The National Curriculum This two- year programme of study offers pupils with an introduction to the essential knowledge that they need to be educated

citizens. As well as teaching the Core Subjects; Math’s, English and Science. Pupil’s gain knowledge , understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum such as Humanities ( History, Geography and Religious Education), Seal, PHSCE, Art, Physical Education, Life Skills and Careers& Enterprise.

Our Curriculum not only provides the academic element but we also know how important Social, Emotional and Behavioural skills are within school, the home and community life. We believe emotional health and well- being is just as important as their educational pathway allowing for effective learning and good social skills.

We believe they are fundamental to school improvement. Children with these skills and who are educated in a supportive and nurturing environment are able to become effective, successful and Independent learners.

The Programmes of Study

Year 1 Year 2

1 Warhorse 1 A Monster Calls

2 Diary of Anne Frank 2 A kestrel for a Knave

3 Frankenstein 3 Poetry new and old

4 Romeo and Juliet 4 Jekyll and Hyde

5 Skellig 5 Of Mice and Men

6 The Outsiders 6 Stone Cold

National Curriculum KS3 – AB Year 1Year 7 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2Theme War Survival Horror Relationships Life and Death Crime & PunishmentEnglish Warhorse Diary of Anne Frank

(book/film)Frankenstein Blood Brothers/

Romeo & JulietSkellig The Outsiders

Maths Number & number systemsCalculating

Counting & comparingVisualising shapesAlgebra

Fractions, decimals & percentages (FDP)Proportional reasoning Patterns

Measuring space AnglesFDP

FDPEquationsCalculating space

Mathematical movementData

ScienceBiologyPhysicsChemistry

Sexual reproduction in animals

To describe the changes from fertilisation to birth

To describe the menstrual cycle

To know the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems.

To understand how mammals get pregnant.

To explain sexual

Muscles and bones & health

To know the similarities and differences between light waves and waves in matter

To explain what refraction is

To explain how images are formed in a mirror

To explain how the eye works

To describe how primary colours of light combine to make secondary colours

Acids and alkalis

To describe some uses of neutralisation reactions

To understand the difference between an acid and an alkali

To use the reactivity series to make predictions about reactions of metals.

To use the pH scale

The particle model

To use ideas about particles to explain the properties of a substance in its three states (solid, liquid, gas).

To describe differences in the three states of matter using the particle model.

To use the particle model to explain boiling.

To use the

Mixtures and separation

To describe some methods of separation to obtain pure substances from mixtures.

To recover a solvent from solution using simple distillation.

To use simple techniques to separate mixtures.

Ecosystems

To understand that organisms compete for resources.

To be able to explain variation.

To know that living organisms show variation.

To understand why most food changes begin with a plant.

I understand why food chains and food webs exist in the environment

intercourse and fertilisation.

To describe some uses of neutralisation reactions

To understand the difference between an acid and an alkali

To use the reactivity series to make predictions about reactions of metals.

To use the pH scale when classifying solutions as acidic, alkaline or neutral.

To explain rusting in terms of oxidation and know how rusting can be controlled.

To know what a catalyst does.

To understand how light is reflected from plain surfaces and that white light can be dispersed to give a range of colours.

Atoms, elements and compounds

To explain the differences between elements, compounds, atoms and mixtures

To compare chemical reactions to physical reactions.

To describe chemical and physical changes and how new materials can be made.

To write word equations for common reactions.

To compare exothermic and endothermic reactions

when classifying solutions as acidic, alkaline or neutral.

To explain rusting in terms of oxidation and know how rusting can be controlled.

To know what a catalyst does.

particle model to explain gas pressure

To use particle diagrams to explain the effect of temperature.

Forces

To explain what forces do

To describe how forces deform objects

To evaluate how to reduce drag and friction

To understand the relationship between applied force, the area over which it acts and the resulting pressure.

To use a force arrow in a diagram

To know that moment is the turning effect of a force

To know that force causes resistance in water and air

Electricity

To describe the effect of changing current in an electric circuit

To explain what happens in series and parallel circuits.

To about the different ways we measure the difference in electricity.

To describe common electrostatic phenomenon

To understand that electric current is a flow of charge.

Sound

To contrast the speed of sound with the speed of light.

To describe the link between frequency and pitch.

To analyse ways our hearing can be damaged.

To describe what ultrasound is

To describe transverse and longitudinal waves.

To explain why speed of sound changes in different materials.

To describe the link between loudness and amplitude

To can describe the functions of parts of the ear.

To know that force is measured in Newtons

To know that gravity is a force

To know about different non-contact forces: gravity; magnetic, static electricity

PE Invasion Games Health and Fitness Gymnastics Dance Striking and Fielding games

Athletics

History Introduction to History:

What is History?

