Core subjects
You have to do these subjects in Year 10:
| English | RE (Religous Studies) |
maths | citizenship |
| science | PSHEE |
| ICT | PE |
*PSHEE includes all of the following:
PSHE (sex education, health and more) | Financial capability |
| Work-related learning | Careers Education |
| Enterprise |
You'll be able to choose from other courses and subjects such as:
- Arts: for example drama, music, art
- Humanities: such as geography, history
- Languages: such as French, Spanish, Urdu, German
- Technology: such as graphics, electronics, food
- A Diploma: available in some schools only in IT, building, creative and media,
- health and social care or engineering - more on diplomas
Your school may also offer courses in a range of vocational (work- related) areas:
- applied science
- business and ICT
- construction
- engineering, technology and manufacturing
- hairdressing and beauty therapy
- health and social care
- hospitality, sport, leisure and travel
- music and media
- visual and performing arts
When choosing which subjects to study, try to think whether your options will be useful for
what you want to do when you finish school.



