{"id":2893,"date":"2025-03-28T14:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2inspirar.co.uk\/wilmslow\/?page_id=2893"},"modified":"2025-04-01T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:26:45","slug":"key-stage-3-curriculum-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging2inspirar.co.uk\/wilmslow\/formal-curriculum\/key-stage-3-curriculum-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>What we teach when at Key Stage 3<\/h2>\n<p>Switch the tabs below for a half-termly overview of subject content taught in Key Stage 3.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs layout_hor style_radio3 switch_click has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:1em\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list items_3 align_none\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list-h\"><button class=\"w-tabs-item active\" aria-controls=\"content-l086\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Year 7<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-t43c\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Year 8<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-q86b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Year 9<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_chevron cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section active\" id=\"l086\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header active\" aria-controls=\"content-l086\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Year 7<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-l086\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><table width=\"1021\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>HT1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>HT2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><strong>HT3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"155\"><strong>HT4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>HT5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>HT6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Art<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Colour Theory<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Line and Texture<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">Value, Form and Shape<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"155\">Contextual Research<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Observational Drawing<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Technical Drawing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Computer Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Introduction to the school network<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Clear messaging in digital media<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"312\">Networks: from semaphores to the internet<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"302\">Programming essentials in Scratch: variable, selection, a condition, and<\/p>\n<p>iteration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Design &amp; Technology<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>Product Design <\/strong>Materials and working properties: metals &amp; polymers<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>Project: <\/strong>aluminium and acrylic key fob CAD\/CAM: laserCAM intro to 2D design<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">Materials and working properties:<\/p>\n<p>timbers<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"155\"><strong>Project: <\/strong>wood storage box CAD\/CAM:<\/p>\n<p>laserCAM etching<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Materials and working properties: paper and boards. Developing graphic skills.<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>Project: <\/strong>Avatar characters CAD\/CAM:<\/p>\n<p>laserCAM nets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Drama<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Introduction to drama<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Physical Theatre<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">Approaches to text<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"155\">Introduction to Shakespeare<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Devising from a stimulus<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Practical exploration of devising and rehearsal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">The Bone Sparrow<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">The Bone Sparrow<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">Literary Allusions<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"155\">Introduction to Shakespeare<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Identity Poetry<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">The Art of Rhetoric<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Food and Nutrition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Food safety and hygiene:<\/p>\n<p>storage, safe food preparation, intro to food science<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Cooking methods:<\/p>\n<p>heat transfer and cooking techniques<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">Nutrition:<\/p>\n<p>The Eatwell guide, fats and sugar<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"155\">Nutrition: salts, fibre and water, active lifestyles and<\/p>\n<p>health<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Nutrition : protein, portion control, healthy choices<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Food provenance: fair trade and food miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Geography<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"293\">Our world and map skills<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"312\">Africa \u2013 a diverse continent<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"302\">Global water issues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Measuring Time<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">The Normans<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"161\">Medieval Life<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Medieval England &#8211; Power and the People<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"302\">The Tudors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Maths<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, rounding and estimation<\/p>\n<p>Geometry: Time and Timetables<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Number: Prime factorisation, applying square, cube or roots to a number. Calculating fractions and percentages of amounts.<\/p>\n<p>Geometry: Ordering measurements<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"161\">Number: calculations with negative numbers, rounding, choosing the correct order of operations, converting between fractions, decimals and percentages.<\/p>\n<p>Algebra: form an expression, simplifying, substitution<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Number: Finding missing inputs and outputs in number machines. Continuing sequences<\/p>\n<p>Algebra: Describing sequences algebraically (nth term), solving equations<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Algebra: Forming equations in context of angles, area and perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>Geometry: Symmetry, Calculating missing angles, giving reasons for missing angles in diagrams, calculating area and perimeter, calculating with bearings<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Statistics: Interpreting and Representing Data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>MFL: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"293\">All about me<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"312\">Festivals and traditions<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"302\">A trip to Paris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>MFL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>German<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"293\">Festivals and traditions<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"312\">A trip to Berlin<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"302\">All about me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>MFL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spanish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"293\">A trip to