At Stewards Academy we offer a three year Key Stage 4 programme that students follow in Years 10 and 11. All students study a combination of core (compulsory) and option subjects. The number of option choices that individuals are able to make is dependent on the pathway that they follow.

For more information on the Curriculum Pathways offered at Stewards Academy please click on the links at the bottom of this page.

Core subjects:

• English Language and Literature
• Mathematics
• Science including the separate sciences
• Physical Education
• ICT
• Ethics and Values

Optional subjects studied at GCSE:

• Art and Design
• Business Studies
• Computing
• Dance
• Design Technology
• Drama
• Food Nutrition and Preparation
• Geography
• History
• Media Studies
• Modern Foreign Language (French or Spanish, depending on which language students have previously studied)
• Music
• Physical Education
• Religious Studies
• Sociology
• Photography

Other subjects:

• Child Development and Care V Cert
• Sports Studies Cambridge Nationals Level 2
• Sports Science Cambridge Nationals Level 2
• Introductory Vocational BTEC
• WJEC Construction in the Built Environment  

All students study all of the core subjects and these courses all lead to GCSE examinations. Students are taught in ability sets for English, Maths and Science. The pathway that individual students follow is based upon their individual interests and the one that is most suited to their ability.

All of our option subjects lead to GCSE or BTEC qualifications. We aim to ensure that each individual student's Key Stage 4 programme is tailored to his/her interests, at the same time as providing appropriate challenge and the right basis for future study and careers. At the point when students make their option choices in the Spring of Year 8, each student has the opportunity to discuss their option choices. In addition, any student who wishes to have individual careers advice from the Academy’s' independent Careers Advisor is able to do so.

Dependent on academic ability, some students will be advised to follow the English Baccalaureate Options Pathway. This will mean that one of their options subjects will be either Geography or History. They will also study a Modern Foreign Language. The remaining two options will be free choices. We believe that for the students placed on this pathway the range of subjects they will study will best equip them for further education and careers.