Throughout years 7 and 8, Key Stage 3 students will experience the full statutory range of subjects of the National Curriculum, including citizenship, religious education, sex and relationship education and other aspects of PSHE and careers education.

Students are taught within two equal ability bands called J and L and are placed into sets within these bands based on prior attainment and ability in a specific subject. Subjects studied at this stage allow students to engage in a full range of learning and provide excellent foundations for GCSE study, which begins in Year 9.

We believe the curriculum should be relevant, engaging and interesting and enable students to make good progress through effective differentiation according to need.

Our curriculum is designed to help students develop their ability to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens by developing students’ skills in the three focuses for learning:

  • Attitudes and Attributes – becoming determined, adaptable, confident in risk taking and enterprising
  • Skills – literacy, numeracy, ICT, personal learning and thinking skills
  • Knowledge and Understanding of the big ideas that shape the world.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding option choices or pathways available please do not hesitate to contact Mr Joseph Greaves.

Telephone: 01922 721071 (ext. 2278)

Email: j.greaves@josephleckieacademy.co.uk

Art is an essential part of all students' aesthetic and cultural education. At Joseph Leckie Academy our principle aims are:

  • For students to produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
  • For students to become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques .
  • For students to evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
  • Students will know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

Art in Year 7

Course Content

During the first term personal identity is explored. Students create images that reflect ideas of themselves, working from observation, memory and imagination. Alongside this they will learn about ideas and methods used by other artists.

Throughout the spring term students produce work inspired by buildings and architecture, producing work based on architectural features from a variety of materials. They will explore the work of architects, designers and sculptors.

Figure drawing is the theme for the summer term. Students study proportion and use a variety of materials to produce work that demonstrates the influence of an artist or crafts person they have studied.

Gifted and Talented Provision

Programmes of study are developed to allow students the flexibility of expression for those talented in art. They will always be encouraged to produce high level work which demonstrate their talents.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Opportunities for developing skills are always offered at the end of the normal Academy day.

Assessment

  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise aspirations.
  • Projects are graded on completion and achievements are discussed during the progress of work.
  • Students develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources, developing analytical and cultural understanding.
  • They will explore and refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting resources, media, materials, techniques and processes.
  • They record ideas, observations developing their skills at recording from observation.
  • Every term students will have developed a personal, informed and meaningful response to the term topic.

Equipment Required

  • Pencil, rubber, sharpener, ruler, pencil crayons, black fine liner pen.

Art in Key Stage 3

Course Content

  • Students explore artworks from various cultures around the world and the ways in which artists take ideas from other cultures and synthesise these into new creative forms Practical work includes Art, 2D, Line, Tone, Shape, Form, Collage, Printmaking, Digital media. Design, 3D, Colour, Pattern, Texture, Textiles, Clay.
  • Students explore natural forms as the starting point for either 2 Dimensional or 3 Dimensional work. Practical work includes Art, Design, 2D, 3D, Line, Colour, Shape, Form, Painting, Digital media, Pattern, Structure.
  • Students investigate letter design and use, exploring the variety of ways in which lettering is utilised to communicate on a variety of levels. They develop an understanding of how designers and artists have utilised letter form and translate their own personal response into 2 or 3D.

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Programmes of study are developed to allow students the flexibility of expression for those talented in art.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Speak to your subject teacher.

Assessment

  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise aspirations.
  • Projects are graded on completion and achievements are discussed during the progress of work.
  • Students develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources, developing analytical and cultural understanding.
  • They will explore and refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting resources, media, materials, techniques and processes.
  • They record ideas, observations developing their skills at recording from observation.
  • Every term students will have developed a personal, informed and meaningful response to the term topic.

Equipment Required

  • Pencil, Rubber, Sharpener, Ruler, Pencil Crayons.

Useful Websites

Throughout Year 7 students will be given the opportunity to develop skills in a range of Design and Technology areas. The projects are designed to inspire the students and to encourage them to understand and explore materials in food, resistant materials, textiles, graphics, electronics and CAD/CAM.

Students will be taught on a rotation of the above subjects to ensure they can develop skills across all areas.

Course Content

Food Technology

  • Healthy Eating and Diet.
  • Basic Food Preparation.
  • Themed Design Project.

