Curriculum Offer
At Co-op Academy Failsworth we offer a 2 year KS3 and a 3 year KS4. Students complete a personalised options process at the end of year 8 and begin their 9-1 GCSEs in year 9.
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |
| English | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Maths | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Combined Science | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Humanities | 1 | 1 | |||
| MFL | 3 | 3 | |||
| Computer Science | 1 | 1 | |||
| PE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Art | 1 | 1 | |||
| Music | 1 | 1 | |||
| Drama | 1 | 1 | |||
| Citizenship | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 1 | RS may be selected as a GCSE. It is also covered through the Academy’s programme of Philosophy & Ethics and via instances of collective worship in assemblies. | ||
| Technology
(Food, Resistant Materials and Textiles) |
1 | 1 | |||
At the end of year 8 students select from the following options. Each subject is provided 3 hours curriculum time in year 9, 10 and 11.
Students and parents are carefully guided and supported through this process to ensure students are successful within the pathways they have selected.
GCSE History
GCSE Geography
GCSE Spanish
GCSE French
GCSE Business Studies
GCSE Drama
GCSE Resistant Materials
GCSE Photography
GCSE Music
GCSE Spanish
GCSE Computer Science
GCSE Art & Design
GCSE Textiles
GCSE Cooking & Nutrition
GCSE Religious Studies
GCSE Triple Award Science
GCSE Geography
BTEC Health & Social Care
GCSE PE
GCSE Citizenship
OCR Cambridge National Certificate in Enterprise and Marketing
Cambridge National Level ½ in Creative iMedia
Btech Tech Award in Performing Arts
Vocational Constructing the Built Environment