Oulder Hill Community School - Subjects

Subjects

Oulder Hill offers a range of subjects, with options available both at GCSE level and again at A-level should a pupil remain in to the sixth form.

• MFL All pupils study two languages from Years 7-9 and then one or two at GCSE. Languages offered are French, German, Italian, Spanish, Urdu and Portuguese.
• Physical Education - Compulsory in years 7-9. Can be carried through to GCSE. Everyone has to partake in PE at GCSE at least once a week.
• Textiles, Resistant Materials, Food and Nutrition and Graphics - these Technology subjects are rotated in termly cycles in years 7-9. At this point, pupils have the option of studying any of these subjects at GCSE.
• English - A compulsory subject in years 7-11. Combined English Language and Literature is studied until year 10, where it is divided into Literature and Language.
• Mathematics - A compulsory subject in years 7-11. All pupils are required to take GCSE Mathematics.
• Science - A compulsory subject in years 7-11. All pupils are required to take GCSE Science, and in years 10 and 11 it is taught separately in lessons by separate teachers as Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• ICT - A compulsory subject in years 7-11. All pupils study for a qualification in ICT at GCSE level.
• Geography - A compulsory subject in years 7-9. Geography can be taken as an optional choice at GCSE.
• History - A compulsory subject in years 7-9. History can be studied at GCSE as an option.
• Music - A compulsory subject in years 7-9. There is an option of taking Music at GCSE level.
• Food Technology - compulsory for years 7-9 and can be taken as GCSE but named as catering.
• Art - A compulsory subject in years 7-9. There is an option of taking Art at GCSE level.
• Dance & Drama - A compulsory subject in years 7-9. Dance and Drama (D&D) is taught as one subject. However at GCSE pupils can study both subjects separately.
• Sociology - An option at GCSE level.
• Business Studies - An option at GCSE level.