Barcelona<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"312\">All about me<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"302\">Festivals and traditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Music<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Elements of Music<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">African Rhythm<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"161\">Keyboard Skills<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Instruments of the Orchestra<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Programme Music<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Cliches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Religion Ethics and Philosophy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"293\">Intro to REP and the Prophets<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"312\">Devotion and Community<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"302\">Eastern Faiths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Forces Particle nature of matter<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Energy Atoms, elements, and compounds<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"161\">Pure &amp; impure Chemical changes Cells<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Food &amp; digestion<\/p>\n<p>Sound<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Reproduction Variation Electricity<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Ecology Human impacts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"t43c\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-t43c\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Year 8<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-t43c\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"145\"><strong>HT1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"140\"><strong>HT2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"129\"><strong>HT3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>HT4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"133\"><strong>HT5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"135\"><strong>HT6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><strong>Art<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"145\">Context and Culture<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Pattern and Illustration<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"129\">New Media and Craft<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Contextual Research<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"133\">Illustration<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"135\">Contemporary Portraiture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><strong>Computer Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"145\">Developing for the web<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Representations: from Clay to Silicon<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"129\">Mobile App Development<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Media: Vector Graphics<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"133\">Computing Systems<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"135\">Introduction to Python programming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><strong>Design &amp; Technology Product Design<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"145\">Product Design Sustainability, the environment and the 6 &#8220;R&#8217;s&#8221;<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Project: passive speaker<\/p>\n<p>Sound waves, amplitude and<\/p>\n<p>frequency<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"129\">Project: recycled jar lamp<\/p>\n<p>Electronics, systems and components.<\/p>\n<p>Designers past and present<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Project: board game Biomimicry,<\/p>\n<p>prototyping and finishing techniques.<\/p>\n<p>CAD\/CAM: 3D<\/p>\n<p>printing<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"133\">Emerging technologies, design and enterprise skills<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"135\">Project: engineering challenge Motion, mechanisms and levers.<\/p>\n<p>CAD\/CAM:<\/p>\n<p>laserCAM and\/or 3D printing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><strong>Design &amp; Technology Textiles Technology<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"145\">Textile Technology Fibres to fabrics, material properties and structures<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Textile decorative workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Culture and identity<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"129\">Project:<\/p>\n<p>e-textiles skull key fob<\/p>\n<p>Systems, circuits and intelligent clothing<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"388\">Rotation with Food and Nutrition course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><strong>Drama<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"145\">Storytelling<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Melodrama<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"129\">Practical work &#8211; bullying theme<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Refugee Boy<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"133\">Stand up for your rights<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"135\">Practical exploration of devising and rehearsal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"145\">The Woman in Black<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">The Woman in Black<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"129\">Much Ado About Nothing<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Much Ado About Nothing<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"133\">Time and Place Poetry<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"135\">Character Writing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>Food and Nutrition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"397\">Rotation with Design and Technology: Textiles Technology<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"132\">Food provenance: staple foods. Food Science: functional properties of<\/p>\n<p>ingredients<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\">Nutrition: food choices,<\/p>\n<p>nutrition through life-stages, dietary needs<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\">Nutrition: understanding the science to make the right choices both for health and function<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>Geography<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"284\">Our hazardous world<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"246\">Urban issues<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"263\">Cold environments<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"284\">The Stuarts<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"246\">The Industrial Revolution<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"263\">The British Empire and the Slave Trade<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>Maths<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Number: Round to a given degree of accuracy. Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages. Calculating percentages of amounts.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics: calculating averages<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"151\">Number: Converting between index form and expanded form. Calculating with indices, simplifying with indices<\/p>\n<p>Algebra: Expand brackets, factorise expressions. Solve equations with fractions.\u00a0\u00a0 Substitution into expressions,<\/p>\n<p>finding the nth term<\/td>\n<td width=\"113\">Algebra: substitution. Recognising the gradient and y intercept of a straight line graph, drawing inequalities, drawing straight line graphs, describing inequalities<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"132\">Ratio and Proportion : calculating with ratio,<\/p>\n<p>Representing and compare data in pie charts<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\">Geometry:<\/p>\n<p>Angles within parallel lines<\/p>\n<p>Bearings.<\/p>\n<p>Angles in triangles and polygons and mensuration of circles. Area of 2D shapes<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\">Geometry:<\/p>\n<p>Transformations of shapes.