Year 9

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

Term 5

Term 6

Mathematics

All number skills for appropriate level

All algebra skills for appropriate level

All shape, space and measure skills to the appropriate level 

Calculations 1 and expressions

Angles and polygons and handling data 1

Fractions, decimals and Percentages and Formulae and functions 

English

Different Cultures Poetry

Primary focus: Paper 2 Literature encouraging students to engage with a collection of WW1 poetry and make connections across the anthology.

End of term assessment: comparison of two poems from the anthology

Novel – 1984

Primary focus: Paper 1 Literature consolidating reading skills and extending analysis whilst studying a challenging novel.

End of term assessment: Section A
Reading

PR summative Assessment

Gothic Literature

Primary focus: Paper 1 Language deepening students’ understanding of the language paper.

End of term assessment:
analysis of an extract with links to the whole text.

Protest Writing

Primary focus: Paper 2 Language exploring different representations of topical and challenging issues in our world.

End or term assessment: creating a non-fiction response.

PR summative
Assessment

Shakespeare Study – King Lear or Twelfth Night

Primary focus: Paper 1 Literature introducing challenging themes and developing an analytical appreciation of Shakespeare.

End of term assessment: Analysis of an extract with links to the whole text.

Shakespeare Study – King Lear or Twelfth Night

Primary focus: Paper 1 Literature introducing challenging themes and developing an analytical appreciation of Shakespeare.

End of term assessment: Analysis of an extract with links to the whole text.

Science

Biology: Cell Biology
Chemistry: Atomic structure
Physics: Energy and its forms

Biology: Cell Biology
Chemistry: Atomic structure
Physics: Energy and its forms

Biology: Cellular transport

Chemistry: Bonding & structure 1
Physics: Introduction to forces 1

Biology: Cellular transport

Chemistry: Chemical changes 1
Physics: Introduction to forces 1

Biology: Plant biology 1
Chemistry: Chemistry of the atmosphere
Physics: Electricity

Biology: Plant biology 1
Chemistry: Chemistry of the atmosphere
Physics: Waves

Art

Josh Bryan Triangulations

Response to Josh Bryan through self-portraiture.

Luke Dixon research

Response to Luke Dixon.

Colour pencil-blending work in response to Jenny Saville.

Painting in response

Design & Technology
Term 1-4 students will complete mini modules in each of the 4 areas of Design & Technology. Increasing the difficulty of the projects and completing focus practical tasks in each area. 

ENGINEERING

Students will learn how to interpret an engineering drawing to manufacture a pen holder, and develop their workshop skills through bring exposed to more tools and equipment.

3D DESIGN

Students will develop their CAD Skills to manufacture a box inspired by a specific designer.

GRAPHICS

Students will develop their modelling skills to apply graphics to a fashionable new trainer design!

FOOD & NUTRITION

Students will consider food influences to design and make dishes, alongside increasing their skills level with new equipment and cooking methods.

ENGINEERING

Students will learn how to interpret an engineering drawing to manufacture a pen holder, and develop their workshop skills through bring exposed to more tools and equipment.

3D DESIGN

Students will develop their CAD Skills to manufacture a box inspired by a specific designer.

GRAPHICS

Students will develop their modelling skills to apply graphics to a fashionable new trainer design!

FOOD & NUTRITION

Students will consider food influences to design and make dishes, alongside increasing their skills level with new equipment and cooking methods.

ENGINEERING

Students will learn how to interpret an engineering drawing to manufacture a pen holder, and develop their workshop skills through bring exposed to more tools and equipment.

3D DESIGN

Students will develop their CAD Skills to manufacture a box inspired by a specific designer.

GRAPHICS

Students will develop their modelling skills to apply graphics to a fashionable new trainer design!

FOOD & NUTRITION

Students will consider food influences to design and make dishes, alongside increasing their skills level with new equipment and cooking methods.

ENGINEERING

Students will learn how to interpret an engineering drawing to manufacture a pen holder, and develop their workshop skills through bring exposed to more tools and equipment.

3D DESIGN

Students will develop their CAD Skills to manufacture a box inspired by a specific designer.

GRAPHICS

Students will develop their modelling skills to apply graphics to a fashionable new trainer design!

FOOD & NUTRITION

Students will consider food influences to design and make dishes, alongside increasing their skills level with new equipment and cooking methods.

Complete a Year Team Project, using a live brief

If students choose GCSE DT They will be studying the following in Term 6........

ENGINEERING

Students will be explain why they chose Engineering GCSE, by presenting their inspirations and influences. Alongside this they will also be introduced to spot welding and manufacture a Desk Tidy.

3D DESIGN

Students prepare for GCSE by manufacturing a 'skills slab'. This enables students to work with a variety of different materials and learn how to work with them and join them together. This will help influence design ideas in the future.

GRAPHICS

Students will develop their digital and hand presentation skills further. Being introduced to a variety of new techniques to start of their GCSE sketch books.

FOOD & NUTRITION

Students research, design and manufacture foods form around the world.

German

Die Medien
Media

Die Zukunft
Future

Coole Schule
School

Meine Welt, Deine Welt
Environment

Leute Heute
People

Festivals

Spanish

Los medios de comunicación

El Instituto

La Salud

Ganarse la vida

El Mundo Hispano

Festivals: GCSE Topic

French

Ça t’intéresse?
Media

L’avenir Future

En bonne santé? Healthy lifestyle

Il était une fois…

On y va!
Holidays

Festivals

Geography

Living World

Living World

Living World

The challenge of recourse management

The challenge of recourse management

The challenge of recourse management

Physical Education

Units of work covered across the year – House sports education, OAA, Health & Fitness, Invasion Games, Aesthetics, Net & Wall Games, Striking & Fielding, Leadership and Athletics. These are taught on a carousel through the various specialist teaching spaces. Pupils are accessed and tracked throughout the year using our physical performance, knowledge and understanding and mindset curriculum learning model. 

Music

Jazz keyboard performance and Chasing Cars ensemble band performance

Composing and arranging music for film.
Beatles ensemble band performances

End of KS3 ensemble band and keyboard performances

Ethics & Philosophy

Suffering

Suffering

War

Human Ethic

Human Ethic

GCSE Start: Human Rights and Social Justice 

History

World War One

Democracy and dictatorships

World War Two

Holocaust and Cold War

GCSE course content begins: medicine in Britain

Medicine in Britain

Drama

Witches

Script - Confusions

Practitioners

Devising from stimulus

Verbatim Theatre

Genre and devising work

Computing

Algorithm Design

Small Basic

Turtle

Visual Programming

Pseudocode
Binary

Web Design
Testing