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Key Stage 4 (14 -16 years)

Key Stage 4 covers students in Years 10 and 11 when they are aged between 14 and 16 years-old

The Education Department aims to ensure that all 14-16 year olds have the opportunity to pursue a course of study or training where they will learn in a style that suits them and in curriculum areas / training programmes that motivate them. Whatever route they are on, whether in school, or at the College of Further Education, we want young people to be working towards nationally accredited qualifications and schemes that have real standing with students, parents, employers and the public, which will prepare them to progress into further education and higher education and which place a premium on good basic skills and the wider skills needed for employment.

The Headteacher of a school will, as agreed with the Education Department, determine the curriculum model for his / her school to include the curriculum content, its organisation and where appropriate the nationally accredited qualification routes for students.

The Curriculum Entitlement Key Stage 4

It is expected that every student will study the Core Curriculum of the Bailiwick of Guernsey Curriculum Entitlement 14-16 as set out below. The Core as a whole will take up to half the available curriculum time. Students will then choose how they wish to spend the remainder of their time. The choice will comprise:

• The opportunity to study an arts subject, design technology, a humanities subject and a modern foreign language.
• An Alternative Nationally Accredited Programme

No single institution can be responsible for delivering the full curriculum and qualifications entitlement on its own - offering the range of opportunities will require collaboration between educational institutions and a range of agencies, services and employer organisations.

Core Curriculum	The additional curriculum entitlement must include
A nationally accredited course in English, Maths and Science ICT Work-related Learning and Careers Education PSHE and Citizenship Physical Education Religious Education	At least one option from the following Arts Design and Technology Humanities Modern Foreign Languages and/or an alternative accredited programme
Cross Curricular Themes and Skill	Key Skills
Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development Financial capability Enterprise education Education for sustainable development	Communication - speaking, listening, reading, writing Numeracy - application of a number ICT Improving their own learning and performance Team working Problem solving Thinking skills - information processing, reasoning, enquiry, creative thinking, evaluation

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