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Year 7 Curriculum Share
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Art
Computing
Dance
Drama
English
Food
French and Spanish
Geography
History
Mandarin
Maths
Music
Physical Education
PSHRE and Citizenship
Science
Year 7 Curriculum Share
Animal Faces
Formal Elements Line, shade, tone, texture, pattern and colour.
Mark Making
Creating patterns using the above skills on different objects or surfaces.
Colour Mixing
Blending of colours. Collaging
Creating new images from assembling smaller images to make a finished print.
Use newspapers at home to create a collage of a favourite image of their choice.
Explore colour mixing at home
Practise creative lettering Practise drawing faces Take photos and play with
filters, try the app called PRISMA.
Animal Faces
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African Cushion
Project 1
Researching African inspirational images to create a moodboard.
Design Generation (motif)
Drawing skills and annotation
Block printing and tie dying techniques.
Plain stitching, running stitch and machine stitching.
Evaluation Project 2
Skills Research Analysing the work of another artist.
Formal Elements
Colour Blending Experiment with images in the style of an artist.
Applique, embroidery, weaving ad beading.
Produce a piece of work in the style of Rosie James (screen print and stitched crowds) relating to African art.
Support with equipment needed to be able to stitch and practice these skills at home.
African Wall Art
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Designing Drawing skills and proportions
Evaluating
3D Letters
Drawing 2D/3D Use of isometric drawing to create shapes.
Construction How to make a shape 3D Artist Research.
Observational Drawing Direct from artists.
Have a go at model making using anything you have spare at home. Think about using old wire, wood, plastic and metal. Discover and explore artists such as Sue Lowday (different forming techniques), Antony Gormley (boxes in contemporary dance) and Tess Wakeling (paper geometric shapes).
Provide them with resources to support extension tasks such as paint, paper and pastels. Practice with photography and 3D images.
3D Letters
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Computing Information and
Communication Technology.
Preparation of skills for the
world of work.
Learn how to use Google and
Microsoft Packages to complete
classwork/ coursework.
Learn how to save files into
folders.
How to upload and download
classwork from Google
Classroom.
How to email using G Suite.
Pupils can email their
teachers asking or support
with any homework or
coursework.
Become a Digital Leader and
support other members of
our community with
computing issues.
Support your child using a
computer to create a
presentation on any given
scenario.
Use the internet to research
current jobs. Discuss with
your child and help them
understand the skills
required to complete the
role.
E-safety
E-safety
How to stay safe online
Sexting
Dangers and implications.
Cyber Bullying
How to keep yourself safe.
Create a video using
Windows Movie Maker
detailing what students
should do if they are cyber
bullied.
Talk to your child about the
dangers of online activity.
Visit thinkuknow.com or
nspcc.org.uk for support.
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Consequences and actions of
misusing the internet.
Online shopping
How to use safely.
Hardware and software
An introduction to computer
components and peripherals.
Understanding of what each
component does and how it
supports the daily use of the
device.
An introduction to operating
systems and storage.
Build a PC with components. Allow your child to research
what makes up a computer
device.
Visit the Bletchley Park
Museum or North West
Computer Museum to
discover a world of
wonders.
Programming
o Introduction to basic computer
programming skills. This will
lead to a more in-depth
development using Python in
Year 8 and 9.
o Understanding of
computational thinking and
how it links to computer
science.
o What an algorithm is and how it
can be used within computer
science.
o Write your own program
using a programming
language that is self-taught.
o Ask your child to visit
www.code.org and
complete the
programming challenges.
*If you do not have access to a computer
with internet connection at home your child
could visit the local library to use one.
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Dance skills: Creating
The elements
Use actions, space and
dynamics successfully in a
choreographed piece.
Give a range of examples
from each choreographic
area and identify the
reasons why you have used
them.
Watch dance performances
(YouTube) and discuss what
dance elements are being
used and why they are
effective.
Dance skills: Performing
Social issues
Use a range of expressive
skills (focus, projection and
style sensitivity to other
dancers).
Use physical skills successfully
in a performance (posture,
balance, alignment,
coordination and control).
Be able to explain why
expressive and physical skills
are important in a dance
performance and how they
could be improved.
Choreography: Following a
narrative
Lord of the Flies by Matthew
Use action, space and
dynamics to communicate a
specific choreographic
intention (narrative).
Compare the set
professional work to other
professional dance works to
develop your choreographic
Set them a challenge to create a new move.
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Bourne Identify choreographic
content and evaluate how well
it has been used.
understanding.
Appreciation and performance
A Linha Curva by Itzik Galili
o Watch a professional dance
and evaluate it; commenting
on the performance elements
and why they are effective.
o Identify the physical and
expressive skills needed for
the professional work to be
successful.
o Identify performance skills and
evaluate how well they have
been used and how they
could improve.
o Compare the set
professional work to other
professional dance works to
develop your understanding
of the different elements
needed when performing
dance.
