Page 15 - Welcome to Year 9 2025

Food Preparation
and Nutrition
Head of Department:
Mrs A Shaw
Summary of Programme
for Year 9:
This course covers a range of
topics based around preparation
of meals, food hygiene, nutrition,
meal planning and healthy eating.
Basic and specialist equipment
may be used during various
practical lessons. This is a wide
ranging, life skills subject that
provides an exciting opportunity
for students to learn about many
different aspects of food.
Does the Year 9 course include
any elements of the GCSE?
We will touch on some aspects
of the GCSE but will mainly be
focusing on different topics and
skills through the year.
English
Head of Department:
Mr K Finniear
Summary of Programme
for Year 9:
Students will begin the IGCSE
curriculum in Year 9. A three-year
course allows much greater depth
of study and provides time to
develop the necessary skills and
experience as well as developing a
love of reading and writing.
Students will spend the year
becoming familiar with the
IGCSE anthology, studying a
range of non-fiction excerpts
and honing their writing skills.
They will study both ‘Of Mice
and Men’ and ‘Macbeth’, will
develop their imaginative writing
and essay writing skills and will
practise responding to texts under
examination conditions.
Does the Year 9 course include
any elements of the GCSE?
We will be starting on the full
IGCSE course in Year 9 in order to
cover key concepts.
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