Key Stage 4 covers students in Years 10 and 11 when they are aged between 14 and 16 years-old
We aim to ensure that all 14-16 year olds have the opportunity to pursue a course of study or training where they will learn in a style that suits them and in curriculum areas / training programmes that motivate them. Whatever pathway they are on, whether in school, or at the College of Further Education, we want young people to be working towards nationally accredited qualifications and schemes that have real standing with students, parents, employers and the public, which will prepare them to progress into further education and higher education and which place a premium on good basic skills and the wider skills needed for employment.
The Headteacher of a school will determine the curriculum model for his / her school to include the curriculum content, its organisation and where appropriate the nationally accredited qualification routes for students.
The Curriculum Entitlement Key Stage 4
It is expected that every student will study the Core Curriculum of the Bailiwick of Guernsey Curriculum Entitlement 14-16 as set out below. The Core as a whole will take up to half the available curriculum time. Students will then choose how they wish to spend the remainder of their time. The choice will comprise:
- The opportunity to study an arts subject, design technology, a humanities subject and a modern foreign language.
- An Alternative Nationally Accredited Programme
No single institution can be responsible for delivering the full curriculum and qualifications entitlement on its own - offering the range of opportunities may require collaboration between educational institutions and a range of agencies, services and employer organisations.
Core Curriculum
- A nationally accredited course in English, Maths and Science
- ICT
- Work-related Learning and Careers Education
- PSHE and Citizenship
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
The additional curriculum entitlement must include
At least one option from the following:
- Arts
- Design and Technology
- Humanities
- Modern Foreign Languages
- and/or an alternative accredited programme
Cross Curricular Themes and Skills
- Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Financial capability
- Enterprise education
- Education for sustainable development
Key Skills
- Communicate effectively through speaking, listening, reading, writing, through visual and numerical information and through the arts
- Create texts, presentations, compositions, artwork, products and solutions to problems
- Understand and think critically about information, whether numerical, statistical, graphic, written, spoken or expressed physically or through the arts
- Reason and evaluate, process information efficiently and critically, ask questions, think creatively, with appreciation of the provisional nature of truth claims
- Participate in meaningful physical and cultural activities
- Develop understanding and respect for the diversity of human experience
Digital technology should be used in the service of these aims when appropriate, in ways that are safe, effective and efficient.
Key dispositions and attitudes
- Willingness to work hard to improve own learning and performance
- Ability to work both in a team and independently
- Desire to think critically and to search after truth, seeking awareness of both one's own biases and those of others in a spirit of intellectual humility, curiosity and constructive criticism
- Positive mindset and engagement with learning and physical activity, both within and beyond the classroom
- Respect, tolerance, empathy and compassion towards others
- Develop understanding and respect for the diversity of human experience
