KS3 CURRICULUM (National Curriculum Year Groups 7, 8, and 9)
The School is obliged to teach the full range of National Curriculum Subjects and Religious Education to Key Stage 3 pupils. The National Curriculum is made up of the following subjects.
CORE SUBJECTS: Number of hour lessons per week
ENGLISH - 4 hours per week
MATHEMATICS - 4 hours per week
SCIENCE - 3 hours per week
ICT - 2 hours per week
FOUNDATION SUBJECTS:
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY - 1 hour per week
HISTORY - 1 hour per week
GEOGRAPHY - 1 hour per week
MUSIC/MFL - 1 hour per week
ART AND DESIGN - 1 hour per week
PHYSICAL EDUCATION - 3 hours per week
CITIZENSHIP AND PSHE - 1 hour per week
R.E. - 1 hour per week
Learn to Learn - 2 hours per week (Year 7 only)
The school places great emphasis on ensuring that the curriculum is interesting, relevant and modern, and has a degree of challenge that engages all.
The school encourages all to have high expectations and positive attitudes to learning.
It is hoped that the majority of our KS3 pupils will achieve at least National Curriculum Level 5, (the National Average) in the core subjects by the end of Key Stage 3.
The following Curriculum Plans provide an outline of the modules of work covered in each of the KS3 years.
