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Year 7 Curriculum Overview Welcome to the curriculum engagement booklet for 2023-24. Here you will find an overview of what your child(ren) will be studying in all subjects this year, both in terms of national curricula and potential areas for extension. I hope you will find many stimulating ideas for things to discuss, experiments to do and further reading and writing at home. An important part of Lower School curriculum is exploring new areas of all subjects without the pressure of upcoming public exams and we encourage all pupils to approach their lessons and homework with an open mind and a growth mindset. It is most important for pupils to play an active role in all their lessons, querying things they don’t understand with their teachers and taking every opportunity to discuss ideas and to look for academic challenges that require careful thought yet are within reach with the right amount of help. Below is the outline of the curriculum for this year and those that follow. If and when questions arise over the course of this year, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teachers for subject-specific matters. Your child’s tutor is always ready to answer more general questions. With best wishes for a successful year studying, Tanya Khimyak Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning)

The Year 7 Curriculum

Additional Year 7 Enrich and Extend Options

Extra - Curricular

Sport

Drama

Music

Outdoor

Independent Study

Perse Research Skills qualification

Consolidation

Booklet extension tasks

Wider reading

homework slot Extra - curricular

A lunchtime academic club in Italian, Japanese and Mandarin

languages

lays the foundations for Y9-11 extra-curricular GCSE courses

Societies

Many choices including academic clubs: see booklet

Lectures

The 42 weekly lecture programme

The Year 8 Curriculum

Art The focus throughout year 7 will be on understanding objects & objectivity, as well as developing competence in the formal elements of art.

Cubist Teacups Michaelmas & Lent Term (MJW / BDK/ GCH/LCB) Lent & Summer term (CKS)  Formal Elements: line, tone, form, shape, colour, composition;  Contextual studies: Still Life artists Cezanne & Matisse, Cubist artists - Braque, Picasso. Sub Saharan African Masks & Malian Mud cloth  Materials and processes: observational drawing exploring composition and viewpoints. Digital painting skills mixing and blending tints and tones. Develop observations into a 3D outcome;  Outcome: A Cubist teacup sculpture with glaze resist decoration. Extend: extension activities using ICT/Photoshop and image manipulation linking to Hockney. Students could attend the Cezanne Exhibition at Tate Modern

Still Life Summer Term (MJW/ GCH)  Formal Elements: Line –mark-making, tone, composition.  Contextual studies: Morandi  Materials and processes: Developing from a still life drawing, we will explore mark making and dry –point etching.  Outcome: A set of prints exploring the concepts learnt. Extend: extension activities based around drawing techniques, independent research in the form of a mini project or as smaller separate units.

Still Life & Symbolism Michaelmas term (CKS) Summer Term (BDK)  Formal Elements: Line –mark-making, tone, form, shape, composition.  Contextual studies: Vanitas and Dutch Still Life painting, Joseph Cornell and Rachel Whiteread  Materials and processes: Using digital photography and drawing techniques to record a collection of objects, developing a sculptural response using ceramics and casting, assemblage.  Outcome: A series of drawings, photographs and assemblage sculpture Extend: extension activities based around drawing techniques, independent research in the form of a mini project or as smaller separate units.

Base Camp Cooking

Fire Lighting

Michaelmas Term  Hygiene, washing up and cooking equipment  Gas safety and cooking environment  Food preparation  Cooking basics (pasta/rice/sauce)  Teamwork and communication

Lent Term  Fire Triangle  Fire materials and wood preparation  Fire lighting techniques  PPE and safety  Maintaining and cooking on fires

Extend: Nutritional value of meals. Portion size for larger groups. Budgeting and purchasing for Camp. Can you use these skills to cook a similar meal at home?

Extend: Further fire lighting techniques (friction, spark etc). Can you help a responsible adult in preparing a fire (BBQ, wood burn or campfire)?

Cutting Tools

Navigation

Michaelmas Term  Cutting Tool Competency Scheme  Level 1 (Red band) training and assessment  Cutting tools for food preparation  Carving and other basic techniques (battening, power stroke)

Summer Term  Map reading, bearings and orientation  How to use a compass  Taking a bearing  Measuring distance  Leadership and decision making

Extend: Level 2 CTCS introduction in preparation for Y8. Can you research, read and complete the theory test for level 2?

Extend: Can you go on a hike in a new location and navigate using the skills learnt?

First Aid Lent Term  Dealing with bleeds and cuts  Approaching a casualty (DR ABC)  CPR and resuscitation  Fractures, breaks and bangs  Scenarios discussion

Summer Term  Packing and kit requirements  Establishing camp (tent pitching, group areas, cooking area)  Cooking for large groups  Team games and outdoor activities (bushcraft, archery, orienteering).

Extend: Helping to deal with injuries on camp. Can you learn three different ways of using an arm sling?

Extend: Can you set up your own campsite in your garden?

Campcraft

Biology Introduction to Biology

Life without a Skeleton

Michaelmas 1  The origin of life  What is life? - the MRS GREN model  Prokaryotes vs eukaryotes  Use of a light microscope  Examination of animal cells  Biological drawing and magnification calculations

Lent 2  Invertebrate phyla  Movement using the hydrostatic skeleton  Anatomy of an earthworm  Anatomy of a squid  Parasites  Tapeworms

Extend: Archaea – the hidden domain; Mitochondria and chloroplasts – the ‘Russian dolls’ of biology

Microbiology Michaelmas 2  Different types of microorganism - bacteria, protozoa, fungi, viruses  Pathogens  Bacterial streak plating  Antibiotics  Uses of micro-organisms Extend: Watch Horizon – ‘Defeating the superbugs’. Try growing your own organic mushrooms or baking your own bread – what kind of micro-organism are you working with and how does it help us produce so many different foods?

The Private life of Plants Lent 1

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Features of plant phyla Structure and function of a flower Pollination Structure and function of a seed Seed dispersal Photosynthesis

Extend: Design your own flower to show how it is adapted to whichever pollinator you choose. Check out the SAPS website and try a project on seed dispersal. Create your own bottle garden.

Extend: Get involved with earthworm watch – https://www.earthworm.org .Find out about parasites and produce an A4 leaflet telling pet owners about it – http://www.jungleforpets.co.uk/parasite-guide/

Life with Armour Summer 1  Classification of arthropods  Insect vision  Insect behaviour and communication  Locust breathing rates Extend: Research how insects use pheromones to communicate, do humans use these as a method of communication? Get involved with the citizen science project on surveying the UK ladybird populations or identifying ants in urban settings.

Ecology Summer 2  Biodiversity  Factors affecting populations  Food chains and food webs  Sampling techniques and use of keys  Fieldwork  Animal behaviour Extend: Read a ‘Buzz in the Meadow’ by Dave Goulson. Try some of the sampling techniques you have learnt in a habitat you are interested in (equipment can be loaned from the department). Try a citizen science project on climate change and caterpillars.

Chemistry Introduction to chemistry Michaelmas 1  Hazard symbols  Using Bunsen burners  Measurements in Chemistry Extend: Hazard symbols are not just found in the lab – where else would you find them? Find out what these special symbols mean. Find out about more complex equipment used in a scientific laboratory.

Particle theory and planning investigations Michaelmas 2  Describe and explain state changes  Analyse data from melting and boiling experiments  Convert measurements between different units. Extend: If you had unlimited money and access to equipment, how (if at all) would you alter your experiments? In magazines such as Chemistry World how are diagrams and pictures used to help readers understand what is going on?

