Key Stage 3 comprises of pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9. In addition to the core offer other subjects are offered as part of enrichment. All areas will be delivered as discrete subjects, with specialists in subject specific environments.
A range of criteria (academic ability, communication and social interaction skills, specific SEN) are utilised to create teaching groups.
This approach creates opportunities for pupils to learn together in a number of different pupil groupings creating greater opportunities to interact socially and improve social skills
The core secondary curriculum will cover the strands:
- English
- Maths
- Living Skills
- ICT
Time allocation to KS3 curriculum (average per week over school year)
KS3 | Learning Hours |
Subject | Hours Per Week |
English | 5 hours |
Maths | 5 hours |
Pastoral | 2.5 hours |
Living skills | 3 hours |
Science | 1.5 hours |
Creative Arts | 2.5 hours |
ICT | 1 hour |
PE | 2.5 hours |
Humanities | 0.75 hours |
MFL | 1 hour |
RS | 0.75 hour |
TOTAL | 25.5 HOURS |