There are 16 subjects in the Year 7 curriculum: Art, Biology, Chemistry, DT, English, French, Games, Geography, History, IT, Latin, Mathematics, Music, PE, Physics, and RS.

 

In Art there are two teachers Miss Hill who is head of Art and Mr Leech (oh, and a new one that I don’t know!) We get taught in the new Art block.

 

Biology is one of the three subjects taught in the Science block. The Science block is one of the schools most modern buildings, alongside the Music school. In Year 7 we have studied: Classification, Investigation on Magnification, and Reproduction.

 

Chemistry is also situated in the Science block. One of your first experiments will probably be with use of the Bunsen burner and chemicals. We have also studied about Physical and Chemical changes, the water cycle, elements and compounds and various other experiments.

 

DT is situated in the yard away from the main building. In DT you make key rings, bridges and circuit boards. You get to use some sophisticated machinery but you must always be aware of the safety instructions from your teacher!

 

English is taught in the main building and is one of the main subjects at school with a lesson every day.  We have done various amounts of work on punctuation and literacy.  We read a class reader every term and homework often takes the form of an essay either hand written or word processed.

 

In French we have learnt directions, the family and home, the city, verb endings for the present tense and we have vocabulary tests often.

 

We do Games at on a Tuesday for Year 7. In the autumn and winter terms you do rugby. In the spring term you do athletics and in the summer term you can do tennis or cricket.

 

In Geography we have done about settlements, the water cycle, erosion, weathering and rivers.       

 

During History lessons we have studied Anglo-Saxon England, the events of 1066,  the Feudal system, the Domesday Book, Castles and King John.

 

In IT we have done spreadsheets, PowerPoint exercises, and word processing. Our teachers are Dr Slack and Mr Clarke.

 

Latin is taught in the East quad and we have studied three verb endings for the present tense, the imperfect, and the perfect tense. We have learnt many Latin words, having a test every fortnight or so.

 

In Maths we have learnt various techniques in Algebra, as well as Fractions, and Percentages, nth term, graphs and co-ordinates.

 

Music is taught by either Mr Rayfield or Mr Robinson in the Music school. We do compositions and practise them on various instruments.

 

PE in the Gym which is situated in the yard is taught by Mr Lee, Mr Smith and Mr Highfield. We practise basketball, rugby and hockey.

 

Physics is one of the three sciences taught in the Science block. We have learnt about Measurement and Density, Motion, Force, Electricity, Magnetism and Energy.

 

In RS we have studied Christianity, Pilgrimages, and the shroud. 

 

You go to school to become knowledgeable and aware of the world and what it has to offer. You also go to school to gain qualifications to succeed in later life. At the , you will achieve both those things because you will be taught lots of different and interesting subjects in an enjoyable and rewarding environment.

 

To start, each subject you will study in year seven are all in a different classroom totally devoted to that topic, e.g. if the lesson was science, you would go to the science block. If your next lesson was Music, you would head off to the Music department, again, just one of the many buildings designed for just one subject or topic. An Art and D.T block has just recently been constructed, giving a wider opportunity to students, especially to those at GSCE level. You will feel as though everything possible has been done to make sure that whatever you're being taught is surrounding you and influencing you.

 

There is an extremely wide range of subjects and activities taught at the school, along with some excellent facilities. You are taught so mnay subjects in Year Seven, and although many of them were new to me when I first started the school, I found them all really interesting and enjoyable. All of the lessons are packed full of highly educational content, covering many different areas of that particular subject.

 

 

In the first few weeks of your life at the High School, you may learn or experience something that you have never even heard about in your life before, certainly in the science department. But the thing that really makes the lessons special at this school is that that happens every day, and even every 35 mins, you will learn something completely new that you had never discovered or learnt about before, and if you think about it, that makes every lesson worth waiting for.