Art & Photography

Welcome to the Art & Photography Department.

What’s Art & Photography at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Art, Mrs Hughes, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Art, Craft & Design GCSE

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Study Photo

graphy GCSE

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Art, Photography & Design take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Art & Design in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Business Studies

Welcome to the Business Department.

What’s Business Studies at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Business, Mr Beaumont, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Travel & Tourism at KS4

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Study Enterprise & marketing at KS4

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Business Studies take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Business.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Computing

Welcome to Computing at Ryburn.

What’s Computing at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Computing, Mr Cleary, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study ComputEr Science at gcse

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Study VOCATIONAL ICT AS A

BTEC

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Computing take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Computing in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Criminology

Welcome to the Criminology Department.

What’s Criminology at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Director of Teaching & Learning and Criminology Teacher, Ms Swindell to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Criminology at Ryburn Sixth

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Criminology take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Criminology in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Dance

Welcome to the Dance Department.

What’s Dance at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Dance, Mrs Attah, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Dance at ks4

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Dance take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Drama

Welcome to the Drama Department.

What’s Drama at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Drama, Mr Butterfield, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Drama at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Drama take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Drama.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

English

Welcome to the English Department.

What’s English at Ryburn all about? Here’s our HEAD of english, MRS HOLLOWAY, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study English at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

Year 11 English revision hub

We’ve collected together all the resources you need to ace your exams. Just add some time and dedication.

revision hub

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Where can English take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your English lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use English in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Film Studies

Welcome to Film Studies.

What’s Film Studies at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Department, Mr Fairclough, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study FILM AT gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Film Studies take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Film.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Geography

Welcome to the Geography Department.

What’s Geography at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Geography, Mrs Saville, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Geography at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Geography take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Health and Social Care

Welcome to the Health and Social Care Department.

What’s Heath and Social Care at Ryburn all about? Here’s Mrs Williams, Teacher of Health & Social Care to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Health & Social Care at KS4

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Health & Social Care take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Health & Social Care.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

History

Welcome to the History Department.

What’s history at Ryburn all about? Here’s our head of history, kirsty mcintyre, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study history at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can History take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your History lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying History .

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

PSHCE and our Identity Curriculum

A core part of our mission is to ensure that our students leave Ryburn as confident global citizens, equipped with the knowledge, skills and character they need to succeed personally in the future, and the empathy and understanding of others to help make that future a kinder one.

We cover the National Curriculum for PSHCE plus Citizenship, however our IDENTITY curriculum is broader and MUCH more ambitious.

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How do we cover the National Curriculum for PSHCE?

Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship and Economic (PSHCE) education is an important and necessary part of our students’ education. The National Curriculum for PSHCE is divided into eight core topics;

• Mental Wellbeing

• Internet Safety and Harm

• Physical Health and Fitness

• Healthy Eating, Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco

• Health and Prevention

• Basic First Aid

• Changing Adolescent Body

• Citizenship.

We deliver PSHCE at Ryburn across a number of subjects, in particular our innovative Identity Curriculum. The topics are also covered in Science, PE, Religious studies, ICT and Technology lessons and assemblies.

We meticulously plan our PSHCE curriculum to ensure our students not only benefit from the National Curriculum, but also a broad range of experiences, skills and confidence to prepare them for their future.

HOW DO WE APPROACH THE EIGHT TOPICS THAT MAKE UP THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR PSHCE?

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OUR IDENTITY CURRICULUM

Through our unique Identity Curriculum, students gain the confidence, knowledge and skills to excel in a colourful world. We achieve this through iGen and iD lessons, and off-timetable days that we call iDays.

iGen - Through shared reading of literature and stepping into the shoes of the characters, students explore and discuss a range of key themes. iGen is delivered in a dedicated fortnightly lesson and in form time.
iD - Fortnightly lessons for Year 7 based around personal development, and focussed on developing character and transferable skills.
iDays - Days where the normal timetable is dropped to make way for specialist sessions delivered by teachers, visiting professionals and outside agencies, enabling us to take a deep dive into important topics.

Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is embedded across the curriculum in a variety of ways and is featured in many subjects students study.

JUMP TO

IGEN

ID

IDAYS

RSE

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iGEN

What’s igen at Ryburn all about? Here’s our iGEN Coordinator, Mrs Attah, to explain.

IGen is Ryburn's way of approaching the PSHCE curriculum. It involves each year group reading different novels from which they can learn about the world around them and empathise with the characters' lives. Students listen to their teacher reading while following in their own copy, developing their literacy and understanding of a range of topics and issues. This investigation is explored more deeply through a series of debates, discussions and tasks. Rather than recording their learning in a book, students are encouraged to contribute to the class display as a learning journey.

IGen aims to prepare our students for living in the wider world. We develop confident investigators and empathetic members of the community. The transferrable skills which are developed in the iGen classroom are relevant to all careers and all walks of life.

YEAR 7

Year 7 students read two books; ‘I am Malala’ by Malala Yousafzai and ‘Malamander’ by Thomas Taylor.

‘I am Malala’, a book by 15 year old Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban as she travelled home from school. This is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism and a young girl’s fight for the right to education.

‘Malamander’, a story about Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy - especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. Her parents disappeared mysteriously, could it have something to do with the legendary sea-monster, the Malamander?

YEAR 8

Year 8 students read two books; ‘Refugee Boy’ by Benjamin Zephaniah and ‘Stone Cold’ by Robert Swindells.

