OUR CURRICULUM
Year 7 to 11
At Ruskin we operate a two-weekly timetable which incorporates 50 hours of study at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
This document highlights the number of hours each subject is allocated to deliver programmes of study across key stages.
At the end of Year 8 (KS3) student select 4 subject to study alongside the core curriculum.
The core curriculum at Key Stage 4 is English (Language and Literature), Mathematics, Science, ICT and Religious Education,Physical Education, PSHCE. In addition students have the opportunity to study a full EBacc curriculum to include:
Sciences (Trilogy, Single Sciences, Computer Science).
Humanities (History or Geography).
Modern Foreign Languages.
Curriculum hours (Yr7 and Yr8) (KS3)
| Subject | Year 7 | Year 8 |
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| Science | 8 | 8 |
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| Maths | 8 | 8 |
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| English | 8 | 8 |
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| Technology | 3 | 3 |
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| PE | 3 | 3 |
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| RE | 2 | 2 |
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| PSHCE | 1 | 1 |
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| Music | 2 | 2 |
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| MFL | 4 | 4 |
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| IT | 2 | 2 |
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| History | 3 | 3 |
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| Geography | 3 | 3 |
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| Dance | 1 | 1 |
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| Art | 2 | 2 |
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| Total hours per Fortnight: |
50 |
50 |
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CURRICULUM HOURS (YR 8,9,10 AND 11 (KS4)
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| Year 9 no. of hours | Year 10 no. of hours | Year 11 no. of hours |
| Core | Science | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| English | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| Maths | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| PE | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Enrichment | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
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| Core either | RE | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| IT | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
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| Option A | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| Option B | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| Option C | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| Total | 50 | 50 | 50 |
3 YEAR KS4 PROGRAM (Y9-11) YEAR 9 2018- 2021
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3 YEAR KS4 PROGRAM (YR9-11)
2017-2020
YEAR 10
| Subject (+ Exam Board) | Year 10 - number of students | Awarding Grade | Number of sets/groups |
| Art (WJEC EDUQAS) | 36 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Business (Pearson) | 35 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Food (WJEC EDUQAS) | 14 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Citizenship (OCR) | 16 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Science (Triple) (AQA) | TBC* | 1-9 | 1 |
| Science Combined (AQA) | 101 | 1-9 Double | 6 |
| Maths (AQA) | 101 | 1-9 | 6 |
| English (WJEC EDUQAS) | 101 | 1-9 | 6 |
| English Lit (AQA) | 101 | 1-9 | 6 |
| Design & Technology (WJEC EDUQAS) | 40 |
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| Music (WJEC) | 13 | 1-9 | 1 |
| PE OCR Nats (OCR) | 23 | P,M,D,D* | 1 |
| RE (AQA) | 53 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Geography (AQA) | 35 | 1-9 | 2 |
| History (AQA) | 27 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Dance (AQA) | 8 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Computer Science (OCR) | 20 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Spanish (AQA) | 28 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Hair & Beauty (VTCT) | 8 | Pass/Fail | 1 |
| ICT (OCR Nationals) | 48 | P,M,D,D* | 3 |
* Triple numbers to be confirmed end of YR10
3 YEAR KS4 PROGRAM (YR9-11)
YEAR 11
| Subject (+ Exam Board) | Year 11 - number of students | Awarding Grade | Number of sets/groups |
| Art (WJEC EDUQAS) | 41 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Business (Pearson) | 19 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Food (WJEC EDUQAS) | 16 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Citizenship (OCR) | 20 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Science (Triple) (AQA) | 12 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Science Combined (AQA) | 84 | 1-9 Double | 6 |
| Maths (AQA) | 96 | 1-9 | 6 |
| English (WJEC EDUQAS) | 96 | 1-9 | 6 |
| English Lit (AQA) | 96 | 1-9 | 6 |
| Design & Technology (WJEC EDUQAS) | 25 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Music (WJEC) | 1 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Music (BTEC) | 10 | P,M,D,D* | 10 |
| PE GCSE (AQA) | 11 | 1-9 | 1 |
| PE OCR Nats (OCR) | 19 | P,M,D,D* | 1 |
| RE (AQA) | 44 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Geography (AQA) | 40 | 1-9 | 2 |
| History (AQA) | 25 | 1-9 | 2 |
| Dance (AQA) | 10 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Computer Science (OCR) | 18 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Hair & Beauty (VTCT) | 3 | P/F | 1 |
| French (AQA) | 8 | 1-9 | 1 |
| IT CIDA (Pearson) | 52 | A*-C | 3 |
