Curriculum
Year 7 Curriculum
Year 8 Curriculum
Year 9 Curriculum
Year 10 Curriculum
Year 11 Curriculum
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview 2017/18
The table below shows the number of hours per fortnight that pupils in Key Stage 3 study each subject.
| Year 7 | Year 8 |
English | 7 | 7 |
Mathematics | 7 | 7 |
Science | 6 | 6 |
Modern Foreign Languages | 5 | 6 |
Religious Education | 2 | 2 |
History | 3 | 3 |
Geography | 3 | 3 |
Art, Design and Technology | 4 | 4 |
Computing | 4 | 3 |
Music | 2 | 2 |
Drama | 2 | 2 |
Physical Education | 4 | 4 |
Think!* | 1 | 1 |
Key Stage 4 Curriculum Overview 2017/18
The table below shows the number of hours per fortnight that pupils in Key Stage 4 study each of the core subjects and their chosen GCSE or BTEC subjects.
Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |
English | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Mathematics | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Science | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Physical Education | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Option Choice 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Option Choice 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Option Choice 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Option Choice 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Option Choice 5 | N/A | N/A | 5 |
Religious Education | 2 |
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Think!* | 1 |
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.*Think! Lessons combine the content of the PSHE and Citizenship curriculum with activities designed to develop thinking skills. Further PSHE and Citizenship content is delivered through the tutorial programme.
Key stage 4 Option Subjects:
GCSE Art
GCSE Biology/Chemistry/Physics
GCSE Business Studies
GCSE Computer Science
GCSE Drama
GCSE Food preparation and Nutrition
GCSE French
GCSE Geography
GCSE History
GCSE Music
GCSE Physical Education
GCSE Product Design
GCSE Psychology
GCSE Religious Studies
GCSE Spanish
GCSE Statistics
BTEC Business
BTEC Engineering
BTEC Hospitality
CIDA Information Technology
BTEC Sport
BTEC Travel and Tourism
In addition to these subjects, students in Key Stage 4 follow a programme of RE and PSHE during tutorial sessions.
Option subjects will only run if sufficient numbers of students choose them.
Key Stage 5 Curriculum Overview 2017/18
Students in Key Stage 5 choose 3 subjects to study over 2 years. Each subject is taught for 5 hours per week. In addition, students may choose to study the Cambridge PreU qualification.
Key Stage 5 Option Subjects:
GCE Accounting
GCE Applied Science
GCE Art
GCE Biology
GCE Business Studies
GCE Chemistry
GCE Computing
GCE Economics
GCE English Language
GCE English Literature
GCE French
GCE Geography
GCE History
GCE ICT
GCE Mathematics
GCE Media Studies
GCE Music
GCE Philosophy and Ethics
GCE Physics
GCE Product Design
GCE Psychology
GCE Sociology
BTEC Level 3 Business Studies
BTEC Level 3 ICT
BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts
BTEC Level 3 Sport
Subjects will only be available if they have sufficient student numbers for them to be viable.
If you would like further information about the curriculum at Plantsbrook then please contact enquiry@plantsbrookschool.co.uk