Key Stage 3

Key stage 3 Curriculum Outline

Our core curriculum in Key Stage 3 consists of English, Maths, Science, Art, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Languages, ICT, Physical Education, PSHE and Religious Education. In Year 8, students study Food Studies and Design and Technology through take out classes. The school week consists of twenty-five 60 minute learning blocks. In Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, these 25 lessons are divided as shown below.

Years 7, Year 8 and Year 9

Subject	Hours studied per fortnight	Subject	Hours studied per fortnight
English	8 (6 hours in Y9)	History	4
Maths	8	Geography	4
Science	6	IT & Computing	2
Modern Foreign Language *	6 (4 hours in Y8)	Religious Education	2
Physical Education	2	Music	2
Design Technology: Resistant Mat (in Y7/8) Food Studies (Y8 only)	2	Art	2
PSHE	1 hour weekly on rolling programme	Drama	2
Business & Enterprise (in Y9 only)	2

* Students will study French or Spanish.

English

Year 7: Our England - exploring what makes up our personal and national identity

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Autobiography (writing) Autobiography (Poetry)	Novel “my sister lives on the mantelpiece” (Writing) Novel “my sister lives on the mantelpiece” (Reading)	Gothic fiction Frankenstein

Year 8: Rebellion - exploring the power of young people in literature

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
The Empress (Play)	Protest Poetry Creating change: Writing to persuade	Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (reading) Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (writing)

Year 9: Oppression and Resistance

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
The Empress (Play)	Protest Poetry Creating change: Writing to persuade	Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (reading) Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (writing)

History

Year 7: Migration and discovery

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Why have people moved to Britain over time? How did the Roman Empire impact Britain?	How did the Normans change Britain? Why should we remember Arabic Science?	Why did the Crown and Church clash in the Middle Ages? What travelled on the Silk Roads?

Year 8: Race and rebellion

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Was Tudor England diverse? Was Elizabeth power hungry?	In what ways was Britain turned upside down in the 17^th century? African Civilisations	How did we go from African civilisations to African enslavement? Was it money that drove slavery out of Britain?

Year 9: 20^th Century World

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
What role did the British Empire play in the Industrial Revolution? First World War	How did people fight for rights in the 20^th century? What can sources tell us about dictators in the 20^th century?	What can a family’s story tell us about the Holocaust? The fall of the Empire

Maths

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Calculations Algebra Fractions and conversions Probability	Angles, polygons and construction Percentages Probability and statistics Algebra Perimeter, area and volume	Time, length, weight, mass Functions and graphs Ration and proportion Managing money Angles, polygons and construction

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Calculations Algebra Fractions and conversions Probability	Angles, polygons and construction Percentages Probability and statistics Algebra Perimeter, area and volume	Time, length, weight, mass Functions and graphs Ration and proportion Managing money Angles, polygons and construction

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Calculations Algebra Fractions and conversions Probability	Angles, polygons and construction Percentages Probability and statistics Algebra Perimeter, area and volume	Time, length, weight, mass Functions and graphs Ration and proportion Managing money Angles, polygons and construction

Physical Education (PE)

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Football Basketball Rugby Hockey	Netball Table Tennis Hockey Handball Basketball Gymnastics Fitness	Badminton Cricket Athletics Rounders

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Football Basketball Gymnastics Rugby Hockey Netball	Netball Table Tennis Hockey Handball Softball Gymnastics Fitness	Badminton Cricket Athletics Rounders Softball Gymnastics

French

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Myself My family life	My free time	At school In town

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
My interests Festivals	Holidays Sports	Describing where I live

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
My world Musical tastes	Future plans Action for a better world	The Francophone world

Spanish

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Introductions	Family and free time	Future plans

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Holidays	Digital technology	Health and well-being

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
The Hispanic world	The environment and where I live	GCSE options and careers

Religious Education (RE)

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Introduction to Philosophy What does it mean to be Jewish?	Who was Jesus?	How is the life of a Muslim influenced by belief?

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
How do people make important decisions? Do you need God in your life to have a meaningful existence?	What is Sanatana Dharma?	What does it mean to belong to the Sikh community?

