Curriculum Overview
Gladesmore Community School is committed to providing a broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum that supports every pupil to achieve their potential. We aim to:
- Deliver the National Curriculum, including Religious Education and Relationships and Sex Education, in accordance with statutory requirements.
- Teach pupils about drugs as part of the Science curriculum and other relevant areas of learning.
- Provide opportunities for pupils to develop their physical health and wellbeing through Physical Education.
- Promote balanced and impartial teaching, ensuring that political views are presented fairly and without political bias.
- Provide independent careers education, information, advice and guidance to help pupils make informed decisions about their future.
- Identify and support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), enabling them to access the curriculum and make progress.
- Adapt the curriculum where appropriate to meet pupils' needs, including providing additional time for key skills, personal development and work-related learning, where permitted by statutory requirements.
- Provide a daily act of collective worship in accordance with statutory requirements.
If you have any questions about our curriculum maps, please contact School Reception and ask to speak to the relevant Head of Faculty or Department.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum (Years 7, 8 and 9)
Our three-year Key Stage 3 curriculum is designed to be broad and balanced, giving pupils the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills across a wide range of subjects.
All pupils study:
- Mathematics
- English
- Science
- Languages: French or Spanish
- Humanities: History, Geography and Religious Education
- Computer Science
- Physical Education
- The Arts: Drama, Art and Music
- Technology: Food Technology and Design Technology
- Accelerated Reader
- PSHE, Citizenship and Careers
You can view the full curriculum maps for each year group below:
Key Stage 4 Curriculum (Years 10 and 11)
Our two-year Key Stage 4 curriculum is designed to help pupils achieve their best and prepare for further education, training and employment. Towards the end of Year 9, pupils work with their parents or carers and the school to make informed choices about their Key Stage 4 courses.
All pupils study:
- Careers
- Citizenship
- GCSE Mathematics
- GCSE English Language
- GCSE English Literature
- GCSE Science (Combined Science or Triple Science)
- Physical Education (PE)
- Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE)
- Religious Education (RE)
- Study Skills
Alongside these subjects, pupils can choose from a range of additional courses, depending on the options available to them. These include:
- BTEC Work Skills
- GCSE and BTEC Physical Education (PE)
- GCSE Art
- GCSE Business
- GCSE Citizenship
- GCSE in Community Languages
- GCSE Computer Science
- GCSE Design Technology
- GCSE Drama
- GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
- GCSE French
- GCSE Further Mathematics
- GCSE Geography
- GCSE History
- GCSE Photography
- GCSE Music
- GCSE Religious Studies
- GCSE Spanish
For information about the qualifications offered, examination boards and course content, please visit our Subjects page.