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Contents Year 8 Art ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Year 8 DT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Year 8 Drama .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Year 8 English ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Year 8 Geography ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Year 8 History ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Year 8 ICT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Year 8 Lifeskills ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Year 8 Maths ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Year 8 French ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Year 8 German ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Year 8 Spanish .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Year 8 Music ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Year 8 PE .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Year 8 RPE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Year 8 Science .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Year 8 Art In Year 7 students have learnt how to make effective use of composition in your work, built upon knowledge of colour mixing, the formal elements and developed observational drawing skills. Developed knowledge and use of mixed media, printmaking and group work/presentation skills. In Year 8 you will learn how to: make effective use of 1 and 2 point perspective. Built upon knowledge of the formal elements, developed observational drawing skills. Developed use of mixed media and printmaking and gain experience in developing independent ideas and final pieces.

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What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? ASK sheet: Mechanical Bugs.

Observational drawings from real life objects- tools.

Observational drawings using a range of drawing media.

Mixed media collage mechanical bugs.



Home work sheet for ‘Mechanical Bugs’ all tasks to be completed key home works as specified on this curriculum map.

Study of artist and copy of artist work.

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Design ideas and development.

Design ideas and development.

3D work Clay room or Textiles.



Student evaluation. Teacher assessment and evaluation.

What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? ASK sheet: Architecture.

Student evaluation. Moodle: Home work sheet for ‘Architecture’ all tasks to be completed key home works as specified on this curriculum map.

Year 8 report 1 starts Year 8 report 1 home

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1 and 2 point perspective technical drawing.



Drawing on location- drawing interesting view points from around the school.



In depth artist studies- analysing the work of artists relating to architecture.

In depth artist studies- analysing the work of artists relating to architecture.

Unusual view point hm/wk.

Preference evening Parents evening

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Designs for poly board printing based on artist work.

Poly board printing. Poly board printing. Student evaluation. Teacher assessment.

What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? ASK sheet: Conflict.

In depth study and analysis of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’.

Student evaluation Moodle: Home work sheet for ‘Conflict’ all tasks to be completed key home works as specified on this curriculum map.


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In depth study and analysis of Munch’s ‘The Scream’

Portraiture- study of self as the Scream.

4 design ideas for a self developed final piece on the theme of ‘Conflict’

Working on chosen final piece.

Working on chosen final piece.

Completing final piece for Conflict project.

Student evaluation. Teacher assessment and evaluation.

Newspaper report. Student evaluation.

Year 8 report 3 (grades) Year 8 report 3 (grades)

Year 8 DT In Year 8 you will rotate through six projects. Each project will produce physical products as outcomes. Each project will produce a design folio marked against the A.S.K assessments. You will take home your practical work when completed. Folio work will be stored in your ‘portfolio of evidence.’

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ASK Sheet: Food – Eatwell - Students learn about healthy eating and balancing meals. They learn about the safe storage of food and bacteria that can cause them harm.

GROUPS rotate: Food -Snack attack -

ASK Sheet: Garden Tool - explores metal manufacturing processes through the outcome of a small garden tool. Skills learnt include: Health and safety in a group context. Teamwork .

GROUPS rotate: Mood Light

ASK Sheet: Mood Light – Student investigate circuits using alpha boards. They solder components to build a Darlington pair nightlight circuit and manufacture a casing using a laser cutter.

GROUPS rotate: Garden Tool

ASK Sheet: Game Project – Is an open ended design project. Students design and make a board game, developing their graphic communication and creative thinking skills.

GROUPS rotate: Link Toy

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ASK sheet: Food -Snack attack – lays the foundation skills required for the new KS4 qualification of Food Preparation & Nutrition. The emphasis of the unit is on skills.

