Secondary Curriculum

Saltus 7 - 9

During the course of the first three years in the Secondary Department all students take the following subjects:

English, Maths, History, Geography, French or Spanish, I.C.T., Art, Music, Design Technology, Drama, Business Studies, Accounts, Physical Education, Science (containing the three subject areas of Chemistry, Biology and Physics)

Saltus 10 - 11

In Saltus 10-11, all students take English, Maths, French or Spanish, and P.E., together with any five other subjects (one of which must be a Science) chosen from:

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science

History, Geography, I.T., Art

Design Technology, Music, Business Studies, Accounts

Economics, Drama

For some students, provision within the option allocation for Learning Services is available

Further detail for each of the subject areas is available via the links in the side bar to the right.

Option Choices

The subjects are placed into 5 option blocks and students choose one subject from each block. The more popular subjects will appear in more than one block to allow students as wide a choice of preferred subjects as possible. It is, however, not always possible to accommodate every choice for every student.

External Examinations

At the end of Saltus 11, students take internationally recognised examinations (either Edexcel GCSE or Cambridge International IGCSE) in English Language, English Literature, Maths, French or Spanish, and each of their optional subjects. It is also possible to take a GCSE in PE.

Further detail for each of the subject areas and of the examinations is available via the links in the side bar to the right.

The Graduate Years

Students in The Saltus Graduate Years follow compulsory courses in Mathematics, at an appropriate level, and a course in English. The English courses are specifically designed to allow students to take English Literature AP or English language AP in either Year.

Students must also choose four other subjects from the course list.