Key Stage 3 - Core
Our Key Stage 3 courses have all been carefully written by qualified teachers with in-school teaching experience. We ensure that every course we design for KS3 meets learning objectives in the National curriculum.
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This page covers our KS3 core courses: English, Maths and Science. All these courses can be taught over 1 or 2 hour lessons.
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For our KS3 Humanities and Foreign Languages courses: French, Spanish, History and Geography, please
Click on the course names to view the Curriculum Plans
English Curriculum Courses
Our English courses cover the Cambridge Checkpoint English and the National Curriculum in the United Kingdom. These courses are divided into unit topics to explore a range of skills such as Reading and Comprehension, Grammar, Writing and Speaking and Listening through a variety of literature. Click the links below to explore the Curriculum Overview for each age group.
Course duration: 2 Terms, 16 lessons each Term (32 lessons total).
Grammar Course
The course builds on and develops what students learnt on the KS2 course.The course is split into 5 units: Grammar (basic), Grammar (tense), Punctuation, Spelling and Writing Skills. We also have an 'Ultimate Grammar' course to support students learning English as a Second Language.
Reading Courses
We have a variety of reading courses that will help students to develop a range of skills which underpin the National Curriculum. Students can explore fiction and non-fiction texts such as Shakespeare, poetry, Gothic texts, and play scripts.
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(11-16) Non-Fiction Reading and Comprehension - 16 lessons
Writing Courses
Our writing courses also include a variety of reading material to inspire students with their own writing. Students can learn to experiment and perfect their own non-fiction essays and fiction writing.
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(11-18) Critical Thinking and Academic Writing - 10 or 15 lessons
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(11-14) Non-Fiction Writing - 15 lessons
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(11-14) An Introduction to English Key Concepts - 32 lessons
Drama and Debating Courses
These courses will enable students to explore fantastic skills like public speaking, delivering powerful speeches, reading play scripts in role and theatrical conventions.
Click on the course names to view the Curriculum Plans
Maths Curriculum Courses
Our Maths courses are benchmarked towards the National Curriculum in the United Kingdom. These courses are divided into unit topics to explore a range of skills such as Integers, Sequences, Angles, Graphs, Ratio etc.
Course duration: 2 Terms, 16 lessons each Term (32 lessons total).