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OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYHistory

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• A curiosity about the past so that they

gain a coherent understanding of the key themes that have shaped modern Britain

• A chronological understanding of the shaping of modern Britain and will know and understand how aspects of history in the wider world have played a role in this

• An understanding of the key historical concepts of change, continuity, causation,

• Key historical skills such as using interpretations and analysing sources

Year 13

• Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855 - 1964• The Making of Modern Britain, 1951 - 2007• Historical Investigation over a period of time

Year 12

• Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855 - 1964• The Making of Modern Britain, 1951 - 2007• A Historical Investigation over a period of time

Year 11

• Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship 1890 - 1945

• between East and West 1945 - 1972

• Medicine: Health and the People c1000 to Present Day

• Elizabethan England c1568 – 1603

Year 10

• Medicine: Health and the People c1000 to Present Day

• Elizabethan England c1568 – 1603

Year 9

• Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship 1890 - 1945

• between East and West 1945 - 1972

Year 8

• Jack the Ripper • Suffrage and emancipation• Hitler vs Stalin• World War II • Race Relations• JFK – Conspiracy• World War I• Russian Revolution• The Holocaust• Terrorism

Year 7

• The Norman Conquest• Medieval England• The Reformation• The English Civil War• British Empire and Slavery• Industrial Revolution

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYGeography

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• An understanding of the topography and

physical landscape of our changing earth

• An understanding about the importance of society and how economic change can shape our lives

• The ability to recognise the human impact on the earth and how our life choices will ultimately change the natural systems we rely on

• A better understanding of issues such as inequality, globalisation and urbanisation and the need for the need for collective, global citizenship

Year 13

• Water & carbon • Global governance• Changing places• Global governance• Exam preparation and Exams

Year 12

• Coasts• Hazards• Population• Hazards• Population• Water & carbon

Year 11

• Urban issues and challenges• • • Unit 3 pre-release booklet - Decision-making• Exam preparation and Exams

Year 10

• The changing economic world• The challenge of natural hazards• Urban issues and challenges• Fieldwork preparation / visits

Year 9

• Challenge of resource management• Physical landscapes in the UK• Living world

Year 8

• Biosphere• Natural hazards• Environmental change• Resources• Climate change• Population

Year 7

• Country studies• Atmosphere• Hydrosphere• Urban change• Economic change

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYFine Art

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• The inspiration to unlock their natural,

instinctive curiosity and desire to create

• A wide range of practical skills using a vast range of art materials, techniques and processes

• The ability to think critically about artwork and about the wider cultural context in which the artwork comes from

• An understanding of the importance and impact of art throughout history as well as in the present day and within a wider global and cultural context

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Year 11

• Personal Portfolio: Structures• Personal Portfolio: Structures•

• Externally Set Exam• Externally Set Exam

Year 10

• Clay Skills• Personal Portfolio: Portraits• Personal Portfolio: Portraits• Personal Portfolio: Portraits• Personal Portfolio: Portraits• Personal Portfolio: Structures

Year 9

• Drawing Skills• Printings Skills• Clay Skills

Year 8

• Composition - Michael Craig Martin Acrylic Paintings

• Abstract Form - Barbara Hepworth Soap Carving

• Pattern - Beatrix Milhaze Glazed Clay Sculptures

Year 7

• Line and Shape - Keith Haring Poly Block Printing

• Colour - Pablo Picasso Watercolour Paintings

• 3D Form - James De Rosso Clay Sculptures

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OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYArt Textiles

Vision






Year 13

• Externally set assignment • Exam preparation• Externally set assignment• Exam• University Portfolio building

Year 12

• Skills based ‘mini’ units – Multiple themes and topics

• ‘Cultures’ Project• Critical writing (2500) • Word essay

Year 11

• ‘Tropical’. Part B• Externally set assignment • Exam preparation• Externally set assignment• Exam

Year 10

• ‘Insects and Bugs’. Part A• ‘Insects and Bugs’. Part B • ‘Identity’. Part A

Year 9

• ‘Sweets and Wrappers’• ‘Close Ups’• ‘Exotic’

