Year 9 Curriculum Map – 2015/16
Subject
English
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Term 1.2
Term 1.2
Term 2.1
Term 2.2
Term 3.1
Autobiography/Great
Lives
Media and nonfiction texts
Shakespeare
Poetry from other
cultures
Creative Writing – short
story genre/fan fiction
Purpose of travel texts
Linguistic devices
R&J – Humour –
author’s intent
Recap fig.lang and
persuasive features
KWFL Grids – who
controls the media.
Apportioning blame –
debate
Analysis of range of
travel brochures
Discussion/debate
of freedom of
information
Contrasts in
humour/violence
Negative travel
writing – imperatives
– write letter of
complaint to travel
agent - PALL
Assessments: Create
travel brochure and
letter of complaint.
Grammar
Persuasive language
techniques
Nouns, pronouns,
adjective, verbs
[imperatives]
Deconstruct news
sites
/rebellion/love/tragedy
Linguistic devices/close
analysis of key scene
Cultural makers –
speculative language
Deconstruction of
imagery [revised]
Stereotyping 5ws
KWFL grids
Dramatic reading of
poem
Fig lang/genre
conventions/precis
Poetic/linguistic
Social/historical/cultural devices
Deconstruct adverts
Assessments: stage
direction and debate
Assessment:
deconstruction
essay – PEE
Create TV
commercial
Short story readings
Assessments:
Poetic
Fan fiction or blog essay –
voice/character/dialect
book review
Assess character study
using PEE
Effects
Diary entry/playscript
Assessment: Dramatic
reading – of poem.
Grammar
Planning a story/Story
boarding
Characterisation and plot
development/author’s
intention Soc/Cult/Hist
Advertising – how
does it affect us
Camera angles and
visual imagery
Imagery
PEE – comparative
Adjectives
and essay
adverbs/Subordinate
Grammar
Adjectives and
adverbs/pathetic fallacy and
imagery
Sentence rules and capital
letters/linking phrases
Term 3.1
Reading
Celebration
Compare and
contrast Cirque du
Freak with 19th C
horror –
Frankenstein and
Dracula
Inference and
deduction –
language use and
changes over time
Author’s intention
- Social, cultural,
historical
information
Reading
Journal/Language
choices
Assessment:
Book review
Imagery – 1st person
narrative
Grammar
Nouns, pronouns
and verbs
clauses
Grammar
Grammar
Sibilance
Rhyme and syllables
Sentencing/linking
structures/connectives
Punctuation for effect
Sentence
structure, linking
phrases, speech
and vocab choices.
Persuade and
advise/describe
Sentence rules and
capital letters
Phonetics/SE/Dialect
Comparative
connectives
Vocabulary bank
of changes in
language use
Spoken vs Written
form
Effective opening
and closing lines.
Comprehension, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation continuously throughout the year
Maths
Science
Subject
History
Autumn Term
Term 1.1
The Great War
(Part 1)
Term 1.2
The Great War
(Part 2)
Why WW1 started
Soldiers of Empire
Spring Term
Term 2.1
World War 2
(Part1)
Why was there
another world war?
Term 2.2
World War 2
(Part 2)
Effect of war on
civilian population
Summer Term
Term 3.1
Origins of World
War One
Political situation in
Europe in 1914
Term 3.2
Peacemaking and
League of nations
Paris Peace
Conference: Different
aims of peacemakers
Recruitment
Propaganda
Trench Warfare
A soldier’s
experience
Censorship
Weapons of war
Conscientious
objectors
Desertion and
“shot at dawn”
Computing
Term 1.1
Computing in the
wider context
Computer systems in
the modern world
Ethical & Legal
Considerations
Copyright and piracy
continued
Animals in war
Changing roles of
An overview –
Blitzkrieg, Blitz and D- women
How war affected
day
ordinary citizens:
Rationing
Rationing and
Dunkirk: victory or
Zeppelin attacks
Bomber Command:
disaster?
‘Bomber Harris’ Hero
Remembrance: war War in the Air: RAF
or War Criminal?
graves and
Dresden
and Luftwaffe
unknown soldier
Battle of Britain: who Churchill. Why is he
Assessment: Were were the few?
on £5 note?
the lions really led
Operation Sealion
by donkeys?
Death camps
Evacuation
Jews
Home Guard
Assesment: Source
analysis
Term 1.2
Binary Logic and
Advanced Scratch
Re-cap on Algorithms
Computer systems in
binary form
Planning with
Computational
Thinking. Using
Algorithm for AI or
New Game in Scratch
Term 2.1
Programming:
Introduction to Python
Following a course of
study from the book;
Coding Club Python
Basics Level 2, by Chris
Roffey / Python from
Zig and Zag Resources
Re-cap; Some texts,
numbers and loops
Term 2.2
Programming Python
Next Steps
Python: Data types:
 Data types
 Tuples, lists and
dictionaries
 A new version of
MyMagic8Ball
Building GUIs
Great Powers
Main aims of Treaty
British Empire:
‘Splendid Isolation’
Alliance System
Anglo-German
Rivalry: Naval Race
Arms Race
Assassination: The
Balkans, Black hand
Gang, AustoHungarian Empire
Schlieffen Plan
Term 3.1
Understanding
Computers
Re-cap on the Input,
Process & Output
More detailed
Functions of the CPU
Components of a
Computers System
Terms of Versailles:
land, military
restrictions, war guilt,
reparations
Strengths and
Weaknesses of
Treaty
League of Nations
Manchurian Crisis
Abyssinian Crisis
Term 3.2
How data is
represented in
computers
More on Data in
Computer Systems
Show clear
understanding that
data needs to be
converted into a binary
format to be processed
Copyright and piracy
Functions
Digital Footprint
Programing for a model
continued
Computational
thinking: Algorithms;
Linear and Binary
search methods
A fully working
calculator
Customising the
calculator
by a computer.
