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Teaching & Curriculum Programme

Year 7

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Art – Year 7

Unit of Work Key Concepts Critical / Contextual

Imaginative Landscapes

Imaginative Landscapes Recording from direct observation / secondary sources Analyse structures of plants

Composition – fore / mid / background

Colour theory Creating a mood – colour washes

Chromatic colour mixing

Appreciation of depth / perspective within composition

Final Outcome: Painting (A4) 2D

Tiger in a Tropical Storm 'Surprised'

Henri Rousseau

Naive

Natural Forms

Watercolour, Pattern and Print

Drawing from direct observation and resources of flowers / leaves

Explore colour wash and detail Explore cultural pattern and identify format and pattern type

Use resources to create individual pattern

Printing: poly block (3 colour print)

Final Outcome: Reduction Print (A2)

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Turkish and Persian Design

William Morris / Angie Lewin

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Drama – Year 7

Year 7 Unit of Work Aims Autumn Term 1 Creating positive group dynamics and using physical

theatre: ‘The Forest Child’

• You will learn how to use a range of drama techniques to structure a performance, for example, using physical theatre, creating a soundscape and creating still-images.

• You will develop your performance skills, exploring ways of using movement expressively to tell a story.

• You will extend your vocal repertoire by experimenting with voice in different roles and dramatic contexts.

Autumn Term 2 Exploring a play: ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ (Glyn Robins, based on the novel by C. S. Lewis)

• You will learn how to use a range of rehearsal strategies to develop your understanding of characters, situations and themes in response to the stage adaptation of ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’.

• You will learn how to use appropriate performance techniques to create different characters, as well as exploring the concept of status.

• You will further develop your ability to use physical theatre techniques.

Spring Term 1 Developing performance skills: 1. Silent Movies 2. Melodrama 3. An introduction to basic acting skills

• You will learn how to use a range of performance techniques to create performances in different genres. This will include creating your own silent movie as well as performing a version of ‘Sweeney Todd’.

• You will learn how to use basic mime and physical theatre techniques to communicate strong emotions without dialogue.

• You will learn how to use different acting techniques to create realistic characters. You will rehearse and perform an extract from ‘The Three Sisters’ by Chekov.

• You will develop an appropriate vocabulary for analysing performance.

Spring Term 2 Issue based drama:

1. Bullying 2. Refugees

• You will learn how to use different drama techniques to explore social issues, for example, still-images, thought-tracking and hot-seating.

• You will develop your improvisation skills and your ability to sustain characters during role-play.

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Summer Term 1 Drama exploration: 1. Is theatre just play acting? 2. Technology: Friend or Foe?

• You will consider the central purpose of drama: a means for society to reflect upon itself and its beliefs

• You will consider the benefits of learning in and through drama • You will learn how to create drama for different purposes/audiences

and further develop your ability to use drama to explore social issues Summer Term 2 An Introduction to Shakespeare

• You will actively explore a Shakespearean comedy and a tragedy. • You will use practical approaches to understand key characters and

relationships in both plays. • You will become more confident speaking Shakespeare’s language.

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Computer Science – Year 7

Topic/Unit of Work Learning Aims/Content Revision Sites/Additional Support Autumn Term 1

Unit 7.1 E-Learning & Social Networking Topic: -Safety & Social Networking Finding your way around a computer network is a bit like finding your way around a new school. For example, you have to find out where everything is, where you can put your work safely and importantly how to find it again later.

Lesson 1: Learning Platform Lesson Objectives: Develop a basic understanding of what a learning platform is. Be able to log in and out of the MLE & School Network Lesson 2:Communicating Online Lesson Objectives: Understand the importance of e-safety in online communication. Be an active and responsible participant in an online vote Lesson 3: Creating a E-Safety Poster Lesson Objectives: Understand “cyber bullying” is and know what to do if you are being bullied. Lesson 4: Create Presentation Lesson Objectives: Know about dangers that can affect computers. Lesson 5: Create an Advertising Campaign Lesson Objectives: Learn how to use electronic communication and the internet safely. Collaboratively develop an agree set of e-safety criteria. Lesson 6: Present Campaign Lesson Objectives: To use presentation skills developed to present confidently with clarity and good eye contact. Then to gain feedback from their peers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/social-media-basics/ http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/accredited-courses/level-one/using-email

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/social-media-basics/

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/accredited-courses/level-one/using-email

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/accredited-courses/level-one/using-email

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Autumn Term 2

Unit: 7.2 Topic: Binary and ASCII In this unit student learn about how computer carry out instructions. They develop and understanding of Binary and ASCII code to representation of Students develop an understanding of control technology. Looking at the following devices (traffic lights, security systems, automatic doors, washing machines, cars etc).