Year 8


• Abstract Form - Barbara Hepworth Soap Carving• Pattern - Beatrix Milhaze Glazed Clay Sculptures

Year 7

• Line and Shape - Keith Haring Poly Block Printing• Colour - Pablo Picasso Watercolour Paintings• 3D Form - James De Rosso Clay Sculptures

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYArt Photography

Vision






Year 13

• Externally set assignment • Exam preparation• Externally set assignment• Exam• University Portfolio building

Year 12

• Foundation workshop• Skills – Multiple themes and topics

with timed challenges• Amalgamation Project• Critical writing (2500) • Word essay

Year 11

• Things Dipped In Things Project. Part B• Externally set assignment • Exam preparation • Externally set assignment

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Year 10

• Architecture • Project • Drawing in photography• • Things Dipped In Things Project. Part A

Year 9

• The Formal Elements of Photography• Alphabet Project• Hear, See, Speak No Evil

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OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYArt Graphics

Vision






Year 13

• Externally set assignment • Exam preparation• Externally set assignment• Exam• University Portfolio building.

Year 12

• Branding & Identity • Typography Project. • Album cover design/restaurant rebrand

Year 11

• Advanced skills and personal development/Coursework completion

• Externally set assignment • Exam preparation • Externally set assignment• Exam

Year 10

• Coursework 1: Space • Coursework 2: Personal Project •

Year 9

• The Formal Elements of Graphics.• Architecture (UK CITY BRIEF)• Game design and digital illustration.

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Year 7


OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYCitizenship

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• Knowledge, skills and understanding to

prepare them to play a full and active part in society to make a difference to their school, local area and the wider world

• A keen awareness and understanding of democracy, government and how laws are made and upheld

• Skills and knowledge to explore political and social issues critically, to weigh evidence, debate and make reasoned arguments

Year 7

• Being a good citizen – British values• Community Project• Migration and Asylum Seekers• Having a voice - Politics• Fair Trade• Children’s Rights UNICEF

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYComputing

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• Computational thinking and creativity

to understand and change the world

• The understanding of the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and how to put this knowledge to use through programming

• The skills to use information technology to create programs, systems and a range of content

• The ability to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world

Year 13

• Computer Systems• Computer Architecture• Consequences• Networks• Fundamentals of Databases• Communication in computing

Year 12

• Fundamentals of Programming• Fundamentals of Data Structures• Fundamentals of algorithms• Software Development• Fundamentals of computation• Data Representation

Year 11

• Networks• Ethical Issues• Legal Issues• Flow charts• Databases• Trace Tables

Year 10

• Algorithms• Programming• Translators• Data Representation• Components of a system

Year 9

• Programing Algorithms• Advanced Programming• Linux• AI• Cryptography• Boolean Logic

Year 8

• Turtles• Networking• Data• Game Coding• Software and Hardware• Using technology

Year 7

• Using Computers• Inputs/Outputs and Memory• Using Databases• Graphic Design• Decomposition• Scratch

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYCriminology

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• Skills such as critical thinking,

problem-solving, communication, risk-taking and teamwork

• Opportunities to improve their skills, employability and life chances, while supporting wider economic and social development

• The ability to think creatively and be FRQƓGHQW�HQRXJK�LQ�WKHLU�RZQ�DELOLW\�to take the risks necessary to succeed

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Year 13

• Crime scene to court room • Crime and Punishment

Year 12

• Changing awareness of Crime • Criminological theories

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYDance

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• Individuality, to encourage them to

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• Into global citizens through exposure to and involvement in a range of performance and enrichment opportunities both within and outside of our school community

• The creativity and passion for the Arts through cross curricular skills and exploration of global challenges

Year 13

• Developing contemporary dance skills and techniques

• Developing skills and technique for live performance.

