Key Stage Four at GFS
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 at GEMS Founders School is the first stage where students take responsibility for selecting their own curriculum pathways. After selecting five different options they want to pursue, alongside the core compulsory subjects, they begin their journey through Key Stage 4. These chosen subjects are selected through their interests, their achievements and the guidance received from the school for their future.
KS4 Curriculum Information Core
Joanna Wallace
Assistant Headteacher KS4
Explore the Key Stage Four Programme
(Year 10 and Year 11)
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Course Structure
GEMS Founders School, Dubai are proud to offer a range of IGCSE, GCSE and BTEC subjects accredited by OxfordAQA International Examinations, AQA and Pearson. All Key Stage 4 qualifications GFS offers are recognised by schools, colleges and universities internationally, thus enabling all of the students to gain access to the best academic institutions in the world. Please view our curriculum options above for further information.
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Curriculum Maps Term 1
Year 10
- Accounting
- Arabic A
- Arabic B Level A
- Arabic B Level B
- Arabic B Level C1
- Arabic B Level C2
- Art
- Biology
- BTEC Applied Science Level 2
- BTEC Business Level 2
- BTEC Engineering Level 2
- BTEC Hospitality Level 2
- BTEC IT Level 2
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Design Technology
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Food Technology
- French
- Geography
- Graphics
- History
- Mathematics
- Moral, Social and Cultural
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Spanish
Year 11
- Accounting
- Arabic A
- Biology
- BTEC Applied Science Level 2
- BTEC Business Level 2
- BTEC Hospitality Level 2
- BTEC IT Level 2
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Design Technology
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Food Technology
- French
- Further Pure Mathematics
- Geography
- Graphics
- History
- Mathematics
- Moral, Social, and Cultural
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Spanish
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Curriculum Maps Term 2
Year 10
- Accounting
- Arabic A
- Arabic B Level A
- Arabic B Level B
- Arabic B Level C1
- Arabic B Level C2
- Art
- Biology
- BTEC Applied Business
- BTEC Engineering
- BTEC Hospitality
- BTEC IT
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Design Technology
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Food Technology
- French
- Geography
- Graphics
- History
- Islamic
- Mathematics
- Moral, Social, Cultural Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
- Spanish
Year 11
- Accounting
- Arabic A
- Art
- Biology
- BTEC Applied Business
- BTEC Applied Science
- BTEC Engineering
- BTEC Hospitality
- BTEC IT
- Business
- Computing
- Design Technology
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Food Technology
- French
- Further Pure Mathematics
- Geography
- Graphics
- History
- Islamic
- Mathematics
- Moral, Social, Cultural Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
- Spanish
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Curriculum Maps Term 3
Year 10
- Accounting
- Arabic A
- Arabic B Level A
- Arabic B Level B
- Arabic B Level C1
- Arabic B Level C2
- Art and Design
- Biology
- BTEC Business Level 2
- BTEC Engineering Level 2
- BTEC Hospitality Level 2
- BTEC IT Level 2
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Design Technology
- Drama
- English
- English as a Second Language
- Economics
- Food Technology
- French
- Geography
- Graphics
- History
- Islamic A
- Islamic B
- Mathematics
- Moral, Social, and Cultural Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
Year 11
- Accounting
- Arabic A
- Art and Design
- Biology
- BTEC Applied Science Level 2
- BTEC Engineering Level 3
- BTEC Hospitality Level 2
- BTEC IT Level 2
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Design Technology
- Drama
- English as a Second Language
- Economics
- Food Technology
- French
- Further Pure Mathematics
- Geography
- Graphics
- History
- Islamic A
- Islamic B
- Mathematics
- Moral, Social and Cultural Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
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Pedagogy
Key Stage 4 at GEMS Founders School is the first stage where students take responsibility for selecting their own curriculum pathways. After selecting five different options they want to pursue, alongside the core compulsory subjects, they begin their journey through Key Stage 4. These chosen subjects are selected through their interests, their achievements and the guidance received from the school.
As our students grow and develop into young adults through the two years within the Key Stage, our teachers encourage them to share their passions and pursue the unknowns within each subject area. Science Labs, 3D printers, Virtual Reality kits, Food Technology and Design Technology labs are just a few of the resources that our teachers utilise to help develop our students.
Over the two years, students are assessed through both their classroom work and formal assessments. Our teaching develop innovative ways to assess our students, ensuring student wellbeing is our top priority. Through establishing independent self-study revision skills that evolve through our Key Stage assessments, we ensure all students are prepared with the necessary tools to sit their International GCSEs at the end of Year 11.
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Assessment
Key Stage 4: Year 10 and 11
GEMS Founders School offers a wide range of examination courses accredited by a range of examination boards. Accessing the links inside these documents will take you to each examination board website. Here you will find all of the information about each of the examination subjects; including how the courses is assessed.
Helpful links:
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html
https://www.oxfordaqaexams.org.uk/