GROUPS rotate: Food – Eatwell

Mood Light – continues GROUPS rotate: Garden Tool

Garden Tool –continues GROUPS rotate: Link Toy

Link Toy - continues GROUPS rotate: Mood Light


17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Food – Eatwell - continues GROUPS rotate: Food -Snack attack -

Garden Tool –continues GROUPS rotate: Mood Light

Link Toy - continues GROUPS rotate: Garden Tool

Mood Light -continues GROUPS rotate: Link Toy Preference evening Parents evening

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Food -Snack attack – continues GROUPS rotate: Food – Eatwell

Mood Light – continues GROUPS rotate: Link Toy

Garden Tool –continues GROUPS rotate: Garden Tool

Link Toy - continues GROUPS rotate: Mood Light


33 34 35 36 37 38 39 GROUPS rotate: Food -Snack attack

GROUPS rotate: Game Project

GROUPS rotate: Link Toy

Year 8 report 3 start Year 8 Report 3 home

Year 8 Drama In Year 7 you will have learnt how to… use Drama skills such as Imagination Development, In-role-writing, Physical Theatre, Concentration, Non-Naturalistic Role Play, Still Image, sustaining a role, Sound Effects / Sound-scapes, Slow-motion, Narration, Thought tracking, Hot Seating, Characterisation, Voice. Your Knowledge of how to create drama should be developed from Year 7 and used to enhance your practical work this year. Remember every lesson you are practically & verbally assessed which counts towards your grades.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Topic 1: Genre Half Term 1 (Weeks 1-14) Looking at how to create different genres of performance and consider the audience experience as well as develop skills as a performer.

SKILLS: Practical Performance Skills of Pantomime, Abstract Theatre, Horror, Naturalism, Experiential Theatre. KNOWLEDGE: Confidently define verbally the genre terms, Understand types of theatre, Consider the meaning & understanding of genre. Assessed both verbally & practically.

HOMEWORK: Learning lines from a script, rehearsing in own time (break/lunch) for performances ASSESSMENT Written evaluation homework to assess GSCE ability

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Topic 1: Genre Half Term 2 (Weeks 1-14) Looking at how to create different genres of performance and consider the audience experience as well as develop skills as a performer.

Topic 2: Murder Mystery Macbeth (Weeks 15-20)

SKILLS: Practical Performance Skills of Pantomime, Abstract Theatre, Horror, Naturalism, Experiential Theatre. KNOWLEDGE: Confidently define verbally the genre terms, Understand types of theatre, Consider the meaning & understanding of genre.

SKILLS: Sound-scape, Improvisation, Still Image, Voice & Movement, Though Tracking

HOMEWORK: Learning lines from a script, rehearsing in own time (break/lunch) for performances

Year 8 report 1 starts ASSESSMENT Practical Contribution

ASSESSMENT Practical Performance

Year 8 report 1 home HOMEWORK: Will be to research GCSE Drama in preparation for options

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Topic 2: Murder Mystery Macbeth (Weeks 15-20) – An exploration of Shakespeare’s Tragic Tale of

Macbeth – co-insides with the textual teaching within ENGLISH

Topic 3: Creating Character Through Masks (Weeks 12-26) ‘How to appropriately characterise a role physically using Masks as a stimulus for role creation’.

KNOWLEDGE: Play text exploration, Identification of key themes/characters, style & genre of performance developing on from the previous topic. Assessed both verbally & practically.

SKILLS: Physically demonstrate your understanding of creating a character through body language, facial expressions, Gestus, movement, mime & gesture.

Preference evening Parents evening HOMEWORK: None set this half term

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Topic 4a: Film Trailers – Preparation (Weeks 27-32) ‘Learning how to perform, direct & produce your own film trailer culminating all of the performance, topics & genre skills you have learnt over the past 2 years’

KNOWLEDGE: Verbally analysing the creation of roles and offering evaluative feedback

SKILLS: Practically explore: Storyboards, acting styles, filming equipment, explore camera angles. KNOWLEDGE: Use the SKILLS explored this half term to study and create your own film trailers as part of a competition.

ASSESSMENT Practical Performance

Year 8 report 2 starts HOMEWORK: Finish story boards during initial weeks Year 8 report 2 home

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Topic 4b: Film Trailers – Filming & Editing (Weeks 33-39) ‘Learning how to perform, direct & produce your own film trailer culminating all of the performance, topics & genre skills you have learnt over the past 2 years’

SKILLS: Practically explore: Storyboards, acting styles, filming equipment, explore camera angles, filming equipment, technical theatre, editing software. KNOWLEDGE: Use the SKILLS explored this half term to study and create your own film trailers as part of a competition.

