Curriculum Overview

Our curriculum is underpinned through the following elements:

Years 7, 8 and 9

Year 7	Hours	Year 8	Hours	Year 9	Hours
English	7	English	7	English	7 or 8
Maths	7	Maths	7	Maths	7 or 8
Science	7	Science	7	Science	7
History	4	History	4	History	4
Geography	4	Geography	4	Geography	4
French	4	French	4	French	4
Religious Education	1	Religious Education	1	Religious Education	1
IT	1	IT	1	IT	1
Art, Craft & Design	2	Art, Craft & Design	3	Art, Craft & Design	2
Drama	1	Drama	1	Drama	1
Music	2	Music	1	Music	1
Healthy Living	8	Healthy Living	8	Healthy Living	7
				Higher Project (A band)	2

Years 10 and 11

Year 10 (Hours)	Year 11 (Hours)
English (8 or 9)	English (8 or 9)
Maths (8 or 9)	Maths (8 or 9
Core RE (1)	Core RE (1)
Healthy Living (4 or 5)	Healthy Living (4 or 5)
Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Science Double Award (9 or 12)	Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Science Double Award (10 or 15)
History or Geography (3 or 4)	History or Geography (3 or 4)
French, Business Studies or Health and Social Care (5, 1 or 2)	French, Business Studies or Health and Social Care (5, 1 or 2)
Art, Craft & Design, Dance, Drama, Media, Musiic, PE or RS (1 or 2)	Art, Craft & Design, Dance, Drama, Media, Musiic, PE or RS (1 or 2)

Years 12 and 13

Students choose their options from five blocks. Each subject is delivered in 9- 10 hours per fortnight. All students also have timetabled sessions to support future planning, study skills and Healthy Living. Students also have access to the Extended Project Qualification and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Year 12 subject options	Year 13 subject options
Art, Craft and Design Biology Chemistry English Language English Literature Dance French Geography History Maths PE Politics Physics Psychology Sociology Applied Science BTEC Creative Media BTEC Health and Social Care CTEC Business Extended Project Further maths English GCSE resit Maths GCSE resit	Art Biology Chemistry English Language English Literature French Geography History Maths Media Studies Politics Physics Psychology Sociology Applied Science BTEC Creative Media BTEC Health and Social Care BTEC Sport CTEC Business Studies Further maths English GCSE resit Maths GCSE resit