What you learn in…

Science

Year 7

Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Autumn: Scientific enquiry, Forces, Organisms, Cells, Matter, Mixtures, Electromagnets Spring: Scientific enquiry, Ecosystems and plant reproduction, Chemical reactions, Energy, Waves and light Summer: Scientific enquiry, Genes, Human reproduction, Earth and Space

Autumn: Health and Lifestyle, The Periodic Table and Metals, Electricity and Magnetism, Ecosystems and adaptation Spring: Earth and Rocks, Separation techniques, Energy transfers, Forces Summer: How Science Works, Radioactivity, Genes and DNA, Waves

Biology: Cell Biology, Organisation, Infection and response, Chemistry: The Periodic Table, Chemical changes and calculations, Bonding Physics: Energy and resources, Atoms and radioactivity

Biology: Bioenergetics, Inheritance, variation and evolution, Ecology Chemistry: Chemical Changes, Earth’s atmosphere and resources, Energy and electrolysis, Chemical analysis, rates and equilibrium Physics: Electricity, Atoms and radioactivity, Magnetism and space, Forces and motion

Biology: Homeostasis and response, Inheritance, variation and evolution, Ecology Chemistry: Earth’s atmosphere and resources, Chemical analysis, rates and equilibrium Physics: Forces and motion, Waves, Magnetism and space

What you learn in …

Physical Education

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Team games: Netball, Football, Basketball, Handball,Tag Rugby, Cricket, Rounders. Individual activities, working at maximal levels. Gymnastics, Swimming , Athletics. Net games. Table tennis, Badminton. Theoretical principles used in sport. Types of guidance, Visual, Verbal, Manual and Mechanical. Feedback. 4 stages of a warm up- Pulse raising, Stretching, Skills Practice, Mental Preparation.

Team games: Netball, Football, Basketball, Handball, Tag Rugby, Rounders, Cricket. Individual activities, working at maximal levels. Gymnastics, Swimming, Athletics, Fitness. Net games. Badminton, Table tennis. Theoretical principles used in sport. Types of strength, Static, Dynamic, Explosive, Maximal. Somatotypes, Ectomorphs, Mesomorphs, Endomorphs. The Muscular system. Technology. Types of strength.

Team games: Netball, Football/ Basketball/Handball/Tag Rugby, Cricket, Rounders. Individual activities, working at maximal levels. Gymnastics, Swimming, Athletics, Trampolining. Net games. Table tennis, Badminton. Theoretical principles used in sport. Training Zones- Aerobic and anaerobic. Components of Fitness.

GCSE PE Practical: Netball, Badminton, Table tennis, Swimming, Football, Handball, Athletics, Cricket. Theory: • Skeletal system • Movement • Joints • Diet and nutrition

• Components of fitness • Health, strength and fitness • Fitness testing • Somatotypes • Warm up and cooling down • Effects of exercise • Training zones • Types of training • Training principles • Seasonal aspects of training • Sports psychology Coursework introduction Core PE Netball, Fitness, Basketball, Badminton, Football, Table tennis, Handball, Football, Athletics, Rounders, Softball, Cricket.

GCSE PE Practical: Trampolining, Netball, Swimming, Badminton, Football, Non exam assessment coursework. Theory: • Non Exam assessment/ Coursework • Muscular system • Respiratory system • Circulatory system • Aerobic/ anaerobic systems • Movement analysis • Data • Injury Prevention • Motivation • Factors affecting performance (PEDs) • Behaviour and conduct. • Media and commercialisation. • Health and sedentary lifestyle. Core PE Netball, Fitness, Basketball, Badminton, Football, Table tennis, Handball.

