Cambridge Key Stages 3 & 4 | Secondary (11-16 years old)

➡️ Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3) – Year 7, 8 & 9 (11-14 years old)

✔ Key Stage 3

Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme

The Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme provides a natural progression for children from primary education and builds on and develops their knowledge and skills with a special focus in Mathematics, English and Science. It offers a curriculum framework for educational success for learners, typically 11-14 years old, with an assessment testing structure similar to Cambridge Primary; Progression Tests and Cambridge Checkpoint tests.

Students In Key Stage 3 and onwards have specialist teachers for each of their subjects. The subjects that students take in Key Stage 3 are: English Language and Literature, Maths, Science, Art, Drama, Computer Science, Spanish Language, Sociales, Geography, History, Physical education, Music, German and RE/Citizenship.

Cambridge Secondary

Key benefits

• Has been designed to link seamlessly with the Cambridge Primary Programme and to provide an excellent preparation for students who will go on to study Cambridge IGCSE.
• Develops successful students – it is a framework for education success for students aged between 11 – 14 years.
• Is internationally benchmarked. This allows schools to measure standards overtime.
• Helps teachers assess students’ learning as they progress.

Cambridge Checkpoint tests –  Year 7, 8 and 9

• Cambridge Checkpoint tests are available in English, Mathematics and Science. Checkpoint is not a formal qualification with a certificate, although a Statement of Achievement is produced.
• Are valued and accepted throughout the world for their high standards of assessment.
• Provide a good indication of Cambridge IGCSE results.
• Were created with an international audience in mind so that they are suitable for students of all cultural and language backgrounds.

You can download the Year 7, 8 and 9 timetables here

YEAR 7 TIMETABLE

YEAR 8 TIMETABLE

YEAR 9 TIMETABLE

➡️ Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4) – Year 10 & 11  (14-16 years old)

✔ Key Stage 4

Cambridge Upper Secondary (IGCSE) is the world’s most popular international curriculum for 14-16 year olds, leading to globally recognized and valued Cambridge IGCSE qualifications.  Over 9000 schools worldwide teach it, including more than 650 in the UK. Almost 500 000 entries each year from 144 countries.

Cambridge IGCSE

Cambridge ICE is the group award of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and requires the study of subjects drawn from the five different IGCSE subject groups. It gives schools the opportunity to benefit from offering a broad and balanced curriculum by recognising the achievements of students who pass examinations in at least seven subjects, including two languages, and one subject from each of the other subject groups.

At Key Stage 4, students at Endaze begin to specialise more. English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Science, Spanish Language and Literature, Sociales, Physical education and RE/citizenship continue to be compulsory subjects, and students also choose three additional subjects: Geography, Music, German, Drama, Art&Design, ICT, Economics or History.

In all these subjects (except for Physical education, Sociales and RE/Citizenship) they start a 2 year preparation for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams which are taken at the end of Year 11 (May-June). At the end of Year 11, students will choose the subjects which they wish to study for A Level in the Sixth Form.

IGCSE’s-parental information

Choosing options for Year 10-11 Studies 2020-21

YEAR 10 TIMETABLE

YEAR 11 TIMETABLE

Year to Year Progression Criteria KS3-KS4-KS5

Cambridge schools worldwide have helped develop Cambridge IGCSE, which provides excellent preparation for the Cambridge Advanced stage including Cambridge International AS/A Levels and Cambridge Pre-U, as well as other progression routes. It incorporates the best in international education for learners at this level. It develops in line with changing needs, and is regularly updated and extended. Cambridge IGCSE teachers can draw on excellent resources, training and advice from subject experts.