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QUEENS’ SCHOOL
Dare to be Great
KEY STAGE 3
CURRICULUM GUIDE
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Overview of the Key Stage 3 Curriculum
Key Stage 3 is the first stage of students’ secondary education; here at Queens’ School it comprises the
beginning of Year 7 to the end of Year 9. In terms of learning, the subjects, topics and content taught at Key
Stage 3 are designed to develop students’ character, knowledge, understanding and skills and be a foundation
stone for the demands of GCSE study in Key Stage 4.
The most recent version of the National Curriculum, introduced by the Department for Education in
September 2014, ensures that all schools offer their students a ‘broad and balanced curriculum’ of subjects,
promote the spiritual, moral, social, cultural and physical development of students and prepare them for the
experiences and opportunities of life, learning and employment after school. As both an academy and an
aspirational school, Queens’ has elected not only to follow the basic requirements of the National Curriculum
but also, in line with our Dare to be Great ethos, to take steps to make sure that all students will be enriched
and challenged in their academic and pastoral learning. At Key Stage 3, this enrichment is achieved through
an emphatic focus on the Queens’ values of Scholarship, Tenacity, Altruism and Respect and lifelong learning
in PSHE; and through differentiation, target-setting, subject coverage and setting procedures across subjects.
The core subject lessons at Key Stage 3 are the same as those as Key Stage 2 – English, Maths and Science. The
core subjects are supplemented by the same foundation subject lessons as in Key Stage namely Art, Music,
Drama, Dance, Computer Science, Design and Technology, Languages, Geography, History, Philosophical and
Religious Education, Physical Education. At Key Stage 3 there is also an expectation that PSHE, including Sex
and Relationships and Citizenship education is taught; this is delivered through a combination of devoted
lessons, the form time and assembly programme and supplementary talks and visits.
Students choose the subjects which they wish to study at GCSE through the GCSE Options process, which takes
place in the Spring Term of Year 9. For most subjects, GCSE studies commence in the Autumn Term of Year 10;
however, much of the content and skills delivered in Year 9 will start to anticipate the concepts and demands
of GCSE study.
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The Timetable at Key Stage 3
The school operates a two week timetable cycle. There are five one hour teaching periods each day and
therefore fifty periods in total per fortnight. A significant proportion of the teaching time at Key Stage 3 is
devoted to the core subjects of English and Maths. This is to support students in developing the high standards
of literacy and numeracy which will underpin their access to the broader curriculum and therefore form a basis
for wider learning and high achievement. Key numeracy and literacy skills will be identified to be mastered
within each academic year and where mastery of these skills proves to be a challenge to an individual
additional support will be provided to boost progress.
The lesson allocation by subject and year is outlined:
Subject
Y7 Teaching periods (hours)
per fortnight
Y8 Teaching periods (hours)
per fortnight
Y9 Teaching periods (hours)
per fortnight
English 8 8 8
Maths 8 8 8
Science 6 6 6
MFL+ 6 6 6
Technology 4 4 4
PE 4 4 4
Geography 2 2 2
History 2 2 2
Art 2 2 2
Drama 2 2 2
PSE 2 2 2
PRE 2 2 2
Music* 1 1 1
IT* 1 1 1
Total 50 50 50
+ Modern Foreign Languages are given a substantial allocation of lessons across KS3, with each student
studying French, Spanish or German dependent upon form group and house. It is the expectation that a
majority of students will study a language in Years 10 and 11 at GCSE.
*Music and IT are taught on a half-termly rota, with students studying each subject for one period a fortnight
for one half term every term.
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Classes and setting
The majority of subjects are delivered to form groups throughout the course of Key Stage 3. In some subjects,
forms are mixed up, maintaining a variety of student ability; in other subjects, students are set by ability to
help the teaching staff differentiate the curriculum delivery.
Where subjects are set by ability there is usually the facility for students to move between sets if it becomes
apparent that their performance is in-line with a different teaching group whether it be a higher or a lower
set. PE is taught in single gender groups.
