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Year 9 Curriculum Maps please click on a subject below to view the plan for the year

Contents Year 9 Art ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Year 9 Business Studies .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Year 9 VCERT Business and Enterprise ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Year 9 Food and Nutrition .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Year 9 Graphics .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Year 9 Product Design ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Year 9 Resistant Materials ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Year 9 Drama ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Year 9 English ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Year 9 Geography ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Year 9 History ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Year 9 Computer Science ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Year 9 Vocational ICT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Year 9 Life Skills ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Year 9 Maths ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17

Year 9 Media Studies ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Year 9 French ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Year 9 German ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Year 9 Spanish .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Year 9 Music ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Year 9 BTEC Sport ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Year 9 Sports Leadership Diploma ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Year 9 RE (full course) .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Year 9 Biology ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Year 9 Chemistry ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28

Physics ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Year 9 Psychology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Year 9 Art In Year 8 you will have learnt how to: make effective use of 1 and 2 point perspective; build upon knowledge of the formal elements; develop observational drawing skills; develop use of mixed media and printmaking; and gain experience in developing independent ideas and final pieces. Year 9 is a foundation year where you build upon previous learning and are taught the skills, techniques, methods and processes necessary for studying art at GCSE level. The overall theme for Year 9 is ‘Natural Form’ which runs throughout the year and is explored through different media and techniques.

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ASK sheet: Mark-Making. Mark-making project. A series of mark-making and drawing activities.

Homework is set each week by the individual class teacher. Year 9 report 1 starts

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Mark-making project. A series of mark-making and drawing activities.

Plan a final piece in response to the mark-making project.

Final Piece. Teacher assessment and evaluation.

ASK sheet: Painting and Print-making. Painting project. Colour theory and painting techniques.

Student evaluation. Homework is to be set each week by the individual class teacher. Year 9 report 1 home

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Painting Project. Colour theory and painting techniques.

Print-making project. Polyboard print.

Print-making project. Etching print.

Print-making project. Collagraph printing.

Collagraph printing Teacher assessment and evaluation.

Student evaluation.

Year 9 report 2 starts

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ASK sheet: Textiles or Clay Vessel. Textile techniques. Embroidery and stitches. Textile techniques. Applique.

Fabric and material manipulation – Tyvek.

Textile techniques. Heat press and T’ dyes.

Clay vessel. Study the work of and artist (ceramicist).

Clay vessel. Designs for clay vessel in response to work of artist.

Homework is to be set each week by the individual class teacher. Year 9 report/Parent Eve Mock Exams Year 9 report 3 starts

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Textile techniques. Heat press and transfer dyes.

Textile techniques. Batik.

Textile techniques. Making textile final piece based on chosen design. Textile techniques. Final piece. Teacher assessment.

Clay vessel. Designs for your own clay vessel in response to work of artist. Making of clay vessel working from chosen design.

Clay vessel. Glazing of clay vessel.

Clay vessel. Teacher assessment.

Student evaluation.

Year 9 report 3 home

Ga Garet

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Knowledge: Business terms: Marketing; Target Market; Marketing Plan and Communications; Costs and Revenue; Unique Selling Point; Adding-Value Skills: TENSILE – Teamwork Homework: Market research for the SUBWAY challenge

Knowledge: Adding value Skills: Independence Homework: Gather examples of products

The Subway Challenge Adding value


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Adding value completed

Knowledge: What are branding and unique selling points Skills: Expression Homework: Collect packaging

Knowledge: Marketing, branding, ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), business plan, stakeholders and the business environment Skills: Literacy Homework: Promotion evaluation

Start the project – see next box

Adding value Building a brand Year 9 report 1 home McDonalds Mini Project Business project

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Knowledge: Customer service and market research Skills: Numeracy (questionnaire analysis percentages), application, analysis and evaluation. Homework: Market research –questionnaire results. Revision for key terms tests

Knowledge: Key terms so far Skills: Literacy Homework: Revision

Extended business project Prep for mocks Year 9 report 2 starts Prep for mocks

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Knowledge: Key terms so far Skills: Literacy Homework: Revision, key terms tests and complete practice questions

Knowledge: All key terms so far since September Skills: Literacy Homework: Revision

Knowledge: Key terms Skills: Literacy Homework: re-draft a question

To be confirmed:

Year 9 report/Parent Eve

Mock Exams Start GCSE Year 9 report 3 starts Unit 1 GCSE

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To be confirmed: Based on new GCSE qualification Year 9 report 3 home

Year 9 Business Studies

Year 9 VCERT Business and Enterprise

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Knowledge: Business terms – Marketing; Segmentation; Marketing Communications; Costs and Revenue; Unique Selling Point; Break-Even; Adding-Value Skills: TENSILE – Teamwork Homework: Market research for the SUBWAY challenge

Knowledge: Adding value Skills: Independence Homework: gather examples of products

The Subway Challenge Adding value Year 9 report 1 starts

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Adding value completed

Knowledge: What are branding and unique selling points Skills: Expression Homework: Collect packaging

Knowledge: Marketing, branding, ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), business plan, stakeholders and the business environment Skills: Literacy Homework: Visit McDonalds – evaluate their promotion

Added value Building a brand Year 9 report 1 home McDonalds Mini Project Business planning

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Knowledge: Components/importance of a business plan Skills: Literacy/independence Homework:

Knowledge: Skills and characteristics of entrepreneurs/target markets Skills: Enquiry/literacy

Business planning Vcert - Unit 1 – Entrepreneurs Year 9 report 2 starts

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Knowledge: Key components of successful project planning/risks and rewards of enterprise Skills: Literacy/organisation/numeracy

