The Curriculum

Years 10 to 11 (GCSE)

The following table shows the number of one hour lessons per fortnight allocated to the core subjects taken by all pupils in Years 10 & 11:

English Language & English Literature	7	2 GCSE subjects
Mathematics	6	1 GCSE subject
Science	9	2 GCSE subjects
Modern Language	5	1 GCSE subject
Physical Education	2
Personal, Social & Health Education	1

In addition, pupils choose up to four GCSE subjects from the following options:

Art	French	Music
Business Studies	Geography	Physical Education
Classical Civilisation	German	Religious Studies
Design Technology	History	Science (Triple Option)
Drama	ICT	Spanish
Food Technology	Latin

NOTES:

Pupils take up to 10 GCSE subjects in total, with 6 core subjects and 4 option choices.

Subjects from the options list are allocated 5 hours per fortnight.

Modern Languages: Pupils are offered a choice of French, German or Spanish in the core. They can select a second language from the options if they wish. Pupils studying two modern languages have the opportunity to take the GCSE examination in one of them at the end of Year 10, followed by a one year GCSE course in Italian in Year 11.

Science: All pupils follow the double award balanced science course in the core which is worth two GCSE subjects and covers Biology, Chemistry and Physics in equal proportions. By adding Science from the options, pupils may then take Biology, Chemistry and Physics as three separate subjects, worth three GCSEs.

 

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