AHS KS4 Curriculum 2024-2026

SECTION A          CORE SUBJECTS             30 one-hour lessons per fortnight

English 

7 lessons/fortnight 

2 GCSEs - English Language and English Literature

Maths 

6 lessons/fortnight 

1 GCSE - Mathematics (Sets 1 & 2 will also study for a second qualification - Level 2 Certificate in Further Maths)

Science - taught as 3 separate subjects 

12 lessons/fortnight

3 GCSEs - Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Learning 4 Life (L4L)

1 lesson/fortnight including Religious Education** and Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)

Physical Education

4 lessons/fortnight

**    Religious Education is taken by all students. Religious Studies is also available as a GCSE subject in the option blocks.

SECTION B        FOUR OPTION CHOICES            One choice from each block; 5 one-hour lessons per fortnight

LANGUAGES 

French, German, Spanish

CREATIVES 

Art (Art, Craft and Design), Computer Science, Dance, Drama, Engineering, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Music, Physical Education, Textile Design

HUMANITIES 

Business, Economics, Geography, History, Religious Studies

OTHER 

Another Language, Another Creative, Another Humanity

(Note that there is one combination that we strongly discourage.  This is Art and Textiles as they are actually examined under the same syllabus and the NEA load would be very pressured.  If you were considering this combination, we would ask for a meeting in school with parents to discuss the potential implications.)