Curriculum Document
The KS3 Curriculum Document contains an overview of the units in the curriculum, and a summary of how substantive and disciplinary themes are built from KS2 through KS3 and beyond.
Schemes of Work
For each unit, the Scheme of Work sets out the detailed knowledge that should be taught in each unit, the prerequisite knowledge for this, and a suggested sequence of lessons. Where appropriate, it includes a list of resources required.
Subject Knowledge for Teachers
For each unit, Subject Knowledge is provided for teachers, which is particularly useful for new teachers, those teaching outside their specialism, or those teaching a new topic for the first time.
Adaptable Teaching Resources
Every unit contains PowerPoint slides for each lesson, which should be adapted to reflect the class’s needs. Printable resources, such as reading booklets, are provided where they are necessary for the learning.
Support for Literacy and Oracy
The teaching resources include opportunities for students to gradually develop reading, writing and oracy, across the curriculum.
Formative Assessment Tools
Pre-Learning Checks help teachers identify gaps in prerequisite knowledge, so they can plan to fill these gaps before teaching a unit.
Post-Learning Checks help teachers know that students are keeping up with new learning.
Summative Assessment
Our Specification Documents set out all the knowledge and skills in the curriculum, so you can see exactly what is covered by our assessments - find out more about assessments here.