Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Year 8 Curriculum Overview
Subject Art
Computing Design and Technology: Product Design
Design and Technology: Textiles
Drama
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Still Life project: Artist research, painting testing, painting Responsible Use of Algorithms Social Media and (Pseudocode) Digital Tattoo Python Programming Searching and Sorting Algorithms Carousel Rotation 1: Product Design Torch Keyring Merchandise Product
Still Life project: Photography, drawing, assemblage
Still Life project: Printing, exam, design.
Binary Addition Image Representation Image Editing
Carousel Rotation 2: Product Design Torch Keyring Merchandise Product
Wearable Technology Audio File Editing Project Physical Computing Embedded Systems Project using Raspberry KS3 Exam Revision Pi KS3 Exam Carousel Rotation 3: Product Design Torch Keyring Merchandise Product
Carousel Rotation 1: Health and Safety in Textiles Picture card: textiles skills, designing to a theme Further dev hand & machine sewing, pattern creating. Scale & proportion, evaluation skills
Carousel Rotation 2: Health and Safety in Textiles Picture card: textiles skills, designing to a theme Further dev hand & machine sewing, pattern creating. Scale & proportion, evaluation skills
Carousel Rotation 3: Health and Safety in Textiles Picture card: textiles skills, designing to a theme Further dev hand & machine sewing, pattern creating. Scale & proportion, evaluation skills
Choice of project: technical Skills, knit fabrics/elastic/zippers and further work with embellishments. Scale, proportion & size, evaluation skills dev
Mime and Movement (Romeo & Juliet)
Story and Speech (Dan Nolan)
Story and Characterisation (Dan Nolan)
War & Conflict
Best of British
Best of British
Databases Web Development (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)
Choice of project: technical Skills, knit fabrics/elastic/zippers and further work with embellishments. Scale, proportion & size, evaluation skills dev
Text and Genre/Style (whodunit, comedy, melodrama, commedia dell’arte, physical theatre) Writing the Gothic
Devising Drama
Theatre-in-Education (Too Much Punch for Judy)
Writing the Gothic
An Introduction to Shakespeare
English Food and Nutrition French
Carousel Rotation 1: Staple Foods Progression
Carousel Rotation 2: Staple Foods Progression
Carousel Rotation 3: Staple Foods Progression
Holidays
My life
Food and mealtimes
Going out
Holidays
Holidays
Limestone Landscapes
Yorkshire Dales Fieldwork
Population
China
Weather
Climate Change
Holidays
Media
Staying healthy
A school trip
Going out
Going out
Geography German
Choice of project: technical Skills, knit fabrics/elastic/zippers and further work with embellishments. Scale, proportion & size, evaluation skills dev