Yr 9 parents eve/ report 2 home

Unit 1 – Exploring own project ideas/risks and rewards assignment

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Knowledge: features of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies Skills: Enquiry/research/literacy Year 9 report 1 home

Unit 1 – Understanding different ownership types assignment

Year 9 Food and Nutrition

In Year 9 you will start the Food Preparation and Nutrition AQA GCSE, gaining knowledge, understanding and skills required to cook and apply the principles of food science, nutrition and healthy eating. We will cover practical skills and knowledge which cover five key areas: food nutrition and health; food science; food safety; food choice; and food provenance. Food preparation skills have been integrated throughout the course to cover 12 skill groups. Projects have been designed to start in Year 9 and continue through Year 10 to cover the course content. In Year 11 the assessment tasks take place.

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Health and safety – You will refer to GCSE text and complete theoretical pages.

APPLE PROJECT You will learn to make a variety of apple dishes (in season at this time) and will see how the functions and properties of ingredients work.

Focused Practical Task (FPT): Eve’s pudding FPT: Apple pie

FPT: Pork chop, apple sauce and stuffing

FPT: Apple turnovers FPT: Apple chutney.

English cottage pie (British and International cuisine) project

food safety, cross contamination, storage/cooking temperatures

A science experiment to see the process of enzymic browning. Organic tasting.

Creaming method Rubbing in

Meat preparation, cooking & heat transfer methods Food presentation, preservation techniques

British culture; economical cooking

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British and International cuisine This project looks at how our increasing multicultural society is influencing food choices. Food products from British tradition and other different cuisines are explored. (You will be examined on British and two other cuisines)

Special diet project You need to know that there are many different diets that people follow and what factors influence these.

British toad in the hole and caramelised onion gravy

Thai green curry Italian macaroni cheese

Year 9 report 1 home Greek Kofta & tzatziki

Chinese chicken chow mein

Mexican burritos American brownies FPT: Leek and potato soup

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There will be a focus on protein dishes and how to adapt recipes to suit vegetarian and vegan diets, coeliacs, lactose intolerance, high fibre, reduced sugar, salt and fat.

Carbohydrate baking project. Students will learn the function of carbohydrate in the diet, main sources and the effects of deficiency and excess of carbohydrate in the diet.

Fish cakes Lentil curry Quinoa salad Risotto Burgers Year 9 report 2 starts Potato salad

Small cakes sugar investigation

Decoration and finishing techniques

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Swiss roll Victoria sandwich cake Black forest gateau Battenburg Carrot cake

Combining ingredients Gingerbread men Brandy snaps

Viennese whirls Chilled Cheesecake

Mock Exams Year 9 report 3 starts

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Milk and dairy project In this project you will learn what types of milk and dairy products are available and the fat content of each. You will see what contribution dairy products make to a balanced diet and see how they fit within the eat well guide learning about calcium and its importance in diet.

FPT: Baked mini cheesecake

Year 9 report 3 home fFPT: group task

FPT: Panacotta

FPT: Trifle FPT: Caramel shortbread

FPT: Quiche FPT: Fortified foods investigation

Year 9 Graphics

In Year 9 Graphics strand, you will start the first year of AQA GCSE Design Technology. These projects are based on your initial preference for materials that you enjoy designing and making with. In Years 10 and 11 you will design and make with a wider range of materials. The course will cover core technical principles, specialist technical principles and designing and making principles.

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Christmas cracker project OUTLINE: This is a small design and make project in which you can practise the drawing and presentation techniques that you have learnt in the basic skills project. Skills learnt in this project will be used in your coursework. You will need to do some research, draw imaginative design ideas and make a prototype cracker, using CAD/CAM (2D Design and the laser cutter) to make a net and when it is printed you will decorate it by hand (pens/pencils)

Apartment project


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Apartment project OUTLINE: To make an apartment model. In your coursework, you will need to use a wide range of materials and techniques, this will prepare you for that. This will involve styrofoam modelling, woodwork, craft knives, scaling measurements, accuracy of making, creativity, and health and safety in DT


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Mock Exam Preparation Apartment project CAD/CAM project OUTLINE: To understand CAD and CAM are and their applications, advantages and disadvantages. These skills will help you learn how to use Techsoft 2D Design in more detail, Google sketch up, the vinyl cutter and plotter cutter. {Extension Creo}

Year 9 report/Parent Eve Mock Exams Year 9 report 3 starts

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CAD/CAM project completed. Integration project – Associated folio work and outcomes produced may be used to prepare you for your major GCSE coursework project. The project begins to broaden the core knowledge that you will require as you progress through the GCSE unit.


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Basic Skills Project OUTLINE: To learn drawing and rendering techniques that will help you throughout the course and improve the quality of your work. You will also learn about the different types of drawing equipment and paper available for use. We will cover: materials and equipment theory, freehand drawing, 1-point perspective, 2-point perspective, isometric, colour, thick and thin line, enlargement

Xmas Cracker project


Year 9 Product Design

In Year 9 Product Design Focus you will focus on three main aspects of design: “Creativity”, “Computer Aided Design” and “Craftsmanship”. The projects you do in Year 9 aim to give you skills needed for your GCSE in Design and Technology. Year 9 will be different depending on the focus you chose as your option. In Years 10 and 11 you will use the skills and knowledge gained in Year 9 to help you perform a controlled assessment task designing to an exam board set brief. The course will also cover the theoretical aspects of the subject in preparation for your exam in Year 11.

