TPS Curriculum Map

Year 7 Overview

Subject Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

English Myths & Legends Heroes & Villains Crime & Detective

Maths Number 1

Calculations &

Number Properties

Proportional

Reasoning 1

Fractions &

Ratio

Algebra 1

Manipulating

Expressions

Geometry 1

2D Shape

Properties,

Perimeter &

Area

Algebra 2 Statistics 1

Solving and

Rearranging

Science* An introduction to science at TPS, Force,

Space,Cells and Organisation

Particles and Energy Ecosystems, Atoms and

the Periodic Table

History Life in Britain Over Time Religion in Britain Over Time Empires Over Time

Geography Earth Story/Skills TBC TBC

Religious

Education

What is Religion Hinduism Christianity Buddhism Heroes Crime and

Punishment

PSHE Healthy eating and

Mental Health

Rail safety &

Drug and

Alcohol

awareness

Sex & relationships Citizenship

Technology* Students will focus on one of each of the following areas of technology, rotating every 6-9 weeks.

Pewter casting/CAD Cam/ Cooking & Nutrition/Communication & Graphics/Manufacturing

Physical

Education*

Focus will be on one of each of the following sports, changing activities on a half termly

basis: Rugby/Badminton/Gymnastics/Football/Fitness

Athletics/Rounders/ Tennis/Cricket/Softball

Computing Introduction to IT &

E-Safety

Understanding

Computers

Hardware/

Inputs/

Outputs/Binary/

System

Software

Introduction to

Computational Thinking

Abstraction/

decomposition/

Algorithms/

Introduction to

Programming

Sequencing/

Iteration/

Selection

Basic Spreadsheets

Formatting/Advance

formulae/Graphs

Digital

Creativity

Art My World Conceptual art Culture and Pattern

Dance Premiere Performance Maths

transformations

Maths

transformations

performance

‘Block’ set

Work study

Chance

Technique and

working from a

stimulus

Drama Premiere Performance - Directing,

Teamwork, Poetry, Confidence

Status, characterization

and improvisation

Working from a

script

Comedia De’ll Arte

physical theatre

leading to Lazzi

Re-cap of all skills

working from a

number of stimuli

Music Premiere Performance

Class singing, group work and

performance skills

Chords/ Ukulele Keyboard Skills/

Music theory

and Notation

Intro to the Orchestra/

Programme Music

Spanish Myself & My Family My School My Free Time

French Myself & My Family My School My Free Time

German Myself & My Family My Free time My school

Year 8 Overview

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Subject Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1

Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

English Magic and Mayhem

‘A Midsummer

Night’s Dream’ and

Dystopia

Magic and Mayhem

‘A Midsummer

Night’s Dream’ and

Dystopia

Conflict Conflict Gothic Gothic

Maths

Number 2

Decimals, Rounding

and Powers of 10

Algebra and

Geometry 2

Sequences and

constructions

Angle

Properties

and

Pythagoras

Algebra 4

Algebraic

Graphs

Proportional

Reasoning 2

Percentages

and FDP

Statistics 2

Probability

Science* Respiration, Reproduction, Inheritance and

Chemical Reactions

Waves, Materials and

Earth

Electricity, Magnetism and Plants

History 20th Century

Conflict

20th Century

Conflict

History of

America

History of

America

Crime and

Punishment

Over Time

Crime and

Punishment

Over Time

Geography Oceania -

Geographers’

Paradise

Africa - HTGT North

America -

Physical +

Human

Hazards

Y8 Exams

Period

North America

- Physical +

Human

Hazards

Sustainable

Cities

Sustainable

Cities

Religious

Education

Animal Ethics Prejudice and

discrimination

Islam Christian

beliefs and

Practices

The Holocaust Media Literacy

PSHE Healthy eating and

Mental Health

Drug and Alcohol

awareness

Sex & Relationships Citizenship

Technology*

Students will focus on one of each of the following areas of Technology, rotating every 8-10 weeks:

Cooking and nutrition/ fibres and fabrics/workshop materials

Physical

Education*

Focus will be on one of each of the following sports, changing activities on a half termly basis

Rugby/Badminton/Gymnastics/Football/Fitness

Athletics/

Rounders/

Tennis

Cricket/Softball

Computing Introduction to

Python

Digital Addiction Computer

Systems

Advanced

Spreadsheets

Advanced

Python

Digital Creativity

Art News and Events News and Events Art Genres Art Genres Natural Form Natural Form

Dance Capoeira Cultural

(African/Haka)