What you learn in…

English

Year 7

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• Gothic Narrative Writing • Novel study: Animal

Farm/Number the Stars • Shakespeare: The Tempest • Language analysis: fiction

and non-fiction • Introduction to a range of

transactional writing • Introduction to poetry

• Descriptive Writing • Novel study: Great

Expectations • Shakespeare: Romeo and

Juliet • Language and structural

analysis • Motivational Speech

Writing • Character and Voice Poetry

• Short Story Writing • Novel study: Of Mice

and Men • Shakespeare: Othello • Language and

structural analysis • Opinion article writing • A View From the

Bridge

• An Inspector Calls • Descriptive and

Narrative Writing • Shakespeare:

Macbeth • 20th and 21st century

reading skills • Poetry anthology:

conflict poetry • 19th and 20th century

non-fiction reading

• Novel study: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/A Christmas Carol • Poetry anthology:

war poetry • Transactional

Writing • Revision of

language and literature

What you learn in…

French

Year 7

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Sugges

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Likes and dislikes, describing yourself, describing other people, music. School subjects, opinions and reasons, timetable, school day, schools in French speaking countries. Computers and mobiles, sports, activities, saying what you like to do, describing what other people do. Your town, directions, the weekend, what you can do in your town Holidays, getting ready to go out, drinks and snacks, holiday plans. Say what you would like to do, animals, free time and interests.

Talking about TV, cinema, reading, internet, what you did yesterday. A visit to Paris, when you did things, tourist attractions, how you travel, interview. Personality, relationships, music, clothes, passions. Where you live, house and home, meals, choosing food, describing and event. Talent and ambition, persuading people, saying that is the best, using French in everyday situations. The world, Francophonie, nature, French history

Facebook, arranging to go out, dates, music event, festivals. Body, sport, health, keeping fit. Jobs, the use of languages, talking about what you used to do, the future. Going on holiday, adventure holidays, what you take on holiday, describing a previous holiday. What you are allowed to do, what is important, things you can buy. Preparing for GCSE, All about me.

• Qui suis-je? • Le temps des loisirs • Jours de fête • La ville et la campagne • La ou j’habite, la météo • Les vacances • Identity and culture (Self, family and

friends; Daily life, food and drink; Shopping; Social media and technology – use of, advantages and disadvantages; Cultural life, celebrations and festivals; interests and leisure activities.

• Local area, holiday and travel (Holidays and destinations; Travel and tourist transactions: travel and accommodation; asking for help and dealing with problems; directions; eating out; shopping; Town, region

• Les catastrophes, les voyages

• Le collège, les règlements • Le travail, les langues • CV, que font les autres dans

la vie. • L’environnement, le

bénévolat • What school is like: school types;

school day; subjects; rules and pressures; celebrating success; School activities: school trips; events; exchanges)

• Using languages beyond the classroom: forming relationships; travel; employment; Ambitions: further study; volunteering; training; Work: jobs; careers; professions

• International and global dimension (Bringing the world together: sports events; music events; campaigns and good causes; Environmental issues: being ‘green’; access to natural resources

What you learn in…

History

Year 7

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• What is History? • What are the key skills I

need to be a historian? • The Norman Conquest • Medieval Life • The Crusades • Medieval Monarchs • Local History research

project

• The Reformation –how the Tudors changed the Church,

• The Gunpowder Plot • The Civil War • The making of the UK • Changing Faces of Britain

and London • Jack the Ripper • The British Empire • Road to Emancipation –

Civil Rights

• World War One • Russia 1900 – 40 • The Holocaust • World War Two • The Holocaust • The Cold War • Immigration into Britain • Local History Project on

Hornchurch airfield

Crime and Punishment in Britain though Time Whitechapel c.1870 – 1900 Weimar & Nazi Germany c.1918 - 1939

Spain & the New World c1490 - 1555 Early Elizabethan England 1558 - 1588

What you learn in…

Maths

Year 7

Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Higher: Analysing and displaying data, number skills, equations, functions and formulae, fractions, angles and shapes, calculating with decimals, solving equations, ratio and proportion, perimeter, area and volume, sequences and graphs, factors and powers, working with powers, 2D shapes and 3D solids, real life graphs, transformations. Middle: Analysing and displaying data, number skills, equations,