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Introduction to the course: GCSE course overview and health and safety expectations. (Health and Safety: Covering PPE, Signs, COSHH and Risk Assessments).

Creativity Project – Movie Props You will discuss what props are trying to achieve before designing and making a prop for a chosen movie.


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Continuation of Movie Props Project CAD Project – Watch Project You will design a wrist watch on PTC Creo before learning about 3D printing and printing your watch.


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Continuation of CAD Project Card Modelling – Architecture Project You will design and then model a house in card to show your concept and practise your card prototyping skills.

Craftsmanship – Moneybox Project You have a choice of difficulty level (1-5) for making a finger-jointed or Dovetail jointed money box. You then veneer your box learning about 2D design and the laser cutter.


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Continuation of Craftsmanship Project


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Integration project – Associated folio work and outcomes produced may be used to prepare you for your major GCSE coursework project. The project begins to broaden the core knowledge that you will require as you progress through the GCSE unit.


Year 9 Resistant Materials

In Year 9 Resistant Materials strand, you will start the first year of AQA GCSE Design Technology course. These projects are based on your initial preference for the materials that you enjoy using. In Years 10 and 11 you will design and make with a wider range of materials. The course will cover core technical principles, specialist technical principles and designing and making principles.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Health and safety – You will refer to the GCSE text and complete theoretical pages. Work is presented as part of an A4 metal clip bound folder with cover design set as homework. All future theory is stored in the created folder. ASK sheet: Year 9 Totem pole initial making task – Skills based. You will learn to mark out, cut and waste a series of plough grooves around a vertical square section approximately 300mm long. It will be set on a dowel using a further dowel joint to fix it to a base. This will introduce you to the repetitive use of marking out, cutting and wasting tools with the aim of increasing your skill competency. You will learn about the application of finishes and produce an isometric drawing of your design on an A3 page.


9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ASK sheet: Jigs, Joints and production processes – Outcomes for this unit are: A: mirror and stand. B: metal coat hook. For the mirror stand a wooden stand is made using the laser cutter from mirrored acrylic. The construction of the stand is such that a formally taught process for three different timber joints can be delivered: A finger joint, a mortise and tenon joint and a dowel joint. For the metal coat hook you learn about the use of jigs for repetitive marking out and manufacture of components, using simple marking out jigs and metalcraft,t bending jigs together with a brazed joint.


17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ASK sheet: Plastic Pod Project – Design Project. This continues the teaching of using jigs for manufacture. The medium is plastic in conjunction with dye sublimation imaging. The project introduces you to the production of an A3 portfolio to develop and record design ideas. You will learn about batch and sequence production to manufacture a plastic storage pod, jigs and moulds for batch production with a particular focus on press forming. You will design and make a male/female mould and understand the batch forming potential of this production and manufacturing technique, producing a designed outcome from your own specification. You will learn about dye sublimation as an image transfer process

Pewter Products design project – Handles Brief Through this unit you continue to develop an awareness of scales of production, designing a small pewter handle to be manufactured using a laser cut MDF mould. You learn to consider and plan safe working environments. (continuing health and safety).


25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 You will produce two copies of your product. It may be that the outcome that you manufacture can be used as an element of your major design and make project during the project set by the board under controlled conditions. Folio work produced will also be used within the GCSE coursework folio.

A subject related examination. Laminated drawer making task – Skills based You will learn about and apply the process of lamination to manufacture a curved element that could be made into the side of a drawer.


33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Building upon and linking to the pewter handles project, you will design and make a small wooden drawer that could potentially hold jewellery or other small items that require storage.

Integration project - Associated folio work and outcomes produced may be used to prepare you for your major GCSE coursework project. The project begins to broaden the core knowledge that you will require as you progress through the GCSE unit.


Year 9 Drama In Year 9 you will learn how to transfer your skills from Years 7 and 8 whilst learning new terminology for the GCSE Edexcel Course. The course is assessed both PRACTICALLY and WRITTEN throughout the course through three components. Deadlines must be met unless you risk withdrawal from the course for incomplete components. A drama ‘Work Log’ is expected to be completed each week and will be marked by your teacher each half term.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Component 1 40%: ‘Let Him Have it’ EXPLORE You will be assessed throughout on your practical creation of a devised drama work based upon a real life murder crime, you will also have to submit a piece of written coursework based on your practical work and the process you took to create it. This half term you will begin to look at strategies/elements and mediums of theatre to create performance

SKILLS: Thought-tracking, role-play, abstract theatre, physical theatre, semiotics and signifiers, technical theatre, characterisation, narration, slow motion, theatrical conventions, plot, climax, anti-climax, action, content/style/form in performance. KNOWLEDGE: Social, historical, political and cultural aspects of the 1950s, verbally analyse your own performance and performance of others. Show considerable reflection in your drama Work Log with regards to drama skills and the application of these in performance and understand the impact of these on an audience. HOMEWORK: Weekly drama work log tasks Written Task on LHHI Year 9 report 1 starts

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Component 1: 40%: ‘Let Him Have it’ PERFORM This half term your work will lead to a performance for an audience which will be assessed as a practical exam

Component 3: PREPARATION 40% Technical Theatre – ‘Woman in Black’

SKILLS: Lighting, sound, costume, make-up, set design, stage directions, staging, stage layout

HOMEWORK: Weekly drama work log tasks Year 9 report 1 home ASSESSMENT Practical Performance

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT: Coursework Task

HOMEWORK: Weekly drama work log tasks

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Component 3: PREPARATION 40% Technical Theatre – Woman in Black Explore theatre through the eyes of a director and a designer, learn about how all technical aspects work on stage

Component 3: PREPARATION 40% Acting Skills – Woman in Black Explore how directors and actors work together to create appropriate and convincing roles. A trip to the theatre to see this will also be available this term.

