Year 9 Curriculum 2021-22 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 TermIntroduction Selecting Accommodation Preparing & Maintaining Cleaning Accommodation Enrichment Task Assessment Spring TermBehaviour Patterns Animal Enrichment Animal Accommodation Summer TermEnrichment Project Animal Accommodation Knowledge Recap End of Year Exams Animal Care Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Art Autumn TermSurface 2D Artist Spring TermSurface 2D & 3D Sculptor Craftmanship Summer TermSurface Craftmanship Full Year 9 Art Curriculum (PDF) Art Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Business Enterprise Autumn TermEnterprise and entrepreneurs Sectors of Industry & value added Spring TermSpotting a business opportunity Putting a business idea into practice Summer TermMarket research Understanding external influences on business Full Year 9 Business Curriculum (PDF) Business Enterprise Curriculum for All Years (PDF) - Includes Computer Science Child Development Autumn TermRelationships Pregnancy and birth Spring TermPregnancy and birth The first 6 months of life Summer Term0-2 years development 2-3 years development Full Year 9 Child Development Curriculum (PDF) Child Development Curriculum for All Years (PDF) CLASS Autumn TermPeer influence, substance use and gangs Contraception, Marriage and sexual relationships Spring TermRespectful relationships Healthy lifestyle Summer TermIntimate relationships Family, marriage and divorce Full Year 9 CLASS Curriculum (PDF) CLASS Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Computer Science Autumn TermComputational Thinking Computer Systems – the Central Processing Unit Spring TermBoolean logic Systems architecture Units of storage Summer TermOperating systems Systems software Defensive design Threats to computer systems and networks Full Year 9 Computer Science Curriculum (PDF) Computer Science Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Creative iMedia Autumn TermWhat is Media? Adobe Applications Spring TermAdobe Applications Visual Identity Digital Graphics Summer TermVisual Identity Digital Graphics Full Year 9 Creative iMedia Curriculum (PDF) Creative iMedia Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Design Technology & Engineering (DT) Autumn TermQuick Release Clamp Vanity Mirror Spring TermVanity Mirror Exploring the Engineering World Summer TermExploring the Engineering World Full Year 9 DT (Engineering) Curriculum (PDF) DT Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Drama Autumn TermPowerful Practitioners Blackout Spring TermBlackout Exploring the Performing Arts Summer TermExploring the Performing Arts Full Year 9 Drama Curriculum (PDF) Drama Curriculum for All Years (PDF) English Autumn TermRomeo and Juliet Gender in Shakespeare’s plays Struggle for Equality Spring TermProtest Poetry Crafting Writing Animal Farm Summer TermAnthology Exam Prep An Inspector Calls Full Year 9 English Curriculum (PDF) English Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Food, Hospitality & Catering Autumn TermFunctions of cake ingredients Spring TermCornish Fare Summer TermBasic Food Hygiene Full Year 9 Food & Catering Curriculum (PDF) Food & Catering Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Film Studies Autumn TermFilm Elements: Cinematography Film Elements: Mise-en-scène Spring TermFilm Elements: Editing and Sound Narrative: Genre and Representation Summer TermComponent 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 TermEnrichment Climate Change Plymouth Fieldwork Sustainable Cities Spring TermNatural Hazards Extreme Weather Summer TermGeology and Rivers Geology and Coasts Full Year 9 Geography Curriculum (PDF) Geography Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Health and Social Care Autumn TermIntroduction to Health & Social Care Component 1 : Human Lifespan (Growth and development) Spring TermComponent 2: Health and Social Care Services and the barriers to access Summer TermComponent 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 TermApartheid Migration Spring TermContested Histories Early Elizabethan England Summer TermEarly Elizabethan England Full Year 9 History Curriculum (PDF) History Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Maths Autumn TermInvestigate and Corroborate Algebraic Thinking Fractions Spring TermAlgebraic Fractions and Equations Exploration of the 2D Plane Summer TermThe Origin of Number Round the Bend Full Year 9 Maths Curriculum (PDF) Maths Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Autumn TermGetting to know you Daily life in Ecuador/ Burkina Faso Spring TermWhere we live Environmental concerns Summer TermSchool life Future plans Full Year 9 MFL Curriculum (PDF) MFL Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Music Autumn TermDeveloping use of chords Awareness and Ensemble Spring TermMusic for Media World Music and Us Summer Term20th Century Music Through Time Full Year 9 Music Curriculum (PDF) Music Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Photography Autumn TermLight, Camera, Action Spring TermLight, Camera, Action Behind the lens Summer TermBehind the lens Full Year 9 Photography Curriculum (PDF) Photography Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Physical Education (PE) Autumn TermRugby Strength & Conditioning Netball Badminton Tag Rugby Hockey Fun Fitness Spring TermFootball Badminton Strength & Conditioning Hockey Athletics Summer TermAthletics Cricket Rounders Full Year 9 PE Curriculum (PDF) PE Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Science Autumn TermCell Biology Organs Atomic Structure & Periodic Table Chemical Changes Part 1 Energy Spring TermParticle Model Atoms & Radiation Infection & Response Bioenergetics Chemical Analysis The Atmosphere Using Resources Summer TermRevision and End of Year Exams Ecology Full Year 9 Science Curriculum (PDF) Science Curriculum for All Years (PDF) Sociology Autumn TermIntroduction to sociology and the social sciences: To what extent is the individual shaped by society? Spring TermGlobal Sociology The Sociology of families Summer TermThe Sociology of families Full Year 9 Sociology Curriculum (PDF) Sociology Curriculum for All Years (PDF)