Ratcliffe-College-Key-Stage-3-Handbook-2016-2017

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What subjects will I study? Your Curriculum will change as you move through Key Stage 3. However, there are CORE subjects that everyone has to study. Subjects in Years 7 to 9 Religious Studies Art English Music Mathematics Drama Science Food Technology French Design & Technology Geography Information Communication Technology History Physical Education and Games Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) Year 7 and 8 students will select two Languages from Latin, German, French and Spanish. They will study these two languages until the end of Year 9. The current Year 9 students will continue to study French with one other Language until the end of Year 9. For some students, it is not appropriate to study so many languages, so they might have learning support lessons or, if they are from overseas, they might have ‘English as an Additional Language’ (EAL) lessons instead of studying French. In Year 9, you will commence I-GCSE Science and this will be studied as three separate subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). In Year 9 students will also study Classical Civilisation. From September 2016 all Year 9 students will undertake the European Driving Licence (ECDL) Level 2 Qualification. This is the equivalent to a GCSE and will be completed by the end of Year 9. It is designed to improve digital literacy. 7
The Curriculum How much time will I spend on each subject? At Ratcliffe College we have a two-week timetable. Each day is divided into 6 lessons (see later for times of the day); this means that in two weeks there will be 60 lessons in total. Your timetable for Week 1 will be different from Week 2, so you have to remember which week is which! If in doubt you can refer to your planner. Below is a table showing all of the subjects taught in Years 7 to 9 and the number of lessons for each subject in a fortnight. Subject Year 7 Year 7 No of lessons Subject Year 8 Year 8 No of lessons Year 9 No of lessons Subject Year 9 English 8 English 8 English 7 Mathematics 8 Mathematics 8 Mathematics 8 Biology 3 Science 6 Science 6 Chemistry 3 Physics 3 Religious 5 Religious 5 Religious Studies 5 Studies Studies History 3 History 3 History 2 Geography 3 Geography 3 Geography 2 Classic Civ 0 Classic Civ 0 Classic Civ 2 Art 2 Art 2 Art 2 Games/PE 7 Games/PE 7 Games/PE 5 Lang Option 1 Lang Option 1 Lang Option 1 4 4 (French or EAL) 4 Lang Option 2 Lang Option 2 Lang Option 2 4 4 (German Spanish Latin or 4 Learning Support) Music 2 Music 2 Music 2 Drama 2 Drama 2 Drama 2 Design & 2 Design & 2 Design & 2 Technology Technology Technology Food 2 Food 2 Food Technology 2 Technology Technology ICT 2 ICT 2 ICT 2 Total 60 60 60 PSHCE 1 lesson per fortnight taught on a rotational basis 8
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