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Curriculum at KS3
Students follow a broad and balanced curriculum which secures the opportunity for every child to develop skills, knowledge and understanding across a wide range of subjects at Key Stage 3.
- Core of English, Mathematics and Science
- Strong EBacc coverage (History, Geography, Languages)
- Computer Science, Music, Drama & PSHE, Religious Studies, Physical Education, Art and Design
- Technology offer a range of subjects on rotation (Food Technology, Resistant materials, Textiles, and Graphics)
- Reading is emphasised throughout curriculum.
Year 7
Year 7 |
Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
English |
The Tempest |
Voices of war |
Good vs Evil in Literature |
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Maths |
Algebra |
Number |
Number |
Number |
Geometry |
Probability |
Science |
Working scientifically Cells |
Forces |
Energy and energy resources |
Particles and mixtures Interdependence |
Space Atoms, elements and compounds |
Reproduction |
History |
Romans, Norman conquest |
Norman control |
Religion in Medieval England |
Problems of Tudor Monarchs |
English Civil War |
Depth study: The Africa and Caribbean before the arrival of the British. |
Geography |
Maps Settlements |
Weather |
Climate Change Tourism in Kenya |
Tourism in Kenya Geology |
Behind the brand |
Rivers |
Ethics |
Abrahamic religions
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Jesus/ Islam |
Islam |
Reteaching identified learning gaps |
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Performing Arts |
Intro to Drama skills |
Intro to dance skills |
Vocal skills script work |
Dance styles |
Lion King (script work and devising) |
Lion King (dance) |
Music |
Building Blocks of Music |
Building Blocks of Music
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Keyboard Skills |
Keyboard Skills/ Variations |
Variations |
Cross Curricular Project (Lion King) |
Computer Science |
E-safety, Hardware |
Hardware, Data Representation |
Networking |
HTML (building a website) |
Computational thinking and algorithms |
Programming with Microbits |
French |
C’est perso – It's personal |
Mon college – My school |
Mes passetemps – My free time |
Ma zone – My area |
Partez – Let's go |
Decouverte - Discovered |
Spanish |
Mi vida – My life |
Mi tiempo libre – My free time |
Mi insti – My school |
Mi familia y amigos – My family & friends |
Mi ciudad – My city
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Te toca a ti – It's your turn |
Art |
Pop Art and Colour Theory |
Hundertwasser, Pattern and the Environment |
Animal Portraiture |
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Technology |
Textiles- Pencil case project (sublimation printing) |
Resistant Materials: Dowel Joint storage pod |
Graphics: CAD and CAM Lamp |
Key Skills: Drawing Skills, 1 and 2 point perspective |
Food: Intro to Food Hygiene |
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PE |
Invasion games (football/basketball)(BOYS)
Invasion games (football) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) (GIRLS) |
Invasion games (rugby) and net and wall (Table tennis) (BOYS)
Invasion games (netball) and Aesthetic qualities (Gymnastics) (GIRLS)
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Invasion (football/rugby/basketball) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) (BOYS)
Aesthetic qualities (trampolining) and netball. (GIRLS) |
Aesthetic qualities (Gymnastics and dance) (BOYS)
Aesthetic qualities (Dance) and Invasion (Tag rugby) (GIRLS) |
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (BOYS)
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (GIRLS)
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Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (BOYS)
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (GIRLS)
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Life Skills |
First Aid, Personal Strengths, Vaping, Equality and discrimination, Mental Health, Green careers, Antibullying, Peer pressure, Emotional intelligence, Risky behaviour and energy drinks |
Risky behaviours- alcohol and inhalation, Eating, sleeping and emotions, Holocaust memorial, Self-esteem and resilience Internet Safety, Empathy week, Careers week, Neurodiversity week, FGM, Conflict resolution
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Climate change, Puberty, NHS careers, Mental health and social media, positive interactions, Pride month, consent and peer pressure, Refugee week, Financial consequences, Forced marriage, Summer safety, Skills and strengths review
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Year 8
Year 8 |
Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