Choreography and Performance
Use a stimulus to create a
choreographed piece –
successfully using action,
space and dynamics to
communicate a
choreographic intention.
Apply appropriate
performance skills.
Evaluate the performances
using dance specific
vocabulary
o Research dance
choreographers and find out
how they create work. Use
this as inspiration as to how
you can create your own
dance.
o Ask to see your child’s
choreography or
performance work. This will
help to build their
confidence when
performing in lessons.
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Identify what to improve and
how.
Final Performance will take
place in lower auditorium with
lighting.
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Introduction to drama
To understand the essential
skills needed to create a
character and a performance.
Develop confidence working
as part of a group.
How to show a plot using
facial expression, mine,
improvisation, gesture, space,
levels and still image/freeze
frame.
To develop characterisation
skills.
To take part in a ‘Silent Movie’
performance demonstrating
an understanding of dramatic
techniques.
To develop self-assessment
and reflection skill to rehearse
and refine a performance.
Add in a thought track to
your freeze frame/still
image.
Play a leading role in a
successful group
performance, demonstrating
the use of a range of
dramatic techniques.
Practice of dramatic skills
and freeze frames
Encourage your child to
perform and role play at
home
Visit the BBC Bitesize
website. You can read about
drama strategies and how to
combine them
independently with you
child.
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Script
The terrible fate of Humpty Dumpty
To understand how to work
from a script.
To understand the key
features of a script including:
stage directions, plot and
italics.
To be able to use stage
directions to create a setting
and develop scenes.
To build the foundations for
the director and actor to put
their own interpretations on
the story.
To be able to create and
perform different characters.
To be able to demonstrate the
following dramatic
techniques:
To play a leading role as
part of a group
performance.
To take part in a group
performance without the
aid of a script.
To demonstrate a range of
dramatic techniques within
a successful group
performance.
Find short scripts online or
in our Academy. Support
your child with practising to
learning the lines and
performing.
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o Literacy
o Tone and projection
o Characterisation
o Relationships
o Proxemics
o Props
Greek Theatre
To explore key features of
Greek Theatre.
Understand the context and
time of Greek Theatre.
To understand the role of the
Greek Chorus.
To be able to use choral
speech and movement
effectively within a
performance.
To develop the following use
of dramatic techniques within
a performance
Explore tone and projection,
facial expressions and body
language.
Discover the use of space and
how it can show relationships
between characters.
Create your own choral
speech.
Watch YouTube videos of
different drama performances to see how actors create characters.
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Understanding of Monologue
and timing of line delivery.
Characterisation and physical
theatre
Develop confidence in
performance
To continue to build on
characterisation skills such as:
o Physicality; gesture and
movement
o Voice; tone, expression
and projection
o Performance skills
To be able to use a wide
range of drama skills within a
performance.
Watch physical theatre
pieces on YouTube focusing
on DV8, PUSH and frantic
assembly. Specifically
looking how they use
theatre and movement to
tell a story.
Exploring drama skills: Characters
and story lines
To explore the different
drama skills needed to make a
successful dramatic
performance.
To explore, understand and
demonstrate the following
drama skills:
o Sound Scape
o Cross Cutting
o Physical Theatre
o Proxemics
o Role play
o Narration
To demonstrate the ability to
create a character and
portray their characteristics
to the audience during a
performance.
Encourage your child to
Read Roald Dahl books and
look at the characters and
story lines.
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o Facial expressions
o Gesture
o Levels
Devising
To demonstrate drama skills
through a performance.
To understand the use of red
herrings in a performance.
To understand how to create
tension within a dramatic
performance.
To develop the use of the
following skills within a
devising piece:
o Still Image
o Role play
o Cross cutting
o Narration
o Marking the moment
o Characterisation
Watching ‘who’s done it’ TV
programmes like
Midsummer Murders and
CSI. This will generate ideas
for your child’s drama
performances.
Year 7 Curriculum Share
English
What makes me ‘me’?
Reading for meaning and
drawing inferences based on
evidence in the text.
Consolidating reading
strategies.
Identifying and commenting
on the methods used by
writers to present their ideas.
Write imaginatively using a
range of language techniques,
appropriate to task, purpose
and form.
Selecting precise evidence
to support ideas about texts.
Analyse and begin to
interpret the methods used
by the writer at whole text
level.
Use a range of sentences
and punctuation for effect as
well as accuracy.
Discuss the reading at home
with your child. What do
they like about it? Who is
their favourite character?
What do they think will
happen next?
Read your child’s writing and
encourage them to
proofread and edit.
How do we write stories?
Write imaginatively using a range of language techniques, appropriate to task, purpose and form.
Crafting writing for different audiences and purposes.
Developing editing and re-
Experiment with a range of
openings and narrative
voices.
Research the Gothic at home
and share examples of
famous Gothic fiction.
Read their work and support
them in drafting and re-
drafting.
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drafting skills.
Where can a journey take us?