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics: Scatter graphs,<\/p>\n<p>Probability: basics of probability<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>MFL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French\/ German\/ Spanish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">My family and friends<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"151\">My hobbies<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"246\">My school<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"263\">Where I live<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>Music<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"284\"><em>Rotation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Blues\/Remix<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"246\"><em>Rotation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Structure and Form\/Minimalism<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"263\"><em>Rotation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Samba\/Hip Hop<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>Religion Ethics and Philosophy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Where do we come from<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"265\">Why do we suffer?<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"265\">Where are we going?<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\">Humanism and World Views<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"137\"><strong>Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Motion Energy<\/p>\n<p>Acids and Alkalis<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"151\">Chemical Reactions 2, Photosynthesis<\/td>\n<td width=\"113\">Electricity, respiration<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"132\">Light<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\">Inheritance and evolution, earth structure and rocks<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\">Earth and atmosphere Space<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"q86b\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-q86b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Year 9<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-q86b\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><table width=\"945\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"137\"><strong>HT1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"133\"><strong>HT2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\"><strong>HT3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\"><strong>HT4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"134\"><strong>HT5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"133\"><strong>HT6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Art<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">Observation\/Pastiche<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"133\">Paint and Ink workshops<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">Graphic Design<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">Contextual Research<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"134\">Graphic Illustration<\/td>\n<td width=\"133\">3D Design<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Computer Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"270\">Python Programming with sequences of data<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"267\">Physical Programming<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"266\">Cyber Security<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Design &amp; Technology Product Design<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">Product Design Typography, branding, manufacturing techniques: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0vacuum forming<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"133\">Project: designing a gift<\/p>\n<p>product for a client CAD\/CAM:<\/p>\n<p>laserCAM nets<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">The work of others, mechanical and physical properties, manufacturing techniques: casting<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">Project: pewter jewellery<\/p>\n<p>The work of others, design movements and packaging<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"134\">Project: habitats Designing for a client &#8211; &#8220;The National Trust&#8221;<\/td>\n<td width=\"133\">Rapid prototyping: 3D printing laserCAM, iterative design process<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Design &amp; Technology Textiles Technology<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"204\">Textile Technology The work of others, pattern<\/p>\n<p>repeats and industrial printing techniques<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"200\">Project:<\/p>\n<p>e-textiles USB desk lamp for a high street store<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"200\">Combining materials and their properties to produce a working product<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"199\">Rotation with Food and Nutrition course<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Drama<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">Teechers by John Godber<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"133\">Pantomime<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">Theatrical style and convention<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">Willy Russell<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"134\">The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time<\/td>\n<td width=\"133\">Summer scripted performance<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"137\">Macbeth<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"133\">Macbeth<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">The Book Thief<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"133\">The Book Thief<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"134\">Powerful Voices<\/td>\n<td width=\"133\">Short Story Writing<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Food and Nutrition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"204\">Rotation with Design and Technology: Textiles Technology course<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"200\">Food science: pastry, function of ingredients and quality control<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"200\">Food Science: functional properties of bread and the foaming qualities of eggs<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"199\">Food science: dairy, gelatinisation and cooking techniques<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Geography<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"270\">Our unequal world<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"267\">Our hazardous world<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"266\">Coastal landscapes<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"161\">Britain and the First World War<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"160\">1920s America<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"160\">Nazi Germany<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"160\">The Second World War<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"162\">The Cold War<\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Maths<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"142\">Number:<\/p>\n<p>HCF and LCM<\/p>\n<p>Standard Form<\/p>\n<p>Powers and Roots<\/p>\n<p>Fractions Decimals and Percentages<\/p>\n<p>Compound interest.<\/p>\n<p>Indices<\/p>\n<p>Number:<\/p>\n<p>HCF and LCM<\/p>\n<p>Standard Form<\/p>\n<p>Powers and Roots<\/p>\n<p>Fractions Decimals and Percentages<\/p>\n<p>Compound interest.<\/p>\n<p>Indices<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"132\">Number: Calculating with fractions in context<\/p>\n<p>Algebra: Solving equations, Rearranging formula, substitution into formula.<\/p>\n<p>Geometry: calculating surface area\u00a0 and volume of 3D shapes.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"132\">Number: Inputs and outputs for functions.<\/p>\n<p>Algebra: straight line graphs.<\/p>\n<p>Geometry: calculating compound measures<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"132\">Algebra: Inequalities and simultaneous equations<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"132\">Geometry: Pythagoras\u2019 theorem<\/p>\n<p>Statistics: Data processing and averages. 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