Humanities
Geography
Key Stage 3
Students are introduced to the amazing natural order of our planet in order to inspire in pupils a lifelong curiosity and fascination about the world and its people. Students are equipped with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments. This knowledge will deepen their understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes and instil a sense of enquiry about the interaction between physical and human processes. At the end of Year 9, students are taught the first unit of the GCSE course in order to prepare them for the rigor of Key Stage 4.
YEAR 7 |
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TERM 1 |
What is Geography Map Skills |
TERM 2 |
Energy How is Asia being transformed |
TERM 3 |
What is development? What is an economy? |
YEAR 8 |
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TERM 1 |
Weather and Climate Africa |
TERM 2 |
Ecosystems How are populations changing |
TERM 3 |
Rivers How is Asia being transformed? |
YEAR 9 |
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TERM 1 |
Natural Hazards |
TERM 2 |
What is development? What is an economy? |
TERM 3 |
GCSE Rivers GCSE Coasts |
GCSE Geography
GCSE Geography students build on their previous knowledge, revisiting some topics in greater depth as well as covering new ones. This includes the investigation of contemporary challenges, both in the UK and internationally, and the evaluation of sustainable solutions to overcome these challenges. In addition, students develop the ability to interpret, analyse and evaluate data and evidence in order to construct a well-reasoned conclusion. Students will also develop their statistical and graphical skills; Mathematics is an important component of the course.
YEAR 10 |
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TERM 1 |
Coasts and Fieldwork |
TERM 2 |
Urban development and human fieldwork |
TERM 3 |
Economic challenges |
YEAR 11 |
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TERM 1 |
Ecosystems and resource security |
TERM 2 |
Natural hazards |
TERM 3 |
Revision and examination technique |
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History
Key Stage 3
Students explore and evaluate a variety of historical periods to gain an insight into the development of modern Britain. The course will start with Britain before the Norman invasion and progress to the Tudors, the English Civil War, WW1 and WW2. Students critically analyse and evaluate in order to reach a well-reasoned conclusion. In Year 9, students are taught the first unit of the GCSE course in order to prepare them for the rigor of Key Stage 4.
YEAR 7 |
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TERM 1 |
Introducing Historical Skills and Life in Britain pre – 1066 |
TERM 2 |
The Norman Conquest of England Life in Norman England Britain during the Middle Ages |
TERM 3 |
Life in Ancient Islam and the Crusades Britain under the Tudors |
YEAR 8 |
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TERM 1 |
Britain under the Stuarts The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade |
TERM 2 |
The American and French Revolutions How Britain gained an Empire & how it treated the countries within it |
TERM 3 |
Life in Britain during the Industrial Revolution How the campaign for suffrage and welfare in Britain has developed |
YEAR 9 |
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TERM 1 |
WW1 WW2 |
TERM 2 |
The Holocaust The Cold War |
TERM 3 |
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060 – 88 |
GCSE History
GCSE History students build on their previous knowledge, refining and developing the key skills: analysis and evaluation. Students develop a sense of enquiry by exploring how significant historical events were, analysing factors leading to and surrounding these events and evaluating the reliability of accounts and sources. Students must also structure extended answers effectively in order to reach independent, well-justified conclusions.
YEAR 10 |
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TERM 1 |
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England The Development of Medicine in Britain 1250-present day |
TERM 2 |
The Development of Medicine in Britain 1250-present day |
TERM 3 |
What life was like on the British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches |
YEAR 11 |
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TERM 1 |
The American West, c1835 – 1895 |
TERM 2 |
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939 |
TERM 3 |
Final exam preparation |
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Religious Education
Key Stage 3
Students learn the core components of a diverse range of religions. Students also consider moral and ethical issues, presenting and justifying their own personal opinions and considering what various faiths believe in relation to the topic. Students are taught to accept differing opinions to their own and to treat all views with respect.
During their rotation, students will learn about: |
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YEAR 7 |
Judaism Christianity Islam Sikhism Hinduism |
YEAR 8 |
Miracles Suffering Human Rights |
YEAR 9 |
War and conflict Crime and punishment Faith and film |
Key Stage 4
Students explore a wide range of ethical and moral issues, considering what various faiths believe in relation to the topic and presenting and justifying their own personal opinions. Topics covered are complex and challenging, reflecting students’ growing maturity and the huge range of contemporary moral issues they will face in later life. These include: homosexuality, contraception and IVF, abortion, marriage, euthanasia and the media.
YEAR 10 |
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TERM 1 |
Is there a god? Different religious views on the family |
TERM 2 |
Contraception and IVF Homosexuality |
TERM 3 |
Animal testing Faith and the media |
YEAR 11 |
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TERM 1 |
Life after death Abortion |
TERM 2 |
Faith and the media Euthanasia |
TERM 3 |
Skills consolidation |