KNOWLEDGE: Social, historical, political and cultural aspects of the late 1800s. Practically explore through design working as an actor and designer justifying ideas verbally and in written form. Confident use of terminology in all aspects of technical theatre.

SKILLS: Characterisation, body language, facial expression, communication, script exploration, movement, mime, gesture, physicality

HOMEWORK: Weekly drama work log tasks WRITTEN ASSESSMENT: Examination Questions

HOMEWORK: drama work log tasks

Year 9 report 2 starts HOMEWORK: Weekly drama work log tasks

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Component 3: PREPARATION 40% Acting Skills – Woman in Black

Component 2: 20%: Teechers by John Godber EXPLORE Practically read and explore this comedy play

KNOWLEDGE: Practically explore the creation of a role and be able to direct others in the interpretation of a role as director in both written and verbal form.

SKILLS: Combine the skills from components 1 and 3 to explore the text KNOWLEDGE: Combine the knowledge from components 1 and3 to explore the text

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT: Theatre Evaluation

Year 9 report/Parent Eve Mock Exams HOMEWORK: Weekly drama work log tasks Year 9 report 3 starts HOMEWORK: Weekly drama work log tasks

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Component 2: 20%: Teechers PERFORM Perform in a group performance & duologue examination to a live audience

SKILLS: Combine the skills from components 1 and 2 to create a performance for an audience as part of your practical exam KNOWLEDGE: Combine the knowledge from components 1 and 2 to create a performance for an audience as part of your practical exam HOMEWORK: To learn lines and attend lunch and after school rehearsals

Year 9 report 3 home HOMEWORK: To learn lines and attend lunch and after school rehearsals

ASSESSMENT Practical Exam

ASSESSMENT Over summer Component 3 Exam Paper

Year 9 English In Year 8 you experienced a range of poetry, prose, drama and non-fiction from across time; you will have explored the social and historical contexts of these texts; and you will have learned about your role as both a reader and a writer.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Autumn Term 1: An Introduction to Gothic Horror Key skills and knowledge: See ‘An Introduction to Gothic Horror’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: GCSE style analysis of an unseen extract from a Gothic Horror text

Typical homework tasks for this unit might include: Learn key vocabulary and spellings; research Gothic Horror writers; draw/describe your own Gothic monster. Year 9 report 1 starts

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Autumn Term 2: Shakespeare Study (‘Much Ado About Nothing’, ‘The Tempest’ or ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’) Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Shakespeare Study’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: GCSE style exam question on set text

Typical homework tasks for this unit might include: Research the role of women in Elizabethan England; learn and perform a soliloquy; recreate a scene from the play as a children’s storybook/storyboard Year 9 report 1 home

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Spring Term 1: An Introduction to Romantic Poetry Key skills and knowledge: See ‘An Introduction to Romantic Poetry’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: GCSE style comparison of two Romantic poems

Spring Term 2: Modern Drama (‘Face’, ‘Our Day Out’, ‘The Crucible’ or ‘Death of a Salesman) Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Modern Drama’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: GCSE style exam question on set text

Typical homework tasks for this unit might include: Find out ten facts about the Industrial Revolution; write a response to the question ‘what would a Romantic writer be angry about in the 21st century?’; write a poem in the Romantic style.

Typical homework tasks for this unit might include: Research the social/historical context of the play; write a ‘missing’ scene; annotate an extract from the script with ‘director’s notes’.


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Summer Term 1: Modern Novel (‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘Animal Farm’, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or ‘Mr Pip’) Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Modern Novel’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: GCSE style exam question on set text

Typical homework tasks for this unit might include: Make an animal mask; research the context of your set text and present your findings in a creative way

Year 9 report/Parent Eve

Mock Exams Year 9 report 3 starts

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Summer Term 2: Thematic and Discursive Study Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Thematic and Discursive Study’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: Discursive writing AND Spoken Language Certificate

Typical homework tasks for this unit might include: Independent research on chosen theme; find and read newspaper articles relevant to your theme; prepare cue cards and practise delivering your presentation to an audience.


Year 9 Geography In Year 9 you will be covering the topics outlined in the curriculum map below. In Year 8 you covered weather and climate, conflict areas, development of different countries and fair trade. You will also have developed your map and data interpretation skills.

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Overview of the GCSE: every week a different aspect of the GCSE including some skills in order to develop and bridge knowledge from Year 8 into Year 11. ASK sheet: Year 9 Bridging - ASK/TENSILE: Numeracy in graph presentation and interpretation, enquiry in research tasks, literacy through extended writing tasks.

Review and Test week – what do you know what do you still need to learn.

Map skills/ enquiry UK landscapes Urbanisation Economic world Ecosystems Hazards Resources


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Physical landscapes of the UK ASK sheet: Year 9 Physical Landscapes ASK/TENSILE: Numeracy in graph presentation and interpretation, literacy through extended writing, enquiry through research


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tasks, teamwork through group presentations

Test/ review Changing Urban Environments ASK sheet: Year 9 Urban Environments ASK/TENSILE: Numeracy in graph


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presentation and interpretation, literacy through extended writing, enquiry through research tasks, independence Test on all work studied so far.

