Curriculum 

Our students receive specialist teaching in all subjects and are offered an academic curriculum that enables them to compete with the highest performing students around the country.

In Key Stage 3 students at Plashet study the following subjects:

• English Language and English Literature
• Mathematics
• The Sciences: Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• The Arts: Art, Music and Drama
• Physical Education
• A Language – either: French Spanish or Urdu (Y7 – 10) or Bengali, French or Urdu (Year 11)
• The Humanities: History, Geography, Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
• Design Technology: Graphics, Food & Nutrition and Textiles and Fashion
• ICT and Computing
• Learning for Life: including citizenship, personal, health and social education

The lower school curriculum is designed to engage our younger students and to engender in them a love of learning.  The students experience a wide range of subjects, so that they can begin to find new strengths and develop existing interests. Most teaching groups at Key Stage 3 are mixed attainment classes. By this we mean that there is no deliberate setting by ability.

GCSE

At Plashet we offer a curriculum favoured by the top schools in England and international schools around the world. This is called the English Baccalaureate and includes the subjects most commonly required or preferred by academic 6th forms and universities.

Students then personalise their curriculum by choosing an additional subject from:

All students also have statutory physical education and PSHE on their timetable as a non-examination subject.

There are alternative and more appropriate accredited courses for those students unlikely to achieve success at GCSE level and these personalised courses are decided upon in discussion with parents.