KS3 and KS4 Learning Maps
Below, you can find what we call a ‘Learning Map’ for all students for each subject in KS3 and KS4. These maps showcase what topics students are learning when during the academic year.
English
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
| Theme 1 | Transition Unit: ‘A Walk Through Nature’ Baseline Assessment Task (Writing) Write a small descriptive piece with the title ‘A Walk Through Nature’. | Blood Brothers by Willy Russell Assessment Piece (Reading) ‘Blood Brothers is a play about two contrasting worlds.’ To what extent do you agree with the statement? | Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Assessment Piece (Reading) Explore how Shelley presents the monster’s need for companionship. |
| Theme 2 | When the Guns Fall Silent by James Riordan Assessment Piece (Writing) Write a short narrative/narrative opening based on World War I with the title ‘Over the Top’. | Macbeth by William Shakespeare Assessment Piece (Reading) Explore how Shakespeare presents Macbeth’s descent into tyranny. | Travel Writing Assessment Piece (Writing) Write a piece of travel writing for National Geographic magazine. |
| Theme 3 | Greek Myths and Legends Assessment Piece (Reading) Explore how Armitage presents the character of Odysseus as a wise, noble and brave hero. | Gothic Horror Assessment Piece (Writing) Write a short narrative inspired by the Gothic genre. | The Tempest by William Shakespeare Assessment Piece (Reading) Explore how Shakespeare presents a change in the character of Prospero. |
| Theme 4 | Natural World Poetry Assessment Piece (Reading) Explore how Hughes presents the natural world as powerful in the poem Hawk Roosting. | Relationships Poetry Assessment Piece (Reading) Compare how the poets present relationships in these two poems. | Character and Voice Poetry Assessment Piece (Reading) Compare how poets present characters who find themselves marginalised by society. |
| Theme 5 | The Village Assessment Piece (Speaking and Listening) Participate in a Socratic debate based on a local issue affecting village life. | The Art of Rhetoric Assessment Piece (Speaking and Listening) Write and perform a speech giving your opinion on climate change and its effects. | Narrative Writing Assessment Piece (Writing) Write a narrative piece entitled ‘Trapped’. |
MFL (French)
| Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |
| Theme 1 | Discussing your holidays | Music tastes and music in the French-speaking world | Home, town, neighbourhood, region. | Current and future Study and employment |
| Theme 2 | Talking about celebrations | Plans for the future | Travel and tourism | Global and social issues |
| Theme 3 | Technology and media | Environmental issues and protection | Life at school and college Staying healthy | Exam Period |
| Theme 4 | Home and the French-speaking world | My personal world- people and lifestyle | Exam Period |
MFL (Germany)
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |
| Theme 1 | Introducing myself | Introducing myself | Daily life | Welcome to my home | Current and future study and employment |
| Theme 2 | My world | My world | Fashion | Welcome to Vienna | Environment |
| Theme 3 | My free-time | My free-time | Virtual and real world | On holiday and at home | Global and Social Issues |
| Theme 4 | In school | In school | In school | Exam Period |
Geography
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |
| Autumn | Intro to Geography and Rivers Flooding in Bangladesh | Population | Resource management – Food, Water and Energy | Paper 2 – Challenge in the human environment: The Changing Economic World End of topic test | Paper 2 – Challenge in the human environment: Urban issues and challenges Paper 3 – Fieldwork enquiry (Stafford) and write up |
| Spring | Urbanisation Deserts hot and cold | Glaciation | Natural Hazards: Tectonic and climatic hazards and climate change | Paper 1- Living with the physical environment: Tropical Rainforests Paper 3 – Fieldwork enquiry (Rivers) | Paper 1- Physical landscapes: Glaciation Paper 3 – Fieldwork enquiry Pre-release booklet Retrieval of Natural Hazards and Coasts |
| Summer | Economic geography – tertiary Fieldwork and skills | International development | Natural Hazards: Climate change Coasts | Paper 3 – Physical fieldwork write up Paper 1- Living with the physical environment: Deserts | Retrieval of Resource management |
