| Students in years 10 and 11 pursue
a course of general education in the following
subjects :
| subjects
|
hours per
week
|
| |
Year 10
|
Year 11
|
| English |
 |
3
|
3
|
| Maths |
|
3
|
3
|
| Science |
|
4
|
4
|
| Options Block x 4 * |
|
12
|
12
|
| Information Communication Technology |
|
1
|
1
|
Personal, Social and Health Education/
|
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
| Careers Education/Citizenship ** |
|
|
|
| Physical Education |
|
1
|
1
|
| Religious Education |
|
Form
|
Form
|
| Total |
|
24
|
24
|
| * see option choices below |
|
|
|
| ** a rolling programme |
|
|
|
Notes on Individual Subjects
Mathematics Ability sets are employed for
teaching purposes.
Science
Ability sets are employed for
teaching purposes. Most students follow a course leading
to 2 GCSEs in Science, Core Science and Additional Science.
The most able students follow a triple science course,
leading to GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Information & Communication Technology
All students continue studying Information & Communication Technology for the two years of this key stage which leads to a OCR national qualification.
Personal,
Social and Health Education
This course which continues from
Years 7 - 9 incorporates Careers Education, Sex Education
and Citizenship.
Religious Education
All students begin studying Religious Education GCSE in year 9. A number of students continue their study of Religious Education in year 10 which leads to either a GCSE Full or Short Course. Half of the year 10 cohort will continue with their study of RE GCSE, whilst the other half will take up Triple Science
Optional Subjects
Students can choose 4 options
from the following :
|
