Hi I moving in June to the UK from Italy and im not quite familiar with the system. I will be going in to year 10 or 9. In my old school I have an A and I'm one of the top students of my class. When I toured the school though I noticed that they were studying some really hard and different stuff. So my question is: what are the topics studied in each of the Core subjects? thanks!!!
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It makes a lot of difference whether you're going in at year 9 or 10: Year 10 marks the start of the 2 years study for GCSE exams. In Year 10 students get to pick a limited number of optional subjects to study (in addition to the compulsory ones). Schools can vary which subjects are compulsory and which are optional. Typically at GCSE compulsory subjects would include: Science (a top student like you should be studying triple science - so that you get a separate GCSE for each of biology, chemistry and physics) Maths (top set maths students sometimes also study for Statistics GCSE) English ( top sets will study both language and literature) Physical Education ( some is compulsory ) Often a modern language will also be compulsory, and sometimes a "technology" subject also will be - usual from a choice of food tech, textiles, resistant materials and graphics. Option subjects will generally be the arts and the humanities. Some students take GNVQs instead of some GCSEs. However if you're an academic type the GNVQs aren't for you - they're meant to be more vocational qualifications. If you enter in Year 9 then that will be the last year of general study before starting GCSEs and will only be relevant in so far as the school may use how you do in year 9 to determine which set ("sets" are groups of students determined by ability) you are in for subjects at GCSE. When you start at the school it is important that they put you in the right set - for you it seems likely this should be the top set. Schools can be hopelessly short sighted about this. Some subjects may be hard for you because you will have already learned different material - history in particular. The topics studied in Core subjects at GCSE depends on which examination board the school uses, and which syllabus it chooses from that exam board. The best way to find out is to ask which board and syllabus they use for each subject. The boards generally make each syllabus availible online.
