Year 7
Art
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Baseline drawing assessment
Topic: Looking through the microscope We will look at a range of Art skills this term such as: colour theory and the colour wheel; patterns; pencil skills; pencil crayon skills; painting skills. |
Baseline assessment
Colour wheel task |
Curriculum Information Term 2 |
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Topic: Looking through the microscope We will look at a range of Art skills this term such as: limited colour patterns; pencil crayon skills; wax resist technique |
Black paper microscopic pattern design Wax resist A3 design |
BELIEFS AND ETHICS
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Introduction to Beliefs and Ethics
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No formal assessment this term |
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Introduction to Belies and Ethics
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A letter to an alien about beliefs on Earth |
Computer Science
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Network/systems introduction |
Baseline assessment |
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Word processing |
Continuous assessment of progress using delivercomputing360.com as well as an end of unit test. |
Design Technology
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In DT students will rotate around 4 subject areas and IT during the year. Students spend approximately 7 weeks in each subject area. Central to each of the DT subjects is Design. As they move around the material areas students will focus on different aspects of the design assessment strand. Understanding what a Design Brief is, learning how to design for a specific user’s needs, whilst learning different drawing skills. Electronics: Students will make a steady hand tester. This project introduces them to soldering, different types of components and circuit layout. Students customise a vacuum formed casing shape and use pliers to cut and shape copper wire. Students will be developing their basic cooking skills along with their awareness of Food Hygiene and Safety. We look at eating a healthy balanced diet and ways of incorporating more vegetables into our meals.
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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.
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Same information as term 1 |
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Drama
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Spies
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Mid Unit Assessment (baseline) |
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Gizmo
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Mid Unit Assessment |
English Literature
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Ancient Origins Students explore a range of classical texts from across the ancient world, from Gilgamesh to The Iliad. They also consider the influence of classical legends on the stories in the Bible, as a text which is foundational for much of the literature students go onto study.
Students will focus on key ideas such as: creation; heroism; bravery; power and abuse of power; the supernatural; human limitations. |
Formative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints.
Summative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints. |
Curriculum Information Term 2 |
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Ancient Origins (continued) Students explore a range of classical texts from across the ancient world, from Gilgamesh to The Iliad. They also consider the influence of classical legends on the stories in the Bible, as a text which is foundational for much of the literature students go onto study. Students will focus on key ideas such as: creation; heroism; bravery; power and abuse of power; the supernatural; human limitations. |
Formative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints. Summative: written questions on comprehension, vocabulary and expressing personal viewpoints.
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English Language & Media
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The Art of Story Telling
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Formative: knowledge quiz & short piece of narrative writing.
Summative: knowledge quiz & extended piece of narrative writing. |
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The Art of Story Telling (continued)
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Formative: knowledge quiz & short piece of narrative writing.
Summative: knowledge quiz & extended piece of narrative writing. |
German
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My world and I
Talking about your belongings using the verb ‘haben’ (to have) |
Speaking: Reading aloud
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Family and pets · Learning about pets · Talking about family members and age · Describing family members using colours and adjectives Learning how to say when your birthday is |
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Geography
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Fantastic Places Human and physical geography through map skills. |
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What earth resources are important?
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Humanities
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The Making of the British Isles
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Who had the strongest claim to the British throne in 1066?
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Life in Medieval England
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How and why did castles develop?
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LIFE SKILLS
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Unit C1 Introduction to Life Skills Resilience and Dealing with Change Anti-Bullying, Personal Safety Social Media Cyber Bullying Trolling |
Life Skills is not assessed by grades, other than a baseline and final assessment to measure positive progress.
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Curriculum Information Term 2 |
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Unit C2 Relationships and Friendships Romance Marriage Civil Partnership Family Positive Relationships Keeping Safe British Values |
Life Skills is not assessed by grades, other than a baseline and final assessment to measure positive progress.
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Mathematics
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Investigations – students to develop their mathematical problem solving skills through a series of in lesson investigations. |
30 minute non-calculator assessment on sequences |
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Place value and ordering – reading, writing, comparing and ordering integers, finding the median and the range, rounding to powers of 10 and 1 significant figure, understanding place value for decimals, standard form |
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MUSIC
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Keyboard Skills: right handed keyboard technique, treble clef notation, reading music.
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Notation test Practical keyboard assessment |
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Complete Keyboard Skills performances
Instruments of the Orchestra: Learning about families of the Orchestra, improving notation reading skills and keyboard skills, fanfare composition
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Final keyboard skills assessment Notation assessment
Fanfare composition Listening test
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PE
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Click on this link to view full details of the PE curriculum and assessment information *Plans of study on website for individual activities and rotation dates. | |
Rugby - Boys Netball - Girls Interhouse football |
Verbal formative assessment of skills and knowledge, understanding and application in conditioned and competitive conditions. Completion of core task at beginning and end of block of work. |
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Gymnastics - Boys OAA - Girls Hockey - Boys Football – Girls Interhouse Indoor athletics
*students will study two of these activities throughout their rotation. |
Verbal formative assessment of skills and knowledge, understanding and application in conditioned and competitive conditions. Completion of core task at beginning and end of block of work.
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science
Curriculum Information Term 1 |
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Different science groups may have a slightly different rota through each term. This rota is based on a 3 teacher route. By the end of terms 2, 4 and 6 each group will have covered the same topics – more details are available on the science website. Introduction to Science
Forces 1 Part 1
Organisms 1 part 1
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Weekly EDUCAKE homework throughout the year. Always set on a Monday, Due in on Sunday
Baseline assessment based on KS2 Science.
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Curriculum Information Term 2 |
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Matter 1
Force 1 part 2
Organisms 1 part 2
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Quick check – end of topic test
Quick check – end of topic test
Quick check – end of topic test |
spanish
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Learning phonics to aid good pronunciation and aid listening. Introducing yourself and others and asking & answering questions. Understanding gender, punctuation, using adjectives & correct word order. |
Cumulative scores from 5 vocabulary quizzes Speaking: Reading aloud task |
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Learning phonics to aid good pronunciation and aid listening. Introducing yourself and others and asking & answering questions. Understanding gender, punctuation, using adjectives & correct word order. |
Cumulative scores from 5 vocabulary quizzes Writing: Four word question (FQ2) |