Lesson 1: Binary Numbers to Denary LO: To be able to convert binary numbers to denary numbers. Lesson 2: Denary to Binary LO: To be able to convert denary numbers to binary numbers. Lesson 3: ASCII LO: To understand how computers display information using ASCII code. Lesson 4:Research and Presenting on Control Systems LO: Understanding how Control Systems are used for automated systems Lesson 5: Logic Gates LO: To understand Logic gates and how it is used in computer circuits –using the NOT, AND & OR gates rules to create true tables.

www.kodu.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL44F75F2470A54ADD Matt Britland Kodu Videos http://www.teach-ict.com/ks3computinghome.htm

Spring Term 1 Unit: 7.3 Topic Micro Bit

Lesson 1 : What is a Microbit LO: Understanding what a Microbit is and the working components of the device. Creating simple program which displays the word ‘Hello World’ Lesson 2: Developing a Digital Dice Develop an understanding of programming using the ‘blocks’ language. Will practice decomposition and abstraction to help solve the problems.

www.microbit.co.uk/create-code

Spring Term 2

Unit: 7.4 Topic: Binary and Kodu Kodu is a programme

Lesson 1:Binary Numbers LO: To be able to convert binary numbers to denary numbers.

www.kodu.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL44F75F2470A54ADD Matt Britland Kodu Videos

http://www.kodu.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL44F75F2470A54ADD

http://www.teach-ict.com/ks3computinghome.htm

http://www.microbit.co.uk/create-code

http://www.kodu.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL44F75F2470A54ADD

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tool designed by Microsoft for Windows and the Xbox 360. Kodu will enable you to build games using a series of visual elements in a rich 3D environment, without having to learn a single line of code. In this unit you will learn about Binary and how it will be incorporated into your game that you will plan, make and test in Kodu.

Lesson 2: Controlling a character in Kodu LO: Learn how to create a world and control a character using Kodu. Lesson 3:Create game and investigate different platforms LO: To learn how to add different types of paths to a world and control an enemy within a game Lesson 4:Characters Gaining Points LO: Learn how to use different pages and add scoring to a game in Kodu Lesson 5:Replicate an old arcade game LO: Learn how to use programming techniques in Kodu to replicate an old arcade game. Lesson 6:Evaluating Final Game LO: Learn how to make a game in Kodu from a design


Summer Term 1

Unit: 7.3 Topic: Pivot Animation Pivot Stick figure Animator is a unique software, that allows you to create stick figure animations easily and without any artistic skills. You can move the sections of the sick figure and easily create a chain of animation frames that can be previewed as you go.

Lesson 1: Creating an Animation LO: Create an animation using Pivot Stick Lesson 2: Animating a stick figure LO: To be able to create an animation including a background Lesson 3: Road Safety Animation LO: To be able to create an animation that tells children about road safety Lesson 4: Adding features to your animation LO: To complete your final road safety animation Lesson 5: Evaluating Animation LO: To evaluate each other’s animations.

http://pivotanimator.net/ http://www.teach-ict.com/ks3computinghome.htm http://www.reviseict.com


http://pivotanimator.net/


http://www.reviseict.com/

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Maths – Year 7

Year 1 (mostly Theta 2)

Some units from Theta 1 serve (mostly) as ‘required knowledge’ for units from Theta 2 and are included in the teaching hours.

So we recommend that these Theta 1 units are dipped into to confirm/reinforce the required knowledge.

