Curriculum
The Senior School curriculum is designed to offer a broad education for all pupils covering core educational areas and increasingly provides a greater freedom of choice to allow individuals to develop and extend their own talents and interests.
The school broadly follows the content of the National Curriculum and offers breadth and diversity where appropriate. The school supports its curriculum provision through a wide variety of extra-curricular activities.
Years 7 - 9
Pupils study the following subjects: (The number of 1 hour lessons per fortnight is given in brackets)
Year 7
English (6)
Mathematics (6)*
Modern Languages(6) #
Science (6)
Geography (3)
History (3)
Religious Studies (3)
Music (3)
Art (2)
Design & Technology (2)
Food Technology (2)
ICT (2)
Physical Education (2)
Games (3)
Personal, Health and Social Education (1)
* Mathematics is set by ability throughout.
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Pupils follow a 12 week course in each of French, German and Spanish on a carousel arrangement.
Year 8
| English (6) | Mathematics (6)* | Two of: French, German, Spanish (3 each) # ~ |
| Biology (3) | Chemistry (3) | Physics (3) |
| Music (3) | ICT (2) | |
| Religious Studies (2) | Geography (2) | History (2) |
| Art (2) | Design & Technology (2) | Food Technology (2) |
| Physical Education (2) | Games (3) | Personal, Health and Social Education (1) |
| English (6) | Mathematics (6)* | Two of: French, German, Spanish (3 each) # ~ |
| Biology (3) | Chemistry(3) | Physics (3) |
| Geography (3) | History (3) | Religious Studies (3) |
| Music (2) | Geography (3) | ICT (2) |
| Art (2) | Design & Technology (2) | Physical Education (2) |
| Games (3) | Personal, Health and Social Education (1) |
# Pupils continue with the two languages started in Year 8. (In 2008-9 pupils choose two languages after a carousel of courses in French, German and Spanish. (As Year 7 above)
~ Some students continue to be offered learning support lessons rather than a second language. In English, science, humanities and ICT, pupils are allocated to two bands, an upper band of one group and a second band of two parallel groups to allow them to progress at an appropriate pace.
Year 10 -11
Pupils study for GCSE examinations and are given an element of choice in the courses they follow. A number of subjects remain compulsory, but there are also ten optional subjects to choose from.
Core subjects:
English and English Literature (7) #
Mathematics (6)*
Science (12)*~
| Humanities: | Geography (5) | History (5) | Religious Studies (5) |
| Creative: | Art (5) | Music (5) | Drama (5) |
| Technology: | Design & Technology - Product Design (5) | ||
| Language: | German (5) * | French (5) * | Spanish (5) * |
| Active: | Physical Education (5) | ||
In addition there are non-examination classes in games (3 in Y10, 2 in Y11) and personal, health and social education (1).
# Partially set by ability
~ Science is taught as separate subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) for 4 hours per fortnight. Many students will gain 3 separate GCSEs in each of the sciences, whilst others will gain two GCSEs in Science and Additional Science.
* It is expected that students study a language at an appropriate level. This is normally GCSE, but Foundation level and Entry Level courses are offered where relevant.
Sixth Form
Most students will study 4 GCE Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Subjects (9) in the Lower Sixth from the list below with no initial restriction of choice. They also follow a course of life skills, personal, health and social education and preparation for University entrance known as "Professional Studies" (2). Games remains compulsory (2)
In the Upper Sixth students normally discontinue one of their AS subjects and take 3 GCE Advanced (A2) courses (9). In addition they follow an examinable AS/A2 course in General Studies (3) and games (2).
Art, Biology, Business Studies,
Chemistry, Design & Technology, English Literature,
English Language, French, Geography,
German, History, Mathematics,
Further Mathematics, Music, Physics
Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology
Sport & Physical Education, Theatre Studies
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