The school offers a full range of National Curriculum subjects, ensuring that each child follows a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum. We have high expectations of our pupils and place learning at the very centre of school life.
We offer high quality teaching and support, delivered using the latest technology. Our aim is that pupils begin to take responsibility for their own learning by identifying their own strengths and weaknesses and with teacher-help, achieving their individual targets.
The school adopts a 50-hour 2 week teaching timetable. A summary of the proportion of each subject at each Key Stage is shown below:
Key Stage Three
During their first three years (National Curriculum Years 7, 8 and 9) pupils study all the subjects of the National Curriculum.
The “core subjects” are Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science and “Foundation subjects” Design and Technology, Modern Foreign Languages, History, Geography, Computing, Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship, Physical Education, Music, Art, Dance and Drama.
Key Stage Four
Senior pupils follow a common core curriculum of English Language/Literature, Mathematics, Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship, Physical Education, Science, and Religious Studies. They then have free choice to select four option subjects from a guided option scheme. We offer a range of GCSE courses that have academic rigour as well as vocational subjects that have a work-based focus.
GCSE Curriculum will be made up of the following compulsory subjects:
- Religious Education
- English Language/Literature
- Mathematics
- Science
- Core PE
Option Subjects
Pupils choose at least ONE subject from the following GCSE list:
- Computer Science
- French
- Geography
- History
- Spanish
- Triple Science
Then choose their THREE remaining choices from the following list:
- Art and Design - GCSE
- Business - GCSE
- Food & Nutrition Technology - GCSE
- Music - GCSE
- PE - GCSE
- Sports Studies - Level 2 Qualification
- Technology GCSE - Graphics, Resistant Materials, Textiles.
Further information about each subject is located on our Subjects' pages. Here parents and carers can find details of the content of the curriculum that Archbishop Temple School follows in each academic year for every subject.
CAREERS EDUCATION
Careers Education forms an important part of the Upper School curriculum. The school’s Assistant Headteacher overseeing Curriculum, Careers Adviser and an independent and impartial careers officer are available for consultation at lunchtimes and a well-stocked Careers Library is provided as an additional resource.
Our pupils also undertake tasks which augment their National Curriculum Studies.
Per fortnight.
|
Subject |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
|
English |
6 hours |
6 hours |
6 hours |
|
Mathematics |
6 hours |
8 hours |
8 hours |
|
Science |
6 hours |
6 hours |
6 hours |
|
Technology |
4 hours |
4 hours | 4 hours |
|
French |
3 hours |
3 hours | 3 hours |
|
Spanish |
3 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours |
|
RE, History, Geography |
10 hours |
9 hours |
9 hours |
| Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship | 1 hour | 1 hour | 1 hour |
|
PE |
4 hours |
4 hours |
4 hours |
|
Art, Drama, Music |
5 hours |
4 hours |
4 hours |
|
Computing Studies |
2 hour |
2 hour |
2 hour |
|
Subject |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
|
English |
7 hours |
8 hours |
|
Maths |
7 hours |
7 hours |
|
Chemistry, Physics, Biology |
5 hours |
5 hours |
|
RE |
5 hours |
4 hours |
| Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship |
1 hour | 1 hour |
|
PE |
2 hour |
2 hour |
|
Options subjects |
5 hours each |
5 hours each |