Curriculum

Key Stage 3 Curriculum

At Dartmouth Academy we have a three-year key stage 3. Pupils follow the national curriculum subjects, providing them with the breadth and depth of subjects required as a foundation for their key stage 4 studies and the knowledge and skills required for later life.

Year 7		Year 8		Year 9
Subject	Hours per fortnight	Subject	Hours per fortnight	Subject	Hours per fortnight
Maths	8	Maths	8	Maths	8
English	8	English	8	English	8
Science	5	Science	5	Science	7
History	3	History	3	History	3
Geography	3	Geography	3	Geography	3
French	4	French	4	French	4
PE	4	PE	4	PE	4
RE	2	RE	2	RE	2
PSHE	2	PSHE	2	PSHE	1
Art	3	Art	3	Art	3
Music & Drama	4	Music & Drama	4	Music & Drama	3
IT	2	IT	2	IT	2
Technology	2	Technology	2	Technology	3
Creative Curriculum	1	Creative Curriculum	1

 

Key Stage 4 Curriculum

At Dartmouth Academy we operate a two-year Key Stage 4. Pupils are encouraged to follow the EBAC, comprising of English, Maths, Science, a humanity, a modern foreign language and two other option choices as well as the other core curriculum subjects of PE, RE and RSE.

Year 10		Year 11
Subject	Hours per fortnight	Subject	Hours per fortnight
Maths	8	Maths	9
English	8	Maths	8
Science	10	Science	10
PE	4	PE	4
RE	3	RE	3
PSHE	2	PSHE	1
Option A	5	Option A	5
Option B	5	Option B	5
Option C	5	Option C	5
Option A: French, Music, Photography Option B: History, Geography Option C: Hospitality & Catering, Art & Design		Option A: French, Photography, Hospitality & Catering Option B: History, Geography Option C: Art & Design, Film Studies

 

For information about the subjects above, please see the Subject Information tab.