, Africa and India		 Why was there a Second World War?
How did the Holocaust happen?
Geography Development:
Is the world getting better?		 Asia: What can we learn
about the biggest continent
in the world?
French The Area where I Live
Mod 4 – Unit 4
je veux plus infinitives
Learning to talk about what
you want to do in your town		 House and Home
Module 4 – Unit 4
Using a variety of tenses
Spanish My family and My Friends
Mod 4 Unit 3 – using tener/ser.
Using the irregular verbs to
have and to be		 Hobbies and Pastimes
Mod 4 – Unit 2
Poder/querer – talking
about what you want
and what you can do
Art Natural World
A project that focuses on
organic forms and gives
ample opportunities to learn
new skills and techniques.		 The Cultural Project!
Looking at cultures that
fascinate around the world.
Cultural identity and identification.
Computing Understanding computer
networks and building websites.		 Careers in computing and
skills needed for graphic design,
animation and engineering.
Drama Theatre History:
From Ancient Greece to
contemporary theatre		 Genres, Styles and Practitioners:
Studying different types of theatre
DT – Product Design Properties of Materials,
specifically woods and plastics.
What material types, uses and properties.		 Designing Solutions, CAD,
Sources and types of wood,
metal and plastic
DT – Food Tech Creating healthy takeaway
foods – fakeaways
Designing recipes
for a dietary need		 Solving problems in recipes
Healthy Eating
International recipes
Food Hygiene
DT – Textiles/CAD Sources of Materials
Where we get them
Properties of materials
how they perform
Construction of fabrics
How they’re made		 New and Emerging Technologies
Why we need Robots, Drones,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
Virtual Reality (VR) and other
new technologies. The way
they work and their importance in society. 
Music Classical Footsteps Blues and the development
of pop music
PE Athletics – Track and Field events
Striking and fielding games		 Athletics – Track and Field events
Striking and fielding games
ENRICH/
ExCel		 Community Values

 

Year 9

Year 10
English AQA Power and Conflict Poetry AQA Power and Conflict Poetry
Maths Proportion
Similarity
Ratio
Percentages		 Area & Volume
Iteration
Factorising and
Solving Quadratics
Science  OCR Gateway A
Biology Unit 2 – Scaling Up
Physics Unit 2 – Forces		 OCR Gateway A
Chemistry Unit 4 –
Predicting and identifying
reactants and products
Physics Unit 4 –
Waves in Matter
History Early Elizabethan England
Key Topic 1 – Queen, society
and government		 The Cold War
Key Topic 3 –
The end of the Cold War
Geography An overview of ecosystems
and a detailed look at
Tropical Rainforests		 Revision of Rivers unit of work.
Including rivers characteristics,
causes of flooding and flood management.
French Typical Days and Holiday
Mod 3 – Unit 1:
devoir/pouvoir		 School and Education
Mod 6 – Unit 3:
School Rules
il faut/il est interdit
Spanish People I Know
Mod 3 – Unit 1:
para plus infinitive		 The World of Work
Mod 7 – Unit 1:
Jobs/earning money
Art Watercolour project
Looking at Watercolour techniques
and create experimentations,
recordings and developments.		 Projects on nature,
portrait and superpower
With opportunities to work and
experiment with clay and 3D forms.
Business Consolidation work to bring together
what was covered this year. Students
will also complete research projects
such as; creating a CV & discovering employment/recruitment.		 Consolidation work to bring together
what was covered this year on topics
1.1 through 1.5, with a focus on assessment skills and content theory.
Citizenship International Organisations
(UN, Nato, World Bank, NGOs)		 Government and Parliament 
Classics Civilisations in the classical period,
such as Assyria, Mesopotamia,
Egypt and Babylonia. We will
also start our in depth study
of religion in the ancient world.		 Representation of the underworld
and how this links to the ideas of death
and burial in ancient Greece and Rome.
Child Development Students will continue perfecting and improving their RO19 coursework.
Computing Analysis of the legal, ethical
and environmental issues around
technology usage – especially
considering real life scenarios.		 Analysis of the legal, ethical
and environmental issues around technology usage and thinking about
cyber security issues in modern society.
Creative iMedia Two mini projects using different
media skills to research, plan and
make a piece of media based
on client requirements.		 Two mini projects using different media skills to research, plan and make a piece of media based on client requirements.
Drama A mini monologue project and
reviewing live drama with the
National Theatre		 Studying Hard to Swallow by Mark Wheeler and reviewing live drama with the National Theatre
Design Technology Students will be continuing to
work on a practice NEA project.
We will be focussing on problem
solving and design skills.
They will also be recapping
key theoretical concepts such
as sustainability and the impact
of other designers’ work.		 Students will be working on the initial stages of their NEA, focussing on
producing design ideas to solve their problem. They will also be looking at
how plastics are manufactured,
and the environmental impact
of design and technology.
Economics N/A Economic objectives and the role
of Government [Paper2]
Engineering Students will be looking at
Health and Safety in the workplace
and how this is supported by
legislation. They will then be moving
on to look at different materials
and how they are suitable for
different applications.		 Students will be studying material properties and different materials categories, looking specifically
at how materials are suited
to certain applications.
Food Tech Looking at how cooking
methods affect foods
Why boiling gives a mushy texture
but frying gives a crunchy texture.
How heat transfer works.
How to adapt flavours in recipes.
How to conduct a food experiment.		 Looking at Food science reactions
and how to complete a mini NEA
(non examined assessment)
How to complete a food science investigation.
Recap on important hygiene
and safety in the kitchen.
Looking at recipes to improve
and develop in flavour and presentation.
Music Developing performance
and composing skills
Exploring the genres of:
Blues, Musical Theatre,
Rock & Pop		 Developing performance
and composing skills
Mozart Minuet and Trio from
Eine Kleine Nachtmusick (set work)
Photography Covid Photography Challenge
Weekly tasks that will be collated
to produce a separate sketch book. Challenges will link to specific photographers and encourage students to utilise
skills from previous 6 weeks		 Covid Photography Challenge (Advanced)
Weekly tasks that will be collated
to produce a separate sketch book. Challenges will link to specific photographers and encourage
students to utilise skills from
previous 6 weeks
Sociology Sociology of the Media  Sociology of the Media
and Unit 1 Revision
Sports Studies What are the barriers to participation in sport?
Advantages of hosting
a World Cup or Olympic Games.		 What are the solutions to enable
more participation in sport
Disadvantages of hosting
a World Cup or Olympic Games.
Statistics Scatter graphs and correlation Using probability trees
ASDAN Literacy – inference and comprehension Literacy – inference and comprehension
Land Introduction to Horticulture
Clearing and Weeding
a Garden modulePlanting a Container module 		 Introduction to Horticulture
Clearing and weeding a Garden module
Planting a Container module 
Catering Basic Food Preparation:
Introduction to healthy eating module
Introduction to the hospitality industry module		 Basic Food Preparation:
Introduction to healthy eating module
Introduction to the hospitality
industry module

