In Year 9, students will engage with topical issues to develop their critical literacy and prepare for viewpoint writing. They will analyze bias, tone, and viewpoint, and compare how writers use methods such as exaggeration, satire, and humour to influence audiences. Students will also practice synthesising information from multiple sources and structuring their own arguments with clarity, logic, and precision.
Novel Study: Noughts and Crosses
Students will study Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses, deepening their analytical and contextual understanding through its dual perspectives and moral complexity. They will analyze the use of dual narrative and contrasting viewpoints, interpret symbolism and foreshadowing, and explore challenging social issues such as racism and inequality. Students will also develop their ability to produce critical writing and thematic essays that engage with the novel’s powerful ideas.
Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Unit 1 Developing Number: Students will develop and extend their year 7and 8 learning of numbers to work fluently with factors, multiples, primes and negative numbers. Students will learn prime factor decomposition and how to find the highest common factor and lowest common multiple of at least two integers.
Unit 2 Developing algebra: Students will learn to collect like terms including terms with powers greater than 1. Students will also build on their knowledge of inverses and equations to rearrange simple equations.
Unit 3 Decimals and standard form: Students will learn to round to an appropriate degree of accuracy to estimate calculations and understand under and over estimation. Students will learn to apply rules of BIDMAS including multiplication and division where numbers have been written in standard form.
Cell Biology: Students will study the structure and function of cells and specialised cells, they will study microscopes and how the different types work. They will look at how cells divide and the uses of stem cells. Students will complete Cell Biology by studying the movement of substances by diffusion, active transport and osmosis.
Unit 4 Averages and range: Students will be able to find the mean, median, mode and range from a discrete and grouped frequency tables describing the positives and negatives of using the three averages. Students will learn to solve reverse mean problems.
Unit 5 Representing data: Students will learn to construct, use and interpret various representations of data including two-way tables and scatter graphs
Cell Biology: Students will study the structure and function of cells and specialised cells, they will study microscopes and how the different types work. They will look at how cells divide and the uses of stem cells. Students will complete Cell Biology by studying the movement of substances by diffusion, active transport and osmosis.
Atomic structure and the periodic table: Students will study how atoms are the chemical building blocks of our world, and how chemists have evidence of their subatomic particles. Students will learn how there is a link between atomic structure and the periodic table. Students will learn the trends in reactivity in Group 1 and Group 7 elements. Students will then study what the differences are between elements, compounds and mixtures. Students will learn how to use practical skills to separate the substances in a range of mixtures using filtration, crystallisation, simple distillation and chromatography.
Physics Energy: Students will learn about the idea of energy stores and the way energy is transferred (focus on the three methods of heat transfer), they will then go onto use those ideas in practical situations and learn about work done and power.
Computer Science
Physical Education
Be an App Inventor: Students will develop an app using a block-based programming system. They will explore careers in this sector.
Be a hardware engineer: Students will look at peripherals and their functions and how they co-ordinate with the CPU. They will look at different categories of software and their varying features. They will look at different practical scenarios and make informed decisions about what hardware and software is best for each.
Using prior learning of the core and advanced skills below students will begin to evaluate your own and others performance to adapt skills, compositional ideas, strategies and tactics.
Rugby Students will develop the core skills of handling and carrying skills, passing: (Both hands in either direction), receiving, beating opponents, try
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scoring, grounding the ball with downward pressure and contact Skills: Tackling. Students will develop the advanced skills of passing: Spin, both ways, contact Skills: tackling - basic technique from rear, smothering and specialist skills and scrum.
Netball Students will develop the core skills of Footwork - stopping/landing, pivoting, dodging, ball handling, rebounds (GA, GS, GD, GK only) and marking a player with and without the ball. Students will develop the advanced skills of ball handling - catching on the run, catching in the air, passing over mid-long distance and stepping defence.
Handball Students will develop the core skills of catching (two handed), dribbling with dominant hand passing, shooting: in place and in movement and offensive and defensive movement. Students will develop the advanced skills of catching (one handed), dribbling with either/both hands, jump passing, shooting and offensive and defensive movement.
Basketball Students will develop the core skills of stance and footwork - triple threat position, pivoting, passing, shooting - set shot, jump shot, dribbling and marking. Students will develop the advanced skills of shooting - non dominant hand lay-up, rebounding, dribbling - use of either hand, beating opponents, cross overstep and intercepting passes.