Chronology and timelines

Using sources and bias

Usefulness of sources

Tollund Man Sources

Tollund Man Interpretations

Murder Investigation – Ian Townsend

Stone Age to Iron

The Battle of Hastings: The contenders

for the throne. The Battle of

Hastings. How did William

win? How did William

take control? How did William

use castles? What was the

Domesday book? The Feudal

System Thomas Beckett

Murder

Castles

Changes in castle design over time.

Medicine through time:

Pre HistoricEgyptiansGreeks

The Plague and Medieval medicine

Galen/ Harvey

Advances in Medicine

Birth of the NHS and modern day medicine

Development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509 – 1745

The English Civil War:

What kind of king was Charles?

Why did parliament and Charles fall out?

Who was to blame?

Which side to fight for?

America and the 1930’s:

The Great Depression of the 1930’s

The “American Dream”

Migrant workers and living/working conditions

Civil Rights Movement, Racism and Segregation

Martin Luther

Crime and Punishment through time:

Capital crimes. Prison ships. Transportation. Debtors’ prisons. Forced Labour. The Crank and treadmill. Elizabeth Fry and prison reform.The introduction of the Police Force? Why was Jack the Ripper able to escape capture?

Age:

1. Introduction: What does Prehistory Mean?2. Cave Art Adventures: Wasn’t the Stone Age just a bunch of cavemen?3. Examining the Evidence: What kind of sourcestell us about the Stone Age?4. Neolithic Farmers: What was life like at Skara Brae?5. Better than Stone: What was so good about bronze?6. Burying the Past: What do grave goods tell us about the Bronze Age?7. No Place Like Home:

Changes in methods for attacking castles.

Sieges.

Interconnection between changes in defence and attack. Changing technology, and how this eventually leads to the demise of castle building.

And/or

A Local History Project- Conisbrough Castle:

1. Intro – Chronology of CC

2. Positioning & Sitting of CC

3. Building Conisbrough Castle

4. Defences of CC5. Everyday life at

Conisbrough Castle

Why did parliament win?

Religion, Power, Money and Taxes

Divine Right

Catholics, Protestants and Puritans

King and Malcolm X

What was life like at an Iron Age hill fort?8. Picturing the Iron Age:What was Iron Age art like?9. Summing Up: What have we learned about this period of history?

And/Or

Who were the Romans and where did they come from?The story of Romulus and Remus.

The development of Rome from city to Empire

How was Rome governed? How powerful were the Emperors.

How was the Army organised?How did the Army keep control?

Who was Boudicca and what did she do?

How was the Empire supplied?What was Romanisation?

What were the Romans like at home?Explore FoodRole of womenEducation.Housing.

Were the Romans a civilised race?Examine: EntertainmentSlaveryReligionTechnology

Why did the Empire Decline?

What was the Roman Legacy?

Geography The Living World: Ecosystems Tropical

rainforests

Passport to the World!The Changing Economic World:

The development

Challenges in the Human Environment:

The Urban World

Life on the Edge!The challenges of Natural Hazards:

Natural

Physical Landscapes in the UK:

Coastal

The Challenge of Resource Management:

Resource Management

(Malaysia) Hot Deserts Cold

Environments

gap Nigeria – A newly

emerging economy

The changing UK economy

Urban change in the UK

Urban sustainability

hazards Tectonic

Hazards Weather

hazards Climate

change

River Or

Glacial

Food Management Water management Energy Management

Art Paul Nash VS Wilheim Sketch booksEnglish theme based using a range of mediaAnalyse and evaluate

JournalsTopic based using a range of materialsAnalyse and evaluate

Sketch booksTopic based using a range of mediaAnalyse and evaluate

Other mediaHistory of art, craft, design, architecture

JournalsTopic based using a range of materialsAnalyse and evaluate

MFLMusic Musical Theatre

Expressive MusicElements of Music

Keyboard Musical Rudiments and Technical Terms

SRE Feelings and emotions Self Esteem

Being Safe/saying No Changing Body/Puberty

Babies and Reproduction

STI & Disease Relationships

D&T/ Life Skills

- Cooking and Nutrition

- Around the home

- DIY

DIYTopic basedDesign, Make, EvaluateUsing wood

Cooking and nutrition – healthy diet-Source and seasonality

Around the HomeDesign, Make, Evaluate Using fabric/ wool

Cooking and nutrition-healthy diet -Source and seasonality

DIYTopic basedDesign, Make, EvaluateUnderstand developments in design and technology.

