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.
Year 7
| Autumn 1 | Planet Earth |
| Autumn 2 | Physical Landscapes |
| Spring 1 | Weather and Climate |
| Spring 2 | Ecosystems |
| Summer 1 | Population |
| Summer 2 | Resources |
Year 8
| Autumn 1 | Urban Spaces |
| Autumn 2 | Poverty and Affluence |
| Spring 1 | Coastal and River Management |
| Spring 2 | Issues in Geography |
| Summer 1 | Globalisation |
| Summer 2 | Water Conflict |
Year 9
| Autumn 1 |
Physical Dimension Part 1 - Hazards |
| Autumn 2 |
Physical Dimension Part 2 – Physical Landscapes |
| Spring 1 |
Human Dimension UK City |
| Spring 2 | Geographical Applications |
| Summer 1 | Physical and Human Geography - UK |
| Summer 2 | An emerging country – India |
Year 10
| Autumn 1 | Topic 1 – Hazardous Earth |
| Autumn 2 | Topic 2 – Development Dynamics |
| Spring 1 | Topic 3 – Urbanising World |
| Spring 2 | Topic 4 - Coasts |
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Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Topic 4 – Physical Landscapes and Rivers Topic 6 – Fieldwork Investigations x 2 |
Year 11
| Autumn 1 | Topic 5 – Human Landscapes |
| Autumn 2 |
Topic 7 – Biosphere Topic 8 - Forests |
| Spring 1 | Topic 9 – Consuming Energy Resources |
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Spring 2 Summer 1 |
Exam Preparation |
| Summer 2 |
History
The History curriculum seeks to provide pupils with the ability to take part in important and interesting conversations about British history, 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 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 between 1933 and 1939.
Year 7
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Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Who controlled England before 1066? |
| Spring 1 | How did the Normans take and secure power? |
| Spring 2 | Why was the English Church so powerful in the medieval period? |
| Summer 1 | Did King’s become less powerful in the medieval period? |
| Summer 2 | How did the Tudor Monarchs change England? |
Year 8
| Autumn 1 | Why were the monarchs more powerful at the beginning of the Stuart Period than they were at the end? |
| Autumn 2 | Why did British economy and society change so rapidly between 1750 and 1900? |
| Spring 1 | Why did British economy and society change so rapidly between 1750 and 1900? |
| Spring 2 | How did changes in Britain change other parts of the world? |
| Summer 1 |
Evolution and Revolution? How rapidly did new ideas transform Britain? |
| Summer 2 |
Why was World War One such a significant event? |
Year 9
| Autumn 1 | Was World War Two inevitable? |
| Autumn 2 | How did World War Two change the world? |
| Spring 1 | How did Ancient people deal with poor health? |
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Spring 2 Summer 1 |
Medieval medicine |
| Summer 2 | Renaissance medicine |
Year 10
| Autumn 1 |
18th and 19th Century Medicine Modern Medicine |
| Autumn 2 |
Historic Environment: The Western Front American West |
| Spring 1 | American West |
| Spring 2 |
American West Henry VIII and his Ministers |
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Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Henry VIII and his Ministers |
Year 11
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Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 |
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 |
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Spring 2 Summer 1 |
Revision and Exam technique |
| Summer 2 |
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.
Year 7
| Autumn 1 | What is RE? & Big Questions |
| Autumn 2 |
Eastern religions: Hinduism |
| Spring 1 |
Eastern religions: Buddhism |
| Spring 2 |
Eastern religions: Sikhism |
| Summer 1 | Judaism |
| Summer 2 | The life of Jesus |
Year 8
| Autumn 1 | Sikhism |
| Autumn 2 | Denominations |
| Spring 1 |
Religious Life: Christianity |
| Spring 2 |
Islam: Mohammed |
| Summer 1 |
Religious Life: Islam |
| Summer 2 | Humanism |
Year 9
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Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Good and Evil T3 |
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Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Human Relationships |
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Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Christian Beliefs |
Year 10
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Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Islam Practices |
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Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Life and Death |
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Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Christian Practices |
Year 11
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Autumn 1 Autumn2 |
Life and Death |
| Spring 1 | Human Relationships |
| Spring 2 | Revision |
| Summer 1 | Revision |
| Summer 2 |