Geography
The Geography curriculum starts in Year 7 with an in-depth study of the earth - its structure, atmosphere and landscapes. Moving from this, pupils then start to learn about how people interact with the world.
Over time, the curriculum then develops key themes in both physical and human geography - natural hazards, rivers, coasts, ecosystems, population, migration, development and sustainability.
Pupils are taught case studies and in-depth country studies to wider their understanding of geographical concepts. By the time they sit the Edexcel GCSE Geography qualification in Year 11, pupils will have visited each key concept at least three times, each time spiralling through the content to deepen their knowledge and understanding.
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Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 7 |
Planet Earth |
Physical landscapes |
Diverse Africa |
Development Gap |
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Year 8 |
Weather and Climate |
Urban Spaces |
Globalisation |
Beautiful and Exploited Oceans |
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Year 9 |
Global Forests |
Fieldwork Enquires |
Management of the Physical world |
Living with natural hazards |
Urbanising World |
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Year 10 |
Tectonic Hazards |
Development Dynamics |
Tropical Cyclones |
Urbanising World |
Physical landscapes and Rivers (inc fieldwork) |
Human landscapes and Birmingham (inc fieldwork) |
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Year 11 |
Rivers, Human landscapes and Fieldwork |
Human landscapes (inc fieldwork)People, biosphere and forests |
People, biosphere and forestsEnergy |
EnergyExam prep |
Exam prep |
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History
The History curriculum seeks to provide pupils with the ability to take part in important and interesting conversations about British history and beyond, and about how British history has impacted on and been impacted on by the wider world.
In Years 7 to 9, the curriculum is sequenced chronologically, with bredth and depth studies, so that pupils can understand the sweep and scale of historical study and understand both the causation and consequences of key historical events from before the Battle of Hastings up to World War Two and beyond.
From Year 10 onwards, pupils study towards the Edexcel GCSE History qualification, covering British medicine since 1250, the American west, Henry VIII and his ministers and Germany 1918-1939.
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Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 7 |
Skills Introduction – debunking dysfluencyHow did the Roman invasion change Britain? |
How did England become Norman? |
How did the power of Medieval Kings change over time? |
How problematic was it to be a Tudor Monarch? |
Was Britain a parliamentary democracy by the end of the 17th century? |
Defend or Attack – To what extent did Britain’s defence systems evolve over time |
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Year 8 |
Was the British Empire a force for good or bad? |
What promoted the growth of the trade in enslaved Africans and was it ever really abolished? |
How did Industrial development lead to political change? |
Was World War One really the war to end all wars? |
Were the dictatorships of the 1930s and 1940s doomed to failure? |
How and why did the Holocaust happen? |
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Year 9 |
Did World War Two mark the begin of the end for Britain? |
Has the world become a more dangerous or safer place since WW2? |
In what ways has the development of the USA challenged Britain’s place in the World? |
Is Coventry a town with national significance? |
Medicine in the Middle Ages |
Medicine in the Renaissance |
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Year 10 |
Medicine in the Industrial Era |
Modern Medicine and Medicine on the Western Front |
Weimar and Nazi Germany |
The American West |
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Year 11 |
The American West |
The American WestHenry VIII and his Ministers |
Henry VIII and His Ministers |
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Religious Education
The Religious Education curriculum addresses big questions about life, philosophy and ethics, highlighting inspirational figures of world religions so that pupils gain a breadth of knowledge and understanding in a multi-cultural and global society.
It takes a chronological approach to the study of religion, covering early Eastern religions and Abrahamic faiths in Year 7. and continuing through Islam, Sikhism and Humanism in Year 8.
From Year 10 onwards, pupils studying towards the WJEC GCSE Religious Education qualification cover the beliefs and practices of two religions and study four ethical and philosophical themes - relationships, life and death, good and evil and human rights.
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Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 7 |
Big Questions |
Big QuestionsIs Jesus a role model or a rebel? |
Is Jesus a role model or a rebel? |
Following in the footsteps of Muhammad |
Following in the footsteps of Muhammad.What is good and challenging about being a young person in Britain today? |
What is good and challenging about being a young person in Britain today? |
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Year 8 |
The life of Jesus |
Christian Denominations |
Life of Muhammad |
Christian practices |
Islam |
Humanism |
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Year 9 |
Good and evil |
Good and evil |
Marriage and the family |
Marriage and the family |
Christian beliefs |
Christian beliefs |
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Year 10 |
Christian beliefs |
Christian Practices |
Life and Death |
Life and Death |
Islam beliefs |
Islam beliefs |
Health and Social Care
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Summer 1 |
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Year 10 |
Human Lifespan DevelopmentUnderstand human growth and development across life stages and factors that affect it.Investigate how individuals deal with life events. |
Health and Social Care Services and ValuesUnderstand the different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them.Demonstrate care values and review own practices. |
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Year 11 |
Health and WellbeingFactors that affect health and wellbeing.Interpreting health indicators.Health and wellbeing improvement plans. |
Coursework Catch up -services and values |
Exam |
Exam |
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