Contact

Skills

Contact – The

Hunger

Games

‘Scattered’ Set

Work Study

Scattered

multimedia

pathways and

site sensitive

Drama Script -

Shakespeare

Working from a

stimulus

Working

from a

script

Working from

a script -

Performance

Melodrama Devised unit

from a set of

stimuli

Music Soundtracks World Music/ Reggae Blues Songwriting/

Popular Song

Spanish Holidays Food My School

French TV & Media Holidays My School

German Holidays Media Health

Year 9 Overview

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Subject

(Exam Boards)

Autumn 1

Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

English

(AQA)

Shakespeare

and

Language

Paper 1

Shakespeare and

Language Paper 1

Love Poetry and

Language Paper 1

& 2

Love Poetry and

Language Paper 1

& 2

An Inspector Calls

and Language

Paper 2

An Inspector

Calls and

Language Paper

2

Maths

(Edexcel)

Geometry 3

Pythagoras,

Trigonometry

& Surds

Algebra 5

Linear Equations,

Inequalities,

Graphs & Regions

Geometry 4

Transformations&

Similarity

Volume & 3D

Properties

Algebra 6

Quadratics

Statistics 3

Averages &

Continuous Data

Geometry 5

Transformations

and Similarity

Science*

(AQA)

Cells, Atomic Structure, the Periodic

Table, Bonding and Energy

Organisation, Rate and Particle Model of

Matter

Bioenergetics, Energy Changes, Earth’s

Atmosphere and Electricity

History

(Eduqas)

Mysteries Germany 1919-

1991

Germany 1919-

1991

Germany 1919-

1991

USA 1910-1929 USA 1910-1929

Geography

(AQA)

Climate and

Change

Sustainable

Development

Resource

management

Rivers

Intro +

Ecosystems

Tropical

Rainforests

Hot Deserts Y9 Exams Period

Revision

New Forest

Practice Fieldwork

New Forest

Practice

Fieldwork

Religious

Education

(GCSE) AQA

Peace and

Conflict

Peace and Conflict Buddhist Beliefs Buddhist Beliefs Crime and

Punishment

Crime and

Punishment

Religion

Philosophy

and Ethics

(All)

Prejudice and

Justice

Prejudice and

Justice

Sanctity of Life Sanctity of Life Poverty Poverty

Economics

(AQA)

Intro to

Economics,

Cost/benefit,

supply and

demand

Labour markets,

financial system

Limitations of the

market, trade

Government

objectives

Project and

revision

Exam,

development,

exchange rates

PSHE Digital

Addiction

Healthy

Eating and

Mental

Health

Drug and Alcohol

Awareness & FGM

Sex and Relationships Citizenship

Design and

Technology

*

(Eduqas)

Students will rotate through the core material areas of the Design and Technology GCSE.

These include units of work on Polymers, Fibres and fabrics, Timbers, Metals, Sustainability, Mechanical systems,

Anthropometrics and papers and boards.

Food

Preparation

and

Nutrition

(Eduqas)

Food hygiene

Nutrition

Eatwell Guide

Planning

meals

Commodities:

Fruit & Vegetables

Commodities:

Fruit & Vegetables

Commodities:

Cereals - bread

Commodities:

Pasta, Pastry

Fake-away

Products

reducing fat and

increasing NSP

content

Physical

Education*

(AQA)

Two

Practicals per

week

Rugby Footb

all or Netball

Two Practicals per

week

Rugby Football or

Netball

One Practical per

week

Badminton Table

Tennis or

Basketball

One Practical per

week

Badminton Table

Tennis or

Basketball

Three Practicals

per week

Athletics, Cricket

or Tennis

Three Practicals

per week

Athletics, Cricket

or Tennis

Business

Studies

(Edexcel)

The role of

business

enterprise

and

entrepreneurs

Ownership

Structures

Business

Planning

Business

Aims and

Objectives

Stakeholders

in a business

Setting up a

business project

Marketing

Market research

Market

segmentation

The marketing

mix

Design a

breakfast product

project

The role of

Human Resources

Organisational

Structures

Recruitment and

Selection

Motivation and

retention

Communication

Training and

development

Planning for work

project

Revision for Year

9 Exams

Technology in

Production

Project

Production

processes

Quality of Goods

and Services

Health and

Social Care

Human

lifespan

development

Healthy lifestyles

and infection

prevention

Individual rights

in HSC & how to

care

Human body

systems and care

of disorders

Creative and

therapeutic

activities

Understanding

behaviour

(BTEC Edexcel) through

criminology and

psychology

Computer

Science

(OCR)

