We are committed to providing an excellent education for all, regardless of need. We work hard to overcome barriers to learning in order to support all students and ensure we are complying with our duties in the Equality Act 2010 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. We do this by ensuring our curriculum is accessible to all students to achieve our mission that every student can succeed academically and become successful young adults who thrive in all aspects of life.

Our curriculum provision seeks to ensure equal access to education and to a challenging and stimulating curriculum We are committed to achieve this through differentiation where support and/or stretch is applicable, through the commitment to provide Inclusive High Quality Teaching, strategic deployment of LSA and external agencies as well the focus on the curriculum offer and delivery. We ensure parity in access to educational experiences internally and externally. We use a range of programmes to level up to close gaps between students and enhance their curriculum provision.

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Subject Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3
English Origins of Literature (Myths and Legends) Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet) Gothic Literature (Novel - The Woman in Black)
Mathematics Sequences
Understand and use algebraic notation
Equality and equivalence
Place value and ordering integers and decimals
Fraction, decimal and percentage equivalence 		Solving problems with addition & subtraction
Solving problems with multiplication and division
Fractions & percentages of amounts
Operations and equations with directed number
Addition and subtraction of fractions 		Constructing, measuring and using geometric notation
Developing geometric reasoning
Developing number sense
Sets and probability
Prime numbers and proof
Science - Biology Organisms - Cells (Animal and Plant cells)
Organisms - Movement (Skeletal system)		 Ecosystems - Interdependence
Plant Reproduction 		Nutrition and Digestion
Inheritance, Chromosomes, DNA and Genes
The Skeletal & Muscular System
Science - Chemistry Working scientifically (skills in a laboratory)
Matter (States of matter)
Matter (Changes of state)
Matter and separation techniques
Earth and Universe - The Earth's resources 		Earth - Structure of the Earth
Matter - Elements & Periodic
Reactions - Metals and Non-Metals
Earth - The Universe
Science - Physics Forces: Speed and gravity (Balanced and unbalanced forces)
Waves (Sound waves and hearing) 		Electromagnetism - potential difference & resistance
Waves - light 		Energy transfer: Conduction, convection and radiation
Waves - Sound waves: Differences in frequency and amplitude
Light and reflection
History What is history and what is the role of a historian?
How far has England been shaped by Medieval migration and conquest? Medieval Realms c.500-1500
Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans. The crisis of 1066 		The significance of the Silk Roads:
What were the Silk Roads? What travelled the Silk Roads? The significance of the Mongol Empire. Impact and Influence 		Life in Medieval England:
Was Medieval England dark and dangerous? Interpretations. The role of the Church. The Black Death and its impacts, including the Peasants Revolt.
Early Tudors:
The Wars of the Roses, Henry VII. Life in Tudor England including the order of being, the role of women and Black Tudors
Geography Global development Brilliant Biomes Rivers and fieldwork
Design and Technology - Textiles Bacteria buddy: Natural Fibres, Hand Techniques
Design and Technology - Food Back to basics: Eatwell Guide, Basic Equipment & Materials
Design and Technology - Resistant Materials Mechanisms Project: Movement, Cams, Timbers
French All About Me (Part 1) All About Me (Part 2)
Family & Descriptions (Part 1) 		Family & Descriptions (Part 2)
Free Time (Part 1)
Computing How do we Keep Safe Online?
Cyberbullying & Grooming
How Does a Computer Work?
Hardware & Software
Input & Output Devices 		How do we Model on the Computer?
Spreadsheet Design & Use 		How do we Create a Computer Game?
Music Rhythm using Percussion and Wind Instruments Pitch using Keyboards and Voices Lyrics and Songwriting
Art Colour Tone & Perspective Still Life
Physical Education Tanfield Sport Academy
Invasion Games
Cross Country
Fitness
Cricket 		Net & Wall
Aesthetical Activities
OAA
Fitness 		Striking & Fielding
Athletics
Religious Education What does it mean to be a religious believer? Where did we originate? Why is Moses so important?