Resistant Materials

  • Working with hardwoods, manufactured boards and electronics to create products such as the Jigsaw, Desk Tidy, Night Light and Planter.

Textiles

  • Textiles Students develop basic sewing and fabric manipulation skills in a soft toy design and make project.

Graphics

  • Studying what graphic designers do and developing healthy packaging nets.

Electronics

  • Examining electronic inputs and outputs to create a fuse tester.

CAD-CAM

  • Studying how computer aided design and manufacturing can make useful products.

Gifted and Talented Provision

Students are encouraged to exceed target levels in Year 7 through the use of Schemes of Work designed to prepare students for transition into Key Stage 4.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Access to computer suite for design technology homework.

Assessment

  • Students are assessed on the projects they complete in each course area and over the year will be assessed on each part of the programme of study from the National Curriculum.
  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise student aspirations.

Equipment Required

  • Pen, Pencil, Ruler, Pencil Sharpener & Rubber.

Useful Websites

At Joseph Leckie we see drama as a discipline rather than just another subject. During year 7 lessons, we promote the ethos that the skills students develop in the Drama studio are transferable to other areas of the curriculum and life outside the school gate.

We like to have fun teaching about drama through the drama and hopefully end the year with a wide range of drama skills.

Students will have the opportunity to perform to the rest of their class which will help to boost their confidence and communication skills.

Course Content

  • Team work and Characterisation - A selection of drama exercises to develop the students’ skills of working with each other.
  • Genre - Exploring different genres in order to understand the different ways you can act on stage Evacuees - Students to explore the emotions of the evacuees of World War II.
  • The Identification - Drama strategies including mime and slow motion will explore the background of characters and how a poem could be performed. Island
  • Adventure - Students explore the story and characters on a desert island ,solving their problems Mime-Different scenarios are performed without using any words.

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • All the areas of study allow students to explore further.
  • Students will have the opportunity to use technical equipment to develop their work.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • The Drama department runs an after school drama club open to all.
  • Whole school productions are also put on.

Assessment

  • Students are assessed at the end of each project. The assessment is based on the Arts Council Drama levels. 
  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise their aspirations.
  • All students will have a personal assessment log to record their grades and for them to track their progress.

Equipment Required

  • Drama is a practical subject so the only thing required is a willingness to join in.

Useful Websites

All students will be given the opportunity to develop a range of skills within English. They will build on previous knowledge from KS2 and cover all aspects of the National Curriculum in interesting and innovative lessons. Students will be encouraged to access a range of fiction and non fiction texts, in class and independently, throughout the two year key stage: this will support their learning and encourage reading which in turn will ensure progress in other curriculum area.

They will develop the skills to write in a range of different styles and for a variety of purposes, all part of a carefully planned programme leading towards a final assessment at the end of KS4.

Course Content

Students will study the following during the year:

  • Information Texts
  • Persuasive and discursive texts
  • Recounts
  • Creative writing
  • Media texts
  • Moving image
  • Prose and poetry from Greek Myths to modern day
  • Shakespeare’s plays and more modern drama
  • A wide range of writers, from Chaucer through Shakespeare to Dickens, Dahl and Duffy

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Key cards
  • Additional related differentiated tasks for identified students.

Assessment

  • After an initial baseline assessment, students are assessed on Writing and Reading every half term to check their progress against rigorous attainment levels.
  • Reading ages are tested on entry and annually afterwards to check progress.
  • Assessment is used to track student progress, inform decisions about intervention and setting and create individual targets to raise pupils’ aspirations.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Book club
  • Film Club
  • Competitions
  • World book day
  • Scholastic book sales
  • Young Writers’ competitions
  • Out of school visits

Equipment Required

  • Imagination, creativity and enthusiasm.
  • Independent reading books.
  • Pen, pencil, ruler.

Useful Websites

Throughout Year 7 students will be given the opportunity to develop their research skills and develop their understanding of various aspects of geography. They will gain an understanding of how people and the environment interact.

Lessons will aim to inspire their imagination and develop a desire to learn more about the world we live in a vibrant environment.

