TEACHING STAFF

Teacher	Subject
Mr L King	Head of Geography (Head of Faculty)
Mr R Hurley	Head of Religious Studies
Mr D Winch	Head of History
Mr G Bashford	Geography Teacher (Deputy Headteacher)
Mr D Winch	Head of History (Acting Head of Year 8)
Mrs A Stacey	Geography Teacher (AST for Cross-Curricular Activities)

TOPICS OF STUDY
PLACEHOLDER: Students study a wide variety of engaging and demanding content. In History, students cover periods ranging from World War I and present-day conflicts to the kings and queens in the Tudor period, as well as .
Religious Studies teaches students to appreciate cultural and religious issues - their own, as well as those of other students.
Geography is taught with a focus on physical and political geography...

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PLACEHOLDER: Students study a wide variety of engaging and demanding content. In History, students cover periods ranging from World War I and present-day conflicts to the kings and queens in the Tudor period, as well as .

THE ORGANISATION OF TEACHING GROUPS
Students are set by ability in years 8 and 9 with some banding in year 7.  At GCSE level groups are arranged either in broad ability bands or mixed ability groups, depending on the blocking of option groups.

ASSESSMENT
KS3 Assessment

Geography	Key Assessments every half term.
History	Key Assessments every half term.
Religious Studies	Key Assessments every half term.

KS4 Assessment for Year 11 2009-10 (next academic year)

Geography	2 x Exams (75%) Fieldwork (25%)
History	Paper 1 Exam (45%) Paper 2 Exam (30%) Coursework (25%)
Religious Studies	Not offered