Subject Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3
English Victorian Literature: Crime and Mystery (Short Stories) Shakespeare (The Tempest) Conflict (War Poetry/Novel - The Bone Sparrow)
Mathematics Ratio and scale
Multiplicative change
Multiplying and dividing fractions
Working in the cartesian plane
Representing data
Tables & probability 		Brackets, equations and inequalities
Sequences
Indices
Fractions and percentages
Standard index form
Number sense 		Angles in parallel lines and polygons
Area of trapezia and circles
Line symmetry and reflection
The data handling cycle
Measures of location
Science - Biology Plants & Photosynthesis (Reactants and products)
Reproduction: Plants (Pollination, fertilisation, germination and seed dispersal) 		Reproduction - Humans
Inheritance, Chromosomes, DNA & Genes 		Inheritance, Chromosomes, DNA & Genes - Variation
Gas exchange systems and cellular respiration
Health
Science - Chemistry Matter (Elements and compounds)
Matter (The periodic table) 		Reactions - Acids & alkalis
Earth and Universe - Global warming 		Reactions - Acids and alkalis
Reactions - Types of reactions
Earth - Global warming
Science - Physics Forces (Conctact and non-contact forces)
Forces (Stress in solids and pressure in liquids and gases) 		Electricity & Magnetism
Earth and Universe 		Waves - Light, reaction, colour and the Eye
Electricity & Magnetism - Circuits and resistance
History How significant was the Tudor Dynasty and how should history remember them?
The Wars of the Roses, Henry VII. Life in Tudor England including the order of being, the role of women and Black Tudors. Henry VII, the Reformation, Elizbeth's 'golden age' 		How turbulent was the 17th century?:
Gunpowder plot, personal rule, the English Civil War, the execution of Charles I. Cromwell and the Protectorate, restoration and changing attitudes
The Transatlantic Slave Trade:
African empires, origins of enslavement, the Triangular Trade Route, processes of enslavement, resistance and legacy 		How turbulent was the 17th century?
Cromwell and the Protectorate, the restoration and changing attitudes.
Was the Industrial Revolution the 'Dawn of Liberty?'
Extent of change 1750-1900, living conditions and improvements, Whitechapel, changing roles and child labour
Geography Big Global Issues Wonderful Weather Coasts and fieldwork
Design and Technology - Textiles Designer Influenced Mobile Pencil Case: CAD/CAM, Pop Art, Using Sewing Machines
Design and Technology - Food Food Provenance, Sources and Seasonality, Cooking Relevant Dishes
Design and Technology - Resistant Materials Memphis design inspired photo frame: CAD/CAM, Plastics
French Free Time (Part 2)
 School Life
Home Life
Computing How do we Keep Safe Online? - Hacking, Phishing, Encryption & Malware
How Does a Computer Work? - Binary 		How do we create a visual identity?
Logo Design
Photoshop 		How to create a visual identity
Music Reading and Writing Tablature for Guitar and Drum Kit Orchestral Music and Composing Musical Themes World music and Fusions
Art Portraits Cubism Food
Physical Education Tanfield Sport Academy
Invasion Games
Cross Country
Fitness
Cricket 		Net & Wall
Aesthetical Activities
OAA
Fitness 		Striking & Fielding
Athletics
Religious Education Why is Jesus so important? Why is Prophet Muhammad so important? How do Buddhists live?
