At Queen Elizabeth School, our curriculum allows students to receive a broad and balanced education.
It’s overarching purpose is to be challenging and accessible to every student, equipping them with the skills and knowledge they require in their future learning and employment. It is sequenced in a manner that enables students to flourish both academically and in character development.
The aims of the curriculum are:
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To educate the students for life through the offer of a broad and balanced approach to learning, where relevance, challenge, progression, continuity and support are key elements of all the activities undertaken.
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To provide an appropriate range of opportunities and experiences to inspire students to succeed in the next stage in their education, training or employment.
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To enable high standards of academic achievement where outcomes empower students to progress onto further study and / or employment.
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To provide a suitable and effective learning environment for those students requiring special provision, including those with statements of special need, and for those students who have English as an additional language.
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To contribute effectively to students’ intellectual, physical and personal attainment and development.
Students are offered a wide range of choices which enables them to study a personalised learning pathway from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4. They are supported in this process through careers guidance, curriculum information events and one-to-one meetings. Students spend three years in Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) and two years in Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11).
Our Curriculum subjects:
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Art
Art
The art department aims to inspire pupils of all abilities to enjoy and participate in art. Every child has the opportunity to find where their own skills can be found; drawing, painting, sculpture and print making is explored in various guises throughout each academic year.
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Business Studies
Business Studies
At Queen Elizabeth School, the business studies curriculum aims to give students enterprise skills and business acumen that can be applied across any industry.
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Catering & Hospitality,
Catering & Hospitality
Students will learn a range of skills and develop their knowledge of all aspects of the hospitality and catering industry.
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Child Development
Child Development
Students will walk away with a solid understanding of milestones and developmental pathways across each domain of children's development.
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Computer Science
Computer Science
All pupils at Queen Elizabeth School have the right to have rich, deep learning experiences that balance all the aspects of computing.
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Construction
Construction
Students will gain the knowledge and understanding to be able to plan how to minimise risk to their own and others health and safety in different contexts.
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Dance
Dance
At Queen Elizabeth School we believe every student, no matter what their current level of ability, should have the opportunity to develop their creative and physical skills through dance.
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Design and Technology
Design and Technology
Students will learn a range of skills and develop their knowledge of design and technology.
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Drama
Drama
The drama curriculum at Queen Elizabeth School has the power to develop fearlessness in our young people to help them navigate within our learning community, the wider world of work and their future lives.
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English
English
At Queen Elizabeth School we aim to create the very best communicators, readers, writers and thinkers. The functions of literature and language in enabling students to lead the best possible lives are at the forefront of the English curriculum.
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Geography
Geography
Students will develop a clear understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes that have shaped our landscape and environments.
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Health & Social Care
Health & Social Care
Students studying health and social care, will walk away with a solid understanding of examining issues such as quality of life, the importance of support when improving health, personal development and relationships.
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History
History
History is a strong and over-subscribed subject at Queen Elizabeth School. The history department believes a broad and challenging curriculum forms the foundation of both academic and personal progress and success.
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Mathematics
Mathematics
At Queen Elizabeth School, we believe that every student deserves the chance to engage in an ambitious and creative maths curriculum that will help develop their knowledge, skill and prepare them for future employment and everyday life.
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Modern Foreign Languages
Modern Foreign Languages
At Queen Elizabeth School, we aim to instil a love for learning foreign languages right from Year 7. We want our students to develop a cultural knowledge and a cultural acceptance.
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Music
Music
Music is concerned with the development of many aspects of a student's personality: intellectual, perceptual, physical, emotional and aesthetic.
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Physical Education
Physical Education
At Queen Elizabeth School we use a broad, balanced & sequenced physical education curriculum as a tool to develop our student's physical, emotional and social health.
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Religious Studies
Religious Studies
The religious studies department believe that a wide and varied curriculum is the basis of all progress both personal and academic.
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Science,
Science
Our science curriculum at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 is designed to accommodate students of all abilities and all aspirations.
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PSHE
PSHE
PSHE education helps students to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.
Key Stage 3:
Students study a broad range of subjects incorporating the core (Maths, English and Science) and foundation subjects. It is also designed to be flexible to allow support for those students who have English as an Additional Language.
Staff use a range of data including CATs verbal and non-verbal reasoning scores to plan and deliver lessons to support every student within the classes. The Key Stage 3 curriculum provides students with the skills and knowledge across the whole curriculum to be able to achieve as they move forward in their education.
Each lesson is 50 minutes long, with the number of lessons per week below.
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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English |
5 |
4 |
4 |
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Maths |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Science |
5 |
5 |
4 |
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History |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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Geography |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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MFL |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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DT |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Art |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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IT |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Religious Studies |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Performing Arts |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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PE |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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PSHE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Total |
30 |
30 |
30 |
Key Stage 4:
At Key Stage 4, students study a core curriculum of:
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English Language
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English Literature
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Mathematics
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Science (Combined or Triple)
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Religious Studies
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Physical Education
The options process then allows students to choose subjects based on their own personal progress. Please see below for more details on the options process:
The range of subjects offered at Key Stage 4 includes:
- Art
- Business Studies
- Catering & Hospitality
- Childcare
- Computer Science
- Construction
- Dance
- Design Technology
- Drama
- French*
- Geography
- Health & Fitness
- Health & Social Care
- History
- Music
- Spanish*
*Students must have studied this subject at KS3 to select as an option.
Where possible, we also support students in completing GCSE in a range of additional languages that they may already be fluent in.
The options process is supported further by a Careers Education Information and Guidance (CEIAG) system across the school. This includes students having careers interviews during KS3/KS4, work experience opportunities, guest speakers from local further education providers and careers fairs. The school has been awarded the national Quality in Careers Standard Award. Further information on the school's Careers Programme can be found here.
Each lesson is 50 minutes long, with the number of lessons per week below:
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Year 10 |
Year 11 |
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English |
6 |
6 |
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Maths |
6 |
5 |
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Science |
6 |
7 |
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RS |
1 |
2 |
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PE |
1 |
1 |
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PSHE |
1 |
0* |
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Option A |
3 |
3 |
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Option B |
3 |
3 |
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Option C |
3 |
3 |
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Total |
30 |
30 |
*Delivered within the tutor time programme.
Curriculum Maps:
Use the links below to see what your child will be studying in each subject this Autumn term.
The wider curriculum:
Alongside the above, each student is given access to a wide range of opportunities, experiences and takes on responsibilities to prepare them for later life. These include:
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Trips domestically: theatre, educational trips to the coast, historical sites, Cadbury’s World Business
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International trips: French markets, ski trips, Germany – Holocaust and historical sites
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Debating society, UK Maths Challenges, Duke of Edinburgh Awards
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Links to Music School, Shakespeare Schools Festival, The Feast, Eco-School Status
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Sporting opportunities: Fixtures and clubs, Juventus Academy, County and Town Sports
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Guest Speakers: Flavasume Trust, Mike Haines, Walk to Freedom.