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"Most lessons take place in a calm and orderly environment, and are characterised by positive and constructive relationships between teachers and students, and between students themselves." Ofsted Feb 2009

This section of our website contains further details on the departments at Barnwell School. Each departmental page gives an overview of the subjects, the Learning Leaders, the syllabus and some useful information about the subjects.

Click the department titles on the left hand side. In some instances departments are split into sub sections for additional information.

Curriculum

We have five one hour lessons each day and operate a two week (10 day) timetable. This provides 50 periods which are allocated as follows:

Subject Year 7 Periods Year 8 & 9 Periods Year 10 Periods Year 11 Periods
Art 2 2 - -
Citizenship 2 2 2 2
Drama 2 2 - -
English 7 7 6 6
French 2 3/2* - -
Geography 3 3 - -
German 3 -/3* - -
History 3 3 - -
ICT 2 2 4/5/10 4/5/10
Maths 6 5/6* 6 6
Music 2 2 - -
PE 4 4 4 4
RE 2 2 2 2
Technology 4 4/5* - -
Science 6 6 8/10 8/10
PLUS - - OPTIONS
Pathway 1, 2 or 3
OPTIONS
Pathway 1, 2 or 3

* Those students who take up a second language (German) do one period less per fortnight of French, Technology and Maths

YEAR 10: GCSE / GNVQ

In addition to the compulsary subjects students study on 1 of 3 pathways.

Red Route Full Course GCSE ICT

4 GCSE Options

Blue Route

 

BTEC Level 2 Diploma ICT qualification and 2 GCSE Options

OR

BTEC Level 2 Certificate ICT, Level 2 Vocational Option and a GCSE Option.

OR

Diploma and 1 GCSE

Yellow Route Level 1 Vocational Studies Qualification including Business, Hospitality and Catering, Construction and the Built Environment, Art & Design, Health & Social Care, Sport & Performing Arts.
This qualification also incorporates ICT. Plus an optional weekly college placement.

YEAR 10 & 11 Options:

  1. Art
  2. Drama
  3. Geography
  4. History
  5. Business Studies
  6. Music
  7. Religious Education
  8. French
  9. Biology
  10. Physics
  11. Chemistry
  12. I. T.
  13. Sports Studies
  14. Graphic Products
  15. Resistant Materials
  16. Food Technology
  17. Textiles Technology
  18. German
  19. Health & Social Care
  20. Dance
  21. BTEC Sport
  22. BTEC Construction
  23. YA Applied Business
  24. Diploma Construction & the Built Environment
  25. Diploma ICT
  26. Diploma Society Health & Development.

YEAR 12 & 13

The school is a member of the Stevenage 14-19 partnership together with the  other secondary schools in Stevenage and North Herts College.

As a school we work in a consortium with The Heathcote School to offer a wide range of Level 2 and Level 3 (AS/A Level) courses.

 

Full details of these courses are available on the Stevenage 14-19 Partnership website.

Click here for the 14-19 Partnership home page.
Click here for the 14-19 Partnership courses page.

 

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