United Kingdom Year 9 Humanities

History

Year 9 history curriculum focuses on understanding important events and their impact on the modern world. Common topics include:

• Challenges for Britain, Europe, and the wider world (1901-present): This includes examining the rise of dictatorships in Europe and the events of World War II.
• The British Empire: Students build on their understanding of the British Empire and its decolonization.
• The Cold War:
• Racial injustice:
• LGBTQ+ History:
• The Holocaust:
• The Industrial Revolution:

Geography

Year 9 geography curriculum covers physical, human, and environmental geography. Students develop locational knowledge, place knowledge, and geographical skills. Topics include:

• Coastal Environments: Students learn about coastal processes such as erosion.
• Oceans:
• Climate Change:
• Landscapes of the UK: Students study the distribution of upland, lowland, and glaciated landscapes.
• Map skills: Including map symbols, direction, contour lines, measuring distances, and grid references.

Religious Education (RE)

Year 9 RE curriculum bridges Key Stage 3 and GCSE, focusing on theology, ethics, and philosophy. Students deepen their understanding of Christian and Muslim beliefs. Topics include:

• Kingdom of God: Including Christian beliefs about the kingdom of God, biblical texts about heaven and life after death, and Protestant and Roman Catholic beliefs about life after death.
• Creation, human beings, and the environment:
• The impact of faith on the life of a believer:
• Christian beliefs and teachings: Including the nature and characteristics of God, life and creation, and the Trinity.
• Introduction to Islam: Including Islamic beliefs, the Five Pillars, key teachings, the Qur'an, the Mosque, and Muslims in Britain.