In year 7 students have 30 lessons a week, these are allotted as follows:

Number of lessons per subject

Below is a general overview of the topics students are taught throughout the year in each subject.

For a more in depth outline of each subject please click on the link for the subject page.

If you would like to speak to us about any aspect of our curriculum, please get in touch.

Art

  • Formal elements
  • colour
  • shape
  • pattern
  • line texture

Computing

In Year 7, the topics covered range from ICT topics such as “Digital Footprint”, “Magical Spreadsheets”, “Computer Graphics and Art” alongside some Computer Science topics such as “Think like a Computer Scientist”, “Virtual Pet” and “Under the hood of a PC”. All of these topics will link to topics taught in Year 8/9 and possibly GCSE if they choose the subject.

Dance

Autumn term

  • Matilda dance routines
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Christmas Cabaret

Spring term

  • Musical themes and showcase
  • Cultural dance

Summer term

  • Variety dance
  • The dance of heroes

All year 7 are offered the opportunity to gain the Bronze Arts Award Qualification through their participation in the arts, culture and the development of their skills.

Design and technology

Food

  • Core skills building
  • Cutting techniques
  • Simple family dishes

DT

  • Woodwork – creating a Blockbot

Textiles/Graphics

  • Oceans of plastic
  • Sketch up guided tutorials

Drama

Autumn term

  • Mime
  • Matilda
  • Character pieces script work

Spring term

  • Refugee boy
  • Message
  • Assessment performance

Summer term

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

All year 7 are offered the opportunity to gain the Bronze Arts Award Qualification through their participation in the arts, culture and the development of their skills.

English language and literature

Autumn term

Romeo and Juliet (play)

  • Knowledge of drama conventions: form, structure, language, staging.
  • Characterisation, plot and context.
  • Symbolism

Spring term

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (modern play)

  • Knowledge of modern drama conventions: form, structure, language, stage directions.
  • Characterisation, plot and context.
  • Non-linear structure
  • Explore the function of different characters
  • Explore the function of the non-linear structure.

Summer term

Chinese Cinderella (novel)

  • Novel conventions: plot, genre, character, setting, theme, context.
  • Novel conventions: prose, narrative structure, narrative voice.
  • Explore the function of the narrative voice
  • Explore the function of family.

Geography

Autumn term

  • Geographical skills
  • Map reading
  • The UK – Major rivers, mountain ranges, cities, National parks.

Spring term

  • Tectonic Hazards
  • Pompeii eruption
  • Tourism

Summer term

  • Hot and cold environments
  • Desertification
  • Africa
  • Fairtrade

History

Autumn term

  • Roman Britain – Study of a period of History predating 1066
  • The Norman Conquests from 1066

Spring term

  • Castles
  • Plantagenet Dynasty from post 1066 to 1327
  • Plague, Revolt and Medieval life 1327 to 1458

Summer term

  • The Crusades
  • Native Indians of North America – World History Focus

Mathematics

Autumn term

  • Decimals
  • Factors, multiples & primes
  • Manipulating expressions
  • Negative numbers
  • Averages
  • Collecting data
  • Rounding
  • 2D shapes

Spring term

  • Fractions
  • Solving equations
  • Substitution
  • Angles
  • Ratio and proportion

Summer term

  • Percentages
  • Area, perimeter & volume
  • Presenting data
  • Sequences
  • Metric units
  • Probability

Modern foreign languages

French

  • Myself
  • Family
  • Past times
  • My home

Spanish

  • Myself and family
  • School
  • Food
  • My local area

Music

Autumn term

  • Find your voice
  • Singing assessment
  • African drumming
  • Christmas cabaret
  • Jingle Bells

Spring term

  • Message in a bottle
  • Musical performance assessment
  • Keyboard performance

Summer term

  • Composition assessment
  • Variety band skills
  • Performance band assessment

Physical education

  • Introduction to sports
  • Development of key social skills
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • House competitions
  • Safe practices
  • Basic skills
  • Rules of sport
  • Teamwork and sportsmanship

Religious studies

Autumn term

  • Introduction to religious education
  • Religious Symbolism

Spring term

  • Christianity and the Life of Jesus

Summer term

  • Aspects of Hinduism

Science

Autumn term

  • Working Scientifically
  • Particles
  • Atoms, Elements and Compounds
  • Cells
  • Body Systems
  • Forces
  • Space

Spring term

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Reproduction
  • Light
  • Sound

Summer term

  • The Periodic Table
  • Acids and Alkalis
  • Energy
  • Enrichment tbc