Elements, compounds and mixtures Lent 1  Evidence for chemical reactions  Differences between metals and non-metals  Properties of elements, compounds and mixtures Extend: Some of the element symbols don’t match up with the English name such as Iron, Fe. Can you find out where some of the symbols come from?

Acids, alkalis and salts Lent 2  Acids and alkalis  pH scale  Indicators e.g. Red cabbage indicator, universal indicator and litmus Extend: We use acids and alkalis in cooking. What examples can you think of? Can you find out why we use all of these? Hint – what is bicarbonate of soda used for?

Solvents and solutions Lent 2  Terminology (solvent, solute, solution, soluble, insoluble, saturated, solubility)  Factors that affect dissolving  Solubility curves (plotting curves and describing relationships) Extend: What are the similarities, differences between colloids and suspensions? Do solutions exist in the solid state?

Separation techniques 2 Summer 2  Filtration, evaporation and crystallisation  Chromatography (drawing diagrams, describing methods, identifying most suitable method) Extend: What is fractional distillation and how is it used in industry?

Computer Science Data Representation Michaelmas 1  Using binary to represent integers  Using binary to represent black-and-white bitmap images  Able to convert between bits and Bytes Extend: Find out how negative numbers are represented in binary

Computational Thinking 1 - Sequencing Michaelmas 2  Sequencing of an algorithm  Introduction to flow charts  Introduction to trace tables & a dry-run  Python - printing constants and variables  Python - Inputting text Extend: Write a program to have a conversation with the Computer

Computational Thinking 2 - Selection Lent 1  Looking at decisions in flow charts  Using if and else for selection in Python  Comparing flow charts to Python Extend: Write a program to tell you a person’s name in your class with 5 questions.

Physical Computing & ICT Skills Lent 2  Be able to use the 3-box model of a computer system with inputs, processing and outputs  Be able to identify inputs and outputs of a micro:bit  Practice sequencing and selection using block-based design  Understand that a computer can come in different shapes and sizes Extend: Write a micro:bit program to make a game.

Computational Thinking 3 - Repetition Summer 1 & 2  Flow charts which include a loop  Repetition: using while loops in Python  Performing a dry-run and using a trace table with repetition Extend: Write and document a solution to project Euler problem #1

Web Technologies: HTML Summer Extension  An introduction to HTML as the content and structure of a web page  Using tags for HTML elements Extend: Visit the w3schools web site to explore HTML tables and lists

Design & Technology Keep it Clean Michaelmas / Lent Soap design and make        

Soap manufacture Casting 2D Design CAD Laser cutting Graphics Card modelling, nets and packaging design Environmental issues in design Evaluation

Extend: How is soap mass produced? What ingredients are used, what information has to be shown on the packaging? What is the normal material used for style of packaging used and why? Practise using 2D design or Onshape (3D CAD) to gain skills in the tools and creativity.

Bridging the Gap Lent / Summer Bridge design and make        

Team working Introduction to structures Forces, struts and ties Bridge types Cutting, drilling aluminium strip Bridge design, make and resource management Estimation of failure mode Test and evaluation

Extend: When looking at scaffolding spot the diagonal braces which are vital for stability. Research pre-stressed concrete and its reason for use. Research the I beam and see why this shape is so strong for carrying loads. Practise using 2D design or Onshape (3D CAD) to gain skills in the tools and creativity.

Emotional Wellbeing Section 1 Michaelmas 1  What is Emotional Wellbeing - and why think about it? You look after yourself physically, now learn to look after yourself emotionally as well.  Self-Awareness - Understanding how you function. What makes you happy? What makes you sad? How do you cope when criticised?  When things aren’t going well - We all need some help sometimes. Who can we go to, how can we help ourselves? Extend: There is a lot of coverage in the media nowadays about emotional health issues in young people. Is life more challenging for young people now than it used to be? What are those challenges? Discuss with your immediate and extended family.

Section 2 Michaelmas 2  Courage - Be open to new ideas, put yourself out there, take risks, push yourself out of your comfort zone!  Persistence and Resilience (1) - Get knocked down but get back up again. How you can learn to keep your spirits up, coach yourself to be persistent.  Empathy (1) - The ability to put ourselves in another’s shoes is a crucial life skill. Can you see an argument from both points of view? Extend: Try to do something you haven’t done before, perhaps something that makes you feel a little nervous. Consider how you overcame those nerves. If your chosen activity didn’t go well, what were the consequences? How did you feel about it?

Section 3 Lent 1  Positive Mindset –Your mindset affects your efforts and choice of goals. Learn how to change from a fixed to a flexible mindset.  Doing things you enjoy -promotes self-belief and resilience. What have you enjoyed, what achievements do you feel proud of? Extend: (1) Concepts such as ‘growth mindset’ and ‘mindfulness’ are very much in vogue just now. Find out more about

them and consider them critically. (2) Go out of your way to do things that you enjoy.

Section 4 Lent 2  Empathy (2) - When have you shown empathy? Are there times or situations when it seems easier than at others?  Persistence and Resilience (2) - Can you coach others to be persistent? In supporting others we both strengthen our relationships with others and strengthen ourselves. Extend: Next time you have a disagreement/argument with a friend or sibling try to take a step back afterwards and carefully consider their point of view. More challenging: can you put yourself in their shoes while the argument is still taking place?

Section 5 Summer 1  Failure, coping mechanisms - Failure is an event not a person! Develop healthy strategies for coping with setbacks.  Communication skills - Develop active listening skills, learn to be assertive.  Let’s go for a walk! - Try to switch off as we take a stroll round the school grounds. Extend: (1) Watch and listen as two friends or relatives have a conversation. Are they good active listeners? (2) Go out in the back garden, lie down and look at the clouds. Go for a walk, look at the trees, listen to the birds.

Section 6 Summer 2  Taking Responsibility - Using the ideas that you have discussed, how can you learn to take control of your own life? Your emotional wellbeing is largely in your own hands.  Review of the year - A discussion of what you feel you have learnt. Do you think the course has been useful? Extend: Consider the habits and attitudes that we have discussed this year, either by sitting quietly on your own or by discussing with a friend or relative.

English Reading

Drama

Throughout the year Set texts could include a selection of the following:

Throughout the year  Activities of ‘making’, ‘performing’, ‘responding’ and ‘directing’ take place as part of English lessons throughout the course. Dramatic set texts are performed in class. Students write and perform their own scripts.  Every class has a specialist drama lesson once per cycle.

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Prose – Bill Bryson Selection, Susan Hill - The Woman in Black, Susan Cooper – King of Shadows, Peter Ackroyd - Hawksmoor Poetry – William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rossetti, Marian Nelson Drama – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (William Shakespeare)

Extension texts: Prose – Bleak House extracts (Dickens) or extracts from our London Literature pack, Poetry – William Blake or T.S Eliot, Drama – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

Writing Throughout the year Genres covered include: 

Character study; descriptive, imaginative and creative writing; newspaper articles; poetry; a letter to a former Headteacher; bridging project (autobiography); blogging.

Extend: Develop one of these pieces into e.g. a) a short novel, b) enter writing competitions (internal and external), c) Contribution to the school’s Creative Writing anthologies

Speaking and Listening Throughout the year  Students develop: clarity and confidence to convey a point of view or information; use of talk to explore, create, question and revise ideas; the ability to work effectively with others in a range of roles; having a varied repertoire of styles.  Activities include: learning a poem by heart; debates, speeches and questioning. Extend: Learn one of the ‘Poetry by Heart’ poems. Develop one of these activities to enter a debating or public speaking competition (internal and external). Join The Forum (Junior Debating).