The setting arrangements by subject and year are outlined here:
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
Form groups (mixed ability)
English Science MFL Art
Computing Drama Geography History
Music PSE PRE
English Science MFL Art
Computing Drama Geography History
Music PSE PRE
English Science Art Computing Drama Geography
History Music PRE PSE
Mixed form (mixed ability)
Technology Technology MFL Technology
Ability sets Maths PE
Maths PE
Maths PE
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Key Stage 3 Homework
A homework timetable is in operation for students in Years 7, 8 and 9. The purpose of homework is to reinforce and develop learning that takes place in the classroom. As such, staff issue appropriate tasks as per the schedule outlined in this section of the booklet. Written homework will not necessarily be set on every occasion; homework may also involve reading, presentation work or an investigation. Homework is set once a week in English, Mathematics, Science and MFL, and at least fortnightly in other subjects. Each piece of homework should take students approximately 30 minutes to complete in Y7&8, and 30-45 minutes in Y9, although longer homework will sometimes be set. As part of their English homework students should also be reading for at least 20 minutes a day. Below are details of this year’s homework timetables for Years 7, 8 and 9. Please note they indicate the days on which homework will be set, not necessarily the days on which it should be completed.
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Year 7 Homework Timetable – Week A
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7NE French History
Art Music / Computing
PRE
English Science
Drama Geography
Mathematics
PE PSE
Tech
7NI Drama English Science
Geography Music / Computing
PSHE
History PRE
Art Mathematics
French PE
Tech
7NA History PSHE
Art PRE
Drama English Science
French Mathematics
Music / Computing
Geography PE
Tech
7DA Science
Tech
History Music / Computing
PSHE
Art Drama
Geography
French Mathematics
PRE
English PE
7DF Art
Drama Tech
Music / Computing PRE
Science
English Geography
Mathematics PSHE
French History
PE
7AH English
PRE Science
PSHE Spanish
Tech
Drama Geography
PE
Mathematics Music / Computing
Art History
7AW Art
PSHE Tech
Drama PRE
Geography PE
Science
English Mathematics
Music / Computing
History Spanish
7SG Art
Geography History
PRE Tech
English Music / Computing
PE
Mathematics PSHE
Science
Drama Spanish
7SV History PSHE
Science
English Geography
Tech
Music / Computing PE
Drama Mathematics
Art PRE
Spanish
Year 7 Homework Timetable – Week B
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7NE History
Mathematics
PRE
Art French
English
PSHE
Tech
Drama
Geography
Music / Computing
PE
Science
7NI Drama
Mathematics
Geography
PRE
Science
English
History
Tech
Art Music / Computing
PSHE
French
PE
7NA Art
Mathematics
Music / Computing
Drama
English
PSHE
French
Science
Tech
History
PRE
Geography
PE
7DA History
Mathematics
Music / Computing
Art Tech
Drama English
Science
French
PRE
Geography
PE
PSHE
7DF History
Mathematics
Music / Computing
Drama
Tech
Art PRE
Science
Geography
PSHE
English
French
PE
7AH Mathematics
PSHE
Science
PE
Spanish
Tech
Drama
Geography
English
Music / Computing
Art History
PRE
7AW History
Mathematics
Art PE
Tech
Geography
Science
Spanish
English
Music / Computing
Drama
PRE
PSHE
7SG Art
Mathematics
Drama
PE
Tech
PRE
PSHE
English
Science
Spanish
Geography
History
Music / Computing
7SV Drama
Mathematics
Science
Geography
PE
Tech
English
PRE
Art History
PSHE
Music / Computing
Spanish
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Year 8 Homework Timetable – Week A
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8DA Computing/Music
Drama MFL
Tech English
PSE
Geography Mathematics
Art PE
History
PRE Science
8DF Geography
Computing/Music English
Mathematics MFL PE
Art Science
History Tech
PRE PSE
Drama
8NE History
PRE Computing/Music
Mathematics Tech
Geography English Drama
MFL PE
Science
PSE Art
8NI Art
Computing/Music
PRE Mathematics
Tech
English Geography
PSE
Drama MFL PE
History Science
8AH Art PE
History Tech
Science
Geography English
MFL
Computing/Music Mathematics
PRE Drama
PSE
8AW PSE MFL PE
History Geography
English Mathematics
Art Drama
Computing/Music PRE
Tech Science
8SA English Science
History Geography
Art
English PE
Tech Drama
PRE PSE
Computing/Music Mathematics
8SG Mathematics
MFL Science
Computing/Music Tech
Drama
PSE English
Geography PRE
History Art PRE
8SV Art PSE PE
History Drama
Computing/Music
Science PRE
English MFL Tech
Geography Mathematics
Year 8 Homework Timetable – Week B
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8DA English
