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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:
- Art
- Drama
- Geography
- History
- Business Studies
- Music
- Religious Education
- French
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- I. T.
- Sports Studies
- Graphic Products
- Resistant Materials
- Food Technology
- Textiles Technology
- German
- Health & Social Care
- Dance
- BTEC Sport
- BTEC Construction
- YA Applied Business
- Diploma Construction & the Built Environment
- Diploma ICT
- 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.