Computer

Hardware

and

Operating

Systems

Systems

Architecture,

Memory,

Storage,

Cloud

Storage &

Operating

Systems

Python

Programming

Programming

Techniques, Key

Terms,

Debugging & Data

Types

Networks

Wired and

Wireless

networks,

Network

Topologies, WiFi

& Ethernet

1 Lesson of

Programming per

fortnight

Data

Representation

Images, Sound,

Characters,

Compression,

Binary/Hex

1 Lesson of

Programming per

fortnight

Networks

Internet, Virtual,

Networks,

Protocols, Layerin

g & Packet

Switching

1 Lesson of

Programming per

fortnight

Computational

Logic & IDEs

Logic gates,

Boolean

operators,

Computing-

related

mathematics

& Use of IDEs in

programming

1 Lesson of

Programming per

fortnight

Art (AQA) Layers Layers Sense of Place Sense of Place Formal Elements Formal Elements

Photography

(AQA)

Layers Layers Sense of Place Sense of Place Word and Image Word and Image

Dance

(AQA)

Physical Skills Introduction to

Performance in

Duet/Trio on

Captive

Performance in

Duet/Trio

(Performance just

after Feb half

term)

Set Phrase Shift

Intro to

Choreography

Set Phrase Shift

Choreography

Stimulus Selection

Group

Choreography

Drama

(AQA)

Key Skills and

Physical

Theatre

Devised Unit

Mock unit based

on Component 2

working from a

number of

different stimuli

Script work

Focusing on

rehearsing and

blocking

Script work

Performance

using exam

criteria

Focus on the

written paper

section C

Practitioners:

Frantic

Assembly, Brecht

and Stanislavski

Media

Studies

(AQA)

Narrative

Theories and

animation

Mise-en-scene

and set design

Audience

gratification and

demographics

Star Theory and

Institutions

Newspapers and

Magazine

production

NEA Practice

Music

(AQA)

Arts Award

Bronze:

Part A:

Skills

Challenge

Part B:

Be the

Audience

Arts Award

Bronze:

Part D:

Sharing Skills

Part C:

Arts Inspiration

AOS1:

The Western

Classical Tradition

Intro to Baroque,

Classical,

Romantic.

Group

performance

skills.

Theme and

Variation

composition

AOS2:

Popular Music

Rock/Pop

Listening

Preparation for

Year 9 evening of

music- solo and

group

performances

Songwriting-

riffs/chord

sequences/

melody/ lyric

writing

AOS3:

Traditional Music

Blues, Reggae,

Samba

Context/Research,

listening and

group

performances

Musical Elements

AOS4:

Western Classical

since 1910

Listening and

intro to 20th-

century styles.

Minimalist

composition task

on Sibelius

Musical

Elements

Spanish

(AQA)

Bridging

module

Free Time & New

Technologies

A visit abroad Health Media

French

(AQA)

Bridging

module

Free Time Media A Visit Abroad

German

(AQA)

Bridging

module

A School Trip Arranging to go out School

Year 10 Overview

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Subject

ExamBoards

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1

Summer 2

English

(AQA)

A Christmas

Carol and

Language Paper

1

A Christmas

Carol and

Language

Paper 1

Macbeth and

Language

Paper 2

Macbeth and

Language

Paper 2

Conflict &

Power Poetry

and Language

Paper 1 & 2

Conflict & Power

Poetry and

Language Paper

1 & 2

Maths

(Edexcel)

Algebra and

numbers

Algebra and

Geometry

Mock Papers

Geometry and

Algebra

Statistics, Ratio

and Proportion

Geometry

Revision,

Probability

Science*

(AQA)

Infection and Response, Chemical

Changes, Radiation and Forces A

Inheritance, Variation, Evolution,

Quantitative Chemistry and Forces

B

Ecology and Waves

History

(Eduqas)

USA 1910-1929 USA 1910-

1929

The

Elizabethan

Age

The

Elizabethan

Age

The

Elizabethan

Age

Changes in

Health and

Medicine over

time

Geography

(AQA)

Urban Issues

and Challenges

Weather and

Climate

Mock Exam

and Tectonics

Practice Issue

Evaluation and

Coasts

Coasts

Fieldwork

The Challenge of

Resource

Management

and Water

Religious

Education

(AQA)

Christian Beliefs Christian

Beliefs

Human Rights Human Rights Buddhist

Practices

Buddhist

Practices

Design and

Technology

(Eduqas)

Students will work on a short rotation of units including Energy, Control and Electronics.

The students will then complete a mock NEA in preparation for their GCSE NEA.

Towards the end of Year 10 students will start the GCSE NEA (Non examination assessment).

