Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

Students will continue with skills workshops, including charcoal skulls; mixed media textures; and creating artist study pages 

Charcoal skull, texture tube,  

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

Students will create their own in-depth study of a topic, choosing their own direction of observational drawing; photography; artist inspiration; and media for final outcome. 

Personal study page 

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

In term 5, students will be introduced the fundamentals of programming using Python. Through a combination of theory and practical exercises, students will learn key programming concepts which includes sequence, selection and iteration.

Class quizzes on key concepts and terminology

Summative assessment on Python programming.

Project based assessments on Python programming

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

 In term 6, students will learn the basics of   Web Development including HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Students will learn how to create and design websites, understand the structure of web pages and implement interactive features.

Class quizzes on key concepts and terminology

Summative and project-based assessment on Web development

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

 Devising Drama  

• Develop and refine a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills on stage for different dramatic effects 

• Understand the uprose of a stimulus and how this is used to explore a range of ideas  

• Develop speaking and listening skills during the creating process  

• Develop independent self and peer evaluation skills in order to refine and improve performance 

• To incorporate a range of dramatic techniques that have been worked on through out the year (hot seating, narration, still image, cross cutting etc.)   

 Mid unit assessment – assessing key performance skills and techniques.  

End of unit assessment – assessing key performance skills and techniques 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

 Devising Drama  

• Develop and refine a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills on stage for different dramatic effects 

• Understand the uprose of a stimulus and how this is used to explore a range of ideas  

• Develop speaking and listening skills during the creating process  

• Develop independent self and peer evaluation skills in order to refine and improve performance 

• To incorporate a range of dramatic techniques that have been worked on through out the year (hot seating, narration, still image, cross cutting etc.)   

 Mid unit assessment – assessing key performance skills and techniques.  

End of unit assessment – assessing key performance skills and techniques 

Curriculum Information Term 5 and 6

Assessment information Term 5 and 6

In Year 9 students will follow the same carousel experience as Years 7 and 8. They will spend approximately 7 weeks in each of the Design Technology material areas, building on the skills learnt before.  

 
Electronics:  

Students will make a speaker that can connect to a range of different items and amplify sound. Students use advanced soldering techniques to populate PCBs (printed circuit boards). Students make a laser cut box to house the speaker circuit and customise the casing using CAD. 
 
Food & Nutrition:  
In Year 9 students will learn about the value of Food choice and how different types of food affect our energy levels. We revisit the Eatwell Guide and students are introduced to the 8 Tips for Healthy Eating. They will consider the factors that affect the number of calories we need and which types of foods are more energy dense. They will be looking at whole foods verses processed foods and considering the affects they have on our body in the long term. We look at the nutrients that different coloured fruit and vegetables give to us and how we can get the balance right in the Food choices that we make.  
In the practical Year 9 will be making Stuffed Bread Whirls, Mini Quiche’s, Swiss Roll and a modified Mac ‘n’Cheese.  

 
Please note that all recipes and cooking dates will be on Go4Schools. We have also introduced a recipe book that they will be given at the start of their rotation. Students need to bring a container with a locking lid to take their food home in.  
 
Product Design:  
Students will learn about mechanisms in year 9, learning about linkages, cranks and sliders and cam systems, understanding what they do, how they work and what they are used for. This knowledge is then built on as they design and make a mechanical toy using a cam and follower system. Students will design a themed toy and select the most appropriate cam to provide the movement. This knowledge is aimed at addressing areas of the GCSE specification in preparation for if students opt to take a design and technology subject in year 10. 
 
Textiles:  
Students will be making a small drawstring bag including the theme of Day of the Dead features. They will look at key symbols, motifs and patterns found within this festival, using them as inspiration to design their own decorative skull. They will incorporate screen printing, stitched fabrics and drawing with the sewing machine to show their creative artwork on the bag. 

  In each DT area students will be assessed on and receive a grade for their Design work – during the rotation and at the end as well as their Finished Practical outcome.    

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

As we move to our new curriculum journey, for this year only Y9 will also be studying the module on Tragedy at the same time as Y8. This will allow them to access core texts that will help prepare them for their study of Macbeth at GCSE. Future students will cover this content in Y8. 

Tragedy Across Time – students will study the core genre of tragedy, looking at texts from Ancient Greece all the way to the modern day. They will also have a key focus on Shakespeare’s play King Lear and will take part in discussions to build their speaking and listening skills. 

Formative test on topic knowledge.  