English |
Family and Friendships: My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece |
Rebels in Literature |
Love Through the Ages: Romeo and Juliet |
Love through the ages: Poetry |
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Maths |
Ratio and proportion |
Stats and probability |
Algebra |
Number |
Geometry |
Statistics |
Science |
Reactions Health and lifestyle |
Digestion Separation Space |
Electricity Earth’s Resources |
The Periodic table Waves |
Respiration Forces |
Inheritance |
History |
The British Empire |
The Industrial Revolution |
Slavery. Fight for Women’s rights |
World War One |
Russian Revolution |
Depth study: 20th Century USA |
Geography |
Glaciers |
Population |
Ocean impact on the world |
Ecosystems |
Superpowers |
Superpowers |
Ethics |
Faith in Action
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Religion, Crime and Punishment
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Existence of God
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Performing Arts |
Drama skills recap |
Dance styles |
Fairy Tales |
Dance Choreography |
Drama (Theatre in Education) |
Dance Musicals |
Music |
The Blues |
The Blues
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Off Beat
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Folk Music |
Folk Music/Soundtracks |
Soundtracks |
Computer Science |
Legal and Ethical Issues |
Hardware and software
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Programming concepts in Logo |
Programming concepts in Python
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Data representation |
Logic |
French |
Te branche – Hook you up |
Pais, je t’adore - Paris, I love you |
Mon identite – My identity |
Chez moi, chez toi – At my place, at your place |
Quel talent – What talent |
Decouverte - Discovered
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German |
Ich Liebe Ferien – I love holidays |
Bist du ein medianfan? – Are you a media fan? |
Bleib gesund – Staying healthy |
Klassenreisen machen Spab – School trips are fun |
Wir gehen aus – We go out |
Extra - More |
Art |
Portraiture- drawing and painting |
Multicultural masks- 3D unit |
Children’s book illustration |
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Technology |
Textiles- Cushion project (Batik, smart material, applique and tie-dye) |
Resistant Materials: Manufactured Boards Money Box |
Graphics: CAD/CAM Puzzle Box |
Key Skills: Sustainability and Fast Fashion |
Food: Diet and Health |
NA |
PE |
Invasion games (football/basketball) (BOYS)
Invasion games (football and basketball) Aesthetic qualities (Dance) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) (GIRLS) |
Invasion games (rugby) and net and wall (Table tennis) (BOYS)
Invasion games (football and basketball) Aesthetic qualities (Dance) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) (GIRLS)
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Invasion (football/rugby/basketball) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) and dance (aesthetic qualities) (BOYS)
Trampolining (aesthetic qualities) and Invasion (netball). (GIRLS) |
Aesthetic qualities (Dance) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) and Invasion games (Rugby/football) (BOYS)
Invasion games (football and netball) (GIRLS) |
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (BOYS)
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (GIRLS)
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Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (BOYS)
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (GIRLS)
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Life Skills |
First Aid, Personal strengths, Mental Health, Green Careers, Antibullying, Dealing with difficult emotions, What is risk, Healthy relationship behaviour, Online profiles and digital footprints, Living with HIV, Relationship values, Forced marriage, Cannabis and gateway drugs |
Cannabis and gateway drugs, Online bullying and messaging, Understanding the brain and staying healthy, Social media and online trends, Internet Safety, Empathy week, Careers week, Neurodiversity week, The teenage brain, Big Legal Week
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Climate change, mental health awareness, Developing leadership skills, Dealing with peer pressure, Value for money Pride month, Parliament, Refugee week, Financial decision making, labour market information, Summer safety, Skills and strengths review
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Year 9
Year 9 |
Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
English |
Love and Difficult Decisions: Long Way Down |
Love and Difficult Decisions: Narrative Voice & Tone |
