Key Stage Subject Maps and Exam Boards
Key Stage 3 - Lower School (Year 7, 8 & 9)
Art & Photography
Business & Enterprise
Topics Covered
Unit 1: Introduction to business and enterprise
This unit aims to give learners an introduction to business and enterprise. It gives learners an introduction to start up projects and helps them to identify risks and rewards. Learners will obtain an insight in to different types of businesses and how they are set up, understand the role of an entrepreneur and their characteristics, gain an understanding of how businesses target different types of customers and get the opportunity to investigate risks and rewards for new business enterprises in their local area.
Unit 2: Marketing for business and enterprise
This unit aims to give learners an insight into market research and different marketing opportunities and techniques. It gives learners an insight in to why businesses use marketing techniques to target different types of customers, impact of social media and the internet, different strategies used by businesses to persuade a customer to visit their businesses and buy their products/services and an opportunity to investigate a business and the marketing techniques used.
Unit 3: Finance for business and enterprise
This unit aims to provide learners with a basic knowledge and understanding of business finance for a new business or enterprise. It gives learners an insight in to how businesses are funded, sources of finance available, the costs a business incurs, the importance of keeping financial records and an opportunity to investigate different types of taxation businesses must pay.
Unit 4: Plan, develop and participate in a business or enterprise project
This unit aims to develop a project plan and implement the project. The learner will then go on to evaluate the overall success of the project. The project will be based on all the concepts learnt in units 1, 2 and 3 and will allow learners to put their theory in to practice by taking part and running a small business enterprise. The unit helps to develop key skills in team work, building positive relationships, presentation, research and numeracy skills as well as analytical and evaluative skills.
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Assessment |
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Unit |
Assessment |
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1-Introduction to Business and Enterprise |
Portfolio of Work |
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2-Marketing for Business and Enterprise |
Portfolio of Work |
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3-Finance for Business and Enterprise |
Portfolio of Work |
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4-Plan, develop and participate in a business or enterprise project |
Portfolio of Work |
Computer Science
Dance
Digital & Interactive Media
Drama
English
| AUTUMN 1a | AUTUMN 1b | SPRING 2a | SPRING 2b | SUMMER 3a | SUMMER 3b | |
| YEAR 7 | Trash | Trash | Poetry from Different Cultures |
Performing Shakespeare: |
Gothic Fiction | Greek Myths |
| YEAR 8 |
Modern Novel: |
Modern Novel: Mixed ability - Noughts and Crosses Top Set - I Must Betray You |
Performance Poetry | Romeo and Juliet | 10th Century Childhood Fiction | Refugee Boy |
| YEAR 9: Lit. |
The Dark Lady |
The Empress | Richard III | Poetry | Macbeth | Macbeth |
| YEAR 9: Lang. | Narrative Writing | Exploring Language though A Christmas Carol | Crafting Brilliant Sentence | The Art of Rhetoric | Macbeth | Macbeth |
Financial Literacy
Food & Textiles and Food & Nutrition
Geography
History
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education
Product Design & Engeering
PSHE
Religious Studies
Science
From Year 9, students are specifically timetabled for separate Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics).
Spanish & French
Key Stage 4 - GCSE (Year 10 & 11)
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Child Development
Computer Science
Dance
BTEC Tech Award Level ½ - Performing Arts with Dance approach (Year 11’s)
BTEC Tech – Performing Arts (Dance) Year 10
Both courses have the same units - from 2022 the units are just completed and sampled differently.
Drama
Economics
English Language & Literature
Food Preparation & Nutrition
Geography
History
Mathematics
Media Studies
Music
Physical Education
Physics
Product Design
PSHE
Psychology
Religious Studies
Spanish
Key Stage 5 - Sixth Form (Year 12 & 13)
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Science
Dance
AS Only:
Drama & Theatre
Economics
English Language & Literature
Geography
History
Mathematics
Media Studies
Physical Education
Physics
Product Design
Psychology
Religious Studies
Sociology
Spanish
Exam Boards for GCSE Subjects
| Subject Exam Board | Exam Board | Syllabus |
| Art | OCR | J170 |
| Biology | OCR (21st Century) | J257 |
| Business Studies | AQA | 8132 |
| Chemistry | OCR (21st Century) | J258 |
| Child Development | NCFE | |
| Computing Science | OCR | J277 |
| Dance Edexcel | Pearson/Edexcel & Trinity Arts Award | |
| Design And Technology | AQA | 8552 |
| Drama | OCR | J316 |
| Economics | AQA | 8136 |
| English Language | AQA | 8700 |
| English Literature | AQA | 8702 |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | Eduqas | C560P1 |
| Geography (B) | Eduqas | C112QS |
| History Edexcel | Pearson/Edexcel | 1MA1 |
| ICT (Cambridge National) | OCR | J808 |
| Maths | Pearson/Edexcel | 1MA1 |
| Further Maths | AQA | 8365 |
| Media Studies | Eduqas | C680QS |
| Music | Eduqas | C60QS |
| Physical Education | OCR | J587 |
| Physics | OCR (21st Century) | J259 |
| Psychology | AQA | 8182 |
| Religious Studies (Syllabus A) | AQA | 8062 |
| Spanish | Pearson/Edexcel | 1SP0 |
| Statistics | Pearson/Edexcel | 1ST0 |
| Financial Literacy LIBF | LiBF |