Hathershaw College

Curriculum Time Allocations

Curriculum Overviews & Medium Term Plans

The school operates a 50 period per fortnight model at both key stages.  All of the days are of equal length, with students attending school for a minimum of 32.5 hours.  All lessons are 60 minutes in length with the exception of the first period of the day which is 65 minutes long.

Key Stage 3

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Number of periods studied in a fortnight (each period is 1 hour long)

Subject

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

 English (including Drama)

8

8

8

 Maths

8

8

8

 Science

8

8

8

 PE (including Dance)

4

4

2

 Technology

4

4

4

 Citizenship

2

2

2

 RE

 2

 French*

4

4

4

 History

3

3

3

 Geography

3

3

3

 Computing

2

2

3

 Art

2

2

2

 Music

2

2

2

 *A small number of students in years 7, 8 and 9 study French for an hour per week to focus on the development of English language and literacy development.

Key Stage 4

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Core Non-GCSE

Number of periods studied in a fortnight (each period is 1 hour long)

Subject

Exam Board

Year 10

Year 11

Core GCSE Subjects

 English Language & Literature

AQA

8

8

 Maths

Edexcel

8

8

 Combined Science

Edexcel

7

8

Optional GCSE's

 

*All pathway 1 students study French

*All students study a Technology and Humanities option


 

 GCSE French

Edexcel

6

6

 GCSE Food & Nutrition

AQA

6

5

 GCSE Design & Technology

OCR

5

5

 GCSE Geography*

AQA

6

5

 GCSE History*

Edexcel

6

5

 GCSE Art

AQA

6

6

 GCSE Business Studies

Edexcel

6

6

 GCSE Media Studies

Educas

6

6

 GCSE Psychology

Edexcel

6

6

 GCSE Religious Studies

Edexcel

N/A

6

 GCSE Triple Science**

 Edexcel

6

6

 

Optional BTEC Awards

 

 Health & Social Care

Edexcel

6

6

 Digital Information Technology

Edexcel

6

6

 Performing Arts

Edexcel

6

6

 Photography

AQA

6

6

 Sport

OCR

6

6

Core Non-GCSE

 Citizenship (carousal subject)***

N/A

1

2

 RE (carousal subject)***

N/A

1

N/A

 Core PE

N/A

2

2

*In the spring and summer term, geography and history is studied for 7 periods per fortnight. 

**Triple science students will be required to select the subjects in this option block which will be amalgamated with the time allocated in the core curriculum. 

***Citizenship and RE are delivered through 2 x ½ hour home period lessons per fortnight in Year 10. Core RE is not studied in Year 11, however citizenship is studied for 2 periods per fortnight, for the duration of the Autumn term only.