Curriculum Subjects by Year Group

English
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Heroes & Myths in Literature - Katherine Rundell's The Good Thieves - Craft of the Writer Heroes & Myths - Creative Writing Female Rhetoric - Studying Poetic Structures & Devices Female Rhetoric - Speech Writing Identity in Language - Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Identity in Language - Gender Bias in Media The Power of Words: Speaking & Listening - Gender Roles
Year 8	Crime & Consequence - Tales with a Twist - Creative Writing Crime & Consequence - The Tell-Tale Heart & Other Stories - Craft of the Writer Voice of the Outsider - Shakespeare's The Tempest Voice of the Outsider - Speech Writing The Old Lie vs The Truth - Poems of the Great War The Old Lie vs The Truth - Patricia Forde's The Wordsmith The Power of Words: Speaking & Listening - Challenging Propaganda
Year 9	Capital of Culture - Willy Russell's Blood Brothers A Sense of Belonging - Capital of Culture Non-Fiction Writing Star-Crossed Lovers - Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Dystopian Fiction - Narrative Writing Power and Conflict - George Orwell's Animal Farm The Power of Words: Speaking & Listening - Breaking the Mould
Year 10	Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology - Culture and Identity Poetry 19th-Century Novel - A Christmas Carol 19th-Century Novel - Dickens' A Christmas Carol Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Language Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Shakespeare's Macbeth Literature Paper - Shakespeare's Macbeth Power and Conflict Poetry - Poetry Anthology
Year 11	Modern Drama - J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Language Writers' Viewpoints - Transactional Writing Unseen Poetry Language Writers' Viewpoints & Perspectives

Mathematics
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Probability Fractions: Calculating and Converting Measures and Time Number Sense
Year 8	Index Laws and Sequences Handling Data Circles and 3D Shapes Shape Properties Angle Rules Introduction to Algebra Recurring Decimals
Year 9	Data and Statistics Angles and Bearings Constructions, Circles and 3D Shapes Probability Percentages Standard Form and Rounding Graphs and Transformations
Year 10	Surface Area and Volume Simultaneous Equations and Formulae Graphs - Linear and Non-Linear, Real Life Sequences Trigonometry Tree Diagrams Brackets Further Data and Statistics Ratio and Proportion with Compound Measures Quadratic Equations and Formulae Fractions and Percentages
Year 11	Final Exam Preparation Probability and Inequalities (Foundation and Higher); Circle Theorems (Higher only) Expressions and Equations (Foundation); Algebraic Fractions (Higher) Factors, Multiples and Primes (Foundation); Surds (Higher) Statistics and Data Handling (Foundation and Higher) Percentages, Compound Measures and Ratio (Foundation); Proofs (Higher) Pythagoras and Trigonometry (Foundation and Higher); 3D Trigonometry (Higher only)

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History
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Anglo-Saxons and Vikings Norman Conquest Medieval World Tudors Stuarts
Year 8	British Empire in India Transatlantic Slave Trade Civil Rights Movement Industrial Revolution Women's Suffrage
Year 9	First World War Russian Revolution Interwar Years Second World War and the Holocaust Cold War
Year 10	Medicine in Britain Medicine on the Western Front Weimar Germany Nazi Germany
Year 11	Superpower Relations and the Cold War Elizabethan England Exam Revision

Geography
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	What Is Geography? - Map Skills Fieldwork - Our School Extreme World - Antarctica, Svalbard, Sahara and Brazil Hazardous World - Japan, Italy, Bangladesh and USA
Year 8	Dynamic Earth - Tectonics Weather Gone Wild - Climate Change and Extreme Weather Rivers and Coasts in Action Africa Is Not a Country! Interdependent Ecosystems
Year 9	Eight Billion and Counting - Population Hideouts and Hotspots - The Geography of Crime Rich World, Poor World - Development Prisoners of Geography Decision Maker - The Line in Saudi Arabia
Year 10	The Challenge of Natural Hazards Tectonic Hazards Weather Hazards Climate Change The Living World Tropical Rainforests Hot Deserts Physical Landscapes of the UK Coasts Rivers Fieldwork Physical Fieldwork - The Wirral Coast Human Fieldwork - The Albert Dock
Year 11	The Urban World NEE Case Study - Rio de Janeiro Urban Change in the UK - Liverpool Sustainable Development The Changing Economic World The Development Gap NEE Case Study - Nigeria The UK Economy Resource Management The UK - Food, Water and Energy Global Water Management Issue Evaluation - Pre-Release Topic Sent 12 Weeks Before the Exam