HOMEWORK: Own time during Lunch can be spent refining and editing the trailers during this half term.

Year 8 report 3 (grades)


ASSESSEMENT Observation of final Film Trailer (weeks 38 &39)

Year 8 English In Year 7 you will have developed your independent reading, writing and oracy skills.

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Autumn Term 1: ‘Heroes and Villains in Literature Across Time’ Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Heroes and Villains’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: Writing assessment (creative writing)

Typical homework tasks for each unit will include: Reading and completing tasks in the Reading Journal; learning key spellings; three tasks from the home learning tic-tac-toe grid (see Moodle)

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Autumn Term 2: ‘The Voice of Conflict’ (War Poetry) Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Voices of Conflict’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: Reading assessment (unseen poem analysis)


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Spring Term 1: ‘Macbeth’ Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Macbeth’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: Writing assessment (discursive writing task)

Spring Term 2: ‘Worlds’ (Dystopian and Utopian fiction) Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Worlds – Dystopia and Utopia’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: Reading assessment (Literary extract analysis)


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Summer Term 1: ‘Worlds’ (Re-creative Writing) Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Worlds Re-creative Writing’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: Writing assessment (descriptive writing)


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Summer Term 1: Themed Project (E.g. Theme Park Project or Magazine Project) Key skills and knowledge: See ‘Themed Project’ ASK Tracker End of unit assessment: Formal group presentation and GCSE style discursive text

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


Year 8 Geography In Year 7 you will have learnt how to…use maps and be able to describe places, you will have learnt about population and why people migrate. You will have an understanding of resources and our need to look after our planet for the future. You will have looked at weather and climate and different ecosystems such as rainforests and tundra.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Settlement/ Urbanisation. ASK sheet: Yr8 Settlement/Urbanisation (see knowledge ASK) and AfL/test ASK sheet: Numeracy in graph presentation and interpretation, literacy through extended writing, enquiry through research tasks, teamwork through group shanty towns, enquiry through shopping survey

Megacities – what are they, where are they found

What are the problems with cities getting bigger- shanty towns

What are the challenges for cities in richer countries?

Settlement hierarchy and services

Why do people choose to live in a city-mystery/enquiry

Shopping types and set up enquiry

AfL/Test: Shopping enquiry write up

HOMEWORK – how do we make MK better poster/leaflet, research on shanty towns, shopping enquiry

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ASK sheet: Plate tectonics ASK/Tensile : Numeracy in graph presentation and interpretation, literacy through extended writing, independence and enquiry through research tasks, teamwork through group presentations,

What are the layers of the Earth?

Plates and their boundaries

Volcanoes Impacts of volcanoes

Earthquakes Impacts of earthquakes

Tsunamis Different responses to hazards

HOMEWORK – research tasks, volcano and earthquake case studies, presentation skills- posters on which hazard is worse? Year report 8 report /standardisation Year 8 report 1 home

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ASK sheet: Yr8 Coasts and Rivers (see knowledge ASK) and AfL/test to assess ASK sheet: literacy through extended writing, independence and enquiry through

research tasks, teamwork through group work

revision and AfL/Test- Tectonics exam paper

where are the rivers and seaside locations in the UK?

erosion and weathering

Coastal landforms Coastal management

River landforms Flooding and management

AFL: DME on management of our physical landscapes

HOMEWORK - Moodle: Year 8 Geography – research, presentations on different landforms Preference evening Parents evening

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Development & Globalisation ASK sheet: Yr8 Development & Globalisation) ASK/Tensile : Numeracy in graph interpretation, literacy through extended writing, independence and enquiry through research tasks, teamwork through group work, solving problems in class work

Development and how do we measure it.

Why are some countries more developed?

How did the development gap grow?

Aid and debt Country study- AFL opportunity

Sustainable Development

Water / resources Fair trade and NGOs

HOMEWORK - Moodle: Year 8 Geography – fair trade research, clothing survey, research on reasons for some countries being less developed.


