Curriculum Overview

At Astrea Academy Dearne, we believe it’s incredibly important that scholars have a balanced curriculum which offers them a varied range of learning opportunities. We believe that an academic, knowledge-rich curriculum is an entitlement for all our scholars. We have allocated considerable time and resources to ensure scholars achieve well across the core and options subjects.

Our curriculum is underpinned by the following principles:

• Rich in powerful knowledge
• High expectations for ALL
• Progression of knowledge over time
• Inclusivity and ambition for all.

These principles are brought together in lessons through our booklet-led curriculum in each subject. Booklets are an evidence-led approach that allows all scholars to access high quality, expert-planned learning materials across all of our subjects.

Key Stage 3 (Years 7 to 9)

At Key Stage 3, scholars will study the subjects below over a two-week timetable:

English 8 lessons	Mathematics 8 lessons	Science 8 lessons	Geography 4 lessons
History 4 lessons	Spanish 2 lessons	PE 3 lessons	RE 2 lessons
Art & Design Technology 3 lessons	Computing 2 lessons	Music 2 lessons	Drama 1 lesson
Personal Development 2 lessons	Character Education 1 lesson

Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11)

At Key Stage 4, scholars will study the subjects below over a two-week timetable:

English 9 lessons	Mathematics 9 lessons	Science 10 lessons
Core PE 2 lessons	Core RE 1 lesson	Personal Development 1 lesson

In addition to this core, scholars will study three option subjects, for 6 lesson per fortnight:

Curriculum Maps