Review of test/ target setting


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Complete Urban Environments and start Changing Economic World


Year 9 History Starting your GCSE journey with a thematic study. In Year 8 you will have learnt how to work with more complex historical sources and use them and other evidence to answer enquiry questions

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GCSE Bridging Unit 1: ASK sheet: The First World War – origins, the western front, end of the war, Treaty of Versailles Assessment: Trench warfare source work (Report 1)

Homework: Diaries/letters from the trenches

TENSILE: Literacy ASK: Curiosity/Literacy/Source analysis


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GCSE Bridging Unit 2: ASK sheet: The Second World War – origins, the Battle of Britain, homefront, D-Day, the Holocaust, the atomic bomb Assessment: Was the dropping of the atomic bomb a justified action? (Report 2)

Homework: Battles Project

TENSILE: Enquiry ASK: Commitment/Enquiry/Interpretation


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GCSE Content Paper 2 Section A:

ASK sheet: Britain: Health and the People Part One: Medicine Stands Still – legacy of the ancient world, medieval medicine, religion, public health Assessment: GCSE Utility question (Parents’ Evening)

ASK sheet: Britain: Health and the People Part Two: The Beginnings of Change – Church, the Plague, Jenner, vaccination

Homework booklet and revision for assessments

TENSILE: Literacy ASK: Commitment/ Literacy /Evaluating the utility of sources


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Assessment: GCSE Evaluation Question and Mock Exam (Report 3)

Part Three: A Revolution in Medicine – Surgery, Pasteur, Lister, cholera, 19th Century, public health Assessment: GCSE Explanation Question

Homework booklet and revision for assessments Homework booklet and revision for assessments

TENSILE: Literacy ASK: Commitment/Literacy/Evaluating factors TENSILE: Literacy ASK: Commitment/ Literacy /Explanation of significance


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Part Four: Modern Medicine – Penicillin, antibiotics, war, NHS, modern surgery Assessment: GCSE Comparison question and end of unit assessment

Homework booklet and revision for assessments

TENSILE: Literacy ASK: Commitment/ Literacy /Comparing events


Year 9 Computer Science

In Year 8 you will have learnt how to use Small Basic to create simple computer programs. You will have learnt introductory programming: loops, if statements and arrays. In addition, you will have learnt a little about the hardware and software used.

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ASK Sheet Autumn Term: Sequencing instructions: developing and using instructions sets; introduction to hardware

Introduction to Python

Simple programs Strings Variable types Branching Use of the random function


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Using loops and lists Arrays Binary and hexadecimal

Character encoding

Assessment


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ASK Sheet Spring Term: Compression

For loops and lists revision

2D arrays Functions Reading from text files

Using lists Random function Programming techniques


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ASK Sheet Summer Term: Spy School Dictionaries Input/output devices

Storage CPU and architecture


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Memory and Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle

Virtual memory and cache

Practice assessment tasks


Year 9 Vocational ICT

This is an option choice. In Year 8 you will have learnt basic skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. You will have used photo-editing software and Small Basic as part of the Key Stage 3 curriculum. In addition, you will have programming and website skills.

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Understanding client requirements and target audience. Use of PowerPoint

Creating graphics and visualisation diagrams Legislation and copyright

Links to Word Processing skills – headers and footers, page layouts and screenshots Homeworks will be published on Moodle, class teachers will inform students of deadlines and submission deadlines and rules


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Legislation and copyright

Graphic file formats and creating logos Video file formats Audio file formats

Links to literacy work and using Microsoft Word skills


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Shot types Storyboards Word processing exam

Scripts Budgeting

Links to using PowerPoint (PPT) Word processing skills Excel Skills


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Budgeting Website review Website planning Creating Websites

Excel skills


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Creating websites Health and Safety Comic Strips

Links to using PPT and using master slides


Year 9 Life Skills In Year 9 you will learn how to balance a budget, to have knowledge of what constitutes crimes and to have an understanding of civil and criminal courts All topics will have further details on the ASK section of the website and on Moodle

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Financial planning

Personal income and expenses Literacy

presentation Numeracy

presentation

Assessment Budget Year 9 report 1 starts

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Crime (problem solving) Oracy

Essay Assesment Year 9 report 1 home

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Healthy living

Assessment Debate Year 9 report 2 starts

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Relationships

Magazine Article Homework: Love

Images


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Brook TBC


Year 9 Maths

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ASK sheet: Autumn – Unit 1: 1) Pythagoras 2) Angles and parallel lines

End of topic assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units: 1) Solve problems using 2D Pythagoras. 2) Use the polygon and parallel lines angle rules to solve problems.

Test content: Unit 1


9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ASK sheet: Autumn – Unit 2: 1) Sketching graphs 2) Simultaneous equations 3) Construction and loci 4) Nutella project

End of topic assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units: 1) Plot a linear line by completing a table of results. 2) Solve simultaneous equations using the elimination method. 3) Draw constructions using ruler and compasses.