Cooking and nutrition -healthy diet-Source and seasonality

Computing History ProjectPSHCE Health and Well -

beingHealth and Well -being Relationships Living in the

Wider WorldRE What uses do humans make of nature and

animals? (Buddhism, Christianity)What is sacred about Christianity? Citizenship

National Curriculum KS3 – AB Year 2

Year 2 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2Theme Coming of Age Survival War Good vs Evil Power/Poverty-America Homelessne

ssEnglish A Monster Calls A kestrel for

a knave(book/film)

Poetry: old and new Jekyll and Hide

Macbeth or Of Mice and Men Stone Cold(book)

Maths Number & number systemsCalculating

Visualising and constructing Understanding riskAlgebrareasoning

Fractions, decimals and percentagesProportional Pattern sniffing

AnglesFractions, decimals and percentagesSolving equations

Calculating spaceAlgebra

Understanding riskData

ScienceBiologyPhysicsChemistry

Food and digestion

To understand why we need a balanced diet.

To describe the functions of the main organs in the digestive system.

To know the content of a healthy human diet: carbohydrates, lipids (fats and oils), proteins, vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and water, and why each is needed

To understand the digestive system in humans and can use appropriate scientific terminology to describe it.

To calculate the energy requirements in a healthy diet

Plants and reproduction

To compare differences between wind and insect pollinated plants.

To name and label the main structures in flowers.

To describe fertilisation in plants and flowers.

Breathing and respiration

Cellular Respiration

To recall the word equation for aerobic respiration.

To understand the respiratory systems in humans and can use scientific terminology to describe it.

To recall a word equation for anaerobic respiration.

To relate a model of the lungs to breathing.

To describe how gases enter and leave leaves.

To explain the mechanics of breathing.

To explain gas exchange across alveoli.

Unicellular organisms

To know the structural adaptations of some unicellular organisms

To understand how decomposition works

Genetics and evolution.

To know where genes are found in a cell.

To describe the important stages of evolution by natural selection.

To know that living organisms show variation.

To know what chromosomes, genes and DNA are.

To draw a diagram of DNA

Growing our food

To understand how plants make carbohydrates in their leaves by photosynthesis

To write a word equation for photosynthesis.

To list how a leaf is adapted for photosynthe

Fluids

To explain some physical reactions that occur when heating and cooling fluids.

To explain why some thing’s float and others sink.

To know what streamlining is.

To know some effects of pressure in fluids.

The periodic table

To describe how repeating patterns in the elements led to the development in the periodic table.

To describe the properties of metals and non-metals

To explain rusting in terms of oxidation and know how rusting can be controlled.

Energy

To describe energy conversions in terms of the principle of the conversation of energy.

To distinguish between temperature and thermal energy.

To recall that energy sources are ultimately dependant on the Sun’s energy.

To explain the process of energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation.

To identify a variety of energy sources.

To the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

Environment & Rocks

To describe the composition of the atmosphere.

To describe the importance of ozone.

To be able to relate carbon dioxide levels to global warming

To know how humans can impact on carbon dioxide levels.

To describe changes in the rock cycle.

To summarise the carbon cycle.

Motion

To describe speed, distance and time.

To represent a journey on a distance-time graph

To calculate the average speed from measurements of distance and time.

To describe the effects of friction on moving objects.

sis.

To know that plants need mineral salts.

Earth in space

To explain changes in day length I can explain seasonal changes

To explain changes in the elevation of the sun.

To analyse data about planets in the solar system to explain day and night and why we have seasons.

To recall the properties of

To say why humans affect the carbon cycle.

To say why recycling can reduce a products carbon footprint.

electromagnets

To know about gravity forces.

To describe the properties of magnets.

To describe how day, night and year length are caused by the movement of the earth.

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PE Invasion Game OAA Gymnastics Net and Wall Games

Striking and Fielding game Athletics

Humanities - Geography

Extreme Environments:

What are extreme environments?Why is it so cold?GlaciersThe coldest place on earth- AntarcticaAntarctica Fact File- ICTWhy is it so hot?DesertificationCase study – The Sahara Desert

Natural Hazards:Structure of the earthPlate tectonicsDestructive plate boundariesConstructive

Energy

EnergyRenewable energyDisasters and energyCrude oilResearch task ICT- OilDubaiFrackingWind Energy 1

Developme nt gap:

What is development?Which areas are most developed?Poverty in

Globalisation:

GlobalisationWhere do our clothes come from?Why are our clothes made in different countries?What is a sweatshop?Made in ChinaBehind the swoosh ( Nike)Production chains

China:

Introduction to ChinaWhat is China like?Describing and explaining China

The hottest place on earth- Death ValleyWater in extreme environments?Climate change and the ArcticDoes the UK have extreme environments?

and conservative plate boundariesVolcanoesMt St HelensMt VesuviusWhy live near a volcano?EarthquakesMeasuring earthquakesKobe, JapanTsunamiJapanese tsunami 2001Formation of a tropical stormHurricane KatrinaComparing MEDC and LEDC disasters

