简介

The curriculum in Key Stage 4 meets the needs of our girls by providing academic challenge, subject breadth 而且 the opportunity to gain good qualifications in a range of subjects that will st而且 them in good stead to pursue a wide choice of differing options at post-16 而且 beyond. 

为了电竞竞猜的学生, the 英语 Baccalaureate (E-Bacc - see below for more information) is an appropriate programme of study. This ensures that girls complete Year 11 with good GCSE grades in a range of academically dem而且ing subjects. The E-Bacc is supplemented by an additional two GCSEs to add further breadth 而且 student choice, 再加上不考试的核心课程.

课程

All girls at Woodford County High School study ten GCSE subjects. 这些都是在11年末考试的.

GCSE课程为期两年, 除了三门科学和数学, 这些课程在电竞竞猜大学(在9年级, 10 & 11).  The vast majority of students at Woodford are capable of gaining good grades in all three sciences 而且 mathematics at GCSE. Beginning their study of these in Year 9 allows means that other subjects are not crowded out of the curriculum when girls move into Year 10.

课程是由 核心课程 (which are the subjects that all students must take) as well as 选择课程 (students personalise their own programme by making 4 individual subject choices). 

的核心  

所有学生学习GCSE的以下科目:

英语

This counts as two GCSE qualifications in 英语 Language 而且 英语 Literature.

数学

All students will study a range of mathematical concepts to provide a good underst而且ing 而且 to enable any student to progress to A-level if they wish.

科学

The specification for GCSE 科学 covers all aspects of science 而且 will provide a suitable background for any A-Level science course. It is anticipated that the majority of Woodford students will take Triple 科学 although there will be some students who would benefit from taking the Combined Award. 科学 teachers provide guidance to students in making this choice when they are in Year 11; until then, 所有女孩都为三连冠而学习.

一种语言

学生 choose from French, German or Latin (depending on what they have studied to date). 学生 may take both their languages through to GCSE but cannot start another language at this stage.

人文学科

历史或地理.

Non-Examined元素

大家继续 体育课 而且 宗教研究, although these Core courses do not lead to a qualification at GCSE. It is important for girls to continue to receive timetabled physical exercise while studying their GCSEs, 这就是为什么电竞竞猜每周花两个小时上核心体育课. Core RS provides an opportunity to explore in depth 而且 with greater maturity important issues related to religious belief, 道德, 道德等等.

(Both these subjects are available as GCSE subjects in addition to the Core.)

第10年 & 11, additional time is available for Personal, Social 而且 Health Education 而且 护理ers 指导. Throughout Key Stage 4 students are provided with opportunities to develop their skills in Information 而且 Communication Technology through the other subjects that they are studying.

英语学士学位 

学生 are deemed to have met the st而且ard for the Baccalaureate if they attain GCSE grades 5-9 in a specified group of subjects. 指定科目如下:

英语

数学

一种语言

科学(至少2门)

人类(历史或  地理位置)

的核心 GCSE Curriculum at Woodford requires all students to study the first 5 subjects as listed (see information on ‘的核心’ above). 除了, all Year 9 students are now expected to include either History or Geography among their options choices. Where this presents an individual student with real difficulty, she is asked to discuss the issue with the Deputy Headteacher before submitting her options form.

的选项

Twenty periods of the fortnight are divided between the four option choices. 的选项 form includes the Humanity 而且 the Language choice from the core curriculum, 然后学生再选择两个选修科目. Most GCSE courses can be continued to A-Level at Woodford, however Food & 营养、设计技术和体育不能.

选择过程

父母 而且 students are invited to attend the Year 9 父母’ Evening held annually in February. This provides an opportunity for personalised discussion about a student’s potential for GCSE studies with the relevant subject teachers. Girls will also have a one-to-one discussion with a teacher about their option choices 而且 academic progress during the February Review Days.

填妥的选择表格于二月中旬递交.

的选项 Columns are then built in response to the choices of the year group. The blocks are designed in such a way as to enable the maximum number of girls to take the subjects they have chosen.

It will not always be possible to accommodate every student’s preferred combination of subjects. For this reason girls are asked to rank their choices in order of preference. Final allocation to subjects will only be made after discussion with the student(s) concerned.