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 Curriculum Overview

THE CURRICULUM 2008/2010

 

(a)  Revised Curriculum for Years 8/9 :2008/2009

 

Area of Learning

Contributory Elements

YEAR 8

Periods

YEAR 9

Periods

 

Language and Literacy

 

English and

Media Education

 

4

 

 

4

 

Mathematics and Numeracy

 

Mathematics

including

Financial Capability

 

5

 

 

4

 

The Arts

 

Art and Design

Drama

Music

 

1.5

1

1.5

 

1.5

1

1.5

 

 

Environment and Society

 

Geography

History

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

Modern Languages

 

French

German OR Spanish

 

5

0

 

4

4

 

 

Science and Technology

 

Science

Technology and Design

 

4

2

 

4

2

 

 

Learning for Life and Work

 

Employability                             }

Local & Global Citizenship         }

Personal Development               }

 

Home Economics

 

 

1.5

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Physical Education

 

Physical Education and Games

 

3

 

3

 

Religious Education

 

Religious Education

 

2

 

2

 

Additional Studies

 

I.C.T.

 

 

1.5

 

0

 

 

JUNIOR SCHOOL (KEY STAGE 3) ORGANISATION

 

KEY STAGE 3

Eng./Maths/Drama/

Geog./Hist./Fr./R.E.

Sc./Tech./P.E./Art/

Music/I.C.T./L.L.W./H.E.

 

 

 

YEARS 8/9

 

6 groups of 26 or 27

1 group of 20

 

 

9 groups of 20

 

 

(a) JUNIOR SCHOOL (KEY STAGE 3) CURRICULUM

 

 

 

AREA OF STUDY

SUBJECTS   

YEAR 10

 

 

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

with

DRAMA

 

4

 

 

 

MATHEMATICS

 

MATHEMATICS

 

5

 

 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE

 

TECHNOLOGY

 

H. ECONOMICS

 

6

 

 2

 

[2] : [1]**

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

 

HISTORY

 

GEOGRAPHY

 

3

 

3

 

 

CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE STUDIES

P.E. AND GAMES

 

ART

 

MUSIC

3

 

1 ½

 

1 ½    

 

 

 

LANGUAGE

FRENCH

 

GERMAN

 

SPANISH

4

 

0              3       0

 

0              0       3

 

 

 

R. EDUCATION

 

2

 

CAREERS

 

[0] : [1]**

 

 

TOTALS

 

 

40

 

 

               **     Alternate weeks

 

 

 

JUNIOR SCHOOL (KEY STAGE 3) ORGANISATION

 

KEY STAGE 3

Maths. Eng. Lang.

Env. R.E.

Sc./Tech.

Cr./Exp.

 

YEAR 10

 

6 groups of 26 or 27

1 group of 20

 

9 groups of 20

 

 

Classes aregenerally unstreamed throughout Key Stage 3
MIDDLE SCHOOL(YEARS 11 and 12 – KEY STAGE 4)

CURRICULUMAND ORGANISATION – 2008/2010

 

[A]                   Year 11

Periods

Year 12

Periods

Games and P.E.

3

Games and P.E.

3

G.C.S.E. subjects:-

G.C.S.E. subjects:-

English

4

English

3

Mathematics

4

Mathematics

4

Religious Studies(G.G.S.E. short course)

& Learning For Life and Work –

Citizenship

2

Religious Studies(G.C.S.E. short course) & Learning for Life and Work –PSHE & Employability

3

WRITE THE SUBJECT CODE IN SEVEN BOXES FROM SECTIONS B TO F

[B]       Choose one

English Literature

Et

x 3

 

Media Studies

Ms

 

 

[C]       Choose one

French

Fr

x 4

            Modern Language

German

Gr

 

 

Spanish

Sp

 

 

[D]       Science

(a) Single Award Science

Sc

4

            Choose one

OR

 

 

            (a) or (b) or (c) or (d)

(b)  Double Award Science

Ds

8

 

 

Ds

 

 

OR

 

 

 

(c)   2  of          Biology

Bi

8

 

                        Chemistry

Ch

 

 

                        Physics

Ph

 

 

OR

 

 

 

(d)  3  of           Biology

Bi

12

 

                        Chemistry

Ch

 

 

                        Physics

Ph

 

 

[E]  Arts /Environment and Society

Art and Design

Ar

x 4

         Choose at least one

Business Studies or Economics

Bs/Ec

 

           

Classical Civilisation

Cl

 

 

Drama

Dr

 

 

Geography

Gg

 

 

History

Hi

 

 

Home Economics

He

 

 

Music

Mu

 

 

Religious Studies

Rs

 

 

[F]       Additional Options

Additional Mathematics

Am

x 4

 

Construction *

Td

 

 

German (Continuing)

GrC