Theta 1 Theta 2

Unit 2 Number skills Unit 1 Number

Unit 4 Decimals and measures Unit 2 Area and volume

Unit 1 Analysing and displaying data Unit 3 Statistics, graphs and charts

Unit 3 Expressions, functions and formulae Unit 4 Expressions and equations

Unit 9 Sequences and graphs [new learning, not required knowledge] Unit 5 Real-life graphs; Unit 9 Straight-line graphs

Unit 8 Lines and angles Unit 7 Lines and angles

Unit 5 Fractions Unit 10 Percentages, decimals and fractions; Unit 8 Calculating with fractions

Unit 7 Ratio and proportion Unit 6 Decimals and ratio

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Science – Year 7

Time period Content Report

Autumn Term 1 MATTER & REACTIONS: Particles, Separating mixtures, Metals and non-metals and Acids and alkalis (21 lessons) (and some getting to grips with graphs)

Baseline test will be sat in the first half-term.

Autumn Term 2 EUT on MATTER & REACTIONS & review (1st Week) GENES & ECOSYSTEM : Human and plant reproduction, variation & Interdependence + EUT

WA will be very similar to baseline.

Spring Term 1 WAVES & ENERGY : Sound & light, Energy Transfers and Energy cost (15 lessons)

Spring Term 2 WAVES & ENERGY: Sound & light, Energy Transfers and Energy cost CONT’D + EUT on WAVES & ENERGY (2 Week) ELECTRICITY: Current, voltage and resistance (12 lessons) + EUT

Summer Term 1 ORGANISIMS : Cells and movement (9 lessons) + revision (2 weeks) After Exams FORCES : Speed & Gravity, (12 lessons)

Summer Term 2 1 week revision EARTH: Earth structure and the Universe + EUT (15 lessons) Sports day

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RE - Year 7

Topic/Unit of Work Learning Aims/Content

Autumn Term 1

Who is Jesus?

The year 7 SoW is based upon the Diocesan textbook called ‘Icons’. This is supplemented with an additional text-book, not used primarily but in support called ‘The Way, Truth and Life,’ in support with material that the individual creativity and expertise of the individual subject teacher makes and can be found on the MLE…

1. What is Jesus all about? 2. Jesus as our saviour: how does he save us? 3. Who is Jesus in the Gospels? 4. What is the human Jesus like? 5. What makes a good leader? 6. What type of leader was Jesus? 7. What makes a person good or bad? 8. Can we live out Jesus’ teachings in our life today? 9. What can prayer do for us? 10. Does prayer work today? 11. How do model Christians imitate the life of Christ? 12. Revision, mind-map, past questions and create a board game for the purpose of revision… on this

topic…

Autumn Term 2

Introduction to Christianity

1. What does it mean to belong? 2. What do Christians believe? 3. What is the Trinity? 4. How is the Bible used? 5. How can we pray? 6. What might there be inside a Church? 7. What symbols can Christians use? 8. Do all Christians believe the same thing?

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9. Who are the key people in the Catholic Church? 10. What does a Catholic priest do? 11. TLC/ project lesson 12. Revision, mind-map, past questions and create a board game for the purpose of revision… on this

topic

Spring Term 1 St Angela’s project

1. What is Heritage? Why is it important to study the history of St Angela? 2. What does it mean to belong? 3. How do we serve God? 4. What are some facts about Angela? 5. What is the influence of Angela in the modern world? 6. How did Angela lead her women? 7. What are some teachings of St Angela? 8. Chapel Lesson 9. Who are the modern Ursuline communities? 10. What is life like for Ursulines today? 11. How can we live serviam today? 12. TLC/ project lesson 13. Revision, mind-map, past questions and create a board game for the purpose of revision… ion

this topic… 14. This module is assessed by a full length project…

Spring Term 2

Baptism

11 lessons each below will be studied… 13. Why is baptism important to Christians? 14. What happens at an infant baptism? 15. What are the signs and symbols of infant baptism? 16. How can infant baptism affect a candidate’s life? 17. What are the arguments for and against baptism? 18. What happens at Believer’s baptism? 19. What are the signs and symbols of Believer’s baptism? 20. How can believer’s baptism affect a candidate’s life?

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21. What are the arguments for and against infant and believer’s baptism? 22. A debate…This house believes Christians should practise infant baptism … 23. Revision, mind-map, past questions and create a board game for the purpose of revision… on this

topic… Summer Term 1 Hinduism

1. What is Hinduism? 2. What is the Trimurti? 3. What are the Hindu holy books? 4. What do Hindus believe about what is good, bad and the consequences of their actions? 5. How do Hindus pray and worship? 6. What happens at the Hindu Temple? 7. Why is Diwali important to Hindus? 8. What values do Hindus live by? 9. What is it like being in a Hindu temple? 10. What is the Hindu way of life? 11. Revision, mind-map, past questions and create a board game for the purpose of revision… on this

topic… Summer Term 2 Who am I? What are myths?

