
YEAR 11 REVISION PROGRAMME - JANUARY – MAY 2018
Y10 Support Map
Y11 Support Map
Upper School- Years 10-11
The Upper School
aims to provide a safe and supportive learning environment to ensure every
pupil has the opportunity to achieve their full academic and wider potential.
Pupils are given great opportunities, are set high expectations and given
greater responsibility for their own learning in an environment which is both
positive and productive. A close working partnership operates between pupils,
parents and teachers. Working together, we encourage, challenge and target
support to pupils to provide outstanding care at this crucial time in their
development.
We aim to develop pupils into impressive young adults. We aim to
develop our pupils academically and as well-rounded individuals, who
are prepared for a much wider range of choices and challenges. This can
measured from the many great activities taking place within the Upper School to
enrich their potential in later life: Duke of Edinburgh, Sports leaders,
Careers fairs, Enterprise days, Interview experience, Charity Events to name
but a few. Many are linked into the school’s historic, vibrant and competitive
House system, which also operates with an extensive range of team and
individual sporting events.
Pupils begin their preparation in Year 9, studying a wide range of academic
subjects, together with Learn to learn (Y11) PE and Games and during the course
of the year come to understand thoroughly the content and approach of each
subject. This aims to help students make informed, guided choices for their
GCSE subjects.
The two-year GCSE course starts in Year 10 with examinations taking place at the end of Year 11. Top set Maths students also study GCSE Further Maths. For students who find GCSE’s more challenging they are supported in their studies by teachers, tutors and Heads of Year. Most subjects offer Support Groups to provide extra time and tutoring where needed.
Pupils study 9 GCSE subjects, with the most able offered the opportunity to study for additional courses (such as Further Mathematics).
The subjects that
all pupils take are:
English Language, English Literature, Mathematics,
The three Sciences or combined science.
Additionally students choose either three or four subjects from the list below:
Art and Design
Business
DT- Resistant Materials
Drama
French
German
Geography
History
Computing
Music
Sports Studies
Philosophy and Ethics
Non-examined courses:
Physical
Education Games
Learning to Learn (in Year 11) Personal Education
We encourage pupils to consider EBacc when choosing subjects to support future UCAS applications, if pupils aspire to study at Russell Group or Oxbridge Universities.
The majority of the pupils then continue into the Sixth Form which also then gives them the opportunity to learn and work.
The Year 11 Information Evening is held in February 2018 and all relevant documents will be uploaded here.
Year 10 Information Evening September 2017
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Y10 Parents Booklet | Y10 Slides |
Year 11 Information Evening 9th February 2017
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Y11 Information |
Y11 English Language |
Y11 English Literature |
Y11 Science | Y11 Maths |
KS4 Passport to Employability
In Key Stage Four we benefit from working closely with GFutures, a local Enterprise Partnership to develop the KS4 Passport to Employability. GFutures accredits the programme to enhance its status and offers an extensive range of activities to develop specific employability skills. It is hoped that through the Passport to Employability students will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of these skills and topics but more importantly be able to demonstrate these skills through a variety of activities, challenges and reflections throughout Key Stage 4. By establishing an award within Key Stage 4 it is also hoped that as a school we will show continuity and progression into Key Stage 5 where the Employability Award is already in place.

