KS3 Curriculum Overviews
English
English KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Story and Context |
Story and Context - focus on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
Characterisation and Setting | Characterisation and Setting - focus on The Graveyard Book | Genre and Theme | Genre and Theme - focus on The Giver |
| Year 8 |
Perspective and POV | Perspective and POV- focus on Journey's End | Rhetoric | Rhetoric - focus on Animal Farm | Connotation, Symbolism and Imagery | Connotation, Symbolism and Imagery - focus on Lord of the Flies |
| Year 9 |
Representation | Representation - focus on Othello | Structure | Structure - focus on Heroes | Advanced Application of the Concepts | Advanced Application of the Concepts |
Maths
Maths KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 | Autumn Term 2 | Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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| Year 7 |
September 21: Revision Lessons on topics from end of KS2 Start KS3: Topic 1: Sequences Topic 2: Place Value and Ordering Topic 3: Problems with Addition & Subtraction |
Topic 4: Problems with Multiplication & Division Topic 5: Factors & Multiples Topic 6: Order of Operations |
Topic 7: Geometry Topic 8: Fractions1 |
Topic 9: Algebraic Expressions 1 |
Topic 10: Fractions and Percentages of Amounts Topic 11: Primes and Indices |
Topic 12: Rounding Topic 13: Algebraic Expressions 2 |
| Year 8 |
September 2021: Topic 13: Algebraic Expressions 2 Topic 14: Linear Equations |
Topic 15: Angles Topic 16: Area & Perimeter (including Circles) |
Topic 17: Percentages Topic 18: Ratio & Proportion |
Topic 19: Fractions 2 Topic 20: 2d Geometry Topic 21: 3D Geometry |
Topic 22: Statistics | Topic 23: Probability |
| Year 9 |
September 2021: Start on Topic 30 - (Topics 24 to 29 are to be covered in Retrieval Work) Topic 30: Percentages Topic 31: Further Probability |
Topic 32: Algebra - The Basics Topic 33: Expanding & Factorising Linear Expressions |
Topic 34: Expressions & Substitution into Formula Topic 35: Linear Equations Topic 36: Ratio Topic 37: Proportion |
Topic 38: Standard Form Topic 39: Linear Graphs Topic 40: Real Life Graphs |
Topic 41: Sequences Topic 42: Transformations Topic 43: Inequalities |
Topic 44: Quadratic Expressions Topic 45: Quadratic graphs Topic 46: Pythagoras' Theorem |
Science
Science KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 | Autumn Term 2 | Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 |
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| Year 7 |
Cells |
Forces |
Ecology |
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| Year 8 |
Energy |
Organ systems |
Principles of chemistry |
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| Year 9 |
Cells, |
Health, Energy |
Earth and the atmosphere, |
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French
French KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 | Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Introducing myself Numbers and dates |
Family and personal description | School | Weather Sports Free time interests |
Likes and dislikes Local area Towns |
Spare time interests Food and eating out |
| Year 8 |
Holidays and transport The past tense |
Festivals and food | TV, technology and leisure interests | The world around us Local area Weather |
Daily routine Home |
Daily routines Home |
| Year 9 |
Family and friends | Going out and making arrangements French Culture |
Role models Films Sport |
Technology TV Evening Activities |
Daily Routines Shopping |
Festivals and celebrations |
German
German KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 | Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
N/A |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Year 8 |
Introducing myself, Characteristics Favourite things |
Describing family and pets, Months and Dates |
Sport, Leisure and Free time activities |
School |
Town and shopping for food/drink/souvenirs Assessment |
Holiday Plans + Future Tense |
| Year 9 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
History
History KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 | Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Pre-1066
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1066 and the Norman invasion | The Middle Ages | The Middle Ages Who were the Tudors? |
- Henry VIII power - Reformation |
Mid Tudor Crisis Elizabethan England - Religion - Mary, Queen of Scots - War with Spain |
| Year 8 |
Tudor to Stuart England
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Stuart England and the Civil War - causes and events of the Civil Wars - The interregnum, Cromwell's Britain |
Industrial Britain | Industrial Britain |
Slavery and the roots to the British Empire Impact of the empire around the world |
French and American revolutions and the American Civil War
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| Year 9 |
British Society in 1900 | The First World War | The Second World War | The Cold War | 20th Century Study: Women 1900 to today Teenagers 1900 to today |