Year 12

• Developing Jazz dance skills and techniques • Investigating Practitioners Work • Community Arts • Group performance workshop

Year 11

• Exploring the Performing arts• Developing Skills and Techniques

in the Performing Arts• Developing Skills and Techniques

in the Performing Arts

Year 10

• Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts

• Responding to a brief• Responding to a brief Component 2

Year 9

• Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts

• Exploring the Performing arts• Responding to a brief• Mock

Year 8

• Diversity• ‘Wicked’• ‘Blood Brothers’

Year 7

• Social Media & Me• Poetry & Me• Social Justice & Me

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYDrama

Vision


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Year 13

• Devising Component 1• Scripted Component 2• Component 3

Year 12

• Mock Devising Component 1• Mock Scripted Component 2• Set text study • Component 3

Year 11

• Devising Component 3• Scripted Component 2• Component 1

Year 10

• Mock Devising Component 3• Mock Scripted Component 2• Set text study • Component 1

Year 9

• ‘Bouncers’ • TV Genre• ‘Metamorphosis’ • Urban Myths & • Performance Elements

Year 8

• Diversity• ‘Wicked’• ‘Blood Brothers’

Year 7

• Social Media & Me• Poetry & Me• Social Justice & Me

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYDT/Construction

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• The inspiration, curiosity and innovation

in the design, development and manufacture of unique, creative and functional products

• A coherent knowledge and understanding of the technologies being used and developed in industrial settings

• The ability to think critically and develop design ideas based on their own interpretations with no boundaries, to create innovative design concepts

• An understanding of the complexities of user needs and to overcome the challenges within the world of product design development

Year 11

• Joinery/Electrical Installation Part B• Developing a design brief • Bricklaying

Year 10

• Joinery Part A• Electrical Installation Part A• Painting, decorating and tiling

Year 9

• Skills in wood, metal and plastic• Project One• Project Two

Year 8

• Upcycling• Animal Poise Lamp• PICAXE:Cyberpet

Year 7

• Habitats• Manufacturing Techniques• Automata

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYEconomics

Vision






Year 13

• The global economy• Making markets work

Year 12

• 0DUNHWV��FRQVXPHUV�DQG�ƓUPV• The wider economic environment

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYEnterprise

Vision






Year 13

• Recruitment and Selection• External Environment• Social Enterprises

Year 12

• Developing Market Campaign• Personal & Business Finance• Investigating Enterprises

Year 11

• Plan your own business idea• Presenting a business idea• Finance

Year 10

• Promotion• Financial Documents• Financial Forecasting

Year 9

• Entrepreneurs• Market Research• External Environment

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYFood Technology

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• An understanding of food, healthy

eating, food purchasing, storage, preparation and making skills

• The ability to make informed decisions in adult life about food that they are consuming

• The skills to solve real life human need problems in a variety of conte[WVb�

Year 11

• Controlled Assessment 1: The Food Investigation Assessment

• Controlled Assessment 2: The Food Preparation Assessment

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Year 10

• Pastry and cakes• Sauces• Food Commodities – meat, meat

• Food Commodities – eggs and dairy products• Food Manufacturing• Factors affecting food choice

Year 9

• Food Spoilage• Principles of Nutrition• The effect of cooking on food• Food Commodities – fruits and vegetables• Food Commodities – dried foods, bread, pasta

Year 8

• High risk foods and their correct storage and reheating

• Nutrition• Meal Planning and Special Diets• Testing a hypothesis to Investigating

alternative protein sources• Sauces• Bread

Year 7

• Health and Safety• Sensory Analysis• Where does food come from?• Eatwell guide •

fat makes the best shortcrust pastry• Balanced Family Meals

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYHealth & Social Care (Double)

Vision






Year 13

• Working in Health and Social Care • Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs • Principles of Safe Practice in HSC• Nutritional Health

Year 12

• Human Lifespan and Development • Meeting Individual Care Needs • Enquiries into Current Research in HSC• Promoting Public Health

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYHealth & Social Care (Single)

Vision






Year 13

• Working in Health and Social Care • Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs

