Students follow content according to the National Curriculum for science using a clear strand-based approach, which reviews and builds on the understanding from KS2. Practical skills are modelled for students with opportunities for students to develop the skills of enquiry and working scientifically.

During Key Stage 3 students will also have the opportunity to experience areas of science beyond the National Curriculum, these are planned to include subjects such as astronomy, psychology, marine biology, geology. Using the expertise of the wider trust, we are able to offer our students the opportunity to experience short programs of study in these areas, with links to science locally in the Wakefield area and possible careers.

Educake is a home learning platform that we use here at De Lacy and it is what we use to set homework.  You can click on the link beloe to find out more.

Educake

Our Year 9 Curriculum Content

The image below explains what our Year 9 students will be learning throughout the year.  To view this in more detail, please click the Year 9 Curriculum Content document below.  To ensure our curriculum is impactful, all our curriculum content is related to our 6 Key Themes. 

As part of our curriculum, we ensure that we provide our students the opportunities to broaden their learning through various subject based cultural opportunities.  These vary for each subject but provide an array of activities for both students and families to engage with. These are divided into half term learning opportunities and can be found in the documents below.