History
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |
| Half Term 1 | Raiders, Invaders and Migrants to Britain 43AD-1066 | The First Industrial Nation. England in the 18th-19th Century | American West. The development of the American nation | Nazi Germany component of Germany: 1890-1945 | Elizabeth I GCSE Parliament and the Court in Elizabethan England |
| Half Term 2 | The Norman Conquest of Britain | The impact of Industrialisation: Britain, America and Slavery | America in the 1920s | Nazi Germany component of Germany: 1890-1945 | Elizabeth I GCSE Bridging unit 1 Opposition to Elizabeth and life in Elizabethan England |
| Half Term 3 | What was life like in medieval England? How did the Normans keep control? | The war to end all wars? The First World War | The rise and fall of the British Empire: Case studies | The origins of Cold War 1945-49 | Elizabeth I GCSE Bridging unit 1 Opposition to Elizabeth and life in Elizabethan England |
| Half Term 4 | How did medieval society change through the Middle Ages? | The march for equality in Britain. The Ballot box and beyond. Equality in Britain depth study | Elizabeth I GCSE Bridging unit 1 Parliament and the Court in Elizabethan England | The Development of the Cold war 1950s | Elizabeth I GCSE Bridging unit 1 Challenges to her authority from abroad and Environment study |
| Half Term 5 | How did Tudor England explode into religious conflict? | Boom, Bust and tension. America in the 1920s | Elizabeth I GCSE Bridging unit 1 Opposition to Elizabeth and life in Elizabethan England | Transformation of the Cold War and Détente | Revision |
| Half Term 6 | Mansa Musa, Islam and the Kingdom of Mali | How did the world descend into war again? | Elizabeth I GCSE Bridging unit 1 Challenges to her authority from abroad | Elizabeth I GCSE Bridging unit 1 Parliament and the Court in Elizabethan England | Exam Period |
R.E.
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
| Theme 1 | What is God like? | Why is hard to believe in God? | Has science ditched God? |
| Theme 2 | How and why do people worship? | Festivals | Pilgrimage |
| Theme 3 | Symbolism | What does justice mean to Christians? | Human rights and social injustice |
| Theme 4 | What are we doing to the environment? | Faith in action (charity) | Religion, peace and conflict |
In KS4, students will study the components which together from their exam papers, the components are as follows:
| Component One The study of religions: beliefs, teachings and practices | Christianity | Islam |
| Component Two Thematic Study | Religion and Life Religion, peace and conflict | Religion, crime and punishment Religion, human rights and social justice |
Music
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
| Themes | Musical Elements, Rhythm and Notation, The Orchestra, Latin-American Music and Form & Structure. These topics consist of learning Keyboard skills, Ukulele skills, Vocal skills and the Appraisal and Listening of Music. | Folk Music, Ostinato & Riffs, Pop Music, Caribbean Music and Film Music. These topics consist of learning Keyboard skills, Ukulele skills, Vocal skills and the Appraisal and Listening of Music. | Stage & Screen, Blues Music, Song Writing, Cover Songs and Rap. These topics consist of learning Keyboard skills, Ukulele skills, Vocal skills and the Appraisal and Listening of Music. |
Drama
Year 10
Year 11
Media Studies
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
| Autumn 1 | The Media Theoretical Framework Music Videos – Representation and Media Language | NEA – Creating Online News |
| Autumn 2 | Radio – Audience and Industry TV Crime Drama – Media Language and Representation | NEA – Creating Print News |
| Spring 1 | Music Magazines – Representation and Media Language Photoshop skills practice | Historical News Videogames |
| Spring 2 | TV Crime Drama – Industry NEA – Prep | Music Magazines – Industry Revision |
| Summer 1 | Advertising and Marketing NEA – Planning and Research | Revision |
| Summer 2 | NEA – Creating Film Industry | Exam Period |
Home Learning Pupil Guide
Projects & Pupil Guide
Retrieval Practice & Pupil Guide
Remote Learning Statement
