Key Stages
Key Stages (Quick Guide)
 The National Curriculum is divided into four Key Stages, each determines what should be taught to children within a particular age range.
In relation to secondary schools Key Stage 3 relates to children aged 11 – 13 and Key Stage 4 relates to children aged 14 – 16. |
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The National Curriculum is divided into four Key Stages. Key Stages 3 and 4 relate to secondary schools. Key Stage 3 covers lower secondary school: children aged 11 – 13. Key Stage 4 covers upper secondary school; children aged 14 – 16.
Each Key Stage defines a range of subjects that must be taught to children within the age range of that Key Stage. At Slough Grammar School we work to the National Curriculum and we have added to that some subjects which we feel are essential for the rounded education of our pupils.
Scroll down the page to see tables listing the subjects taught for each Key Stage. The tables also show how many 60-minute lessons are taught fortnightly for each subject.
Key Stage 3:
Curriculum for Years 7, 8 and 9
The broad and balanced curriculum offered at Key Stage 3 ensures pupils are taught in each of the following subject areas...
Mathematics
English
History
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
ICT
Art
Drama
Technology including:
- Food Technology
- Resistant Materials
- Textiles
- Graphic Structure |
Music
Physical Education
Religious Studies
Geography
Modern Languages
- French *
- German *
- Spanish *
Latin
Personal, Social Education
and Citizenship
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* Pupils do one Modern Language in Year 7, two in Years 8 & 9. Courses in Community Languages and Mandarin Chinese are currently offered as extra curricular. |
The numbers of 60-minute lessons taught fortnightly for each subject are:
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Subjects |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
| Maths |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| English |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Technology |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Modern Languages 1 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
| Modern Languages 2 |
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3 |
4 |
| Latin |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| History |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Geography |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| RS |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Physics |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Chemistry |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Biology |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Music |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Drama |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Art |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| PE |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Tutorial |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| ICT |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Key Stage 4:
Curriculum for Years 10 and 11
All pupils in Years 10 and 11 must study a core curriculum and can then choose from several options for their remaining subjects.
The core curriculum is:
| GCSE: Mathematics |
English Literature |
English Language |
| GCSE: Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics
(3 singles or 1 double award) |
Non Exam:
| Physical Education |
Religious Studies |
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| IT |
Drama |
Personal and Social Education |
A Modern Language, one of either:
A Technology subject, one of:
| Resistant Materials |
Graphics |
Options, three further GCSE's from:
| Art |
Classical Evaluation |
Drama |
| French |
German |
Geography |
| History |
Latin |
Music |
| Religious Studies |
Sports and Recreation |
Spanish |
| Textiles |
Food Technology |
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Courses in Community Languages and Mandarin Chinese are currently offered as extra curricular.
One of our Language College targets for 2005 is that all Year 10 students will do 2 foreign languages, although not necessarily both to GCSE.
The numbers of 60-minute lessons taught fortnightly for each subject are:
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Subjects |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
| Maths |
5 |
5 |
| English |
6 |
6 |
| Technology |
4 |
5 |
| Physics |
4 |
3 |
| Chemistry |
4 |
3 |
| Biology |
3 |
4 |
| Modern Language |
4 |
5 |
| I.T. |
4 |
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| PE |
2 |
2 |
| RE |
1 |
1 |
| 3 Options (each) |
4 |
5 |
| Drama |
4 |
5 |
| PHSE |
1 |
1 |
| TOTAL 50 |
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