Curriculum Aims

Our aim at St Claudine’s Catholic School for Girls is that all our students develop into well-rounded individuals, who fulfil their potential and are in the best position to confidently move on from our school into the next phase of their professional lives. In order to achieve this, we provide them with high quality learning experiences both in and outside lessons rooted in a carefully designed curriculum. Our community is rich, diverse and inclusive: our curriculum needs to be adaptive and flexible to meet the needs of all students and ensure they all meet their potential. We believe that the best way we can achieve this is an accelerated Key Stage 3 programme followed by a foundational year preparing for GCSE study, then an enhanced Key Stage 4, a varied and broad offer at Key Stage 5, all supplemented by a rich extra-curricular and educational visits provision.

 

Key Stage 3 Curriculum

All students follow the same curriculum for year 7 and 8. The subjects and the number of lessons they study each week are shown below.

Subject	No. Lessons		Subject	No. Lessons
English and Literacy	4		Computing	1
Mathematics	5		Drama	1
Science	3		Music	1
Geography	2		Dance	1
History	2		Art, Design and Technology	2
French or Spanish	2		Physical education	2
Religious education	3		Relationships, sex and health education	1

 

Key Stage 4 Curriculum

KS4 students follow the core curriculum for 24 of their lessons (English, Maths, Science, RE, PE, RSHE and their language option).

Students choose 3 options in year 9 including at least one of History or Geography.

In year 10 students continue with only 2 of their options subjects, including History or Geography.

The number of lessons for each subject is shown below.

Subject	No. Lessons		Subject	Y 9  Lessons	Y 10/11 Lessons
English	5		Physical education	2	2
Mathematics	5		Relationships, sex and health education	1	1
Science	5		History or Geography	2	3
French, Spanish or Italian	3		Further Option 1	2	3
Religious education	3		Further Option 2	2	n/a

 

The qualifications offered are: Core, Language Option, Humanities Option and Further Option

	Course	Exam board	Website link
Core	Combined Science GCSE	Edexcel	Edexcel GCSE Sciences
	English Language GCSE	AQA	AQA |English Language
	English Literature GCSE	AQA	AQA | English Literature
	Maths GCSE	Edexcel	Edexcel GCSE Mathematics
	RE GCSE	Eduqas	GCSE Religious Studies | Eduqas
Language	French GCSE	AQA	AQA  GCSE | French
	Italian GCSE	AQA	AQA GCSE | Italian
	Spanish GCSE	AQA	AQA GCSE | Spanish
Humanities	History GCSE	AQA	AQA GCSE | History
	Geography GCSE	AQA	AQA GCSE | Geography
Further Options	Drama GCSE	Eduqas	GCSE Drama | Eduqas
	Performing Arts (Dance)	Eduqas	L1/2 Performing Art Eduqas
	Music GCSE	OCR	GCSE - Music (9-1) OCR
	Computer Science GCSE	OCR	OCR Computer Science GCSE
	Art GCSE	AQA	AQA |GCSE | Art and Design
	Graphics	AQA	AQA | GCSE | Art and Design
	Food and Nutrition GCSE	AQA	AQA Food and Nutrition GCSE
	Textiles GCSE	AQA	AQA | GCSE | Art and Design
	Enterprise and Marketing	OCR	L1/2 Enterprise and Marketing OCR
	Portuguese GCSE	Edexcel	Edexcel GCSE Portuguese

 

Key Stage 5 Curriculum

Level 3 Pathway

Students study three level 3 courses for 6 lessons each subject, they have one lesson of core Religious Education and one lesson of RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education)

Students choose from: English Literature, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Applied Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Theology (Religious Studies), History, Geography, Politics, Business Studies, Health and Social Care, Art, Photography, Drama, Music, Spanish, Portuguese.

The qualifications offered are:

Course	Exam Board	Website Link
Art GCE	AQA	AQA |AS and A-level | Art and Design
Biology GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel AS and A level Biology B
Chemistry GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel AS and A level Chemistry
Drama and Theatre GCE	Eduqas	AS and A Level Drama | Eduqas
English Literature GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel A Level English Literature
Geography GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel A level Geography
History GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel AS and A level History
Maths GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel AS and A level Mathematics
Music GCE	Eduqas	AS and A Level Music | Eduqas
Photography GCE	AQA	AQA  AS and A-level | Art and Design
Politics GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel AS & A level Politics
Portuguese GCE	Edexcel	Edexcel A level Portuguese
Psychology GCE	AQA	AQA AS and A-level | Psychology
Religious Studies GCE	Eduqas	A Level Religious Studies | Eduqas
Sociology GCE	AQA	AQA |AS and A-level | Sociology
Spanish GCE	AQA	AQA | AS and A-level | Spanish
Applied Human Biology BTEC Level 3	Edexcel	BTEC Nationals | Applied Human Biology
Business BTEC Level 3	Edexcel	BTEC Nationals | Business
Computing BTEC Level 3	Edexcel	BTEC Nationals Computing
Health and Social Care BTEC Level 3	Edexcel	BTEC Nationals | Health and Social Care

 

Level 2 Pathway (Key stage 5 curriculum)

Students following the Level 2 Pathway have the same curriculum. The subjects and the number of lessons they study each week are shown below.

*only students who have not achieved a grade 4 at GCSE continue with Mathematics/ English Language

Subject	No. Lessons
Child Development	6
Photography	6
Food Technology	6
Computing	2
Religious Education	1
Relationships, Sex and Health Education	1
English Language*	2
Mathematics*	2

 

The qualifications offered are:

Course	Examboard	Website Link
Child Development	Pearson/ Edexcel	Child Development BTEC Tech Award L1/2
Photography GCSE	AQA	AQA Art and Design Photography GCSE
Food Technology	AQA	AQA Food and Nutrition GCSE
Functional Skills ICT	Pearson	Pearson ICT FS
English Language GCSE	AQA	AQA | English | GCSE | English Language
Maths GCSE	Pearson/Edexcel	Maths GCSE | Edexcel GCSE Mathematics

 

ESOL Pathway (Key stage 5 curriculum)

Students follow the same curriculum. The subjects and the number of lessons they study each week are shown below.

*only students who have not achieved a grade 4 at GCSE continue with Mathematics

**only students who have a grade 3 at GCSE do English Language in addition to ESOL

Subject	No. Lessons
ESOL	9
Business Administration	6
Religious Education	1
Relationships, Sex and Health Education	1
English Language**	2
Mathematics*	2

 

The qualifications offered are:

Course	Examboard	Website Link
ESOL	Pearson/Edexcel	Pearson_ESOL_ Level 2
Business Adminstration	Pearson/Edexcel	Pearson_Business Adminstration_Level 2
English Language GCSE	AQA	AQA | English | GCSE | English Language
Maths GCSE	Pearson/Edexcel	Maths GCSE | Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (2015) | Pearson

 

All students in each key stage follow Careers Guidance Education

To find out more about our curriculum, please email office@stclaudines.co.uk