Extend: Join Junior Drama Club or audition for a School drama productions – including the Lower School Play and the Perse Players. Write a short play for performance by peers. Attend theatre productions in Cambridge / London

Literacy Throughout the year  Extensive material is covered at ‘word’ (including spelling and vocabulary), ‘sentence’ (including parts of speech and punctuation) and ‘text’ levels to ensure that basic aspects of literacy are in place to support learning in English and across the curriculum. These lessons also provide an opportunity for individuals’ particular needs to be identified and supported. Extend: Join Spelling club or enter a spelling competition. Complete Literacy exercises available on SharePoint

Library, Research, Study and ICT Throughout the year  Year 7 Library Scheme lessons take place onceper-cycle with the English teacher (supporter by the Librarian).  Students create an animation or a short film.  Examination technique, study skills, essay planning and written structure.  Creating a Microsoft Word document; checking spelling and grammar; text formatting.  The nature of plagiarism; referencing and bibliographies. Extend: Read extensively from the Lower School reading list. Attend Library author visits. Join a local library and keep in touch with their activities

French Ma famille (my family) Michaelmas Students learn how to greet French speakers and introduce and describe themselves and their families.  

Vocabulary: Greetings, feelings, numbers, months, family members, looks and personality adjectives, basic intensifiers and linking words. Grammar: Possessive adjectives (mon/ma/mes), present tense of s’appeler (to be called), present tense of être (to be) and avoir (to have), adjectival agreement

Extend: Learn the show off phrases in your booklet (idioms, être & avoir in different tenses, relationship phrases) / research and write a description of a French celebrity / create your own family tree

Mon collège (my school) Michaelmas / Lent Students learn about school life in Francophone countries and compare it to life at The Perse.  

Vocabulary: School subjects, opinion verbs, adjectives to describe lessons, types of school, school buildings and facilities, time, school day Grammar: Present tense of apprendre (to learn), present tense of –er, ir and –re verbs

Extend: Learn the show off phrases in your booklet (idioms, complex opinion phrases, comparative) / find out how to use direct object pronouns (le, la, les) / make a video about The Perse / design your ideal school

Mes passe-temps (my hobbies) Lent / Summer Students learn how to talk about their hobbies and explore free time activities in Francophone countries.  

Vocabulary: School subjects, opinion verbs, adjectives to describe lessons, types of school, school buildings and facilities, time, school day Grammar: Present tense of faire (to do) and aller (to go), use of à and de, near future tense

Aux magasins (shopping) Summer Students learn how to buy food and drinks in shops and markets in Francophone countries.  

Vocabulary: Shops, food and drink items, quantities, useful shopping phrases Grammar: Revision of all grammar covered in Year 7

Extend: Learn the extension vocabulary in your booklet / find out how to use the imperative / try making a Francophone dish / write a recipe to contribute to our French recipe book

Geography Introduction to Geography Michaelmas 1 This short start to the year outlines what the wonderful subject of Geography really is. Students explore what a contemporary, relevant and useful subject Geography has become and how radically different it is from the curriculum parents will have learnt in school. Climate change, migration, inequality, Greta, carbon cycling, geopolitics, population, ecosystems, sustainable futures… no subject is more relevant to the 21st Century! Extend: Test your country knowledge: https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/world Look here to learn about where geography takes you: https://www.rgs.org/geography/choose-geography/geography-at-school/ Have a look at map skills: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/

The UK Coastline Michaelmas 2 Being an island has had a huge impact on the identity and economy of the UK and with climate change and population growth our dynamic coastline is also causing some challenges. This unit will study how the physical processes shape our coastline and how we try to manage some of the challenges this can cause. Fieldwork is very important in geography and as part of this until we visit Hunstanton to experience geography in action! Extend: There are loads of interesting clips here to learn about our coastline: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvlc Great for thinking about our approaches to managing the coastline: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/07/should-coastalbritain-surrender-to-tide

The Rainforest Biome Lent 1 Deforestation is one of the biggest threats to our planet and we will look at this whilst studying the rainforest biome. In this topic we start by learning about what the rainforest is like and why it is so important for plants, animals, the humans that live there and the world as a whole. We will then go on to look at the threat of deforestation and how the impacts have both local and global consequences. Extend: Watch David Attenborough’s Planet Earth Episode on Jungles. Read this article about what links you to deforestation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55086977 Visit the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge and go to their central Palm House which is dedicated to Tropical Rainforests

Global Population Lent 2 This unit allows us to zoom out and look at the whole world. Where do people live and why. What issues does overpopulation have and how do we manage it. We also have at look at what makes a superpower. Extend: What is the population right now? How many people where there in the world when you were born? https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ TED talks are amazing for extending your understanding and cover a huge range of topics. Look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmfzwwrCrrU to start to understand overpopulation.

Microclimate Fieldwork Summer This unit is designed to help you work more independently and work through the enquiry process to collect data around the school site to help the school adapt to climate change. You will be using GIS and learning how to present and analyse your data. Extend: Learn about what causes climate change: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ Find out more about microclimates: https://www.metlink.org/fieldwork-resource/microclimates/ Discover how you could become a meteorologist: https://successatschool.org/advicedetails/752/life-as-a-meteorologist

History Could medieval rulers always do whatever they wanted? Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1 An overview of the period 1066-1509 examining the role of monarchy and power. What makes a ‘good’ medieval ruler? Case studies Include: • • • •

Stephen versus Matilda Henry II and Becket: Church and State in England, relationship and dispute between Henry and Becket leading Becket’s murder King John, including the reasons for his struggles with the barons and the signing of the Magna Carta Rulers of the Sky: African Kingdoms

Extend: Consider the historical legacy of the Magna Carta and other constitutional documents https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-constitution/ and compare them and their significance to the Magna Carta- https://www.bl.uk/magna-carta

Could ordinary people challenge those in power? Rats and rebels? Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2/Lent 1 An overview of ordinary life in the period 1066-1509. Case studies include: • • •

The Black Death - reasons and consequences The origins and key events of the Peasants’ Revolt-debate on its’ significance The consequences of the Peasants’ Revolt

Extend: Using the Domesday Book Online - https://www.opendomesday.org Why not research your own (or a nearby) village in the 11th century? Extend: Consider the debate behind the science of the Black Death: what caused it? Both the plague pits in Norwich and Walsham-Le-Willows are well worth a visit.

Case study: The Crusades- Power hungry nobles or faith inspired knights? Usual half-term: Lent 2  Why did the First Crusade happen?  Was the First Crusade about the power of both the Islamic world and the Papacy?  Were the princes motivated by religious beliefs, greed or glory?  What does the Peoples’ crusade tell us about the motives behind the crusade?  What can the crusades teach us about power in the Middle Ages? Extend: History extra YouTube channel has several excellent videos on the First Crusade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIs5B2U7US0

Can a revolution change the course of history? Usual half-term: Summer 1 and 2 Case study: French Revolution – was this the world’s most influential revolution? Extend: French Revolution https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xjggb American War of Independence https://www.bl.uk/the-american-revolution/articles/the-war-of-independence

Latin Throughout the year  Language skills  By the end of Year 7, pupils will have learned about tenses and persons of verbs in different conjugations, the key declensions of nouns and adjectives, as well as building a foundational vocabulary. Quite apart from giving pupils rules about how Latin works, we hope to explore the way that all languages operate. We read Latin sentences and stories from de Romanis Book 1 and begin to translate English sentences into Latin. Extend: Can you apply the grammatical knowledge you have gained about Latin to help you understand the way English works? Do nouns and verbs in English ever behave like Latin ones do?

