Key Dates:
Thursday 5th September - New Year 7s and Year 11 return to school; the school day starts at 8:30am.
Friday 6th September - All year groups return to school; the school day starts at 8:30am.
Year 7, 8 and 9 students are to enter the school site via the St Mary's Road gate.
Year 10 and 11 students are to enter via the Manor Road gate.
Key Name | Brief Explanation |
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The Alphabet | Great for building up subject specific vocabulary. Students identify words that begin with each letter |
The Reverse | Students are asked to consider or design questions which ask what ‘cannot’ or ‘would never’ be |
The What If | Students asked to consider or design questions that prompt "what if?" thinking |
The Disadvantages | Students consider the potential limitations |
The Combination | Seeking to combine the features of two ideas or concepts to design a better idea |
The Alphabet | Students asked what they might make Bigger, Add or Replace in an idea or design |
The Variations | Students seek alternative methods to meet an end point- how many ways might you…? |
The Picture | Students provided with a picture and asked to link it to a topic |
The Prediction | Think of possible outcomes to a set of given circumstances |
The Different Uses | Imaginative and creative uses for an object – perceptual rather than conceptual thinking |
The Ridiculous | Seeking to justify a statement that could be classed as difficult to implement |
The Commonality | Two unrelated objects, pictures or concepts and students are asked to find a commonality |
The Question | Identifying answers and asking students to identify possible questions that lead to the answers provided |
The Brainstorming | Contemplating solutions to problems |
The Inventions | Devise an invention from the use of unrelated materials |
The Brick Wall | Identify different ways to deal withideas or concepts that are valued as ‘truths’ |
The Construction | Using everyday materials physically construct useful objects related to the topic or ‘construct’ key meaning from pieces of knowledge |
The Forced Relationships | Identifying the benefits from a forced relationship between two objects or ideas |
The Alternative | Looking for alternative ways to solve a problem |
The Interpretations | Identify different interpretations of your own of an event i.e. look for different perspectives |