Heartlands Curriculum for Half Term 6
We will continue to set and mark work each week for ALL year groups. We will be introducing some new interactive teaching approaching using methods such as Loom and Zoom as well as fully utilising Google classroom. See below the topics for each subject (scroll down for 9 and 10)
As always check the DPR for all your feedback and assignments on your given day!
- Monday: Year 7
- Tuesday: Year 9 and 10
- Wednesday: Year 8
Please email your tutor or IT help student.ITHelp@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk if you need any support with accessing work.
The following information can also be viewed and downloaded here.
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
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| English | ‘War with Troy’, a dramatic retelling of the Trojan War. We will be studying episodes 6–12.  |
Speech writing. Writing a speech about an important issue of your choice. |
| Maths | Number Properties Decimals Order of Operations Fractions |
Averages Solving Equations Area & Perimeter Percentages |
| Science | Physics – Sound and light Chemistry – Chemical change |
Biology – Plants and photosynthesis Chemistry – Acids and alkalis Physics – Waves and light |
| History | What was the impact of the British Empire? The British in America, Australia, Africa and India |
Why was there a Second World War? How did the Holocaust happen? |
| Geography | Development: Is the world getting better? |
Asia: What can we learn about the biggest continent in the world? |
| French | The Area where I Live Mod 4 – Unit 4 je veux plus infinitives Learning to talk about what you want to do in your town |
House and Home Module 4 – Unit 4 Using a variety of tenses |
| Spanish | My family and My Friends Mod 4 Unit 3 – using tener/ser. Using the irregular verbs to have and to be |
Hobbies and Pastimes Mod 4 – Unit 2 Poder/querer – talking about what you want and what you can do |
| Art | Natural World A project that focuses on organic forms and gives ample opportunities to learn new skills and techniques. |
The Cultural Project! Looking at cultures that fascinate around the world. Cultural identity and identification. |
| Computing | Understanding computer networks and building websites. |
Careers in computing and skills needed for graphic design, animation and engineering. |
| Drama | Theatre History: From Ancient Greece to contemporary theatre |
Genres, Styles and Practitioners: Studying different types of theatre |
| DT – Product Design | Properties of Materials, specifically woods and plastics. What material types, uses and properties. |
Designing Solutions, CAD, Sources and types of wood, metal and plastic |
| DT – Food Tech | Creating healthy takeaway foods – fakeaways Designing recipes for a dietary need |
Solving problems in recipes Healthy Eating International recipes Food Hygiene |
| DT – Textiles/CAD | Sources of Materials Where we get them Properties of materials how they perform Construction of fabrics How they’re made |
New and Emerging Technologies Why we need Robots, Drones, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and other new technologies. The way they work and their importance in society. |
| Music | Classical Footsteps | Blues and the development of pop music |
| PE | Athletics – Track and Field events Striking and fielding games |
Athletics – Track and Field events Striking and fielding games |
| ENRICH/ ExCel |
Community Values |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
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| English | AQA Power and Conflict Poetry | AQA Power and Conflict Poetry |
| Maths | Proportion Similarity Ratio Percentages |
Area & Volume Iteration Factorising and Solving Quadratics |
| Science | OCR Gateway A Biology Unit 2 – Scaling Up Physics Unit 2 – Forces |
OCR Gateway A Chemistry Unit 4 – Predicting and identifying reactants and products Physics Unit 4 – Waves in Matter |
| History | Early Elizabethan England Key Topic 1 – Queen, society and government |
The Cold War Key Topic 3 – The end of the Cold War |
| Geography | An overview of ecosystems and a detailed look at Tropical Rainforests |
Revision of Rivers unit of work. Including rivers characteristics, causes of flooding and flood management. |
| French | Typical Days and Holiday Mod 3 – Unit 1: devoir/pouvoir |
School and Education Mod 6 – Unit 3: School Rules il faut/il est interdit |
| Spanish | People I Know Mod 3 – Unit 1: para plus infinitive |
The World of Work Mod 7 – Unit 1: Jobs/earning money |
| Art | Watercolour project Looking at Watercolour techniques and create experimentations, recordings and developments. |
