Curriculum Guide: Year 9 2024

Year 9 students study 5 core subjects; English, English Literature, maths, science (trilogy worth 2 GCSEs), RE and a Language or Humanity (history or geography).  They also study two additional GCSE option choices and have core PE and PSHCE as part of their non-examined core curriculum.  The following provides families and students with guidance on what the full academic year of learning looks like for each subject.  It outlines what Year 9 students will be taught, the type of assessment that students will experience and any resources that they will need. 

If you click to display as full screen, the tabs on the left will display the subject code to make it easy to find subjects you are looking for.

Year 9 also have an internal exam period of two weeks where each subject will hold ‘exam style’ assessments during the same two week period. These fall in Summer 2 and are to give students a taste of what final GCSE exams will be like when the time comes! There is a separate document below which provides students with guidance on the topics that will be examined.