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Key
Stage 3 (Years 7 - 8)
Our Key Stage 3 curriculum is "condensed" into 2 years, allowing students to move on in Year 9 to work appropriate to their ability and interests.
It emphasises the development of the skills needed to succeed in school and later life as well as knowledge and understanding of particular subjects.
The school's VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) allows students to begin to take more responsibility for their own learning.
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| The common core of subjects studied at Key Stage 3 is: |
| Art |
French |
Music |
| Biology |
Food
Technology |
Mathematics |
| Chemistry |
Geography |
Physical
Education |
| Design
Technology |
German |
Physics |
| Drama |
History |
Religious Education |
English
Language
and Literature |
Information
Technology |
Personal,
Social, Health, Citizenship and Careers
Education |
| Spanish |
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Key
Stage 4 (Years 9-11)
Our
philosophy is that pupils should
be encouraged to continue with a broad and balanced
curriculum, while also being able to begin
to specialise in the subjects at which they particularly
excel. Those students who are ready for more advanced study are given the opportunity to move on at the rate which is most appropriate for them. Options are chosen at the end of Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10.
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| English
Language and Literature and the option to take Media Studies |
2 or 3 GCSEs |
| Mathematics
and Statistics and the option to move to AS Mathematics |
2
GCSEs |
| Religious
Studies |
Short
Course GCSE in Year 10 |
| Physical
Education |
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| Personal,
Social, Health and Careers Education |
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Biology,
Chemistry and Physics
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3
GCSEs
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Product
Design
or Food Technology
or Engineering
or Systems and Control
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GCSE
2 GCSEs
GCSE |
German
or French
or German and French
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GCSE |
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2 GCSEs from the following list: |
| Art |
| Astronomy |
| Business
Studies |
| Geography |
| Spanish |
| Music |
| History |
Some AS Level study is possible in Year 11 along with a range of enrichment courses.
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Sixth
Form Curriculum
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our Sixth Form we offer a wide choice of subjects,
mainly at GCE A Level. The majority of students
take 5 AS Levels (including General Studies) and
4 or 5 A Levels (including General Studies).
At the moment we offer the following subject
choices:
| A
Level Courses |
| Art |
Biology |
Chemistry |
Psychology |
| English
Language |
English
Literature |
French |
Further
Mathematics |
| Geography |
German |
Government
and Politics |
History |
| Mathematics |
Physics |
Religious Studies |
Music |
| Theatre
Studies |
Engineering (Applied) |
Business (Applied) |
PE (Based at Ermysted's Grammar School) |
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Students have the opportunity to complete the Extended Project Qualification - a detailed independent study in an area of the student's choice.
We offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities, which combined with our A-Level Studies allow students to achieve the AQA Baccalaureate Qualification.
In recent years we have begun to work closely
with Ermysted's Grammar School at Sixth Form level.
Joint provision of post 16 courses with the boys'
grammar school, which is located within easy walking
distance, allows our students access to an even
broader range of subjects than would otherwise
be the case.
Each
year we take into our Sixth Form a significant
number of students who have taken their GCSEs
at other local schools;
click here for details of our admission
arrangements.
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