The Chantry School

The Chantry School

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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  

 

 

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