What is available in Month 1
Year 7 has 92 sessions in 12 subject areas. Each week includes Mathematics and English, Science and History, plus eight wider subjects. Written teaching, examples, practice and parent marking guidance support the sequence. Additional help audio covers these core lessons; video coverage varies.
Practical skills for life
Choose optional subjects for your child’s weekly plan. Each course has teaching, worked examples, practice and parent review. Read together, discuss the example or try the idea on paper.
Audio and helper videos
Prepared narration is available. Video introductions are available for selected lessons; coverage is not complete.
Week 1: actual topics in the portal
| Subject | Topic | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Integers and directed change | 5 |
| English | The clock: evidence and assumption | 5 |
| Science | A fair investigation | 3 |
| History | The historian’s toolkit | 2 |
| Geography | Locate points with six-figure references | 1 |
| Art and Design | Use contour and negative space | 1 |
| Design and Technology | Write a measurable design specification | 1 |
| Music | Distinguish metre, tempo and rhythm | 1 |
| Physical Education | Analyse control and movement technique | 1 |
| Computing | Trace variables and assignment | 1 |
| Personal Development | Respond to pressure with clear boundaries | 1 |
| Religious Education | Distinguish description, belief and judgement | 1 |
Week 2: actual topics in the portal
| Subject | Topic | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Integer operations | 5 |
| English | A better question | 5 |
| Science | Cells and their parts | 3 |
| History | A disputed succession | 2 |
| Geography | Scale, routes and measurement uncertainty | 1 |
| Art and Design | Test mark-making for tone and atmosphere | 1 |
| Design and Technology | Model structure and joining decisions | 1 |
| Music | Develop a rhythmic motif | 1 |
| Physical Education | Choose tactics under changing constraints | 1 |
| Computing | Test selection at a boundary | 1 |
| Personal Development | Evaluate a persuasive online claim | 1 |
| Religious Education | Compare celebration without flattening difference | 1 |
Week 3: actual topics in the portal
| Subject | Topic | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Factors, multiples and primes | 5 |
| English | The satisfying story | 5 |
| Science | Plant and animal cells | 3 |
| History | September to October 1066 | 2 |
| Geography | Interpret land-use evidence | 1 |
| Art and Design | Compare two original compositions | 1 |
| Design and Technology | Use test evidence to choose a redesign | 1 |
| Music | Design two interacting musical parts | 1 |
| Physical Education | Use practice data without overclaiming | 1 |
| Computing | Trace a counted loop | 1 |
| Personal Development | Make a fair community decision | 1 |
| Religious Education | Evaluate the limits of worldview evidence | 1 |
Week 4: actual topics in the portal
| Subject | Topic | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Prime building blocks | 5 |
| English | Useful truth, unfinished stories | 5 |
| Science | Cells work together | 3 |
| History | Building an explanation | 2 |
| Geography | Evaluate a fieldwork sample | 1 |
| Art and Design | Develop a response through revision | 1 |
| Design and Technology | Adapt a recipe within a brief | 1 |
| Music | Compose and justify a structured piece | 1 |
| Physical Education | Compose, observe and refine a sequence | 1 |
| Computing | Design tests and validate input | 1 |
| Personal Development | Plan support and manageable next steps | 1 |
| Religious Education | Reason about an ethical choice | 1 |
Try a real first-session activity
Order−8,3, −2,0,5, −11. Find distances from zero of−8,3 and 0. Explain why−2>−8.
Open a free learner profile to see this activity with its teaching explanation, worked example and related questions.
The parent’s part
Agree a routine and check that written work is saved. Encourage your child to explain evidence and reasoning before consulting examples. Review submitted work and discuss one manageable revision target at a time.
Curriculum and next steps
England’s National Curriculum provides the Key Stage 3 reference. Learners develop reasoning, explain their choices and use evidence, with parent guidance and opportunities to revisit difficult ideas.
Updated 28 October 2026 · Asta Online School
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Extra help when an idea needs another explanation
Additional help audio is available for all 828 core lessons across Years 1–9 in the current lesson library: an explanation, a hint and a separate worked example for each lesson. These 2,484 clips offer extra support rather than simply reading the lesson aloud. This coverage does not include optional courses; videos are available only for selected lessons.