This section of our website
contains further details on the
departments at Longdean School.
Each departmental page gives an
overview of the subjects, the
department heads, the syllabus
and some useful information
about the subjects.
Curriculum
We have five one hour lessons each day
except Tuesday when KS3 have 4
lessons. We operate a two week timetable,
this provides 48 periods for
KS3 and KS4 have 50 lessons which are allocated as follows:
|
Subject |
Year 7
Periods |
Year
8 Periods |
Year
9 Periods |
Art |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Drama |
2 |
2 |
2 |
English |
7 |
7 |
6 |
French
German or
extra literacy & Numeracy |
4 |
4 |
5
(3 extra ICT) |
Geography |
3 |
2 |
2 |
History |
3 |
3 |
3 |
ICT |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Technology |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Maths |
7 |
7 |
6 |
Music |
2 |
2 |
2 |
PE |
4 |
4 |
4 |
RE |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Science |
5 |
5 |
6 |
Students arriving with below level 4 in English or
Maths take extra Literacy or Numeracy instead of
French or German.
Art in year 8 includes a period of ICT.
YEAR 10: GCSE /
BTEC