Who am I? Where do I come from? Who made me? How can we understand the Genesis creation account? How is the evolution theory different from the biblical creation story? Who created us? What did God do on the 7th day? What does it mean to be a steward? How have I used my skills and talents? What different types of relationships do I have? How am I part of my community? How does my religion help me grow? Revision, mind-map, past questions and create a board game for the purpose of revision… on this topic…

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MFL French – Year 7

Topic/Unit of Work Learning Aims/Content Revision Sites/Additional Support

Autumn Term 1

Introductory unit Classroom instructions, Meetings and greetings Names, Dates, Birthday, Age, Alphabet, Classroom objects Brothers & sisters, Family words, Pets Numbers up to 100, Colours

Numeracy – maths Literacy – phonics Social conventions – role play Dates of important celebrations in TL country Comparisons of names / etymology

www.linguascope.com www.languagesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

Autumn Term 2 UNIT 1: C’est perso Likes and dislikes Describing yourself / others Adjective agreements Christmas in TL countries

Creative writing – descriptions of musicians PSHE – social relationships Cultural awareness of Xmas traditions (Catholicism in TL countries – RE)


Spring Term 1 UNIT 2: Mon Collège School subjects Opinions & reasons Timetable Canteen foo

Creative writing –record a video tour to school in TL Cultural awareness of life in another country Email link to partner school ICT – look at websites of Francophone schools Cultural topic: La Chandeleur

www.linguascope.com www.languagesonline.org.uk www.linguascope.com www.languagesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

Spring Term 2 UNIT 3 : Mes Passetemps Computers & mobiles Sports and activities Aimer + infinitive Using ils / elles

PE – different sports Easter / Spring traditions


http://www.linguascope.com/

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/












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Summer Term 1 UNIT 3 : Mes Passetemps continued Computers & mobiles Sports and activities Aimer + infinitive Using ils / elles Assessments

PE – different sports Easter / Spring traditions


Summer Term 2 UNIT 4: Ma Zone Talking about town / village Giving directions Using à + article Inviting people out – modal verbs Using on peut + infinitive

Geography – town locations Social conventions / relationships Project: Francophone countries








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MFL German – Year 7


Autumn Term 1

Introductory unit Classroom instructions, Meetings and greetings Names, Dates, Birthday, Age, Countries, Colours, Alphabet, Schoolbag objects


www.linguascope,com www.languaesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

Autumn Term 2 School School subjects + opinions, Days of the week, School food Extra: The time, school uniform Nikolaus, Christmas in TL countries

Creative writing –record a video tour to school in TL Cultural awareness of life in another country Email link to partner school ICT – look at websites of Spanish schools


Spring Term 1 Family Brothers & sisters, Family words, Pets Using verbs – sing / plural, 1st and 3rd person, Personal description: physical / personality, Numbers up to 100, Colours

Creative writing – invent a soap opera family PSHE – social relationships Numeracy Political awareness (descriptions of political leaders) Cultural awareness of Xmas traditions (Catholicism in TL countries RE)

www.linguascope,com www.languaesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ www.linguascope,com www.languaesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

Spring Term 2 Free time Sports and leisure activities, opinions Adverbs of frequency, Future tense Invitations and excuses

Geography of Europe Typical homes in TL countries Creative writing – a dream home Cultural awareness of Spring traditions


http://www.linguascope,com/

http://www.languaesonline.org.uk/














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Summer Term 1 House and Home Different types are and home, Rooms in the house, Describing your bedroom, prepositions, things to do at home, more on irregular verbs Easter traditions

PE – different sports www.linguascope,com www.languaesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

Summer Term 2 Towns and going out Description of towns, The weather. Cultural Project: Nationalities / Story telling : Goldilocks writing project – re-write tale using different animals / characters etc, Research project into aspect of TL country, Eg Hundertwasser House in Vienna, Gaudi House in Barcelona, Versailles End of year activities – ECO week

