Curriculum Statement
The curriculum serves our core purpose:
“To inspire confident young people who thrive in a changing world”
Our aims are rooted in the curriculum and the curriculum is developing to help us achieve these aims:
| Aim | Objective |
|
Broaden horizons |
Broaden horizons through the development of curriculum |
| Develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes to thrive in a changing world | Develop our pedagogy in response to the challenges of our learning community |
| Achieve excellence |
Support students to achieve excellence by responding to the needs of the individual |
Our curriculum is how we enact our core purpose.
It is with a broad and balanced, rigorously planned and sequenced curriculum that we lay the foundation for achieving our aims.
Curriculum Overview
The curriculum at Withernsea High School comprises a three-year Key Stage 3 with the national curriculum at its heart. All students study the full curriculum for as long as possible, allowing them to develop deep knowledge across the full range of subjects, before making subject choices at Key Stage 4.
In Years 10 and 11, all students follow the same core curriculum and additionally select from a wide range of academic and vocational optional subjects.
| Key Stage 3 - The following subjects are studied in Years 7, 8 and 9 | |
| Art and Design | Geography |
| Computing | History |
| Dance |
Mathematics |
| Design Technology |
Music |
| Drama |
Personal Development * |
| English |
Physical Education |
| Food and Nutrition |
Religious Education |
| French |
Science |
| Key Stage 4 - The following are Core Compulsory Subjects (GCSEs) for students in Years 10 and 11 | |
| Combined Science (2 x GCSEs) | Mathematics |
| English Language | Personal Development (non-exam) * |
| English Literature | Physical Education (non-exam) |
| History or Geography | |
| Key Stage 4 - The following are Optional Subjects (GCSEs and Vocational) available for study in Years 10 and 11 | |
| Art and Design | Food and Nutrition |
| Business | French |
| Computing | Geography |
| Dance | Health and Social Care |
| Drama | History |
| Design Technology | Photography |
| Digital IT | Sport Science |
| Engineering | Statistics |
* Personal Development includes RHSE, PHSE, and Citizenship for all years and R.E for KS4