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Curriculum

Structure of the Curriculum

Structure of the curriculum

We run a 2 week timetable consisting of 58 periods

Year 7

Subject

Number of periods

English

9

Mathematics

9

Science

9

Art & Design

2

Computing

2

Design & Technology

2

Drama

2

Geography

4

History

4

Mandarin Excellence Programme

See Below

Modern Languages

4

Music

2

PE

4

RE

2

PSHE

2

Rhetoric

1

Total

58

   

Design and technology is taught as a carousel with students taking food technology, product design and textiles throughout the year for a term at a time.

Students in Year 7 can also study the Mandarin Excellence Programme which is an intensive language programme. Students taking part in this will miss some non-core lessons and have some twilight (period 7) lessons.

For modern foreign languages students pick French or Spanish in Year 7 and continue to study that language throughout KS3.

Year 8

Subject

Lessons

English

9

Mathematics

9

Science

9

Art and design

2

Computing

2

Design and technology

2

Drama

2

Geography

4

History

4

Mandarin Excellence Programme

See Below

Modern Languages

4

Music

2

PE

4

RE

2

PSHE

2

Rhetoric

1

Total

58

   

Design and technology is taught as a carousel with students taking food technology, product design and textiles throughout the year for a term at a time.

Students in Year 8 can also study the Mandarin Excellence Programme which is an intensive language programme. Students taking part in this will miss some non-core lessons and have some twilight (period 7) lessons.

For modern foreign languages students pick French or Spanish in Year 7 and continue to study that language throughout KS3.

Year 9

Subject

Lessons

English

9

Mathematics

9

Science

9

Art and design

2

Computing

2

Design and technology

2

Drama

2

Geography

4

History

4

Mandarin Excellence Programme

See Below

Modern Languages

4

Music

2

PE

4

RE

2

PSHE

2

Rhetoric

1

Total

58

   

Design and technology is taught as a carousel with students taking food technology, product design and textiles throughout the year for a term at a time.

Students in Year 8 can also study the Mandarin Excellence Programme which is an intensive language programme. Students taking part in this will miss some non-core lessons and have some twilight (period 7) lessons.

For modern foreign languages students pick French or Spanish in Year 7 and continue to study that language throughout KS3.

Year 10

Subject

Lessons

English Language and Literature GCSE

10

Mathematic GCSE

10

Science (Combined)

10

PE

2

Personal Development (PSHE & RE)

1

   

Students choose 1 subject per block. There are 6 lessons per subject per fortnight.

Block A

Block B

Block C

Block D

Art

GCSE

Art

GCSE

Business

GCSE

Art

GCSE

Enterprise

BTEC

Computing

GCSE

Business

GCSE

Business

GCSE

Food

GCSE

Construction

BTEC

Drama

GCSE

Child Development

BTEC

Geography

GCSE

H&SC

BTEC

Geography

GCSE

French

GCSE

History

GCSE

History

GCSE

History

GCSE

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

Mandarin

GCSE

IT

Cambridge National

History

GCSE

RE

GCSE

Media

Cambridge National

Photography

GCSE

Media

Cambridge National

Spanish

GCSE

Music

BTEC

Sports

Cambridge National

PE

GCSE

Media

Cambridge National

PE

GCSE

Food

GCSE

Photography

GCSE

 

 

 

Product Design

GCSE

 

Year 11

 

Subject

Lessons

English

 

10

Maths

 

10

Science

 

10

PE

 

2

Personal Development (PSHE & RE)

 

1

 

Students choose 1 subject per block. There are 6 lessons per subject per fortnight.

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

Art

GCSE

Art

GCSE

Business Studies

GCSE

Child Development

BTEC

Enterprise

BTEC

Business

GCSE

Computing

GCSE

Enterprise

BTEC

Food

GCSE

H&SC

BTEC

Drama

GCSE

French

GCSE

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

Food

GCSE

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

ICT

Cambridge National

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

History

GCSE

Mandarin

GCSE

History

GCSE

Media

Cambridge National

RE

GCSE

Media

Cambridge National

History

GCSE

Photography

GCSE

Spanish

GCSE

Music

BTEC

Photography

GCSE

Graphic Communication

GCSE

Spanish

GCSE

Sports Science

Cambridge National

Sports Science

Cambridge National

Sport Science

Cambridge National

Year 12

All Year 12 students have one form tutor lesson and one PSHE lesson per fortnight. Each half term students have a 20 minute 1-2-1, or small group tutorial with their form tutors.

Students choose 3 or 4 subjects from the blocks. Students can only pick one subject from each block. There are 10 lessons per subject per fortnight.

Block A

Block B

Block C

Block D

Block E

Applied Science

BTEC

Art

A Level

Chemistry

A Level

Criminology

Level 3 Certificate

Business

BTEC

Biology

A Level

Geography

A Level

Computing

A Level

History

A Level

Business

A Level

Core Maths

AS Level

History

A Level

Economics

A Level

Health & Social Care

BTEC (Single)

English Literature

A Level

Criminology

Level 3 Certificate

Physics

A Level

ICT

Cambridge National

Mathematics

A Level

Further Mathematics

A Level

English Language

A Level

Psychology

A Level

Photography

A Level

Media

Cambridge National

 

Government & Politics

A Level

 

Psychology

A Level

Religious Studies

A Level

 

 

 

Spanish

A Level

 

 

 

 

Sports Studies

Cambridge National

 

 

 

Resit Maths

GCSE

 

Resit Maths

GCSE

 

 

Resit English Language

GCSE

 

Resit English Language

GCSE

 



Year 13

All Year 13 students have one form tutor lesson and one PSHE lesson per fortnight. Each half term students have a 20 minute 1-2-1, or small group tutorial with their form tutors.

Students choose 3 or 4 subjects from the blocks. Students can only pick one subject from each block. There are 10 lessons per subject per fortnight.

Block A

Block B

Block C

Block D

Block E

Art

A Level

Business

BTEC

Business

A Level

Biology

A Level

Criminology

Level 3 Certificate

Chemistry

A Level

English Literature

A Level

Criminology

Level 3 Certificate

Government & Politics

A Level

English Language

A Level

Computing

A Level

Health & Social Care

BTEC (Double)

History

A Level

Philosophy

A Level

Geography

A Level

History

A Level

Mathematics

A Level

Physics

A Level

Psychology

A Level

Maths

A Level

Health & Social Care

BTEC (Single)

Photography

A Level

 

Applied Science

BTEC

Media

Cambridge National

 

ICT

Cambridge National

Sport Studies

Cambridge National

 

 

Economics

AS Level

Spanish

A Level

Further Mathematics

A Level