Analysing poems for use of
language and structure.
Use poetic devices for effect.
Crafting writing for different
audiences and purposes.
Developing editing and re-
drafting skills.
Experimenting with sentence
construction for effect.
Using rhythm and rhyme for
effect.
Discuss different places in
the world.
Share your favourite poems.
Read their work.
What makes a hero?
Analysing the characters,
language and structure of
Macbeth.
Understanding Shakespeare’s
language.
Summarising similarities and
differences between texts
Understanding the convention
of non-fiction texts.
Understanding the social
and historical context of
Shakespeare’s England.
Analyse and begin to
interpret the methods used
by the writer at whole text
level.
Use a range of sentences
and punctuation for effect as
well as accuracy.
Watch physical theatre
pieces on YouTube focusing
on DV8, PUSH and frantic
assembly. Specifically
looking how they use
theatre and movement to
tell a story.
Year 7 Curriculum Share
French and
Spanish
Introduction to Language
Learn basic greetings
Numbers 1-100
Classroom instructions and
items
Months and days- birthdays
Gender- ‘a’ and ‘the’
Pronunciation
Basic verbs in the present
tense (‘I’ form)
Form basic questions
Register, polite and informal
modes of address.
Imperative (commands,
linked to classroom
language)
Explore numbers over 100
Ty to form more complex
questions and more
extended responses.
Begin to describe items and
considering how gender
may affect adjectives.
www.atantot.com has a
KS2 and KS3 section in
French and Spanish.
www.linguascope.com is
a user-friendly website
that allows pupils to
reinforce vocabulary and
pronunciation.
Both websites are great for
revising vocabulary learnt in the
classroom. Passwords for both
can be accessed via Google
classroom or requested from the
teacher).
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Culture
All about me
Family members and pets
Giving physical and character descriptions in the third person
Nationalities
Colours
Conjugation of key verbs in the present tense (Être and Avoir- French, Ser and Tener- Spanish) in full.
Personal pronouns e.g. ‘you, he, we’
Plurals
Gender and adjectives
Connective words
Beginning to describe
opinions and start to
justify.
Researching the present
tense in all of its forms,
both regular and irregular.
Using a variety of
connective words.
Ask your child to practice
verbs in French and Spanish
at www.conjuguemos.com.
Ask them to visit BBC
Bitesize website includes
videos and quizzes.
Give your child photos of
familiar people to describe
in French or Spanish.
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Describing a photo of people
School
School subjects and facilities
Clothing
School rules and teachers
Describing extra-curricular
and break times
Introducing opinions
Justifying opinions with
adjectives
The time (plural)
Comparatives and
superlatives
Present tense- AR/ER/IR/RE
verbs in full
Key irregular verbs (e.g.
Ir/aller)
Question words
Using a wide variety of
opinion phrases to express
positive and negative
opinions.
Understanding plural
opinion structures.
Beginning to compare and
contrast own opinions.
Secure knowledge of
present tenses, with key
irregular verbs.
Researching the near
future tense.
Apps such as’ Memrise’ and ‘Duolingo’ are good tools for revising vocabulary and grammar concepts such as connective words and adjectives.
Ask your child to tell the time at home in French or Spanish using digital and clock faces.
Discuss opinions with your child and encourage them to be able to reinforce their opinions.
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Food
Introduction to food technology
and basic cooking skills
Chopping
kneading
rolling
weighing and measuring
reading a recipe
rubbing in
coring
peeling
melting
grating
creaming
glazing
Work independently in
practical lessons.
Support peers with
practical tasks.
Choose correct tools,
ingredient and equipment
to use.
Evaluate products
discussing how it could be
improved.
Show knowledge and
understanding of
ingredients.
Be able to suggest
alternative and / or healthy
ingredients.
Allow your child to assist in
the kitchen with the
preparation of food.
This could include
chopping, peeling, washing,
weighing and measuring of
foods etc.
Allow your child to try new
and unusually fruits from
around the world.
Make simple products with
support such as fairy cakes
at home.
Reinforce the need for good
safety and hygiene practices
at home.
Kneading
Rolling
Work independently in
practical lessons.
Support peers with
Ask your child to practice
verbs in French and Spanish
at www.conjuguemos.com.
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Bread Making Weighing and measuring
Reading a recipe
Following instructions
Visual checks
Use of ovens
Bread shaping
Use of raising agents
practical tasks.
Choose correct tools,
ingredient and equipment
to use.
Evaluate products
discussing how it could be
improved.
Show knowledge and
understanding of
ingredients
Be able to suggest
alternative and / or healthy
ingredients.
Compare and contrast shop
bought bread products to
home baked bread
products.
Taste testing of bread
products.
Bread making at home.
Foods from around the world
Mixing
Folding
Dividing mixture
Using the oven
Vegetable preparation
Controlling heat
Use of spice and herbs
Vegetable preparation
Work independently in
practical lessons.