Spanish
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Describing yourself and others using adjectives Talking about free time, likes and dislikes Describing your town or city Talking about a typical day Describing your school Talking about weekend plans
Year 8	Describing a past holiday Describing what you use technology for Saying what you do with friends in a normal week Describing your diet Making plans with friends
Year 9	Describing your likes and dislikes Talking about part-time jobs and a future career Healthy Lifestyle The Environment
Year 10	Identity and Relationships Healthy Living and Lifestyle Education and Work Free-Time Activities Customs, Festivals and Celebrations
Year 11	Celebrity Culture Travel and Tourism Media and Technology The Environment

Drama
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Introduction to Drama Mime and Movement Introduction to Script Ernie's Incredible Illuminations Devising: Ready, Steady, Act! Musical Theatre
Year 8	Greek Theatre Explorative Strategies Devising: Missing Person Haunted Liverpool Script: The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty Romeo and Juliet
Year 9	Blood Brothers Scripts Devising from a Stimulus Macbeth Dear Evan Hansen
Year 10	Component 1 Component 2 Devising from a Stimulus Component 3 Preparation
Year 11	Component 3 Preparation: Devising Component 3 Mock Component 3 Skills Log and Ideas Log Component 3 Final Performance and Evaluation

Music
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Musical Foundations Keyboard Skills Musical Theatre
Year 8	Popular Music Blues and Jazz Samba
Year 9	Club Dance Music Film Music Musical Fusions
Year 10	Area of Study 1 - Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910 Area of Study 2 - Popular Music Area of Study 3 - Traditional Music Area of Study 4 - Western Classical Tradition Since 1910 Foundations of Composition Waltz Composition Set Study Piece 1 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, Movement 1
Year 11	Set Study Piece 2 - Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody, The Seven Seas of Rhye and Love of My Life Brief Composition Final Composition Deadline Final Performances Revision

D&T Construction and the Built Environment
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Pencil Holder - Health and Safety; Using Tools and Equipment; Measuring and Marking; One-Point Perspective; Design, Make and Evaluate Logos and Packaging - Finance; Logos and Nets; Design, Make and Evaluate Pop-Up Card - Properties of Materials; Mechanisms Coat Hook - Sources and Origins of Timber; Plastic Pollution; Line Bending
Year 8	Block Bots - Health and Safety; Conversions; Using Tools and Equipment; Timber Classification Cooking Utensil - Design Brief; Designer Alessi; Ergonomics and Anthropometrics; Finishing Techniques; Design, Make and Evaluate Key Ring - Recycling Plastics and Polymers; Thermoforming and Thermosetting; Quality Control; Using Tools and Equipment
Year 9	Ball Bearing and Tangram Game - Health and Safety; Product Analysis; Designer Gerrit Rietveld; Measuring and Marking; Butt Joint Storage Box - Risk Assessment; Finger Joints; Two-Point Perspective; Classification of Timbers; Design, Make and Evaluate
Year 10	Construction Technology - Preconstruction; Foundations and Floors; Walls and Finishes; Roofs; Weather, Fire, Sound and Thermal Resistance; Sustainability Construction in Practice: Photo Frame - Health and Safety; Risk Assessment; Setting-Out Rods; Mitre, Dowel, T-Halving and Corner-Halving Joints; Dimension Records Construction in Practice: Shelf - Setting-Out Rods; Adhesives; Dowel, Mortise and Tenon Joints; Dimension Records; Risk Assessment Construction in Design Mock NEA - Client Profile; Client Lifestyle; Site Plan; Floor Plan; Accommodation Construction in Design Mock NEA - Style and Aesthetics; One- and Two-Point Perspective Drawing; Site Access; Materials and Budget; Planning and Building
Year 11	Construction in Design Live Task - Complete a Client Profile and Produce Site, Floor and 3D Plans for the Given Brief Construction Technology Revision - Resit Component 3