Subject Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3
English The Lord of the Flies (Novel) Power and Gender (Poetry/Fiction/Non-fiction extracts) Shakespeare (Macbeth)
Mathematics Straight line graphs
Forming and solving equations
Testing conjectures
Three-dimensional shapes
Constructions and congruency 		Numbers
Using percentages
Maths and money
Deduction
Rotation and translation
Pythagoras' Theorem 		Enlargement and similarity
Solving ration & proportion problems
Rates
Probability
Algebraic representation
Science - Biology Cells and Organisation (Specialised animal and plant cells, observations using light microscopes)
Photosynthesis (Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis) 		Nutrition & Digestion
Circulation and breathing 		Photosynthesis
Relationships in an Ecosystem
Science - Chemistry Matter: Atomic Structure (Electron configuration and ion formation)
The periodic table (Groups 1, 7 and 0) 		Earth - The Earth's Atmosphere
Reactions - Energetics 		Reactions - Acids and Metals
Earth - The Earth's Atmosphere
Matter - Separation Techniques
Science - Physics Energy (Changes in energy stores)
Energy (Energy sources) 		Electricity & Magnetism Energy resources
Waves - Properties of waves
Electricity & Magnetism - Circuits, National grid, Current and Potential difference
History Was the Industrial Revolution the 'Dawn of Liberty?'
Extent of change 1750-1900, living conditions and improvements, Whitechapel, changing roles and child labour
The British Empire:
Origins and development of the empire. 		The British Empire:
Methods of colonialism, case studies of India and Australia and interpretations of empire.
Why was WW1 called the Great War?
Causes, key events, how was the war fought and who fought it?
Legacy of WW1 		Why was WW1 called the Great War?:
Causes, key events, how was the war fought and who fought it?
The Holocaust:
History of Anti-Semitism,steps to persecution, resistance and legacy.
Homework Focus: WWII - Causes and events of the conflict.
Geography Terrifying Tectonics Global Development Frozen world and fieldwork
Design and Technology - Food Using an Increasingly Complex Range of Food Skills to Cook a Wider Range of dishes
Design and Technology - Electronics Night Light Circuit and Casing: Electronic, Soldering, Using Sensors
Design and Technology - Graphics Biomimicry shelter design: Biomimicry, Sustainability, Card Modeling
French Food & Drink Health & Healthy Lifestyles Healthy Lifestyles & Holidays
Computing How do we Keep Safe Online? - Sexting, Radicalisation and Ethic of ICT How do we Create an Interactive Media Product? How do we Program using Text Based Programming? - Python Programming
Music Latin American Music Battle of the Bands (Cover Bands) Music Technology
Art Graphics Project Identity
Physical Education Tanfield Sport Academy
Invasion Games
Cross Country
Fitness
Cricket 		Net & Wall
Aesthetical Activities
OAA
Fitness 		Striking & Fielding
Athletics
Religious Education How relevant is religion today? How is religion lived out in society today? Religious Attitudes to Relationships & Family Life
Subject Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3
English - Literature A Christmas Carol An Inspector Calls Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict
English - Language Explorations in creative reading and writing. Immerse yourself in the drama of 20th century fiction Explore the writers' viewpoints and perspectives based on a range of tense and dramatic non fiction texts Write creatively to suit a range of purposes, audiences and styles
Mathematics Congruency, similarity and enlargement
Trigonometry
Representing solutions of equations and inequalities
Simultaneous equations 		Angles & bearings
Working with circles
Vectors
Ratios & fractions
Percentages and interest
Probability 		Collecting, representing and interpreting data
Non-calculator methods
Types of number and sequences
Indices and roots
Manipulating Expressions
Science - Biology Cell Biology (Cell division and stem cells)
Infection & Response (Non-communicable diseases) 		Infection and response
Bioenergetics 		Bioengernetics
Cell biology - Transport systems
Science - Chemistry Atomic structure and the periodic table (Elements and calculating relative masses and moles)
