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Curriculum Overview
The most employable students in Corby
We offer our students an ambitious curriculum that enables them to leave our school as young adults equipped with key employability skills so that they can thrive in the modern workplace. This supports our learners to develop transferable skills and knowledge along with the ability to adapt to a fast-changing environment. Our technical ethos and links with industry ensure that students have regular contact with the working world and are adaptable in new situations using their initiative to solve unfamiliar problems.
We believe that excellent teaching and a rich curriculum, accessible to all, can close the gap between the disadvantaged and advantaged. Our curriculum places resilience, aspiration and building of knowledge at its heart.
Our curriculum extends beyond the classroom and encompasses a broad range of co-curricular activities, trips and visits and competitive sport to help our students become disciplined and resilient learners. Students learn to organise themselves and others, developing the skills they need to be effective team members in a variety of contexts.
Our curriculum is focused on the acquisition of core knowledge as the foundation to enable students to make excellent progress within all subjects. Additionally, across the school students are supported to become effective readers, writers and evaluators, as well as having the analytical skills to apply their knowledge and solve problems.
Throughout the curriculum the British Values are embedded to ensure students develop their character, becoming moral and active contributors to society, taking pride in the global community they belong to. Both the taught curriculum, and the delivery of this aims to ensure that students understand the importance of non-discriminatory and equal treatment of individuals regardless of protected characteristics.
For more information about our curriculum offer, please email enquiries@corbytechnicalschool.org.
Key Stage 3 encompasses National Curriculum subjects, with students covering a core knowledge curriculum, ensuring all have the necessary skills and understanding for their next phase in education and to make a success in life.
In all lessons students will be encouraged to develop their employability skills so that they have the personal qualities that enable them to be successful. We also interlace the Core British Values through all of our teaching.
There are 50 lessons across a two-week timetable, and the time is allocated as below:
Subject |
Number of lessons |
| English | 8 |
| Maths | 7 |
| Science | 7 |
| Core PE | 4 |
| Humanities | 6 |
| RSCS | 2 |
| Spanish | 4 |
| Art | 2 |
| DT | 2 |
| Computing | 2 |
| Music | 2 |
| PSHE | 1 |
| Drama | 1 |
| Literacy | 2 |
In Years 10 and 11, students follow a challenging curriculum and their studies will be supplemented by a programme of careers education linked to work experience in Corby and the surrounding area. Alongside our core curriculum (English, Maths and Science) and non-examined subjects that all students study (RE, PSHE, Personal development, Core PE), students have a broad range of options to choose from at the end of year 9. The school offers a wide range of curriculum subjects at Key Stage 4. Subject curriculum information can be found within each Curriculum Department.
Department |
KS4 Subject(s) |
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Art |
Fine Art Photography |
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Computing |
Computer Science Creative I-Media Digital Information Technology |
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Design & Technology |
Engineering Food Science & Nutrition |
|
English |
Media English Language English Literature |
|
Humanities |
History Geography Sociology Religious Education (not examined) |
|
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
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Modern Foreign Languages |
Spanish |
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Performing Arts |
Music Drama |
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Physical Education |
Sports Science Core PE (not examined) |
|
Science |
Combined Science Biology Chemistry Physics |
Students at Corby technical School Sixth Form are offered a range of studies. It is anticipated that students at this stage are more certain of the career opportunities available to them due to the clear knowledge and skills experienced in the previous key stages; however, students are offered comprehensive guidance and support when choosing the relevant route to lead them onto higher education or their chosen career.
A range of A-levels and vocational level three qualifications are offered at CTS that are tailored to help students access their chosen career, whether that be in line with our technical ethos or one of the many diverse areas now available to them. These courses will follow on from GCSEs studied, details below. Students are required to take a minimum of three level 3 subjects.
Employer engagement at this level will be further targeted to the individual and specific needs and wants of the student. This will take the form of guest speakers, academic and enrichment opportunities alongside possible bursary support and sponsorship. All students in year 12 partake in the weekly enrichment and personal development programme to develop their employability skills. Within this, students opt for an enrichment opportunity that will most benefit their career aspirations. This could take the form of work experience placements, volunteering, lower school mentoring or Duke of Edinburgh, alongside the ability to study further academic subjects such as Core Maths, EPQ or Sports Leaders.
The school offers a wide range of curriculum subjects at Key Stage 5. Subject curriculum information can be found within each Curriculum Department.
Department |
KS5 Subject(s) |
| Art |
Fine Art Photography |
| Computing |
Computer Science Creative Digital Media Production |
| Design & Technology | Design Engineering |
| English | English Literature/Language |
| Humanities |
Geography History Psychology Travel and Tourism Business |
| Mathematics |
Mathematics Further Mathematics |
| Modern Forign Languages | Spanish |
| Performing Arts | Creative and Performing Arts |
| Physical Education | Sport and Physical Activity |
| Science |
Applied Science Biology Chemistry Physics |