Geography in Year 7

Course Content

Students will have the opportunity to study the following:

  •  Geographical Skill - Classical geographical skills are taught including OS map reading, and using a compass.
  • People everywhere - Students look at the impacts of 7 billion people and how to manage rapid population growth.
  • Raging Rivers and Cracking coasts - Lessons will enable students to understand how unique landforms around the world are created from the power of rivers and waves.
  • Wild Weather - Students develop enquiry skills to investigate the weather of the British Isles.
  • Urbanisation - Factors affecting urban growth and effects of growth at a variety of scales will be studied. Students will be challenge to design their own sustainable community.

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Higher order thinking activities are designed to stretch those identified as gifted and talented.
  • Students have access to a textbook specifically designed to challenge gifted and talented students.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Eco-club for those interested in the environment.
  • Fieldwork which includes discovering microclimates and tourism in the summer term.

Assessment

  • Students are assessed using written assessments and projects at the end of each unit of work throughout the year. 
  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise their aspirations.

Equipment Required

  • General class equipment—pen, pencil, ruler and student organiser.

Geography in Year 8

Students will have the opportunity to study the following:

  • Advanced Mapping— Students will use longitude and latitude to explore the physical and human features in Africa and Asia.
  •  World Issues— Students will explore current world issues affecting modern society such as food and water supply, climate change, trade and aid.
  •  Restless Earth—Students will investigate the causes of volcanoes and earthquakes. They will examine the social, economic, environmental and political impacts of these events.
  • India—Students will learn about the physical, human and economic features of this country and how they vary across regions.
  • Groovy Glaciers—Lessons will enable students to understand how unique landforms around the world are created
  • Kenya—Students will learn about the physical, human and economic features of this country and how they vary

Useful Websites

Throughout Year 7 students will be given the opportunity to develop their understanding of history. They will work on developing their research skills as well as their understanding of historical sources and building on previous ideas about History. Lessons will aim to inspire their imagination and develop a desire to learn more about the past in a vibrant environment. Students will be assessed on their historical knowledge and understanding and historical skills including source analysis and interpretations of the past with the aim of making them a more critical historian.

Course Content

Throughout Year 7 students will be given the opportunity to develop their understanding of history. They will work on developing their research skills as well as their understanding of historical sources and building on previous ideas about History. Lessons will aim to inspire their imagination and develop a desire to learn more about the past in a vibrant environment. Students will be assessed on their historical knowledge and understanding and historical skills including source analysis and interpretations of the past with the aim of making them a more critical historian.

Course Content

Year 7 -

Introduction and Baseline

  • Chronology and Source Skills.

Medieval Life

  • The Norman Invasion.
  • The Church and Control.
  • The Story of Thomas Becket.
  • War of the Roses
  • Princes in the Tower
  • Richard III - The King in the Carpark.

The Tudors

  • Life in Tudor England.
  • Black Tudors.
  • Henry VIII.
  • Edward VI.
  • Bloody Mary.
  • Elizabeth I.
  • Spanish Armada

The Stuarts

  • The Gunpowder Plot.
  • The English Civil War.
  • Cromwell and Restoration.

Black peoples of the Americas

  • Life in Africa.
  • Roots of Slavery.
  • Middle Passage.
  • Life under Slavery.
  • British abolition movement. 
  • American Civil Rights Movement.

Year 8 - 

The British Empire

  • Causes of the empire
  • India before the empire
  • Impact of the empire in India (Indian Mutiny)
  • Case Study: Ghandi

Industrial Revolution

  • Causes of the Industrial Revolution
  • Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
  • Factories
  • Workhouses
  • Public Health and reformers

WWI

  • Causes of WWI
  • Trench Warfare
  • Battle of the Somme and General Haig
  • Walter Tull
  • End of WWI and TOV
  • Suffragettes

Rise of the Nazi and WWII

  • Rise of Hitler
  • Impact of Nazi in Germany
  • Holocaust
  • Battles of WWII
  • Noor Inayat Khan

USSR (Russia) and the Cold War

  • Role of Russia in WWI
  • Revolution: Cause and Consequence
  • Role of Russia in WWII
  • Cold War

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Fully differentiated Schemes of Work.
  • Early Entry

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Trips out of school.
  • Involvement in History Club.
  • Involvement in school council.

Assessment

  • Students are assessed on the projects they complete in area and over the year will be assessed on each programme of study from the National Curriculum based on GCSE style questions.
  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise their aspirations.

