Year 7 Curriculum Overview

There are two tutor groups in Year 7. The role of the tutor is to oversee the pastoral care of pupils within their class. They have daily contact with their tutor group during the registration period and also during PSHEC (Personal, Social, Health, Economic and Citizenship) lessons and tutorial sessions.

Timetables are available via the parent portal. All subjects in Year 7 are taught by specialist subject teachers. A summary of the curriculum is provided below.

There is the opportunity to set the pupils in mathematics and English if deemed appropriate. Homework is set on a regular basis with a maximum of 45 minutes each per subject.

Curriculum Overview

Subject	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
English	Word classes. Apostrophes. Dictionary exercises. Spelling of high frequency words. Complex speech punctuation. Information and recount writing. Fiction and non-fiction texts.Discussion Recount. Delivery of oral presentation.	Homophones. Prefixes and word classes. Differences between written and spoken language. Active and passive verb use. Explanation and persuasive texts. Paragraphs. Poetry. Debate and presentation.	Dictionary and thesaurus skills. Discursive writing. Sentence structure and punctuation. Differences between spoken and written language. Discussion, debate and oral presentation.
Mathematics	Equivalent fractions. Probability. Mean, median, mode and range. Special Numbers. Directed numbers. Algebra. Length, perimeter and area. Four rules of number to include decimals and fractions. Problem solving. Using a calculator.	Ratio and Proportion. Coordinates. Straight line graphs. Decimals, fractions and percentages. Order of operations. Four rules of number to include decimals and fractions. Mean, median, mode and range. Angles. Problem solving. Using a calculator.	Metric Units. Data Handling. 2D and 3D shapes. Constructions. Transformations. Problem solving. Using a calculator.
Science	Working in a laboratory Cells, tissues and organs Classification and food webs	Reproduction Particles and reactions Energy transfers	Forces and speed
Arabic	All Arabic speaking students will follow an Arabic for Arabs course and all non-Arab students will follow an Arabic for foreigners course. Both courses are set annually by the Ministry of Education.
Art	Perspective Coastal Landscapes	Masks	Mural painting
Design Technology	Neck Cushions. Summer Garment Project: Using tie dye/experimental heat press sublimation printing techniques.	Sweet & Savoury Food Products. Clocks Project.	Clay project. Creative Design Tasks.
French	Personal descriptions, nouns and agreements, present tense verbs, asking questions.	School subjects, likes and dislikes, activities, weather conditions, present tense verbs.	At home, in a town, use of prepositions, future, verbal agreements, plans and holiday ideas.
Geography	Making connections The restless Earth – volcanoes	People everywhere Flood disaster – how do people cope?	World sport
History	Medieval realms 1066 – 1500 Norman Invasion and Conquest	Medieval realms 1066 – 1500 Medieval Life	The Romans in Britain
ICT	Unit 9 – Publishing on the web Producing websites built using html code	Unit 5 – Data: Designing structure, capturing and presenting data Developing a 3 table relational database structure to edit and interrogate	Unit 4: Models: Rules and investigations Modelling and presenting numeric data using Excel Cinema booking system
Islamic Studies	Muslim students will follow an Islamic Studies programme, for either Arabs or non-Arabs as appropriate.
Kuwait Social Studies	Geography and climate of the Arab world.	Mesopotamia.	Ancient Egyptians.
Music	What makes a good song? Latin beat	Rhythms of the Nile The folk tradition	Medieval music Impressionism
PE & Games	Swimming Volleyball Basketball Netball Football Fitness Testing	Football Athletics Swimming HRE Cricket Handball Rounders	Rounders Rugby Swimming Tennis Tournaments Football

Please note that the above topics may change during the year as we start to incorporate the New National Curriculum changes.

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