Curriculum Recommendations and Restrictions

It is recommended that students aim to choose a range of subjects which offer a broad and balanced curriculum. Students will not be allowed to take 2 identical or very similar courses e.g. Catering GCSE along with Catering BTEC.

The courses students take need to offer a foundation to build upon beyond Key Stage 4. If these choices were allowed to be very narrow, they might find this too limiting at Key Stage 5. Many people change their mind about their career choice between Year 9 and Year 13 so students should also be aware that a broad and balanced selection now will help ensure a full range of choices is available later. Anybody with concerns about this should speak to their Form Tutor, Year Team Leader or a member of the school's Senior Leadership Team.