Geography – town locations / nationalities Social conventions / relationships Creative Writing - Goldilocks writing project








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MFL Spanish – Year 7


Autumn Term 1

Introductory unit Classroom instructions, Meetings and greetings Names, Dates, Birthday, Age, Alphabet, Classroom objects



Autumn Term 2 School School subjects + opinions, Days of the week, Classroom activities, Teachers + opinions, School food, The time, Christmas in TL countries

Creative writing –record a video tour to school in TL Cultural awareness of life in another country Email link to partner school ICT – look at websites of Spanish schools


Spring Term 1 Family Brothers & sisters, Family words, Pets Using verbs – sing / plural, 1st and 3rd person, Personal description: physical / personality, Numbers up to 100, Colours

Creative writing – invent a soap opera family PSHE – social relationships Numeracy Political awareness (descriptions of political leaders) Cultural awareness of Xmas traditions (Catholicism in TL countries – RE)

www.linguascope.com www.languagesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ www.linguascope.com www.languagesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

Spring Term 2 House and Home Countries, Different types of home, Rooms in the house, Describing your bedroom Things you do at home – more on using present tense, Easter traditions

Geography of Europe Typical homes in TL countries Creative writing – a dream home Cultural awareness of Spring traditions

















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Summer Term 1 Free time Sports and leisure activities, opinions Adverbs of frequency, Future tense

PE – different sports www.linguascope.com www.languagesonline.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

Summer Term 2 Towns and going out Description of towns, Invitations and excuses, The weather. Cultural Project: Nationalities / Story telling : Goldilocks writing project – re-write tale using different animals / characters etc, Research project into aspect of TL country, Eg Hundertwasser House in Vienna, Gaudi House in Barcelona, Versailles. End of year activities – ECO week

Geography – town locations / nationalities Social conventions / relationships Creative Writing - Goldilocks writing project








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Music – Year 7

Year 7 Unit of Work Resources Autumn Term 1 Baseline test

Elements of Music: • Rhythm & Metre • Pitch • Texture

Voice Keyboards Garageband

Autumn Term 2 Elements of Music: • Pitch • Harmony • Texture

Guitars Voice Keyboards Garageband

Spring Term 1 The Orchestra: • Families • Strings • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion

Orchestral instruments Keyboards Guitars Voice

Spring Term 2 The Orchestra continued: • Concerto • Symphony • How orchestras are used today


Summer Term 1 Western Classical Periods: • Baroque • Classical • Romantic


Summer Term 2 Band Music: • Ensemble skills • Explore musical genres where bands are found

Keyboards Guitars Voice Bass guitar

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English – Year 7


Term 1A Drama – Frankenstein

Term 1B Prose – The Gothic Genre

Term 2A Prose – The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

In this unit, students will develop a range of reading skills including: close reading of texts to deduce meaning; collating information; understanding the relationships between the characters; to gain an understanding of the writers’ techniques and be able to comment on the effect on the reader. Students will also explore the historical context of the novel. The assessment is an essay in which students are asked to explore how the writer’s techniques.

Check your understanding of the novel: www.goodreads.com/quizzes/10838-the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/

Term 2B Looking at Language Introduction to Chaucer and Shakespeare

The Reading Assessment is a comprehension based assessment in which students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of three texts; select and retrieve appropriate quotations; provide explanations; infer and deduce meanings within the texts. Students will explore the events which shaped the development of the language we use today. They will compare texts written in different periods to see how words have changed; complete timelines of

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/english/reading/ http://www.shmoop.com/canterbury-tales-prologue/summary.html/

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/10838-the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/10838-the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/english/reading/

http://www.shmoop.com/canterbury-tales-prologue/summary.html/

http://www.shmoop.com/canterbury-tales-prologue/summary.html/

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historical events which changed our language; translate texts written in old English and Middle English; consider issues of accent and dialect. They will also consolidate their spelling with a regular lesson focus on spelling. Students will read two (translated) tales from Chaucer. They will demonstrate their ability to construct a story with a message in a creative writing assessment.

Term 3A Media Advertising Exam Preparation

Students will identify persuasive techniques; identify and comment on the use of language (specifically superlatives, comparatives, adjectives); understand the difference between fact and opinion; consider the impact of visual images and presentational features; they will gain an understanding of target audiences. Students will be assessed on their understanding of advertising techniques through their analysis of an advert.

