Welcome to the Year 8 Curriculum
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Below you can find the curriculum content covered by our subjects, organised by term.
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
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| Art | Islamic Art Research, Islamic Patterns, String Print | Sarah Graham Research, Still Life Sweet Painting (looking at gridding and colour mixing), Graphics (sweet shop logo) | Nick Mackman Research, Double Thumb Pot Clay Animals |
| Business Studies | Introduction to Personal Finance, Sources of Money | Bank Accounts, Managing Money – Borrowing and Saving | Insurance, Budgeting |
| Computing - Term 1 | Developing for the web | Mobile app development | Layers of computing systems |
| Computing - Term 2 | Representations - from clay to silicon | Media - Vector graphics | Introduction to Python programming |
| Design & Technology | Pewter Casting | Woodworking skills | Electronics, Programming, Extended Task/CAD |
| English | Novel: Refugee Boy, War Poetry | Shakespeare, Nineteenth Century: Animals | Non-Fiction: The News Introduction |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | Textiles: Door stopper, Design and make task | Staple foods, Food commodities, Nutrition, Pastry, Planning of practical’s, Increasing the complexity of skills | Textiles: Bags and holders, Design and make task |
| Geography | Why are tectonic hazards so dangerous? | How does weather and climate affect me? Why are the tropical rainforests and Savannah ecosystems so different? | What is happening to our coasts? |
| History | The trade in enslaved people & the reasons for its abolition in 1807. The British Empire | The Industrial Revolution | The growth of democracy in the 1800s. The campaign for Votes for Women. |
| French | Unit 6: Food and Drink, Unit 7: Local Area | Unit 8: Holidays, Unit 9: TV and films | Unit 9: TV and films, Unit 10: Jobs and future |
| German | Unit 1: Basics, Unit 2: Family and pets | Unit 3: Free time, Unit 4: School | Unit 4: School, Unit 5: Out and about |
| Maths | Proportional reasoning, Representations | Algebraic techniques, Developing numbers | Developing Geometry, Reasoning with data |
| Music | Samba Drumming OR Ground Bass Performance | Blues - ukulele and keyboard performance and song composition OR Electronic Dance Music (exploring harmony) - performance and composition using music technology |
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| Physical Education | Netball, Rugby, Handball, Swimming, Badminton, fitness, dance, table tennis | basketball, football, gym | Athletics, tennis, cricket, rounders |
| Religion & Worldviews | What is Buddhism? | Christianity: Is Britain still a Christian country? | Islam: What is life like as a British Muslim? |
| Science | Biology (Biological reactions and variation) and Experimental Procedure 5. | Chemistry (Periodic table, materials and The Earth) and Experimental Procedure 6 and 7. | Physics (Circuits, Particles and Space) and Experimental Procedure 8 and STE (Science, Technology and Engineering). |