Curriculum
Lockdown Curriculum
If your child is unable to access the remote live lessons during the national lockdown please visit the Term 3 Curriculum Map below for the lesson content and resources. They should follow the amended timetable shared below completing tasks pertinent to the relevant subjects.
Amended Online Timetable - 11th January - 12th February 2021
Curriculum Aims
To create:
- Ambitious students who enjoy learning, and make better than expected progress.
- Confident, culturally aware individuals who are able to form healthy and respectful relationships underpinned by our values.
- Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.
Strategic Intent
To develop a curriculum which:
- To develop a curriculum which:
- Creates an aspirational high achievement culture
- Personalises learning and opportunities
- Is broad and balanced with options that maximise student progress
- Promotes a growth-mindset culture creating opportunities for all students to succeed supported by metacognition
- Raises academic achievement
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Introduces students to a range of career opportunities
- Which is enjoyable and enables students to develop and flourish as well-rounded individuals
Curriculum Rationale
Progress is planned for across a 5-year programme.
We maximise exposure to English, maths and science whilst retaining and a varied curriculum offer including the humanities, languages, sport and the arts.
Additional time is given to English, maths and science to ensure that students have the necessary skills to compete in the world of work.
Learning programmes support transition and effectively induct students into secondary school life.
We offer support and challenge helping students to progress beyond national expectations.
The curriculum is forever evolving to reflect the needs of our learners and to provide them with the essential skills needed in the 21st century.
We are student focused; there are no limits for outstanding learning and outstanding achievement.
We have high expectations of students, high aspirations for them and demonstrate complete belief in them.
To see an overview of our Curriculum across all the year groups please click on the individual subjects below. For further information about the curriculum please contact Mr Drumm via e-mail; EDrumm@charlesreadacademy.co.uk
Curriculum Offer
KS3
The curriculum provided at Charles Read Academy is broad, balanced and challenging, to enable all of our children to successfully compete in the world of work.
During Year 9 students will make their GCSE options choices. This is an exciting time of the year where students will, often for the first time, have the opportunity to shape their curriculum. They will study their KS4 curriculum during Y10 and Year 11.
Core & foundation KS3 Curriculum Subjects
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Geography
- History
- French
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
- PSHCE
- Dance
- Drama
- Music
- Food
- Art
KS4
Click here to view our KS4 Curriculum
David Ross Education Trust and British Values
The Trust is very supportive of the ethos of promoting British Values, and preparing our students for success in a modern Britain.
A heavy reliance is placed upon broadening horizons for each and every child and this includes developing the core skills of tolerance, respect, teamwork, resilience and building self esteem. These are all values and qualities that we feel are relevant in order to play a full and meaningful role in society, and are promoted via our extensive house system that lends itself to cultural and sporting competition, democratic principles, social mixing, the development of greater pastoral care and enhanced PSHE.
Click here to find out more about British Values at our academy
Curriculum Maps, Ladders, & Reading Lists
Art
- 1
- Art Curriculum mapknowledge organisers 2020
- Art and Design Knowledge Organiser GCSE
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Autumn 2 Template
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 2 Template
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 2 Template
- Curriculum Template ASK Y10
- Curriculum Template ASK Y10 word
- Curriculum Template ASK Y11 word
- Curriculum Template ASK Y8
- Curriculum Template ASK Y9
- GCSE Art Guidebook V2 JST 1 .pptx
- islamic art and geometric design Y8
- Knowledge Organiser Art Yr7 10.pptx
- Y10 Photo unit Knowledge Organiser
- Y11 Photo unit Knowledge Organiser
- Y7 Curriculum Template ASK Y7
- Year 7 KO key terms3
- Year 8 KO key term3
Drama
- 10 Practitioner Development Konstantin Stanislavski
- 11 Component One Theatre Roles and Terminology
