Year 9 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.

Animal Care
Autumn Term

Introduction to Animal Care
Animal Health

Spring Term

Animal Disease
Animal Handling – Behaviour, health, safety and welfare

Summer Term

Animal Handling – Behaviour, health, safety and welfare (continued)
Preparing and Selecting Animal Accommodation

Full Year 9 Animal Care Curriculum (PDF) Animal Care Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Art
Autumn Term

Tutti Frutti

Spring Term

3D Surface

Summer Term

Distortion & Reflection

Full Year 9 Art Curriculum (PDF) Art Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Business Enterprise
Autumn Term

Enterprise and entrepreneurs
Sectors of Industry & value added

Spring Term

Spotting a business opportunity
Putting a business idea into practice

Summer Term

Market research
Local entrepreneur case study

Full Year 9 Business Curriculum (PDF) Business Enterprise Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Child Development
Autumn Term

Relationships
Pregnancy and birth

Spring Term

Pregnancy and birth

Summer Term

The first 6 months of life
Nutrition for under 6 months

Full Year 9 Child Development Curriculum (PDF) Child Development Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
CLASS & RE
Autumn Term

Peer influence, substance use and gangs
Setting goals

Spring Term

Respectful relationships
Healthy lifestyles

Summer Term

Intimate relationships
Work experience

Full Year 9 CLASS Curriculum (PDF) CLASS Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Computer Science
Autumn Term

Python Programming
The Impacts of Computing

Spring Term

Data Science
Experience A.I

Summer Term

Creative Project – Climate App Development
Animation

Full Year 9 Computer Science Curriculum (PDF) Computer Science Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Creative iMedia
Autumn Term

Photoshop Familiarisation
App Design

Spring Term

Poster Design
Film Editing in Premiere Pro

Summer Term

Stop Motion Project
Game Design

Full Year 9 Creative iMedia Curriculum (PDF) Creative iMedia Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Design Technology & Engineering (DT)
Autumn Term

Oblique Sketching and CAD Basics
Perspective Sketching and CAD Assembly

Spring Term

Isometric Sketching and CAD Assembly
Aesthetic Design

Summer Term

Prototyping Card and Plastic

Full Year 9 DT (Engineering) Curriculum (PDF) DT Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Drama
Autumn Term

Powerful Practitioners
Building a Scripted Performance

Spring Term

Building a Scripted Performance
Devising from Stimuli

Summer Term

Devising from Stimuli
Exploring the Performing Arts

Full Year 9 Drama Curriculum (PDF) Drama Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
English
Autumn Term

Animal Farm
Power and Protest Poetry
Romeo and Juliet

Spring Term

Romeo and Juliet (continued)
Crafting Writing

Summer Term

The play as a written form
Using your Voice

Full Year 9 English Curriculum (PDF) English Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Food, Hospitality & Catering
Autumn Term

Food Science – the functions of ingredients

Spring Term

Foods from around the world

Summer Term

Macro and micro nutrients
Developing practical skills

Full Year 9 Food & Catering Curriculum (PDF) Food & Catering Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Film Studies
Autumn Term

Film Elements: Cinematography
Film Elements: Mise-en-scène

Spring Term

Film Elements: Editing and Sound
Narrative: Genre and Representation

Summer Term

Component 1 Section A: US Film Comparison: Film 1: ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day off’ (Hughes, 1986)
Component 1 Section A: US Film Comparison: Film 2: ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ (Ray, 1955)

Full Year 9 Film Studies Curriculum (PDF) Film Studies Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Geography
Autumn Term

Population & Urbanisation: Changing China
Power of Geography: how are we moving to a multipolar world?

Spring Term

Power of Geography: how are we moving to a world of resource conflict?
How do countries respond to hazards?

Summer Term

How do countries respond to hazards?
How is Asia being transformed?

Full Year 9 Geography Curriculum (PDF) Geography Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Health and Social Care
Autumn Term

Introduction to Health & Social Care
Component 1 : Human Lifespan (Growth and development)

Spring Term

Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and the barriers to access

Summer Term

Component 1 & 2: Bespoke and scaffolded set tasks

Full Year 9 Health & Social Care Curriculum (PDF) Health and Social Care Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
History
Autumn Term

Nazi Germany and The Holocaust

Spring Term

Apartheid

Summer Term

The USA (1954-75) and Civil Rights

Full Year 9 History Curriculum (PDF) History Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Mandarin
Autumn Term

Shopping
Travel in China

Spring Term

Chinese Festivals
GCSE Theme 1: Identity

Summer Term

GCSE Theme 1: Cultural life
GCSE Theme 1 – Lifestyles

Full Year 9 Mandarin Curriculum (PDF) Mandarin Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Maths
Autumn Term

Analysing Data
Expanding & Factorising Expressions
Circles & Sectors
Algebraic Graphs
Parallel Lines & Polygons

Spring Term

Factors & Indices
Circle Theorems (Higher)
Displaying Data

Summer Term

Standard Form
Surds (Higher Only)
Fractions (Foundation)
Algebraic Fractions (Higher)
Equations (Foundation)
Real Life Graphs

Full Year 9 Maths Curriculum (PDF) Maths Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Autumn Term

Getting to know you
Learn all about our Sponsor Children
Daily life around the world

Spring Term

School life and future plans
The importance of languages and future aspirations – writing an article

Summer Term

Young people in action
Future plans

Full Year 9 MFL Curriculum (PDF) MFL Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Music
Autumn Term

Developing use of Chords
Awareness of Ensemble

Spring Term

Music for Media
World Music and Us

Summer Term

20th Century Music Through Time

Full Year 9 Music Curriculum (PDF) Music Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Photography
Autumn Term

Capture

Spring Term

Micro Worlds

Summer Term

Alter & Transform

Full Year 9 Photography Curriculum (PDF) Photography Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Physical Education (PE)
Autumn Term

Rugby
Netball
Badminton
Strength and Conditioning

Spring Term

Badminton
Strength and Conditioning
Football
Hockey
Basketball
Handball

Summer Term

Athletics
Cricket

Full Year 9 PE Curriculum (PDF) PE Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Religious Education (RE) / World Views
Autumn Term

Christianity

Spring Term

Hinduism

Summer Term

Sikhism

Full Year 9 RE & World Views Curriculum (PDF) Religion and World Views Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Science
Autumn Term

Cell Biology
Organs
Atomic Structure & Periodic Table
Chemical Changes (Part 1)
Energy

Spring Term

Particle Model
Atoms & Radiation
Infection & Response
Bioenergetics

Summer Term

Chemical Analysis
The Atmosphere
Using Resources
Ecology

Full Year 9 Science Curriculum (PDF) Science Curriculum for All Years (PDF)
Sociology
Autumn Term

Introduction to sociology and the social sciences: To what extent is the individual shaped by society?

Spring Term

Introduction to GCSE Sociology
Research Methods

Summer Term

Research Methods

Full Year 9 Sociology Curriculum (PDF) Sociology Curriculum for All Years (PDF)