The Chantry School
The Chantry School
Excellence in all
Excellence for all
KEY STAGE 4 CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM
KEY STAGE 4 CURRICULUM
CORE CURRICULUM
The curriculum is designed to ensure that you have a broad and balanced education to allow you to have a wide choice of pathways at 16. The Key Stage 4 curriculum is made up of subjects which you are required to study (this is called Core Curriculum) and subjects that you can select to study (this is called Options). The table below shows that the Core Curriculum occupies 60% (30 out of 50 lessons) of your timetable in Year 10 and 11.
| Subject | Hours per fortnight |
Core Curriculum | English Language and Literature (2 GCSEs) | 8 |
Mathematics (1 GCSE) | 7 | |
Core Science ( 2 GCSEs or equivalent) | 9 | |
Philosophy and Ethics | 1 | |
Physical Education (non examined) | 4 | |
PSHE (non examined) | 1 | |
| Total (out of 50 hours) | 30 |
THE OPTIONS
In addition to studying the Core Curriculum, you will also be able to select 4 Option subjects. You will be guided as to which options will be most appropriate for you to enable you to achieve the best possible grades. This is based on Key Stage 2 data, Key Stage 3 progress data and Year 9 target grades. The Options occupy 40% (20 out of 50 lessons) of your timetable in Year 10 and 11.
Each option subject is allocated 5 hours over a fortnightly period.
The subjects we offer are:
GCSE: Art, Business, Computer Science, Drama, Food, French, German, Geography, Three Dimensional Design, Graphic Communication, History, Music, Physical Education, Philosophy & Ethics, Triple Science (in discussion with Science Teacher).
OCR Cambridge National: Sports Science, Health & Social Care
The Chantry School
Excellence in all
Excellence for all
Head – Mrs. Nicola Clear
Chair of Governors – Mr. Paul Wilcox
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Martley
Worcester
WR6 6QA
The Chantry School
Excellence in all
Excellence for all
Head – Mrs. Nicola Clear
Chair of Governors – Mr. Paul Wilcox
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Martley
Worcester
WR6 6QA
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