Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
The education we provide combines the British National Curriculum with a holistic learning system.
We strive to ensure each student gains skills, talents and interests across a variety of subjects, as they experience a broad and balanced curriculum, throughout Years 7 to 11.
With everything that we teach, we strive to ensure students develop the ability and inclination for analytical thinking. We want our pupils to think for themselves and not just learn by rote.
Our lessons comply with the requirements of the National Curriculum. You can find out more below.
Leaders have designed an ambitious academic curriculum... The curriculum prepares pupils well for the next stage of their education.Ofsted 2023
Key Stage 3
At Key Stage 3 (KS3) lessons are taught in 40-minute periods which may be single or double periods. In Years 7 and 8, there are 76 teaching periods. The number of lessons allocated to each subject are shown below. For a more detailed breakdown of subjects and what is covered in each, you can view our 'Subjects' list.
| KS3 Subjects |
|---|
| English |
| Methematics |
| Science |
| Qur'an |
| Religious Studies |
| Art & Design |
| Business Studies |
| History |
| Geography |
| Arabic |
| French |
| ICT/ Computer Science |
| Food Technology |
| Physical Education (non-examination) |
| IPSHE |
Key Stage 4
The curriculum at Key Stage 4 (KS4) has an optional component, which allows students to choose two additional GCSE subjects to complete a 10-subject curriculum. There are 76 periods in the teaching cycle and all pupils will follow a curriculum as shown in the table below.
| KS4 Subjects |
|---|
| English Language & Literature (2 GCSE subjects) |
| Mathematics |
| Triple Science (3 GCSE subjects - Biology, Chemistry & Physics) |
| A humanities subject (chosen from Religious Studies, History or Geography) |
| A modern foreign language (chosen from Arabic or French??) |
| ICT/Computing (incorporated into all subjects or separate??) |
| Physical Education (non-examination subject) |
| Food Technology (non-examination subject??) |
| IPSHE?? |
Key Stage 4 GCSE Options
To complete a 10-subject curriculum at Key Stage 4 (KS4), students choose two additional GCSE subjects. You can see the subjects on offer in the table below.
| KS4 Optional Subjects |
|---|
| Art & Design |
| Qur'an |
| Business Studies |
| History |
| Geography |
| French |
