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Autumn Term: Algebraic notation + Collecting like terms

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Autumn Term: Algebraic notation + Collecting like terms

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: Angles in polygons and parallel lines

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Autumn Term: Angles in polygons and parallel lines

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: Solving equations and rearranging formulae

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Spring Term: Solving equations and rearranging formulae

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Northstowe Secondary College Mathematicians (padlet.com)

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: Why is the periodic table arranged as it is?

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Autumn Term: Why is the periodic table arranged as it is?

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: How do we sense our environment?

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Spring Term: How do we sense our environment?

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: How can we find out what is in a mixture?

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Spring Term: How can we find out what is in a mixture?

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Science at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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French at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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French at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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French at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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French at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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French at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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French at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: How did the Industrial Revolution have a positive impact on people's lives?

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Autumn Term: How did the Industrial Revolution have a positive impact on people's lives?

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History at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: What was the impact of the Slave Trade?

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Autumn Term: What was the impact of the Slave Trade?

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History at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: Who or what was to blame for the First World War, and how can we find out about the experiences of those who fought?

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Spring Term: Who or what was to blame for the First World War, and how can we find out about the experiences of those who fought?

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History at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: How similar were Stalin and Hitler?

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Spring Term: How similar were Stalin and Hitler?

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History at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Summer Term: What were the key turning points of WW2? How did the Holocaust happen, and it what ways was it resisted? 

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Summer Term: What were the key turning points of WW2? How did the Holocaust happen, and it what ways was it resisted? 

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History at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Summer Term: Who were the Suffragettes? How similar were peoples’ experiences of moving to Britain from the Caribbean after WW2?

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Summer Term: Who were the Suffragettes? How similar were peoples’ experiences of moving to Britain from the Caribbean after WW2?

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History at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: How many people can the world cope with?

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Autumn Term: How many people can the world cope with?

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Geography at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: Is the world trying to kill us?

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Autumn Term: Is the world trying to kill us?

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Geography at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: Have we won the geography lottery?

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Autumn Term: Have we won the geography lottery?

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Geography at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term:  How were Old Harry, Victoria Falls and Striding Edge created?

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Spring Term:  How were Old Harry, Victoria Falls and Striding Edge created?

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Geography at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: Should we go and visit penguins, elephants, toucans and camels?

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Spring Term: Should we go and visit penguins, elephants, toucans and camels?

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Geography at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Summer Term: Are people changing where they are living?

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Summer Term: Are people changing where they are living?

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Geography at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Summer Term: What countries should we know more about for political reasons?

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Summer Term: What countries should we know more about for political reasons?

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Geography at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: 'The Accused' - working with a script

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Autumn Term: 'The Accused' - working with a script

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Performing Arts at Northstowe (padlet.com)

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: Self-portraits based on artist research

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Autumn Term: Self-portraits based on artist research

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn Term: How can I create a quality final portrait based on my chosen artist?

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Autumn Term: How can I create a quality final portrait based on my chosen artist?

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: Producing a Dragon Eye model

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Spring Term: Producing a Dragon Eye model

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Summer Term: Set design on the 'Harry Potter' film

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Summer Term: Set design on the 'Harry Potter' film

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Summer Term: Creating set design for the 'Harry Potter' film

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Summer Term: Creating set design for the 'Harry Potter' film

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Summer Term: Costume design in 'Harry Potter'

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Summer Term: Costume design in 'Harry Potter'

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Summer Term: Creating set or costume, inspired by the 'Harry Potter' film

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Summer Term: Creating set or costume, inspired by the 'Harry Potter' film

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Art at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Design & Technology at Northstowe Seconday College (padlet.com)

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Design & Technology at Northstowe Seconday College (padlet.com)

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Design & Technology at Northstowe Seconday College (padlet.com)

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn term: Developing skills and knowledge in table tennis

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Autumn term: Developing skills and knowledge in table tennis

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: An introduction to the physical activity of handball

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Spring Term: An introduction to the physical activity of handball

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Spring Term: Development of badminton skills and knowledge

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Spring Term: Development of badminton skills and knowledge

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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PE at Northstowe Secondary College (padlet.com)

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Autumn 1: How do you give someone goosebumps?

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Autumn 1: How do you give someone goosebumps?

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Using an anthology of gothic texts as our starting point, we will explore how writers can create fear in their readers.  We will then go onto practise using similar techniques as we compose a description of a horrifying villain.

Enrichment:
Find out more about Victorian Gothic

Francis Hardinge’s The Lie Tree
Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant
Chris Priestley, Mister Creecher
Neil Gaiman’s Coraline

Links with other learning:
History –  Victorian period

How to Thrive - coping strategies for when we feel scared or anxious

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Using Shelley's ‘Frankenstein’ as our starting point, we will explore how our depiction and characterization of monsters can be too simplistic. We will then look deeper into the way in which monsters are created.

Enrichment:
'Frankenstein' – Mary Shelley

Research Frankenstein on GCSE Bitesize

Watch Frankenstein (1931)

Watch National Theatre version of Frankenstein

'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' - consider the fear surrounding the advancement of science.