Table Tennis Students will develop the core skills of serving, return of serve, offensive strokes - backhand, defensive strokes – backhand, application of spin on strokes. Students will develop the advanced skills of Offensive strokes – loop, counter-hit, defensive strokes – block, lob, -application of spin on strokes – sidespin, cork spin and footwork and positioning
Football Students will develop the core skills of ball control using both feet, passing: (dominant foot) • short • long – both lofted and along the ground • throw ins, shooting: (dominant foot) • short and long range, dribbling: • use of both feet • close control, tackling: • block tackle • jockeying and marking: • player with the ball. Students will develop the advanced skills of ball control using chest, thigh, non-dominant foot passing, dominant foot shooting: • use of swerve • volleys, non-dominant foot shooting, dribbling: • Ability to beat opponents, defensive or attacking and marking: • player without the ball.
Geography
North America: Students will build on their diverse place knowledge by developing an understanding of the physical and human geographic elements of North America. During this topic they will explore the structure of the Earth, plate tectonics and migration across the continent.
History Was WW1 a white man’s war? Students will look at different people's experiences of the First World War. Students will look at the 4 million soldiers who fought for Britain who were not white and investigate whether the war really was a white man’s war.
Religious Studies Medical Ethics: Students will explore ethical issues relating to medicine. Students will look at both the Christian and the Islamic viewpoint. Content includes: the sanctity of life, IVF, genetic engineering, abortion, euthanasia and organ donation.
Ice Worlds: Students will continue their studies of the seven continents by visiting the cold deserts of Antarctica. Alongside this, students will explore glaciated landscapes and the Isles of Svalbard.
Why was the 20th century an age of dictators? Students will look at Frank Dikotter’s interpretations of different dictators during the twentieth century. Students will look at Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Mao and Franco and assess if Dikotter’s interpretation is correct.
The problem of Evil: Students will be continuing with the questions on the existence of God by asking the questions “Is God real?” “if so where is he?” and “Why does God allow evil and suffering?” - a focus on prejudice, discrimination, Judaism, antisemitism and the Holocaust.
Spanish En forma: Students will discuss staying in shape and leading a healthy lifestyle by maintaining a balanced diet and keeping active. Students will revisit key grammatical concepts and vocabulary from year 7 and 8 including opinions, the present tense, preterite tense and food vocabulary. They will also learn how to use direct object pronouns and reflexive verbs. Students will learn to talk about daily routine and how to describe illness and injuries, as well as give advice on what you should or should not do to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Design Technology and Food Design and Make Project – Resistant Materials
– Lap Joint Box:
Students will be consolidating all prior knowledge to give them a deeper understanding of what is expected if opted for at GCSE. Students will be developing a further knowledge of research led projects regarding investigating client's needs, developing technical drawings and research into types of joints and their strengths and uses.
Food - Commodities: Students will explore the Eat Well Guide in detail as they focus on Food Commodities. Students will look into each in depth at the functions and sources of each commodity and compare these their own diet. They will complete a range of practical tasks which will consolidate the theoretical learning.
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Art Portraiture: Investigating the work of several artists including, Teesha Moore, Patrick Bremer, Jesse Treece and Maria Rivens. Initially students will focus on the basics of face mapping using the grid technique and drawing the features of the face. They will build skills relating to tonal shading, representing 3-dimensional form and contoured shading and mark making. Students will experiment with different materials and processes including collage whilst producing a final response to the project in the form of a final 2D mixed media outcome.
Drama Exploration of a Script (ASBO): Students will develop their understanding of script work. They will explore the script practically and from a design point of view looking at staging, costume and set. Students will explore the text as a director and performer to gain a full understanding of the plot, context and themes. They will create costume, set and lighting designs based own their own ideas from what they have learnt about the play.
Music Exploring the Blues: Students will learn about the history of Blues music, looking at work songs from the slave trade and American gospel music. Students will analyse the characteristics of Blues, looking at techniques such as 7th chords, call and response and improvisation. Students will explore how the Blues led to the creation of many other genres and how traces of it can still be found in today’s pop music.
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Subject Spring Term
English Creative reading and writing: Dystopia
Students will extend their narrative writing skills by experimenting with world-building, tone, and symbolic storytelling within the dystopian genre. They will learn how to create convincing settings that reflect political or social themes, sustain atmosphere through bleak, oppressive, or hopeful tones, and write with subtext and social commentary. Students will also experiment with structure (such as non-linear or circular narratives) and explore the impact of narrative voice, including first-person and unreliable narrators, to craft original and thought-provoking writing.
