Autumn Term

Circular Motion

Skills -collage/paper craft

Theme – quilting /patchwork

Spring Term

Animals Down Under

Skills -ceramics

Theme – Aboriginal culture

Summer Term

Project Q

Skills – graphics/illustration

Theme – World Cup 2022

Autumn Term

Bit by Bit

Skills – drawing/painting

Theme – quilting /patchwork

Spring Term

Bundles of Bones

Skills – 3D/construction

Theme – Aboriginal Culture

Summer Term

Jules Rimet A La Qatar

Skills – graphics/illustration

Theme – World Cup 2022

Autumn Term

Patchwork Pieces

Skills – Textiles/Batik

Theme – quilting /patchwork

Spring Term

X Ray Vision

Skills – printmaking

Theme – Aboriginal Culture

Summer Term

Stamp on It

Skills – graphics/illustration

Theme – World Cup 2022

Autumn Term

Sikhism

Christianity

Spring Term

Islam

Hinduism

Summer Term

Buddhism

Autumn Term

Christianity (OT – Creation and the covenants)

Islam (The life of the Prophet PBUH)

Spring Term

Christianity (The life of Jesus)

Summer Term

Judaism

Autumn Term

What is crime and why do people commit?

What are the origins of evil?

Spring Term

What are the aims of punishment?

Is it easy to forgive?

Summer Term

What are the causes of war?

How can we achieve peace?

Autumn Term

PHSE/RSE – Your health & feelings

Citizenship – Human Values – what is a community?

Spring Term

Citizenship – Liberties and freedom – why do we stereotype?

Citizenship – Law and the Justice System – what is justice?

Summer Term

PHSE/RSE – Healthy relationships, consent and wellbeing.

Citizenship – Global citizenship – should we all have a right to education?

Autumn Term

PHSE/RSE – Healthy relationships, consent and wellbeing

Citizenship – Nuclear weapons – is peace achievable?

Spring Term

PHSE/RSE – Adolescence, feelings, stress & mental wellbeing

Citizenship – Managing my money – how can I handle my money

Summer Term

PHSE/RES – smoking, alcohol and drugs

Citizenship – Democracy and politics – how is Great Britain led?

Autumn Term

PHSE/RSE – E-safety, rights & equality (protected characteristics, LGBTQA+, gender identity)

Citizenship – Hierarchy of the Courts – what is a fair trial?

Spring Term

PHSE/RSE – Social media, drugs and body image

Citizenship – Global issues – what global issues do we face as a Human Race?

Summer Term

PHSE/RES – Mental Health, self esteem, confidence, crime & gambling

Citizenship – Democracy and the Law – what is the purposeof the law?

Half Year 1

DT1

Design Technology and our world

Smart, modern & composite materials

Materials – Fabrics

Core DT

Drawing skills

Measuring

Fabrics & Fibres theory

Hand embroidery

Safe use of a sewing machine

Paper and board theory

One & Two perspective drawing

Adobe Illustratro CAD drawing

Half Year 2

DT2

Mechanical Components & Devices

Electronic systems

Materials – timbers & plastics

Food

Healthy eating & hygeine

Half Year 1

DT1

Design Technology and our world

Smart, modern & composite materials

Materials –  Paper & Foam

Core DT

Colour theory & psychology

Shading, blending & rendering

Isometric drawing

Metals & Plastics theory

Stock forms

2D design CAD drawing

Exploded, Othographic & Scale drawing

Scales of production

Half Year 2

DT2

Mechanical Components & Devices

Maths in DT

Materials – timbers & plastics

Food

Properties & uses of food

Half Year 1

DT1

Fabric based design and make project

Core DT:

Food packaging design

Food labelling legislation

Food Allergies

Concert tickets design & make

Half Year 2

DT2

Engineering based design and make project

Food

Multicultural foods

Autumn Term

Dystopian Literature

The Novel

Spring Term

The Novel & Descriptive narrative writing.

Pre-twentieth century literature.

Summer Term

Admirable Nelson and The Industrial North – non-fiction reading and writing, with a focus on language devices.