Support peers with
practical tasks.
Choose correct tools,
ingredient and equipment
to use.
Describe and explain the
principles of the Eatwell
guide and use it when
devising meals
Reinforce the need for good
safety and hygiene practices at home.
Ask your child to design and make a meal with some support.
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Sautéing
Simmering
Combining
Forming
Shaping
Describe where a range of
foods are from
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Geography
Top continent
Analysing images
Map/Atlas work
Understanding the
differences between
human, physical and
environmental
geography.
Plotting and
understanding and
climate graphs.
Making a judgement on
which is a better
environment.
Choropleth map
Comparing climate
graphs of different
locations.
Test and revise continents and ocean
locations at home.
Asking your child if you are in a human
or physical environment.
Tectonic Hazards
(earthquakes) and weather
hazards (tropical storms)
Understanding how tectonic plates move.
Map work based on plate boundaries.
Using key terms such as
Analyse if a natural
hazard makes one
place a riskier place to
live compared to
another place bringing
in PPP, wealth and
When watching the news with your child
ask if there are social, economic and/or
environmental effects.
Revise with BBC Bitesize – earthquakes
section
Look at recent natural hazard events in
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LIC (low income country) and HIC (high income country) .
Using and understanding key terms such as social, economic and environmental effects.
Using evidence from two earthquakes to judge which is the riskier place to live.
Explaining how PPP (planning, protection, prediction) can lower the effects of a natural hazard.
Tropical storms and map interpretation.
Extended writing
governance.
Explaining how climate
change can impact the
intensity of tropical
storms.
To understand that
some countries may be
more at risk due to
climate change from
different natural
hazards.
the news with your child.
Rainfall
Drawing and
understanding a variety of
maps and graphs e.g.
choropleth map, located
bar graph and climate
graph.
Understanding key rainfall
processes such as relief
and convectional rainfall.
• Comparing one or
more different
choropleth maps.
• Using the knowledge
of different rainfall
types to explain why
different parts of the
UK experience more
Use the site http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ to support homework activities.
Watch the weather together and talk about Manchester’s climate.
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Social, economic and
environmental effects of
an example of flooding.
Map/Atlas work including
the use of a topography
map of the UK.
rainfall than others.
Shipwrecked
OS map work – 4 and 6
figure grid references
Contour lines
Scale
Relief on a map
Choropleth map
description
Justify the location of a
shelter based on OS Map
features
• Links to how plastic
impacts the
environment / people.
• Management of plastic
• The application of
geographical features
such as a waterfall /
rainforest in a place
can influence the
decision.
Use with you child: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/
To develop and support understanding of OS maps and how to use grid references
Google maps exploration
Revision for end of year
exam
Help your child to make flashcards,
knowledge organisers and mind maps.
BBC bitesize for KS3
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History
Roman Britain
Looking at change and
continuity:
• Chronological
thinking
• Comprehension
Think about why
the Romans had
such a successful
empire.
Encourage your child to read books on the Romans.
Ask your child to visit BBC Bitesize to revise.
The Vikings
Studying causes and
consequences, and
evidence:
Comprehension
Analysis of
Information
Interpretation
• Think about why
the church was so
influential in the
middle ages.
Read books on The Viking Invasion
Encourage your child to visit the following websites:
o BBC Bitesize
o https://dmdhist.sitehost.iu.edu/vikingdebate.htm
o https://listverse.com/2009/04/21/top-10-misconceptions-about-the-vikings/
The Norman
Studying causes and
consequences, and
evidence:
Research other
medieval battles
and what
decided their
Read books on The Norman Conquest
Encourage your child to visit the following websites:
o BBC Bitesize
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Conquest Comprehension
Analysis of
Information
Interpretation
outcomes.
o https://www.britannica.com/event/Norman-Conquest
o https://www.historyforkids.net/the-norman-
conquest-1066.html
Relationship
between the Church
and Crown
Studying change and
continuity:
• Chronological
thinking
• Comprehension
• Research English
monarchs form
1066 – 1509.
Read books about the monarchs
Encourage you child to visit websites e.g. BBC Bitesize
Revision and Exams
Help your child to make flashcards, knowledge
organisers and mind maps.
Encourage your child to use revision websites such as
BBC Bitesize.
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Mandarin
Introduction of China
and Chinese
languages
A general knowledge about
China and Chinese
languages.
To understand how Pinyin
works and four tones
differences.
To understand how Chinese
characters are created.
To be able to draw the basic
strokes.
To recognise at least 15
Chinese radicals or
characters.
To be able to pronounce words
using knowledge of Pinyin and tones
To follow the basic stroke orders to
write characters
To be able to recognise at least 25
radicals /characters and write some
of them.
For China/Chinese
languages/Pinyin and tones:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/langu
ages/chinese/
For stroke orders:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
T5FNvW19GbA&t=181s&pbjreload
=10
For basic radicals/characters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
04Jj9cCrpbA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
T5FNvW19GbA&t=181s&pbjreload
=10
Greeting words
To greet each other in basic
Mandarin
To speak Singular and plural
To apply greeting words according
to different situations.
