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ENGLISH SUBJECT TEAM

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

Subject Leader:

Students(focus(on(securing(core(reading(and(writing(skills(through(the(study(of( several(texts(during(the(year( 1. Novel(( 2. Poetry(( 3. Drama(–(either(Hamlet(or(short(modern(plays( Encourage(all(students(to(read(for(pleasure( throughout(the(year.( Media(techniques((E(news(in(a(range(of(forms(

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Final(term(–(examination(preparation(( Throughout(the(year,(students’(writing(skills(are(a(focus((E(developing(sentence( structure,(spelling(and(language(

MATHS SUBJECT TEAM

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

Subject Leader:

Theme(‘The(world’( Students(are(taken(on(a(round(the(world(journey(looking(at(mathematics( curriculum(in(context.(

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Students(will(use(resources(from(different(countries,(cities,(populations(and( even(from(space(to(develop(a(deeper(understanding(of(mathematics.

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All(student(materials(are(produced(in(house(to( ensure(we(have(the(latest(and(differentiated( resources(to(meet(student(needs.(( (

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MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES SUBJECT TEAM

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

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Personal(information(( Pets( Subject Leader: Year 7 Teachers:

School(subjects Clothes( Free(time(( Sport(( weather(

Metro(1(Textbook( Publisher(:(Heinemann( ISBN(043537060(X(( (

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GEOGRAPHY ! SUBJECT TEAM Subject Leader: Year 7 Teachers:

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

Basic(survival(skills(and(the(ways(that(geography(can(help(save(people(in( different(situations( Why(people(choose(to(live(in(cities How(jobs(have(changed(over(different(generations Different(climates(with(focus(on(tropical(rainforests(in(particular.(

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This(is(Geography(3(( John(Widdowson(ISBN(978(0(340(90743(6( Geography(1(( OUP(ISBN(0(19(913449(9( Geography(2(( OUP(ISBN(0(19(913450(2( Geography(3(( OUP(ISBN(0(19(913450(3

HISTORY SUBJECT TEAM

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

Subject Leader:

An(introduction(to(key(skills(and(concepts(in(a(‘what(is(history?’(unit(

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Terms(1&2:(Who(had(control(in(the(Middle(Ages?( Terms(3&4:(Did(minds(really(change(1500E1750?(

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History(in(Progress(series((Heinemann):(( Book(1:(1066E1603((ISBN(978E0E435318E50E5)( Book(2:(1603E1901((ISBN(978E0435E318E94E9)( Headstart(in(History((Heinemann):( Power(and(the(People:(1066E1485((ISBN(0E435E

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Terms(5&6:(The(Chinese(Qing:(A(forgotten(empire?(

32302E4)(( Reformation(and(Rebellion:(1485E1750((ISBN(0E 435E32303E(2)( www.schoolhistory.co.uk(( www.heinemann.co.uk((

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

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SCIENCE SUBJECT TEAM

Subject Leader:

Year 7 Teachers:

Overall(aim(–(to(bridge(the(gap(between(the(students’(varied(scientific( knowledge(from(primary(stage( Emphasis(on(“How(Science(Works”(and(Investigative(science( Introduction(to(Science( The(Solar(System(and(beyond Energy(and(Electricity Magnets(and(Electromagnets(( Variation(and(classification Cells( Reproduction( Acids(and(Alkalis( Simple(Chemical(reactions(

Eureka(1(&(2((Heinemann)(( ISBN(0E435E57609E7(&(0E435E57627E5( Exploring(Science( Teachers(pack(( Badger(Science(( ( BBC(Site(size(( ( ( (

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SUBJECT

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

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HOME/SUPPORT MATERIALS

What(is(Belief?(( Finding(out(what(belief(is(and(what(it(means(to(some(people Subject Leader: Year 7 Teachers:

Symbols(and(their(meanings:( How(religion(expresses(itself(through(codes(and(stories.( What(do(people(believe(about(God?(( Explore(reasons(why(people(believe(in(God(and(the(impact(this(has(on(their( lives.( What(happens(when(I(die?:(( Can(a(belief(in(the(afterlife(affect(the(way(we(live?( By(What(Authority?(( Investigate(the(qualities(needed(by(leaders,(sacred(writings(and(what(we(mean( by(conscience

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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY/ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS SUBJECT TEAM Subject Leader: Year 7

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

2(x(Design(and(Make(projects(over(8(weeks(of(4(lessons(per(week( Project(1(:(Liquid(Level(Indicator( Design,(model,(construct( Associated(theory(covered(

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Design(and(Technology(Foundation(Course( Publisher(:(Collins( ISBN(0E00E327352E0(( (

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Project(2(:(Paper(Clip( Design,(model,(construct( Associated(theory(covered(

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PERFORMING ARTS SUBJECT TEAM Subject Leader: Year 7 Teachers:

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

8(week(rotation(with(other(technology(subjects( Drama(and(dance(skills Moralistic(educational(drama(“We(don’t(need(an(education”

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‘Teechers’( Publisher(:(Samuel(French( ISBN(057301678X(( (

ART SUBJECT TEAM Subject Leader: Year 7 Teachers:

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM

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Project(1(:(Learning(about(the(application(of(colour(and(mixing(colours( Introduction(to(the(colour(wheel(and(basic(drawing(skills( Project(2(:(based(on(portraits(using(a(variety(of(different(mediums(finishing( with(a(clay(bust( (

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