Curriculum Structure:
- The timetable consists of 30 teaching periods of 50 minutes each per week.
- In addition every student has a 30 minute reading session once per day. One reading session per week is usually devoted to an assembly – which is held in House Groups.
- Key Stage 3 covers Years 7 and 8
- Key Stage 4 covers Years 9, 10 and 11.
Curriculum Content – Period Breakdown
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7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11a/11b** |
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Religious Education |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2/3 |
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English |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5/6 |
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Mathematics |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5/6 |
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Science |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5/5 |
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Design Technology (including Art) |
2 |
2 |
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Physical Education |
2 |
2 |
1*** |
1 |
1 |
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Music |
1 |
1 |
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|
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Computer Science |
1 |
1 |
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|
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Drama |
1 |
1 |
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|
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History |
2 |
2 |
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Geography |
2 |
2 |
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Spanish |
2 |
2 |
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3/0 |
|
Challenge* |
1 |
1 |
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Options |
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12 |
12 |
9 |
Key:
* In Challenge students opt to study an extension subject from:
Creative Writing, Philosophy, French, Environmental Studies, Dance, Theatre Studies and Music Performance
** Year 11 A Band students study Spanish. B Band students gain extra mathematics, English and Religious Education lessons at those times.
*** Year 9 students undertake a module in Computer Science during their Physical Education Time as part of a rolling programme.
Options
Years 9 and 10 have chosen four options from the following list each of which they study for 3 periods per week.
Year 11 students have chosen three options.
All A band students must opt to study a Modern Foreign Language (French) and a Humanities Subject (History and/or Geography).
Art, Business Studies*, Geography, History, Child Development*, Drama*, Media Studies, Music, Physical Education, Sport*, Resistant Materials, Computer Science, Food Studies, Spanish
Most of these are GCSE courses – those indicated (*) are BTEC level 2 qualifications.
