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Year 8 Curriculum Overview
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW YEAR 8 |
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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MATHEMATICS |
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Number – Standard Form (Surds) Probability Ratio, Proportion & Rates of Change |
Algebra
Statistics |
Geometry: -Transformations and Constructions -Pythagoras (Trigonometry) |
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ENGLISH |
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Conflict Unit: WW1 focus – Autobiographical texts; WW1 poetry
Gothic Horror (pre-1914): Reading a range of short texts
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Research socio-historical context: study of Romeo and Juliet.
Love and relationship poetry: an analysis of and responses to the effects of language choices |
Stone Cold (class reader) homelessness unit
The Cult of Celebrity: Explore a variety of media texts and techniques, looking at format, language and style. Produce a range of media texts; group presentation |
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HUMANITIES |
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HISTORY FOCUS
Slavery Through Time
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GEOGRAPHY FOCUS
The Geography of Conflict |
HISTORY FOCUS
Suffragettes/First World War |
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GEROGRAPHY FOCUS
Africa
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RE FOCUS
Jesus and Jerusalem |
RE FOCUS
Non-Religious World Views |
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SCIENCE |
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Waves:
Observed waves
Sound waves
Energy and waves
Light waves |
Metals and other materials |
Earth and Atmosphere |
Gas exchange systems
Cellular respiration |
Describing motion
Forces
Pressure in fluids
Balanced forces
Forces and motion |
Photosynthesis
Relationships in an ecosystem
Genetics and evolution
Inheritance, chromosomes, DNA and genes |
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ART |
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Peace Poster Drawing Project |
Self portrait |
Print making |
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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY |
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Product Design – Personalised Keepsake Box Project |
Cooking and Nutrition – Bake-Off Project |
Cooking and Nutrition – Pastry Project |
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FRENCH |
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My Town: places, weather, tourist guides |
My Holidays: destinations, transport, activities, planning |
My Routine: routine verbs, 24 hour, celebrity interview |
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GERMAN |
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Hobbies/Sport: frequency of leisure activities/TV |
Food & Drink: likes/dislikes |
My Town: describing places |
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MUSIC |
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Variation |
Jazz Improvisation |
Soundtracks |
Musical Futures |
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PSHE |
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PE and GAMES |
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Gymnastics Basketball Rugby Hockey
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Dance Athletics Football Netball |
Swimming Athletics Tennis Rounders Cricket Net/wall |
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COMPUTING |
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Skills consolidation and application Product design Microbit Coding |
Multimedia content and web design |
Coding: Code Academy Introduction to Python |
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TOPIC DAYS and VISITS |
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Bovington Tank Museum Tommy Atkins |
Cheddar Caves – Aspire/American Museum at Bath
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Guest Speaker |
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