Poetry: Society
In this unit, Year 9 students will explore poetry and society to strengthen their critical awareness and prepare for advanced themes such as conflict, power, and protest. They will analyze the use of satire, irony, and contrast, consider the importance of context and message, and begin to compare poets’ methods across texts. Students will also develop their ability to write structured analytical and comparative essays, building skills essential for future study.
Mathematics
Unit 6 Angles: Students will bring together prior learning on angles to work fluently to solve missing angle problems with regular and irregular polygons, including where angles are represented as fractions or algebraically.
Unit 7 Fractions, decimals and percentages: Students will learn to calculate with fractions including mixed numbers and improper fractions. Students will build on their knowledge of converting between fractions, decimals and percentages to be able to fluently order a mixture of numbers written in any form.
Biology Infection and Response: Students will study different pathogens and how they can harm the body and how the body can defend itself. Students will look at different drugs that are used in medicine including antibiotics and how drug trials are performed. Students will also study some plant diseases.
Chemistry
Physics
Chemical Analysis: Students will use chemical tests to identify the gases, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and chlorine. Students will learn the definition of a “chemically pure” substance and know how the melting and boiling point of a substance can help to identify it. Pupils will learn how to interpret chromatograms and work out the Rf values. Finally different methods of separation will be covered.
Forces: Students will study what different types of forces there are and their interactions with each other and their surroundings. Students will also study about motion graphs, speed and acceleration.
Unit 8 Perimeter and area: Students will recap on their year 7 and 8 work of area including trapeziums and circles. They will learn to convert between units of measure working fluently through area and perimeter questions that require conversion of units.
Unit 9 Equations: Student will learn the difference between an expression, equation, identity and formulae. Students will learn how to set up and solve equations from worded problems.
Infection and Response: Students will study different pathogens and how they can harm the body and how the body can defend itself. Students will look at different drugs that are used in medicine including antibiotics and how drug trials are performed. Students will also study some plant diseases.
Chemical Analysis: Students will use chemical tests to identify the gases, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and chlorine. Students will learn the definition of a “chemically pure” substance and know how the melting and boiling point of a substance can help to identify it. Pupils will learn how to interpret chromatograms and work out the Rf values. Finally different methods of separation will be covered.
Forces: Students will study what different types of forces there are and their interactions with each other and their surroundings. Students will also study about motion graphs, speed and acceleration.
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Computer Science
Physical Education
Be a sound engineer: Students will gain an understanding of how images and sound are stored as binary. They will use software to manipulate images and see the impact on file size. They will also and develop programming skills to program music using Sonic Pi.
Be a programmer: Students will develop further understanding of programming, building on skills from year 8 and adding more advanced skills such as iteration using counter controlled and condition-controlled loops. They will decompose problems and program solutions independently.
Using prior learning of the core and advanced skills below students will begin to evaluate your own and others performance to adapt skills, compositional ideas, strategies and tactics.
Basketball Students will develop the core skills of stance and footwork - triple threat position, pivoting, passing, shooting - set shot, jump shot, dribbling and marking. Students will develop the advanced skills of shooting – non-dominant hand lay-up, rebounding, dribbling - use of either hand, beating opponents, cross overstep and intercepting passes.
Table Tennis Students will develop the core skills of serving, return of serve, offensive strokes - backhand, defensive strokes – backhand, application of spin on strokes. Students will develop the advanced skills of Offensive strokes – loop, counter-hit, defensive strokes – block, lob, -application of spin on strokes – sidespin, cork spin and footwork and positioning
Football Students will develop the core skills of ball control using both feet, passing: (dominant foot) • short • long – both lofted and along the ground • throw ins, shooting: (dominant foot) • short and long range, dribbling: • use of both feet • close control, tackling: • block tackle • jockeying and marking: • player with the ball. Students will develop the advanced skills of ball control using chest, thigh, non-dominant foot passing, dominant foot shooting: • use of swerve • volleys, non-dominant foot shooting, dribbling: • Ability to beat opponents, defensive or attacking and marking: • player without the ball.
Badminton students will develop the core skills of grip, serving (short/long), forehand shots (overhead/drop shot/lift/smash/drive), understanding court markings / rules, movement into core skills. Students will develop the advanced skills of serving (short/long, backhand shots (overhead/drop shot/lift/smash/drive), understanding court markings / rules and movement into advanced skills.