Year 12

• Human Lifespan and Development • Meeting Individual Care Needs

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYLaw

Vision






Year 13

• Criminal Law • Human Rights Law • Law of Tort

Year 12

• The Nature of Law • The English and Welsh Legal Systems

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYMedia Studies

Vision


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• Film making • (GLWLQJ�ƓOPV�• Media Representation

Year 12

• Film analysis • Responding to a brief • Financing Film • Media Representation • Pre-production workshop

Year 11

• Evaluating Media Products• Responding to a brief

Year 10

• Analysing Existing Media Products• Creating Media Products• ‘Re-imagining’ Media Products

Year 9

• Moving Image • Publishing • Interactive Media

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYPsychology

Vision






Year 13

• Attachment• Forensic psychology• Gender• Schizophrenia• Issues and debates in psychology

Year 12

• Approaches in psychology• Biopsychology• 6RFLDO�LQŴXHQFH• Research methods• Psychopathology• Memory

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYTextiles Technology and Fashion

Vision






Year 13

• Externally set assignment Exam• Manufacturing methods project• Professional Practice project• Textiles Materials project• Textiles Materials project • Portfolio development

Year 12

• Teenage trends project• Pattern development project • Externally set assignment Exam• Pattern development project • Fashion Materials project• Fashion Promotion project

Year 11

• Amalgamation project• Externally set assignment Exam Prep • Externally set assignment Exam

Year 10

• Amalgamation project.• ‘A day in the life of’ project• ‘A day in the life of’ project

Year 9

• Surface Embellishment and Manufacturing Techniques

• Decades Wardrobe project • Amalgamation project

Year 8

• Upcycling project • Textile Technologies project • Picaxe Cyber Animals project

Year 7

• Biomimicry project• Smart Materials project • Garment Manufacture project

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYTextiles Technology and Fashion

Vision






Year 13

• Externally set assignment Exam• Manufacturing methods project• Professional Practice project• Textiles Materials Project• Textiles Materials Project • Portfolio development

Year 12

• Teenage trends project• Pattern development project • Externally set assignment Exam• Pattern development project • Fashion Materials Project• Fashion Promotion project

Year 11

• Amalgamation Project• Externally set assignment Exam Prep • Externally set assignment Exam

Year 10

• Amalgamation Project.• ‘A day in the life of’ project• ‘A day in the life of’ project

Year 9

• Surface Embellishment and Manufacturing Techniques

• Decades Wardrobe project • Amalgamation project

Year 8

• UpcyclingProject • Textile TechnologiesProject • Picaxe Cyber Animals Project

Year 7

• Biomimicry Project• Smart Materials Project • Garment Manufacture Project

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYBiology

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• A love of science and a curiosity

about the world around them

• A spirit of resilience, developed through learning is challenging, enjoyable and relevant to life in the 21st Century

• An inquisitive nature that encourages questions to be asked about life and the universe they experience

• The skills and knowledge that they need to be successful, whether they strive to be scientists, engineers, researchers, doctors

Year 13

• Photosynthesis & Respiration• Energy Transfer & Nutrient Cycles • Stimuli & Response • Nervous Co-ordination • Genetics• Populations• Exam preparation

Year 12

• Biological Molecules• Cell Structure & Division • Cells & Immune Systems• Exchange & Transport Systems• DNA & Protein Synthesis• More exchange & transport systems•

Year 11

• Ecology• Inheritance, Variation & Evolution• Exam preparation

Year 10

• Infection & Response• Bioenergetics• Homeostasis & Response

Year 9

• Cell Biology• Organisation

Year 8

• Cellular Transport • Digestive & Respiratory Systems• Respiration• Health & Disease• Genetics & Evolution • Sampling • Ecosystems & Photosynthesis

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• Cells & Organisation• Animal & Plant Systems • The Human Life Cycle • Variation• Plant Life Cycle • Ecosystems & Interdependence

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYChemistry

Vision





• The skills and knowledge that they need to be successful, whether they strive to be scientists, engineers, researchers, doctors