Cultural background Throughout the year  As well as introducing key aspects of the Latin language, we will be finding out a lot about the cultural beliefs of the Roman people. Across the year we shall explore what the Romans believed about the Olympian gods and their heroes from the past, before looking into religious beliefs.  Students will be encouraged to engage with visual, as well as literary sources (in translation), as evidence to support their opinions.

Chapter 3

Extend: What English words are derived from the Latin words learned during Year 7? Are there similarities between Latin words and words in other modern languages?

Mythology Throughout the year  Many children have become familiar with Greek and Roman mythology during their time at primary school, and we hope to extend that knowledge during the Year 7 course.  Can you name all the Olympian gods?  Have you heard of Hercules, Aeneas and Romulus?  Do you know how the Romans worshipped their gods? Extend: Enjoy the re-told myths available to listen to online at http://classictales.educ.cam.ac.uk/stories/ . Myths may also feature at our year 7-9 Classics club “Acropolis” which we hope you will attend!

Latin as a spoken language Usual half-term: competitions in Lent 2 and Summer 1  Latin is notoriously considered a “dead language” but we try to give it new life in lessons by reading it aloud. We discover that “v” was pronounced like a “w”, and that “c” was pronounced like a “k”!

Extend: We hope to be able to visit various sites and museums: Colchester Castle, the Museum of London and Verulamium Museum (St Albans) all give a feel for Roman cultural background

Extend: Take part in the local Classical Association Junior Reading Competition and join the cast for our entry to the annual Ludi Scaenici drama competition!

Vocabulary

Throughout the year  Throughout the year we hope to make pupils aware of just how much of an impression the ancient world has made on the modern world – from architecture to philosophy, and from drama to languages themselves!

Throughout the year  During Year 7 pupils learn c.100 Latin words from the chapter checklists in de Romanis Book 1.  Many pupils and parents may find it helpful to use the online vocabulary flashcards available on Quizlet: o Chapter 1 o Chapter 2

The Classical Legacy

Extend: Explore the local Classical possibilities in Cambridge, including the collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum and Museum of Classical Archaeology, and by looking for neo-classical architecture (e.g. Downing College).

Maths Angles

Decimals

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1  Angles in a triangle add up to 180°  Vertically opposite angles are equal  Alternate angles are equal  Corresponding angles are equal  Interior/supplementary angles add up to 180°

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1  Converting between fractions and decimals Multiplication and Division by 10, 100, …  Multiplication and division of two decimals  Addition and subtraction of decimals

Extend: What can you find out about the history of angle measurement? Why and when was the circle graduated into 360 degrees? Are there other angle measurement systems?

Algebraic Notation Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1 Simplifying expressions e.g. 3𝑥 × 4 = 12𝑥, 2𝑥 × 3𝑥 ≡ 6𝑥 2 , (3𝑚)2 ≡ 9𝑚2 e.g 2𝑥 + 𝑥 = 3𝑥, 5𝑐 + 2𝑑 + 3𝑐 = 8𝑐 + 2𝑑 6𝑟 2

Simplifying simple algebraic fractions 2𝑟 = 3𝑟 Understanding and substituting into expressions e.g. Evaluate 5𝑐 − 𝑐 2 if 𝑐 = 3 Extend: Can you recognise which mathematical operations are implied by the words in questions? Try these problems to test yourself: http://nrich.maths.org/9327

Fractions Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1  Simplifying fractions and putting them in order  Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions including mixed numbers. Extend: When were fractions first used? Investigate their history. How does the equation 2x-3=0 ‘show’ that fractions are an extension of integers?

Balancing Equations

Extend: Investigate binary decimals. What would the base-10 decimal 0.25 be in binary? How about 0.1? What is an irrational number – can you find one between 0 and 1?

Number Bases Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2  Convert between base 10 and base 2/5/8  Be able to add and subtract numbers in base 2/5/8/10 Extend: What base is hexadecimal and what symbols does it use?

Patterns Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2 Finding algebraic rules from picture sequences or from simple tables n Sequence

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2 14

3 18

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Rule for nth term = 4𝑛 + 6 Extend: Investigate the fascinating Collatz conjecture. Take any whole number. If even then halve, if odd then triple and add one. Continue. What do you find?

Statistics

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1  Be able to form an equation from a statement  Be able to solve equations using the balancing method including where the unknown appears on both sides of the equation

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2  Mean, mode, median and range  Creating bar charts, and dot plots  Making hypotheses  Using bar charts, dot plots and pie charts to compare distributions

Extend: Find out about the origins of the equals sign (and Robert Recorde). Why is it useful to have an ≡ sign for identically equal? What other symbols do we use in Maths?

Extend: Find a set of data on a topic that interests you on the internet (e.g. formula one lap times) and see what analysis/graphing you can do using a spreadsheet.

Percentages

Algebraic Manipulation

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2 Non calculator methods for: Finding percentage of amounts Calculating percentage increase and decrease Conversion between decimals, percentages and fractions Reflection Rotational symmetry

Usual half-term: Lent 1  Number machines / functions (inputs & outputs)  Expanding and factorising a single bracket e.g. 2m-6=2(m-3)

Extend: Tabloids often use headlines designed to make the news seem dramatic and exciting- can percentages quoted be trusted? Visit https://nrich.maths.org/12172 . of proportion and aesthetic beauty. Was it used in the design of the Greek Parthenon?

Symmetry Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2  Axes  Reading and plotting coordinates  Negative coordinates  Lines of Symmetry Extend: The golden ratio is an important number that has often been connected with ideas

Negative Numbers Usual half-term: Lent 1  Understanding & using number lines e.g. –4 – 6 and 3 – –4  Adding and subtracting negative numbers  Multiplying and dividing with negatives  BIDMAS order of operations e.g. 2 + 3 × –4 Extend: Read the nrich article: http://nrich.maths.org/5961 In particular, consider Brahmagupta’s (India 598 - 670) statement that “A debt subtracted from zero is a fortune.”

Area and Perimeter Usual half-term: Lent 1  Area/Perimeter of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms and compounds of these  Conversion of units e.g. 𝑚2 → 𝑐𝑚2  Finding a missing side given area or perimeter Extend: Find out about the Sierpinski triangle. Find the area of the third pattern in the sequence? Also look at the Koch snowflake with a limit to its area but no limit to its perimeter.

Extend: In Maths, different shapes of brackets are used for different purposes. Can you find out what { }, [ ] and < > are used for?

Factors Usual half-term: Lent 1  Prime Numbers  Finding factors and making factor trees  Highest Common Factors E.g. HCF(70, 28) = 14  Lowest Common Multiples E.g. LCM(8,6) = 24  Is 97 prime? What is the first prime after 1000? Extend: Investigate the proof that there is an infinite number of primes. Try out Euclid's algorithm for finding highest common factors. Find out about perfect and happy numbers.

Ratio Usual half-term: Lent 2  Understanding and simplifying ratios  Sharing in a given ratio  Comparing two ratios E.g. which paint mixture is strongest? Extend: Metrodorus, 310 AD asked “If Demochares has lived one-fourth of his life as a boy, one-fifth as a youth, one-third as a man, and has spent thirteen years in his dotage. How old?

