KS3
Develop subject knowledge, confidence and independent learning across Key Stage 3.
- Year 7Foundation - Live now
- Year 8Development - Live now
- Year 9Preparation - Live now
Explore before you join
The NOVA curriculum
Explore the NOVA Key Stage 3 curriculum and lesson maps for Years 7, 8 and 9. Families can see exactly what each subject covers before adding it to a learner’s timetable.
THREE LEARNING PATHWAYS
One platform that grows with the learner.
GCSE
Focused subject pathways with practice, revision and assessment across Key Stage 4.
- Year 10Build knowledge
- Year 11Consolidate & prepare
Functional Skills
Build confidence in essential English and maths through practical, purposeful learning.
- EnglishCommunication & literacy
- MathsNumbers & problem solving
KEY STAGE 3 SUBJECTS
Read the real curriculum and lesson sequence.
Choose a subject to open its curriculum and mapping inside the shared NOVA viewer.
Maths
KS3 Maths learning pathways for Years 7–9, including assessments and detailed lesson objectives.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑English
KS3 English learning pathways, lesson sequences and assessment milestones across Years 7–9.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑Science
KS3 Science pathways and individual lesson plans for Years 7–9.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑History
History develops secure knowledge alongside source work and historical argument, including change, causation, significance and competing interpretations.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑Geography
Geography connects physical and human processes with map skills, data handling, fieldwork thinking, sustainability and decision making.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑Coding
Coding develops computational thinking through practical Python builds, increasingly independent programming, problem solving and debugging.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑Physical Education
PE develops safe participation, fitness, movement quality and confidence.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑Financial Literacy
A practical financial-literacy programme covering money and consumer decisions.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑Food Tech/Cooking
Food Tech/Cooking combines food knowledge and practical techniques.
Open curriculum library →Back to top ↑HOW LESSONS ARE BUILT
Teach first. Practise with purpose. Check understanding.
NOVA lessons are designed as connected learning sequences using the NOVA architecture: Diagnose, Retrieve, Teach, Model, Guide, Practise, Reason, Check, Master and Remediate.
The structure adapts to each subject while maintaining clear teaching, meaningful practice and evidence of understanding.
Ready to see NOVA as a family?
Create the parent account, add learner profiles and build the timetable around your own home-education week.