Higher: Fractions, decimals and percentages, constructions and loci, probability, scale drawings and measures, graphs, powers and roots, quadratics, inequalities, equations and formulae, collecting and analysing data, ratio and proportion, arcs and sectors, non-linear graphs, accuracy and measures, simultaneous equations and trigonometry. Middle: Decimals and ratio, lines and angles, calculating with fractions, straight-line graphs, percentages,

Higher: Indices, standard form, HCF and LCM, surds, expanding and factorising, sequences, equations and formulae, interpreting and representing data, fractions, ratio and percentages, angles and trigonometry, linear, quadratic, cubic and reciprocal graphs, area and

Higher: Transformations and constructions, solving simultaneous and quadratic equations, inequalities, probability, Venn diagrams, compound measures, growth and decay ratio and proportion, similarity and congruence,

Higher: Circle theorems, simplifying algebraic fractions, solving algebraic fraction equations, rationalising surds, composite and inverse functions, algebraic proof and vectors, transformation of graphs, direct and inverse proportion and non-linear graphs Foundation: Area, perimeter and volume, fractions, mixed numbers, standard form, congruence, similarity and vectors, non-linear graphs, simultaneous equations, rearranging formulae and proof.

functions and formulae, fractions, decimals and measures, fractions, probability, ratio and proportion, lines and angles, sequences and graphs, transformations, calculations involving powers and roots, area and volume, statistics, graphs and charts, expressions and equations, real-life graphs. Lower: Analysing and displaying data, calculations involving the four operations, expressions, functions and formulae, graphs, factors and multiples, decimals and measures, lines and angles, measuring and shapes, fractions, decimals and percentages, 2D shapes and 3D solids, transformations, ratio, statistics, expressions and equations, decimal calculations

decimals and fractions, indices and standard form, expressions and formulae, dealing with data, multiplicative reasoning, constructions, equations, inequalities and proportionality, circles, Pythagoras and prisms, sequences and graphs, probability and comparing shapes. Lower: Angles, number properties, sequences, fractions, decimals and percentages, probability, number calculations, sequences and equations, statistics, geometry in 2D and 3D, algebraic and real-life graphs, multiplicative reasoning, algebraic and geometric formulae, probability, polygons and transformations.

perimeter of 2D shapes, surface area and volume of 3D solids. Foundation: Calculations involving decimals, place value, factors and multiples, squares, cubes and roots, expanding brackets, simplifying expressions, factorising, substitution and formulae, interpreting and representing data, fractions and percentages, Equations, inequalities and sequences, angles in parallel lines, in triangles and polygons.

trigonometry and statistics. Foundation: Perimeter, area and volume, linear graphs, distance-time graphs, Transformations, ratio and proportion, using Pythagoras’ theorem, trigonometry probability, compound measures, percentages, growth and decay, constructions loci and bearings.

What you learn in…

Dance

Year 7

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An Introduction To Dance: The Five Basic Body Actions GCSE Skills: Team work, movement memory, timing and ACTION words Dance For Musicals: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory GCSE Skills: Narrative and theme, characterisation, phrasing and facial expression Dance Genre: Street Dance GCSE Skills: Style, dynamics, actions, levels, application of anthology Emancipation of Expressionism

Dance For Musicals: Hairspray GCSE Skills: Focus, projection, phrasing, spatial awareness and facial expression Dance Genres: Evolution of Dance Megamix GCSE Skills: Style, action, dynamic, space, formations, motif and motif development - quick exercises and choreography (movement memory) World Dance: Bollywood GCSE Skills: Structure, spatial awareness, theme, style and RADS; choreographing to a stimulus

Dance Genre: Street Dance and Anthology GCSE Skills: RADS, style, levels, dynamics, technical skills and physical skills. Dance Genre: Samba Dance and Anthology GCSE Skills: RADS, style, relationships, dynamics, repetition and technical skills. Dance Genre: Contact Combat and Theme GCSE Skills: Stimulus, theme, atmosphere, contrast, tempo, RADS and expressive skills.