17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ASK sheet: Spring – Unit 3: 1) Enlargement 2) Quadratic sequences 3) Pie charts ASK sheet: Spring – Unit 4: 1) Statistics 2) Congruency 3) Indices

4) Personal finance project

End of topic assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units 1) Enlarge a shape from a given centre of enlargement. 2) Find the nth term of a linear sequence. 3) Draw a pie chart

Test content: Unit 2 and Unit 3

End of topic assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units 1) Find the mean, mode and range and order data to find the median; find a random sample; understand how to construct a time series graph. 2) Recognise when two shapes are congruent or similar. 3) Confidently use the three basic laws of indices


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ASK sheet: Summer – Unit 5: 1) Introduction to Standard Form 2) Bearings 3) Probability diagrams

TENSILE assessment: Personal finance

Mock Exams: Content from all previous units

End of topic assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units 1) Change numbers in standard form into ordinary numbers. 2) Draw and measure bearings accurately. 3) Construct tree diagrams to find probabilities


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End of topic Assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units 1) Convert single digit recurring decimals into fractions. 2) Find the upper and lower bounds of a rounded number. 3) Factorise and solve a quadratic equation

Test content: Foundation GCSE Paper


Year 9 Media Studies Welcome to your GCSE Media Studies Course. In Year 9, you will work through the following topics:

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ASK sheet: Term 1: An Introduction to Media Studies – Learning the key concepts and critical vocabulary of the subject. End of unit assessment: Your class notes and exercises and your Tic-Tac-Toe homework tasks will be assessed.

Homework: Tic-Tac-Toe media homework sheet 1 – The Media Landscape


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ASK sheet: Term 2: An Introduction to Advertising End of unit assessment: Your final PowerPoint presentation, design ideas, notes and explanations from your advertising project.

Homework: Tic-Tac-Toe Media homework sheet 2 – Investigating Advertising


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ASK sheet: Term 3: Exploring Digital Photography End of unit assessment: Your portfolio of photographs and accompanying notes.

ASK sheet: Term 4: News and Journalism – The BBC School Report Project End of unit assessment: Your topic notes and journalistic article.

Homework: Tic-Tac-Toe media homework sheet 3 – Photography Fun

Homework: Tic-Tac-Toe media homework sheet 4 – News Journalism


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ASK sheet: Term 5a/b: Practical Media Skills – Adobe Photoshop and Video Editing End of unit assessment: Magazine cover or short video product.

Homework: Tic-Tac-Toe media homework sheet 5 – Creative Media Research


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ASK sheet: Term 6: Written Coursework Preparation (Topic dependent on the content of the new specification) End of unit assessment: GCSE style coursework essay question.

Homework: Tic-Tac-Toe media homework sheet 6 – Topic Research Tasks


Year 9 French In Year 8 you will have learnt how to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and translation skills within a variety of topic areas and expressed yourself in a variety of tenses.

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ASK Sheet Autumn: Key knowledge: consolidation of basic topic areas plus revision of tenses and introduction to cultural topics Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: focus on speaking and writing

Home learning: VocabExpress to revise vocabulary on a weekly basis, research


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ASK Sheet Autumn: Key knowledge: Myself and others Key skill: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test

Home learning: Vocabulary learning, comprehension tasks, speaking and writing


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ASK Sheet Spring: Key knowledge: Free time Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: comprehension tasks

ASK Sheet Spring: Key knowledge: Free time Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test

Home learning: Vocabulary learning, comprehension tasks, speaking and writing Home learning: Vocabulary learning, comprehension tasks, speaking and writing


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ASK Sheet Spring (contd.) ASK Sheet Summer: Key knowledge: Where I live Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: comprehension tasks

Home learning: as above Home learning: Vocabulary learning, comprehension tasks, speaking and writing


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ASK Sheet Summer: Key knowledge: Where I live Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test



Year 9 German In Year 8 you will have learnt how to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and translation skills within a variety of topic areas and expressed yourself in a variety of tenses.

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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: consolidation of basic topic areas plus revision of tenses and introduction to cultural topics Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: focus on speaking and writing



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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: Media Key skill: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test



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ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: Holidays Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: comprehension tasks

ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: Holidays Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test



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Spring (contd.)

ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: School Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: comprehension tasks



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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: School Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test



Year 9 Spanish In Year 8 you will have learnt how to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and translation skills within a variety of topic areas and expressed yourself in a variety of tenses.

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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: consolidation of basic topic areas plus revision of tenses and introduction to cultural topics Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: focus on speaking and writing



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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: Holidays Key skill: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test



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ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: Out and about Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: comprehension tasks

ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: Out and about Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test



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Spring (contd.)

ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: School Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: comprehension tasks



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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: School Key skills: L, S, R, W plus TENSILE End of half-term assessment: end of module test



Year 9 Music In Year 8 You will have continued to develop your listening, performing and composing skills through a variety of styles of music.

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ASK Sheet Year 9 Music S and K Tracker – 12 Bar Blues: Introduction to music theory. Understand and decode stave notation (bass and treble clef). Understand the difference between tones and semi-tones. Jazz improvisation, 12 bar blues, chord structures, blues scale, 7th chords, bass lines, swing rhythms. Listening to and analysis of Blues and Jazz. Embed the elements of music in all learning.

Fanfares: listening, composing, performing

Homework: Stave notation, keys, chord structures, instrumental/vocal performance rehearsal. Assessment: regular informal and formal testing of knowledge, composition and performance skills.


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ASK sheet Year 9 Music S and K Tracker – Scales: Understand what is meant by a fanfare, its origins and uses and how fanfares create different musical effects suitable for a special occasion or event. Learn about the Harmonic Series and brass instruments, how fanfares have been used in the military as a way of communicating signals eg Last Post, imitation and how this is used in fanfares. Compose, perform and evaluate a fanfare.

Ternary form composition

Homework: revision of key vocabulary Assessment: composition and performance of a fanfare


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Look at tones and semitones, tetra-chords, major, minor, chromatic, whole-tone and pentatonic scale, technical names of a diatonic scale, Roman numerals, key signatures, recognise the key of a piece aurally and identify when it modulates. Compose a piece in ternary form which uses a different key or mode in the middle section.