Tech MFL
Drama Computing/Music
History PRE PSE
Geography Mathematics
Art
Science PE
8DF Mathematics
PE Tech
Computing/Music English
Geography Art
MFL
History Drama
PRE
PSE Science
8NE Drama English
PE
Art Science
History Geography
MFL
Mathematics PRE PSE
Computing/MusicTech
8NI English
MFL
Geography PRE PSE
History Art
Mathematics Drama Science
Computing/Music Tech
PE
8AH PSE PRE
Science
Geography Drama
MFL
Art History
Mathematics
Computing/Music English
PE Tech
8AW PSE
Science MFL
Drama English
Art
History Mathematics
Geography Computing/Music
PRE Tech
PE
8SA PRE
Geography Mathematics
PSE English
Tech
Art History
Computing/Music PE
MFL
Drama Science
8SG PRE
English MFL
History Mathematics
Tech
Computing/Music Science
Geography PE
Art PSE
Drama
8SV Mathematics
History Drama
English MFL
Geography Computing/Music
PRE
Science Tech
PE
Art PSE
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Year 9 Homework Timetable- Week A
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9DA History Maths
English RS Music/Art
MFL
Science Music/Art
DT
Geography IT/Drama
9DF RS
Maths Geography Music/Art
English MFL
Music/Art DT
History
Science IT/Drama
9NE Maths
Music/Art
English RS
MFL
History Music/Art
Science DT
IT/Drama Geography
9NI Science Maths
Music/Art
English MFL
Music/Art DT
History RS
IT/Drama Geography
9SG Maths English
History Geography Music/Art
DT IT/Drama
MFL RS Music
Science
9SV Maths History
Science Music/Art
DT RS
IT/Drama
Geography MFL
English Music/Art
9AH Maths
Science
Music/Art Music/Art
IT/Drama MFL
Geography DT RS
English History
9AW Maths
Science Music/Art Music/Art
MFL IT/Drama
Geography
DT History
RS English
9AP Maths
Geography
RS Music/Art
IT/Drama MFL
English
DT Music/Art
History Science
Year 9 Homework Timetable- Week B
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9DA Music/Art
Maths History
Geography English
MFL Science
Music/Art DT
RS IT/Drama
9DF Music/Art
Maths English
RS Science
Geography MFL
Music/Art DT
History IT/Drama
9NE Maths
Music/Art
History Music/Art
Geography English
Science MFL DT
IT/Drama RS
9NI History Maths
Music/Art
RS Music/Art
Science DT
Geography MFL
IT/Drama English
9SG Maths
RS
Science Geography
DT IT/Drama Music/Art
English MFL
History Music/Art
9SV Maths History
Science Geography
DT Music/Art IT/Drama
RS MFL
English Music/Art
9AH Maths
Music/Art
RS MFL
IT/Drama Music/Art
Science DT
History
English Geography
9AW Maths
Geography Music/Art
RS MFL
Music/Art IT/Drama
DT English
History Science
9AP Maths
IT/Drama
History MFL
Geography English
DT English
Music/Art
RS Science
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Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview
The following pages give information on the topics and concepts covered by each subject in each year of Key Stage 3.
KS3 Curriculum Overview for English
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Narratives Skills for reading and writing fiction including narrative structures, with a focus on the horror genre including texts by Poe, Dahl, Gibson and P.D. James. Word, sentence and text level knowledge and skills are developed.
Non-fiction Skills for reading and writing non– fiction including argument, persuasion and advertising. A range of non-fiction texts are studied. Word, sentence and text level knowledge and skills are developed.
Class Reader Study of class teacher’s choice of literary text. Word, sentence and text level knowledge and skills are developed.
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Shakespeare & Drama Study of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – Shakespeare. Word, sentence and text level knowledge and skills are developed including understanding of text in performance and the relationship between text and context.
Short Stories Study of a selection of short stories by nineteenth century writers. Word, sentence and text level knowledge and skills are developed.
Class Reader Study of class teacher’s choice of literary text. Word, sentence and text level knowledge and skills are developed.
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
War Writing and Travel Writing Study of ‘Warring Worlds’ – poetry, fiction and non-fiction texts from 1914 to the present day. Study of travel writing – a selection of travel writing is studied. Word, sentence and text level knowledge and skills are developed.
From February half term, students begin content for their GCSE English
course. ‘An Inspector Calls’, a play by JB Priestley is studied. A range of skills in reading and interpreting this drama text are developed, as well as transferable skills in reading and writing fiction.
Continuing and completing study of ‘An Inspector Calls’.
