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This section of our website contains further details on the departments at Barnwell School. Each departmental page gives an overview of the subjects, the department heads, 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 0 0
Citizenship 2 2 2 2
Drama 2 2 0 0
English 7 7 6 6
French 4 4* 0 0
Geography 3 3 0 0
German 0 (3) 0 0
History 3 3 0 0
ICT 2 2 See below See below
Technology 4 5* 0 0
Maths 6 6* 6 6
Music 2 2 0 0
PE 4 4 4 4
RE 2 2 2 2
Science 6 6 8 8
Learn to Learn 1 0 0 0
PLUS 2 2 OPTIONS
Route 1, 2 or 3
OPTIONS
Route 1, 2 or 3

* Those students who take up German do one period less per fortnight of French, Technology and Maths

YEAR 10: GCSE / GNVQ

Red Route Short Course ICT 2
4 Options x 5 periods 20
Blue Route GNVQ ICT 10
2 Options x 5 periods 10
GNVQ ICT with Business and Enterprise 12
Yellow Route Hospitality & Catering or Construction & the Built Environment 12
Art and Design GNVQ 10
Work Related Learning or Art and Design GNVQ 5
either 2 options x 5 periods
or 1 option + recreational PE
or Work Related Learning

YEAR 10 & 11 Options:

  1. Art
  2. Drama
  3. Geography
  4. History
  5. Business Studies
  6. Music
  7. PE (GCSE)
  8. Religious Education
  9. French
  10. Biology
  11. Physics
  12. Chemistry
  13. I. T.
  14. Certificate ICT
  15. Sports Studies
  16. Vocational Studies
  17. Graphic Products
  18. Resistant Materials
  19. Food Technology
  20. Textiles Technology
  21. German
  22. Health & Social Care
  23. Dance
  24. BTEC Sport
  25. BTEC Construction
  26. YA Applied Business
  27. Specialist Diploma Construction
  28. Specialist Diploma ICT
  29. Specialist Diploma Social, Health Care.

YEAR 12 & 13: AS & A2

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

Our students have access to a wide range of extra subjects at other centres.

Please see Students Section > 6th Form for full details of courses on offer.

YEAR 12 Level Two

  1. BTEC Business
  2. BTEC PE

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