--- title: "Secondary Curriculum" url: "https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum" school: "George Mitchell School" --- # Secondary Curriculum ### **Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9)** In Key Stage 3, George Mitchell School offers a well-balanced three-year programme that entitles students to study a full range of subjects including English, Mathematics, Science, Design and Technology, Food and Nutrition, MFL, PE, Geography, History, Art, Music, Drama, PSHE and Computer Science. The National Curriculum is followed in all of these subjects. Throughout Key Stage 3, we aim to ensure our students develop the required knowledge via a carefully sequenced design. We aim to ensure our students meet the highest expectations by training them to develop the skills required to be able to think like Geographers, Mathematicians, Artists, Scientists, and Historians. Each department has its own curriculum intent which reflects the subject-specific skills and the intention for teaching these via the curriculum. Subject Intent Statements and Subject Overviews The curriculum is designed to help pupils gain the skills, knowledge and understanding that they need to become successful learners who are confident, happy and fulfilled. Pupils are encouraged to reflect on their experiences and to recognise how they are developing personally and socially, addressing the spiritual, social, moral and cultural issues that form an intrinsic part of growing up. ### **Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)** GMS has a personalised curriculum model at Key Stage 4 that has proved popular with students. Each year, following individual guidance interviews, students choose from four possible pathways. At Key Stage 4 students study 4 options in addition to English, Maths, Science, PE and PSHE. Whilst our key intent is to secure a broad and balanced curriculum we also work diligently to ensure students are supported in building a curriculum diet that will enable them to access post-16 pathways as well as to become responsible citizens who can make a positive contribution to society. We work hard to personalise the curriculum that we offer and stress the importance of providing a programme of study that is designed to meet the needs of individual students. ## **Curriculum Subjects** The following subjects are taught at George Mitchell Secondary. Please follow the links below to learn more: [English](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/english) [Mathematics](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/mathematics) [Science](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/science) [Languages](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/languages) [History](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/history) [Geography](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/geography) [Computing](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/computing) [Religious Studies](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/religious-studies) [Business Studies](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/business-studies) [Travel and Tourism](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/travel-and-tourism) [Art](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/art) [Drama](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/drama) [Music](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/music) [Design Technology](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/design-technology) [PE](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/pe) [PSHE](https://george-mitchell-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/pshe) ## **Subject Intent Statements and Subject Overviews** The all-through subject intent statements and subject overviews can be found by clicking on the links below: All-Through Subject Intents Please see our school Subject Intent documents for each subject taught throughout George Mitchell School. Further information about our curriculum can be found on the pages under the ‘Curriculum’ website tab. To request any additional information about our curriculum, please email Ms Kathleen Smith (Secondary Office Manager) at . Travel and Tourism 117 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Travel-and-Tourism-Intent(1).pdf) Science 157 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Science-Intent(1).pdf) Religious 186 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Religious-Studies-Intent(1).pdf) PSHE 159 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/PSHE-Intent(3).pdf) Physical Education 130 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Physical-Education-Intent(1).pdf) Music 146 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Music-Intent(1).pdf) Modern Foreign Languages 164 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Modern-Foreign-Languages-Intent-1(1).pdf) Mathematics 156 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Mathematics-Intent(1).pdf) History 196 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/History-Intent(1).pdf) Geography 166 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Geography-Intent(1).pdf) English 201 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/English-Intent(1).pdf) Drama 123 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Drama-Intent(1).pdf) Design and Technology 202 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Design-and-Technology-Intent(1).pdf) Computing 151 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Computing-Intent(1).pdf) Business Studies 145 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Business-Studies-Intent(1).pdf) Art 122 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Art-Intent(1).pdf) All-Through Subject Overviews Please see our subject overviews from EYFS through to Year 11 below. Further information about our curriculum can be found on the pages under the ‘Curriculum’ website tab. To request any additional information about our curriculum, please email Ms Kathleen Smith (Secondary Office Manager) at . Science 613 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning_Journey_Science_-_UPDATED.pdf) Religious Education 585 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning_Journey_RE_-_UPDATED.pdf) PSHE 528 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning_Journey_PSHE_and_Citizenship_-_UPDATED.pdf) Physical Education 580 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning_Journey_PE_-_UPDATED.pdf) Music 590 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning_Journey_Music_-_UPDATED.pdf) Moder 218 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-French(1).pdf) Mathematics 265 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-Maths(1).pdf) History 256 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-History(1).pdf) Georaphy 252 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-Geography(1).pdf) Engish 305 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-English(1).pdf) Design and Technology 474 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-DT(1).pdf) Drama 172 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-Drama(1).pdf) Computing 270 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-Computing(1).pdf) Business 148 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-Business(1).pdf) Art 254 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/george-mitchell-school-2/files/documents/Learning-Journey-Art(1).pdf) ## **Further information** Further information about our curriculum can be found on the pages under the ‘Curriculum’ website tab. ### Learning - [Curriculum Offer](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/curriculum-offer) - [Curriculum Intent](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/curriculum-intent) - [All-Through Subject Intents](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/all-through-subject-intents) - [All-Through Subject Overviews](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/all-through-subject-overviews) - [Early Years Curriculum](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/early-years-curriculum) - [Primary Curriculum](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/primary-curriculum-2) - [Secondary Curriculum](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum) - [Secondary Curriculum](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum) - [English](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/english) - [Mathematics](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/mathematics) - [Science](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/science) - [Languages](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/languages) - [History](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/history) - [Geography](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/geography) - [Computing](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/computing) - [Religious Studies](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/religious-studies) - [Business Studies](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/business-studies) - [Art](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/art) - [Drama](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/drama) - [Music](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/music) - [Design & Technology](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/design-technology) - [PE](https://www.georgemitchellschool.com/curriculum/secondary-curriculum/pe) - 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