Food Technology / Hospitality and Catering
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Health and Safety in the Kitchen - Practical: Knife Skills and Vegetable Cuts Cross-Contamination of Bacteria - Practical: Leek and Potato Soup Weighing and Measuring Ingredients - Practical: Fruit Crumble Eatwell Guide - Practical: Lemon Posset Eight Steps to Healthy Eating - Practical: Pasta Salad Sensory Analysis and Taste Testing - Practical: Mozzarella and Basil Tart; Dutch Apple Cake Inside the Factory - Practical: Fajitas; Pizza Toast
Year 8	Packaging and the Law - Practical: Granola Allergens and Intolerances - Practical: Noodle Stir-Fry Conditions for Bacterial Growth - Practical: Salt and Pepper Chicken Food Poisoning - Practical: Carbonara Religious Beliefs - Practical: Chilli Nachos Environmental Health Officer - Practical: Shortbread Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Protein and Fats - Practical: Chicken Paella; Marble Pear Cake
Year 9	Vitamins - Practical: Tea Cake Challenge Minerals - Practical: Couscous Salad Factors That Affect What We Eat - Practical: Sausage Plait Nutrient Requirements at Different Life Stages - Practical: Pizza Front-of-House Staff and Job Roles - Practical: Burger Pasta Kitchen Brigade and Job Roles - Practical: Lemon Drizzle Cake High-Risk Food - Practical: Hoisin Pork; Chicken Goujons
Year 10	Theory 1.4 Food Safety in Hospitality and Catering - Skills: Emulsification, Frying, Safe Raw-Meat Handling, Pastry, Brioche, Shredding, Batons, Baking and Simmering Theory 1.3 Food Safety Legislation - Skills: Cold Desserts, Rubbing-In Method, Hob Use, Raw-Meat Handling, Spices, Bread Making and Bain-Marie Theory 1.2 How Hospitality and Catering Provision Operates - Skills: Frying, Raw-Meat Handling, Simmering, Coagulation, Bread Making and Pasta Making Theory 1.1.3 Hospitality and Catering Provisions - Skills: Raw-Meat Handling, Hob and Wok Cooking, Sauces, Frying, Filleting Fish, Deboning Chicken, Slicing and Roux Sauce Theory NEA Mock: Task Analysis, Nutrients and Cooking Methods - Skills: Aeration, Toffee Sauce, Piping, Egg Thickening and Whisked Method Theory NEA Mock: Factors Affecting Menu Planning and Time Plans - Skills: Baking, Aeration, Piping, Bain-Marie, Mashed Potato, Raw-Meat Handling, Roasting and Frying
Year 11	NEA Revision: Nutrients and Cooking Methods - Pasta, Roux, Ragu, Gelatine, Whisked Method and Shaping Dough NEA Revision: Factors Affecting Menu Planning and Time Plans NEA: Design a Meal for Two Target Groups - Task Analysis, Nutrients, Cooking Methods, Menu Planning, Time Plan and Evaluation NEA Practical: Make Two Meals for Target Groups Revision

Physical Education
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Transition and Baseline Assessment Swimming and Water Safety Team and Individual Sports Outdoor Adventurous Activities
Year 8	Healthy Lifestyle - Fitness Team and Individual Performance Fitness for Performance and Health Outdoor Adventurous Activities Net and Wall Games Gymnastics and Dance Competitive Sport and Athletics
Year 9	Healthy for Life Assessment Team and Individual Sports Dance and Gymnastics Outdoor Problem-Solving Healthy Lifestyle and Performance Net and Wall Games
Year 10	NCFE Health and Fitness: Health and Fitness Principles NCFE Health and Fitness: Components of Fitness NCFE Health and Fitness: Training Methods Core PE: Competitive Sport Sports Leadership Net and Wall Games Healthy for Life Assessment
Year 11	Lifelong Physical Activity and Wellbeing Team and Individual Sports Net and Wall Games Healthy Lifestyle NCFE Health and Fitness: Applying Health and Fitness NCFE Health and Fitness: Synoptic Project Leadership Healthy for Life and Physical Wellbeing Team and Individual Sport Leadership

