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We are delighted to offer a range of Bridging Courses to help students make a successful transition from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4. These courses develop the skills needed to tackle the demands ofthe evolving GCSE and vocational courses and offer students a chance to study subjects of their choice in greater depth. We believe that this Year 9 curriculum prepares our students effectively for their GCSE and vocational courses and therefore expect that they will continue almost all of these chosen subjects into Years 10 and 11.  \nThe students continue to focus on the core subjects but we have introduced the opportunity for each student to make five choices.  \nThe School continues to operate a two week timetable i.e. 50 periods a fortnight.  \nTHE CORE  \nThe Core consists of 30 periods per fortnight and is made up of:  \nMaths  \nEnglish  \nScience  \nPersonal, Social & Health Education  \nReligious Studies  \nPhysical Education  \nOPTIONS  \nYear 8 students will choose FIVE options to be studied in Year 9. Students will study each‘option’ for four hours per fortnight. In Year 9 these courses will take the form of Bridging or Booster Courses designed to enable students to study a subject in depth and to experience a wider range of learning skills. Options subjects may be delivered in 1 or 2 hour lessons.  \nMost students are expected to continue with four out of five of these subjects into years 10 and 11. Completing the Bridging Courses to these subjects will ensure continuity and give the best possible preparations for future GCSE or vocational study. Therefore, towards the second half of year 9, students will consider which of the five subjects they intend to drop. If students wish to take Economics, Triple Science, Philosophy, Religion and Ethics or Sociology in Year 10, they would drop another bridging subject to make room for one of these subjects instead. Other than these four subjects listed immediately above, students will not be able to start a new subject in Year 10. It is therefore important to get the Year 9 bridging choices right.  \nINTRODUCTION  \n3  \nGCSEs and BTEC Courses in Year 10 and 11  \nThe GCSE and BTEC qualifications are rigorous and challenging. The GCSEs are graded 9-1 (where 9 is high) . Both BTEC and GCSE courses are valid routes into A Level courses, BTEC Level 3 courses and University. The government has made it clear that they expect 90% of students to complete at least two GCSEs in Science, one in a language and either History or Geography. We have modified our curriculum and options process to reflect this and, in Year 9, all students who are able to will continue to learn at least one language, either History or Geography and a creative subject to give a broad range of skills. We believe this provides an ambitious curriculum that will fully prepare students for the future world in which they will grow up.  \nWhat is a Bridging Course?  \nThese are aimed at Year 9 students who are preparing for examination courses. They provide an opportunity to enjoy an in-depth study of a subject, while developing a range of study skills through a wider variety of learning experiences. 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