Food

Preparation

and

Nutrition

(Eduqas)

Students will spend the year developing knowledge and understanding of the remaining commodities

(Cereals, Dairy, Eggs, Meats, Poultry and Fish) and developing practical skills.

Students will also work on mock NEA tasks.

Physical

Education*

(AQA)

Two practicals

per week

Rugby Football

and Netball

Two practicals

per week

Rugby

Football and

Netball

One Practical

per week

Badminton

Table Tennis

or Basketball

One Practical

per week

Badminton

Table Tennis or

Basketball

Two Practicals

per week

Athletics,

Cricket or

Tennis

Two Practicals

per week

Athletics, Cricket

or Tennis

Business

Studies

(Edexcel)

The role of

Finance Sources

of Finance

Revenue, Cost

and Profit

Break Even

Analysis

Cash Flow

Forecasting

Profit and

Loss Accounts

Balance

Sheets Ratio

Analysis

Tenner

Challenge

Smoothie Bar

Project

Coca Cola

Year 10 Exam

Revision

Employment

Law

The sales

Process and

Business

Location

Business

Growth

Ethical and

Environmental

Considerations

Revise for BET

test

Real

Challenge

Customer

Service

Consumer Law

Computing

(OCR)

Algorithms

Computational

Thinking,

Algorithms

(searching &

sorting),

Pseudocode &

flowcharts

1 Lesson of

Programming

per fortnight

Systems

Software &

Translators

Operating

Systems,

Utility

software,

Translators &

IDEs

1 Lesson of

Programming

per fortnight

Ethical &

Legal Issues

Ethical and

cultural

issues,

Environmental

and Legal

issues & Open

source v

proprietary

software

1 Lesson of

Programming

per fortnight

Revision

Revision to

cover all

previous

content ready

for BET

assessment

1 Lesson of

Programming

per fortnight

Robust

Programs

How to design

strong and

robust

programs,

How to test

programs&

How to

identify errors

in programs

1 Lesson of

Programming

per fortnight

Advanced

Python

Programming

File handling,

SQL & Functions

Art/

Photography

(AQA)

Structure and

Form

Structure and

Form

Structure and

Form

Identity Identity Identity

Dance

(AQA)

Group

Choreography

(Performance

this term)

Set Phrase

Breathe

Introduction

to

Performance

in Duet/Trio

on Shadows

Set Phrases

Shift &

Breathe

Performance

in Duet/Trio

on Shadows

Choreography

Performance in

Duet/Trio on

Shadows

(Performance

just after Feb

half term)

Set Phrases

and Group

Choreography

PPE Performance

Group

Choreography

Set Phrases

Drama

(AQA)

Blood Brothers Devised Unit Focus on

section C of

the written

paper

Focus on

Section A and B

of the written

paper

Script Start Devised

Unit ready for

performance

Autumn term of

Year 11

Media

Studies

(AQA)

Vloggers, online

and Video games

TV Dramas Advertising

and Music

Videos

Magazines and

Film Production

Newspapers

and Radio

NEA start

Music

(AQA)

AOS1:

Western Classical

Tradition

Solo

Performance

Theory and

Developing

Composition

Skills

AOS1:

Western

Classical

Tradition

Solo

Performance

Theory and

Developing

Composition

Skills

AOS2:

Popular Music

Free

Composition

Ensemble

Performance

Skills

AOS2: Popular

Music

Free

Composition

Ensemble

Performance

Skills

AOS3:

Traditional

Music

Free

Composition

Solo

Performance

AOS3:

Traditional Music

Free

Composition

Solo

Performance

French

(AQA)

Family

Relationships

Home Health Holidays Festivals

German

(AQA)

Holidays Future Plans Environment A visit abroad

Spanish

(AQA)

Family

Relationships

Home Environment Holidays and Festivals

Health and

Social Care

(BTEC Edexcel)

Human lifespan

development

Understanding

growth and

development

Coping with life Continued

Year 11 Overview

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Subject

(Exam Boards)

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

English

Language

(AQA)

Paper 1

Revision

Focus on:

Exam technique

Expression

SPAG

Structure

Context

AOs explicit

Exam timings

Practice

questions

Paper 2 revision

Focus on:

Exam technique

Expression

SPAG

Structure

Context

AOs explicit

Exam timings

Practice

questions

Paper 1

Revision

Focus on:

Exam technique

Expression

SPAG

Structure

Context

AOs explicit

Exam timings

Practice

questions

Paper 2 revision

Focus on:

