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 enquiries@penrice.org.uk where your request will be forwarded to the most appropriate subject teacher. Art Autumn TermActivist Against Extinction Spring TermActivist Against Extinction Future Planet Summer TermFuture Planet Full Year 8 Art Curriculum (PDF) Art Curriculum for All Years (PDF) CLASS Autumn TermHealth and wellbeing Living in the wider world Spring TermRelationships Health and Wellbeing Summer TermRelationships Living in the wider world Full Year 8 CLASS Curriculum (PDF) CLASS Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Computer Science Autumn TermControl Systems Introduction to python Spring TermNext Steps python Decode Cycle Summer TermMobile app development – focus on data security and cybercrime Digital artefacts Full Year 8 Computer Science Curriculum (PDF) Computer Science Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Design Technology & Engineering (DT) Autumn TermDesigning to solve everyday problems A Step in Time Spring TermAwesome Architecture Summer Term3-2-1 Blast Off! Full Year 8 DT Curriculum (PDF) DT Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Drama Autumn TermMissing Dan Nolan Spring TermPurpose of Theatre – Face: The Play Summer TermPurpose of Theatre – Face: The Play Full Year 8 Drama Curriculum (PDF) Drama Curriculum for All Years (PDF) English Autumn TermCrime and Punishment Oracy Structure Spring TermFrom the Front Line Merchant of Venice Summer TermTravel Writing Of Mice and Men Full Year 8 English Curriculum (PDF) English Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Food, Hospitality & Catering Autumn TermThe Importance of Healthy Eating Spring TermGrains and Starches Summer TermMass Production Full Year 8 Food Curriculum (PDF) Food & Catering Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Geography Autumn TermNatural Hazards and Plate Tectonics Geological timescales and Climate Change Spring TermCoasts Our Living World Summer TermOpportunities and challenges in a desert environment Development and the Horn of Africa Full Year 8 Geography Curriculum (PDF) Geography Curriculum for All Years (PDF) History Autumn Term1750-1900: Were peoples’ lives revolutionised between 1750-1900? What was the slave trade? Should we be proud of the British Empire? Spring Term1900-present: What were the causes of WWI? Why was WWI seen as a ‘new’ kind of war? Did women get the vote through deeds, words or something else? Did the end of one war just lead to another? Summer Term1900-present: Did everyone experience the same war? Was America right to drop the atomic bomb What was the greatest turning point in Russian history? Full Year 8 History Curriculum (PDF) History Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Maths Autumn TermAlgebraic Thinking Area and Perimeter Equations Sequences Linear Graphs Spring TermLinear Graphs (continued) Averages Fraction Arithmetic Summer TermPercentages Compound Measures Distance-Time Graphs Angles Full Year 8 Maths Curriculum (PDF) Maths Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Autumn TermMy summer holidays Around town Spring TermAll about sports At the movies Summer TermSocial media and new technologies How to survive in France and Spain Full Year 8 MFL Curriculum (PDF) MFL Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Music Autumn TermThe Musical World Spring TermRocking with Chords Summer TermPlaying as a Band Full Year 8 Music Curriculum (PDF) Music Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Physical Education (PE) Autumn TermRugby Strength & Conditioning Netball Badminton Tag Rugby Hockey Fun Fitness Spring TermStrength & Conditioning Football Hockey Badminton Athletics Summer TermAthletics Cricket Rounders Full Year 8 PE Curriculum (PDF) PE Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Religious Education (RE) / World Views Autumn TermIslam Spring TermIslam (continued) Prophets Summer TermProphets (continued) Christianity Full Year 8 RE Curriculum (PDF) Religion and World Views Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Science Autumn TermWorking Scientifically Respiratory System Chemical Reactions Electricity Metals Spring TermThe Earth Genetics & Evolution Plants Waves Summer TermRevision End of Year Tests Magnets Full Year 8 Science Curriculum (PDF) Science Curriculum for All Years (PDF)