Working Systematically – Permutations Usual half-term: Lent 2  Solve a variety of problems using mathematical techniques in a systematic way  Practise enumerating all the possibilities Extend: In how many ways can a pound (value 100 pence) be changed into some combination of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence coins? Explore further at http://nrich.maths.org/754

Solving Harder Equations

Surface Area and Volume

Usual half-term: Lent 2  Solving harder linear equations, such as those involving brackets and fractions

Usual half-term: Summer 1  Cuboids: finding surface area and volume  Converting between volume units (e.g. 712400 cm3 = ? m3).  Some simple compound 3D shapes.

Extend: Find out about the Persian mathematician AlKhwarizmi, his work and the meaning of al-jabr. What is a quadratic or cubic equation? Can you solve any? (2sf).

Estimation Usual half-term: Lent 2  Rounding to 1 or 2 decimal places  Rounding to 1 or 2 significant figures  Estimation using rounded values Extend: Why in industry might you need to be very careful when calculating with rounded numbers? Investigate error bounds e.g. for the area of a rectangle 6.2 cm by 3.8 cm (2sf).

Quadrilaterals Usual half-term: Summer 1  Properties of square, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezium, rhombus and kite  Angle sum of a quadrilateral  Plotting quadrilaterals with coordinates. Extend: Can you use the properties of quadrilaterals to complete an unfinished quadrilateral? http://nrich.maths.org/11234

Construction Usual half-term: Summer 1  Practise using a protractor, compasses and ruler accurately  Construct triangles and quadrilaterals accurately Extend: Construct a variety of mystic roses and investigate their properties by following the instructions here: http://nrich.maths.org/6703

Extend: Humans are not always so good at estimating in 3D. For instance, if all the human blood in the world was contained in a single vat, what dimensions would the vat be?

Drawing Usual half-term: Summer 2  Plan, front and side elevations for 3D objects  Oblique and isometric drawing techniques Extend: We are used to the idea that objects which are further away appear smaller. Investigate linear perspective drawing which uses vanishing points to achieve this.

Functions and Graphs Usual half-term: Summer 2   

Using a table to plot an equation like y=2x+1 on an x-y axes. Being able to work out the equation from the graph.

Extend: What relationship can you find between the equations of two perpendicular lines?

Music Music of West Africa Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1  Create syncopated polyrhythms in the style of West African drumming  Sing using call and response and close harmonies  Learn about performing techniques on the djembe Extend: Explore the music of Steve Reich, investigating the influence of West African drumming.

Keyboards and Triads Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2  Understand triads  Learn a short piece of music to perform on the keyboard  Compose a fanfare using notes of the triad Extend: Compose a march melody that modulates to another key. Explore different accompaniment styles.

Early Music: Pavan and Galliard Usual half-term: Lent 1  Understand the origins of musical notation and harmony  Explore the instruments used in the Medieval and Renaissance periods  Understand the role of music in the Tudor court  Perform a Renaissance Pavan and Galliard Extend: Embellish melodies in a Renaissance style. Compose a Pavan and Galliard.

Instruments of the Orchestra Usual half-term: Lent 2  Identify instruments of the orchestra  Understand how sounds are produced and modified  Orchestrate a simple melody Extend: Explore how instruments have developed over time. Orchestrate a short piano piece for orchestra.

Scales, Textures and Timbres from around the World Usual half-term: Summer  Identify instruments, textures and scales found in the music of Japan, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean  Explore the social and cultural context of music from Japan, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean Extend: Compose a piece using textures, scales and rhythms from Japan, Indonesia, India or the Caribbean.

Physical Education Basketball Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1  Establish a base of SAQ skills for athletic development including how to warm up and cool down  Gain an understanding of the basic skills and techniques in basketball  Shooting  Passing  Dribbling  Ball protection Extend: Lower school basketball club.

Gymnastics Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2  Building towards floor routines  Floor movements including balances, sits and rolls  Counter balance  Combining movement and counter balance floor routines together  Finishing with full performance

Badminton Usual half-term: Lent 1  Understanding of singles/doubles court  Building repertoire of shots  Forehand drive  Forehand over-head clear  Forehand smash  Short serve  Tournament style play Extend: Extra-curricular badminton club and the history of Badminton.

Dance Usual half-term: Lent 2  Learn the dance elements of body, space, and relationships  Choreograph and perform a dance using a range of dance elements  Use the dance elements of body, space, and relationships within an ‘Olympics’ theme. Extend: Dance club and a Y7 dance competition with the opportunity to perform in an extra-curricular assembly.

Athletics Usual term: Summer  Gaining a technical understanding of a range of track and field events including:  Endurance: 800m/1500m  Throws: Discus  Jumps: Long Jump Extend: Athletics club at lunchtimes and competing for the school as a member of the Y7 athletics team.

Philosophy, Ethics & Religion How should I act? Michaelmas Term  What is the best way to talk?  What is morality?  How do I decide what is right and wrong?  Is something that is right for me, wrong for you?  Should everyone be willing to donate their organs?  Should blood transfusion always be allowed if it can save a life? Extend: Conduct a short questionnaire which asks people about their views on absolute and relative morality. Do you agree with the results that are produced? How could you present this information?

Can we solve suffering? Lent Term  Who was Siddhartha Gautama?  What is the middle way?  Does everything always change?  Is suffering cause by wanting things?  Is the eightfold path the correct way to overcome suffering?  Are rules important and should we follow them?  Do all actions have consequences?  How can teachings be depicted in Buddhism?  Why is symbolism important in sacred space?  Can Buddhism overcome suffering today? Extend: Write a blog post which explains whether you believe that discovering and fully accepting the truth about the world is possible and the right thing to aim to do.

Introduction to Philosophy Summer Term  What is philosophy?  Who was Plato and why is he seen as being a foundational Philosopher?  What would you do if you discovered that what you considered to be true is just an illusion?  Are some things that make you happy more valuable than others?  Should you kill one person in order to save five? Extend: Read File 4 ‘What is real?’ in the Philosophy Files by Stephen Law (copies available in the PER library) and complete a chapter review which explains your on beliefs on what is real.

Physics Measuring and Recording

Equations

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1  What is Physics?  Why is measurement important?  How to use equipment accurately and precisely  How to record data clearly and correctly

Usual half-term: Lent 2  Equation – Rearrange – Substitute – Answer – Unit  weight=mass × gravitational field strength  Hooke’s Law for springs  density=mass/volume

Extend: Find out about a famous physicist. How do we define one metre? How has the definition of a metre changed? How do we measure time? Is time the same for everyone? What is the world’s roundest object and how might it help us define the kilogram?

Extend: Would Hooke’s law work in compression as well as tension? Do rubber bands obey Hooke’s Law? If there was a hole all the way from one side of the Earth to the other and you dropped an object in from one side, would it fall all the way through?

Newton’s First Law

Modelling

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2  What is a force?  What do forces do?  Examples of forces  What happens when forces combine?  Balanced and unbalanced forces  Drawing force diagrams

Usual half-term: Summer 1  Properties of solids, liquids and gases  Linking macroscopic observation to microscopic explanations  The importance of models in Physics  How experimental evidence helps models develop

Extend: Can you think of examples of objects which exert a force on each other without touching? How can this happen? Force is a vector quantity: what does this mean and why is it important? How important was Galileo to our understanding of forces? How important was Newton to our understanding of forces? What do Newton’s Second & Third Laws tell us? How did Einstein modify Newton’s Laws of Motion?

Extend: If you cut a material into two pieces how would this affect the density of each? What can you find out about different crystal structures? How do crystal structures affect the properties of materials? Why do ice cubes crack in your drink? Why does hot air rise? Why are bubbles spherical?

