Year 9 Curriculum Guide



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Subject: History

Subject Leader: Philip Yeatman





Topics that will be taught

How can parents help

War & Warfare Through the Ages

Students compare tactics/ weapons/ achievements of armies of the past – Romans, medieval soldiers, civil war and First World War



  • Twentieth Century Conflict? War & Peace

  • The Tommie’s experience of WWI & WWII Propaganda & Recruitment, Life in the Trenches, The Somme, Dunkirk and D-Day – the WWII Tommy Stalingrad, Band of Brothers – the GI’s war

  • How GREAT was the Great War? Why not a war to end all wars? Peace?

  • How did WW2 affect lives?

  • Was the dropping of the Atomic bomb justified?

  • United Nations?

  • Why have there been so many wars since 1945?

  • What is terrorism? War on Terror


A lesson from History – the Holocaust – Depth Study

  • What happened and why?

  • Why is it important we remember the Holocaust?

  • How should we remember the Holocaust?




How they can use their comments to improve their work.

Encourage your child to keep improving.

When your child gets stuck, don’t give him/ her the answer; instead, encourage them to try different ways to become ‘unstuck’.

Encourage your child to ask questions.







Reference/Extension Material: HISTORY


Websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history

http://www.schoolshistory.com



http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/studentforum//





Contact Email: Subject Leader: pyeatman@gillotts.org.uk



Subject: Maths

Subject Leader: Julie White-Zamler


Topics that will be taught

How can parents help

Term 1

  • Algebra – Sequences and functions 9A

  • Number - Number skills 9B

  • Algebra – Solving equations 9C

  • Encourage your child to ask for help with any topics that they don’t fully understand.



  • Check that your child has the equipment needed for maths lessons (pen, pencil, ruler, calculator, protractor and compasses).



  • Encourage your child to try their MyMaths homework more than once and / or do the linked lessons if they didn’t understand their homework. With other types of homework get them to ask for help and then try again.



  • Regularly ask your child what they have done in lessons and whether they understand it or not. Get them to explain the basic rules to you.



  • Involve your child in everyday uses of maths – from working out change to planning holidays etc.



  • Practise basic skills such as times tables, adding single and double digit numbers if you know that they are weak in these areas. (Note: when practising tables it is important to link the question with the answer i.e. 1x6=6, 2x6=12 and not just count in sixes)

Term 2

  • Geometry – Angles and constructions 9D

  • Statistics – Hypothesis testing and data analysis 9E

  • Geometry – Perimeter, area and volume 9F

Term 3

  • Number – number skills 9G

  • Tests




Term 4

  • KS3 tests

  • Investigation – Painted Cube

Start GCSE course

  • Number – Fractions, decimals percentages




Term 5, & 6

  • Algebra – line graphs

  • Statistics – collecting, representing and analysing data

  • Geometry – angles

  • Test





Reference/Extension Material: MATHS


MyMaths www.mymaths.co.uk School: gillotts Password: isosceles
(Note: the password changes annually in September. Your son/daughter will be given the new password when it is changed)






Contact Email Subject Leader: jwhitezamler@gillotts.org.uk






Subject: Music



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