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 |
What makes a geographer? Planet Earth |
| Autumn 2 | Physical Landscapes |
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Spring 1 Spring 2 |
Diverse Africa |
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Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Development gap |
Year 8
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Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Weather & Climate |
| Spring 1 |
Urban Spaces |
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Spring 2 |
Globalisation |
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Summer 1 Summer 2 |
Our Beautiful & Exploited Oceans |
Year 9
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Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Global Forests |
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Spring 1 |
Fieldwork Enquiries |
| Spring 2 |
Physical Dimension Physical Landscapes – Management |
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Summer 1 |
Physical Dimension Living with hazards |
| Summer 2 |
Urbanising World |
Year 10
| Autumn 1 | Hazardous Earth - Tectonic Hazards |
| Autumn 2 | Development Dynamics |
| Spring 1 | Hazardous Earth - Tropical Cyclones |
| Spring 2 | Urbanising World |
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Summer 1 |
Physical Landscapes & River Landscapes |
| Summer 2 |
Human Landscapes - Urban Areas + Fieldwork Enquiries - Urban & Rivers |
Year 11
| Autumn 1 |
Physical - Coastal Landscapes & Human - A named UK city |
| Autumn 2 |
People and the Biosphere and Forests Under Threat |
| Spring 1 | Consumption of Energy Resources |
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Spring 2 Summer 1 |
Exam Preparation |
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.
Year 7
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Autumn 1 |
Skills Introduction What are the basic skills required for History? |
| Autumn 2 |
Britain before 1066 - How did the Roman invasion change Britain? |
| Spring 1 |
Britain 1066 - 1509 - To what extent did Medieval Britain leap forward after the Dark Ages. |
| Spring 2 |
Britain 1509 - 1745 -How problematic was it to be a Tudor monarch? |
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Summer 1
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Britain 1509 - 1745 - Was Britain a parliamentary democracy by the end of the 17th Century? |
| Summer 2 |
Enquiry introduction- Defend or attack -To what extent did Britain’s defence systems evolve over time. |
Year 8
| Autumn 1 |
Britain 1745-1901 Empire - Was the British Empire a force for good or bad? |
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Autumn 2
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Britain 1745-1901 Slavery - What promoted the growth of slavery and was it ever really abolished? |
| Spring 1 |
Britain 1745- 1901 Industry and protest - How did industrial development lead to political change? |
| Spring 2 |
Britain, Europe and the World 1901 WW1 - Was WW1 really the ‘war to end all wars’? |
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Summer 1
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Britain Europe, World 1901 Dictatorships -Were the dictatorships of the 1930’s and 40’s doomed to failure? |
| Summer 2 | Holocaust - How and why did the Holocaust happen? |
Year 9
| Autumn 1 | Britain, Europe, World 1901 WW2 - Did WW2 mark the ‘beginning of the end’ for Britain? |
| Autumn 2 | Britain, Europe, World 1901 Post WW2 - Has the world become a more dangerous or safer place since WW2 |
| Spring 1 | Modern America - In what ways has the development of the USA challenged Britain’s place in the World? |
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Spring 2 |
Local Study Coventry - Is Coventry a town with national significance |
| Summer 1 | Medicine GCSE |
| Summer 2 | Medicine GCSE |
Year 10
| Autumn 1 |
GCSE History – Medicine – 18th & 19th centuries |
| Autumn 2 | GCSE History – Medicine – 20th century and Historic Environment |
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Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 |
Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany |
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Summer 2 |
American West |
Year 11
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Autumn 1 Autumn 2 |
Weimar and Nazi Germany |
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Spring 1 |
Henry VIII |
| Summer 2 | Henry VIII and Revision/Exams |
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.
New Year 7 Onwards
Year 7
| Autumn 1 |
Big Questions |
| Autumn 2 |
Big Questions Is Jesus a role model or rebel? |
| Spring 1 |
Is Jesus a role model or rebel? |
| Spring 2 |
Following the footsteps of Muhammad |
| Summer 1 |
Following the footsteps of Muhammad What is good and challenging about being a young person in Britain today? |
| Summer 2 |
What is good and challenging about being a young person in Britain today? |
Year 8
| Autumn 1 | Why is freedom important? (Judaism) |
| Autumn 2 |
Should everyone be equal? (Sikhi) |
| Spring 1 |
Can Good conquer Evil? (Hinduism) |
| Spring 2 |
Key Figures and religion. |
| Summer 1 |
Key figures and religion Religion and science through time. |
| Summer 2 |
Religion and science through time. |
Year 9
| Autumn 1 |
Does religion help you to be good? (Atheism & Humanism) |
| Autumn 2 |
How do you tackle fake news? |
| Spring 1 |
Religion and Worldviews |
| Spring 2 |
Religion and crime |
| Summer 1 |
What influences morality? |
| Summer 2 |
What influences morality? |
Year 10
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Autumn 1 |
Christian Beliefs & Practices |
| Autumn 2 |
Christian Beliefs & Practices |
| Spring 1 |
Christian Beliefs & Practices |
| Spring 2 | Relationships |
| Summer 1 | Islam beliefs and practices |
| Summer 2 | Islam beliefs and practices |
Year 11
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Autumn 1 |
Islam beliefs and practices |
| Autumn 2 | Life and Death |
| Spring 1 | Life and Death |
| Spring 2 | Human Rights |
Year 8 Onwards
Year 7
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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 1 |
Year 8
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Autumn 1 |
The life of Jesus 2 (21-22) |
| Autumn 2 |
Christian Denominations |
| Spring 1 |
Islam: Mohammed |
| Spring 2 |
Religious Life: Christianity |
| Summer 1 |
Religious Life: Islam |
| Summer 2 |
Humanism |
Year 9
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Autumn 1 |
Good and Evil T3 |
| Autumn 2 |
Good and Evil T3 |
| Spring 1 |
Human Relationships T1 |
| Spring 2 |
Human Relationships T1 |
| Summer 1 |
Christian Beliefs |
| Summer 2 |
Christian Beliefs |
Year 10
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Autumn 1 |
Islam Practices |
| Autumn 2 |
Islam Practices |
| Spring 1 |
Life and Death T2 |
| Spring 2 |
Life and Death T2 |
| Summer 1 |
Christian Practices |
| Summer 2 |
Christian Practices |
Year 11
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Autumn 1 |
Human Relationships |
| Autumn 2 |
Human Rights |
| Spring 1 |
Human Rights T4 |
| Spring 2 |
Revision |
| Summer 1 |
Revision |