Key Stage 4 Subjects - Sir Jonathan North

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

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…

Citizenship

GCSE Citizenship at SJN (Edexcel) - Developing positive, proactive citizens

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

History

Our aim is that all students leave Sir Jonathan North as good historians

Mathematics

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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…