Key Stage 4

In Years 10 and 11, we offer a wide range of courses alongside our core curriculum of English, maths, science, ethics, philosophy and religion and PE. There are a range of GCSE qualifications and other accredited courses to meet the needs of all our students and each course offered has a clear progression pathway to Post-16 education and employment.

We place a strong emphasis on ensuring academic rigour with our curriculum; because of this, we are able to offer the vast majority of our students the opportunity to gain the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc) qualification.

The following courses are all offered to lead to a GCSE qualification:

Faculty	Title	Qualification
Art, Design & Technology	Art & Design	GCSE
	Hospitality & Catering	GCSE
	Art & Design Photography: lens –based & light based media	GCSE
Humanities	Religious Studies/EPR	GCSE
	History Specification A	GCSE
	Geography A	GCSE
	Sociology	GCSE
English	English Literature	GCSE
	English Language	GCSE
Maths	Mathematics Linear	GCSE
Science	Science B (Gateway) Core	GCSE
	Science B (Gateway) Additional	GCSE
	Biology B (Gateway)	GCSE
	Chemistry (Gateway)	GCSE
	Physics (Gateway)	GCSE
MFL	French	GCSE
	German	GCSE
	Spanish	GCSE
	Urdu	GCSE
	Arabic	GCSE
PE	PE	GCSE
ICT/Business	Business Studies	GCSE
	Business & Communications	GCSE
	Computing	GCSE
	ICT	GCSE
Music	Music	GCSE
Drama	Drama	GCSE

For some students a GCSE course is not the appropriate qualification for them to study. In order to ensure that our curriculum meets the needs of all of our students, we offer the following accredited courses:

Faculty	Title	Qualification
Art, Design & Technology	Certificate in Creative Studies : Art & Design	Level 2 Certificate
	Certificate in Food & Cookery	Level 2 Certificate
Music	Certificate in Creative Studies : Music	Level 2 Certificate
English	English Entry Level	ENTRY LEVEL
Maths	Mathematics Entry	ENTRY LEVEL
Science	Science Entry Level	ENTRY LEVEL
PE	PiXL	Personal attributes essential for employability & life
	in Physical Education R462	ENTRY LEVEL
ASDAN	Personal Development	Bronze/Silver/Gold
ICT	ECDL – Certificate in IT Applications	Certificate in IT Applications
SPORTS LEADERS	Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership	SLI

For further information regarding the curriculum in Years 10 and 11, please see the curriculum guides in the curriculum section of the website or contact:

njohnson@levenshulmehigh.co.uk
Mr N Johnson – Deputy Headteacher