Minimalism – listening and analysis, performance of a minimalist piece. Understanding and composing using minimalist techniques: additive melodies and rhythms, phase shifting, metamorphosis, layering and ostinati.

Homework: Revising of key terms Assessment: Testing of knowledge, composition and performance skills

Homework: research and revision of key vocabulary and terms Assessment: Performance of a minimalist piece and composition Year 9 report 2 starts

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Composing and performing in the minimalist style.

Musicals – learn about the history and development of the modern day stage musical with its origins in opera, different types of songs used in operas and musicals, the importance of the “opening number” in a musical, explore a range of songs from musicals in class and ensemble performances.

Homework: Revision of technical terms Assessment: Performance & composition

Homework: research and revision of key terms and vocabulary Assessment: Performances


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Musical and historical contexts – analysing features of a variety of periods and genre. Preparation of a performance relating it to historical context. Writing programme notes to accompany the final performance.

Homework: Research and preparation of final assessed performance Assessment: Presentation of programme notes and performance


Year 9

BTEC Sport

In Year 8 you will have studied numerous practical concepts with a link to theory detail.

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Bridging unit: Introduction to BTEC (Weeks 1-15)

You will be following the bridging unit. This will involve taking part in practical lessons with the aim of improving practical performance. You will also take part in introductory theory tasks. The aim of these will be to introduce the key words and format of future tasks. Assessment will be through a number of homework tasks practising BTEC writing skills.


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Bridging Unit (continued)


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Unit 6 – Introduction and learning aim A – Skills, Qualities and responsibilities of Leaders. (Weeks 16-26)

You will be introduced to the first unit that you will complete for the BTEC Sport qualification. The unit outcomes and expectations will be explained along with a timeline for completion of the unit. You will learn through both theory and practical lessons the content of Learning Aim A. Assessment will be through the completion of the Learning Aim A section of the work booklet. This can be completed to Level 1 Pass; Level 2 Pass, Merit or Distinction criteria.


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Learning Aim A (cont) Unit 6 Learning Aim B – Planning and Leading of Sports Activities. (Weeks 27-32)

You will learn through both theory and practical lessons the content of Learning Aim B. Assessment will be through the completion of the Learning Aim B section of the work booklet as well as the leading quality of each student during the festival. This can be completed to Level 1 Pass; Level 2 Pass or Merit criteria.


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Unit 6 Learning Aim C – Review Planning and Leading of Sports Activities. (Weeks 33-39)

You will learn through both theory and practical lessons the content of Learning Aim C. Assessment will be through the completion of the Learning Aim C section of the work booklet. This can be completed to Level 1 Pass; Level 2 Pass, Merit or Distinction criteria.


Year 9 Sports Leadership Diploma

In Year 8 you will have developed your confidence, motivation, physical and technical skills. You will have experienced learning

concepts such as outwitting opponents, accurate replication of skills and exercising safely and effectively. You will have

practically demonstrated competent sports leadership skills

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Key Skills of Being a Sports Leader. (Weeks 1-7)

You will be assessed on the key skills of being a good sports leader and how to apply them when leading: planning, voice projection, organisation, communication, morals, ethics, roles and responsibilities. Lessons are delivered through a series of practical sessions where you start to lead each other and demonstrate these skills. The use of iPads is introduced to collate video evidence for the subsequent classroom lesson. You start to reflect and evaluate your coaching performances


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Primary School Festival Preparation and Delivery. (Weeks 8-15)

You will be assessed on the delivery of a primary school festival before the end of the Christmas term, acting on the skills and feedback from Term A and plan and deliver a multi-sports festival with Years 5 and 6 from a local school. You will have to plan for all elements of the festival, from the organisation, through to meeting and greeting students, registering students, health and safety implications, risk assessments, session planning, equipment management and delivery and evaluation of the session. Theory lessons will be dedicated to monitoring practice through video evidence and planning the festival using the resources available on Moodle


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Hockey Leaders Award and Delivery of Sessions to Years 7 and 8 PE Groups. (Weeks 16-22) Individual Session Delivery to Peer Group.

You will be completing the Hockey Leaders Award, a nationally recognised leadership award. You will study the basics of hockey, interpreting the rules, regulations and scoring systems. You will be assessed on your ability to deliver a skill, the development of a skill, application of a skill in a small-sided game before looking at conditioned games. You will deliver planned and practiced coaching sessions to students in Years 7 and 8 PE groups. Theory lessons will be dedicated to monitoring practice through video evidence and planning and evaluating sessions plans to add to your Hockey Leaders Award portfolio

You will deliver assessed sessions on an individual basis rather than in pairs or small groups


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(Weeks 23-26) Tag Rugby Leaders Award and Primary School Festival. (Weeks 27-32)

You will lead other members of the group. Sessions will be filmed and you will evaluate your own performance

You will complete the second of your nationally recognised leadership awards with the Tag Rugby Leaders Award. You will learn and be assessed against the techniques and tactics of the game, learning the rules of the game and applying your skills to mini-coaching sessions, which will be filmed for evaluation in theory lessons. You will also be assessed in an end of half term Tag Rugby Festival to a primary school.


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Sky Sports Living for Sport Project. (Weeks 33-36)

You will take part in the Sky Sports Living for Sport project, learning the ‘Six Keys to Success’ for successful sports leadership. You will be assessed on the themes of Breaking Barriers, Hunger to Achieve, Mental Toughness, Life Knowledge, People Skills and Planning for Success. This will be delivered through practical application based on each of the concepts. The year is finished with a visit from an Olympic athlete who comes in to mentor the students through two visits based around the six keys to success. You review these skills after the visit before action planning for development over the summer Year 9 report 3 home

Year 9 RE (full course)

In Year 8 you will have learnt about Islam and Sikhism and you will have learnt how to think about topics philosophically and ethically so that you are able to explore, reflect, relate and evaluate within RE.

