All pupils at Westside will follow a core curriculum in years 10 and 11. These will be mix of gateway, supportive or alternative courses in seven subject areas. Not all of the courses will be examinable.
You will have 4 periods of English a week following either:
Gateway Core
GCSE English Language and Literature,
Alternative Core
You will have Mathematics 4 periods a week (5 if you choose the support package) and will be following the same Gateway Core GCSE Mathematics course you started in Year 9.
The number of periods of science you will have depends on which Science course you do.
Gateway Core:
Combined Science (Double Award): This will involve 7 periods of Science.
Gateway Option
Triple Science: will involve 10 periods of Science a week and you will follow the GCSE courses of each of the 3 Sciences.
Alternative Core
For those students who may struggle with science, we may invite them onto our ELC Science course. This will also provide 3 extra lessons (1 Spanish, 1 English and 1 Maths).
You will have Spanish 2 periods a week (3 if you choose the supportive package). You will follow the Gateway Core GCSE Spanish Course.
You will have one period of PSHE a week.
You will have one period of Religious Education a week.
You will have two periods of PE a week.