Year Structure
Each year in the College, excluding Post 16, is divided into 4 faculties: Arts, Communications, Science & Maths, and Technology. There are 8 tutor groups in each faculty consisting of approximately 20-25 students in each - 2 different classes of the same year in each faculty E.g. Arts
- two year 7, two year 8 etc. In Year 7 some lessons are taught in tutor groups, except Design & Technology and Art, but in Year 8 the Core Subjects are mixed on ability between Science & Technology and Arts & Communications.
From September 2009 all students started their GCSEs in Maths, Science and English a year early, and from September 2009 all GCSEs are started in Year 9.
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