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Theme B: Religion and Life Part A – Origins and value of the universe: you will look at different religious and non-religious teachings of a range of topics, learning about origins of the universe, the values and duties that humans have to protect it, and the use and abuse of the environment. You will also look at how humans use and abuse animals.


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Theme B: Religion and Life Part B – Origins and value of human life: you will learn about the importance of human life and the different views that religions and non-religious groups have, learning about the sanctity of life and the importance of quality of life. You will also study a range of ethical topics to consider a range of different views, beliefs and arguments that people have; these ethical topics will include: abortion, euthanasia and life after death.

Theme D introduction


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Theme D: Religion Peace and Conflict Part A – Religion, violence, terrorism: you will learn about religious and non-religious views on a range of topics to understand how and why people are violent, why people act as terrorists and why people may go to war.

Theme D: Religion Peace and Conflict Part B – Religion and belief in the 21st century conflict: you will learn about modern ideas of war, such as the use of weapons of mass destruction and the ideas of peace making, learning about how religions respond to war and study what different groups are doing to help combat the effects of war and conflict.


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Theme D continued

Theme E: Religion, Crime and Punishment Part A – Crime and causes of crime: you will learn about the reasons for crime and consider the ideas of good and evil.


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Theme E: Religion, Crime and Punishment Part B – Religion and punishment: you will learn about the responses that different groups have, both religious and non-religious, to the ideas of punishment and rehabilitation. You will also study ethical topics such as the arguments for or against the death penalty.


Year 9 Religion, Philosophy & Ethics

(RPE)

In Year 8 you will have learnt how to use a range different skills to explore different themes on aspects of religion. In Year 9 you will learn further about these, and understand how to relate them to how religious people live their lives today. You will also be able to reflect upon your own beliefs in light of what you have learnt.

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Deep Thinking Skills: You will develop skills in how to think about different ethical and religious issues, considering different viewpoints and ideas and be able to write your responses to these issues clearly.

Relationships and Families Part A: Introduction


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Relationships and Families Part A: For the first part of this topic you will learn about sex, marriage and divorce from the perspectives of different religions and from the views of a secular society. You will consider how these views may affect the beliefs that people have and the impact these views have and influence in the modern world.


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Relationships and Families Part A (continued)

Relationships and Families Part B: You will continue to learn about relationships and families but will focus on philosophical, ethical and religious issues on families and gender.


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Relationships and Families Part B (continued)


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Thinking Philosophically and Ethically You will look at a topic from different perspectives to use the different skills learnt this year to consider the different philosophical and ethical issues that are raised. You will then compare these to your own views to help express ideas and explain thoughts.


Combined Science

Year 9 Biology

In Year 9 you will learn how cells form the building blocks of animals and plants and how they are specialised to fulfil precise functions that allow for cells to grow, repair and work together to maintain an organism’s life.

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Topic 1 – Cell Biology (Collins Connect textbook chapters 1.1-1.17)

Online Homework task


Assessed Homework task


Creative Homework ask


End of Topic Test – Cell Biology


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Topic 2 – Moving and Changing Materials (3.1-3.18)



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Topic 3 – Health Matters (4.1-4.18)



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Topic 4 – Photosynthesis (2.1-2.12)




End of Topic Test – Health Matters


Assessed Homework Task



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Topic 5 – Ecology (8.1-8.9)


End of Topic Test – Photosynthesis





Year 9 Chemistry

In Year 9 you will learn how electron arrangement and movement is responsible for the myriad materials we have and use on Earth, and that material properties are as a result of the type of chemical bonding exhibited by that material.

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Topic 1 – Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table








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Topic 2 – Structure, Bonding and the Properties of Matter.


End of Topic Test Online Homework task





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Topic 3 – Chemical Quantities and Calculations (Collins Connect textbook chapters 3.1-3.14)

Creative Homework Task






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REVISION Topic 4 – Chemical Changes







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(4.1-4.11)







Physics

Year 9 Psychology

An Introduction to psychology.

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Key Knowledge: Obedience Unit; Key Terms, Core Theory: Situational, Alt Theory: Dispositional, Study: Bickman, Applications – social settings Key Skills: Independence Homework: A focus on the core study

Perception

Reporting will be based on Obedience.


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Key Knowledge: Perception unit; Key Terms, Core Theory: Constructivist, Alt Theory: Nativist, Study: Haber and Levin, Applications: Advertising Key Skills: Solving problems Homework: A focus on Key Terms

Key Knowledge: Self unit; Key Terms, Key Skills: Expression Homework: A focus on Alt Theory


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Core Theory: Humanistic , Alt Theory: Trait, Study: Van Houtte and Jarvis, Applications: Counselling

Key Knowledge: Sex and Gender Unit; key terms, Core Theory: Bio approach Key Skills: Teamwork Homework: A focus on Core Theory

Report will be based on The Self


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Alt Theory: Psychodynamic, Core Study: Diamond and Sigmundson, Applications: Equality

Key Knowledge: Research Methods unit; Hypothesis, variables, experimental design, sampling, methods. Key Skills: Enquiry Homework: Focus on applications

Year 9 report/Parent Eve Mock Exams Reporting will be based on Sex and Gender and Mock


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To be confirmed: Awaiting examination specification from OCR Year 9 report 3 home

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