Year 7 students have 25 lessons a week. 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.
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Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
Explore
In year 7, students study a range of topics including an introduction to drama and dramatic techniques such as freeze frames, slow motion, and mime. All of these areas work towards developing confidence.
Students perform in groups and learn a range of basic dramatic performing skills as well as speech and vocal work, physicality and characterisation.
Autumn Term
Great Expectations
Key concept – identity: childhood
Spring term
Animal Farm
Key concept – curiosity: power
Summer term
Myself: Accès Studio Units 1-4
Myself: Accès Studio Units 5-9
School: Mon college
Transition to secondary school and personal safety in and outside school, including first aid
Careers, teamwork, enterprise skills, and raising aspirations
Diversity, prejudice, and bullying
Healthy routines, influences on health, puberty, unwanted contact, and FGM
Saving, borrowing, budgeting and making financial choices
Self-worth, romance and friendships (including online) and relationship boundaries
In year 7, students take part in a range of team sports; (football, handball, netball, rugby), individual sports; (badminton, tennis, table tennis) and other sports; (fitness, gymnastics, dance, orienteering and cross country).
Students learn a range of basic skills that include how to prepare the body for physical activity. There is usually a focus on three core skills in team sports with students developing to advanced skill and performance strategy year on year.
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Working Scientifically