- Drama Curriculum Map
- Drama Curriculum Outline ASK Year 10 Spring 1
- Drama Curriculum Outline ASK Year 7 Spring 1 1
- Drama Curriculum Outline ASK Year 8 Spring 1 2
- Drama Curriculum Outline ASK Year 9 Spring 1 3
- Drama Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Autumn 2
- DRAMA Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 2
- Drama Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 2 docx
- Drama Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Autumn 2
- Knowledge Organiser Year 10 Devising Skills
- Knowledge Organiser Year 11 Component One Blood Brothers
- Knowledge Organiser Year 8 Modern day Fairy Tales
- Knowledge Organiser Year 9 Kitchen Sink Drama Soap Operas
- Knowlege Organiser Introduction to Drama
- Year 7 silent movies
- Year 7 long term planning
- year 7 Wizards Understanding Performing Status
- Year 8 pantomime
- Year 8 long term planning
- Year 8 Our Day Out Willy Russell
- Year 9 physical theatre
- Year 9 Documentary Theatre 9 11
- Year 9 long term planning
Dance
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 2 DANCE
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Dance
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 2 DANCE 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Dance
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Dance
- Knowledge organiser Dance Yr7
- Knowledge organiser Dance Yr8
- Knowledge organiser Dance Yr9
- Year 7 bollywood
- Year 8 dance street
DT
English
- English Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Spring 1
- English Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Spring 1
- A Christmas Carol knowledge organiser 10 and 11
- Copy of Knowledge Organiser ACC Key quotes Yr11 and Y10
- Copy of Knowledge Organiser Macbeth Y11 Y10
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 11 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 11 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Overview Whole Year Year 10
- English Curriculum Outline ASK Year 10 Spring 1
- English Curriculum Outline ASK Year 11 Spring 1
- English Curriculum Outline ASK Year 8 Spring 1
- English Reading List
- Knowledge Organiser ACC Key quotes Yr11 and Y10
- Knowledge Organiser A Christmas Carol Yr10 and 11
- Knowledge Organiser Animal Farm Yr9.pptx
- Knowledge Organiser Macbeth Y11 Y10
- Knowledge Organiser Macbeth Y11 Y10.ppt
- Knowledge Organiser Year 7 Oliver Twist.pptx
- Knowledge Organiser Year 8 Sherlock Holmes
- Knowledge Organiser Year 8 Sherlock Holmes.pptx
- Knowledge Organisor Animal Farm Yr9
- Knowledge Organsier A Christmas Carol Yr10 and 11
- Knowledge Organsier Year 7 Oliver Twist
- Year 7
- Year 8
- Year 9
French
- ACC y11 and Y10
- ask overview term 3 year 10
- ask overview term 3 year 11
- ask overview term 3 year 7
- ask overview term 3 year 8
- ask overview term 3 year 9
- French Curriculum ASK Overview Year 10
- French Curriculum ASK Overview Year 11
- French Curriculum ASK Overview Year 7
- French Curriculum ASK Overview Year 8
- French Curriculum ASK Overview Year 9
- French Curriculum Map
- French Reading Task
- French Skills Ladder
- French Y9 Units 13 9 17 9 Core Structures 20 21
- Y7
- Y7 U1 7 Core Structures
- Y8
- Y8 French U7 8 Core Structures
- Yr 9
Geography
- Geography ASK Year 10 Term 3
- Geography ASK Year 11 Term 3
- Geography ASK YR7 Autumn Term 1
- Geography ASK Yr8 Autumn Term 1
- Geography Reading List
- Geography Skills Ladder
- Geography Year 8 9 KO Autumn Term 2
- Geography Year8 9 ASK Term 3
- Geography Yr 8 ASK 2020 2021
- Geography Yr10 ASK 2020 2021
- Geography Yr10 ASK Autumn Term 2
- Geography Yr10 KO Living World Ecosystems
- Geography Yr11 ASK 2020 2021
- Geography Yr11 ASK Autumn Term 1
- Geography Yr11 ASK Autumn Term 2
- Geography Yr11 KO UK Landscapes
- Geography Yr7 ASK Autumn Term 2
- Geography Yr7 ASK Term 3
- Geography Yr7 Autumn Term 2
- Geography Yr8 Yr9 ASK Autumn Term 2
- Geography Yr9 ASK 2020 2021
- Knowledge Organiser 7 1 Foundations of Geography
- Knowledge Organiser Yr11 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- KO UK PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES
- Population Migration KO
- Yr10 Natural Hazards KO.pptx
- Yr7 Term 3 KO
- Yr8 and Yr9 KO Rivers and flooding.pptx
History
- GCSE Conflict and tension KO
- History Y7 ASK Autumn Term 2
- History Year 8 KO Autumn Term 2
- History Year 9 KO Autumn Term 2
- History Yr10 ASK Autumn Term 2
- History Yr10 ASK Autumn Term 3
- History Yr11 ASK Autumn Term 2
- History Yr11 ASK Autumn Term 3
- History Yr7 KO Autumn Term 2.pptx
- History Yr8 ASK 2020 2021
- History Yr8 ASK Autumn Term 2
- History Yr8 ASK Autumn Term 3
- History Yr9 ASK 2020 2021
- History Yr9 ASK Autumn Term 2
- History Yr9 ASK Autumn Term 3
