Study explains the national curriculum for England, one topic at a time, from Year 7 to Year 11. Each page sets out the ideas in plain language, with worked examples, questions that make you think and a short quiz to check what you have taken in.
The aim is understanding and familiarity: the ideas met in class, read again calmly and at your own pace. It sits alongside school and sets no homework.
How pages are labelled
- Plain content is the national curriculum for that year.
- Looking ahead boxes preview what the next key stage asks for.
- Extra: Not in Class, But still Essential marks ideas the national curriculum text does not list but the subject needs.
A switch on every page hides everything except the national curriculum.
New material is being added subject by subject. The first topic in preparation is Year 7 Physics: Forces.
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BiologyLiving things and how they work: cells, the body, plants, ecosystems and inheritance.In preparation
The national curriculum for England groups this subject into these strands, and the topics here follow them: Cells and organisation; The skeletal and muscular systems; Nutrition and digestion; Gas exchange systems; Reproduction; Health; Photosynthesis; Cellular respiration; Relationships in an ecosystem; Inheritance, chromosomes, DNA and genes.
ChemistryMatter and how it changes: particles, atoms, reactions, the periodic table and the Earth.In preparation
The national curriculum for England groups this subject into these strands, and the topics here follow them: The particulate nature of matter; Atoms, elements and compounds; Pure and impure substances; Chemical reactions; Energetics; The periodic table; Materials; Earth and atmosphere.
PhysicsForces, energy, waves, electricity, matter and space.In preparation
The national curriculum for England groups this subject into these strands, and the topics here follow them: Energy; Motion and forces; Waves; Electricity and electromagnetism; Matter; Space physics.
ComputersHow computers work, and how to write programs for them.In preparation
Topics will follow the national curriculum programme of study for this subject, and are listed here as they are published.
EnglishReading, writing and the way the English language works.In preparation
Topics will follow the national curriculum programme of study for this subject, and are listed here as they are published.
GeographyPlaces, people and the environment, with maps and data that carry their dates and sources.In preparation
Topics will follow the national curriculum programme of study for this subject, and are listed here as they are published.
HistoryPeople, events and change over time, with exact dates and timelines.In preparation
Topics will follow the national curriculum programme of study for this subject, and are listed here as they are published.
LanguagesVocabulary, grammar and pronunciation guides.In preparation
Topics will follow the national curriculum programme of study for this subject, and are listed here as they are published.
MathematicsMathematics explained step by step, with every worked example shown in full.In preparation
Topics will follow the national curriculum programme of study for this subject, and are listed here as they are published.