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Curriculum Overview for Mathematics
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Using number
Sequences
Perimeter, area & volume
Decimal numbers
Working with numbers
Statistics
Using algebra
Fractions
Angles
Coordinates
Percentages
Probability
Symmetry
Equations
Interpreting data
3D shapes
Ratio
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Working with numbers
Geometry
Probability
Percentages:
Sequences:
Area of 2D & 3D shapes
Graphs
Simplifying numbers
Interpreting data
Algebra
Congruence & scaling
Fractions & decimals
Proportion
Circles
Equations & formulae
Comparing data
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Percentages
Equations & formulae
Polygons
Data
Graphs
Pythagoras’ Theorem
Fractions
Algebra
Decimals
Prisms & cylinders
Solving equations graphically
Compound measures
Right-angle triangles
Number
Fractions & percentages
Representing data
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Curriculum Overview for Science
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Cells and Tissues
Particles
Energy Transfers
Animal and Plant Reproduction
Atoms and Elements
Forces and Effects
Environment and Adaptation
Acids and Alkalis
Electricity
Variation and Classification
Pure and Impure Substances
Energy Resources
Photosynthesis
Simple Chemical Reactions
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Further Photosynthesis
Chemical Reactions
Magnets and Electromagnets
Food and Digestion
Compounds
Motion
Lungs and Gas Exchange
Periodic Table
Domestic and Static Electricity
Respiration
Extracting Metals
Waves and Sound
Muscles and Bones
Reaction of Acid
Light
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Drugs and Health
Earth and Atmosphere
Heat Transfer
Microbes
Innovative Materials
Exploring Space
Fundamental Chemistry Physics and Biology: foundations
for GCSE study
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Curriculum Overview for French
Across all topics, the core skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening are developed. In Year 9, topics overlap with the GCSE courses in French.
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Personal Information, physical appearance and favourite objects. Personality, family, school subjects
and friends
School, home and animals.
Food Local area
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Local area Lifestyle
Holidays Sport and leisure
Daily life and issues in francophone countries
France and other countries
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Entertainment and advertising Technology
Issues for teenagers A balanced diet
Parties and festivals Transport and holidays
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Curriculum Overview for German
Across all topics, the core skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening are developed. In Year 9, topics overlap with the GCSE courses in German. Please note that German is currently only taught in Y8 and Y9.
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Food and drink Local area
Fashion and shopping Going on a trip
You, your family and friends Daily routine
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Daily routine Festivals and celebrations
The media Hobbies
Health and fitness Going on a trip
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Curriculum Overview for Spanish
Across all topics, the core skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening are developed. In Year 9, topics overlap with the GCSE courses in Spanish.
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Talking about yourself Describing yourself
School What you do in the week
Where you live Food
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Food Holidays
Talking about the past The media
Meeting new people Staying in Spain
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Fashion Leisure
Visit to Madrid Well-being
My future My world
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Curriculum Overview for Art
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Natural Forms - tone +texture. Building confidence with a variety of
drawing and mixed media.
Natural Forms - Exploring tone Fauvism – Colour theory &
Landscapes.
Fauvism – Colour theory & Landscapes
Artists; Derain, Matisse, Hockney.
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Expressionism – Expressive Self-Portraits
Artists: Jawlensky, Schmitt-Rotluff, contemporary portrait artists
Expressionism – Expressive Self-Portraits
Dia de Muertos – Three-dimensional clay work
Dia de Muertos – Three-dimensional clay work
Artists: Frida Kahlo, Damien Hirst, Doris Salcedo
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Sculpture – The human figure Artists; Giacometti, Richier
Printmaking – Insects Artists; Eugene Seguy
Art Graphics – typography, illustration & photography
Work shop based sessions with a different artist influence every
week.
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Curriculum Overview for Computing
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
File Management & Online Safety
School systems
Social networking
Cyber Bullying
Keeping your data safe
Using Email Searching the Web
Animation
Research & image editing
skills
Design & create an animation
Exporting animations
Scratch Programming
Basic programming constructs
Movement Control and broadcast
Practise projects
Create game project
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Video Editing
Understand audience focus & purpose
Design & create multimedia movie
Create and merge graphics
Sound editing
Games Factory
Programming Constructs
Making sprites
Designing frames and screens
Test for success
Feedback and evaluation
Small Basic Programming
Using Small Basic IDE
Input and Output from programs. Creating programs with iteration and
selection. Graphics and Text
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Video Editing
Understand audience focus & purpose
Design & create multimedia movie
Create and merge graphics
Sound editing
Python Programming
Algorithms, flowcharts
Using IDE, debugging
Basic commands – input, calculations, print, datatypes
Iteration and selection – while, if…else
Spreadsheets
Calculations
Functions & formulae
Customise graphs
Hypothesis testing
Filters, simple database
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Curriculum Overview for Dance
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Motif and development, solo and group work, through the theme of
Graffiti.
