Year 10 & 11 (KS4)

The Key Stage 4 programme of study is followed during years 10 and 11.

All students study the EBacc set of subjects: English, Maths, Science, a Humanities subject and a language.  Students will also study three 'options' subjects of their choosing.  You can click each subject to find out more details.

Subject	Allocated Periods
English	6
Maths	5
Science (Triple Science students have an additional 4 lessons as one of their options)	5
Spanish	3
Geography or History	4
Option 1	4
Option 2	4
Option 3	4
Non-Examinable Subjects
Core Physical Education	2
PSHE	1

 

Options Process

Options time is an important point in your child’s education; it is here that they get to choose some of the subjects that they will study for the next two years.  We know that it can be a difficult time and can cause anxiety because there are a lot of questions that you and your child might have.

Our options process has been designed to make this time less worrying for you and your child.  It aims to create a balance between what we as educators know will help individual students, and the freedom to choose subjects they will enjoy and be enthusiastic about.

To support our students in choosing their option subjects for their GCSE studies, we provide a range of different resources and events.  These include assemblies, our subject information booklet and an Options Evening.  During this evening, every student and their parent/carer will have a meeting with a member of staff at the Academy to discuss their option choices to support all students in choosing the best subjects for them.

The Options Evening for our current Year 9 students is on 22nd March 2023. 

 

Options Subjects
Art & Design	Art & 3D Design (Year 11 only)	Business Studies
Citizenship	Computer Science	Dance (Year 10 only)
Design & Technology	Drama	Food Preparation & Nutrition
Media Studies	Music	Physical Education
Sociology	Statistics	Triple Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
CeFE Financial Education (Year 10 only)	CNAT Health & Social Care	CNAT Information Technology
NCFE Business & Enterprise (Year 11 only)	NCFE Health & Fitness