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Year 13

• Reactions of ions in aqueous solution; Carboxylic acids and derivatives;

• Aromatic chemistry; amines; polymers; amino acids proteins DNA; Thermodynamics; Acids and Bases; Rate equations

• Organic synthesis, NMR, Chromatography; electrode potentials and electrochemical cellsv

Year 12

• Atomic structure; periodicity; amount of substance; Introductory Organic; Kinetics

• Bonding; Energetics; Group II; Group VII; Alkanes; Alkenes; Haloalkanes; Alcohols; Organic Analysis; Chemical equilibria Kc and Kp

• Equilibria: Redox; Transition metal chemistry; • Optical isomerism; Aldehydes and ketones

Year 11

• Chemistry in the Atmosphere• Using resources

Year 10

• Quantitative and Energy• Rates of reactions• Organic and chemical analysis

Year 9

• Atomic structure and the periodic table• Structure and bonding• Chemical change

Year 8

• Energetics• Chemical reactions A (making salts)• Chemical reactions B (reactivity series)• Chemical representations (models,

word and symbol equations)• The Earth’s Structure• Applications and materials

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• The Particle Model• Solutions• Acids and Alkalis• Periodic table• Atoms Elements and compounds• Rearranging atoms

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OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYEnglish

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• To foster a love for English

• Ensure that we can effectively convey our ideas and emotions to others through speech and through writing, so enabling effective communication

• Through reading widely, we all have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually

• As a result, we can fully participate as members of our society in 21st Century Britain, grasping every opportunity that is offered

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Year 13

• WW1 Prose: “Birdsong” Sebastian Faulks• WW1 Poetry: “The Oxford Book of War Poetry”• WW1 Unseen Prose • WW1 Drama: “My Boy Jack” David Haig• Language Diversity• Language Change• NEA Language Investigation:

Independent Study of Language

Year 12

• 19th Century Novel: “Wuthering Heights” Emily Brontë

• 20th Century Poetry: Anthology Poetry• Shakespeare: “Othello”• Unseen Poetry: Love Through the Ages• NEA: Personal choice of literature• Textual Meanings and Representations• The Power of Persuasion, Storytelling,

Information Writing (NEA)• Language Diversity: Gender,

Occupation, Social Groups

Year 11

• 5HDGLQJ�1RQ�)LFWLRQ�'HYHORSLQJ�FRQƓGHQFH�to respond effectively to a range of non ƓFWLRQ�IURP�WKH��WK�DQG��VW�FHQWXU\

• Transactional Writing Expressing an argument effectively and articulating ideas with skill

• Reading Fiction Developing responses to a range of 20th and 21st Century prose

• Narrative Writing using imagination to shape and develop a short story collection

Year 10

• 8QVHHQ�3RHWU\�'HYHORSLQJ�FRQƓGHQFH�ZLWK�interpreting poems and expressing ideas

• Pre-1900 Prose: “A Christmas Carol” Charles Dickens

• Shakespeare: “Romeo and Juliet”• GCSE English Language: Spoken

Language Articulating ideas, thoughts and arguments effectively

Year 9

• 20th Century Literature: “Lord of the Flies” William Golding alongside non-ƓFWLRQ�WH[WV�WR�FRPSOHPHQW�

• *&6(�$QWKRORJ\�3RHWU\��:DU�DQG�&RQŴLFW��A range of poems on the theme of war and FRQŴLFW�WKURXJK�WKH�DJHV�SURYLGH�VWLPXOXV�for a range of reading and writing projects

• Modern Drama: “Blood Brothers” by Willy Russell or “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestley

• GCSE Anthology Poetry: A range of poems on love, nature and society through the ages provide stimulus for a range of reading and writing projects

Year 8

• 21st Century Literature: “Ghost Boys” by Jewell Parker Rhodes complemented E\�ƓFWLRQ�DQG�QRQ�ƓFWLRQ

• Shakespeare: “Much Ado About Nothing”• 7KH�6XSHUQDWXUDO��)LFWLRQ��QRQ�ƓFWLRQ��SRHWU\�

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• Dystopian Literature: 21st Century Fiction - “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins FRPSOHPHQWHG�E\�D�UDQJH�RI�ƓFWLRQ�DQG�QRQ�ƓFWLRQ�WH[WV�WR�H[SORUH�'\VWRSLD

• Culture and Identity: Poetry Through the Ages – an anthology of poetry from The Renaissance to Post- Modern

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OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYFrench

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• The ability to understand and

use the chosen foreign language both imaginatively and creatively for the purposes of effective practical communication.