To recognise the characters of
Greeting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdRKi37GF4Q
Pronouns:
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pronouns.
To gain a more knowledge of
geographical China.
To experience the writing
practice of Chinese
calligraphy.
pronouns in Mandarin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1LWu81kWqE
Chinese cities :
www.chinahightlights.com
Numbers and
Chinese Spring
Festival
To count number 1 to 99.
To say ages for self and
others.
To recognise months and
dates in Mandarin.
To write numbers accurately
To ask and answer the questions
about their age.
To write months and date in the
correct order.
Numbers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMHMxGiop_M
Age
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-TdDdqc-FA
Months and dates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0JWfAVT7rc
Spring Festival:
www.chinahightlights.com
Self-introduction and
family
To give brief information
about family and pets in
Mandarin.
To tell others their date of
birth.
Talk about family and pets using
appropriate measure words.
Family:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0AplDpcXQ
Pets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzbPP67cazM
To talk about hobbies and
ask what others’ hobbies are To use the negative word and linking
word correctly.
Hobbies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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Hobbies and sports To be able to say what sports
you like.
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For specific vocabulary:
Vocab Express (student account)
Sport celebrity
Days of the weeks
Overall Assessment
To be able to understand the
key questions of year 7
To put the time words accurately in
the sentence.
Encourage your kids to make flash
cards and help them to revise the
key vocabulary.
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Maths
Number and the number
system
Probability and data
Introduction to algebra
Number and the number
system: Prime numbers,
multiples, factors, squares
cubes, roots, prime factor
decompositions and
HCF/LCM.
Probability and data:
independent events;
experimental probability;
bar charts; scatter graphs.
Introduction to algebra:
introduction of letters,
function machines,
simplifying expressions,
rearranging formulae,
substitution.
Powers and roots, triangular
numbers, use Venn diagrams to
find HCF/LCM of three numbers.
Spot the bias; interpret and
compare data shown in bar
charts and line graphs.
Use functions machines with 3
steps; form expressions or
equations from a worded
problem.
Show pupils how to read
scales, such as measuring
scales or speed dials in a car.
Discuss what events are
impossible and certain.
Discuss the ideas around bias.
Data
Calculating
Data : Reading and
interpreting graphs;
construct and use
frequency tables.
Calculating
• Measure the angles within a pie
chart and work out what
percentage each section
represents.
• Compare different sets of data
• Construct a questionnaire such as favourite genre of film and ask all family members. Construct charts to display results.
• Discuss sales and deals in shops such as 20% off. Calculate the
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Calculating with
percentages
Place value; order of
operations; add and
subtract, multiplication,
division, ordering
decimals.
• Calculating with
percentages: percentage
of amounts with and
without calculator; use of
multiplier; FDP; calculate
percentage change.
and draw conclusions
• Given a frequency table, draw a
bar chart and compare benefits
and drawbacks.
• Problem solving with percentage
change.
cost of goods.
Angles
Negative numbers
Angles: estimating angles,
measuring and drawing
angles; constructing
triangles SAS, SSS, ASA,
angles around a point;
angles in triangles; angles
in quadrilaterals; angles in
polygons.
Negative numbers: scales
and number lines; add and
subtract negative
numbers; multiply and
divide negative numbers;
use a calculator to solve
questions with negative
numbers.
• Form and solve equations using
angle facts.
• Multiple steps questions with
negative numbers using the
order of operations.
• Estimate the size of angles of
objects around the house. Can
you find an object with an
obtuse angle?
• Relate negative numbers to bank
accounts in terms of credit and
debit.
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Solving equations
Area of 2D shapes
Working with decimals
• Solving equations: Recap
function machines; solve
one, two and multiple
steps equations; solve
equations with fractions.
• Area of 2D shapes: area of
a triangle, area of a
rectangle, square,
parallelogram, trapezium;
area of compound shapes.
• Form and solve equations using
perimeter of shapes or missing
angles of shapes.
• Functional area problems.
• Measure the dimensions of objects around the house and calculate the areas.
• Practice operations with decimals by adding up shopping. If eating in a café for example add up the total and calculate how much change you would get from £10.
Introduction to linear
graphs
Calculating with fractions
Algebra 2
• Introduction to linear
graphs: read and plot
coordinates in all 4
quadrants; finding mid
points; understand lines
parallel to the x and y axis;
plot linear graphs.
• Calculating with fractions:
equivalent fractions and
simplify fractions; add and
subtract fractions; fractions
of amounts.
• Algebra 2: collecting like
terms; expanding single
brackets; factorise
expressions; solve
• Solve equations graphically.
• Add and subtract algebraic
fractions.
• Complete the topics on the side
by using algebraic fractions.