The OS
Process
Look at other
computing language
translaters. Use code
such as writing names
in binary or decoding
secret messages
Google App Inventor
Basics and start ‘I
Have a Dream’
Tutorial
PE
Football
Develop Passing
Dribbling, Turns
and Outwitting a
defender
Develop Attack
Rugby
Basketball
Recap passing &
refine handling
skills
Develop
Passing/Pivoting &
Dribbling/Triple
Threat
Developing
passing/ 4 vs 2
Develop Shooting
Develop tackling
technique
Heading
Kicking
Defensive
strategies/tactics
Assessment
Tactical
play/outwitting
opponents
Assessment
Attacking and
outwitting an
opponent.
Defence –
Defending Skills/
Recap Shooting –
set shot, lay up
Hockey
Cricket
Design a poster to
Christmas Card and
Athletics
Dribbling &
movement with the
ball
Fielding practice
Passing & reverse
stop
Batting- pull shot
Bowling-run up
development
Creation of
space/attacking
principles
Defending/jab tackle
Batting calls/basic field
placement.
Assessment
Shooting
Middle distance
running – 800m
Jumping - high
jump
Throwing – shot
putt
Throwing javelin
Assessment
Develop Shooting
– jump shot
Wet felt and needle felt picture of a chosen
Sprint running
technique
(100/200/400m)
Batting-drive shot
Relay
Assessment
Assessment
Art
Binary conversion; to
denary and
hexadecimals
Textural Ceramics
Still life in different
promote the school
Framing, cropping,
lighting and depth of
field
Photoshop
Filters, tools, colour
enhancements and
fonts
Typography
Decoration
Card design in a
chosen media
Clay Christmas
Decoration
Felt and Hand
embroidery
Decoration
Assessment
theme
Examples of themes:- Geometric shapes, food,
comics, pop art, natural form, Graffiti and gears &
cogs
Texture Photography
media – skills based
project
Sketch development
Still life photography
Colour and blending
Photoshop
Textural tile designs
Filters, tools, colour
enhancements and fonts
Theme Research
Artist research and analysis
Clay tiles
Photography of chosen theme
Evaluate
Drawing from Secondary
and primary sources
Media development
What is felt?
Literacy skills: Positive
quotes about the
school
Intro to Wet felt techniques
3D Textural Ceramic
piece
Needle felt techniques
Firing and glazing
Colour and blending
development
Layout techniques
Hand embroidery and embellishment
Assessment
Finalising designs
printing
Assessment
Asessment
Assessment
Spooky Tales
Harry Potter
French
DT
Outdoor
Ed
Navigation skills –orienteering &
OS mapping
 Bike riding development –MTB
 Working as part of a team and
compromising with others.

The Media
Things we do to our body
Taking responsibility of self and others,
working as part of a team.
NICAS L1/2
Canoeing
MTBing
Outdoor climbing
Working towards residential experience
Working as a team and developing skills.
PSHRE
Starting Out
Know the 5 ECM outcomes.
Identify their personal qualities, skills and
achievements.
Drugs
Pupils will investigate the Misuse of
Drugs Act and identify situations where
people may be breaking the law.
Pupils will identify the risks and effects of
drugs and explore ways to keep
themselves and others safe.
Pupils will investigate the various reasons
people provide for taking risks and reflect
on the impact of risk-taking with drugs.
Hinduism – Half term 1
Christianity/Christmas – Half term 2
Sex and Relationships
Pupils will explore issues surrounding sex and
investigate strategies in making choices and
advising others about the choices they make.
Pupils will learn about sexually transmitted
infections and examine facts and myths
regarding contraception.
E-Safety.
Living in Communities
Pupils will identify the communities they
belong to and acknowledge the guidelines for
successful community life.
Pupils will learn about the importance of
negotiation in solving problems and consider
other people’s points of view.
Islam – Half term 1
Quakerism – Half term 2
Planning for the Future
Pupils will think about the types of jobs and
careers that are available to them. Pupils will
consider what motivates people to work and
what factors will motivate them.
Pupils will begin to plan their route for the
future.
Me and Other People
Pupils will think about what ‘stress’ means
and be able to give examples of stressful
situations they may find themselves in.
Pupils will begin to develop some simple
strategies for dealing with stress and consider
how they could help others with stress.
Buddhism – Half term 1
Judaism – Half term 2