Curriculum Overviews

One of the most efficient ways to sequence the curriculum is to identify the concepts or big ideas in the content we are teaching. (Myatt, 2022).

Subjects Offered at Key Stage Three

Art	English	Literacy	Prince's Trust (Year 9 only)
Chinese	French	Mathematics	Religious Education
Design and Technology	Geography	Music	Science
Digital Literacy	German	Personal Development	STEMM (Year 9 only)
Drama	History	Physical Education

Subjects Offered at Key Stage Four

Core Subjects	Option Subjects	Option Subjects	Option Subjects
English	Art	Dance	Hairdressing and Beauty
Mathematics	Art Textiles	Drama	History
Science	Astronomy	DT Product Design	Hospitality and Catering
Personal Development	Business Studies	Engineering	Music
PE	Child Development	Film Studies	Religious Studies
	Chinese	Financial Studies	Sports Studies
	Construction	French	Statistics
	Computer Science	Geography	Support Studies
	Creative I Media	German

 

Subjects Offered at Key Stage Five 2023-2024 (please see click here for the 2024-2025 Key Stage 5 curriculum offer)

Art A Level	Engineering Level 3 CTEC Extended Cert.	History A Level
Biology A Level	English Literature A Level	ICT Level 3 CTEC Extended Certificate
Business Studies A Level	English Language and Literature A Level	Mathematics A Level
Business Studies Level 3 CTEC Diploma	Extended Project Qualification	Music A Level
Chemistry A Level	Film Studies A Level	Music Technology A Level
Chinese A Level	Financial Studies Level 3 Diploma (LIBF)	Physics A Level
Computer Science A Level	French  A Level	Politics A Level
Core Maths Level 3 Certificate	Further Mathematics A Level	Psychology A Level
Design and Technology A Level	Geography A Level	Sociology A Level
Drama A Level	German A Level	Sports CTEC Extended Certificate
Economics A Level	Health and Social Care Level 3 CTEC Dip.	Tourism Level 3 Applied Diploma

Subject Curriculum Offers 

 Art

 

• Key Stage 3 - Art
• Key Stage 4 - Art
• Key Stage 5 - Art

Astronomy

• Key Stage 4 - Astronomy

 Business Studies

• Key Stage 4 - Business Studies
• Key Stage 5 - Business Studies
• Key Stage 5 - Business Studies Vocational CTEC

 Child Development

• Key Stage 4 - Child Development

 Computer Science

• Key Stage 4 - Computer Science
• Key Stage 5 - Computer Science

Construction

• Key Stage 4 - Construction and the Built Environment

Creative iMedia

• Key Stage 4 - Creative iMedia

Design and Technology

• Key Stage 3 - Design and Technology
• Key Stage 4 - Design and Technology
• Key Stage 5 - Design and Technology

Digital Literacy

• Key Stage 3 - Digital Literacy

 Drama

• Key Stage 3 - Drama
• Key Stage 4 - Drama
• Key Stage 5 - Drama

Engineering

• Key Stage 4 - Engineering
• Key Stage 5 - Engineering

English

• Key Stage 5 - English Language and Literature
• KS3 - English
• KS4 - English

 Ethics and Philosophy

• Key Stage 4 - Ethics and Philosophy

Film Studies

• Key Stage 4 - Film Studies
• Key Stage 5 - Film studies

Financial Studies

• Key Stage 4 - Finance

Food Technology and Hospitality and Catering

• Key Stage 3 - Food Technology
• Key Stage 4 - Hospitality and Catering

Geography

• Key Stage 3 - Geography
• Key Stage 4 - Geography
• Key Stage 5 - Geography

Hairdressing and Beauty

• Key Stage 4 - Hair and Beauty

History

• Key Stage 3 - History
• Key Stage 4 - History
• Key Stage 5 - History

Mathematics

• Key Stage 5 - Further Mathematics
• Key Stage 5 - Maths
• Mathematics KS3 Curriculum Overview
• Mathematics KS4 Curriculum Overview

 Modern Languages

• Key Stage 3 - Chinese
• Key Stage 3 - French
• Key stage 3 - German
• Key Stage 4 - Chinese
• Key Stage 4 - French
• Key Stage 4 - German
• Key Stage 5 - French
• Key Stage 5 - German

 

Music

• Key Stage 3 - Music
• Key Stage 4 - Music
• Key Stage 5 - Music

 Personal Development

• Key Stage 3 - Personal Development
• Key stage 4 - Personal Development

Physical Education

• Key Stage 3 - PE
• Key Stage 4 - PE
• Key Stage 5 - PE

Religious Education

• Key Stage 3 - RE

Science

• Key Stage 3 - Science
• Key Stage 4 - Science

 Statistics

• Key Stage 4 - Statistics

 Textiles and Art Textiles

• Key Stage 3 - Textiles
• Key Stage 4 - Art Textiles