Syndicate
Curriculum Details
Significant developments in the KS3 curriculum are in place for September 2008 with a developed integrated and collaborative approach to deep learning through cross-curricular links, common thinking skills and teaching strategies, the expansion of creativity, internationalism and business enterprise and student voice.
There are 25 periods per week, each lasting one hour.
The division of time is as follows :
Key Stage 3
| Year 7 | Lessons per week |
| English | 3 |
| Maths | 3 |
| French | 3 |
| Design Technology | 2 |
| Geography | 2 |
| History | 2 |
| PE | 2 |
| Art | 1 |
| Drama | 1 |
| Music | 1 |
| RE | 1 |
| ICT | 1 |
| Citizenship | 1 |
| Years 8 & 9 | Lessons per week |
| English | 3 |
| Maths | 3 |
| Science | 3 |
| French | 2 |
| Design Technology | 2 |
| Geography* | 2/1.5 |
| History* | 2/1.5 |
| PE | 2 |
| Art | 1 |
| Drama | 1 |
| Music | 1 |
| RE | 1 |
| ICT | 1 |
| Spanish* | 1 |
| Citizenship | 1 |
*Students in the Express Stream study Spanish as a second language, and take less History and Geography.
| Years 10 & 11 | Lessons per week |
| English | 3 |
| Maths | 3 |
| Science | 3 |
| ICT | 1 |
| Option 1 | 3 |
| Option 2 | 2 |
| Option 3 | 3 |
| Option 4 | 2 |
| Option 5 | 2 |
| RE | 1 |
| PE | 1 |
| Citizenship | 1 |
Option Subjects
GCSE
Art
Business Studies
Construction*
Drama
Geography
History
ICT*
Leisure & Tourism*
Media Studies
Music
Spanish
Sociology
Sports Studies
SEN Support
* These are vocational GCSEs and are each worth 2 GCSEs
BTEC Firsts
Business Studies
Health & Social Care
Public Services
Sport
The option subjects are arranged into blocks to permit the maximum possible number of students to achieve subject choices.
Level 3 Courses (BTEC National)
10 Lessons per week for all subjects
Business
Health & Social Care
Public Services
Travel & Tourism
In ICT, Cisco Systems is also offered at this level
All students will be offered Careers Guidance, PSE and RE. The latter will include Key Skills for the level 3 courses.
Students may also take part in PE and the Community Sports Leadership Award.
Post 16
Level 2 Courses (Intermediate BTEC Firsts)
| Lessons per week | |
| Business (Finance) | 15 |
| Health & Social Care | 15 |
| ICT | 15 |
| Leisure & Tourism | 15 |
| Public Service | 15 |
Level 3 Courses (A Level)
5 Lessons per week for all subects
Art
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Critical Thinking
Design Real
Drama
Economics
English Language/Literature
Further Maths
French
Geography
German
Graphical Communication
History
ICT
Law
Maths
Media Studies
Music
PE
Photography
Physics
Psychology
Public Services
Sociology
Spanish