Exploration, imagination and ambition in poetry

Autumn Term

The class novel and responding to fiction extracts.

Creative writing – focus on descriptive/narrative and autobiographical writing.

Spring Term

Pre-20c. Prose.

Poetry

Summer Term

Shakespeare Play – Romeo & Juliet

Modern drama text, with some non-fiction linked to themes in the play.

Autumn Term

Pre-twentieth century prose and responses to modern prose.

Begin class novel.

Creative writing – focus on descriptive and narrative.

Spring Term

Shakespeare play

Summer Term

Non-fiction text analysis – persuasive, debating/arguing, based on famous speeches.

Non-fiction writing and revision of non-fiction texts.

Autumn Term

What is Geography?

It’s a wonderful world

Spring Term

Where is Nelson on the map?

How should Happisburgh be managed?

How could the future be nuclear?

Summer Term

How could the future be Nuclear?

Whey does it always rain on me?

Where should I locate a new seating area around PVC?

Autumn Term

Middle East

Are there more opportunies or challenges if you live in a megacity?

Spring Term

Why were the effects of the earthquake so severe in Nepal?

Summer Term

Exploring the Tundra?

Autumn Term

Deadly Hazards

How do earthquakes impact the world?

How do tropical storms impact the world?

Spring Term

How do tropical storms impact the world?

How does climate change impact the world?

How to rivers change the landscape?

Summer Term

How to rivers change the landscape?

How do resources affect our happiness?

Autumn Term

Introducing History & Historical skills

The Ancient Romans

Spring Term

1066 and the battle for the English Throne

Life in the Middle Ages

Summer Term

Britain under the Tudors & Stuarts

Autumn Term

African Slave Trade & American Civil Rights

Britain: 1750-1900

Spring Term

British Empire & Indian Independence

World War 1

Summer Term

Nazi Germany

World War II

Autumn Term

Medicine in the Ancient World

Medicine in Britain 1066 to 1450

Spring Term

Medicine in Britain 1450 – 1900

Summer Term

Medicine in Britain 1900 to the present day

Autumn Term

Creating web pages using HTML/E safety

Spring Term

Visual programming

Summer Term

How computers work

Autumn Term

Spreadsheets

Spring Term

Databases

Summer Term

Programming using Python

Autumn Term

E-Safety

Careers

Cyber Security

Databases

Fake news

Spring Term

Programming

Animated GIF

Web design

GDPR

Business computing

Summer Term

Social media

Understanding internet

Design principles

AI

VR

Autumn Term

Number skills

Introducing Algebra concepts, including simplifying expressions

Area & Perimeter

Constructions

Probability Concepts

Spring Term

Fractions, decimals & percentage

Solving equations & substitution

Angles

Negative numbers

Real life graphs

Summer Term

Rounding and estimation

Sequences & graphs

Fractions, decimals & percentage

Transformations

3D shapes

Data handling

Autumn Term

Negative numbers

Types of numbers

Manipulating Algebra

Constructions and loci

Pythagoras’ Theorem

Area, perimeter & volume

Probability

Fractions & Decimals

Spring Term

Rounding & estimation

Standard form

Solving equations

Angles

3D drawing

Data handling

Percentages

Summer Term

Ratio

Linear Graphs

Real life graphs

Rearranging formulae

Transformations

Two way tables and Venn diagrams

Autumn Term

Further number skills

Fractions

Extending algebraic skills

Angles

Constructions

Area, Perimeter & Volume

Probability concepts

Spring Term

Rules of indices & standard fform

Percentages

Solving equations, including simultaneous equations

Linear & quadratic graphs

Inequalities

Pythagoras and Trigonometry

Data Handling

Summer Term

Surds

Ratio & Proportion

Using formulae

Sequences

Transformations

Similar shapes

Circle properties

Venn diagrams

Autumn Term

Greetings

Days, months & birthdays

Numbers 1-31

Alphabet

Phonics

Family

Jungle animals

Adjectives to Physical descriptions

Adjectives to describe personality

Comparatives & superlatives

Spring Term

Family – names, ages

Family pets

Physical descriptions – hair and eyes

Larger numbers

Birthdays

Favourite things

School subjects + opinions

Telling the time

Summer Term

Describing your house

Describing your bedroom

Dream house

Leisure – what you like to do

What you like to eat.