• An understanding of the grammar of the chosen language.

• An appreciation of the culture and civilisation of the countries and communities that speak the chosen language.

• A positive attitude to foreign language learning and to speakers of foreign languages, so fostering a positive approach to other cultures and civilisations.

• An understanding of themselves and their own culture so that they can experience enjoyment and intellectual stimulation.

• Skills which have a wider application such as information technology, and learning skills (eg analysis, memorising, drawing inference).

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Year 13

• Einwanderung• Theaterstück:• Der Besuch der alten Dame• Integration• Rassismus• Deutschland und die EU• Politik und die Jugend• Die Wiedervereinigung und ihre Folgen

Year 12

• Die digitale Welt• Film: Good Bye, Lenin!• Familie im Wandel• Jugendkultur:

Musik, Mode und Fernsehen• Feste und Traditionen• Kunst und Architektur• Das Berliner Kulturleben

Year 11

• Die Umwelt• Obdachlosigkeit• Gute Zwecke• Freiwilligenarbeit• Die Arbeitswelt• Wiederholung

Year 10

• Mein Haus und meine Stadt• Gesundheit• Die Technologie• Reise und Tourismus• Urlaub• Ein Live-Event

Year 9

• Das Schulleben• Eine Schulreise• Freizeit: Sport, Bücher und Musik• Film und Fernsehen• Menschliche Beziehungen• Freundschaft

Year 8

• Meine Welt und ich• Meine Familie und Tiere• Meine Freizeit• Die Schule• Die Stadt• Die Sommerferien

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OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYMaths

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• Through developing an interactive,

challenging and fun curriculum, to develop in our pupils:

• A great knowledge and understanding of why mathematics is important and essential to everyday life

• The necessary mathematical skills to take advantage of opportunities, responsibilities and experiences in later life

• An understanding that mathematics is fundamental to understanding the world.

Year 13

• Pure Maths 2• Statistics 2 & Mechanics 2

Year 12

• Pure Maths 1 • Statistics 1 & Mechanics 1

Year 11

• Each class follows a bespoke pathway, focused

Year 10

• Property of number • Fractions, Decimals & Percentages• Equations. Functions & Identities• Constructions• Handling Data• Geometric Reasoning • Sequences Functions and graphs• Place Value, Order and Rounding • Ratio & Proportion • Measures • Transformations

Year 9

• Property of number• Fractions, Decimals & Percentages• Equations. Functions & Identities• Constructions• Handling Data• Geometric Reasoning• Sequences Functions and graphs• Place Value, Order and Rounding • Ratio & Proportion • Measures • Transformations

Year 8

• Property of number• Fractions, Decimals & Percentages• Equations. Functions & Identities• Constructions• Handling Data• Geometric Reasoning • Sequences Functions and graphs • Place Value, Order and Rounding • Ratio & Proportion easures

Year 7

• Property of number• Fractions, Decimals & Percentages• Equations. Functions & Identities • Transformations• Handling Data• Geometric Reasoning• Sequences Functions and graphs • Place Value, Order and Rounding• Ratio & Proportion • Measures

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYPE GCSE to Diploma

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• Experience and enjoy a wide

range of sports and activities

• Improve their competencies in all areas including tactical awareness and decision making in competitive situations

• Experience the thrill of competition through a thriving extra-curricular and inter-house programme

• Fully appreciate theoretical ideas in order to maximise skill, enjoyment and achievement in sport

