Chipping Sodbury School
Bowling Road
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol
BS37 6EW

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• Teaching and Learning
• Key Stage Three (Years Seven, Eight and Nine)
• Key Stage Four (Years Ten and Eleven)
• Links with Primary Schools
• The Yate and Sodbury Sixth Form Link

Teaching and Learning

This is the core work of the school. It is organised through a range of different subjects taught by specialist teachers led by Subject Leaders. We follow the National Curriculum in Key Stages Three and Four and a wide ranging curriculum programme is provided for students Post 16.

Our Technology College status ensures that subjects are underpinned by Information and Communications Technology and that students are prepared for their futures in an increasingly technological world.

Key Stage Three (Years Seven, Eight and Nine)

All students follow a programme of study which ensures the delivery of the National Curriculum.

The subjects studied are:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Design & Technology (including Food, Textiles, Electronics, Resistant Materials and Graphics)
• French and German
• Geography
• History
• Religious Education
• ICT (studied as a separate subject and is applied in other subject areas)
• Art
• Drama
• Music
• Physical Education
• Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)

Key Stage Four (Years Ten and Eleven)

All students follow courses to GCSE or equivalent in:

• English (most pupils also follow English Literature)
• Mathematics
• Science (most pupils follow a course leading to a Double Award Science; provision is also made for Triple Science and Single Science)
• Design & Technology (specialist areas include Food, Textiles, Systems and Control, Product Design and Graphic Products)

All students also follow short courses leading to half GCSEs in:

• Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
• Citizenship and Religious Education

Students have some choice over further subjects they study. Subjects offered in the ‘Options’ include:

• Art
• Drama
• Music
• A second Foreign Language
• Business
• Vocational ICT
• Geography
• History
• GCSE Physical Education
• Industrial Technology
• ASDAN (a work related course)

In addition all students follow programmes of study in Physical Education and PSHE, including Careers.

The Curriculum is reviewed regularly and this provision may change as we seek to develop our curriculum and respond to national and local curriculum initiatives.

Curriculum Links

Links with Primary Schools

We are developing an increasing range of curriculum links with our partner primary schools. These include visits by primary pupils for lessons and activities at Chipping Sodbury, teachers from Chipping Sodbury working with staff and pupils in primary schools, summer schools (for example for Literacy and Gifted and Talented). We are particularly able to support work in Mathematics, Science, Design & Technology and ICT. These links help to support the transfer to secondary school and also help to maintain curriculum progress for pupils on transfer.

The Sixth Form: The Yate and Sodbury Sixth Form Link

We have our own Sixth Form Centre with a common room. Responsibility for the Sixth Form lies with the Head of Sixth Form. Sixth Form courses are taught in co-operation with our neighbouring schools. This Link arrangement which has been operating and developing successfully for many years enables us to offer wide range of courses to our students.

http://www.linksixthform.co.uk/