Diverse reads:
'Black Flamingo' by Dean Atta

She, Myself and I by Emma Young

Links with other learning:
How to Thrive - Issues related to identity and equality.

Drama – The Accused – how to analyse a drama script and use it as a stimulus to manipulate and create characters.

History – The Industrial Revolution and advancement of technology. Consider the benefits and drawbacks of technology. How did people view it at the time and then students can see how technology and the advancement of science was both dangerous and sometimes considered morally wrong.

Ethics – Does Humanity Matter? Consider the way the monster's life would have been different if humanity had been kind?

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Spring 1: Does Non-Fiction always tell the truth?

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Spring 1: Does Non-Fiction always tell the truth?

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Using a booklet of non-fiction extracts, we will start to consider how bias to influence our beliefs and interpretations of texts.

Enrichment:
Read a range of non-fiction texts, such as:

•Newspapers

•Biographies

•Autobiographies

•Leaflets

Watch documentaries and the news.

With each of the above, consider how the presenter or writer tries to influence your ideas and reaction to the situation.

Read the 'Adapted for Young Adult' versions of:
-Just Mercy
-The Faraway Brothers

Links with other learning:
History – The use of propaganda and identifying bias within historical sources.

Performing Arts – Using stimuli as a basis for creativity. Students will experiment using bias in their own writing.

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Spring 2: Can we ever forgive a villain?

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Spring 2: Can we ever forgive a villain?

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Using a range of extracts from ‘Othello’ and ‘The Tempest’, we will explore some of Shakespeare's most famous villains and consider whether they can ever be forgiven or redeemed.  We will then go on to explore these ideas in an analytical essay.

Enrichment:
Why we can't get enough of Shakespeare's villains | British Council

Shakespeare's Best Villains | HistoryExtra

Top ten heroes and villains of children's literature | The Week UK

Links with other learning:
History – 'Villainous' world leaders

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Summer Term:  Is there ever a 'right way' to manage grief? 

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Summer Term:  Is there ever a 'right way' to manage grief? 

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We will read 'A Monster Calls' over the summer term and use this to inspire creative writing and analyze themes and ideas.

Enrichment:
Watch 'A Monster Calls' or visit the theatre and see the stage production.

Read other stories from Patrick Ness - 'The Knife of Never Letting Go' or 'The Rest of Us Just Live Here'

Links with other learning:
History - Medicine through time in Year 9

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Autumn 2 & Spring 1 & 2 - Who are the people of the book? 

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Autumn 2 & Spring 1 & 2 - Who are the people of the book? 

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In this learning chapter we span the history of a thousand years looking at what are called the 'Abrahamic Faiths'. These include Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Throughout this learning chapter we will be endeavoring to answer the question of who are the people of the book? This will start with the oldest of the three religions, which is Judaism, then Christianity and finishing with Islam. We will be studying the similarities and differences within them. This will involve the study of various religious festivals; important figures; crucial beliefs and how they worship and why.

Enrichment:

Students can watch the fantastic documentary series on BBC called 'Being Christian, Muslim and Jewish' which shows what daily life is like for each of the Abrahamic faiths.

Students can visit the Cambridge Mosque in Cambridge, which is the worlds first specially designed eco-friendly Mosque. Alternatively, their are many denominations within Christianity that have Churches in Longstanton or Cambridge. Equally if you wish to visit a Synagogue then Cambridge also has places to visit. Make sure you ring beforehand to make sure it is okay to visit each of these places beforehand.

Students can also learn more through BBC bitesize which has a large archive of information about each of the faiths studied above.

Links with other learning:

History - This topic has a lot of crossover with content learnt in Year 7 on medieval Christianity and the Islamic Empire.

Additionally, in Year 8 they will be learning about Christianity whilst learning of the reformation across Europe.

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Summer 1 & 2 - Philosophy of religion: Does God exist?

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Summer 1 & 2 - Philosophy of religion: Does God exist?

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This overview study is an introduction to Philosophy and will encourage students to consider the different philosophical arguments for God’s existence and evaluate the arguments through philosophical enquiry. This includes:

·       An introduction to Philosophy
The strengths and weaknesses of the following arguments for the existence of God:

·       Biblical and modern miracles

·       The Design argument

·       The Problem of Evil

·       The Cosmological argument

·       Religious Experience.

Students will be able to understanding specialist vocabulary for this philosophy unit. They will be able to identify the key arguments for the existence of God and raise questions about them. They will consider criteria to measure them by and rank them accordingly.

Enrichment:

Students are encouraged to watch videos online about philosophical topics that we're learning, in particular a channel called 'Philosophy Vibe'. This not only goes over the content we cover in class but can also introduce you to different philosophical topics.

If you're interested in doing some reading offline, the following books are great reads as an introduction to Philosophy: (1) Big Thinkers and Big Ideas: An Introduction to Eastern and Western Philosophy for Kids & (2) Philosophy for Beginners.

Links with other learning:

This links with English as they have been studying different Victorian ideologies and it may get students to think about their own philosophy in life and ideology today.

How To Thrive - Students are encouraged in HTT lessons to think about their own place in this world and understanding philosophy helps students to think about those big questions in life.