Year 8/9
Year 8/9 Overarching Themes and Topics
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Autumn 1 |
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Spring 1 |
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Communication and languages (reading, writing, communication)
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Novel Unit: Fiction Linked to World War 1 Letter Writing Description War Horse Where the Poppies Grow
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WW1 - Diaries and Recounts Information Leaflets Posters
Adverts and Media
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Journeys & Travel writing
Non-chronological reports and factual, informative writing
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Poetry Unit
Narrative Poetry: The Highwayman
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Dramatic Conventions A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opportunities
Experience a play in performance which may be live or recorded and read material from/about the play. Participate in discussions Whole books
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Maths Mastery
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Number and Place Value Addition and Subtraction |
Multiplication and Division |
Measurement: including Time and Money Geometry Statistics |
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Understanding the World: History /Geography
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The UK: Changing Population of the UK
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The First World War: Challenges in Britain, Europe and the wider World The First World War |
Fragile Environments Understand how climate and vegetation are connected in a range of biomes, e.g. the tropical rainforest Amazon/ Rainforest |
The Second World War: Challenges in Britain, Europe and the wider World The rise of Hitler and the Holocaust |
Investigating rivers |
A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 Crime and Punishment through history |
Technologies: Science
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Solids, Liquids and Gases
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Cells and Respiration |
Inheritance, Variation and Survival |
Energy and Matter |
Chemical Changes |
Electricity and Magnetism |
Computing |
Online safety |
Algorithms |
3D modelling and Advanced word processing |
Designing, Making and programming robots |
Making Movies Creating, editing and evaluating digital video |
Digital artwork. Using IT tools to add to a digital art portfolio |
Design Technology |
Getting in Gears |
Computer Aided Design |
Electronics 2 |
Pneumatics and Hydraulics |
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PfA: Independent Living Skills
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Domestic Tasks including household tasks and food preparation |
Domestic Tasks including household tasks and food preparation |
Domestic Tasks including household tasks and food preparation |
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Creative Art
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Surrealism Use observation skills to replicate images by well-known artists and explain how their work is similar/different Understands some history of art, styles and major movements can create images in the style of an artist from history Focus artists – Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Grete Stern Medium – mixed media, paint, collage, sketching pencils |
Rainforest Theme Digital Art Mixed media Water-colour Drawing; sketching and ink Medium – mixed media, paint, collage, sketching pencils
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Art: Change your style Picasso / Braque / Leger /Renoir To be informed by the work of an artist and produce work in a similar style.
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Music
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Main Focus: Music Composition Pupils experience elements of composition, performance, listening and appraisal. Perform To work towards singing performance To Use music for wellbeing and low arousal interaction. |
Main Focus: Music Listening Appraisal Pupils experience elements of composition, performance, listening and appraisal. Perform To work towards singing performance To Use music for wellbeing and low arousal interactions |
Main Focus Music Performance and singing Pupils experience elements of composition, performance, listening and appraisal. Perform To work towards singing performance To Use music for wellbeing and low arousal interactions |
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RE & MFL
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What is Creation? Who created the world?
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French – Rigolo 1 Unit 1: Greetings
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What is it like to be a Muslim? What do I believe in?
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French – Rigolo 1 Unit 2 - Numbers and classroom objects |
Ethics and Moral Issues Right and Wrong Good and Evil
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French – Rigolo 1 Unit 3: Parts of the Body |
PfA: Health
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Diet, exercise, lifestyle balance and healthy choices, and first aid
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Respectful relationships Families and parenting, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and relationship changes
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Developing risk management skills, analytical skills and strategies to identify bias: • Managing online presence • Digital and media literacy |
Intimate relationships Relationships and sex education including consent, contraception, the risks of STIs, and attitudes to pornography |
Peer influence, substance use and gangs Healthy and unhealthy friendships, assertiveness, substance misuse, and gang exploitation
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PfA: Community and Inclusion |
How can the media influence people? Media literacy and digital resilience; influences and decision-making; online safety
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Discrimination: Discrimination in all its forms, including: racism, religious discrimination, disability, discrimination, sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia |
Taking care of the Environment, people and animals; shared responsibilities, making choices and decisions
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PfA: Employment and Enterprise
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Communication and Interaction focus |
Skills: Planning an enterprise activity Creating Evaluating how successful it was:
Christmas Focus |
Skills: Planning an enterprise activity Creating Evaluating how successful it was:
Christmas focus evaluation |
Skills: Money skills |
Skills: Planning an enterprise activity Creating Evaluating how successful it was: Fiver Challenge
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Skills: Planning an enterprise activity Creating Evaluating how successful it was: Fiver Challenge
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PE
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Multi skills Invasion games skills |
Badminton |
Gymnastics |
Games- Basketball/ Netball |
Striking and Fielding
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Athletics |
SEMH
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Re-visit Zones of Regulation and Bucket Filler
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Headspace: an Introduction to Meditation
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Rotation: Mindfulness: Paws. B What is anxiety? How does it affect me? Draw Breath: combining yoga, creativity and mindfulness
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Rotation: Mindfulness: Paws. B What is anxiety? How does it affect me? Draw Breath: combining yoga, creativity and mindfulness |
Forest Bathing and Mindfulness in Nature Use of forest school area |
Forest Bathing and Mindfulness in Nature Use of forest school area and possible Year 9 Pupils to create a SEMH passport to take to next KS |
Possible Books |
War Horse |
War Horse |
Darwin’s Dragons by Lyndsay Galvin Darwin's Voyage of Discovery by Jake Williams |
Poetry |
Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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