Working in pairs exploring action and reaction through the idea of
Martial Arts and Combat.
Using Playground Games and Free Running to focus on travelling
sequences and choreographing a whole class dance.
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Creating a motif from a set of instructions from a Recipe, with emphasis on understanding how
action, space, dynamics and relationships can be developed.
Using a variety of Road Signs as a starting point for a group dance,
looking at group formations.
Learning about different dance styles by learning technical studies.
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Looking at sections from Christopher Bruce’s ‘Swansong’
and using the theme of imprisonment to create a trio.
Using the stimulus of a poem to create movement, looking at the
choreographic process.
Students select their own stimulus in groups to choreograph a group
dance.
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Curriculum Overview for Drama
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Introduction to Drama: Mime
Still Images Physical Theatre
Greek Theatre: Theatre History Choral Speech
Interpreting stimuli
Storytelling: Characterisation
Script Work Performance skills
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
‘Mugged’ Script work
Character and theme exploration
Practitioners Introduction and exploration of a range of theatre practitioners and
their methods.
Devising Collaboration
Using a stimulus Creating their own piece of theatre.
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Silent Movies Mime
Film history and use of technology Key skills - slapstick comedy and
exaggerated movement.
‘Too Much Punch For Judy’ Script work
Verbatim theatre Deconstructing and evaluating a
text. Performance skills
Drama Skills (in preparation for GCSE)
A range of lessons working on collaboration including,
radio shows, ipad trailers, mask work.
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Curriculum Overview for Food Studies
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Effective time management Food Safety and basic skills.
Food hygiene and baking skills. Pastry making and ingredient
functions.
Focus on nutrition and ingredient functions in snack products
Year 8
First term in rotation Second term in rotation
The Eatwell Guide and nutritional needs. Savoury meals
All about Bacteria.
Sweet products, ingredient functions in baking, sustainability and food provenance.
Year 9
First term in rotation Second term in rotation
All about bread. Sugar in the diet and snacking
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Curriculum Overview for Geography
For each topic, core locational, spatial and environmental knowledge and human and physical geographical skills and understanding are developed.
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
India and Globalisation The Coastal Zone Sustainability
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Ecosystems The Geography of Crime The Watery World
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Hazards Development and Sport Tourism and Antarctica
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Curriculum Overview for History
For each topic, core historical skills of handling evidence, interpretation, evaluation and argument are developed.
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
The Norman Conquest & Keeping Control- Castles, Doomsday Book
Problems for Kings- Black Death, Peasants’ Revolt, The Church,
King John
Life in Medieval Britain
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Tudors- Henry VIII & Reformation, Elizabeth I
Stuarts- Civil War & Cromwell, 1500-1750- Developments in society
Industrial Revolution, Jack the Ripper
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Slave trade & Black peoples of America
WW1, 1920s Diplomacy
Rise of Hitler, WW2 key events
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Curriculum Overview for Music
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
African Drumming Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
Keyboard Skills Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
Ukulele Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Samba Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
Blues Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
Musicals Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Songwriting
20th Century Music Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
Fusion, Advertising
Analysis, composition and performance skills are developed.
Battle of the Bands Analysis, composition and
performance skills are developed.
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Curriculum Overview for Personal & Social Education
Students follow a scheme of work in PSE lessons designed to help develop various aspects of good character related to Queens’ School STAR Values and which will support them across the wider curriculum and throughout their future. These skills and knowledge and introduced in Year 7 and returned to and built upon in subsequent
years. Alongside this, a programme of Sex and Relationships Education (SRE), Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education
(DAT) and e-safety lessons will be delivered via lessons, assemblies, form times and guest speakers from relevant charities/ organisations.
Year 7 Organisation
Resilience Digital Footprints
Introduction to Oracy Mental Health and the relationship
between physical and mental health Kindness and being kind
British Values
Year 8 Teamwork
Expressing myself Debating Skills Social Media
Cyber Bullying Organised problem solving
Teamwork What is an ‘open’ and ‘closed’
character? Learning from mistakes
Year 9 Body language (Oracy)
Giving and receiving feedback Management and motivation (self
and others) Respect and respectful language
Online behaviour Healthy Relationships
Initiative and growth mindset Solution based and problem based
thinking
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
How did Britain develop into a multi-faith society?
