Year 9

The Academy adopts a three year Key Stage 4 model. All students make some initial option choices at the end of Year 8, with further choices in Year 9. The core subjects of Maths, English and Science involve four hours of contact time every week. In addition to their option choices, students also follow courses in PE and RE.

We offer a wide range of GCSE options and Applied Provision. Whether students’ interests lie in the separate Sciences or Construction, we have a broad curriculum which will meet their needs.

Knowledge Organisers
Maths
English Literature and Language
Science
Art
Photography
Geography
History
RPE
MFL
PE

Knowledge Organisers

Knowledge Organisers for each subject can be found under the respective subject panels below

Maths

YEAR 9 SCHEME OF WORK
TERM 1	TERM 2	TERM 3	TERM 4	TERM 5	TERM 6
Basic Number angles . Scale Drawing. Algebra	Coordinates, Fractions and Graphs. Data	Sequence and Area	Circles and Proportion	Graphs, standard form and Pythagoras	2D & 3D Geometry
Factors and multiples. Angles, Bearings. Basic Algebra	Fractions and Decimals. Coordinates and Linear Graphs. Data	Sequences. Basic Percentages. Perimeter and Area	Circumference and Area Ratio and Proportion	Algebra with Graphs. Scatter Graphs. Standard form. Pythagoras	2D and 3D Shapes. Loci and Constructions. Transformations

English Literature and Language

YEAR 9 ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
TERMS 1 & 2	TERMS 3 & 4	TERMS 5 & 6
Lord of the Flies	Shakespeare Macbeth introduction	Poetry introduction to GCSE
Continued English Language banding tasks throughout the year

Knowledge Organisers for English can be found by clicking the links below:

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Science

YEAR 9 SCIENCE CURRICULUM

TERM 1

TERM 2

TERM 3

TERM 4

TERM 5

TERM 6

Cells

Atomic structure

Energy

Organisation

Bonding & Periodic Table

Electricity

Infection & Response

Quantitative Chemistry

Particle Model of Matter

Bioenergetics

Chemical changes

Atomic structure

Energy changes

Required Practical for Paper 1

Knowledge Organisers for Science can be found by clicking the links below:

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Art

YEAR 9 ART CURRICULUM

TERM 1

TERM 2

TERM 3

TERM 4

TERM 5

TERM 6

Natural forms

Artist research AO1

Drawing skills AO3

Printing skills

AO2

Construction skills AO2

Conclusion of

Natural forms project AO4 – final piece

Portrait project

Artist research AO1 Drawing skills AO3

Artist research AO1

Drawing skills A

Photography

YEAR 9 PHOTOGRAPHY CURRICULUM

TERM 1

TERM 2

TERM 3

TERM 4

TERM 5

TERM 6

Reflections - artist research and taking photos

AO1 AO3

Basic editing skills - bubbles and mirror practicals AO2

Visual analysis

AO1 AO3

Conclusion of Project1 AO4

People and places - artist research

AO1 AO3

Photoshop skills – double exposure

AO2

Geography

YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM

TERM 1

TERM 2

TERM 3

TERM 4

TERM 5

TERM 6

Changing economic activity

GCSE Ecosystems

GCSE Tectonics

GCSE Climate Hazards

GCSE Weather Extremes

Knowledge Organisers for Geography can be found by clicking the links below:

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

History

YEAR 9 HISTORY CURRICULUM
TERM 1	TERM 2	TERM 3	TERM 4	TERM 5	TERM 6
World War I and Nazi Germany	The Holocaust and World War II	World War II and the aftermath	Medicine through time 1250 – 1500	Medicine through time 1500 – 1900	Medicine through time 1750 – modern day

RPE

YEAR 9 RE CURRICULUM
TERM 1	TERM 2	TERM 3	TERM 4	TERM 5	TERM 6
Issues of Crime and Punishment	Issues of Crime and Punishment	Should we always forgive?	Christian Beliefs and Teachings	Christian Beliefs and Teachings	Issues of Good and Evil