Equipment Required

  • Pen, Pencil, Ruler and an interest in learning about the past!

Useful Websites

Throughout Year 7 students will experience a range of scenarios through which they develop problem solving and team working skills. Lessons will aim to inspire their imagination and develop information technology skills which they can transfer to other areas of the curriculum and to their everyday life. Lessons will be taught in dedicated computer suites by ICT specialists throughout Year 7.

Course Content

Students will have the opportunity to study the following:

  • Presentation- PowerPoint presentation on autobiography.
  • Databases - Design, create and manipulate a database. Query a database
  • Spreadsheets [Harry Plotter] - Explore spread sheet models , applying basic Maths.
  • Game Making [Scratch] - An introduction to computer programming through game design.
  • Information Validity - Researching information. Questioning reliability, trustworthiness and validity.
  • Graphics [Fireworks]  - Graphical manipulation tools skills building. Use bitmap and vector graphics .
  • Flash Animation - Plan and design an animation sequence.
  • Web Design [Dreamweaver] - Plan and design simple web pages.

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Opportunities to develop ICT knowledge and understanding through the use of advanced technology.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Lunchtime ICT Clubs.
  • Animation Club.
  •  Robotics Club.

Assessment 

  • Students are assessed regularly through projects they complete with assessments following the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.
  •  Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise their aspirations.

Equipment Required

  • Minimum 2GB Memory Stick.
  • Headphones.

Useful Websites

Students entering the Academy in Year 7 follow a newly developed mathematics scheme of Work. Students study topics designed to build on their Key Stage 2 knowledge and understanding As the Academy has a condensed two year KS3, students are provided with the opportunity to make at least two levels of progress throughout the two years.

Course Content

Students will cover the following modules:

  • Special numbers and powers
  • Angles and proof
  • Directed numbers
  • Linear Sequences
  • Fractions
  • Algebraic expressions and brackets
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Decimals
  • Perimeter and Area
  • Probability
  • Functions and Graphs
  • Time / Solving equations
  • Transformations 
  • Shape & constructions
  • Percentages
  • Statistics

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • A fantastic opportunity to participate in the UKMT national test and gain a gold, silver or bronze certificate.

Assessment

  • All students in Year 7 are required to complete two pieces of written homework each week to reinforce learning.
  • After each module is completed, students will be given a summary homework to complete which will provide a national curriculum level. The modular booklets will assess the understanding of each topic and highlight student’s strengths and areas of development, so further action can be taken to raise attainment.
  • During the year, students will also complete eight summative assessments carried under examination conditions. Students will also be given national curriculum level for each module.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • A homework club is available each week at lunchtime for all students in years 7 to 10

Equipment Required

  • Pen, Pencil, Ruler and Rubber

Useful Websites

Throughout Key Stage 3, all students study one modern foreign language, currently French, for two hours per week. Students will be set according to their ability but they can move teaching groups as their skills develop. 

Teachers are passionate about the French language and the culture of French speaking countries and relish the chance to share their passion. Lessons are therefore aimed at giving students a desire to develop their use of the language further as well as enabling them to discover a new culture in the most interactive, relevant and fun way. 

Students in Year 7 will sing French songs, cook in French, experience the culture first hand by participating in a French breakfast for example.

Lessons are challenging yet enjoyable and rewarding!

Course Content

During Year 7, students study many topics through 3 themes:.

  • Self, family and friends
  • School and home
  • Food

They will learn how to describe people, talk about their school day and timetable and give their opinions about school.

They will then learn about food in different countries, about healthy eating and again say what they like / dislike and why, together with tasting some French food during a typical French breakfast.

They will start to understand grammatical concepts and use them to talk about themselves and start building a bank of vocabulary and structures which will enable them to communicate at a simple level. They will start to develop some translating skills.

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Subscription to French magazines for language learners.
  • Session with the Foreign Language assistant.

Extra Curricular Activities

  • French club.
  • Trips to visit France.

Assessments

  • Students are assessed regularly through regular vocabulary tests and classwork they complete. Assessments following the National Curriculum Programmes of Study will also occur at the end of each topic, based on all 4 skills studied (Reading, writing, listening and speaking).
  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise their aspirations.

Equipment Required

  • French club. 
  • Trips to visit France.

