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Curriculum

Structure of the Curriculum

Structure of the curriculum

We run a 2 week timetable consisting of 50 periods

Year 7

Subject

Number of periods

English

7

Mathematics

7

Science

7

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

1

PSHE

1

Rhetoric

1

Total

50

   

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 6) 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

7

Mathematics

7

Science

7

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

1

PSHE

1

Rhetoric

1

Total

50

   

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 6) 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

7

Mathematics

7

Science

7

Art and design

1.5

Computing

2

Design and technology

2

Drama

1

Geography

3

History

3

Mandarin Excellence Programme

See Below

Modern Languages

4

Music

1

PE

4

RE

1

PSHE

1

Business Studies

2

Media Studies

2

Photography

1.5

Total

50

   

Art is taught for 3 lessons per fortnight for a half term at a time, students then swap over to photography for the rest of the term.

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.

Drama is taught for 2 lessons per fortnight for a half term at a time, students then swap over to music for the rest of the term.

Students in Year 9 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 6) lessons.

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

All students study business studies, media and photography In Year 9. The courses are standalone courses for one year and give students an insight into these subject areas. It also gives students experience in these subjects before they make their subject choices for Year 10 and 11. Students can continue with these subjects if they wish.

Year 10

Subject

Lessons

English Language and Literature GCSE

10

Mathematic GCSE

8

Science (Combined)

9

PE

2

Personal Development (PSHE & RE)

1

   

Students choose 1 subject per block. There are 5 lessons per fortnight.

Block A

Block B

Block C

Block D

Art

GCSE

Art

GCSE

Business Studies

GCSE

Child Development

BTEC

Enterprise

BTEC

Business Studies

GCSE

Computing

GCSE

Enterprise

BTEC

Food Technology

GCSE

Health & Social Care

BTEC

Drama

GCSE

French

GCSE

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

Food Technology

GCSE

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

ICT

BTEC

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

History

GCSE

Mandarin

GCSE

History

GCSE

Media

Cambridge National

Religious Studies

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

Sports Science

Cambridge National

       

Year 11

Subject

Lessons

English Language and Literature GCSE

10

Mathematic GCSE

8

Science (Combined)

9

PE

2

Personal Development (PSHE & RE)

1

   

Students choose 1 subject per block. There are 5 lessons per subject per fortnight.

Block A

Block B

Block C

Block D

Business Studies

GCSE

Art

GCSE

Computing

GCSE

Business Studies

GCSE

French

GCSE

Business Studies

GCSE

Enterprise

BTEC

Geography

GCSE

Health & Social Care

BTEC

Drama

GCSE

Food Technology

GCSE

History

GCSE

History

GCSE

French

GCSE

History

GCSE

ICT

BTEC

Mandarin

GCSE

Geography

GCSE

History

GCSE

Media

Cambridge National

Media

Cambridge National

History

GCSE

Music

BTEC

Photography

GCSE

Product Design

GCSE

History

GCSE

Religious Studies

GCSE

Spanish

GCSE

Sports Science

Cambridge National

Sports Science

Cambridge National

Spanish

GCSE

Spanish

GCSE

 

 

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 period 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 Studies

BTEC

Business Studies

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

 

Further Mathematics

A level

History

A level

 

Philosophy

A level

 

Geography

A level

 

History

A level

 

Health & Social Care BTEC (Double)

Physics

A level

 

Psychology

A level

 

Mathematics

A level

 

Health & Social Care

BTEC (Single)

Mathematics

A level

 

Psychology

A level

Applied Science

BTEC

Media Studies

Cambridge National

ICT

Cambridge National

Photography

A level

 

 

Core Mathematics

AS level

Spanish

A level

Sports Science

Cambridge National

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resit Mathematics

GCSE

 

Resit Mathematics

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 period 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 Studies

BTEC

Business Studies

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

 

Further Mathematics

A level

History

A level

 

Philosophy

A level

 

Geography

A level

 

History

A level

 

Health & Social Care BTEC (Double)

Physics

A level

 

Psychology

A level

 

Mathematics

A level

 

Health & Social Care

BTEC (Single)

Mathematics

A level

 

Psychology

A level

Applied Science

BTEC

Media Studies

Cambridge National

ICT

Cambridge National

Photography

A level

 

 

Core Mathematics

AS level

Spanish

A level

Sports Science

Cambridge National

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resit Mathematics

GCSE

 

Resit Mathematics

GCSE

 

 

Resit English Language

GCSE

 

Resit English Language

GCSE