key stage 4 long term curriculum plans 2025–2026
| Subject | Autumn Term 2025 | Spring Term 2026 | Summer Term 2026 |
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| English | Essential Skills taught throughout the year include: Oaklands Reading scheme, Handwriting without tears, keyboarding without tears, Lego therapy. | ||
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Themes in Shakespeare – Opposities | 20th Century Drama and Musicals | Biography and Autobiography |
| Maths | Essential skills taught throughout the year include: shape recognition, space and measure, handling data, numbers and using and applying. Students will learn mathematical knowledge and apply it meaningfully to the world around them. | ||
| Maths | Problem-Solving | Shopping | Sports day maths |
| Science | Earth, Space and Elements | Forces and Motion | Habitats |
| Humanities | The UK through time | Christianity |
Journeys Human Geography |
| PE | Invasion Games | Indoor Games (panathlon challenge) | Striking and Field Games/Net Games |
| Food Technology | Students will be participating in life skills modules as part of their Food Technology lessons. Students will work together to cook lunch to share with one another. | ||
| Computing | Responding to questions and instructions | Creating multimedia | Data: Labelling and Classifying |
| Art |
Journey's |
Cultures | Food/Drink |
| DT | Make & Sell: Decorations | Structures | School show design: Set painting/costumes |
| Music | Celebration | Musical Theatre | Rock |
| PSHEC |
Relationships: Myself, My body and Growing up |
Healthy Lifestyles Making choices of food, exercise, lifestyle.
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Living In the Wider World: The World of Work, earning money, looking after money, leadership and relationship skills. |
| Vocational | Making and selling food/improving outside space | Enterprise or Animal Care | Running a Cafe/Horticulture |