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History
Students will follow the AQA GCSE history specification. This exposes students to the key events and personalities of both British and wider-world history and the impact they have had on our lives.
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Geography
All students will follow the AQA geography specification for GCSE. They will begin the course in Year 9 and dependant on progress and ability may have the opportunity to complete it at the end of Year 10.Read Full Story - 31/05/18
French
Students studying French will work towards gaining a GCSE in French. They will continue to consolidate their basic understanding of French grammar and further extend their vocabulary based knowledge in Year 9.Read Full Story - 31/05/18
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
Students will follow the new GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition specification. Beginning in Year 9 they will develop an understanding of food and its working properties. They will gain practical skills whilst completing regular tasks. Using these skills students will complete controlled assessments...Read Full Story - 31/05/18
GCSE Drama
All students opting for drama will study Edexcel GCSE. From Year 9 students will explore a variety of performance styles using scripts as well as making up their own dramas. In Year 10 they begin to explore more challenging scripts and devise plays towards the needed running time. Year 11 students w...Read Full Story - 31/05/18
GCSE Design Technology
All students will follow the AQA GCSE specification in Design Technology. They will begin the course in Year 9 and complete it over three years. The course will end with an examination in Year 11.Read Full Story - 31/05/18
AQA Computer Science
Students will follow the AQA GCSE Computer Science specification. This is a rigorous and challenging qualification that aims to give students a thorough understanding of computational principles. Students will have the opportunity to build their own applications (including those for mob...Read Full Story - 31/05/18
Art GCSE
All students follow the OCR GCSE specification. The art faculty consists of a strong enthusiastic team of staff who are proud of the way in which they help students to achieve their best work. They instil confidence, enthusiasm and self-worth into students, building good relationships, alongside str...Read Full Story - 31/05/18
Physical Education
All students are expected to participate in core PE as part of their curriculum. PE allows students to develop transferable skills such as team work, communication and organisation. It is also essential to support students’ understanding of how to stay healthy.Read Full Story - 31/05/18
AQA Combined Science
Science is a core subject which is studied by all students. The main areas of science can be broadly separated into biology, chemistry and physics and students will study all three disciplines whichever route is followed in the subject.Read Full Story - 23/05/18
English
The core of the English GCSE course is to foster the enjoyment of reading, writing, speaking and listening in a range of different ways.Read Full Story - 23/05/18
Mathematics
All students will follow the OCR GCSE course in mathematics. They will begin the course in Year 9 and will be entered for the examination at the end of Year 11.Read Full Story