Relationships Usual half-term: Lent 1  How can we use graphs to present & analyse data?  Proportionality  Mass and weight  Stretching springs  Friction Extend: Are astronauts in orbit really ‘weightless’? How would plants be different on a planet with a smaller gravitational field strength? What do we mean by friction? How can you make the force of friction bigger or smaller? Why don’t knots come undone? Why do shoelaces come undone?

Investigations Usual half-term: Summer 2  Independent, dependent & control variables  The concept of a “fair test”  Methods and Diagrams  Accuracy, Reliability, Precision and Validity  Drawing conclusions from data Extend: A darts player threw three darts which landed close together in the twenty segment of the board. This result was described as reliable but not accurate: how can this be? Can you float a paperclip on water? On other liquids? Google ‘kitchen physics experiments’ to find the Naked Scientists Website and try a home experiment!

PSHE Education Living in the wider world Michaelmas 1  Adapting to a new school environment  Building organisational skills and homework skills  Safer online lives Extend: Students can use the mentalhealth.org.uk website to help them think more about managing their transition and organisational skills https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/moving-on-top-tips-for-pupils.pdf Students may wish to learn more about staying safe online by accessing the UK’s safer internet centre which has games, quizzes and videos for pupils aged 11-19 to help them stay safe while navigating their online lives https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/young-people/resources-for-11-19s

Relationships Michaelmas 2  Characteristics of healthy relationships  Families  Anti bullying Extend: Read: Dean Burnett, Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall and What To Do About It: THE BOOK EVERY TEENAGER NEEDS TO READ, 2019 or read New York Times No 1. Best seller Wonder by R. J. Palacio.

Relationships Lent  Managing peer pressure  Puberty Extend: Read Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys Paperback by Cara Familian Natterson M.D or The Girl’s Guide

to growing up by Anita Naik

My physical wellbeing Summer  Building good sleep habits  Food, water and exercise Extend: Create a weekly meal plan for a budget. Create a water, food and exercise journal or read Matthew Walker’s “Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams” Create a sleep diary

Spanish Talking About Yourself

Food

Usual half-term: Michaelmas 1

Usual half-term: Lent 2

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Greetings The alphabet Family members Dates Birthdays Pets Nationalities Languages Describing people Classroom instructions Imperatives Forms of address Articles Gender of nouns Regular verbs Tener Ser Adjectives Possessives The use of capital letters Quantifiers Conjunctions

Extend: Where is Spanish spoken in the world? Find out about its history and current status in the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara.

Daily Routine and Free Time Usual half-term: Michaelmas 2       

Telling the time Weather Free time Daily routine Weekend activities Expressions of time Reflexive verbs

Extend: Find out about traditional sports in Spanishspeaking countries, starting with Basque pelota and Mexican charrería.

Saying what you eat at different mealtimes Food you like and dislike Saying what is healthy Asking for food icafés Talking on the phone Comparative adjectives Tú and usted

Extend: Translate your parents’ next shopping list into Spanish and use the supermarket website www.alcampo.es to find out how much it would cost in Spain.

School and Daily Routine Usual half-term: Summer 1            

School subjects Opinions Telling the time School facilities School uniform Comparison of schools in different countries Weekend activities Adjectival agreement Regular verbs Radical-changing verbs Gustar Ir

Extend: Which school subjects might be taught differently in Spain? What do you think a lesson in History, English or Spanish would consist of?

Mexico – an introduction Usual half-term: Summer 2     

The physical and human geography of Mexico Describing popular Mexican cuisine Describing inspirational Mexican art (Frida Kahlo) Describing a key Mexican festival (el día de los muertos) Giving opinions on a film with a context of ‘el día de los muertos” (Coco)

Where You Live Usual half-term: Lent 1         

Saying where you live Giving and understanding directions Rooms in the house Describing your bedroom Giving your opinion about where you live Ordinal numbers Ser and estar Adverbs of frequency Gender of new words

Extend: Have a look at https://www.primelocation.com/overseas/property/spain/ and find out how Spanish homes are different from ours.

Extend: Which school subjects might be taught differently in Spain? What do you think a lesson in History, English or Spanish would consist of?

World of Languages, Languages of the World Unit 1: My World of Languages Michaelmas 1 - Multilingual Perse, Cambridge, UK - What makes a language? - Multilingualism and the arts - Variation – language, dialect, accent - Slang - ‘language at its most human’ Extend: Produce a poster or a short video about a language that you speak or one that interests you Attend the extracurricular lecture on the benefits of multilingualism

Unit 4: A Linguistic Journey Around the World Lent 2 -

Loanwords The language tree Romance languages Germanic languages Indo-European languages

Extend: Produce a fact-file about a new language that interests you.

Unit 2: A Brief History of English

Unit 5: The Language of Academic Disciplines

Michaelmas 2 - Celtic languages - The Vikings - The Normans - Modern English - Names

Summer 1 - The language of science - The language of music - The language of computing - The language of maths - The language of geography

Extend: Write a Kenning poem.

Extend: Have a go at some of the extension reading in the library.

Unit 3: How Language works Lent 1 -

Unit 6: Codes and cryptography Infinitives What is gender? Deconstructing a sentence Word order Semantics Idioms

Extend: Compile a lexicon of unusual idioms in English or in another language you know Enter the UK Linguistics Olympiad in early January – email Dr Mitchell for information.

Summer 2 - The Atbash cipher - The Greek alphabet - Made-up words and languages Extend: Complete some UK Linguistics Olympiad questions

Lower School Research Research, Enquiry and Scholarship at The Perse A spirit of enquiry is at the heart of a Perse education and pupils are encouraged to develop their research and investigation skills through the core curriculum and an exciting programme of research opportunities beyond the classroom. Together, these enable pupils to develop confidence in information literacy (both digital and 'traditional'), written and verbal communication skills and project management. In engaging with these opportunities pupils will see their research skills and understanding of the research process progress towards full 'university-readiness' by the end of Year 13.

In Year 12 all pupils undertake either an internal Rouse Award Research project or instead choose to complete the demanding and fulfilling EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) which is equivalent to half an A Level. Either project will assist in supporting further education course applications. In Year 10 pupils can join the HPQ (Higher Project Qualification) programme, a more formalised, externally assessed research qualification which stretches them intellectually and personally as they work towards a more developed research assignment.

In Year 9 pupils can enter the Aristotelian Award essay competition, an internally assessed 1500-word essay competition which is organised by the Research Prefects and open to internal and external students across the UK. In Year 8 pupils can work towards the Perse Project Qualification (PPQ) where they have a go at an independent research project. They will work one-to-one with a supervisor to hone their skills and ideas as they produce a 1500-word project. In Year 7 pupils have an independent study homework slot. One of the options is the PRSQ (Perse Research Skills Qualification), which is an online module course introducing and teaching key research skills as a framework to build on as they move up the school.

The Perse Research Model At The Perse students learn about the process of conducting research through The Perse Research Model (left). The Perse Research model is a 5stage model surrounded by the continual need to reflect on the pro-cess and communicate what they have found. They learn that research is a creative but also systematic process. As students engage with the research opportunities in the school they will progress they will develop their skills at each stage in the research model. For further reading to learn about the process of research we recommend the ‘Little Quick Fix’ series on doing research, which can be found in the Rouse library.

Year 7 Independent Study Homework After the homework induction period in the Michaelmas first half-term, Year 7 pupils will find one slot on their timetable each week devoted to 'independent study'. The purpose of this slot is to give pupils some space and time each week to pursue something for interest and intellectual challenge. Pupils have 4 main options to choose from in the way they use this slot. All have value, and which one a pupil opts for should be led by his or her sense of their own interests and capabilities informed by discussion with parents and the pupil’s form tutor. It is an entirely free choice, as long as an active choice takes place.

