Courses
The courses we offer at Eckington are listed below.
Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9)
During key stage 3 (Years 7-9), students study a broad range of subjects:
- Art
- Character education
- Design technology
- Drama
- English
- Food technology
- Geography
- History
- ICT
- Mathematics
- Modern languages: French or German and Chinese
- Music
- Physical education
- Religious education
- Science
Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)
The subjects available to our students during Years 10 and 11, as they work towards level 2 qualifications (GCSEs, BTECs and more) are:
Core subjects (studied by all students)
- English language
- English literature
- Mathematics
- Science
They also study two, non-examined courses:
- Character education
- Physical education
Option subjects (available for students to choose)
- Art & design: fine art
- Business
- Creative iMedia
- Design & technology
- Drama
- French
- Geography
- German
- Health & fitness
- Health & social care
- History
- Hospitality & catering
- Media studies
- Music (GCSE or BTEC options)
- Photography (Art & design)
- Physical education
- Science – separate (biology, chemistry, physics)
- Travel & tourism
Sixth Form (Key Stage 5)
The wide range of level 3 subjects (A-level, BTEC and more) offered to Sixth Form students includes:
- Art, craft & design
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Creative digital media production
- Criminology
- English language
- English literature
- Drama & theatre studies
- Film studies
- Food science and nutrition
- French
- Geography
- German
- Health & social care
- History
- Mathematics
- Mathematics (further)
- Music practitioners
- Photography
- Physical education
- Physics
- Product design
- Psychology
- Science (applied)
- Sociology
- Sport and physical activity
We also offer the opportunity to study for the highly regarded extended project qualification (EPQ).