Key Stage 3

To view information about what is studied at Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9) for each faculty, please click the relevant link below.

• Art
  Art

  In Art, we acknowledge and celebrate our distinctive place in the curriculum, providing pupils with a creative outlet to express themselves. We are proud to be a practical subject and emphasise the development and mastery of practical skills in our lessons and curriculum. 

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• Business
  Business

  The overarching aim of the Business curriculum is to enable all students to be successful learners, who are determined, enthusiastic, ambitious and have an enquiring approach to the world of Business.

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• Computing
  Computing

  Key Stage 3 Computing will challenge and inspire students to develop a natural curiosity of the technological world around them. The KS3 curriculum has been designed to offer the students a broad and balanced approach to ICT and Computing, while meeting the national curriculum of study set out by the DFE.

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• Design Technology
  Design Technology

  Design and Technology looks to enable a new generation of pupils that can use creativity and imagination to problem solve for a more sustainable future. Pupils learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world.

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• Drama
  Drama

  Drama at St Bernadette is a creative and ambitious choice for students. The emphasis is on practical work, especially building confidence in performance (which may be new to some students).

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• English
  English

  The English Key Stage 3 curriculum has been designed to ensure that students have a rich experience of a diverse range of texts, as well as being challenging and supported to write regularly.

  Inter-leaved learning is fundamental to the curriculum, so that students build on and retain their knowledge as the key stage progresses. Students will be given the chance to access a range of challenging literary texts and will read and respond to a variety of contemporary and classical fiction and non-fiction.

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• Humanities
  Humanities

  Our Key Stage 3 Humanities curriculum has primarily been designed to allow pupils to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills that we believe all students should possess in order to be thoughtful and forward thinking global citizens.

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• Maths
  Maths

  In Maths, we are committed to delivering the curriculum in a positive and encouraging way to engage all learners. The scheme of learning is differentiated throughout both key stages to ensure it is accessible to all pupils. Where necessary, intervention is put into place to support and there are always appropriate levels of challenge to stretch pupils.

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• Modern Languages
  Modern Languages

  The Key Stage Three Languages curriculum has been devised to encourage students to want to travel, experience new cultures and believe that they can achieve in languages. We have incorporated opportunities to understand the similarities and differences between life in the United Kingdom and in the French and Spanish speaking world.

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• Music
  Music

  The Key Stage 3 Music curriculum is designed to equip students with the various skills and knowledge to fulfil a wider role in society whilst providing students with the key music knowledge that underpins further study in the subject.

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• Physical Education
  Physical Education

  Our vision in the PE department is the promotion of the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle to inspire engagement in physical activity for life. We want St Bernadette pupils to be equipped with the attributes to open the doors to the world of physical activity, and develop the confidence to walk through them.

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• PSHE
  PSHE

  In PSHE at St Bernadette's, pupils will build the skills, attitudes, values, knowledge and understanding needed for modern day society. PSHE education acknowledges and addresses the changes that learners are experiencing, beginning with transition to secondary school, the challenges of adolescence and their increasing independence. It teaches the skills which will equip them for the opportunities and challenges of life.

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• Theology
  Theology

  The aim of the teaching in Theology is to encourage all of our pupils to think about different beliefs in God, challenging questions such as the meaning and purpose of life, and to consider issues of right and wrong.

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• Science
  Science

  The overarching aim in the pursuit of scientific competency is to prepare students to be active citizens in the wider world in terms of critical engagement with their environment.

  Our intent is for all students to develop a curiosity and a scientific understanding of the world around them and the ability to think critically about information presented to them.

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