Curriculum Overview

At Jack Hunt Academy, we want our curriculum to embody our mission statement – ensuring all our students are: well-educated; of good character; and ready for ambitious next steps.

We believe that to be well-educated, all our students must have access to an ambitious, broad, balanced and knowledge-rich curriculum which allows our learners to be critical and reflective thinkers. Our curriculum engenders students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills through explicit teaching which is accessible to all. Alongside knowledge acquisition, our curriculum develops learners’ curiosity, creativity and independence.

Jack Hunt Academy is a diverse and vibrant community where good character is championed. There is a culture of high expectations and positive learning where different people’s voices are heard and represented throughout our curriculum. We want our students to be excited about what they have learned and to display effective learning habits to achieve excellent academic outcomes.

It is important students are ready for ambitious next steps (e.g. University or Apprenticeships) by being aspirational for the future, and willing to celebrate their own and the achievement of others. We want students to take advantage of all the broad range of personal development opportunities by adopting our school values of Hard Work, Integrity and Kindness.

Key stage 3 curriculum information

The table below indicates the subjects taught and the number of lessons allocated at Jack Hunt Academy for each subject. The Jack Hunt Academy figures are based on fifty hours of taught time per fortnight over an assumed 38 week academic year. So where a subject gets 2 lessons a week that would be 38 hours in a year. This model is constantly under review.

Subject	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
My World	12	0	0
Art	2	2	2
Music	2	2	1
Drama	2	2	2
Physical and Health	4	4	2
Maths	7	7	7
English	7	7	7
Science	6	6	7
Technology	4	4	2
1st Foreign Language	4	4	4
History	0	3	4
Geography	0	3	4
* Computing	0	2	2
Religion Philosphy and Ethics ** Should you decide against your child's participation in RPE lessons, please provide a written withdrawal of your consent to info@jha .keystrust.org	0	2	2
Personal Development ** Education (PDE) (including Citizenship)	0	2	2

*Computing and ICT skills are also developed in other subjects across the curriculum.

**Some Religious Education is covered within PDE as is Citizenship, Work Related Learning and Enterprise Education. However Citizenship, Work Related Learning and Enterprise Education are also taught in other subjects across the curriculum

Students in Year 9 with a particular aptitude study Music for one hour a week. Other students will take an additional hour of Physical Education instead of studying Music having completed the statutory requirements for Music by the end of Year 8.\

year 9 options

This is the start of a very important stage in your son or daughter’s education. During Year 9, students can choose which subjects and courses they wish to study in Years 10 and 11, and gain qualifications in.

It is essential that students select the most appropriate subjects and courses. Not only should students follow a pathway that contains subjects they enjoy and are most interested in, but also by ensuring they have opted for the most appropriate subjects, they maximise their chances of achieving their own future goals and aspirations.

At our Year 9 Parent Information evening, the whole options process is explained including the subjects and courses that can be chosen. This evening helps parents to understand the process and how we support students to navigate the most appropriate route through the options.

Options Booklets are distributed to all year 9 students in PDE lessons

Updated: January 2025

Options Booklet - Purple Pathway

Options Booklet - Orange Pathway

Please review our Music Development Plan, below, for more information

If you have an enquiry about our curriculum, please contact Mr Chris Game, Deputy Head & Quality of Education Lead - cgame@jha.keystrust.org

For more information please see our KS3 Curriculum information booklet, below.

key stage 4 curriculum information

Please find below a list of subjects delivered to students at Key Stage 4. You can download files for each subject area which provide a course overview, examinations to be sat, controlled assessment, success criteria, revision information and other curriculum information such as field trips, extracurricular activities. Curriculum information is subject to further updates.