Curriculum INTENT
Therfield Curriculum Overview – 2020-21
Our full Curriculum Policy can be found here: Therfield School Curriculum Policy 20-21
Intent
Therfield implements a curriculum model based on:
- a broad and balanced curriculum; one which ensures students follow a wide range of subjects – from Sciences, Arts, Humanities, and Languages – for as long as possible,
- a curriculum which keeps students options open and is led by student choice
- a wider-curriculum which supports students’ personal development.
- a curriculum that incorporates a range of qualification routes and is, where appropriate, supported by technical or vocational courses.
More specific details about the subject content taught in the different key stages can be found in the documents below or by contacting relevant class teachers and/or Subject Leaders.
Implementation
Key Stage 3
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Hours taught per fortnight |
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Subject |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
English |
8 |
7 |
7 |
Maths |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Science |
6 |
6 |
7 |
History |
3 |
4 |
4 |
Geography |
3 |
4 |
4 |
MFL |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Computing |
2 |
2 |
2 |
PE |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Technology – Food |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Technology – DT |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Technology – Textiles |
1 |
|
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Music |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Art |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Drama |
2 |
2 |
2 |
RS |
2 |
2 |
1 |
PSHE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Key Stage 4
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Hours Taught per fortnight |
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Subject |
Notes |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
Core Curriculum: |
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English |
Language and Literature |
8 |
9 |
Maths |
|
8 |
8 |
Science |
Double award or Triple |
10 |
10 |
Humanity |
History or Geography |
5 |
5 |
Core PE |
|
2 |
2 |
RS |
|
1 |
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Options: |
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3 choices from:
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5 each |
5 each |
KS4 Option Blocks in 2020-21
Blocks are built around student choices.
Year | A | B | C | D |
Year 10 | Business Studies | Business Studies | Art | Art |
Computing | Child Development | Business Studies | Design Technology | |
Drama | Construction | Geography | French | |
Design Technology | French | History | Geography | |
Food Preparation | German | Media Studies | Media Studies | |
History | Geography | Sport Development | Music | |
Media Studies | History | PE | ||
PE | ICT | |||
Year 11 | Business Studies | Art | Art | |
Drama | Business Studies | Business Studies | ||
Design Technology | Child Development | Computing | ||
Food Preparation | Computing | Construction | ||
Geography | French | History | ||
Media | ICT | Media | ||
Sports Development | Media | Music | ||
PE |
KS5 Option Blocks in 2019-20
Blocks are built around student choices and timetables are augmented by the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification).
Year 12 subjects have 9 hours per fortnight, Year 13 have 8 hours per fortnight.
Year | A | B | C | D | E | Overview | |
Year 12 | History | Chemistry | Biology | Further Maths | Art | Students choose three options from the blocks | |
A | Music | Economics | Computing | Media Studies | Maths | ||
Psychology | Geography | English Literature | Government and Politics | Sociology | |||
Year 13 | Computing | Art | Physics | Chemistry | English Literature | Students choose three options from the blocks | |
A | History | Biology | Psychology | Further Maths | Maths | ||
Sociology | German | Law | |||||
Economics | Media Studies | ||||||
Theatre Studies | |||||||
B | Business Studies BTEC | Media Studies | Students complete BTEC plus one of Option D | ||||
Geography | |||||||