Year 8 Curriculum
Here at Penrice we strive to offer a broad and diverse curriculum that helps our students develop into curious and highly engaged learners. You can browse the curriculum below by clicking on the subject headings for further information.
If you would like to know more about the curriculum at Penrice Academy, please email penriceenquiries@penrice.celtrust.org where your request will be forwarded to the most appropriate subject teacher.
Art
Autumn Term
Being an Architect
Spring Term
Being an Architect
Pop Art – The Power of Words
Summer Term
Pop Art – The Power of Words
CLASS
Autumn Term
Drugs and alcohol
Community and careers
Spring Term
Discrimination
Emotional wellbeing
Summer Term
Identity and relationships
Digital literacy
Computing
Autumn Term
Introduction to Cyber Security
Control Systems
Spring Term
App Design
Python Programming
Summer Term
Python Programming
Media – Vector Graphics
Design Technology & Engineering (DT)
Autumn Term
Designing to solve everyday problems
A Step in Time
Spring Term
Awesome Architecture
Summer Term
3-2-1 Blast Off!
Drama
Autumn Term
Blood Brothers
Spring Term
Blood Brothers
Blackout
Summer Term
Blackout
English
Autumn Term
Crime and Punishment
Structure
Oracy
Spring Term
From the Front Line
Merchant of Venice
Summer Term
Travel Writing
Of Mice and Men
Food, Hospitality & Catering
Autumn Term
The Importance of Healthy Eating
Spring Term
Grains and Starches
Summer Term
Food miles, local and seasonal produce
Geography
Autumn Term
Dynamic Earth: How devastating are earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
Spring Term
Moving away from rich & poor: how do countries change over time?
Summer Term
Life at the Latitudes: are biomes all the same?
History
Autumn Term
The British Empire (Overview and Foundation)
British experiences within Triangular Trade
Spring Term
Empire Case Study
Summer Term
1900-present
Mandarin
Autumn Term
Holidays and travel
All about me
Spring Term
Daily life
Where I live
Summer Term
Jobs and lifestyles
Fluency and enrichment
Maths
Autumn Term
Vectors and Translations
Rotation
FDP
Expressions, Functions and Formulae
Representing Data
Sequences
Spring Term
Algerbraic Graphs (Linear)
Circles
Percentages
Ratio
Compound Measures and Graphs
Summer Term
Expressions, Functions and Formulae
Area and Volume
Indices, Powers and Roots
Parallel Lines
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Autumn Term
My summer holidays
Around town
Spring Term
Sports
Healthy living
Summer Term
Media and technologies
How to survive in France and Spain
Music
Autumn Term
Rhythms and Chords Across the World
Rocking with Chord Progressions
Spring Term
Rhythms and Chords Across the World
Rocking with Chord Progressions
Summer Term
Rhythms and Chords Across the World
Rocking with Chord Progressions
Physical Education (PE)
Autumn Term
Rugby
Netball
Badminton
Strength and Conditioning
Spring Term
Badminton
Strength and Conditioning
Football
Hockey
Summer Term
Athletics
Cricket
Religious Education (RE) / World Views
Autumn Term
Christianity
Spring Term
Islam
Summer Term
Hinduism
Science
Autumn Term
Working Scientifically
Respiratory System
Chemical Reactions
Electricity
Spring Term
Metals
The Earth
Human Body Parts
Plants
Waves
Summer Term
Waves (continued)
Magnets
Evolution