Practical Contemporary Warm Up* Cardiovascular Warm Up Contemporary Centre Exercise* Jazz Centre Exercise* Dance With A Prop Dance By Chance Solo Performance* Trio Performance* Disability Dance Dance From A Stimulus* Theory Dance Appreciation RADS and Motifs Anthology 1: Shadows Anthology 2: EOE Anthology 3: A Linha Curva Anthology 4: Within Her Eyes Section B: The Dancer’s Experience Dance Appreciation Paper 1-4* Assessment*

Practical Composition Skills Choreography From A Stimulus Solo Performance** Trio Performance** Choreography Final** Theory Anthology 5: Within Her Eyes Anthology 6: Infra Section A: Holistic Choreography Dance Appreciation Paper 5-8* Summer Dance Appreciation Paper** Exam**

What you learn in…

Drama

Year 7

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Introduction To Drama: Basic Drama Skills GCSE Skills: Explorative strategies including still image, narration and mime. Devising From A Script: Pantomime GCSE Skills: Devising and performance from text, focusing on vocal skills and characterisation. Creating An Atmosphere: Darkwood Manor GCSE Skills: Characterisation, mime, explorative skills, physical theatre and atmosphere.

Poetry As A Stimulus: War Poetry GCSE Skills: Devising from a stimulus, explorative strategies including soundscape, physical theatre and cross cutting. Studying Shakespeare: Macbeth GCSE Skills: Design skills including lighting, aural setting (sound) set and links to component 3. Commedia Dell’Arte: Trestle Masks GCSE Skills: Characterisation, use of prop, physical skills, working as a group towards and genre.

GCSE Drama Script: DNA GCSE Skills: GCSE set text, performing from a text (stimulus), mood and atmosphere and memory retention. GCSE Drama Script: Chatroom GCSE Skills: GCSE set text, performing from a text (stimulus), component 2 devising piece using GCSE criteria. Physical Performance Skills: Stage Fighting GCSE Skills: Physical skills, safety in the studio, sequence and structure and naturalistic drama.

Practical Developing and understanding knowledge Practical skills Earthquake performance Holocaust monologues ‘The Crucible’ set text Component 1 Devising* Theory Mini-portfolio Researching Schindler’s List ‘The Crucible’ Component 3* Portfolio research and writing* Assessment*

Practical Component 1 exam preparation Script workshop (Component 2) Component 1 Final** Component 2 Final** Theory Portfolio controlled assessment** Script Research for Component 2 Recapping ‘The Crucible’ Live Theatre Review Component 3 preparation Component 3 Paper** Exam**

What you learn in…

Music

Year 7

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Learning An Instrument: Keyboard GCSE Skills: Performance, accuracy, expression and rhythm. Learning An Instrument: Ukulele GCSE Skills: Performance, chords, tonality and ensemble performance. Learning An Instrument: Live Bands GCSE Skills: Ensemble performance, variety of instruments, confidence and time signature. Music and Literature: Song Writing GCSE Skills: Composition, melody, harmony and lyric skills, linking to set brief. Rhythms of The World: Samba GCSE Skills: Rhythm, tempo, dynamics and link to GCSE Area of Study. Music Genre: Blues Improvisation GCSE Skills: Composition, improvisation, Blues scale and 12 bar blues.

Learning An Instrument: Keyboard GCSE Skills: Performance, accuracy, expression, rhythm, chords and melody. Music Genre: Reggae (Live Bands) GCSE Skills: Technical performance, rhythm, tempo, dynamics and link to GCSE Area of Study. Film Music: Composition GCSE Skills: Composition, listing an analysis, research and link to GCSE Area of Study.