33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Globalisation- global issues country contexts (aspects link to all prev topics taught across KS3) TENSILE skills all covered. After End of year test= research into sweatshop and individual TNC case studies.

Sectors of industry

Where have all the secondary jobs gone?

Where are our clothes made?

Globalisation and TNCs

REVISION WEEK End of year test- covering all y7 y8

Country studies- trading game


Year 8 History Events that have shaped the world today... In Year 7 you will have learnt how to work with historical sources; produce different forms of historical writing

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ASK sheet: The trans-Atlantic Slave Trade – origins, Middle Passage, life as a slave, abolition Assessment: Middle Passage Source Work ; End of Unit Knowledge Test (Report 1)

Homework: Slave Diaries – creative writing

TENSILE: Expression ASK: Curiosity/Expression/Source Analysis

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ASK sheet: The British Empire: Should Britain be proud of her Empire? Assessment: Empire Plate – historical interpretation; End of Unit Knowledge Test

Homework: Empire Homework Booklet TENSILE: Solving Problems ASK: Creativity/Solving Problems/Interpretation


17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ASK sheet: Oppression and Nationalism: The Struggle for an identity (India, South Africa) Assessment: Write an account of the life of a black teenager in a South African township; End of Unit Knowledge Test (Report 2)

Homework: Homework booklet

TENSILE: Enquiry ASK: Consistency/Enquiry/Explaining factors Preference evening Parents evening

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ASK sheet: The Civil Rights struggle in the USA: origins, MLK, Malcolm X

Assessment: Which was the most effective form of protest during the campaign for equal Civil Rights in the 1950s and 1960s?; End of Unit Knowledge Test

Homework: Key events of Civil Rights research project

TENSILE: Independence ASK: Commitment/|Independence/Interpretation


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ASK sheet: Women through history: Nightingale, Victoria, Earhart, Suffragettes, Elizabeth Assessment: Group presentation to convince the audience of the significance of their chosen woman; End of Unit Knowledge Test

Homework: Preparation for presentation

TENSILE: Teamwork & Expression ASK: Cooperation/Teamwork & Expression/Significance

Year 8 report 3 (grades) Year 8 report 3 (grades) Year 8 report 3 home

Year 8 ICT In Year 7 you will have learnt basic skills when using the computer, spreadsheet and database skills. Programming using Small Basic and created a website.

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Programming Binary then Small basic if, loops and while

HWK Binary Quizzes

HWK Programming Instruction Sets

HWK Flowchart HWK Flowchart HWK Revision Quiz

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Programming Photoshop and graphics (inc Webplus)

HWK Website Designs

HWK Shot Types Assignment


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Photoshop and Graphics (inc Webplus)

Databases – design, create, forms and queries. Relational databases for more able

HWK Storyboard

HWK Revision Quiz HWK Database Task

HWK Query Designs


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Databases

Spreadsheets – formulas and functions graphs

HWK Design a form

HWK Revision Quiz HWK Key Terms


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Spreadsheets – formulas and functions graphs Projects

HWK Spreadsheet Design Fete

HWK Revision Quiz


Year 8 Lifeskills In Year 8 you will have learnt how to further manage emotions, be aware that choices have impact and consequences, develop inter personal and intra personal skills

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE see ASK and Moodle

Teamwork Planning & 3D

Model Making Creating / Presenting

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GRANGE ENDERS see ASK and Moodle

Top Tips…


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DRUGS see ASK and Moodle BRITISHNESS see ASK and Moodle

Say No To Drugs Letter To MP British Quiz/game New British flag/Br

Collage


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CHOICES (GUNS & KNIVES) see ASK and Moodle


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MY AMAZING BRAIN see ASK and Moodle

Make Learning

Enjoyable Tips To Improve

Learning Presentations


1 lesson left ‘floating’ for bank holidays where Monday/Friday classes are affected

Year 8 Maths

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Autumn 1 - Unit 1: Adding and subtracting fractions 2) Further order of operations 3) Averages 4) Holidays R Us Project

End of topic Assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units

1) Confidently add and subtract fractions including mixed numbers. 2) Understand and explain how to use BODMAS and solve more complicated problems. 3) Confidently calculate the averages and the range. 4) Effective use of money and time to solve a problem.

