Curriculum Overview
Year 7
Subject
Art
DT
Drama
English
French
Trinity Term
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Colour & the Artist: Typography (Jasper Johns & David Carson).
www.tate.org.uk/
www.moma.org/
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
www.haringkids.com/
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3D printing project
• Public Speaking
• Interview techniques, meeting & greeting.
• Group performance to an audience
• Evacuation/Evacuees
• Work on the School Play
• Science fiction unit
• Individual author study
• www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/English
• www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/spelling
• www.timestutorials.co.uk
• www.edplace.com
Useful Book:
‘Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare: the Animated Tale)’ by Leon Garfield
• Studio 2
• One’s character & relationships
• My environment
• www.linguascope.com (username: stmotford / password: otfordtn14)
• Elementary and Beginner for vocabulary learning and consolidation
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Games
Geography
History
ICT
Intermediate (Y7 advanced and Y8 CE)
www.targetlanguage.co.uk contains required grammatical points for CE / GCSE
www.languagesonline.com contains a variety of grammar and conjugation exercises
www.studio.com/activelearn Students in Y5-Y8 will have access to the textbook used in class
to revise vocabulary and revisit the lessons from home.
• Girls – Rounders
• Throwing and catching, accuracy of the hit. Positions. More complex tactics.
• Boys - Cricket
• www.svcc1734.org/
• www.holmesdalecricketclub.co.uk/
• www.7oaks-ac.org.uk/
• www.7oakstriclub.co.uk/
• www.bbc.co.uk/sport
• Common Entrance Year 1
• Population & Settlement
• Map Work Revisited
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/
Useful Book:
Geography ISEB Revision Guide 4th Edition: A Revision Book for Common Entrance
• The Murder of Thomas Becket
• Revision and preparation for mock exams
• The Black Death
• www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/middle _ages
Useful Books:
‘Understanding History 1’ by Child, Shuter & Taylor (Heinemann)
‘History – Medieval Realms 1066-1485’ by Bob Pace (Galore Park)
1st Half:
• Networking: Types of Networks – Advantages and disadvantages
• Hardware in Networking
• IP Addresses – Pinging
• Students to use the Doddle Software
• http://www.teachict.com/gcse_computing/ocr/215_communications_networking/networks/miniweb/index.htm
• https://www.netacad.com/web/about-us/cisco-packet-tracer
• www.doddlelearn.co.uk (Select the resources assigned to them by their teacher)
Maths
Music
2nd Half:
• Raspberry Pi
• Basic Python
• Basic programming using the Doddle Software
• http://www.raspberrypi.org /
• https://www.python.org/
• Probability (brief topic)
• Geometry - Transformations (revise rotation, reflection, translation), enlargement
• Revise - Multiples, factor trees, prime factors, co-ordinates and topics from previous terms
• Algebra – review of previous terms’ work and extension
• Problem solving in all above areas and CE practice
• Questions from scholarship papers for potential scholars
• MyMaths http://www.mymaths.co.uk
• BBC Bitesize KS3 Maths http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zqhs34j
• NRICH - Maths activities and problem solving: http://nrich.maths.org/secondary-lower
Useful Books:
‘Mrs J Rules: A Self-help Maths Book’ by Emma Jonas
‘Maths Dictionary’ by Peter Robson
‘The 13+ Maths Study Book for CE’ by CGP
• Musical Theatre – Joseph
• This unit explores songs from the stage, with a specific focus on the end of year school
production of Joseph. Pupils explore the history and development of musical theatre and study
the score of Joseph in-depth to appreciate the effect of different musical styles and elements.
Performance is the main focus.
• http://www.sfskids.org/
• http://interactivesites.weebly.com/composing.html
• http://interactivesites.weebly.com/music-fun.html
• http://interactivesites.weebly.com/virtual-instruments.html
• http://www.sphinxkids.org/
• http://www.soundjunction.org/
http://soundation.com/
PE
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Athletics – Further development of all track and field events.
PSHE
RS
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Interview techniques
Consumer issues
Divorce and relationships
• Old Testament CE texts continued
• Solomon
• Elijah
• Revision and preparation for the mock examinations
• www.gardenofpraise.com
• www.biblegateway.com
Useful Book:
‘The Holy Bible – Today’s New International Version’ (Hodder Education)
• Biology
Breathing and Respiration, movement: lung function, skeleton and muscles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq349j6/revision
Health and disease: life-style, diet and exercise, microbes and hygiene, drugs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/sanctity/sikhdrugsrev1.shtml
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Chemistry
Elements and Compounds: atoms combine.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/chemical_material_behaviour/compounds_mixtur
es/revision/9/
Physical change: temperature and energy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z2wmxnb/activity
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Physics
Forces and Linear Motion: units and calculation of speed, weight, balanced and unbalanced
forces, friction.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zwwmxnb/revision
Earth and Beyond: the solar system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z8wx6sg/revision
Science
Resource Doddle: www.doddlelearn.co.uk The children have individual usernames;
password = password
Useful Book:
‘So You Really Want to Learn Science Book 2’ by W.R.Pickering
Useful resources for a variety of subject areas: www.espresso.co.uk (Log in details = ID: Student32965, Password: password1)
Information relating to national curriculum expectations: https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/overview
Structure of the School Day
8.25
8.35
Registration
Monday, Friday
Assembly
Tuesday
Form Time
Thursday
Chapel
Wednesday
Hymn Practice
8.40-8.55
Assembly, Chapel, Hymn Practice
9.00-9.35
Period 1
9.35-10.10
Period 2
10.10-10.45
Period 3
10.45-11.15
1st Break
11.20-11.55
Period 4
11.55-12.30
Period 5
12.30-1.105
Period 6A
1.05
Lunch
Year 7
1.25-1.55
Lunch Break 2
2.00-2.05
Registration
2.05-2.40
Period 7
2.40-3.15
Period 8
3.15-3.50
Period 9
3.50
All days
Check off in form rooms
4.00
All days
Home, Activities or Prep
4.00-5.00
Activities and Prep