Ensemble Creation: Live Bands GCSE Skills: Technical performance, development of instrumental and rehearsal techniques and link to GCSE Area of Study. Composition: Variation and Theme GCSE Skills: Musical development, counter-melody, inversion and linking to composition techniques. Live Bands: Free Choice GCSE Skills: Technical performance, mastering of instrumental techniques and application of industry-wide performance skills.

Practical Solo performance* Introduction to composition Set brief composition* Ensemble composition* Free brief composition* Theory Elements of music Introduction to listening skills Film music Concerto Conventions of pop Instrumental spotlight Aural dictation Listening Paper 1 and 2* Assessments*

Practical Solo performance recording** Set brief composition final** Set brief scoring Free brief composition final** Ensemble performance recording** Theory Rhythms of the world Greek, Palestine and Israeli Film music Concerto Conventions of pop Music terminology Listening Paper 3 and 4* Summer Listening Paper Exam** Assessments* Exam**

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Religious Education

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1. Bridging unit 2. Christianity 3. Islam 4. Judaism 5. Sikhism 6. Hinduism 7. Buddhism

1. Inspirational

leaders and minor world religions

2. Rites of passage 3. Religion and Art 4. Evil and Suffering 5. Islam 6. Christianity

1. Islam beliefs and

teachings 2. Islam Practices 3. Christian beliefs

and teachings 4. Christian Practices 5. Human Rights

6. Relationships and

the Family 7. Peace and conflict 8. Crime and

Punishment

Revision of the GCSE content:

1. Islam beliefs and teachings

2. Islam Practices 3. Christian beliefs and

teachings 4. Christian Practices 5. Human Rights 6. Relationships and the

Family 7. Peace and conflict 8. Crime and Punishment

What you learn in…

Art

Year 7

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The World Around Us: Observational drawings of animals and plants Composition painting and painting techniques Colour theory Perspective Texture and detail Analysing and evaluating art work Fantastic Fish: Oil pastel techniques Layering and blending Clay techniques and processes Clay tile manufacture

The Green Man: Portrait format – drawing a face Using symmetry and guidelines Creating a leaf layout Creating clay test pieces/ samples Producing a clay face Collaborative collages Seasons and colour schemes Arrangements

Pop Art and Food: Observational drawings Designing, annotating and planning a sculpture Card sculpture framework Paper and paste lamination Painting and glazing a sculpture

Objects and Viewpoints: Shading techniques Processes and techniques Media studies Acrylic paint techniques Colour theory Analysis and evaluations Reflection and Distortion: Observational drawing techniques Evaluation and annotation Oil pastel techniques Layering and blending Natural and Manmade Structures: Scaling up and down Chalk techniques Clay techniques and processes

Natural and Manmade Forms: Finalising year 10 units Annotations Exploration of mock exam themes Developing ideas, processes and artists Plan of mock exam piece Terminal exam preparation

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Design Technology

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Workshop health and safety Presentation skills Electronics, simple circuits, components and PCBs Laser cutting components Introduction to Sketchup CAD software Marking out, cutting and assembling wooden components Marking out and cutting to a fine tolerance Hand tool skills Drilling and plastics

Transistors, variable resistors and LDRs Designing for the laser cutter (cutting and engraving) Structures, forces and prototyping Designing for a target market

Design briefs and specifications Capacitors, thyristors, resistor values, LEDs, types of switches and PCB development Jigs and formers Cutting a thread Testing and evaluating

What you learn in…

Food

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Kitchen safety and food hygiene Using the ovens Evaluating practical outcomes Healthy eating and nutrition Menu planning Developing ideas Understanding food science Function of key ingredients

Menu planning for a family meal Pastry theory Designing savoury pasty products Business planning Egg provenance, nutritional information and uses Cereals provenance, nutritional information and uses Research and planning a dish to a brief (Breakfast muffin)

Fruit and vegetable provenance, nutritional info, and uses Individual needs research Justification and planning of menus Developing menus for dietary requirements