Do all mythical stories have symbolic meaning?
Could there be one God, many Gods or no God?
Is justice central to Christianity? – project
Ethics – Should what is right and wrong be the same for everyone?
Philosophical enquires – Can I create my own philosophical questions?
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Is religion the main cause for conflict in the world today?
Does life continue after the death of the physical body?
How do alternative faiths differ from mainstream faiths? - project
Do Muslims and Sikhs share the same or similar values?
Philosophy – What does it mean to think logically?
Is there power in peaceful protest and resistance?
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Is capital punishment an important way to achieve justice?
What is the connection between Religion, Art and Science?
Ethical theories – Is it better to be a consequentialist or an intentionist?
Should animals be given the same rights as humans? - project
Do Buddhists have the answer to living a happy life?
How can philosophy be applied to the study of religion?
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Curriculum Overview for Physical Education
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Football, Rugby, Dance, Gymnastics, Basketball, Fitness, netball, badminton.
Athletics, rounders, tennis, cricket.
Year 8 – Students can chose one of 3 routes *
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Route 1 – Netball, basketball, football, rugby, Indoor athletics, athletics, badminton, rounders,
volleyball, fitness.
Route 2 – Trampolining, badminton, volleyball, fitness and some
elements of route 1.
Route 3 – Dance, gym, trampolining, fitness, indoor athletics, rounders,
cricket, athletics.
Year 9
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
As above
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Curriculum Overview for Product Design
Year 7
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Topic: FISH/HIPPO Software: 2D Design Tools: Coping saw, file, laser cutter, buffing machine Materials: MDF, acrylic Skills: Marking out, Joining wood, cutting filing & finishing
Topic: BOTTLE OPENER Software: Research on the internet. Tools: Hack saw, pillar drill, file, Hammer and anvil. Materials: Aluminium, Acrylic, rivets Skills: Levers, joining dissimilar materials
Topic: BALL LAUNCHER Software: Research on the internet. Tools: Hegnor saw, pillar drill, file. Materials: MDF, hardwood dowel. Skills: Force, sustainability
Year 8
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Topic : CASTING Software: 2D Design for templates. Tools: Laser Cutter, kiln, crucible, file, buffing machine, pillar drill. Materials: Pewter. Skills: Studying metals, Surveys, Designing in 3D, using 2D Design (CAD-CAM) Casting and finishing.
Topic: TANGRAM Software: Publisher Tools: Craft knife, safety ruler, cutting mat, vacuum former, Printer. Materials: Foam board, plastics, HIPP’s Skills: Studying packaging (Graphics). Advertising and Logos.
Topic: BUG HOUSE Software: Research on the internet. Tools: Tenon & Hegnar saw, bench hook, mallet, chisel, File, Disc sander, pillar drill. Materials: Pine, MDF, Aluminium, bamboo, twine. Skills: Study ecology and the environment. Working with a range of tools to mark out and cut and assemble a lap joint to form a Bug House.
Year 9
Only one project is covered in year 9 due to topic rotation with Textiles
Topic: Eco Building Design Software: Google sketch up Tools: Fine line drawing pens, felt pens, colouring pencils, Materials: Paper, card Skills: Logo design, scale, environmental impact on landscape and on choice of materials and design. Developing ability to research and to implement imaginative and creative ideas relating to skills architects and designers use.
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Curriculum Overview for Textiles
Year 7
First project in rotation Second project in rotation
Topic: APPLIQUE Skills: Measuring, cutting, tracing, tacking
Topic: DRAWSTRING BAG Skills: Competence in the use of the sewing machine.
Year 8
First project in rotation Second project in rotation
Topic: APRON / PHONE CASE Skills: Designing with a theme. Top stitching, applique, machine accuracy, problem solving.
Topic: PHONE CASE / APRON Skills: Designing a repeating pattern. Making a template, working to tolerance, use of heat transfer.
Year 9
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Topic: - PERSONALISED DECORATIVE PRODUCT Skills: Working and adapting a personally selected small product tutorial, tie dye, electronics.
Topic: - SOCIAL MEDIA ‘CRAFTIVIST’ INSTALLATION Skills: Linking textiles to social issues, variety of decorative techniques.