• Games like battleship
coordinates are a fun way to
practice plotting and reading
coordinates.
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equations including
brackets.
Measuring data
Proportional reasoning
3D Shapes
• Measuring data: Calculating
the mean, mode, median
and range of sets of data;
mean, mode and range
from a frequency table;
median from a frequency
table.
• Proportional reasoning:
represent data as ratio;
simplify ratios; divide a
number into a ratio; recipe
proportion problems.
• 3D shapes: properties of 3D
shapes; nets of cuboids and
pyramids; volume of cube
and cuboids.
• Challenging question can be
made by providing the mean and
a frequency table with a value
missing, asking learners to figure
out what the missing value must
be.
• Three-part ratio problems.
• Volume of compound
cube/cuboids and triangular
prisms.
• Share recipes – if this is the
amount of ingredients for one
pie, how much would I need for
6 pies etc?
• Measure the heights of family
members and friends and
calculate averages.
• Draw nets of 3D objects in the
house.
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Music
Rhythm and pulse
Learn about elements of
rhythm and pulse through
group composition work.
Use the concepts and
vocabulary of the following
elements of music:
o Dynamics
o Rhythm & Metre
o Structure
o Texture
o Tempo
Composition skills and
musical creativity.
Development of internal
pulse and timing.
Development of singing
skills through African song.
Can they perform a leading role
as part of a group and take part in
including extra-curricular music?
Can they perform from written
notation?
Can they perform with a sustained
piece of music as a solo?
Are they able to compose a
rhythmic piece of music that is
creative, original and uses more
than three elements of music
effectively?
Listen to a wide range of musical
genres and styles.
Rehearsal on instruments (where
possible).
Have your child practice writing
and composing rhythm notation.
Ask them to perform their music
to you.
Ask your child to teach you
rhythm notation.
Help and support with
homework tasks.
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Performance ensemble skills
and ensemble awareness.
Reading and writing basic
rhythm notation.
Performing and composing
as part of a group.
Listening to music and
identifying elements of
music used.
Instrumental technique and
dexterity.
Keyboard Skills
● Use the concepts and
vocabulary of the following
elements of music:
o Pitch
o Melody
o Harmony
o Tempo
o Rhythm
o Tempo
● To know a range of chords on the
keyboard and be able to perform
keyboard music using 3 finger
chords in the left hand.
● To be able to perform using
inversion chords.
● To be able to perform more
sustained and complex pieces of
music on the keyboard.
Watch YouTube keyboard
tutorials.
Practice finger placement and
which notes make a chord.
Rehearsal on a keyboard
instrument (where possible).
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● Develop solo performance
skills through keyboard
activities.
● To know the notes on a
keyboard.
● To understand how to read
and perform pitch notation
on a keyboard.
● Develop listening skills
through focused listening
activities.
● To perform a range of
melodies on the keyboard
using the correct keyboard
technique.
Band Skills
Reggae Music
Ukulele Skills
● Learn about these key
features of reggae music
and develop ensemble
skills.
● Develop singing skills.
● Use the concepts and
vocabulary used in reggae
music and the following
elements of music:
● To be able to compose and write
Lyrics using the key feature of
reggae music.
● To take a leading role within a
small ensemble to lead a group to
a successful performance.
Research and listen to reggae
music to familiarise learners.
Look at different reggae artists.
Rehearsal on Ukulele instrument
(where possible).
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o Harmony
o Structure
o Tempo
o Rhythm
o Pitch
o Melody
● Develop Ukulele skills and
understanding of chord
charts.
● To actively take part in a
group performance and
play an important role with
accuracy.
● To be able to perform in a
small ensemble using the
key features of reggae
music.
● Develop listening skill
through focused listening
tasks.
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PE
Physical literacy through
sport
Running, jumping, skipping,
throwing, catching, co-
ordination, spatial
awareness and tactical play.
Attend an extra-curricular club.
Represent the school fixtures and
competitions.
Join a sports specific club that
will coach and develop your
child in their chosen sport.
Encourage your child to watch
various sporting events.
Practice physical literacy skills.
Go swimming or cycling with
your child.
Skill development through
specific sports
Sports specific skills e.g.
footwork, shooting, serving,
dribbling and lay up.
To be able to select and apply
the appropriate skills within a
game to successfully outwit an
opponent.
Watch sporting events, e.g.
Netball, basketball, football,
rugby.
Enrol your child in a club outside
of school to develop their
practical ability.
Healthy active lifestyles
Map reading
Team building
To lead others through problem
solving activities.
Encourage your child to be
active.
Complete online workouts
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Communication
Body awareness/control
Hand eye coordination
Fitness for life
To plan exercise routes.
To choose more challenging
exercises.
To vary their skills to outwit
opponents.
Try completing an orienteering
course at your local park.
Download the Geocaching app
and go explore.
Healthy active lifestyles
Map reading
Team building
Communication
Body awareness/control
Hand eye coordination
Fitness for life
To lead others through problem
solving activities.