TENSILE Assessment: Holidays R Us

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Autumn 2 - Unit 2: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 2) Functions 3) Equations 4) Introducing recurring decimals Spring 1 – Unit 3:

1) Percentages


1) Confidently multiply and divide fractions including mixed numbers 2) Understand and use at least one function machine. 3) Solve two step equations 4) Identify a recurring decimal through division.

Test content: Basic Maths, Unit 1 and Unit 2


17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2) Introduction to Graphs 3) Transformations 4) Opposite Corner Project Spring 2 – Unit 4: 1)Circles 2) Angle Properties


1) Confidently calculate percentage increase or decrease. 2) Draw a straight line graph correctly 3) Reflect, rotate and translate a shape confidently

TENSILE Assessment: opposite Corners


1) Calculate area and circumference of circles. 2) Applying angle rules to solve problems.


25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Summer 1 – Unit 5: Scatter Graphs 2) Inequalities 3) Probability 4) Disney Land Project

Test content: Unit 3 and Unit 4

End of topic Assessment to be completed once content covered Key focus of units :

1) Plot and interpret scatter graphs. 2) Represent on a number line. 3) Represent probabilities in tables and calculate simple probabilities.

TENSILE Assessment: Disney land


33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Summer 2 – Unit 6: Questionnaires 2) Volume 3) compound Measure


1) Can construct a questionnaire. 2) Find the volume of simple prisms. 3) Can confidently use the speed formula.

End of Year test: Content from all units


Year 8 French In Year 7 you will have learnt how to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and translation skills within a variety of topic areas.

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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: holidays Key skill: solving problems End of half-term assessment: focus on listening, reading, translation, writing, speaking, grammar

Home learning: learn vocabulary on a weekly basis, practise on linguascope.com, zut.org.uk

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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: Paris Key skill: teamwork End of half-term assessment: focus on listening, reading, translation, writing, speaking, grammar

Home learning: research famous Paris landmarks


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ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: fashion and money Key skill: numeracy End of half-term assessment: skills and knowledge

ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: where you live Key skill: literacy End of half-term assessment: topic and skills

Home learning: describe what you wear Home learning: talk/write about where you live Preference evening Parents evening

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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: the news Key skill: teamwork End of half-term assessment: skills and knowledge

Home learning: revise topic areas covered


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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: cultural topics

Key skill: enquiry

End of half-term assessment: knowledge and skills

Home learning: research French speaking countries

Year 8 report 3 (grades) Year 8 report 3 home

Year 8 German In Year 7 you will have learnt how to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and translation skills within a variety of topic areas.

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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: past holidays Key skill: expression End of half-term assessment: focus on listening, reading, translation, writing, speaking, grammar


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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: shopping for food and drink Key skill: teamwork End of half-term assessment: focus on listening, reading, translation, writing, speaking, grammar

Home learning: describe what you like eating and drinking


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ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: leisure Key skill: literacy End of half-term assessment: skills and knowledge

ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: body and health Key skill: solving problems End of half-term assessment: topic and skills

Home learning: describe what you do when you are not in school Home learning: talk/write about your health Preference evening Parents evening

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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: going out Key skill: independence End of half-term assessment: skills and knowledge

Home learning: practise talking about going out


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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: school exchange

Key skill: enquiry


Home learning: practise making plans


Year 8 Spanish In Year 7 you will have learnt how to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and translation skills within a variety of topic areas.

