Key Stage 3
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Comprehension
- Exploring classic works, including Shakespeare, focusing on themes, imagery, cultural references, and language differences.
- Understanding complex texts, including subtext and theories, especially in older works.
Cultural Reading:
- Engaging with texts from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds to broaden perspectives.
- Analysing the structure, layout, and language of media texts such as newspaper and magazine articles.
English Literature:
Comprehension:
Cultural Reading:
Writing
- Focus on grammar, vocabulary, and spelling.
- Emphasis on accurate punctuation and correct spelling.
Formal and Informal Writing:
- Differentiating between essay types, including descriptive, factual, controversial.
- Using grammar effectively, applying style and form based on text type.
Standard English and Language Structure:
Punctuation and Spelling:
Composition:
Scientific Enquiry
- Exploring Cells
- Understanding Reproduction
- Environmental Relationships and Feeding
- Classification and Variation
- Acids and Bases
- Basic Chemical Reactions
- The Particle Model: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- Investigating Solutions
- Energy Resources and Their Uses
- Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits
- Effects of Forces
- Exploring the Solar System and Beyond
Life processes & living things
- Nutrition and Digestion
- The Process of Respiration
- Microorganisms and Disease
- Ecological Interactions
- Atoms and Elements
- Compounds and Mixtures
- Rocks and Weathering
- The Rock Cycle
- Thermal Energy: Heating and Cooling
- Magnets and Electromagnetic Fields
- Properties of Light
- Sound and Hearing
Materials and their Properties
- Genetic Inheritance and Selection
- Maintaining Fitness and Health
- Photosynthesis in Plants
- Plants as Food Sources
- Reactions of Metals and Their Compounds
- Reactivity Patterns
- Environmental Chemistry
- Practical Applications of Chemistry
- Energy and Electrical Systems
- Gravity and Astronomy
- Accelerating Processes
- Pressure and Lever Systems
- Scientific Investigation Methods
Year 7
- Logic – two-way tables, sets and Venn diagrams
- Arithmetic: Place Value – whole numbers, decimals
- Graphs – directed numbers on number line, coordinates
- Arithmetic: Addition and Subtraction of Decimals – money
- Angles – basic geometry
- Arithmetic: Multiplication of Decimals – whole numbers and decimals; money
- Number Patterns and Sequences – nth term formulae
- Arithmetic: Division of Decimals – whole numbers and decimals; money
- Area and Perimeter – squares, rectangles, triangles
- Arithmetic: Fractions – fundamental concepts
- Data Collection and Presentation – collection, organisation and display
- Arithmetic: Revision – recap of four rules for whole numbers, decimals, money
- Time, Timetables and Mileage Charts
- Arithmetic: Negative Numbers – four rules
- Algebra – linear equations
- Arithmetic: Decimals and Fractions – conversion
- Discrete Quantitative Data – organisation and analysis
- Scale Drawing – lengths and angles
- Arithmetic: Fractions – four rules
- Probability of One Event – including addition law
- Volume – cubes, cuboids, triangular prisms; capacity, density
Year 8
- Mathematical Diagrams (extension to critical path analysis)
- Factors
- Pythagoras’ Theorem
- Data Analysis – mode, median, mean, range for discrete ungrouped frequency
- Nets and Surface Area
- Ratio and Proportion (extension to inverse proportion)
- Algebra: Brackets (extension to two brackets)
- Arithmetic: Fractions and Percentages (extension to reverse problems)
- Probability – Two Events – multiplication law, tree diagrams (extension to conditional probability)
- Angles, Bearings and Maps – scale drawings
- Formulae – including change of subject
- Money and Time
- Straight Line Graphs – linear extrapolation, correlation
- Polygons – classification of quadrilaterals
- Circles and Cylinders
- Units of Measure – metric and imperial units
- Speed, Distance and Time – distance/time and speed/time graphs
- Similarity
- Questionnaires and Analysis
Year 9
- Base Arithmetic
- Basic Operations
- Indices and Standard Form
- Fractions and Percentages
- Linear Graphs and Equations
- Probability
- Transformations
- Statistical Diagrams
- Area, Perimeter and Volume
- Sequences
- Algebraic Manipulation
- Angles, Constructions and Loci
- Graphs, Equations and Inequalities
- Estimation and Approximation
- Trigonometry
- Cumulative Frequency
- Quadratic Functions
- Sampling
Comprehension:
Understanding whole numbers and decimals.
Arithmetic: Addition and Subtraction of Decimals
Applying these operations in money calculations.
Arithmetic: Multiplication and Division of Decimals
Multiplying and dividing whole numbers and decimals, with a focus on money.
Arithmetic: Fractions
Covering fundamental concepts and practicing operations with fractions.
Arithmetic: Decimals and Fractions
Converting between decimals and fractions. Arithmetic: Revision – Reviewing basic operations for whole numbers, decimals, and money.
Arithmetic: Negative Numbers
Mastering operations with negative numbers. Angles and Basic Geometry – Introduction to angles and their properties.
Number Patterns and Sequences
Exploring nth term formulae.
Graphs
Working with directed numbers on a number line and understanding coordinates.
Logic
Using two-way tables, sets, and Venn diagrams. Area and Perimeter – Calculating for squares, rectangles, and triangles.
Time, Timetables, and Mileage Charts
Understanding and applying time management. Searching for Patterns – Deriving nth terms for geometric sequences.
Algebra
Solving linear equations.
Discrete Quantitative Data
Organizing and analyzing data.
Scale Drawing
Working with lengths and angles in scale diagrams.
Probability of One Event
Understanding probability, including the addition law.
Volume
Calculating for cubes, cuboids, and triangular prisms, and exploring capacity and density.
Data Collection and Presentation
Techniques for gathering, organizing, and displaying data.
Basic Operations and Arithmetic
Fractions and Percentages
Indices and Standard Form
Area, Perimeter, and Volume
Angles, Constructions, and Loci
Transformations
Algebraic Manipulation
Sequences
Probability
Statistical Diagrams
Quadratic Functions
Graphs, Equations, and Inequalities
Trigonometry
Cumulative Frequency
Estimation and Approximation
Sampling
Pythagoras’ Theorem
Algebra:
Understanding whole numbers and
Expanding and simplifying brackets, including two-bracket expressions
Arithmetic:
Fractions, percentages, and reverse problem-solving techniques
Ratio and Proportion:
Extending to inverse proportion concepts Probability: Two-event scenarios, including tree diagrams and conditional probability (multiplication law)
Angles and Bearings:
Scale drawings and map reading
Polygons:
Classification of quadrilaterals and understanding their properties
Circles and Cylinders:
Exploring geometric properties and relationships
Nets and Surface Area:
Visualizing and calculating surface areas
Mathematical Diagrams:
Application in critical path analysis
Rounding and Estimating:
Techniques for approximation
Data Analysis:
Understanding mode, median, mean, and range for discrete ungrouped data
Units of Measure:
Converting between metric and imperial units
Speed, Distance, and Time:
Graphical analysis including distance/time and speed/time graphs
Formulae:
Changing the subject and manipulating equations
Money and Time:
Practical applications and problem-solving
Straight Line Graphs:
Linear extrapolation and correlation
Similarity:
Exploring geometric similarities
Questionnaires and Data Analysis
Design, distribution, and interpretation of results