Bonding, structure and the properties of matter (Ionic bonding and giant ionic structures) 		Bonding, structure and the properties of matter
Chemical calculations 		Electrolysis
Quantitative Chemistry
Bond, Structure and Properties of Matter (Covalent and Metallic Bonding)
Science - Physics Electricity and magnetism (Component characteristics)
Electricity and magnetism (Series and parallel circuits) 		Energy Particle Model & Matter (Radioactivity)
Electricity & Magnetism - Component characteristics
Electricity & Magnetism - Motor effect
History Edexcel Modern World Study: Weimar and Nazi
Germany, 1918-1939 (Paper 3, Option 31)
Key Topic 1: The Weimar Republic 1918-1929
Key Topic 2: Hitler's Rise to Power 1919-1933 		Edexcel Modern World Study: Weimar and Nazi Germany,
1918-1939 (Paper 3, Option 31)
Key Topic 2: Hitler's Rise to Power 1919-1933
Key Topic 3: Nazi Control and Dictatorship
Key Topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1939 		Edexcel Period Study: The American West (Paper 2, Option P3)
Geography Changing economic world Challenges of natural hazards Coastal and glacial landscapes & fieldwork
Design and Technology - Engineering R015 Manufacturing a One Off Product R015 Manufacturing a One Off Product
R016 Manufacturing a product in quantity 		R016 Manufacturing a product in quantity
R014 Principles of engineering manufacturing
Design and Technology - Hospitality & Catering Unit 2: Hospitality and catering in action Unit 2: Hospitality and catering in action Unit 2: Hospitality and catering in action
Unit 1: The Hospitality Industry
Health & Social Care Outcome-focused and person centred-practice in health & social care
Individual needs across the lifespan
Types of care provisions and roles of key professionals
Preparation for Unit 2 Coursework 		Unit 2 Coursework - Outcome-focused and person centred-practice in health and social care
Unit 1 Exam - Health, well-being and development throughout the lifespan
French Relationships
 Technology in Everyday Life
Free Time		 Customs & Festivals
Where I Live
ICT - Creative iMedia Photoshop Skills
Creating a Visual Identity and Digital Graphic (Internally Assessed) 		Creating a Visual Identity and Digital Graphic (Internally Assessed) Creating an Interactive Media Product (Internally Assessed)
Business and Enterprise Exploring Enterprises (Internally Assessed Component) Exploring Enterprises (Internally Assessed Component) Planning & Presenting a Micro-Enterprise Idea (Internally Assessed Component)
Music AOS 1 KO Form and Structure Set work: Badinerie Solo and Ensemble performance rehearsal AOS 2 KO Music for ensemble Set work: Africa Composing for ensemble AOS 3 KO Film music Record solo and ensemble - for feedback on improvement
Hand in composition 1
Art Natural World Natural World Sweet Treats
Physical Education Tanfield Sport Academy
Invasion Games
Cross Country
Fitness
Cricket 		Net & Wall
Aesthetical Activities
OAA
Fitness 		Striking & Fielding
Athletics
Religious Education What do we think and why do we think it?
Issues of Relationships
Issues of Life and Death 		How ethical is modern technology?
Issues of Good and Evil
Issues of Human Rights 		What questions are raised by philosophy?
Issues of Good and Evil
Issues of Human Rights
Christianity: Beliefs
Film Studies Introduction to Film Language and analysis of Skyfall (2012) An analysis of Bigelow's messages in The Hurt Locker (2009)
Studying 'Finding the Frame' by Gustavo Mercado
Analysing representation in Tsotsi (2005) 		The study of District 9 (2009) and narrative theory and structure
Introduction to Screenwriting and the Non Exam Assessment Unit
Photography Knowledge & Understanding: The Basic Rules of Composition Within Photography, Looking Closely at Six Elements of Photography (Line, Shape, Texture, Pattern, Colour & Space)
Developing Practical Skills Through the Use of Photography Techniques and Processes (Lighting, Viewpoint, Aperture, Depth of Field, Shutter Speed & Movement) 		Understanding Functions & Tools within Photoshop
Component 1 - Portraiture, Location Photography, Studio Photography, Experimental Imagery, Documentary Photography, Photojournalism, Moving Image (Film, Video & Animation) or Fashion Photography 		Component 1 Continued
Subject Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3
English - Literature Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict & "unseen" Poetry Revision
