Age 12-13
LATIN
SYRWLL 2
(Greek to GCSE yr 1 option)
CLASSICS
In search of the Romans
Household's Xenephon; Creasy's Marathon
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
Catechism study: CHARITY (Commandments)
Gospel of Mark and Acts (Berquist questions)
CHRISTIAN CULTURE
Closer study of Church during chosen periods
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
English explained 4 (grammar and composition); Warriner (grammar/vocabulary/composition techniques)
LITERATURE
Poetry and prose of England: Anglo Saxon, Medieval, Reformation and Elizabethan literature:
1. Beowulf, ballads
2. Sir Gawain, Chaucer, Everyman
3. Thomas More, Lyric Poetry, the Sonnet, The Bible, Edmund Campion, Francis Bacon.
MATHS
KS3 continued
or (I)GCSE prep year 1
HISTORY
In depth study on 3 chosen periods (1 project /study per term)
GEOGRAPHY
Mapwork (annotating maps, using maps to understand settlements. Field work skills: surveys, graphs, bar charts etc. Presentation of data
Human geography (population and settlement (demographic processes); Transport and industry (economic processes)
SCIENCE
Biology: cells; respiration; habitats
Chemistry: burning elements; chemical reactions; acids and bases
Physics: electromagnets, force and linear motion, energy transfer
NB at this point, you can choose one science (or more) to focus on, working towards IGCSEs at 15 and 16
LATIN
SYRWLL 2
(Greek to GCSE yr 1 option)
CLASSICS
In search of the Romans
Household's Xenephon; Creasy's Marathon
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
Catechism study: CHARITY (Commandments)
Gospel of Mark and Acts (Berquist questions)
CHRISTIAN CULTURE
Closer study of Church during chosen periods
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
English explained 4 (grammar and composition); Warriner (grammar/vocabulary/composition techniques)
LITERATURE
Poetry and prose of England: Anglo Saxon, Medieval, Reformation and Elizabethan literature:
1. Beowulf, ballads
2. Sir Gawain, Chaucer, Everyman
3. Thomas More, Lyric Poetry, the Sonnet, The Bible, Edmund Campion, Francis Bacon.
MATHS
KS3 continued
or (I)GCSE prep year 1
HISTORY
In depth study on 3 chosen periods (1 project /study per term)
GEOGRAPHY
Mapwork (annotating maps, using maps to understand settlements. Field work skills: surveys, graphs, bar charts etc. Presentation of data
Human geography (population and settlement (demographic processes); Transport and industry (economic processes)
SCIENCE
Biology: cells; respiration; habitats
Chemistry: burning elements; chemical reactions; acids and bases
Physics: electromagnets, force and linear motion, energy transfer
NB at this point, you can choose one science (or more) to focus on, working towards IGCSEs at 15 and 16