YEAR  7                                                                               KEY STAGE 3      Curriculum Overview / Long Term Planning  2009/10

AUTUMN TERM

SPRING TERM

SUMMER TERM

Literacy

·       Getting to know your pupils

NFER reading tests * Blackwell Spelling testing.

Expectations for English Lessons. Reviewing your Reading  Introducing a Peer.

·         Continuation of Boy  transition unit

       (Revision of all types of writing)

·         Goodnight Mr Tom

        (Class reader incorporating many skills

         especially Narrative reading & writing)

·         News project

       (A multimedia journalism unit)

·         The play of ‘Flour Babies’

·         Reader – ‘’Skellig’

·         Poetry – William Blake

Mathematics

·         Number-numbers and number names

·         Place value and rounding

·         The four operations

·         Shape, space and measure-types of shape

·         Symmetry

·         Number-negative numbers

·         Handling data-coordinates and graphs

·       Using and making tables and charts

·         Number-calculations

·         Powers and roots

·         Fractions, decimals and percentages

·         Algebra-formulae

·         Equations

·         Shape and space-angles and angle relationships

·         Number and Algebra-multiples and factors

·         Patterns and sequences

·         Shape, space and measure-length and weight

·         Measuring

·         Time, timetables and calendars

·         Perimeters and areas

·         Volume and capacity

·         Handling data-averages

·         Probability

Science

·      Solar System

·      Particles

·      Cells and Organs

·         Reproduction

·         Chemical Reactions and Their Patterns

·         Energy and Electricity

·     Forces

·      Variation, Adaptation and Behaviour

ICT

2 term rotation

Finding, searching and selecting information

·         Internet research

·         Information reliability, validity and bias

Structuring, combining and refining information

·         Multimedia production

·         Leaflet design

·         Web design

·         Using HTML

Controlling events

Collecting, analysing and interpreting data

·         Searching databases

·         Constructing and developing databases

·         Entering data

·         Analysing data

Developing ideas and making things happen

·         Spreadsheet modelling

·         Game making

  YEAR  7                                                                               KEY STAGE 3      Curriculum Overview / Long Term Planning 2009/10

AUTUMN TERM

SPRING TERM

SUMMER TERM

ART

Termly rotation

·   Landscape and Illustration                                                   Ongoing circuit group – repeat Autumn

·   Self-portraits (abstract)

FRENCH

·   Revising personal information

·   Talking about other people

·   Leisure Activites

·   Going out

·   Future Plans

·   Holidays

·   Daily Routines

·   Going out - Cinema

·   Holidays

·   (Future Tense)

·   A special day out

·   Body

GEOGRAPHY

·   Map Skills

·   Tourism – Focusing on the EU

·   Settlement and Crime – Local Area

HISTORY

·         Medieval Realms                                                                              The Black People of America

MUSIC

2 term rotation

·   Gamelan Music (Cyclic Patterns)

-  Javanese gamelan instruments and culture

  -  Subdivision of beats within cyclic patterns

  -  performing in time with awareness of others parts

·   Hooks and Riffs

-  groove form song

-  use of music technology

-  Baroque ground bass

-  20^th Century minimalism

·   Optional choice

·    Form and Structure

      -  temary form, rondo form

      -  looping

      -  beat-boxing

      -  performing in time with others

·     Indian Music

      -  Culture and instruments

      -  raga and tala

      -   music to tell a story     

DRAMA

2 term rotation

·   Different aspects of drama

·   Group work with scripts

·   Role of language

·   Role play – ‘hot seat’

·   Analysing and evaluation of performances

·   Exploring in role

·   Producing scripts and performing

·   Extending speech into accents

·   Incorporating evaluation

PE/Games

·   Dance, Gymnastics and Fitness

·   Netball, Football, Lacrosse, Rugby and Short Tennis

·   Badminton and Health related Fitness

·   Basketball, Lacrosse, Football, and Table Tennis

·  Athletics

·  Rounders, Cricket and Tennis

PHSCE

·   Self Awareness

·   What is a friend?

·   Young people and the law

·   Personal indentities - emotions

·   Financial capability  - Managing money

·   Gambling

·   Healthy lifestyles

·   Smoking and Health

·   Sex education and health

·   Gender bias

·   The global community

RE

·   Jesus – why does he matter to Christians today?

·   What does it mean to be a Sikh

·   Who made my jeans.

Des & Tech

Food Tech.
Termly rotation

Design and make Fairground rides                                                                                Structures:   Design and test a roof truss

·         Investigate food hygiene                                                                                     •   Healthy Eating

    To include:  Burgers, Sausage Plait                                                                                 To include: Cereal Bars

                      Scone Production