Analyse a range of adverts in magazines and on the television; look out for the techniques they use. http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/

Term 3B Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Students watch a version of the play as an introduction to Shakespeare’s famous comedy. They read the play-script and are then required to complete a writing task from the point of view of one of the characters.

http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/

http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/

http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/

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Geography - Year 7 Topic/Unit of Work Learning Aims/Content

Autumn Term 1

Welcome to geography

Welcome to geography

Assessment (AU1): Baseline test [Max 5L] What is geography? H/W – geography in the news A short history of our planet. Map attack! Mapping the world Mapping Europe Mapping the UK Our local area Distance and direction Map symbols 4 figure grid references 6 figure grid references Relief Assessment (Au2): Map skills test (include place knowledge questions) [Max 5H]

Autumn Term 2

Spring Term 1

The built environment

What are settlements? (include choosing a site) Why do cities grow? (Urbanisation) Settlement structure (burgess) Cities good and bad Masdar: City of the future Assessment (Sp1): DME [Max 6M]

Spring Term 2 Rivers

The water cycle The drainage basin (pop ups?) Rivers at work (processes) Landforms created by a river Assessment (SP2): Key terms test [Max 5L] /Effects of flooding Causes of flooding -> H/T project: govt advice leaflet for flooding

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Summer Term 1 Weather & Climate

The difference between weather and climate. Factors affecting climate Why does it rain? Measuring the weather. Fieldwork: Microclimate around the school Extreme weather

Summer Term 2 Fantastic Places

Grand canyon Sahara Desert Antarctica Great Barrier Reef Dubai The Amazon Rainforest

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History – Year 7

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Theme Intro

Lesson Power & Democracy

People & Everyday Lives

Lesson Periods of Change

Lessons

Year 7 What is History?

Norman Conquest/Medieval

monarchs

Are all Monarchs Rule Makers or Rule Breakers?

Greed, Glory or God?

What should everyone know about the Crusades?

Islamic Civilisation

The wonders of Baghdad – What stories would you

bring back?

Rats or Rebels?

Which was more

significant?

Women Through Time

Has the position of

women changed

through time?

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Technology – Year 7

Date / Time Topic/Unit of Work Learning Aims/Content Revision Sites/Additional Support

Throughout the year in 7-8 week project blocks of

time.

Students will have followed through a number of specific projects across the year in year 7 which will vary from group to group depending on the time of year within the rotation. All groups will complete all of the projects for each of the departmental areas and will follow the design process for all of these throughout. One theory lesson per week will take place to support students to also assist with student’s research and all students will have a theory workbook which they will work in which will form part of their individual folders for each project completed.

The steps that will be followed are outlined below in stages and may vary from project to project slightly depending on emphasis in that particular project. Problem / Brief: Setting out what exactly you are about to do in your project Research: Investigation of different opinions, materials, processed, tools, equipment and current products available on the market. Specification: Setting out all of the points that you will achieve in your project using ACCESSFM as your template for doing this, along with the help sheets on the MLE Ideas: A broad range of ideas, sketched and using CAD, to show what you might do, including notes and evaluations. Developed / Final Idea: A final solution drawn, planned and explained fully so that it can be made by you, or others. Making: A detailed record of how you have made your product and any changes you have made as you have gone along with justification. Testing and Evaluation: Fully test and evaluate your final solution against the specification suggesting What Went Well and Even Better If.

All Projects carry a project booklet which is on the MLE in the following location: Rooms / Display all rooms / Design and Technology Pupil Resources / Yr. 7 Resources / The particular project you are on. The booklet and all of the resources are here, including homework's and help sheets along with software suggestions and worksheets that you can work on independently.

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PE – Year 7

Term 1A Term 1b Term 2A Term 2b Term 3A Term 3b

GYM, DA (ACTION WORDS), FB, BB, VB,

GY, DA (AFRICAN), FB, BB, VB FB, DA, GY, BD, GY, BB, SB, VB, DA, AT VB, AT, DA, SB SB, BD, GY, DA, BB,

DA – DANCE; BB – BASKETBALL; BD – BADMINTON; FB – FOOTBALL; SB – SOFTBALL; GY –GYMNASTICS; ATH –ATHLETICS

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