Year 7

• Maths should be an option subject and not compulsory
• Numbers were created by humans and therefore do not actually exist
• A circle is the most useful shape

Year 8

• Maths is more important than English
• Mental maths is no longer relevant as we all have calculators and phones
• We have a moral duty to engage in maths

Year 9

• Algebra is no longer relevant
• We should return to using the slide rule
• We should all return to using the slide rule

Year 7

• Autumn –  Is cyberbullying ever justifiable, since no physical pain is felt?
• Spring – Why is problem solving important in everyday life?
• Summer – Has coding changed the world for the better?

Year 8

• Autumn- Can hacking ever be ethical and justified?
• Spring- Should networks be monitored?
• Summer- Should podcasts be censored?

Year 9

• Autumn- What are the biggest moral issues for students in Year 9 when using computers  – how can these be mitigated?
• Spring- Our personal data is stored largely on computers. How can we ensure the security of our personal information?
• Summer- Why is there a digital skills shortage in society and how can this be addressed?

Year 7

• Paired discussions and presentations to create a detective story based on Christian teaching of the Ten Commandments and Seven Deadly Sins.
• Paired discussions and presentations to evaluate evidence in Sherlock Holmes short stories.
• Individual speeches on injustice.
• Individual speeches: “Animal testing is wrong.”
• Discussion: which character from The Tempest would be your island buddy?
• Debate attitudes to Caliban in The Tempest: do you have pathos for Caliban?
• Discussion: inhospitable places.

Year 8

• Group discussion and presentation of a utopian world.
• Group discussion exploring  individual and shared memories.
• Debate: outdoor survival skills Vs traditional academic subjects.
• Paired discussions and presentation to persuade audience to attend a summer camp.
• Individual speeches to argue for the best “chief” in Lord of the Flies.
• Class discussion on bullying in Lord of the Flies and importance of restorative practices. “Love one another as I have loved you”
• Paired collaborative writing: a lively guide to the island in Lord of the Flies. 

Year 9

• Group discussions on computability of religion and ethical science.

KS3 topics

• ‘The Church should ordain female priests’
• ‘This house would legalise assisted suidide’
• ‘Religions should not allow divorce’
• ‘God exists’
• ‘Morality is in the eye of the beholder’

History

Year 7

•  Did William the Conqueror succeed?
• Was Medieval life fair?
• Was the Medieval Church good?

Year 8

• Was the Reformation a top-down movement?
• Was Elizabeth I a strong ruler?
• Was the Civil War inevitable?

Year 9

• Was the First World War inevitable?
• Did Women benefit from the First World War?
• Did the Treaty of Versailles cause the Second World War?

Year 7

• What is the purpose of minimalist music?
• Music can change the way we feel…
• Is it important to know about and listen to the music of famous classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven?

Year 8

• Is classical music boring?
• Music can change the world for the good!
• Films would be boring without music…
• Bob Marley was arguably the most iconic musician of the 20th Century.

Year 9

• Was pop music better in the 1960’s than it is today?
• Simple music can be the hardest to play… (The Blues)  

Creative iMedia

• R081 – What are the moral and legal issues for artists who create digital work?
• R082- Stereotypes are reinforced in digital images – discuss
• R087 – The influence of digital media has become far too powerful – discuss
• R088 – The wide access to digital audio has resulted in a dumbing down of broadcast materials that we listen to – discuss

Enterprise & Marketing

• LO2 – Understand what makes a product or service financially viable. Should businesses donate to charity?
• LO3 – Understand Product Development Can discrimination ever be justified? Are robots stealing our jobs or solving labour shortages?
• LO4 – Understand how to attract and retain customers. Discuss the pros and cons of loyalty cards for businesses and customers.
• LO5 – Understand factors for consideration when starting a business. Is investing in the stock market moral or immoral? why?

Computer Science

• Paper 1 – 
• 1.1 System Architecture – Was Alan Turing’s treatment by his country fair?
• 1.3 Computer networks, connections and protocols – Should broadband be free?
• 1.4 Network Security – Are cyber attacks ever justifable?
•  1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technologyShould bullying and trolling be allowed?  Who is responsible?  Why is it a moral dilemma?
• What moral dilemma does driver-less cars cause Computer Scientists?  
• Is it moral to let third world countries like Ghana deal with the developed world’s     waste?
• What are the issues with the digital divide? Paper 2
• 2.1 Algorithms – Discuss the pros and cons of searching algorithms used in search engines

Origins and Meanings

• ‘Creationist accounts of the origin of the world is the most likely to be true’
• ‘Quality of life is more important than the sanctity of life’
• ‘We can’t do anything to stop climate change’
• ‘In today’s society there is a great need for people’
• ‘Only the government can impact social injustices’
• ‘The Bible should be taken literally’
• ‘Science and religion can not coexist’

Good and Evil

• ‘If God was good, there would be no suffering in the world’
• ‘Our conscience is the ultimate source of moral authority’
• ‘Suffering is never good for us’
• ‘Human beings are to blame for evil and suffering’
• ‘Jesus’ teachings are too unrealistic to be of any use in the modern world’
• ‘You should not worship using statues’
• ‘All Christins should go on pilgrimage’
• The existence of suffering proves there is no God’

Life after death

• ‘It is impossible to die well’
• ‘There is no point in praying for the dead’
• ‘An omnibenevolent God is incompatible with hells existence’
• ‘People should have the right to end their own lives’
• ‘Death is the end of our existence’
• ‘We can do nothing to affect our eternal destination’
• ‘The Church has no authority’
• ‘The Second vatican council had little impact on the Church’
• ‘The Lord’s prayer is the only prayer we need’
• ‘Funerals should be solemn occasions’

Sin and Forgiveness

• ‘Sins and crimes should be the same thing’
• ‘The aim of punishment should be to reform criminals’
• ‘The death penalty should be made legal in the UK’
• ‘Christians should always forgive’
• ‘Salvation can only be achieved through the Church’
• ‘There is a hell, but no one is in it’
• ‘Features of a Catholic Church are necessary for worship’
• ‘Sacraments are essential for salvation’
• ‘Evangelisation is inappropriate in a multifaith society’’
• ‘Britain is a Christian county’

Year 10

• The OCR lost touch with musicians when it took Jazz off the curriculum.  
• The American terms for note lengths are far more useful than the English words

Year 11

• Why don’t we learn the names of any female Baroque, Classical & Romantic Composers?
• Singing in music lessons will improve our musicality more than anything else we do in our Music GCSE.