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Minsthorpe Community College

Our Curriculum Structure

Students follow a two-week timetable to maximise learning and the curriculum planning is reviewed regularly to ensure all learners needs are being met.  Below outlines the current experience in each year group:-

Year 7 (2024 - 2025)

This cohort is following a 3-year Key Stage 3.

Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:

Subject

Number of lessons over two weeks

English

5

Maths

5

Science

4

History

2

Geography

2

French

2

Design Technology

(Textiles, Product Design, Food – modular)

3

Creative

(1 lesson in Music, Art and Drama each)

3

IT

1

L4L

1

PE

2

All curriculum areas cover the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.

Year 8 (2024 - 2025)

This cohort is following a 3-year Key Stage 3.

Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:

Subject

Number of lessons over two weeks

English

5

Maths

5

Science

4

History

2

Geography

2

French

2

Design Technology

(Textiles, Product Design, Food – modular)

3

Creative

(1 lesson in Music, Art and Drama each)

3

IT

1

L4L

1

PE

2

All curriculum areas cover the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.

Year 9 (2024 - 2025)

This cohort is following a 3-year Key Stage 3.

Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:

Subject

Number of lessons over two weeks

English

5

Maths

5

Science

4

History

2

Geography

2

French

2

Design Technology

(Textiles, Product Design, Food – modular)

3

Creative

(1 lesson in Music, Art and Drama each)

3

IT

1

L4L

1

PE

2

All curriculum areas cover the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.

Year 10 (2024 - 2025)

This cohort followed a 2-year KS3,  following either the Aspire or Aspire Choice Pathway from Y9.

Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:

Subject

Number of lessons over two weeks

English

5

Maths

5

Science

6

EBacc (Option:- French, Geography or History)

3

Option 1

3

Option 2

3

Option 3

3

PE (Core)

1

L4L

1

Options studied at KS4 are:

ASPIRE PATHWAY

Compulsory subjects

EBACC

Options

(rank order 4, will study 2)

English Language  History or Geography History
English Literature

 

Geography
Maths   Technology

Science
(combined unless you select separate sciences)

  Separate Sciences
French   Hospitality & Catering
Core PE   Computer Science
Learning 4 Life   Creative I-Media
    Music
    Drama
    Art
    Health & Social Care
    PE
    RE
    Sport

 

ASPIRE CHOICE PATHWAY

(if you want to follow the Aspire Pathway you have to study either Geography or History and French) 

Compulsory subjects

EBACC

Option block 2

(rank order 5, will study 3)

English Language  History or History
English Literature

Geography or

Geography
Maths French French

Science
(combined unless you select separate sciences)

  Technology
Core PE   Hospitality & Catering
Learning 4 Life   Separate Sciences
    Computer Science
    Creative I-Media
    Music
    Drama
    Art
    Health & Social Care
    PE
    RE

Year 11 (2024 - 2025)

Year 11 is the final GCSE year.  Some vocational public examinations were taken at the end of Year 10.

Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:

Subject

Number of lessons over two weeks

English Language

5

Maths

5

Science

6

EBacc (Option:- French, Geography or History)

3

Option 1

3

Option 2

3

Option 3

3

PE (Core)

1

L4L

1

Options studied at KS4 are:

Option 1 – EBacc - All students study ONE from here

Option 2 – All Students study THREE from here

French

Geography

History

Acting - vocational

Art

Computer Science

Design Technology (Textiles & Mixed Materials or Product Design)

Health and Social Care - vocational

Hospitality and Catering - vocational

French

Geography

History

Creative i-Media - vocational

Music

Physical Education

Religious Education

Separate Science

Sport - vocational

Please get in touch via enquiries@minsthorpe.cc , should you have any further questions or to speak directly to our Assistant Principal (Curriculum & Progression), Mrs Lewis.

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