Dance Students will develop the core skills of traveling steps, coordination of body parts, head body and arms that portray the style, body tension, holds, jumps and aesthetics of movements. Students will develop the advanced skills of jumps, variation, formations, walks, choreography of routines - motifs and theme and variation.
Fitness Students will develop the core and advanced skills of different types of training including circuit training (boxercise), HITT training, fartlek training and continuous training.
Geography
Ice Worlds (continued): Students will continue their studies of the seven continents by visiting the cold deserts of Antarctica. Alongside this, students will explore glaciated landscapes and the Isles of Svalbard.
History Why did the Holocaust happen? Students will examine how the lives of ordinary Jewish people were impacted by the Nazi regime. Students will examine what life was like prior to 1930 and look at the escalation of antisemitism across Europe.
Religious Studies Does religion encourage equality? Students will explore the question of equality through the Sikh religion. Content includes: Guru Nanak, Gurus, Khalsa, 5 K’s, Gurdwara, Langar and Sewar, Sikhism, equality and community.
Oceana: Students will finish their continental trail by experiencing Oceana. Students will study and analyse a range of issues across Australasia with a focus on Oceanic issues, including what we can do to save the Great Barrier Reef and how to solve the great pacific garbage patch.
What do stories of Berlin reveal to us about the Cold War? Students will look at stories of individuals who lived in Berlin at the time of the Berlin Wall.
Why do people believe in God? Students will explore theism, atheism and agnosticism. Students will look at arguments for and against the existence of God and relate it to key case studies.
Spanish Mi trabajo y mis ambiciones: As part of this unit, students will discuss a wide range of topics affecting their lives. Students will learn to talk about
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different jobs in Spanish and what different jobs entail, as well as the qualities needed for different job types. Students will learn to give opinions about jobs, customers and employers. Students will say what jobs they would like to do in the future and why. There will be a greater focus of using the immediate future tense and the conditional to talk about their plans including work experience, going to university and travelling. Students will then consolidate their learning on using multiple tenses together. Finally, students will be introduced to various cultural aspects of Spain and Latin America, appreciating different traditions in various Spanish speaking countries.
Design and Technology Design and Make Project – Resistant Materials – Lap Joint Box:
Students will be consolidating all prior knowledge to give them a deeper understanding of what is expected if opted for at GCSE. Students will be developing a further knowledge of research led projects regarding investigating client's needs, developing technical drawings and research into types of joints and their strengths and uses.
Food - Commodities: Students will explore the Eat Well Guide in detail as they focus on Food Commodities. Students will look into each in depth at the functions and sources of each commodity and compare these their own diet. They will complete a range of practical tasks which will consolidate the theoretical learning.
Art Portraiture Cont... Investigating the work of several artists including, Teesha Moore, Patrick Bremer, Jesse Treece and Maria Rivens. Initially students will focus on the basics of face mapping using the grid technique and drawing the features of the face. They will build skills relating to tonal shading, representing 3-dimensional form and contoured shading and mark making. Students will experiment with different materials and processes including collage whilst producing a final response to the project in the form of a final 2D mixed media outcome.
Factors Affecting Food Choice: Students will explore the differing factors that affect food choice. Students will look into the cost of living and how this impacts the choices made in relation to what and where food is most appropriately sourced from. They will investigate the ethical, religious and cultural beliefs and traditions along with the environmental factors (including exploration of C02 emissions and climate change). Students will conduct a number of practical tasks which include a variety of high-level skills.
Design and Make Project – Electronics – Night Light: Students will follow the iterative design process to design and make a night light. Students will explore the process of soldering and PCB production, electronic components (including LDR, LED, Resistors and Transistors), fault finding, prototyping along with developing their evaluative skills. Students will produce their final artefact in response to a given brief and evaluate their performance against a given set of criteria.
Urban Landscape: In this unit, students will begin by investigating the work of Hundertwasser. Students will produce designs of their own weird and wonderful maps of where they live and their local area. Combining the use of colour, shapes, patterns and textures from the work of Hundertwasser and their own ideas. They will produce 2D final pieces presenting their response to the initial aspect of the project. Students will then switch focus onto the Artist Jim Butler, creating an image based on a local landmark to which they will apply painting techniques and processes including colour selection blocking in areas and dripping paint over the surface of the image.
Drama Students will be working on the creation of a docu-drama, a form of drama that blends real events with dramatic storytelling. We will research real-life events or social issues and use drama techniques to bring these stories to life on stage. Through improvisation, role-play, and devising, we will explore how to develop characters, structure a narrative, and present factual information in a compelling and emotional way.