Leadership and Drama: Journey’s End |
The Modern World |
Appearance vs Reality: Much Ado About Nothing |
Appearance vs Reality: The Speckled Band |
Maths |
Geometry |
Geometry |
Number |
Geometry |
Ratio and proportion |
Targeted topics from Assessment |
Science |
Inheritance Forces |
Earth and the atmosphere |
Cell biology States of matter |
The particle model Atomic structure |
Energy Earth and its atmosphere |
Organisation Using Earth’s resources |
History |
Treaty of Versailles. League of Nations. |
Rise of dictators |
Turning Points of WW2 |
Diversity in England since 1945 |
USA in the 20th Century |
Depth study: Germany from 1888. |
Geography |
Tectonic hazards |
Development. Case study - India |
Resources and climate |
Globalisation |
Climatic hazards |
Economic development |
Ethics |
Religion, Crime and Punishment
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The Value of Human Life |
Religion and Science
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Performing Arts |
Curious Incident of the Dog in the night Time |
MJ Dances |
Drama taster Sessions |
Dance taster session |
Dance Appreciation |
Speeches, monologues and duologues |
Music |
Research Skills – Musicology |
Introduction to Bandlab |
EDM Music |
In the style of |
Bandlab Composition |
Performance Skills |
Computer Science |
Computer Systems (Architecture and Memory) |
Computer systems (Networking) |
Programming concepts and python programming |
Programming concepts and python programming
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Data representation and logic |
Computational thinking and algorithms |
French |
Ma vie sociale d'ado – My teenage social life |
Bien dans sa peau – Good feeling |
À l'horizon – On the horizon |
Spéciale vacance – Special holiday |
Moi dans le monde – Me in the world |
A toi – Your turn |
German |
Vorbilder – Role models |
Musik - Music |
Mein ambitionen – My ambitions |
Die Kindheit – The childhood |
Rechte und plefichten – Rights & responsibilities |
Extra - More
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Art |
Mexican Folk Art- cultural/3D unit |
Insects and minibeasts- print unit |
Street Art and Graffiti |
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Technology |
Textiles- tent project (modelling and scale drawing) |
Resistant Materials: 6 Rs or sustainability and Anglepoise Lamps |
Graphics: Photoshop and chocolate bar packaging |
Key Skills: Biomimicry, ergonomics, anthropometrics. |
Food: Hospitality and diets through Life. |
NA |
PE |
Invasion games (football/basketball) (BOYS and MIXED group)
Invasion games (football and basketball) Aesthetic qualities (Dance) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) (GIRLS)
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Invasion games (rugby) and net and wall (Table tennis) (BOYS)
Aesthetic qualities (Gymnastics and Dance) Fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) and Invasion (Basketball and Football) (GIRLS) |
Invasion (football/rugby/basketball) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) and dance (aesthetic qualities) (BOYS and MIXED group)
Trampolining (aesthetic qualities) and Invasion games (netball). (GIRLS) |
Aesthetic qualities (Dance) and fitness (components of fitness and fitness testing) and Invasion games (Football and rugby) (BOYS)
Invasion games (Football and netball) (GIRLS)
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Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (BOYS)
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (GIRLS)
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Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (BOYS)
Athletics and striking and fielding (rounders and cricket) (GIRLS)
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Life Skills |
First Aid, Personal strengths, Mental Health, Green Careers, Antibullying, Balanced lifestyle, Relationship with food, Exploitation, Stress management, How laws are made, Antisocial behaviours and gangs, Positive friendships, Harassment and online safety, Sexuality and gender identity
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Sexuality and gender identity, Drugs and risky behaviours, Stereotypes and bias, Hidden disabilities, Internet Safety, Empathy week, Careers week, Neurodiversity week, Positive self-talk, Relationship changes
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Climate change, STIs*, Understanding the brain and memory, Adulthood and parenting, Self-esteem, Teamwork, Pride month, Social-action and volunteering, Refugee week, Overcoming challenge, labour market information, Summer safety, Skills and strengths review
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