Wind Energy 2Solar energyNuclear energyClimate change

the UKReducing the impactThe trade gameTop down vs bottom up aidPoland vs the UKThe growing gapDo we need money to be happy?Should the Super rich help?International efforts to reduce global inequalitiesConservation swaps or debt for nature swapsFairtrade

Fair sharesTransnational corporations(TNCs)Is globalisation a good thing?CoffeeTrade Game

How is China changing?Made in ChinaIndustry problems and solutionsFake goodsOne child policyConsumers in ChinaThree Gorgs DamContrasting ChinaIs China an LEDC or a MEDC?CommunismHistory of ChinaSustainable ChinaEnvironmental issues

Humanities - History

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 – present day.WW1

The main causes of World War I: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism. War Plans: the

Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain 1745 – 1901

The Slave Trade;

The Trans

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 – present day.

WW2

World War II at Home:

Schlieffen Plan and Plan Seventeen. Assassination at Sarajevo ‐ Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?

Recruitment in World War I: Why did so many British men volunteer to fight at the start of World War One? How did posters try to persuade young man to volunteer?

Trench Warfare: The key aspects of fighting in a trench warfare situation including types of weapons, duties, forms of entertainment and conditions. Medical developments during wartime. Assessment

The Battle of the Somme: What was the difference between the plan and the reality?

Wave attacks. Underground mines. Creeping bombardment. “Dud” shells. Assessment

The impact of warfare on soldiers: Soldiers ‘Shot at Dawn’ and those suffering from shell shock.

The End of World War I: An examination of the key reasons why World War I ended, concentrating o

Atlantic Slave Trade: What was the slave trade? How did the empires of the European powers make slavery possible? How did some places benefit from the slave trade, e.g. Liverpool, Bristol? Triangular trade. What was the Middle Passage? How were slaves transported from /to their new home? Were slaves well treated during the journey?

Assessment

Life on the Plantations: Was there any way in which slaves could gain freedom? How did a slave auction work? Were slaves who were family and friends kept together? How hard were slaves workedon plantations?

The Abolition of the Slave Trade: Did everybody want the slav

Evacuation in World War II. What were the effects of Evacuation on wartime and post war‐ British society? What experiences did Evacuees have? What was the ‘Spirit of the Blitz’? Why were the Nazis unable to defeat the British? How did Winston Churchill contribute to British victory during World War II?

World War II in Europe: Why is the Battle of Dunkirk interpreted in different ways? What made Hitler decide to attack the USSR in 1941?Why did the attack not go to plan? What is so significant about the Battle of Stalingrad? Why was the attack on Northern France a turning point in the war? What went wrong for the Nazis between the Battle of Stalingrad and the end of the war? Why did Adolf Hitler end his life in April 1945?

n: the Ludendorff Plan, the Hindenburg Line, the abdication of Wilhelm, the Armistice

e trade to end? Who were proabolitionists? Who were antiabolitionists?

The Ku Klux Klan: Who supported the KKK? What were their main activities and rituals? How did the KKK encourage the Great Migration north?

Civil Rights Movement: What caused the Civil Rights movement? How did the Civil Rights Movement challenge segregation and racism? What was the Civil Rights Act and What was its impact on African American Civil Rights?

World War II in the Atlantic: Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour in December 1941? How did America React to the attack? Were the Americans morally right to drop a nuclear bomb on Hiroshim and Nagasaki?

The Holocaust:

A special extended study of the Holocaust, concentrating on the experiences of those who suffered during this most brutal of period

Art Sketch booksTopic based using a range of mediaAnalyse and evaluate

JournalsTopic based using a range of materialsAnalyse and evaluate

Other mediaHistory of art, craft, design, architecture

JournalsTopic based using a range of materialsAnalyse and evaluate

Other mediaHistory of art, craft, design, architecture

Sketch booksTopic based using a range of mediaAnalyse and evaluate

D&T Topic based Cooking and Topic based Cooking and Topic based Cooking and

Design, Make, EvaluateUsing wood

nutrition – healthy dietCooking savoury dishes

Design, Make, EvaluateUsing fabric

nutrition - Seasonality

Design, Make, EvaluateUsing computing. Mechanics/ electrics in products.

nutrition – Where food comes from

Music Ground Bass - Percussion African Music

Words and Music Melodic writing/ Binary form

MFL FrenchIntroduction and general KnowledgeWhere I liveFood and opinionsLeisure options

SRE Feelings and emotions Self Esteem

Being Safe/saying No

Changing Body/Puberty Babies and Reproduction

STI & Disease Relationships

Computing PSHCE Health and Well -being Relationships Living in the Wider WorldRE What is scared about Sikhism? Where do we belong? (Sikhism, Islam) How can you express spiritual or religious

concepts through the arts? (Christianity, Sikhism)