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• Sports Coaching • Sports Psychology • 3K\VLFDO�$FWLYLW\�IRU�6SHFLƓF�*URXSV• Practical Skills in Sport and Physical Activity • Health and Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise

Year 12

• Body Systems and the Effects of Physical Training • Sports Organisations and Development• Sports Injuries • Working Safely in Sport, Exercise

Health and Leisure • Performance Analysis in Sport • Organising Sports Events

Year 11

• Sports Psychology • 6RFLDO�DQG�&XOWXUDO�,QŴXHQFHV�RQ�6SRUW�• Revision and Exam Technique

Year 10

• Analysing Data for Fitness Testing • Movement Analysis • Health, Fitness and Well Being

Year 9

• Course Assessment Period • Structure and Function of the

Musculoskeletal System • Structure and Function of the

Cardiorespiratory System • Physical Training

Year 8

• Rugby/Netball • Football • Trampolining • Badminton/Table Tennis • Athletics • Rounders • Planes and Axis • Functions of the Musculoskeletal Systems and

Structures of the Cardiorespiratory System • Training Methods and Feedback

Year 7

• Baselining • Rugby/Netball • Orienteering • Table Tennis/Badminton • Trampolining • Athletics • %HQHƓWV�RI�:DUP�8S�DQG�&RRO�'RZQ�• Structures of Musculoskeletal System and

Functions of Cardiorespiratory System • Fitness Testing

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Year 13

• Sports Coaching • Sports Psychology

Year 12

• Body Systems and the Effects of Physical Training • Sports Organisations and Development• Sports Injuries

Year 11

• Sports Psychology • • Revision and Exam Technique

Year 10

• Analysing Data for Fitness Testing • Movement Analysis • Health, Fitness and Well Being

Year 9

• Course Assessment Period • Structure and Function of the

Musculoskeletal System • Structure and Function of the

Cardiorespiratory System • Physical Training

Year 8



Year 7

• Baselining • Rugby/Netball • Orienteering • Table Tennis/Badminton • Trampolining • Athletics • • Structures of Musculoskeletal System and


OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYPE OCR National to OCR Diploma

Vision






Year 13

• Sports Coaching • Practical Skills in Sport and Physical Activity• Sports Psychology • Health and Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise•

Year 12

• Body Systems and the Effects of Physical Training • Working Safely in Sport, Exercise

Health and Leisure • Sports Organisations and Development• Performance Analysis in Sport • Sports Injuries • Organising Sports Events

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Year 11

• Develop Practice Methods to Improve in Sport • Issues that Effect Sports Participation • The Role of Sport in Promoting Values • The Importance of Hosting Major Sporting Events • National Governing Bodies in Sport • Exam Technique and Revision

Year 10

• The Different Types of Outdoor Activities • Use Skills and Tactics in Individual Sports • Planning Outdoor Activities • Use Skills and Tactics in Team Sports • Demonstrating Knowledge and

Skills in Outdoor Activities •

Year 9

• Course Assessment Period • How is Sport Covered in the Media • The Relationship between Sport and the Media • Evaluating the Media Coverage of Sport

Year 8



Year 7

• Baselining • Rugby/Netball • Orienteering • Table Tennis/Badminton • Trampolining • Athletics • • Structures of Musculoskeletal System and


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OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYPE OCR National to OCR extended Diploma

Vision





• Fully appreciate theoretical ideas in order to maximise skill, enjoyment and achievement in sport.

