In year 11 students have 30 lessons a week, these are allotted as follows:
Number of lessons per subject
Below is a general overview of the topics students are taught throughout the year in each subject.
Year 11 students study English, maths, science, physical education and either history or geography, they also opt to pursue three further subjects.
For a more in depth outline of each subject please click on the link for the subject page.
If you would like to speak to us about any aspect of our curriculum, or to request a printed version of our topic map, please get in touch.
Core subjects
Students study all of the below, with the exception of history and geography where they must choose to pursue one or the other.
English Language and Literature
English Language
- Paper 1: Creative reading and writing: unseen fiction reading text and describe/narrate writing
- Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives: unseen non-fiction reading texts and viewpoints writing
English Literature
- Paper 1: 19th century novel (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde or A Christmas carol)
- Paper 1: An inspector calls
- Paper 2: Unseen poetry
- Paper 2: Macbeth
Maths
Foundation
- Integrate knowledge into larger concepts
- Year 10 topics will be extended in a sequence determined by group learning
Higher
- Integrate knowledge into larger concepts
- Year 10 topics will be extended in a sequence determined by group learning
Combined Science
Biology
- Inheritance variation and evolution
- Core practicals
- Revision
Chemistry
- Chemical calculations
- Core practicals
- Revision
Physics
- Chemical calculations
- Fuel cells
- Organic chemistry
- Chemical analysis
- Water
- Revision
- Physics
Physical Education (non-assessed)
• Preparing for exercise
• Movement
• Developing technique
• Teamwork
• The benefits of physical activity
• Scoring systems
• Competition
• Officiating
• Tactics and strategies
• Methods of training
• Achieving a personal best
• Valuing physical activity
• Analyse a performance
• Fitness testing
• Leadership
• Making informed choices
Geography
- Urban issues and challenges
- Urban populations
- NEE case study: Rio, Brazil
- Opportunities and challenges of urban growth
- UK population
- Urban change in the UK: HIC city Nottingham
- Urban sustainability
- Revision
- Issue evaluation preparation
History
- Russia 1917-41
- The revolutions of 1917
- The Bolsheviks in power 1917-24
- Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship 1924-41
- Stalin’s changes to Russia
- Revision
Optional subjects
Additionally students choose to study three of the subjects listed below.
Art and Design
- Personal portfolio; self-selected theme exploring the title ‘Distortion’.
- Externally set task (art exam unit)
Business
- Growing the business
- Marketing decisions
- Making operational decisions
- Making financial decisions
- Making human resource decisions
Child Development (Cambridge National)
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- Health and wellbeing for child development
- Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years
- Understanding the development of a child from one to five years
Computer Science
- Programming fundamentals
- Algorithms
- Producing robust programs
- Searching and sorting algorithms
- Boolean logic
- Programming languages and IDEs
- System software
Creative i-Media (Cambridge National)
Units R086 and R087
- Understanding the uses and properties of interactive multimedia products
- Planning an interactive multimedia product
- Creating and interactive product
- Reviewing interactive digital products
- Understanding the purpose of digital animation
- Planning digital animation
- Creating digital animation
- Reviewing digital animation
Dance
- Set phrase and duet/trio performance exam
- Choreography
- Critical appreciation of professional works
- Critical appreciation of your own work
Design and Technology - Product Design
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- Designing and making principles
- Investigation of data
- Environmental, social and economic challenge
- The work of others
- Design strategies
- Communication of design ideas
- Prototype development
- Selection of materials and component
- Tolerances
- Materials management
- Specialist tools and equipment
- Specialist techniques and processes
Digital Information Technology (BTEC)
- Data security
- Cloud computing
- Communication and stakeholders
- Security policies
- Impact of technology on the environment
- Spider diagrams
Drama
- Blood brothers: context
- Blood brothers: production
- Texts in practice: communicating layers of meaning
- Texts in practice: research
- Live theatre: analysis
Engineering Design (Cambridge National)
- Principles of engineering design
- Communicating designs
- Design evaluation and modelling
Engineering Manufacture (Cambridge National)
- Principles of engineering manufacture
- Manufacturing a one-off product
- Manufacturing in quantity
Enterprise and Marketing (Cambridge National)
Unit RO64: Enterprise and Marketing concepts
- LO1: Learning how to target a market
- LO2: Understand what makes a product or service financially viable
- LO3: Understand product development
- LO4: Understand how to attract and retain customers
- LO5: Understand factors for consideration when starting up a business
- LO6: Understand different functional activities needed to support a business start-up
Food Preparation and Nutrition
- Milk processing, grain processing
- Food science coursework
- Brief based coursework
- Revision
Health and Social Care
- Principles of care in health and social care
- Supporting individuals through life events
- Health promotion campaigns
Modern Foreign Languages
French or German or Spanish
- Current/future study and employment
- Current study
- Future study
- Career ambition and choices
Revision
Visit our modern foreign languages page for more information
Music Practice (BTEC)
- Exploring music products and styles
- Music skills development
- Responding to a commercial music brief
Philosophy and Ethics
- Relationships
- Peace and conflict
- Dialogue and religions
Photography
- Skill-building unit
- Distort or Reflect theme coursework unit
- Exam unit
Physical Education
- Paper 1 – The human body and movement in physical activity and sport
- Applied anatomy and physiology
- The structure and function of the cardio-respiratory system
- Anaerobic and aerobic exercise
- Movement analysis
- Physical training
- Use of data
Or
- Paper 2 – Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport
- Sports psychology
- Socio-cultural influences
- Commercialisation of physical activity & sport
- Ethical issues
- Health & fitness
- Use of data
- Non examined assessment – analysis and evaluation of one practical sport
Separate Sciences
Biology
- Inheritance variation and evolution
- Core practicals
- Revision
Chemistry
- Chemical calculations
- Core practicals
- Revision
Physics
- Chemical calculations
- Fuel cells
- Organic chemistry
- Chemical analysis
- Water
- Revision
- Physics
Sociology
- Social stratification
- Crime and deviance
Sport (BTEC)
- Unit 2 – practical performance in sport
- Understand the rules, regulations and scoring systems for selected sports
- Practically demonstrate skills, techniques and tactics in selected Sports
- Be able to review sports performance
- Unit 3 – applying the principles of personal training
- Design a personal fitness training programme
- Know about the musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and the effect on the body during training
- Implement a self-designed personal fitness training programme
- Review a personal fitness training programme
Sport Studies (Cambridge National)
- Contemporary issues in sport
- Performance and leadership in sports activities
- Increasing awareness of outdoor and adventurous activities
