The structure of our course

1. GCSE/Enrichment structure at
Canons
By Luxsana, Natalia and Ishwari

2. Year 7 and 8
• In the lower school (Years 7 and 8) all students follow the national
Curriculum, which includes the core subjects of English, Mathematics
and Science alongside the foundation curriculum subjects of Art,
Drama, Music, Geography, History, Religious Studies, PSHRE, ICT,
Physical Education, French, Italian or Spanish and Design &
Technology.
• This also helps students to decide what they would like to study in
years 9, 10 and 11.

3. Year 9, 10 and 11
• Students at Canons begin their GCSE and BTEC and enrichment courses at
the beginning of Year 9.
• GCSE English, Maths and Science courses last three years and students take
the exams for these subjects at the end of Year 11.
• In addition to these core subjects, students will choose two other subjects.
There are a wide range of GCSE, BTEC and enrichment courses that the
students can choose from.
• If they take a GCSE or BTEC the students will gain the final qualification in
examined subjects at the end of one year, having studied the courses
intensively.
• A range of enrichment courses, designed to enhance and complement the
examined subjects, are available and many students will choose to take at
least one enrichment course during KS4.

4. Weekly timetable:
Period Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
(9.00-10.00)
Math Option A English Option B Science
2
(9.00-10.00)
Maths Option A Maths Option B P.E
Break
3
(11.20-12.20)
PSHCE Option A P.E Option B Maths
Lunch
4
(1.10-2.10)
English Option B Science Option A English
5
(2.10-3.10)
Science Option B Science Option A English
Each student will have 4 hours of
English, Math and Science a week, as
well as 1 of PSHE and 2 hours of P.E.
They also study 5 hours of
each option a week, with
regular breaks in between.

5. Pros and Cons of the learning structure:
Pros Cons
- More hours on each subject a week - Longer lesson periods
-Less stressful as students take less exams a year than
in other schools in the country
- Students have to learn 2-3 year courses in just 1 year
- Students get to take 6 subjects of their choice. -Students don’t gain any qualification from
enrichments.
- The option of enrichments reduces the stress of
GCSE exams, especially in year 11

6. What would we change?
• Lessons or after school clubs teaching adult life and financing
• Offer other subjects including:
• German
• Arabic
• Politics
• Citizenship.
• Changes to the timetable such as:
• Introduce longer school days in order to have 6 periods and a longer lunch
• Fridays would finish at 3.10