Independent Study Options: 1. To undertake the PRSQ (Perse Research Skills Qualification) – an online 3-module course teaching key research skills, to aid all research further up the school (see below). 2. To undertake one or more subject-based extension activities, chosen from those outlined in this curriculum booklet, or upon individual initiative and discussion with a subject teacher. 3. To undertake wider reading - ideally getting some stretch by choosing a genre or reading level that is different to the books a student reads regularly for pleasure. 4. To undertake some targeted and planned consolidation activities to increase depth of understanding of a curricular subject. The independent study homework options will be launched and explained to pupils at an assembly, and they will then have an opportunity to discuss these with parents and form tutors before making a commitment.

PRSQ (Perse Research Skills Qualification) The PRSQ gives students an introduction to key academic research skills. The aim is for students to learn and develop research skills, to prepare them for the PPQ in Year 8 and to improve students’ ability to research effectively as they move up through the school in their curricular work. It is an online 3-module course. Each module involves watching a video, completing a couple of tasks and then passing the end of module quiz. Module 1 looks at the definition and process of research, and how to use the Rouse library effectively for research. Module 2 is on smart online research; how to use the internet effectively when searching for sources and knowing how to assess their reliability. Module 3 is on smart reading and note taking. Students will learn how to read a book or article to extract the key information, without having to read every word, and learn different effective note taking skills.

Therefore, the PRSQ has value not only to those pupils who may already display some confidence in these skills but also those who would benefit from developing them and for whom this might have knock-on benefits in their curricular work. In the summer term pupils' achievements are celebrated at a research garden party where, as well as having the chance to enjoy seasonal refreshments, pupils meet with expert members of staff and Year 8 pupils who completed a PPQ. The Year 8 pupils will reflect on their experience of undergoing a research project and share what they learnt.

Embedded ICT Skills Year 7 pupils join with different levels of ICT experience, depending largely on their previous school and their own interest. Digital skills are essential in secondary school, further study and the workplace and therefore we want to ensure all of our students have a solid, practical grounding in ICT. At The Perse, Computer Science is its own subject in the main curriculum but this is very different from ICT skills and covers the science behind computers, for example how data is stored/manipulated and how to design and test algorithms. ICT skills, however, are the practical ones regarding how to use a computer and its major software and applications. All Perse departments take responsibility for delivering ICT through their own subject-based content. A skills feedback exercise is then conducted during summer term internal exams week in which students complete a short series of tasks to gain feedback. NOTE: Mastering touch typing and improving your typing speed (aim for 50+ wpm) is of benefit to all ages and we encourage students to make use of www.typingclub.com

Word Processing              

On Microsoft Word: Create and save a simple document Use automatic spelling/grammar tools Use basic text formatting (font-size, font-style, super/sub-script) Apply bullet points/numbering Align paragraphs (left/right/justify) Change portrait/landscape orientation Cut, copy and paste (text/images) Add images, crop and format Add textboxes and set wrap-options for textboxes, shapes or images Add headers and footers (inc. page numbers) Create simple tables and configure table/column sizes and borders Apply heading styles Use subscript and superscript

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On Microsoft Excel: Enter text and numbers into cells Format cells: bold, italic, underline Align cell content to left, right or centre and also set vertical alignment Use borders and fill colours in cells Insert or delete rows and columns Adjust the width of columns/height of rows Sort data Add and customise bar graphs or pie charts

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Use simple formulae e.g. = 2*B3 + 3*A3 Cut/Copy/Paste formulae between cells Use built in functions including sum & average

File and Folder Management In a File Explorer:  

Create suitably nested folders with meaningful names to support organisation Drag/drop and cut/copy/paste files with keyboard shortcuts to change location

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Logon to office.com and drive.google.com and access their cloud files in a browser Connect home computers to their OneDrive using the synch tool and sign-in options in Microsoft Office

Presentation software On Microsoft PowerPoint:        

Add and remove slides Format slide layout Enter and format text (font style and size + bold, italic, underline) Add images to a presentation (inc. cut, copy, paste, rotate, crop) Apply slide transitions and timings Use slide ‘themes’ (backgrounds) Run slideshows and use annotation tools Adjust print settings to change print options e.g. notes or slides per page

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Use OneNotes provides by class teachers as digital textbooks and exercise books on the shared area of their http://onedrive.com Access homework, assignments, quizzes and class updates on our virtual learning environment on https://perse.schoology.com Use the schoology notifications options (top right) to immediately access recently added files and to control email notifications If appropriate, download the OneNote, OneDrive and Schoology apps for use on a mobile device or tablet

Email applications On Microsoft Outlook:     

Create and send an email to a school teacher from the address book Understand basic email etiquette Add attachments to emails Understanding Forward, Reply and Reply all Create folders in their inbox and know to file emails into them

Internet research skills    

Use the Perse online research area at www.perse.co.uk/staff-pupil-area/ to access Britannica, OED and other research tools and image databases Know what plagiarism is, why it is wrong and how to avoid it Know how to reference a book or a website in their work Have awareness of other search engines apart from Google e.g. DuckDuckGo, Wolfram Alpha

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Consider the reliability of different sources of information found online including validity, accuracy and bias Understand and show awareness of the importance of staying safe on the internet, protecting personal data/identity and reporting concerns

Additional tools (not assessed) On PhotoShop or Paint Shop Pro: 

Complete a simple overview of the canvas, layers and toolbox as appropriate for Art/Design

On online mapping: 

Make practical use of digimaps for schools, streetview & google earth

On Soundtrap / Sibelius: 

Complete music specific learning

Where next? This scheme will continue into Years 8 and 9 but students are also able to pursue full ICT skills certification at a time that is right for them. The Perse is a Registered Certiport Centre which means that students can take Microsoft online certification exams on site. Training can be best accessed by students coming to Digital Literacy Club any Thursday lunchtime and telling Mr Baker (pdbaker@perse.co.uk ) or Mr Gwilt (djgwilt@perse.co.uk ) that they would like to start ICT certification training. The training materials can be accessed on site but can also be downloaded at home assuming the corresponding version of Microsoft Office is also installed at home. Following training, we recommend all students take the opportunity to complete Microsoft Office Specialist certification over their time at the school by completing at least the Word, Excel and PowerPoint modules. These are free to take whilst at the School due to our annual subscription programme.

Wider Reading Lists – Lower School Reading is not just a product of intellectual curiosity, but stimulates it, and all Perse pupils are encouraged to read as diverse a range of texts as possible during their time at the school. Reading can be one of life’s great pleasures, and it is important that pupils read books that they enjoy, but it is also a way of developing new interests, understanding and skills when books that may fall outside someone’s normal ‘comfort zone’ are tackled. As a general guide, pupils are encouraged to find some balance between fiction and non-fiction and to try new and different genres at some point over the course of a year. There are numerous events and activities throughout the school year to involve pupils in celebrating their love of reading – visiting authors, competitions and book groups to name just a few. Many of these bring together pupils from multiple year groups (Covid measures permitting!), but there are also many age-specific opportunities ranging from those targeted at our newest school joiners to those applying to university. All pupils are encouraged to set aside some time each week to read – even half an hour provides valuable relaxation and intellectual interest. The Rouse Library holds a wide and diverse range of books (in both traditional and now digital format) which go well beyond the subject reading lists and recommendations (although these can be a great place to start). Ms Alboni and Mrs Suman-Chauhan have a wealth of experience advising young readers and always welcome a conversation with pupils, whether seasoned library users or less confident readers. Subject teachers and departmental literacy coordinators can also make helpful recommendations of texts that would be at the right reading level for a particular pupil and will help them indulge their interests further. A reluctant reader is usually one who hasn’t found the right type of book yet! The following tables highlight certain titles which may prove interesting or stimulating within a context of wider reading. These include a variety of types of text then including some fiction within each subject area. Whilst departments have made every effort to filter the texts listed here, please apply the usual parental judgement when selecting books for students to purchase or borrow – some books will have been included on the recommendation of others or third parties. These books can be requested at The Rouse Library. Students will also be given details on our new Sora ebook service which contains a selection of these texts to borrow that will build up over time. Dedicated e-readers (such as the Kindle) also have certain advantages over tablet/mobile reading, particularly in that that they are not typically back-lit and so are easier on the eyes. Many of the following books can also be purchased at reduced rates on e-book stores.

