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
Art
Autumn Term
Tutti Frutti
Spring Term
3D Surface
Summer Term
Distortion & Reflection
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
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
CLASS & RE
Autumn Term
Peer influence, substance use and gangs
Setting goals
Spring Term
Respectful relationships
Healthy lifestyles
Summer Term
Intimate relationships
Work experience
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
Creative iMedia
Autumn Term
Photoshop Familiarisation
App Design
Spring Term
Poster Design
Film Editing in Premiere Pro
Summer Term
Stop Motion Project
Game Design
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
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
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
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
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)
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?
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
History
Autumn Term
Nazi Germany and The Holocaust
Spring Term
Apartheid
Summer Term
The USA (1954-75) and Civil Rights
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
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
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
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
Photography
Autumn Term
Capture
Spring Term
Micro Worlds
Summer Term
Alter & Transform
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
Religious Education (RE) / World Views
Autumn Term
Christianity
Spring Term
Hinduism
Summer Term
Sikhism
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
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