Wider reopening of school

3rd June 2020Ms E Roberts

What is the government advising?

As you know the government has released advice and guidance for secondary schools you can read it here.

It asks schools:

  • To arrange for year 10 to spend some time in school this half term 
  • To continue to set work for students remotely 
  • To support year 10 in understanding what the recovery curriculum will look like in year 11 and how we will help them to make up for the time they have lost 

Is it safe?

The safety of our staff and students is our absolute key concern.  We know you are all worried about the return and whilst we can never eradicate the risk entirely but we will be putting the following in place to make sure students are as safe as we can: 

  • All staff ans students attending school are asked to confirm they are symptom free and members of their household are symptom free.  
  • Anyone displaying symptoms will be sent home immediately and required to be tested.  In this instance we will contact all the members of the bubble and suggest testing and isolation. 
  • Each year 10 student will be given a day to attend, this will be the same day each week, they will only attend on this day. 
  • Students will be asked to walk to school were they can and arrive at staggered times and leave at staggered times 
  • Students will work in bubbles with 2 teachers and up to 8 students, they will not mix with other groups 
  • Students will enter into school at a given time and follow a given route 
  • Students will remain in the same classroom while in school, they will also eat their lunch in this room.
  • Students are asked to attend in full school uniform but will not need to bring their bag or equipment, this will be provided as will lunch, snacks and water 
  • Each bubble will have dedicated toilets and hand washing facilities 

When will year 10 be asked to come in?

We are hoping we can offer this from June 15th, although this will be reliant on the data and if we think that it is safe to do so.  We are hopeful that if the rate of infection continues we can commit to the 15th of June by 10th June.  We will write to year 10 next week to outline how we think they are doing with their assignments at home and the support we can offer them onsite.  We will then text parents on the 10th to let them know we plan to go ahead, or not, with the wider offer from the 15th. 

What will school look like?

Our classrooms will be designed to enable social distancing and will give each student their own work space which they will be asked to stick to.

For parents who still have issues.  

We are asking all year 10 parents to complete the Further information questionnaire click here 

We will get back to you to discuss your concerns. 

 

When will you open for other years?

We really don’t know.  We are following the advice from the government, scientific advisors and national bodies on when we will be permitted to open and when we can do this safely.  We will continue to write to you weekly with information on this. 

Half term fun for all the family!

25th May 2020Ms E Roberts

Dear Heartlands Family!

We hope you all enjoyed the sunny bank holiday weekend and those of you celebrating Eid had a lovely time! We have released a handy ‘go to’ of 9 activities you can do as a family!

Heartlands at Home_9 Half Term Holiday Activities for students & families

We really look forward to seeing what you get up to over the half term! As always;  both I and your head of house will be looking out for excellent photos of you having a go at these activities and truly SEARCHing at home! Please do email them through!

Best wishes

Mrs Roberts