Year 7 Combined Humanities

The Island – discover ways of living, systems of government and environments whilst stranded on a remote island.

Brack to the Future – It is 2199 and you are travelling back in time to a Bracknell long forgotten. Explore the history, geography and local culture of this great town.

The British Empire – Was it good or bad? How far and wide did it stretch? What impact did Gandhi have on the Empire?

Passport to the World – Collect your passport and travel through six continents learning about the history, geography and culture of the places you visit.

Active Citizenship – Explore an issue on which you can make a difference. Be inspired by the women’s suffrage movement and develop your own plan to change things.

Good or Bad? – Was Bloody Mary really bloody? Are earthquakes always disastrous? We look at some examples of where people disagree and explore our own debatable issues.

Year 8 Religious Studies

Hinduism – Concepts of God, Dharma, Karma and Moksha

Christianity – Concepts of Authority, Sin, Fear and Atonement

Judaism – Concepts of Law, Guidance, Tradition, Passover

Buddhism – Concepts of Renunciation, Guidance, Dukkha, Discipline, Meditation

Year 8 History

Medieval Matters – From the Feudal System to the Black Death.

Superstitious Stuarts – Charles I, Cromwell, Great Fire of London and the Plague

Virtuous Victorians – Class, Factories, Law and Order, Achievements

World War 1 – Causes, Conditions in the trenches, Censorship and Propaganda, The Somme

Interwar years and Rise of Nazis – Instability and lurking dangers

WW2 and the Holocaust – Dunkirk, D-Day, Persecution of the Jews

Year 8 Geography

Restless Earth – Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis

Flaming Earth – Climate Change, Natural and Human Impacts

Crowded Earth – Population, Urbanisation, Slums, Dharavi

Exploring Ecosystems – Biomes, Small Ecosystems, Food webs

Rivers – Water Cycle, Formation, The Journey, Case Studies

Map Skills – Direction, Distance, Scale, Contours