THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
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Key Stage Three (KS3)
In Year 7 students follow a curriculum of Art, Design and Technology (D & T), Dram/Learning Resource Centre (LRC), English, French, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education (PE), Personal, Social, Citizenship and Health Education (PSCHE), RE and Science. ICT is also experienced in all subjects of the curriculum.
In Year 8 students continue to study the same subjects as those studied in Year 7, except for Drama/LRC which is not timetabled separately. In addition all students study Latin and German or Spanish.
In Year 9 students continue to study the same subjects as in Year 8. There is an opportunity for students to continue with Latin or German or Spanish.
Homework
Homework is an integral element of the academic curriculum. Subject teachers set, correct, mark and assess homework in accordance with school and departmental guidelines. Homework is linked with classwork, encourages learning skills and utilises resources that complement work undertaken at school. Students are provided with School Planners to record homework that is set. This helps their organisation and ability to meet deadlines. Tutors maintain an overview of the Planners and parents are asked to check and sign them weekly. A homework timetable is distributed for each year group in the first week of the Autumn term and is also made available on the school’s website.
The times below set the range of time that students are expected to spend on homework.
Year Group |
School Day (hours) |
Weekly Total |
Y7 and Y8 |
1 - 1.5 |
5-7.5 |
Y9 |
1.5 - 2 |
7.5 - 10 |
Y10 and Y11 |
2 - 2.5 |
10 - 12.5 |
"We would like to record our thanks to everyone involved with the school for all the time and effort and energy you have given to make our son's secondary school career such a positive and sucesssful one. He has recieved excellent teaching in a caring and supportive environment. We are all aware of the inadequacies of the building but the real school is the peopleinside it and we could not have wished for better." - Letter from a parent of a Year 13 student leaving in 2005 |