Paper 1 & 2: "Macbeth", "A Christmas Carol", "An Inspector Calls" & Poetry 		Revision
Paper 1 & 2: "Macbeth", "A Christmas Carol", "An Inspector Calls" & Poetry
English - Language Explorations in creative writing and reading. Enjoy the excitement of 20th century fiction Explore the writers' viewpoints and perspectives based on a range of adventurous non fiction texts Revision of both papers and the requirements for each
Mathematics Gradients & lines
Non-linear graphs
Using graphs
Expanding & factorising
Changing the subject
Functions 		Multiplicative reasoning
Geometric reasoning
Algebraic reasoning
Transforming & constructing
Listing & describing
Show that... 		Revision
Science - Biology Homeostasis (Structure and function o fhte nervous system)
Homeostasis (Controlling blood glucose and diabetes) 		Homeostasis
Inheritance, Variation & Evolution 		Exam Preparation for Paper 1 and Paper 2
Science - Chemistry Rates of chemical change and equilibrium (Collision theory and dynamic equilibrium)
Crude oil & fuels
Using resources, evolution of the atmosphere 		Exam Preparation for Paper 1 and Paper 2
Science - Physics Forces (Newton’s laws of motion and resultant forces)
Forces (Velocity and acceleration) 		Waves
Electricity and Magnetism
Motor Effect 		Exam Preparation for Paper 1 and Paper 2
History Edexcel Period Study: The American West (Paper 2, Option P3)
Key Topic 3: : Conflicts and conquest, c1876–c1895
Edexcel Period Study: The American West (Paper 2, Option P3)
Key Topic 3: Conflicts and Conquest, c1876-c1895
 Edexcel British Depth Study: Early Elizabethan England, 1558-1588
(Paper 2, Option B4) 		Edexcel Thematic study and historic environment: Crime and Punishment c1000-Present (Paper 1, Option 10)
Geography Urban issues and challenges Living World and Resource Management Revision and Exam Preparation including issue evaluation (based on AQA pre-release information booklet)
Design and Technology - Engineering R014 Principles of engineering manufacturing R014 Principles of Engineering Manufacturing Revision for potential resit
Design and Technology - Hospitality & Catering Unit 1: The Hospitality Industry Unit 1: The Hospitality Industry Revision for potential resit
Health & Social Care Health & Well-being and development throughout the lifespan
PIES - physical, intellectual, emotional, social development
Life factors, choices and events
Self concept and personal development
Unit 1 Exam Preparation 		Unit 1 Exam 16th January 2024.
Health & well-being and development throughout the lifespan PIES -
Physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development
Choices and events Self-concept and personal development		 Revision for Exam Resit
French Healthy & Unhealthy Living
Travel & Tourism		 Charity Work/Poverty
Life at School & Post-16 Education		 Jobs, career choices & ambitions
GCSE revision & preparation
ICT - Creative iMedia Creating an Interactive Media Product (Internally Assessed)
The Media Industry
Factors Influencing Product Design 		Creating an Interactive Media Product (Internally Assessed)
Pre-production Planning
Distribution Considerations 		Review & Revision
Business and Enterprise Planning For & Pitching an Enterprise Activity (Internally Assessed)
Financial Documents
Financial Planning & Forecasting (Externally Assessed) 		Marketing (Externally Assessed) Review & Revision
Music AOS 4 KO Popular music Past paper practice Practice for solo and ensemble recordings Record minimum 2 performances - 1 must be an ensemble Complete composition 2 Record solo and ensemble - final recordings
Art Detail/In the News External Project Unit 2 Controlled Assessment
Physical Education Tanfield Sport Academy
Invasion Games
Cross Country
Fitness
Cricket 		Net & Wall
Aesthetical Activities
OAA
Fitness 		Striking & Fielding
Athletics
Religious Education How ethical is modern medicine? Is assisted dying morally acceptable? N/A
Film Studies Completion of Non Exam Assessment Unit
Introduction to Genre Study
The Lost Boys (1987) and Dracula (1931) 		Analysis and contextual study of key scenes for The Lost Boys and Dracula and genre comparison unit
NEA Intervention 		Exam Prep
Photography Component 1 Continued Component 2 - Responding to a Starting Point from an Externally Set Assignment Component 2 Continued
Controlled Assessment