At Thamesmead we structure our timetable over a two week period. The grid below shows the number of hours allocated to each subject on the two week timetable.
Personal Development (formerly known as Citizenship) is taught across the school through a series of 20 x 1 hour lessons which are evenly distributed throughout the year and delivered by the form tutors.
KS3
Subject | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
Art & Design | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Design & Technology | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Drama | 2 | 2 | 2 |
English | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Geography | 3 | 3 | 3 |
History | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Computer Science | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Mathematics | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Modern Foreign Languages | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Music | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Physical Education | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Religion, Philosophy & Ethics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Science | 6 | 6 | 5 |
KS4
During Year 9 students will have chosen three of the optional subject marked ‘*’ to study at KS4 along side the core subjects of English, Maths, Science, Religious Studies and the non qualification subjects of Core Physical Education and Personal Development (formerly known as Citizenship).
Subject | Year 10 | Year 11 |
Art & Design * | 7 | 7 |
Business & Enterprise * | 7 | 7 |
BTEC First Award in Sport * | 7 | 7 |
Design & Technology * | 7 | 7 |
Drama * | 7 | 7 |
English | 8 | 8 |
Geography * | 7 | 7 |
History * | 7 | 7 |
Computer Science * | 7 | 7 |
Mathematics | 7 | 9 |
Modern Foreign Languages * | 7 | 7 |
Music * | 7 | 7 |
Physical Education (Core) | 2 | 2 |
GCSE Physical Education * | 7 | 7 |
Religion, Philosophy & Ethics | 3 | – |
Science | 9 | 10 |
Triple Science * | 7 | 7 |