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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: people and routine Key skill: expression End of half-term assessment: focus on listening, reading, translation, writing, speaking, grammar


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ASK Sheet Autumn Key knowledge: planning to go out Key skill: teamwork End of half-term assessment: focus on listening, reading, translation, writing, speaking, grammar

Home learning: practise conversation about going out


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ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: past holidays Key skill: solving problems End of half-term assessment: skills and knowledge

ASK Sheet Spring Key knowledge: food and drink Key skill: literacy End of half-term assessment: topic and skills

Home learning: describe your last holiday

Home learning: describe what you normally eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner


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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: clothes Key skill: independence End of half-term assessment: skills and knowledge

Home learning: describe what you wear at school/ at home


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ASK Sheet Summer Key knowledge: in a town/city

Key skill: enquiry


Home learning: describe a Spanish town/city


Year 8 Music In Year 7 you will have developed your music reading skills, performance skills on keyboard and learned to record performances on computer software. You will have also developed your singing skills through performance of ‘Dig it’ and learned and performed music from Indonesia. You will have learned about the instruments of the orchestra.

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The Blues: We will look at the context of the Blues and how It developed. We will learn about the musical features of the blues and learn to perform and record a 12 bar blues.

Music of the Caribbean

Homework: Students can practise blues chord sequences and scale on keyboards at home or in school. Moodle based questions.

Assessment: Regular teacher verbal feedback teacher and peer feedback on recordings and performances in class.

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Students will learn about Caribbean music from Jamaica including Reggae, Calypso and Mambo. Alongside learning about the musical features of this genre and its context, students will continue to develop keyboard skills, their knowledge of notation, composing and performing skills.

Assessment: Performing and Recordings on Garageband.

Homework: Moodle based questions Year 8 report 1 starts Year 8 report 1 home

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Programme Music Students will study how composers in the 19th and 20th Centuries composed music to stories, pictures, poems and other external stimuli. There will be various activities of listening, appraising, performing and composing centred around the study of a set work.

Assessment: Students will receive feedback on Performances and Composing work throughout the topic. Preference evening Parents evening Homework: Moodle based questions

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African Drumming An exploration of African drumming from West Africa through practical sessions on Djembe and other African percussion. Continuous assessment and feedback on individual and group performances and composition work.

Music for the moving image

Homework: Learn key words for this topic such as Poly-rhythm, Ostinato, Master Drummer. Assessment: Students will be assessed on performances in group work in class. Teacher and peer feedback.


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We will look at how composers create music to enhance the mood of film, drama, documentaries and other moving image programmes. Students will have the opportunity to create music for their own choice of video clips and also learn how to exploit technology to enhance their compositions. Homework: Moodle based questions

Regular teacher feedback, self-evaluation and peer to peer feedback.


Year 8 PE In Year 7 you will have learnt how to effectively… BELONG to a team or group, BELIEVE in your ability and potential, BECOME the best you can be. You will have focussed your practical physical ability on the acquisition and execution of key skills of physical literacy and sport specific skills too. You will have developed your knowledge of rules of different sports, been able to officiate, analyse performance and also practised your leadership skills. Students will continue in ability groups from year 7, with group suitability assessed following progress reviews.

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Introduction, changing rooms and expectations

Outwitting Opponents:- Learn, practice and apply key skills, tactics & attitudes of a sport in isolated practices, conditioned practices and competitive situations. Sports hall games could include badminton, short tennis, table tennis and volleyball.

Half term week 8 OWO week 9 -15

KS3 Homework:- Attend one hour of coached physical activity per week, inside or outside of school.

Assessment Week

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Outwitting Opponents:- Learn, practice and apply key skills, tactics & attitudes of a sport in isolated practices, conditioned practices and competitive situations. Hard Courts/Field activities could include basketball, netball, rugby and hockey.

ACR week 14, 16-20

Tournament week. Competitive games

ACR week 14, 16-20

KS3 Homework:- Attend one hour of coached physical activity per week, inside or outside of school. KS3 Homework:-

Standardisation Year 8 report 1 start Year 8 report 1 home

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Accurate Replication (ACR):- Composing and performing a range of movements, demonstrating control and co-ordination. Analysing performance of own self and others in relation to perfect performance. Could include gymnastics and dance.

Outwitting Opponents (OWO) :- Learn, practice and apply key skills, tactics & attitudes of a sport in isolated practices, conditioned practices and competitive situations. Astroturf/field games could include football, lacrosse or handball.

