Year 8

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
Art and Design	Mexican Day of the Dead- observational skulls	Mexican Day of the Dead – pattern and design	Mexican Day of the Dead-Independent design and multi-media work	Mexican Day of the Dead-Independent design and multi-media work	Mexican Day of the Dead - links to Frida Kahlo
Computer Science	Baseline Tests Binary	Binary Algorithm Design	Algorithm Design	Small Basic	Electronics	Video
Design and Technology	Engineering - Nightlight* Food - Pizza Toast, Flapjack Pasta Salad, fruit salad*	Textiles - Matisse inspired cushion*	Graphics – Chocolate bar & foamboard clock*	3D Design – Bug house*	Engineering – Headphones storage Textiles – E-Textiles hanging decorations
Drama	Relationships	Melodrama	Runaways	Woman in Black - Scripted	Political theatre - Brecht	Little Sister
English	Spy Fiction writing	Romeo and Juliet	Animal Farm	War Poetry	Modern Play – teachers choice	Argument and Debate
Ethics and Philosophy	Prejudice (racism, gender equality, UNCRC)	Prejudice term 2 - Genocide education	Do we live again? Hinduism	Islam in the modern world	Rights education	Family, sex and contraception
French	Famille et domicile Family and home	Temps libre Free time	Les sorties Going out	Manger et boire Eating and Drinking	Voyages et vacances	Les copains
German	Essen und Einkaufen Food and shopping	Gesundheit Health	Die Ferien	Wir gehen aus	Nach der Schule	Austausch
Geography	Tectonics	Ecosystems	Population	Coasts	Problem Planet	Asia (Human and Physical)
History	Agricultural revolution and Industrial revolution	Empire and Slavery	World studies: Early America and French revolution	Chartism and suffragettes	Independent project on either: Victorian everyday life, Explorers, Health in Britain	Crime and punishment
Mathematics	Whole numbers and decimals Measure, perimeters and area Expressions and formulae	Fractions, Decimals and Percentage Angles and 2D shapes Graphs	Mental Calculations Statistics Transformations and symmetry	Equations Written and calculator methods Constructions	Sequences 3D shapes Ratio and proportion	Probability Everyday maths
Music	Wimoweh and South African music, Calypso Music and music from the Caribbean		Composing music for adverts and developing ukulele, singing and ensemble skills		The Blues and Reggae ensemble band performances
Physical Education	Units of work covered across the year - House sports education, Invasion Games, Leadership, Net & Wall Games, Health & Fitness, Aesthetics, OAA, Striking & Fielding, Mindfulness and Athletics. These are taught on a carousel so which will be covered when will vary.
Science	Biology: Specialised cells, muscles and joints and exercise Chemistry: particles and separation techniques Physics: electricity and resistance, resultant forces, pressure, magnets and electromagnets		WS: graphs, explaining & evaluating Biology: respiration, fertilisation, inheritance and ecology Chemistry: chemical reactions and environmental chemistry Physics: energy and efficiency, heat transfer, waves and colour, space and weight			WS: maths skills
Spanish	La Gente	Vamos a salir…	Mis Vacaciones	La Comida	De Moda	Un Viaje a Barcelona