Creation of the welfare state Immigration, Race riots and protest |
Geography
Geography KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Map Skills | Geography of the UK | Geography of the UK and weather | Weather | Asia | Resources |
| Year 8 |
Coasts and Rivers | Coasts and Rivers | Population Change | Tectonics | Ecosystems and the Economy | Russia |
| Year 9 |
Glaciation | Super Powers | Super Powers | Africa | Fieldwork | Living in a poor country and Global Themes |
Art
Art KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Learning to See: Using the pencil to create different tones. |
Pencil tones and tonal gradation | Mark making and texture Using pencil |
Mark making and Impressionism through paint | Impressionism and Van Gogh - through Paint | Installation through Mixed Media. |
| Year 8 |
Colour Wheel colour relationships and tonal blending through Colour pencil |
Observational drawing through colour pencil | Typography through printmaking | Typography and the art of lettering through collage. | Typography though painting. | Colour culture through looking at arrange of artists and mixed media. |
| Year 9 |
Illustrative art - looking at artist Lucy McLaughlan and automatic drawing using fine liner |
Illustrative art through printmaking | Observational drawing through pencil and biro | Observational drawing through pencil and biro | Pattern within art - looking at Mandallas and artist, Dan Hillier |
Pattern within art - looking at Mandallas and artist, Dan Hillier |
Drama
Drama KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Introduction to Drama | Greek Theatre | Theatre in Education | Physical Theatre | Stanislavski | Knee High |
| Year 8 |
Commedia Dell Arte | Design A Monster Calls | Brecht | Devising / Cluedo | Interpreting a Text The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime | Verbatim Theatre / Documentary Theatre Mark Wheeller |
| Year 9 |
Duologues | Artaud | Genre | Devising | Theatre Creation | Analysing Live Theatre |
Design Technology
Design Technology KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Night light project. Product specification and brief | Night light project. Health and Safety in the workshop and practical work. | Night light project. Health and Safety in the workshop and practical work. | Night light project. Electric components and soldering | Night light project. Electric components and soldering. Creating a high quality finish using machinery. | Night light project. Creating a high quality finish using machinery and materials. Night light assembly and evaluation. |
| Year 8 |
Bottle Opener Project. Working and isometric drawings. Metal theory. | Bottle Opener Project. Health and safety and knowledge of tools and workshop machinery | Bottle Opener Project. Using tools to measure and make accurately | Bottle Opener Project. Using tools to measure and make accurately. Begin making. | Bottle Opener Project. Continue making | Bottle Opener Project. Working with metal and wood, theory and assembly of bottle opener. Evaluate |
| Year 9 |
Jewellery Project. Design movements. Project brief and reseach | Jewellery Project. Iterative design ideas reflecting prior research and theory of available materials for laser cutter. | Jewellery Project. Development of design ideas with annotation. | Jewellery Project. Computer Aided Design skills and application | Jewellery Project. Computer Aided Design skills and application | Jewellery Project. construction of jewlery and evaluation. |
Food Technology
Food Technology KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Health and Safety, Personal hygiene, knife safety and cooker safety. Practical lesson - Dippy Divers | The Eatwell Guide Part1 Practical lesson - Fruit Kebabs | Fruit and Vegetables Practical lesson - Vegetable cous cous | Food Miles Practical lesson - Apple crumble | Carbohydrates Practical lesson - Pizza Toasts | The Science of cooking Practical lesson - Fruit Flapjacks and Cheesy Scones |
| Year 8 |
Health and Safety recap, preventing food poisoning, using high risk foods and the 4 C's | The Eatwell guide Part 2 Practical Lesson - Bolognese Sauce | Protein Practical Lesson - Fish Goujons | Dairy & Eggs Practical Lesson - Frittata and Macaroni Cheese | Fats and Oils Practical Lesson - Cheese and Onion Triangles | Adapting Recipes Practical Lesson - Homemade Pizza |
| Year 9 |
Health and Safety recap, Fod allergies and intolerances, preventing cross-contamination | Food Choice, factors affecting food choice including culture, social, medical and economics. Practical Lesson - Scotch Egg | British Cuisine Practical Lesson - Toad in the hole | International Cuisine - Italian and Chinese Practical - Risotto and Stir Fry | International Cuisine - Indian and American Practical Lesson - Spniach and Potato curry | Consumer Awareness Practical Lesson - Gourmet Burgers |
ICT
ICT KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