Autumn Term

Revision of Year 7 – Key questions

Adjectives to describe physical descriptions and personality

Favourite things

House & Bedroom

Sport & Leisure Activities

Focus on opinions and present tense verbs

Spring Term

Past holidays

Daily routine

Reflexive verbs

Summer Term

Special Occasions

Dream holidays

Autumn Term

Revision of Year 8

Describing a past holiday

What like was like in the past

Primary School

School Life

Spring Term

Future plans

Technology

Summer Term

Our planet

GCSE Preparation

Autumn Term

Building Bricks:

• Vocal – Singing games & songs
• Instrumental – class percussion
• Theory – elements of music & sound
• Listening – exploring sounds

I Got Rhythm/Notation:

• Vocal – Rhythmic chants & raps
• Instrumental – class percussion & composition
• Theory – note names & values
• Listening – identifying 2,3, & 4 time

Spring Term

Keyboard Skills

• Vocal – Developing singing style & genres
• Instrumental – introduction to keyboard
• Theory – Treble clef notation, sharps & flalts, major & minor scales
• Listening – Orchestral music

Summer Term

Hooks & Riffs

• Vocal – further development of singing styles/genres
• Instrumental – keyboard work
• Theory – key words, treble & bass clef
• Listening – popular & classical

Folk Music – Sea Shanty

• Vocal – Folk songs and Sea Shanties
• Instrumental – keyboard work, chords & triads
• Theory – song structure, scales & modes
• Listening – Traditional folk music & instruments

Autumn Term

Caribbean – Reggae & Calypso

• Vocal – Reggae & Calypso
• Instrumental – Ukeleles
• Theory – Song structure
• Listening – Caribbean instrument recognition

Folk Music – British Isles

• Vocal – Folk songs
• Instrumental – Keyboard work, Guitar, chords & triads
• Theory – Song structure, scales & modes
• Listening – Traditional folk music and instruments.

Spring Term

All About the Bass

• Vocal – popular music
• Instrumental – Keyboards
• Theory – Bass clef notation, bass line & riffs
• Listening – Bass riffs, Pedals, Alberti Bass lines

Rock & Roll

• Vocal – Rock & Roll songs
• Instrumental – Keyboard work
• Theory – Chords & triads, Bass lines, Improvisation
• Listening – Lyrics & music from 1950.

Summer Term

All that Jazz

• Vocal – continuation of vocal harmony
• Instrumental –  Keyboard work
• Theory – Improvisation, syncopation, swing rhythms, vamps, lyric structure
• Listening – selectionof jazz & blues music, ragtime

Autumn Term

Musicals & Opera

• Vocal – songs from the Musicals
• Instrumental – Keyboard work
• Theory – Style & genre, Bass lines, chords, overture & opening
• Listening – songs from Musicals, instrument recognition

Sound Tracks

• Vocal – songs from films
• Instrumental – Keyboard/percussion/guitar performances
• Theory – fanfare, concords, discords
• Listening – fanfares, film themes, Leitmotifs

Spring Term

Computer & Video game music

• Vocal – continuation of previous singing genres
• Instrumental – keyboard/percussion/guitar performances
• Theory – Melodic movement, composition of character motif
• Listening – various computer and video game motifs, chip tunes, synthesiers

Dance Music

• Vocal – various songs of 80s/90s
• Instrumental – Keyboard, guitar/ukulele, vocal
• Theory – various genre i.e. Latin dance, Folk dance, Disco, Club dance
• Listening – Identifying styles, genres & metre,  Recognising instruments

Summer Term

Popular music/cover versions & The Beatles

• Vocal – Various brit pop 1960-present
• Instrumental – Keyboard, guitar, vocal, drum kit
• Theory – Hooks & riffs, bridge, intro/outro.  Strophic form
• Listening – Hooks & riffs, pop songs for occasions, The Beatles

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Autumn Term

Vocal & Physical

• Performing – groups roles and performances
• Theory – key words & definitions, vocal skills
• Reviewing – understanding & use of drama practical skills. Performance work in groups/pairs

Spring Term

Bollywood

• Performing – creating a Melodrama, using role play, movement & gesture
• Theory – understanding a text, language and definitions
• Reviewing – Performance work in groups/pairs. Roles as an individual. Vocal Techniques.

