KS5 Curriculum
Every Year 11 student has a 1:1 curriculum guidance meeting during Year 11 to support them in making Post 16 curriculum choices that match their aptitude, interests and future aspirations.
Students in Key Stage 5 all follow a full time programme of planned learning hours and non-qualification hours (the latter are not detailed here, falling outside of the term ‘curriculum’, but include Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE) provision, CEIAG, enrichment, tutorial and directed study).
Key Stage 5 Level 3 courses and time allocations (hours per fortnight) |
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Year 12 |
Year 13 |
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Level 3 Course 1 |
9 |
9 |
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Level 3 Course 2 |
9 |
9 |
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Level 3 Course 3 |
9 |
9 |
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*Enhancement courses (EPQ, Global Perspectives EPQ, Core Maths, Community Language or BTEC extended certificate) *These courses are offered as optional curriculum enhancement. |
1-9 |
1-9 |
Key Stage 5 Foundation courses and time allocations (hours per fortnight) |
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For Key Stage 5 students who have not yet met the GCSE requirement to study at Level 3, we offer a one year Foundation route, which is structured as follows |
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Business BTEC (Level 2) or Science BTEC (Level 2) - both equivalent to 2 x GCSEs |
8 |
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GCSE English |
4 |
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GCSE Maths |
4 |
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ITQ |
4 |
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Skills |
4 |