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Should humans have the right to interfere with human life? What is the meaning of life?	What happens when we die?	What does it mean to be religious in the UK?

Computing

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Introduction E-Safety and Presenting Information	Spreadsheets Programming in Scratch	Computer Systems Editing Photo Skills

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Cloud computing and E-safety Advanced Spreadsheets	Algorithm and Python Programming Data Representation	Networks and Network Security HTML, Web Design and CMA

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
E-Safety and Online Awareness Advanced Spreadsheets	Advanced Programming Computational Thinking and Logic Gates	Computer Crime and Law Augment Reality

Art

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Pattern and Culture: Yinka Shonibare	Self Portraits: Frida Kahlo	Still life and pop art: Michael Craig-Martin

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Print making: Paul Catherall	Ancient Egypt	Colour and mood: Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Portrait and Pattern	Batik	Language and Art

Geography

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Passport to Geography Australia	Feed the World Rivers	Antarctica Our Island Home

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Violent Earth USA	Development Coasts and Oceans	Ecosystems Wasteful World

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
China Extreme Weather	Glaciation Africa	Migration People and the Biosphere

Business

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Enterprise Customer’s needs, market research and market research project	Understanding the UK’s economy Making a business effective	Putting business ideas into practise Revision and enrichment enterprise project

Dance

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Introduction to Line Dance Skills	Dance Story Composition	Professional work

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Dance styles	Romeo & Juliet	Composition (creating a dance)

Music

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Introduction to music Singing Year 5 and 7 Faculty of Performing Arts Afternoon Sounds and Symbols	Keyboard Skills Meat Free Monday: Kitchen Samba	Instruments of the Orchestra Patterns

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Scales and Modes Chords & Bass Lines 1: ‘Stand By Me’	Chords & Bass Lines 2: ‘Composing Crazy’ Whole Class Ensemble: Ukuleles	Afro-American Styles 1: Blues and Jazz Afro-American Styles 2: Blues and Jazz

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Scales and Modes Chords & Bass Lines 1: ‘Stand By Me’	Commercial Music 1: Musicals – music for stage and screen Commercial Music 2: Musicals – music for stage and screen	Music Production Film Music

PSHE

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Celebrating differences RSE: Friends, respect, relationships	Staying Safe Online & Offline Managing Change	Introduction into Politics Staying Safe online & offline

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Celebrating differences RSE: Friends, respect, relationships	Staying Safe Online & Offline Managing Change	Introduction into Politics Staying Safe online & offline

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Essential life skills RSE: Sex, the law and consent	Legal & Illegal Drugs Financial Education/ careers	Exploring British Values Exploring World Issues

Science

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Skills – presentation, diagrams, safety and equipment Cells Particles Reproduction	Light Space Elements, atoms and compounds Acids	Sound Body System Maths skills

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Working scientifically Health Energy Periodic table	Sound Chemical reactions Inheritance Biological processes	Separation technique The Earth

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Electricity Ecosystems and adaptations Motion Metals and Acid	Working scientifically GCSE P1; C1	GCSE P1; B1; GCSE C2; B2

Drama

Year 7

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Cyberbullying Introduction to Drama Skills Darkwood Manor Mime	Trestle Theatre Masks Mime Physical Theatre Oliver Twist Victorian Era	Climate change Theatre in education Devising project

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
This is Jack, Leave a Message Alright – Radio Play Oedipus Rex Greek Theatre	Chelsea’s Story Child Exploitation Comedy Styles Physical Theatre	Hamlet – Shakespeare Devising Project

Year 9

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Derek Bentley Injustice Bang out of order Anti-Social Behaviour	Blood Brothers Musical Script	The Riots – Verbatim play Devising project

Food Technology

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Food from around the world – hygiene, balanced diet, practical skills	Food from around the world – hygiene, balanced diet, practical skills	Food from around the world – hygiene, balanced diet, practical skills

Design and Technology

Year 8

Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Haunted House Project	Haunted House Project	Haunted House Project