Exam technique

Expression

SPAG

Structure

Context

AOs explicit

Exam timings

Practice

questions

Exam

Preparation-all

exams

Differentiated

per class’s

performance

over last year

Exams

Paper 1

w/c 17th Sep

Paper 2

w/c 29th

October

English

Literature

(AQA)

A Christmas

Carol

Macbeth

revision

Paper 1 w/c 8th

Oct

Poetry/An

Inspector Calls

revision

Paper 2 w/c

29th Oct

A Christmas

Carol/Macbeth

revision

Poetry/An

Inspector

Calls revision

Exam

preparation -all

exams

Exam

Maths

(Edexcel)

Algebra and

Numbers

Geometry Mock

Papers

Geometry,

Statistics and

Algebra

Statistics, Ratio

and Proportion

Geometry Paper

1

Revision,

Probability

Paper 2 and 3

Science*

(AQA)

Homeostasis, Organic Chemistry,

Chemical Analysis, Magnetism and

Space

Using

Resources

REVISION REVISION and

Exams

History

(Eduqas)

Changes in

Health and

Medicine over

time

Changes in

Health and

Medicine over

time

REVISION REVISION REVISION and

Exams

Geography

(AQA)

Rivers Economic

Change

Human

Fieldwork

Revision Exams

Religious

Education

(GCSE)

(AQA)

Religion and

Life

Religion and

Life

Christian

Practices

Christian

Practices

Revision and

Exams

Economics

(AQA)

Government

goals of

macroeconomic

policy

Instruments of

government

policy and

market

limitations

International

trade and

globalisation

Revision Exams

Design and

Technology

(Eduqas)

The majority of the year will be spent completing the GCSE NEA. The remainder of the year will be spent revising for

the public examination.

Food

Preparation

and Nutrition

(Eduqas)

Students will spend the majority of the year completing 2 NEA tasks, one an investigation task will be completed in the

Autumn term, the second will be completed in the Winter term.

After the two NEAs are completed, students will be preparing for the public examination.

Physical

Education*

(AQA)

Two practicals

per week

Rugby Football

and Netball

Analysis of

Performance

Two practicals

per week

Badminton

Table Tennis or

Basketball

Practical

Assessment

Revision

techniques and

exam

preparation

Business

Studies

(Edexcel)

The economic

Climate

Globalisation

The

interdependent

nature of

business

Year 11 Exam

Revision for

final PPEs -

paper 1 and

paper 2

Revision of

topics from

PPEs

Revision for

final GCSEs -

teach each

other, games,

quizzes

Final Exam

Revision

Exam

Technique

EXAMS EXAMS

Computing

(OCR)

NEA

Programming

Project

20 timetabled

hours to

undertake the

programming

project

Revision 1

lesson per

fortnight

NEA

Programming

Project

20 timetabled

hours to

undertake the

programming

project

Revision 1

lesson per

fortnight

Systems

Software

Ethical & Legal

Issues Revision

Systems

Software,

Ethical issues,

Environmental

and Legal

issues

Algorithms

Translators

Revision

Translators and

facilities of

languages &

Standard search

and sort

algorithms

Revision &

EXAMS

EXAMS

Art/

Photography

(AQA)

Mock Exam Mock Exam GCSE

Visual Arts

Exam

GCSE

Visual Arts

Exam

Refine

Coursework

Dance

(AQA)

Performance in

Duet/Trio on

Shadows

Choreography -

Stimulus

exploration

Choreography

PPE Exam in all

areas except

group

performance

Set Phrases

Exam 31st

Jan/1st Feb

Choreography

Choreography

Exam

Drama

(AQA)

Devised Unit

continued

Devised

Performance

Script Script Theory Revision

Media

Studies

(AQA)

NEA Production

Completion

Exam Practice

and Close Study

Product Recap

Exam Practice

and Close Study

Product Recap

Revision and

exam practice

for Paper 1 and

Paper 2

Revision and

exam

practice forPaper

1 and Paper 2

EXAM

Music

(AQA)

AOS4: Western

Classical

Post 1910

Brief

Composition

Ensemble

Performance

AOS1: Revision

Brief

Composition

Ensemble

Performance

AOS2: Revision

Revision of

Study Pieces

Brief

Composition

AOS3: Revision

ALL

COURSEWORK

COMPLETE

Exam Prep

Revision of all

AOS and exam

preparation

Revision of all

AOS and

exam

preparation

French

(AQA)

Speaking

Preparation

School World of Work Environment Revision

German

(AQA)

Holidays Future Plans Environment Revision

Spanish

(AQA)

Speaking Preparation School World of Work Revision

Health and

Social Care

(BTEC Edexcel)

Health and wellbeing Continued Care values in

HSC services

Continued