Key Stage 4 Subjects

Art

GCSE Art & Design (Year 1) GCSE Art & Design (Year 2) Workshop project – Antoni Gaudi & Hundertwasser Students learn about the 4 assessment objectives us…

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Business

Curriculum rationale In Business we aim to foster and ignite an interest in Business and to challenge students to become more resourceful and reflective by applying what they…

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Computing

There are two pathways that students can choose to study in Key Stage 4. Pathway 1 The OCR GCSE (9-1) in Computer Science in Year 10 and Year 11 is designed to encourage stude…

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Dance

Year 1 Year 2 Autumn 1st half term Baseline technique incorporating the Set Phrases and mock paper 1 Introduction to anthology work 1   Set Phrases re-visite…

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Design Technology

GCSE Design and Technology Rationale Students follow the GCSE Design and Technology AQA specification. 50% of the course is based on theory of core, specialist and designing a…

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Drama

GCSE Drama 1st Year 2nd Year Autumn 1st half term Introduction to genre and style. Exploring Blood Brothers by Willy Russell looking at act 1. Baseline assessmen…

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English

Curriculum Ethos Our KS4 English curriculum builds upon the foundational work done at KS3 level and the core principles that underpin our knowledge-rich curriculum at KS3 are…

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Fashion and Textiles

GCSE Design and Technology – Fashion and Textiles students will develop a coursework project using their Fashion and Textiles skills. This is worth 50% of their overall GCSE g…

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Film Studies

Curriculum rationale Students studying Film will develop an in-depth knowledge of the technical aspects of filmmaking including how to light, photograph, and edit moving image…

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Food and Nutrition

GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition Students will develop a coursework project using their preparation and planning skills. This is worth 50% of their overall GCSE grade. St…

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Geography

Our KS4 geography curriculum builds upon the foundational work done at KS3 level and the core principles that underpin our curriculum at KS3 are largely transferrable to KS4. …

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Health and Social Care

The aim of the Health and Social Care (H&SC) curriculum is to provide students with the foundation of knowledge and skills required for H&SC qualifications to enable them to s…

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Mathematics

CURRICULUM RATIONALE In mathematics, the overarching vision is: “Creating good people who are confident in maths; equipped with strong procedural and conceptual understanding…

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Modern Foreign Languages

The aim of the MFL curriculum is to develop successful and effective communicators and to allow students to reflect on their culture alongside understanding new cultures

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Music

At KS4 students follow the Eduqas GCSE Music qualification. Half Term First Year Second Year Sep - Oct AOS 4: Popular Music    Compositional Techniques Explorin…

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Physical Education

Key Stage 4 Core Physical Education As outstanding practitioners we as Physical Education teachers deliver exciting, high quality lessons to all students. Each week students w…

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Religious Education

Key Stage 4 Religious Studies At Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College GCSE Religious Studies is a GCSE Option. Students that select RS as one of their option choices will have 5…

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Science

Key Stage 4 Depending on ability and enthusiasm for science, students follow one of two pathways through Science at Key Stage 4 GCSE Separate Science Pathway GCSE…

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