Students will learn how to balance truth with dramatic interpretation, ensuring that the story remains engaging while respecting the real-life context. The process will help enhance research skills, collaboration, and performance, as we focus on how drama can raise awareness of important issues and reflect real-world experiences.
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Music Exploring Music from Other Cultures (India): Students will explore musical characteristics of Indian music. Focusing on instrumentation and performance technique, students will learn composing techniques such as droning, microtones and pitch bending.
Exploring Rock and Roll: Students will explore the birth of Rock and Roll music in the 1950’s. Finding out how Rock and Roll derived from Blues music, students will learn the different characteristics of the genre, looking at some of its pioneers.
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Subject Summer Term
English Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
Year 9 students will study Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, advancing their textual analysis and thematic exploration while being introduced to extended essay writing. They will analyze Shakespeare’s use of language, imagery, and symbolism, explore character foils and dramatic tension (such as Mercutio and Romeo), and consider how the structure of tragedy shapes conflict and resolution. Students will also practice writing extended essays, linking close analysis of extracts to the themes and ideas of the whole play.
Spoken Language: Language through time
Year 9 students will explore how language has changed over time and how it reflects society, culture, and identity. They will study examples of spoken and written language across different eras, examining shifts in vocabulary, style, and expression. Students will also consider how language influences and responds to power, class, and social change, and will develop their own ability to analyze and present ideas about language, identity, and communication with clarity and confidence.
Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Unit 10 Ratio and proportion: Students will develop their understanding of ratio to be able to work fluently on a mixture of problems involving the use of ratio, fractions and percentages. Students will explore proportion including how it links to scale factors and comparing best value.
Unit 11 Probability: Students will learn how to use and interpret experimental and theoretical probability. Students will learn how to draw and use Venn diagrams.
Plant Organisation: Students will study leaf structure and photosynthesis. They will consider the factors which affect photosynthesis and their commercial application. Students will also learn how glucose from photosynthesis is converted and stored.
Unit 12 Real life and linear graphs: Students will learn how to plot and understand coordinates using these to draw an interpret real life graphs. Students will learn how to draw and calculate the equation for linear graphs.
Unit 10 Pythagoras and Trigonometry: Students will learn how to use and apply Pythagoras and trigonometry in right angled triangles.
Plant Organisation: Students will study leaf structure and photosynthesis. They will consider the factors which affect photosynthesis and their commercial application. Students will also learn how glucose from photosynthesis is converted and stored.
Quantitative Chemistry: Students will learn what is meant by the relative atomic mass and know how to calculate it. Students will learn how to calculate the relative formula mass of a compound. Pupils will look at the practicality of conservation of mass and subsequently balancing simple equations.
Physics Domestic Electricity: Students will continue to study electricity with the emphasis on the safe use of domestic equipment how mains electricity is generated and distributed by the national grid. As part of this energy transfers in appliances will also be studied.
Computer Science
Physical Education
Matter: Students will study kinetic theory and change of state. They will also study density, specific heat capacity and latent heat.
Be a cyber security analyst: Students will increase their understanding of some of the cyber security threats that exist and how to protect from these. They explore the career opportunities in this area.
Be a Graphic Designer: Students will further develop their understanding of 3D printers and their use in industry by completing an independent, building on the work completed in year 8.
Using prior learning of the core and advanced skills below students will begin to evaluate your own and others performance to adapt skills, compositional ideas, strategies and tactics.
Badminton students will develop the core skills of grip, serving (short/long), forehand shots (overhead/drop shot/lift/smash/drive), understanding court markings / rules, movement into core skills. Students will develop the advanced skills of serving (short/long, backhand shots (overhead/drop
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shot/lift/smash/drive), understanding court markings / rules and movement into advanced skills.
Dance Students will develop the core skills of traveling steps, coordination of body parts, head body and arms that portray the style, body tension, holds, jumps and aesthetics of movements. Students will develop the advanced skills of jumps, variation, formations, walks, choreography of routines - motifs and theme and variation.
Fitness Students will develop the core and advanced skills of different types of training including circuit training (boxercise), HITT training, fartlek training and continuous training.
Athletics Students will develop the core skills of Track - posture, arm action and leg action. Jumping - take off and approach. Throwing- grip and initial stance (Power position). Students will develop the advanced skills of Track – pacing. Jumping - hitting appropriate speed for take-off (gradually increasing speed on the runway). Throwing - release angle.