Religion and Worldviews
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Christianity Sikhi Religion as a Worldview
Year 8	Judaism Human Rights and Social Justice Hindu Dharma
Year 9	Islam Vocation Buddhism
Year 10	Human Freedom Philosophy and Ethics Christianity Beliefs and Teachings Religion, Relationships and Families Christian Practices Religion, Crime and Punishment Islam Beliefs and Teachings
Year 11	Religion, Peace and Conflict Revision Islamic Practices Religion and Life

Sociology
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 10	Sociological Approach Families Education Research Methods
Year 11	Crime and Deviance Social Stratification Revision

Art
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	Observational Drawing Ugly Sweaters Colour Theory Mixed Media Abstract Fish Culture Project
Year 8	Perspective Drawing Hundertwasser Cubism City Composition Pop Art Culture Project
Year 9	Portraits Political Posters Keith Haring Pop Art Snackfish Culture Project
Year 10	Flora and Fauna: Drawing and Colour Rendering Flora and Fauna: Watercolour and Mixed-Media Print Compositions Facial Features and Portraits Noel Badges Pugh: Scribble Portraits Surrealism and Marcelo Monreal Final Pieces and Repeat Pattern Prints
Year 11	YBAs and Identity Identity Final Pieces External Exam Preparation External Exam External Controlled Exam

Photography
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 10	Still Life Composition and Artist-Inspired Edits Still Life: Product and Food Photography Environments and Composition: Walton Park, Double Exposure and Image Overlay Environments and Composition: Composites and Photomontage Portraits: Bruno Timmermans and Charlotte Caron; Abstract Portrait and Hand Rendering Disguise: Create a Mask and Storyboard of Images; Final Edits
Year 11	Mixed Media: Choose Natural Forms or Collections Series of Shoots and Edits Linked to a Chosen Theme and Suggested Artists External Exam Preparation External Exam Preparation External Controlled Exam

Digital Information Technology
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 7	How Computers Work Programming Data Modelling System Attack
Year 8	Web Design Cyber Security
Year 9	Data Management IT Systems User Interface Design
Year 10	Target Audiences Planning and Gantt Charts Plan a UI UI Prototype Creation Evaluate a UI Data Collection
Year 11	System Diagrams and Flow of Information Acceptable Use System Security Digital Systems Cloud Storage and Computing Trends and Patterns Formulae and Functions Communication Internal and External Threats Data Security and Recovery Ethical and Moral Factors

Business Enterprise
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 10	Why enterprises and entrepreneurs are successful Customer needs and competitor behaviour How the outcomes of situational analyses may affect enterprises Produce a plan for a micro-enterprise idea Present a plan for the micro-enterprise idea Review the micro-enterprise idea
Year 11	How enterprises source finance How enterprises improve cash-flow problems How enterprises budget and control finances Financial statements produced by enterprises Payment methods used in transactions Financial documents used in transactions Building trust, reputation and loyalty Factors that influence the choice of marketing methods The 4Ps of the marketing mix Different audiences and market segments Differences between revenue and costs How enterprises maintain profitability and liquidity Produce and analyse cash-flow forecasts Calculate and predict the break-even point and break-even analysis

Health and Social Care
Year Group	Curriculum Topics
Year 10	Growth and Development Across the Life Stages Factors Affecting Growth and Development Across the Life Stages Impact of Life Events on PIES Role and Impact of Support on Coping with Change Introduction to Component 2 Meeting Individual Needs - Healthcare Professionals and Social Care Professionals
Year 11	Meeting Individual Needs - Social Care Professionals Barriers Faced When Accessing Services Demonstrating Skills, Attributes and Values When Delivering Care Use of Skills, Attributes and Values to Overcome Obstacles Barriers and Obstacles to Health and Wellbeing Person-Centred Care and Action Planning Physiological and Lifestyle Indicators Factors Affecting Health and Wellbeing

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