To plan routes .
To choose more challenging
exercises during fitness.
To vary the skills to outwit
opponents.
Encourage your child to be
physically active.
To develop coordination at
home.
Try completing an orienteering
course at your local park.
Download the Geocaching app
and go explore.
Improving performance
Running, jumping and
throwing techniques related
to athletics.
Batting and fielding.
Represent our academy at
sporting events.
Attend an extra-curricular club.
Tactical awareness and decision
making.
Watch sporting events e.g.
Cricket, athletics
Practice throwing and catching
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PSHRE and
Citizenship
Bullying and social media
Puberty
Consent
Relationships and Equality
• Define and explain.
• Identify cause and effect.
• Recall key facts and laws.
• Application of knowledge.
Application of knowledge.
Compare similarities and
differences.
Evaluating and measure risk and
consequence.
Discuss feelings and
emotions.
Share experiences.
Monitor mental health.
Useful websites:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesi
ze/subjects/zqtnvcw
https://www.bullying.co.uk/
Smoking and Vaping
Alcohol
Drugs
Money matters
• Define, explain and
develop.
• Rank and categorise.
• Recall key facts and laws.
• Problem Solving.
• Analyse and compare the effects
on individuals, families and
communities.
• Calculate and advise.
Discuss feelings and emotions
Encourage maturity and
confidence to share opinions
and concerns
Open up discussions about
money, budgets and debt
Useful website:
Year 7 Curriculum Share
https://www.justthinktwice.gov/
Identity and Community
Human Rights
Why do we need laws?
Identify factors of influence.
Rank and sequence.
Opinion writing techniques.
Explore the relationship between
law and morality.
Reflect and evaluate on the
purpose of law in society.
Writing to advise.
Discuss and celebrate factors
that influence your community
and identity
Explore collective identities that
you are a part of
Quiz and question your child
about human rights
Have a discussion about laws
and their relevance today-are
some more important than
others?
Useful website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/c
lips/zdjgkqt
Living in a democracy
Parliament and
Government
• Identify what makes the UK
a democracy.
• Compare the roles of the
government and Parliament.
• Create arguments for and
• Compare sources of power in the
UK.
• Writing to analyse – the Election
Process.
Consider with your child what
equality is and how people in the
UK are equal
Share your voting experiences
Talk about why voting is
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The Monarchy
against abolishing the
Monarchy.
important
Useful website:
https://learning.parliament.uk/
Populations and barriers to
diversity
Prejudice and
discrimination
Cause and effect-create a
chain of events.
Matching rights to
responsibilities as UK
citizens.
Identify the pros and cons to
have a diverse UK
population.
Writing to argue.
Explore socio-economic factors
that affect the UK population.
Analyse sources and statistics.
Compare the pros and cons to
have a diverse UK population.
Discuss your family tree and
heritage-do you have an
interesting story about
growing up/moving to the
UK?
Quiz your child on the
human rights everyone
should get and the
responsibilities that come
with them
Discuss feelings and
emotions that come with
prejudice and discrimination
Useful website:
https://www.worldometers.i
nfo/world-population/uk-
population/
Advocacy
Charity
Volunteering
• Select and analyse the most
effective methods of
advocacy.
• Identify the roles of charity.
• Evaluate the rationale behind
volunteering.
• Form a link between volunteering
and responsibilities as British
Have a conversation with your
child about the methods of
donation and fundraising that
they can be a part of.
Discuss other ways to help those
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• Compare the different levels
of charity work and their
aims.
Citizens.
• Writing to persuade.
in need.
Reflect on what you and your
family are passionate about that
you would advocate for.
Useful Website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/a
rticles/znyyt39
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Science
Science lab skills
Energy
• Recognise key pieces of
apparatus used in the
laboratory.
• Explain why it is important
to carry out risk assessments
for practical work.
• Recognise hazard warning
symbols.
• Understand the need to
control some variables
during experimental work.
• Explain how to measure
basic quantities.
• Describe different ways that
data can be presented to
show patterns.
• Explain that energy can be
stored in different forms.
• Explain that energy can be
transferred from one store
• Construct a valid method for
carrying out a simple experiment.
• Look at a wide variety of data in
different forms and identify
patterns.
• Apply the law of conservation of
energy
• Evaluate sources of energy and
their impact on the environment.
• Discuss how understanding
risks is important at your place
or work or in the home.
• Look at home for chemical
which have hazard symbols and
discuss what that means.
• Come up with a plan on how
you could reduce the energy
usage at home.
• Read an article together on
energy use and climate
change.
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to another.
• Apply the law of
conservation of energy
• Explain how energy is used
in the home.
• Describe sources of energy
and their impact on the
environment.
• Make simple calculation of
energy, power and cost of
energy.
Organisms
Atoms and Elements
• Describe key features of
animal and plant cells.
• Describe cells as the
fundamental unit of living
organisms, including how to
observe, interpret and
record cell structure using a
light microscope.