Epic Theatre

• Performing – use of skills in performance, understanding & using Archetype, Didactic, Direct address. Creating a montage
• Theory – Key words & vocabulary. Montage
• Reviewing – Boal & Brecht, use of skills, non verbal techniques

Summer Term

Blood Brothers, musical

• Performing – Mrs Johnstone & backstory
• Theory – characterisation and creating tension
• Reviewing – exploring characters & relationships. Practical skills, written evaluation.

Naturalism

• Performing – Emotion & sense memory
• Theory – 4th wall. Subtext. Magic if. Objectives and super objectives.
• Reviewing – Assessment of skills

Use skills to convey themes, ideas, create settings, moods and characters.

Autumn Term

Text – DNA. Naturalism

• Performing – vocal skills, adding meaning. Creating atmosphere through sound.
• Theory – key words & definitions, vocal & movement skills
• Reviewing – understanding & use of drama practical skills.  Groups & Pair performance work. Script reading

Spring Term

Verbatim Theatre

• Performing – what is it?  Collecting evidence.  Using Verbatim Theatre script
• Theory – changing context.  Create your own piece of Verbatim Theatre
• Reviewing – Performance work in groups/pairs. Roles as an individual. Experimenting with verbatim skills

Theatre in Education

• Performing – using black comedy to teach scary facts. Using parody.
• Theory – What is T.I.E? Black Comedy. Parody
• Reviewing – Creating a piece of T.I.E

Summer Term

Comtemporary Practitioners

• Performing – Exploring physical theatre techniques, complicite & collaboration. Frantic Assembly
• Theory – Forkbeard Fantasy.  Physical Theatre techniques
• Reviewing – Use of new skills & physical theatre techniques.

Working to a Brief

• Performing – concept & creative intentions.  Exploring ideas & adding skills
• Theory – developing plot and character
• Reviewing – Performanes & Evaluation

Autumn Term

Netball

Football

Rugby

Hockey

Gymnastics

Basketball

Fitness

Spring Term

Games (Sports Leadership)

Gymnastics

Hockey

Fitness

Summer Term

Cricket

Athletics

Tennis

Rounders

Softball

Autumn Term

Half Term 1

Football

Handball

Basketball

Fitness

Half Term 2

Games (Sports Leadership)

Gymnastics

Hockey

Spring Term

Fitness

Gymnastics

Basketball

Dance

Hockey

Table Tennis

Football

Summer Term

Cricket

Athletics

Rounders

Tennis

Softball

Autumn Term

Football

Rugby

Table Tennis

Netball

Fitness

Gymnastics

Basketball

Hockey

Spring Term

Rugby

Hockey

Badminton

Volleyball

Handball

Games (Sports Leadership)

Summer Term

Cricket

Athletics

Tennis

Softball

Rounders

Autumn Term

Introduction to Science

Cells

Body Systems

Particle Model

Separating Mixtures

Voltage & resistance & current

Spring Term

Voltage, Resistance & Current ctd

Variation

Interdependence

Metals & Non-Metals

Acids & Alkalis

Summer Term

Energy Costs & Transfers

Reproduction

Forces & Motion

The Universe

Autumn Term

Periodic Table and Elements

Digestion

Forces & Pressure

Chemical Energy

Types of Reactions

Sound

Spring Term

Sound and Light

Respiration & Photosynthesis

Magnestism & Electromagnetism

Climate

Earth’s Resources

Summer Term

Evolution & Inheritance

Work & Heating & Cooling

Autumn Term

Energy

Cell Biology

Spring Term

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Electricity

Organisation

Summer Term

Organisation

Bonding Structure and the Properties of Matter

Particle Model of Matter