At Atlantic Academy our curriculum is clearly planned and sequenced to allow for an all-through provision. Detailed breakdowns can be located in the Subject Specific Information section of our website. However the subject overviews within key stages and across different year groups can be found here:
- See KS1 (Years 1 & 2) Curriculum 2021 – Key Stage 1
- See KS2 (Years 3/4/5 /6) Curriculum 2021 – Key Stage 2
- See KS3 (Years 7/8/9) : Curriculum 2021 – Key Stage 3
- See KS4 (Years 10 & 11) Curriculum 2021 – Key Stage 4
Our teaching hours are broken up as below. The teaching hours are indicated by hours per week – even though in Secondary we operate a two week timetable .
| Curriculum Area | EYFS (age 4-5) | KS1 (age 5-7) | LKS2 (age 7-9) | UKS2 (age 9-11) | Y7 (age 11-12) | Y8 (age 12-13) | Y9 (age 13-14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phonics | 5 | 3.5 | |||||
| Reading | Daily stories | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Homework & Lesson Transition | Homework & Lesson Transition | Homework & Lesson Transition |
| English | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | |
| Maths | 2.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Music | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Science | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | |
| Humanities* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Art/DT | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| PSHE/Assemblies | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| French | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | ||
| PE | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| RSE / Wellbeing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Drama | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||
| ATL | 5.5 | 5.5 | n/a |
* In primary, history, geography and RS are taught as a combined curriculum; in Y7 and Y8, students are taught 1.5 hours a week of history and 1.5 of geography, in Y9, students are taught 2 hours a week of history and 2 of geography a week.
Students select their options when they reach Year 10. To find out more information about the Subjects offered in Key Stage 4 please read our Atlantic Curriculum Guidance Booklet 2020-22.
Year 10
| Option 1 &2 : Choose Two of the following EBacc | |
| History | |
| Geography | |
| French | |
| Option 3: Choose ONE of the following | |
| Hospitality | |
| Drama | |
| Travel and Tourism | |
| Philosophy and Ethics | |
| Option 4: Choose ONE of the following | |
| Art | |
| RSL Music | |
| Business | |
| Hospitality | |
| Option 5: Choose ONE of the following | |
| Health and Social Care | |
| Computer Science | |
| PE | |
Year 11
| Option 1 &2: Choose TWO of the following EBacc | |
| History | |
| Geography | |
| Computer Science | |
| French | |
| Option 3: Choose ONE of the following | |
| BTEC Dance | |
| GCSE PE | |
| BTEC Health and Fitness (Sport) | |
| Option 4: Choose ONE of the following | |
| Art | |
| BTEC Health & Social care | |
| BTEC Hospitality | |
| Option 5: Choose ONE of the following | |
| BTEC Business | |
| BTEC Drama | |
| BTEC Music | |
| BTEC Travel & Tourism | |
Our teaching hours for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11) are broken up as below which show a two week timetable .
| Year 10 (age 14-15) | Year 11 (age 15-16) | |
|---|---|---|
| English | 9 | 9 |
| Maths | 8 | 8 |
| Science | 9 | 9 |
| Option 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Option 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Option 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Option 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Option 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Core PE | 1 | 1 |
| Core RSE / Wellbeing | 1 |