Projects on nature, portrait and superpower With opportunities to work and experiment with clay and 3D forms. |
| Business | Consolidation work to bring together what was covered this year. Students will also complete research projects such as; creating a CV & discovering employment/recruitment. |
Consolidation work to bring together what was covered this year on topics 1.1 through 1.5, with a focus on assessment skills and content theory. |
| Citizenship | International Organisations (UN, Nato, World Bank, NGOs) |
Government and Parliament |
| Classics | Civilisations in the classical period, such as Assyria, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Babylonia. We will also start our in depth study of religion in the ancient world. |
Representation of the underworld and how this links to the ideas of death and burial in ancient Greece and Rome. |
| Child Development | Students will continue perfecting and improving their RO19 coursework. | |
| Computing | Analysis of the legal, ethical and environmental issues around technology usage – especially considering real life scenarios. |
Analysis of the legal, ethical and environmental issues around technology usage and thinking about cyber security issues in modern society. |
| Creative iMedia | Two mini projects using different media skills to research, plan and make a piece of media based on client requirements. |
Two mini projects using different media skills to research, plan and make a piece of media based on client requirements. |
| Drama | A mini monologue project and reviewing live drama with the National Theatre |
Studying Hard to Swallow by Mark Wheeler and reviewing live drama with the National Theatre |
| Design Technology | Students will be continuing to work on a practice NEA project. We will be focussing on problem solving and design skills. They will also be recapping key theoretical concepts such as sustainability and the impact of other designers’ work. |
Students will be working on the initial stages of their NEA, focussing on producing design ideas to solve their problem. They will also be looking at how plastics are manufactured, and the environmental impact of design and technology. |
| Economics | N/A | Economic objectives and the role of Government [Paper2] |
| Engineering | Students will be looking at Health and Safety in the workplace and how this is supported by legislation. They will then be moving on to look at different materials and how they are suitable for different applications. |
Students will be studying material properties and different materials categories, looking specifically at how materials are suited to certain applications. |
| Food Tech | Looking at how cooking methods affect foods Why boiling gives a mushy texture but frying gives a crunchy texture. How heat transfer works. How to adapt flavours in recipes. How to conduct a food experiment. |
Looking at Food science reactions and how to complete a mini NEA (non examined assessment) How to complete a food science investigation. Recap on important hygiene and safety in the kitchen. Looking at recipes to improve and develop in flavour and presentation. |
| Music | Developing performance and composing skills Exploring the genres of: Blues, Musical Theatre, Rock & Pop |
Developing performance and composing skills Mozart Minuet and Trio from Eine Kleine Nachtmusick (set work) |
| Photography | Covid Photography Challenge Weekly tasks that will be collated to produce a separate sketch book. Challenges will link to specific photographers and encourage students to utilise skills from previous 6 weeks |
Covid Photography Challenge (Advanced) Weekly tasks that will be collated to produce a separate sketch book. Challenges will link to specific photographers and encourage students to utilise skills from previous 6 weeks |
| Sociology | Sociology of the Media | Sociology of the Media and Unit 1 Revision |
| Sports Studies | What are the barriers to participation in sport? Advantages of hosting a World Cup or Olympic Games. |
What are the solutions to enable more participation in sport Disadvantages of hosting a World Cup or Olympic Games. |
| Statistics | Scatter graphs and correlation | Using probability trees |
| ASDAN | Literacy – inference and comprehension | Literacy – inference and comprehension |
| Land | Introduction to Horticulture Clearing and Weeding a Garden modulePlanting a Container module |
Introduction to Horticulture Clearing and weeding a Garden module Planting a Container module |
| Catering | Basic Food Preparation: Introduction to healthy eating module Introduction to the hospitality industry module |
Basic Food Preparation: Introduction to healthy eating module Introduction to the hospitality industry module |