Wider Reading Lists – Lower School Art        

Wendy Beckett: The Story of Painting Peter Dormer: The Art of the Maker Susie Hodge: 50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know Anthony Janson: History of Art for Young People Stephen Little: Isms: Understanding Art Andy Tuohy: Great Modern Artists Phaidon: The Twentieth Century Book of Art Thames & Hudson: Van Gogh’s Letters

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Malorie Blackman: Pig Heart Boy Michael Crichton: The Andromeda Strain Dave Goulson: A Buzz in the Meadow Richard Kerridge: Cold Blood Mark Lynas: Six Degrees Richard Preston: The Hot Zone Andreas Wagner: The Arrival of the Fittest Alan Weisman: The World Without Us Nathan Wolfe: The Viral Storm

Chemistry      

Simon Basher: The Periodic Table (Elements with Style!) Simon Basher: Chemistry – Getting a Big Reaction Jack Challoner: The Elements Roald Dahl: George’s Marvellous Medicine Theodore Gray: Molecules Simon Mayo: ITCH

Computer Science         

Jeremy Kubica: Computational Fairy Tales Jeremy Kubica: Best Practices in Spell Design Matt Langley: Black Flag - a Coding Club mission Brian Selznick: The Invention of Hugo Cabret Simon Singh: The cracking code book - how to make it, break it, hack it, crack it Carol Vorderman: Computer Coding for Kids Various: Python Basics, Level 1 (Coding Club) and follow up books Level 2 and Level 3 Mike Wooldridge & Brianna Stuart: Creating Web Pages Simplified Karl Beecher: Brown dogs and barbers - what's computer science all about?

Design & Technology     

Sophie Collins: Things That Go Boom Or Float, Fly, and Zoom: 18 DIY Projects to Make Nick Dossis: Brilliant LED Projects: 20 Electronic Designs for Artists, Hobbyists, and Experimenters Donald Norman: The Design of Everyday Things, revised and expanded edition Elaine Stavert: Soaps (Cozy) Various: How Things Work Encyclopaedia (First Reference)

English            

Malcolm Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 John Buchan: The Thirty-Nine Steps Susan Cooper: The Dark is Rising sequence Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol Jostein Gaarder: Sophie’s World Susan Hill: I’m the King of the Castle Ted Hughes: The Iron Man Penelope Lively: The Ghost of Thomas Kempe John Steinbeck: Cannery Row Mildred Taylor: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry BBC - The 2023 BBC Young Writers' Award Poetry By Heart

French              

Young Reporters in France series – home, families, special occasions etc. Let’s read in French and English series Easy French storybook series – Boucle d’Or et les trois ours, Cendrillon etc. R. de Roussy de Sales: Easy French Reader Bernard Friot: Nouvelles Histoires Pressées Alexandre Dumas: Les trois mousquetaires Antoine de Saint Exupéry: Le Petit Prince Comtesse de Ségur: Les Malheurs de Sophie Astérix (comic) Tintin (comic) Boule et Bill (comic) Gaston Lagaffe (comic) Titeuf (comic) René Goscinny: Le Petit Nicolas

Geography           

Anita Ganeri: Horrible Geography series – Bloomin’ Rainforests Odious Oceans Earth-Shattering Earthquakes Freaky Peaks Desperate Deserts Wild Islands Raging Rivers Violent Volcanoes Perishing Poles Stormy Weather

German  Das große Wilhelm-Busch Album  Golik/Uebe: Die Abenteuer des kleinen Piraten  Kessler: Die kleine Maus auf dem Bauerhof

History Reading:     

Elizabeth Laird: Crusade Robert Lacey: Great Tales from English History Ian Mortimer: The Time-Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England C.J. Sampson: Dissolution Michael Wood: Conquistadors

Other: Robert Bartlett BBC Two - The Plantagenets The British Museum guided tour of the exhibition on Thomas Becket Curators' introduction Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint - YouTube In Our Time Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The French Revolution's Legacy Horrible Histories Horrible Histories - The Measly Middle Ages | Compilation - YouTube

Latin        

Peter Connolly: The Ancient Greece of Odysseus Peter Connolly: Pompeii Terry Deary: The Groovy Greeks Terry Deary: The Rotten Romans Robert Graves: The Greek Myths Caroline Lawrence: “Roman Mysteries” series Rosemary Sutcliff: The Eagle of the Ninth Robin and Kathryn Waterfield: The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold

Mathematics          

Michael Blastland: The Tiger that Isn’t Robert Eastaway: How Many Socks Make a Pair? Enzensberger & Berner: The Number Devil Ben Goldacre: Bad Science John Haigh: How to Take a Penalty Eli Maor: To Infinity and Beyond Simon Singh: The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets Ian Stewart: Letters to a Young Mathematician Daniel Tammet: Thinking in Numbers Jeremy Wyndham: How Long is a Piece of String?

Music Reading:        

BBC: Music of Africa British Band Instrument Company: The Fanfare Trumpet Tudor Times Ltd: Music in the Royal Courts BBC: New to Classical Music Audio Network Limited: History of Japanese Music BBC: India Andy Channing: Balinese Gamelan: a complete guide to a unique world of sound Benjamin Ramm: The subversive power of calypso music

Listening: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Homeless Susato, arr. Dunnigan: The Danserye Holst: 'Jupiter' from The Planets Shankar and Glass: Passages Reich: Six Marimbas for Gamelan BBC Radio 3: Classical Mixtape

Philosophy, Ethics & Religion    

Stephen Law: The Philosophy Files Julian Baggini: The Pig that Wants to be Eaten Peter Cave: Do Llamas Fall in Love Jostein Gaarder: Sophie’s World

Physics          

Jack Challoner: 1001 Inventions that Changed the World Paul Davies: How to Build a Time Machine Willam Guerstelle: Adventures from the Technology Underground Walter Isaacson: Einstein George Johnson: The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments Domenico Laurenza: Leonardo’s Machines Paul Milo: Your Flying Car Awaits Patrick Moore: Can You Play Cricket on Mars? Dava Sobel: Longitude Dava Sobel: The Planets

Spanish         

Mafalda books 0,1,2 Lumen Richard Crompton: Guillermo el Travieso Richard Crompton: Guillermo el Travieso, ocho aventuras Walt Disney: El viaje de Arlo Michelle Phillips: Eva y Victoria: las Vacaciones del Verano Steven Rabley: El blog de Daniel Lucy Rosen: Los Minions: larga vida al rey Bob Alonso Santamarina: En busca del ámbar azul Alonso Santamarina: La isla del diablo

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