Speaking and listening discussion on the ancient Greek play Oedipus Rex. 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

Tragedy Across time (continued)  

Summative test on topic knowledge.  

Speaking and listening discussion on King Lear. 

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

Power & Revolution 

Students are looking at a unit that focuses on social and political changes in the 1700s. They will look at a range of texts, including some poems from the Romantic movement. This will help students revise learning from Key Stage 3, and prepare for their move to study the GCSE Poetry Anthology at the start of Y10. 

Formative test on topic knowledge and reading skills. 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

Power & Revolution (continued) 

Students are looking at a unit that focuses on social and political changes in the 1700s. They will look at a range of texts, including some poems from the Romantic movement.  

This unit will help students revise learning from Key Stage 3 and prepare for their move to study the GCSE Poetry Anthology at the start of Y10. 

Summative test on topic knowledge and reading skills. 

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

Malaysian rainforest 

Cold environments- Svalbard 

 Rainforest multiple choice knowledge test. 

Living world end of unit assessment- exam style questions 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

Resources 

Food, water and energy  

 In class 1-6 mark exam questions 

Case study question 

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

Talking about free time activities and food and saying which sports you like and dislike. The use of separable and reflexive verbs in the future will be taught as well as constructions to offer ones opinion. This will be followed by festivals in German speaking countries using the perfect tense.

Cumulative scores from vocabulary tests

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

Talking about free time activities and food and saying which sports you like and dislike. The use of separable and reflexive verbs in the future will be taught as well as constructions to offer ones opinion. This will be followed by festivals in German speaking countries using the perfect tense.

Cumulative scores from vocabulary tests

Progress assessment

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

 Fear and Discrimination in America 1920s 

1929 Great Depression 

New Deal and President Roosevelt 

Opposition to the New Deal 

 Assessment Qs on the New Deal 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

 Culture in America in the 1930s 

WW2 and America 

Life in 1950w Rock n Roll 

Civil Rights Movement 

 Assessment- civil Right movement 

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

Pythagoras’ Theorem 

Enlargement and Similarity 

Solving Ratio and Proportion problems 

 End of year assessment: 

Calculator paper – 60 mins 

All Autumn and Spring content 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

Rates 

Probability 

Algebraic representations 

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

Students are working on a Video Game Music project including performing pieces of Video Game music, composing character themes, learning about melodic construction, learning how to harmonise a melody, learning about cadences. 

 Video Game Music composition 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

 Students will study ‘Alexander Hamilton’ from the musical Hamilton. They will prepare and perform a class performance of the piece. They will learn about extended chords, advanced textures, rap music origins. 

 Ensembel Performance – Alexander Hamilton 

Curriculum Information Term 5 and 6

Assessment information Term 5 and 6

Cricket 

Rounders 

Athletics  

Tennis  

Softball 

 *students complete three of these activities depending on their rotation.  

Verbal formative assessment of skills and knowledge and understanding in conditioned and competitive conditions. 

Completion of core task at beginning and end of block of work. 

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

BIOLOGY (3 lessons)

B3 Infection and Response

• Communicable diseases
• Viral diseases
• Bacterial diseases
• Fungal diseases
• Protist diseases

SCIENCE (5 lessons)

C10 Using Resources

• Potable water
• Waste water
• Life cycle assessments
• Alternative methods of Extracting metals
• Ways of reducing use of resources

P1 ENERGY

• Energy stores and systems
• Changes in energy
• Specific heat capacity
• Power
• Energy transfers and efficiency
• National and Global energy resources

Assessment on B1, B2 and  P1, P2, P4, C8, C9 and C10

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

BIOLOGY (3 lessons)

B3 Continued

• Human Defence systems
• Vaccinations
• Antibiotics and painkillers
• Discovery and development of drugs

SCIENCE (5 lessons)

P1 Energy

• Power
• Energy transfers and efficiency
• National and Global energy resources

Curriculum Information Term 5

Assessment information Term 5

Using instructional language to talk about how we should look after the planet. 

Giving complex opinions and comparing lifestyles in Hispanic countries using the film “Abel”. 

Cumulative scores from 5 vocabulary quizzes  

Translation: English to Spanish 

Curriculum Information Term 6

Assessment information Term 6

Using instructional language to talk about how we should look after the planet. 

Giving complex opinions and comparing lifestyles in Hispanic countries using the film “Abel”. 

Cumulative scores from 5 vocabulary quizzes  

Writing 2 bullet point question (HQ2)