Our curriculum in years 7-11
Curriculum is at the heart of what we do at Shenley Academy. Our curriculum is underpinned by our academy values of aspiration, resilience, respect, responsibility and tolerance.
The pillars of our curriculum are:
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Subject Specific and Knowledge Rich
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Character Development
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Literacy and Mathematics across the curriculum
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Inclusion
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Challenge
Our curriculum model is designed to enable students to experience a broad and diverse range of subjects, whilst ensuring that every student gains the high quality qualifications they need for the future.
Key stage 3
In years 7, 8 and 9, students study maths, English, science, geography, history, religious education, French or Spanish, art, performing arts, computer science, technology and physical education.
| Subject | No. of Lessons per Fortnight | Contact |
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| Maths | 10 | David.Speake@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| English | 8 | Laura.Valente@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Science | 6 | Haider.Yakub@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Geography | 4 | Holly.Turton@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| History | 4 | Lynne.Murphy@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Religious Education | 2 | Lynne.Murphy@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| French or Spanish | 2 | Zoe.Benson@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Computer Science | 2 | Harjeet.Assee@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Technology | 4 in years 7 and 8, 2 in year 9 | Ruby-mai.Ellis@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Art | 2 in years 7 and 8, 4 in year 9 | Angela.Fox@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| PSHE | 2 in years 8 and 9 | Jisun.Youn@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Physical Education | 4 | Harpreet.Sohal@she.E-ACT.org.uk |
| Performing Arts | 2 in year 7 |
Key stage 4
In years 10 and 11 students continue to study an academic core which includes maths, English language, English literature, statistics, science and physical education. Students are then able to personalise their curriculum by selecting three additional subjects from geography, history, French, Spanish, art, product design, religious education, health and social care, enterprise and marketing, sports studies, child development and food preparation and nutrition.
All GCSE exams are now graded using a system of numbers 9-1, rather than letters. For more information on this system please click the following link.
What the new GCSEs mean: A guide for parents and carers
In order to support your son/daughter in their examination preparation please find links below to the specifications which are studied in each subject:
| Subject | No. of Lessons per Fortnight | ||
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| Maths including statistics | 10 | Edexcel | GCSE (9-1) Mathematics |
| GCSE Statistics | |||
| English | 10 | AQA | GCSE English Literature |
| GCSE English Language | |||
| Science | 10 | AQA | GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy |
| Physical Education (PE) | 2 | ||
| Options subjects (students are able to choose three subjects): | |||
| Geography | 6 | AQA | GCSE Geography |
| History | 6 | Edexcel | GCSE History |
| Religious Education | 6 | Edexcel | GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies B |
| French or Spanish | 6 | AQA | GCSE French |
| GCSE Spanish | |||
| Art | 6 | AQA | GCSE Art and Design specification |
| Product Design | 6 | WJEC | GCSE Product Design |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 6 | AQA | GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition |
| Enterprise and Marketing | 6 | OCR | Cambridge National Enterprise and Marketing |
| Health & Social Care | 6 | OCR | Cambridge National Health and Social Care |
| Sports Studies | 6 | OCR | Cambridge National Sports Studies |
| Child Development | 6 | Edexcel | Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 |
Homework
Homework is an important part of our curriculum. It is used to help students to consolidate their past learning, to prepare for new learning and to develop the revision and recall skills required for examination success. Students are set regular homework in accordance with the Academy’s homework policy.
You can view the homework calendar for your son/daughter by clicking here
Curriculum plans for each subject
You can view the long term plans for each subject area by clicking on the links below:
Additional resources to support the curriculum can be found here.
Options Process 2023
The options letter and booklet, which contain more detailed information about the options process, can be found by clicking on the following links.
Options letter to parents Year 9 Options booklet 2023
There is also a Virtual Options page where you can view presentations about the options process and subject areas, to access this please click the button below.
More information
If you require further details about the curriculum, please contact Mrs Housden on 0121 464 5191 or Emma.Housden@she.E-ACT.org.uk