Year 7
Curriculum Map
This curriculum map provides an overview of the English journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of literary texts, writing forms, and language topics alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop strong reading comprehension, writing proficiency, and communication skills appropriate to their age and stage. For detailed information about the specific knowledge and skills taught in each unit, please visit our Knowledge and Skills page.
| Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
| Autumn 1 | Introduction to English Language | Knowledge Assessment |
| Metamorphoses: Tales of Change | Writing Assessment: The Underworld | |
| Autumn 2 | Writing Assessment: Metamorphosis Story | |
| Choral Reading: Orpheus and the Underworld | ||
| Spring 1 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Reading Assessment: Act 1, Scene 1? |
| Reading Assessment: Act 2 | ||
| Speaking Assessment: The Mechanicals | ||
| Spring 2 | Childhood Poetry Anthology | Reading Assessment: 'Nettles' |
| Speaking Assessment: Poetry by Heart Performance | ||
| Summer 1 | Modern Novel 'Boy Everywhere' | End of Year Exam |
| Summer 2 |
