Key Stage 4
In Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11), all students study the core curriculum subjects. These are:
- English
- Maths
- Science
- Physical Education (PE)
- Religious Studies
- Personal Development
In addition students are expected to study history or geography. Students can choose to do both, should they wish.
Students then have two additional choices made from the following subjects:
- Animal Care (BTEC)
- Art
- Computer Science
- Design and Technology - Product Design
- Drama
- Geography
- History
- Music
- Physical Education
- Religious Studies
- Spanish
- Triple Science
All options are offered subject to student demand. As a result, one or more of the subjects listed here may not run in any given academic year.
For students in Year 9 the process of how to choose options will begin in the Spring Term.
All students are taught the compulsory elements of the National Curriculum for religious education (RE), citizenship and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education. This provision is supported with dedicated assemblies as well as through Personal Development and Religious Education lessons, mentor time activities, collapsed curriculum events and cross-curricular approaches.
Parents and carers have the right to request that their children be exempted from attending assemblies of a religious nature and RE lessons on the grounds of religious belief. In addition, parents and carers also have a right to request the withdrawal of their child from aspects of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) providing that they do not form part of the National Curriculum. Any comments or concerns relating to the implementation of the National Curriculum or the provision of Religious Education should be directed to the school in the first instance.