- Knowledge Organiser Age of Encounters
- Knowledge Organiser British Empire
- Knowledge Organiser Germany
- Year 11 term 1 ASK overview
- Year 8 ASK overview 2020 2021
- Year 8 term 1 ASK overview History
- Year 8 term 3 History KO
- Year 9 ASK overview 2020 2021
- Year 9 term 1 ASK overview History
- Year 9 term 3 History KO part 1
- Year 9 term 3 History KO part 2
Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK 10 Foundation Autumn 2 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK 10 Higher Autumn 2 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK 11 Foundation Autumn 2 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK 11 Higher Autumn 2 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yea 10 Higher Spring 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Year 10 Foundation Spring 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Year 8 Spring 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Year 9 Spring 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Foundation Autumn 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Higher Autumn 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 11 Foundation Autumn 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 11 Higher Autumn 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 2 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Spring 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 2 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Autumn 1 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Autumn 2 Maths
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr8 Autumn 1 Maths
- Knowledge Organiser Maths Yr 7
- Knowledge Organiser Maths Yr 8
- Maths Curriculum Map
- Year 7 Unit 2 Knowledge Organiser
- Year 8 Unit 8 Knowledge Organiser
- Year 9 Term 2
Music
- Curriculum Map 7 11 CRA 2020
- Curriculum Outline ASK Year 10 Music Spring 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Year 9 Music Spring 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 10 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Spring 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 7 Spring 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Autumn 2
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 8 Spring 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline ASK Yr 9 Autumn 2
- Music Skills Ladder
- Music Year 9 KO Autumn 2.pptx
- Spring 1 Year 9 Music KO
- Y7 Autumn Music Knowledge Organiser
- Y7 Folk Music Spring Knowledge Organiser PDF
- Y8 Autumn Music Knowledge Organiser
- Y9 Autumn Music Knowledge Organiser
- Yr8 Spring Knowledge Organiser Blues
PE
- Curriculum Outline Football ASK Yr 7 Autumn 1 Template
- Curriculum Outline Football ASK Yr 8 Autumn 1 Template
- Curriculum Outline Football ASK Yr 9 Autumn 1 Template
- Curriculum Outline GCSE PE Unit 1 docx
- Curriculum Outline Netball ASK Yr 7 Autumn 1 Template
- Curriculum Outline Netball ASK Yr 8 Autumn 1
- Curriculum Outline Netball ASK Yr 9 Autumn 1
- Health Fitness Wellbeing.pptx
- Physical Education HRE Curriculum Outline ASK Year 7 Autumn 2
- Physical Education HRE Curriculum Outline ASK Year 7 Spring 1
- Physical Education HRE Curriculum Outline ASK Year 8 Autumn 2
- Physical Education HRE Curriculum Outline ASK Year 8 Spring 1
- Physical Education HRE Curriculum Outline ASK Year 9 Autumn 2
- Physical Education HRE Curriculum Outline ASK Year 9 Spring 1
- Physical Education Rugby Curriculum Outline ASK Year 7 Autumn 2
- Physical Education Rugby Curriculum Outline ASK Year 7 Spring 1
- Physical Education Rugby Curriculum Outline ASK Year 8 Autumn 2
- Physical Education Rugby Curriculum Outline ASK Year 8 Spring 1
- Physical Education Rugby Curriculum Outline ASK Year 9 Autumn 2
- Physical Education Rugby Curriculum Outline ASK Year 9 Spring 1
- Physical Education Curriculum Outline ASK Year 10 Autumn 2
- Physical Education Curriculum Outline ASK Year 10 Spring 1
PSHCE
- PSHE RE Year 10 ASK 2020 21 Curriculum Map
- PSHE RE Year 11 ASK 2020 21 Curriculum Map
- PSHE RE Year 7 ASK 2020 21 Curriculum Map
- PSHE RE Year 8 ASK 2020 21 Curriculum Map
- PSHE RE Year 9 ASK 2020 21 Curriculum Map
- PSHE Curriculum Intent
- PSHE Curriculum Map
- Relationships and Sex Policy 2020
More information to follow regarding CRA's Sex and Relationship Policy and PSHCE Curriculum.
If you would prefer your child not to receive RSE you can find a link to our parental consent form here:
Science
- Curriculum ASK Year 7Y Science 2020 2021
- Curriculum ASK Year 8 Science 2020 2021
- Science curriculum ASK overview Yr 10 2020 21
- Science curriculum ASK overview Yr 11 2020 21
- Science curriculum ASK overview Yr 9 2020 21
- Science Reading List
- Science Skills Map