Year 10/11

All pupils follow a GCSE course comprising nine or ten subjects selected from a wide range of options. These are made up of core subjects, which all pupils must study, and optional subjects, from which four should be selected (and one reserve):

Core subjects

* Beliefs and Values leads to an optional GCSE in Religious Studies which most of our students choose to take.

Optional subjects

For further information please see:
 
Full GCSE curriculum 2008/10
Full GCSE curriculum 2009/11
Full GCSE curriculum 2010/12

Educational trips

These are an important element in many subjects and recent visits have included: Didcot Power Station, the First World War Battlefields, theatre trips, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, the German exchange, Year 10 Spanish, Biology and Physics trips.

Careers advice

There is a substantial careers programme, including work experience and individual tutorial guidance.

Transition to Sixth Form

It is assumed that pupils will continue their studies at Leighton Park, which the vast majority of pupils do, either following the A Level programme or the IB Diploma Programme.

A transition programme, Horizons, has been developed to support pupils in their selection of subjects and course and to introduce the changes that will arise in their approach to study. This includes a Sixth Form Open Evening, a Sixth Form Induction programme, detailed consultation with staff, and a taste of the social programme which is such an important feature of life in the Sixth Form.

For further information see Sixth Form and Sixth Form Curriculum.