Volleyball Students will develop the core skills of underarm service, dig, set, spike, volleying, receiving service and teamwork and communication. Students will develop the advanced skills of overarm service, court positioning and shots from different heights.
Rounders Students will develop the core skills of throwing and catching, fielding (Long barrier), basic bowling technique, batting: grip, stance and batting contact. Students will develop the advanced skills of high catch, low catch, long barrier on the move, batting direction different locations, bowling at different speeds and heights, long barrier on the move, positional play (post play, bowler).
Cricket Students will develop the core skills of Fielding: Pick up and throw underarm and overarm, batting: footwork, pull shot, bowling: Run up, different bowling styles and wicketkeeping: positioning, technique. Students will develop the advanced skills of batting: square cut, off and on drive, bowling: different variations of flight, line and length depending on type of bowling action, wicketkeeping: stumping and fielding: pick up to run out - underarm and overarm.
Geography
Earth’s Heroes: An in-depth study of the inspiring stories surrounding geography. Students will study the book Earths Heroes by Lily Dyu and apply their knowledge of geography from previous years to understand how we can have a positive impact on the planet.
History How accepting was post war Western society? Students will look at what life was like for people in post war Britain and America. They will focus on lgbt rights, Windrush generation and women's rights such as Roe VS Wade in America.
Religious Studies Peace and Conflict: Students will study ideas on peace and war from the Islamic viewpoint. Content includes: Does religion create war? Peace, Pacifism, Just War & Holy War, Terrorism and the use of WMD.
Spanish Mi identidad: Students will consolidate their KS3 learning journey in Spanish by revisiting key concepts such as social media, expressing their preferences, hobbies and past times, their relationships and who inspires them. They will have the opportunity to consolidate their understanding of key grammatical concepts, vocabulary and phonics as well as consider cultural phenomena within the Spanish speaking world.
Why do people still fight over Jerusalem today? Students will student the creation of Israel and the Arab Israeli conflict.
What is faith? Students will explore questions of faith from two religious viewpoints. Content includes: MLK, Malcolm X and Malcolm X
Travel and tourism project: Students will have the opportunity to plan a holiday to a Spanish speaking country and fulfil certain criteria to show their intercultural awareness, demonstrate their Spanish language skills and make cross-curricular links with Computing and Food.
Design Technology Factors Affecting Food Choice (cont.): Students will explore the differing factors that affect food choice. Students will look into the cost of living and how this impacts the choices made in relation to what and where food is most appropriately sourced from. They will investigate the ethical, religious and cultural beliefs and traditions along with the environmental factors (including exploration of C02 emissions and climate change). Students will conduct a number of practical tasks which include a variety of high-level skills.
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Design and Make Project – Electronics – Night Light: Students will follow the iterative design process to design and make a night light. Students will explore the process of soldering and PCB production, electronic components (including LDR, LED, Resistors and Transistors), fault finding, prototyping along with developing their evaluative skills. Students will produce their final artefact in response to a given brief and evaluate their performance against a given set of criteria.
Art Urban Landscape Continued: In this unit, students will begin by investigating the work of Hundertwasser. Students will produce designs of their own weird and wonderful maps of where they live and their local area. Combining the use of colour, shapes, patterns and textures from the work of Hundertwasser and their own ideas. They will produce 2D final pieces presenting their response to the initial aspect of the project. Students will then switch focus onto the Artist Jim Butler, creating an image based on a local landmark to which they will apply painting techniques and processes including colour selection blocking in areas and dripping paint over the surface of the image.
Drama
Students will be working on the creation of a docu-drama. Students will learn how to balance truth with dramatic interpretation, ensuring that the story remains engaging while respecting the real-life context. The process will help enhance research skills, collaboration, and performance, as we focus on how drama can raise awareness of important issues and reflect real-world experiences.
Music Exploring The 1960’s: Students will explore the culture surrounding the music scene of the 1960’s. Looking at events such as Beatlemania, The British Invasion, The Summer of Love and the hippie movement, students will learn several artists and hit songs from the decade and perform a piece as part of a band.
Exploring Alternative Genres: Students will continue looking at music from more recent decades, looking at movements such as Punk, Grunge, Britpop and Grime music. Students will identify the key artists from these alternative genres, as well as learn about the key musical characteristics of each of them. By the end of year 9, students will understand the progression of contemporary music.