• Calculate magnification of
cells from images
• Explain that multicellular
organism have a hierarchical
organisation.
• Explain how cells can be
• Explain how different
experimental techniques are
suitable for different
investigations.
• Explain that cells become
differentiated during
development
• Explain how the parts of a
multicellular organism fit together
to form the whole organism.
Describe the effect s of one part
not functioning correctly.
• Have a competition to see who
can name the most organs of the
body. Write them on post it
notes and stick them on the
runner up.
• Make a model of a molecule of
water.
• Play periodic table bingo.
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adapted to a particular
function in multicellular
organism
• Compare multicellular and
unicellular organisms
• Describe the structure and
function of the skeleton and
muscles.
• Describe the movement of
substances into and out of
cells.
• Define atoms, elements and
compounds.
• Use chemical symbols and
formulae for elements and
compounds.
• State the law of
conservation of mass.
• Describe changes of state in
terms of the particle model
and properties of the
different states.
Mixtures and Separation
• Describe solutions and how
they are formed.
• Calculate the concentration of
some solutions.
• Suggest a method of separation
Try chromatography of sweet
colours or felt tips at home.
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Electricity • Use simple techniques for
separating mixtures:
filtration, evaporation,
distillation and
chromatography.
• Define pure and impure
substances and how to
identify them.
• Explain how properties of
materials can be used to
separate mixtures.
• Identify components of
simple circuits.
• Understand electricity as a
flow of charge.
• Make measurements of
current, voltage and
resistance.
• Draw clear circuit diagrams
• Explain differences between
series and parallel circuits.
• Evaluate scientific models.
in a variety of different scenarios
using information about
properties of materials.
Ask for an explanation about
how light switches, dimmers and
bulbs work.
Explain reproduction in
humans (as an example of a
Explain why different species
have reproductive
Plant and grow some seeds at
home.
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Reproduction mammal), including the
structure and function of the
male and female
reproductive systems.
Describe advantages and
disadvantages of external
and internal fertilisation in
other species.
• Describe the menstrual
cycle.
• Explain the effect of
maternal lifestyle on the
foetus through the placenta.
• Dissect and identify
structures of a flower.
• Compare different types of
pollination and seed
dispersal in plants.
• Explain the importance of
insects and other pollinators
for the reproduction of
plants.
advantages in different
environments.
Give balanced arguments for
ethical debates around
reproductive technology.
Look at different types of
flowering plants and talk about
how they are different.
Walk around the local area and
try and spot birds building nests.
Watch an animal documentary
such as ‘blue planet’ or ‘life on
earth’ by the BBC.
Photosynthesis and
Ecosystems Forces
• Know the reactants and
products of photosynthesis.
• Explain how life on earth
• Using graphs to look at how rates
of growth are linked to
photosynthesis.
• Investigate growing cress in
different lighting conditions.
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Prejudice and
discrimination
depends on photosynthetic
organisms.
• Describe the adaptations of
leaves for photosynthesis.
• Use a microscope to
observe structures of a leaf.
• Describe the
interdependence of
organisms in an ecosystem,
including food webs and
insect pollinated crops.
• Explain how organisms
affect, and are affected by,
their environment, including
the accumulation of toxic
materials.
• Explain how plants obtain
the raw materails for
photosynthesis and how
they are used to make
larger molecules.
• Explain the carbon cycle as
a set of chemical reactions
which change carbon into
its different forms.
• Describe the effects of
• Describe how plants which grow
in different conditions have
different leaves and structures.
• Suggest how plants may change
over time due to climate change.
• Calculations of complex force
diagrams.
• Calculating the effect of multiple
moments acting in a system.
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forces using forces
diagrams.
• Identify contact and non-
contact forces.
• Understand how
unbalanced forces lead to a
change.
• Measure forces using a
newton meter.
• Investigate the extension of
a spring.
• Measuring and calculating
the pressure of liquids and
gases.
Acids and Bases
Space
• Define acids and alkalis in
terms of neutralisation
reactions.
• Use the pH scale for
measuring acidity/alkalinity;
and explain how indicators
can help measure pH.
• Explain acids react with
metals to produce a salt
plus hydrogen.
• Explain acids react with
• Evaluate the use of different
methods of measuring pH in
terms of accuracy.
• Write chemical equations for
some reactions.
Make an indicator at home using
red cabbage or beetroot. Use it
to test the pH of household
substances.
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alkalis to produce a salt plus
water.
• Calculate gravity force,
weight = mass x
gravitational field strength
(g), on Earth g=10 N/kg,
different on other planets
and stars; gravity forces
between Earth and Moon,
and between Earth and sun
(qualitative only)
• Describe our sun as a star,
other stars in our galaxy and
other galaxies.
• Explain the seasons and the
Earth’s tilt, day length at
different times of year, in
different hemispheres
• Describe the light year as a
unit of astronomical
distance