Year 13

• Sports Coaching • Sports Psychology

Year 12

• Body Systems and the Effects of Physical Training • Sports Organisations and Development• Sports Injuries

Year 11

• Develop Practice Methods to Improve in Sport • Issues that Effect Sports Participation • The Role of Sport in Promoting Values • The Importance of Hosting

Major Sporting Events • National Governing Bodies in Sport • Exam Technique and Revision

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Year 9

• Course Assessment Period • How is Sport Covered in the Media • The Relationship between Sport and the Media • Evaluating the Media Coverage of Sport

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• Baselining • Rugby/Netball • Orienteering • Table Tennis/Badminton • Trampolining • Athletics • %HQHƓWV�RI�:DUP�8S�DQG�&RRO�'RZQ�• Structures of Musculoskeletal System and


OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYPhilosophy and Ethics

Vision

To develop in our pupils:• An appreciation of our rich heritage

of culture and diversity in our increasingly interdependent world

• The understanding that religion and belief for many people forms a crucial part of their culture and identity

• A discerning understanding of media coverage and the impact it has on public perception of religion and belief

• The ability to debate issues which raise religious, moral or social questions.

Year 13

• Beliefs in Society• Crime and Deviance• Theory and Research Methods

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Year 12

• Family and Households• Education• Research Methods

Year 11

• • Living the Buddhist life• Living the Christian life

Year 10

• Matters of Life and Death• Buddhist beliefs• Christian beliefs and the problem of evil• Crime and Punishment

Year 9

• Philosophy and Ethics – an introduction • Marriage and the family• Buddhist beliefs and the moral principle

Year 8

• Morality and Ethics• Prejudice and Discrimination• Introduction to Philosophy• Crime and Punishment• • Belief through the media

Year 7

• What is Religion?• Inspirational Figures• Wealth and Poverty• Community Cohesion• Why do we suffer?• What does belief mean to me?

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYPhysics

Vision ‘Where pupils love Science, staff love teaching, and academic progress is outstanding.’





• The skills and knowledge that they need to be successful, whether they strive to be scientists, engineers, researchers, doctors RU�FRQWLQXH�LQWR�QRQ�VFLHQWLƓF�GLVFLSOLQHV

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• Further Mechanics• Thermal Physics• *UDYLWDWLRQDO�DQG�(OHFWULF�ƓHOGV• Capacitors• 0DJQHWLF�ƓHOGV• Nuclear Physics• Turning points in Physics

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Year 12

• Practical skills• Particles and Radiation• Electromagnetic Radiation and

Quantum Phenomena• Waves• Mechanics• Materials• Electricity

Year 11

• Magnetism & Electromagnetism• Exam preparation

Year 10

• Forces• Waves

Year 9

• Energy• Electricity• Particle Model of Matter• Atomic Structure

Year 8

• Forces & Motion• Electricity• Pressure & Moments• Magnetism• Generating Electricity• Practical Skills

Year 7

• Energy Changes & Transfers• Waves (Sound)• Waves (Light)• Physical Changes• Forces• Space

OUR LEARNINGJOURNEYSpanish

Vision








Year 13

• El multiculturalismo en la sociedad hispánica: la inmigración; el racismo la convivencia y la integración

• Los aspectos de la vida política en el mundo hispánico: jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos de manan; monarquías y dictaduras; movimientos sociales

• El libro: La Casa de Bernarda Alba• IRP

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Year 12

• Aspectos de la sociedad hispánica: los valores tradicionales y modernos; el ciberespacio; la igualdad de los derechos.

• La Cultura artística en el mundo hispánico: OD�LQŴXHQFLD�GH�ORV�¯GRORV��OD�LGHQWLGDG�en España; el patrimonio cultural.

• La película: Volver • IRP

Year 11

• ¿Qué haces para ayudar el medio ambiente? • ¿Te gustaría hacer un voluntariado? • ¡Repasamos!

Year 10

• ¿Qué tal las vacaciones? • ¿Llevas una vida sana? • ¿Qué tal el colegio?• ¿Qué harás después del colegio?

Year 9

• ¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? • ¿Dónde vives? • �4X«�WDO�ODV�ƓHVWDV�HQ�HO�PXQGR"• ¿Cómo es tu familia?

Year 8

• ¿Cómo eres? ¿Tienes animales? • �4X«�WDO�ODV�ƓHVWDV�HQ�(VSD³D"• Los Reyes Magos, El Carnaval, La

Semana Santa y las Fallas • ¿Te gusta tu instituto?