Introductory Unit - Passwords, emails, searching, copyright and plagiarism, computer systems and hardware. | E Safety - Cyberbullying, digital footprint, social media, netiquette and reporting concerns. | Spreadsheets - Basic functions and formulas, formatting and representing data. | Cryptology and Flowol. Sequence and shapes. | Block based programming on Scratch. | Text based programming on Python. |
| Year 8 |
HTML - input, output and processing. | Web Authoring in Dreamweaver. | Text based programming - Python. Logic, binary and boolean. | Animation in Fireworks. | Spreadsheets - Advanced functions and formulas, formatting and representing data. | Database flat files - interrogation, forms, multiple criteria queries, data types and mail merge. |
| Year 9 |
Photo editing in Photoshop. | Coding and data representation. | Database - relational | Text based programming - Python. Searching and sorting. | Integrated project planning. Including mind maps, gantt charts, system life cycles. | Integrated project practical. |
Music
Music KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 | |
| Year 7 |
The Elements of Music | Rhythm and Drumming | Performance Skills | Performance Skills | Instruments of the Orchestra | Instruments of the Orchestra |
| Year 8 |
Musical Futures - Just Play | Music Technology | The Blues | The Blues | Film Music | Film Music |
| Year 9 |
Songwriting | Songwriting | World Music - Salsa and Reggae | World Music - Salsa and Reggae | Music Technology | Independent Project |
RE
RE KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 | Autumn Term 2 | Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 |
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| Year 7 |
Introduction to world religions and rule systems |
Religion and rites of passage |
Holy books and festivals |
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| Year 8 |
Prejudice and discrimination |
Religion, War and Peace |
Creation and the environment |
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| Year 9 |
Religion, crime and punishment |
Philosophy of religion - Does God exist? |
Ethics and religion |
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PE
PE KS3 Curriculum Topics
| Autumn Term 1 |
Autumn Term 2 |
Spring Term 1 |
Spring Term 2 |
Summer Term 1 |
Summer Term 2 |
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| Year 7 | PE - Boys | Rugby Basketball Handball Football | Football, Gymnastics Netball OAA |
Netball Handball Rugby Badminton |
Badminton OAA Basketball Gymnastics | Tennis Cricket Rounders |
Softball Athletics Cricket |
| Warm ups and Cool Downs | Skeletal Muscles | Function of the skeleton and types of bones | Name and locations of bones | Types of Joints and Movements | Structure and function of a joint | ||
| PE - Girls | Netball, Gym/Dance Handball, Football | Badminton Football Netball OAA |
Basketball |
OAA Handball Basketball Gymnastics |
Rounders Tennis Cricket |
Athletics Cricket Tennis |
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| Warm ups and Cool Downs | Skeletal Muscles | Function of the skeleton and types of bones | Name and locations of bones | Types of Joints and Movements | Structure and function of a joint | ||
| Year 8 | PE - Boys | Rugby Basketball Fitness Lacrosse Football | Rugby Basketball Fitness Lacrosse Football |
Netball |
Netball Badminton Basketball OAA Gymnastics Table Tennis | Athletics Tennis Cricket Softball |
Athletics |
| Immediate effect of exercise Muscular and Skeletal System | Immediate effect of exercise CV and Respiratory system | Heart Rates and Exercise Intensities | Fitness components and application | Fitness Tests | Methods of Training | ||
| PE - Girls | Netball Badminton Gymnastics Basketball OAA Table Tennis | Gymnastics Football Badminton Netball OAA Table Tennis |
Basketball Rugby Fitness Football Lacrosse Rugby |
Lacrosse Rugby Fitness |
Athletics Rounders Basketball Rounders Badminton Tennis | Tennis Rounders Basketball Badminton |
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| Immediate effect of exercise Muscular and Skeletal System | Immediate effect of exercise CV and Respiratory system | Heart Rates and Exercise Intensities | Fitness components and application | Fitness Tests | Methods of Training | ||
| Year 9 | PE - Boys | Football Table Tennis Badminton Netball | Handball Rugby | Basketball Netball Football | Badminton Fitness Table Tennis | Tennis Cricket Rounders |
Softball Athletics Tennis |
| Principles of Training | Thresholds of training | Long term effect of exercise Muscular and Skeletal System | Long term effect of exercise CV and Respiratory system | Diet and Nutrition | Effects of a poor diet | ||
| PE - Girls | Netball Badminton | Basketball Football Rugby Handball | Fitness Rugby Football Basketball | Handball Table Tennis Fitness |
Rounders Tennis Cricket | Athletics Cricket Tennis |
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| Principles of Training | Thresholds of training | Long term effect of exercise Muscular and Skeletal System | Long term effect of exercise CV and Respiratory system | Diet and Nutrition | Effects of a poor diet | ||