Useful Websites

We follow a heavily practical curriculum in Year 7, centred on learning through doing and appraising. We introduce students to keyboards, guitars and percussion instruments and sing a great deal throughout the year. We also use Music Technology (Logic Pro X and explore effects processing, MIDI inputting and audio recording. We introduce forms of notation, and create a graphic score. Students are encouraged to work in groups and pairs, making decisions and judgements through self and peer appraisal in every lesson.

Course Content

The main topics we cover in year 7 are:

  • Friends (singing in parts, chords and drum kit, ensemble performance).
  •  Introduction to Music Technology (using Logic Pro X, MIDI inputting).
  • Samba (cross and polyrhythms, percussion, ensemble awareness). 
  • The Four Seasons (composing to a brief, exploring other genres). 
  • Romeo and Juliet (composing using music technology, programmatic writing). 
  • Lost in Space (Composing and scoring a piece, interpreting scores).

Gifted and Talented Provision

There are numerous performance opportunities for students , as we frequently perform at various school and local events. There is also the chance to receive instrumental tuition on the drum kit, guitar, keyboard and voice. These lessons require regular practice at home, or at lunchtimes.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Choir.
  •  Vocal Club. 
  •  Music Technology Club. 
  •  Various trips and public performances.

Equipment Required

If instrumental lessons are taken, it does help if parents support regular practice at home. We do allow access to school instruments before and after school and at lunchtimes.

As a part of your child’s educational experience at Joseph Leckie Academy, we aim to promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive taught Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE). This gives children and young people the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthy, safe, productive and fulfilled lives, both now and in the future.

As a part of personal development, we teach about relationships and sex education. We are clear that parents and carers are the prime educators for children on many of these matters, however we see our role as an Academy to complement and reinforce this role as an important part of delivering a good education. Our programme will build on knowledge acquired at primary level and develop further pupils’ understanding of relationships, with an increased focus on areas such as sexuality and gender respect, as well as knowledge about intimate relationships and sex, this occurs in the curriculum at a similar time to reproduction education in key stage three Science, ensuring students learn about relationships at an appropriate time. More information on statutory relationship and sex education is available here;

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education

Alongside relationships, we also study health and wellbeing, preparing students for the challenges that face students as they grow up and mature. Learning about the emotional, social and physical aspects of growing up will give children and young people the information, skills and positive values to have safe, fulfilling lives and help them take responsibility for their own well-being.

Past relationships and wellbeing, we also provide economic and citizenship education. We introduce basic finance and outline dangers associated with gambling. Finally as students start to form their pathway to their chosen careers, we introduce them to types of employment and the pathways to a wide range of careers.

Course Content

  • Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE).
  • Citizenship
  • Careers
  • Enterprise

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Additional relevant tasks
  • Competitions, Clubs and Trip Opportunities

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • External Enterprise competitions
  • Citizenship opportunities
  • Careers workshops
  • Independent careers advice

Assessment

Although there is no formal assessment or examination at for PSHE, teachers will keep record and record the progress of all students in their groups in order to ensure that they understand all of the key concepts.

Equipment Required

  • Imagination, creativity and enthusiasm.

Useful Websites

If you would like to discuss withdrawing your child from sex education lessons in our PDP curriculum, please complete the form below and we will contact you to discuss this request.

TO BE COMPLETED BY PARENTS

During Year 7 students will be Introduced to a wide variety of physical activities aimed at developing their interest in physical education.

Each activity is designed to improve one or more of the following skills:

  • Participation as part of a team.
  • Cooperation and leadership skills.
  • Improve coordination
  • Improve overall fitness
  • Promote a healthy lifestyle.

Course Content

Students follow a programme which includes the following:

  • Swimming.
  • Football.
  • Gymnastics.
  • Badminton/short tennis.
  • Basketball/netball.
  • Dance.
  • Athletics.
  • Softball.

Weaker swimmers will benefit from extra tuition in the pool as this is regarded as a very important part of physical education.

Gifted and Talented Provison

  • The Academy has a regular fixtures programme for teams and individuals to participate in a variety of sports / activities.
  • Students are encouraged to participate in these. A full programme of House based competitions is also organised.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • There are a wide variety of extra-curricular clubs at lunchtimes and after school. These are advertised within the Academy regularly.