Attend one hour of coached physical activity per week, inside or outside of school. KS3 Homework:- Attend one hour of coached physical activity per week, inside or


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OWO week 21-26

Performing at Maximal Levels (PML): - Explore and test the limits of physical capability to set and beat personal targets. Analyse and improve physical ability while learning how exercise can improve performance over time. Activities could include athletics and health-related fitness.

outside of school KS3 Homework:- Attend one hour of coached physical activity per week, inside or outside of school.

Assessment Week Standardisation Year 8 report 2 starts Year 8 report 2 home

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Outwitting Opponents (OWO) :- Learn, practice and apply key skills, tactics & attitudes of a sport in isolated practices, conditioned practices and competitive situations. Summer field/hard court activities could include cricket, rounders, tennis or softball.



KS3 Homework:- Attend one hour of coached physical activity per week, inside or outside of school.


Assessment

Standardisation Year 8 Report 3 home

Notes:- All students will study the same content but timings will vary dependant on facility availability. Standardisation dates will also vary but will occur three times

throughout the academic year. Sports/activities will be selected considering the strengths of the class teacher, facility available and composition of the group.

Year 8 RPE In Year 7 you will learn about Christianity and Buddhism and how to think about topics philosophically and ethically so that you are able to explore, reflect, relate and evaluate within RPE (Religion, Philosophy and Ethics).

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Sikhism Students will study Sikhism. They will learn about key aspects of this religion to understand how Sikhism came about, and will learn how Sikhs live their out their faith in the modern world.

Thinking Philosophically and Ethically

For homework students will have a choice of tasks to complete which will enable them to investigate the Sikh religion.

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Thinking Philosophically and Ethically: Technology, Beauty or Beast?

This topic will look at the topic of modern technology and consider the philosophical and ethical problems that are raised by technology in a modern society. It will consider how religious and non-religious people think about some of these issues.

Islam

Students will continue their learning from the class room by investigating further some of the topics taught in lessons.


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Islam: Teachings and beliefs In this topic students will learn about some of the key beliefs in Islam. They will explore what some of

these beliefs mean and they will also learn to raise questions and evaluate issues raised within Islam.

Thinking Philosophically and Ethically: Young Philosophers In this topic students will continue to learn how to think

philosophically and ethically. By considering different topics

and ideas they will develop a range of skills to evaluate

information, ideas and opinions.

For home learning students will explore how religion is presented in the news and think about how this might affect how we view religion.

For homework students will choose one or more of the ideas studied to explore in more detail.


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Islam: Practices In this topic students will learn about some of the key practices in Islam. They will explore what some of these practices mean and they will also learn to raise questions and evaluate some of the issues raised within Islam.

For homework students will choose one or more of the ideas studied to explore in more detail.


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Buddhism To contrast with Christianity students will look at Buddhism to learn about the key aspects of Buddhism and be able to relate and reflect on why they have these beliefs, and how these beliefs affect a Buddhist’s life.

For homework students will choose one or more of the practices to explore in more detail.


Year 8 Science In Year 8 you will have learnt: Knowledge from all 10 of the Big Ideas in Science. Continued to develop practical skills alongside planning and evaluative skills. Scientific numeracy and Literacy continue to be developed.

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What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Looking @ Plants and Ecosystems ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 1 Looking @ Plants and Ecosystems

What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Explaining Chemical Changes ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 2 –Explaining Chemical Changes

Collins connect weekly homework task and one assessed Homework task. End of topic test

Collins connect weekly homework task and one creative Homework task. End of topic test

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What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Motion on Earth and in Space ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 3 - Motion on Earth and in Space

What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Getting the Energy your body needs. ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 4 - Getting the Energy your body needs.




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What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Magnetism and Electricity. ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 5 – Magnetism and Electricity.

What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Our Health and the effects of Drugs. ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 6 – Our Health and the effects of Drugs.




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What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Obtaining Useful Materials ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 7 – Obtaining Useful Materials.

What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Waves and Energy Transfers. ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 8 – Waves and Energy Transfer




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Revision for end of year exam.

What are we learning and what will I be assessed on? Using our Earth Sustainably. ASK sheet: Year 8 Science Topic 9 – Using our Earth Sustainably.



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