Assessment

  • Students will undergo regular assessments during lessons in the varied activities. The overall assessment level will be based on their overall ability in physical education.
  • Assessments will be used to track student progress and inform decisions about sets. Students will be set individual targets in order to improve their assessment levels and raise their future aspirations.

Equipment Required

  • Academy PE kit

Students use religious and philosophical vocabulary to give informed accounts of religions and beliefs, explaining the reasons for diversity within and between them. They explain why the impact of religions and beliefs on individuals, communities and societies varies. They interpret sources and arguments, explaining the reasons that are used in different ways by different traditions to provide answers to ultimate questions and ethical issues.

Students use reasoning and examples to express insights into the relationship between beliefs, teachings and world issues. They express insights into their own and others' views on questions of identity and belonging, meaning, purpose and truth. They consider the challenges of belonging to a religion in the contemporary world, focusing on values and commitments.

Course Content

Throughout Year 7 students will be given the opportunity to develop their research skills and develop their understanding various religious beliefs and faiths. They will gain an insight into how different beliefs can influence the way we live.

Lessons will aim to inspire their imagination and develop a desire to learn more about the cultures and religions which exist in the world we live in today.

Founders of Faith

Judaism - Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, Moses, Exodus, Ten Commandments. 

Christianity -Jewish Messiah, Jesus’ Birth, Jesus’ Baptism, Temptations, Apostles, Sabbath, Jesus resurrection and crucifixion. 

Islam - Muhammad (PBUH), Five Pillars, Qur’an, Mosque (Masjid), Festivals, Worship.

Gifted and Talented Provision

  • Tasks related to high order thinking skills and use of terminology. 
  • Extension questions that will require students to reflect, enquire, empathise, reason or evaluate in depth to express their personal viewpoints on moral issues. 
  • Provision of reading materials related to major world religions, moral issues and philosophy.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Activities run by external agency Faith Works after school (dance/drama/ debates/discussions). 
  • Annual KS3 RE Competition. 
  • Charity Fundraising initiatives in Academy.

Assessment

  • Students are assessed formally using written assessments in the autumn and spring term related to the topics covered in the term. Students are assessed on an Independent project completed in the summer term. The programme of study adheres to the National Curriculum nonstatutory guidelines for RE published by QCA and directed from Walsall Agreed Syllabus. 
  • Assessments will be used to track student progress, inform decisions about sets and create individual targets which will raise their aspirations.
  • Students are expected to produce work in lessons which will reach levels appropriate to their ability. Homework will also be assessed according to levels as well as effort grades as and when necessary.

Equipment Required

  • Pen, Pencil, Ruler.

Useful Websites

Throughout Year 7 students will be given the opportunity to develop their understanding and knowledge of Science and its application in the world around us.

Students will develop a range of skills such as: enquiry, group work and communication.

They will gain experience of using a range scientific equipment and developing skills in data handling and problem solving through a range of scientific scenarios. This will encourage students to think methodically and creatively.

Course Content

The course is broken down into the following units:

Term 1:

  • Space and Solar System.
  • Cells. 
  • Particles. 
  • Atoms/Elements/Compounds / Mixtures.

Term 2:

  •  Reproduction. 
  •  Acid and Alkalis. 
  • Electricity. 
  •  Health. 

Term 3:

  • Light and Sound.
  • Earth and Atmosphere.
  • Interactions and Interdependence.
  • Materials.

Gifted and Talented Provision

Teachers will ensure that:

  • Differentiated tasks are present in lessons to stretch and enhance the learning G&T students.
  • There is also an opportunity to attend the Salters Chemistry Festival.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

  • Science Club.
  • Revision Sessions.
  • STEM (Science, Technology, English & Maths. 

Assessment

  • Throughout the year students are assessed by end of unit tests, class assessment, practical assessed tasks. and homework's. The end of unit tests are written to cover all levels from level 3 to level 7.
  • Students will receive regular feedback through the marking of exercise books and progress chart which will be in the front of their exercise books.
  • An effort and attainment grade is reported each half term in line with the Academy’s policy.
  • End of year examinations will be carried out in Term 3.

Equipment Required

  • Pen, Ruler , Rubber, Calculator and Coloured Pencils (optional).

Useful Websites