‘Stone Cold’ explores citizenship themes including Homelessness; Morality; the nature of rules, laws and the justice system, including the role of the police, courts and tribunals.

Homeless on the streets of London, 16 year old Link feels he has become an invisible outcast. When he meets streetwise Ginger, life becomes more bearable and he learns the tricks of survival. But when Ginger goes missing, Link feels a sickening sense of foreboding...

‘Refugee Boy’ explores themes of war, family and self discovery.

Alem’s father is Ethiopian, and his mother is Eritrean. With both countries at war, he is welcome in neither place. To save him from the conflict in their homeland, his parents give him up to a new home.

YEAR 9

Year 9 students read two books; ‘We Are Made of Molecules’ by Susan Nielsen and ‘The Maze Runner’ by James Dashner.

Reading ‘We are all Made of Molecules’ by Susan Nielsen, our Year 9 students will explore a range of issues as the teenage characters navigate new emotions and relationships - including the idea of first love.

Stewart is geeky, gifted but socially clueless. His mum has died, and he misses her every day. Ashley is popular and cool but her grades stink. Her dad has come out and moved out- but not far enough. When Stewart’s dad and Ashley’s mum move in together their worlds collide… and not in a good way.

Reading “The Maze Runner” students will explore the Citizenship curriculum, including the operation of Parliament, including voting and elections, and the role of political parties and the precious liberties enjoyed by the citizens of the United Kingdom.

When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade – a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone maze. Like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they came to be there – or what's happened to the world outside.

All they know is that every morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everything

YEAR 10

Year 10 students read one book; ‘Mind the Gap’ by Phil Earle and ‘An Act of Love’ by Carol Drinkwater.

‘Mind the Gap’ is a moving, funny, book which deals beautifully with the nature and strength of male friendship and boys' relationships with their dads.

When Mikey's unreliable, mysterious and more than slightly dodgy dad Vinny dies, Mikey loses himself and spirals into self-destructive despair. Determined to help him, Mikey's best friend (who narrates the tale in first person) goes on a heroic quest to find tangible evidence of Vinny who seems to have died without a trace.

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ID

What’s id at Ryburn all about? Here’s our iD Coordinator, Mrs robinson, to explain.

ID lessons, in Year 7 are about students’ personal development. We give students lots of opportunities to develop character traits including resilience, problem solving and self esteem. This is done in a variety of ways including real experiences, exposure to diverse role models and external speakers, and giving them practical strategies they can apply to help themselves cope with whatever life throws at them.

Students explore theories around growth mindset and develop that within the classroom, something that will serve them across all of their other subjects. We explore emotional intelligence in depth, normalising feelings and giving students the language and tools to navigate different situations, as well as strategies to look after their brain health.

Our overall goal is for our students to develop into mature well rounded individuals that think about who they are outside of the classroom. The skills they learn through ID are transferable and will help them in whatever path they choose in the future. 

iD Programme of study

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IDAYS

Though only Year 7 have timetabled iD lessons, we continue our focus on personal development right through to Ryburn Sixth.

We hold regular iDays, on which the normal timetable is suspended to make way for specialist sessions delivered by teachers, visiting professionals and outside agencies, enabling us to take a deep dive into important topics.

We aim to give students rich, engaging and wide ranging experiences and opportunity to meet role models with diverse career and life experiences.

IDays also address the Relationships and Sex Education criteria, getting students to think responsibly as they develop into young adults.

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RELATIONSHIPS AND SEX EDUCATION

As part of the Identity curriculum we cover Relationships and Sex Education (RSE).

We address Relationships and Sex Education in our own unique way through a series of lessons and interactive sessions as part of our Identity Curriculum. A wide variety of topics are discussed in iGen and ID sessions, during iDays and elsewhere in the curriculum such as Science. Students are always encouraged to ask questions to make sure they have fully understood a discussion. We are always so impressed by the maturity of our students in their approach to the topics and their engagement in the sessions.

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Useful websites and resources

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Psychology

Welcome to the Psychology Department.

What’s Psychology at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Social Sciences, Mrs Whiteley, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Psychology at Ryburn Sixth

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Psychology take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Psychology.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Mathematics

Welcome to the Mathematics Department.

What’s Maths at Ryburn all about? Here’s Mr Hussain, Lead Practitioner for KS3, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Maths at gcse

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Study Statistics at GCSE

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Useful websites and resources

Year 11 Maths revision hub

We’ve collected together all the resources you need to ace your exams. Just add some time and dedication.

revision hub

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Where can Maths take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Maths in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Modern Foreign Languages

Welcome to the MFL Department.

What’s Modern Foreign Languages at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Mrs shaw, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Study French at gcse

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study spanish at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Modern Foreign Languages take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Music

Welcome to the Music Department.

What’s Music at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Music, Mr Grimes, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Music at KS4

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Assessment at Key stage 3

In Music we monitor students progress using a scale from Bronze to Platinum based on the skills they can demonstrate in lessons. This can be shown as follows:

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Small group instrument and vocal tuition

Alongside timetabled lessons, we offer tuition in Guitar, Drums, Piano and Vocal Coaching. Lessons are taught either 1:1 or in small groups up to a maximum of 3 students in each group.

Guitar and singing LESSONS

Guitar and singing lessons are arranged through school and are £17 per lesson for individual half hour lessons and £10 per lesson for pairs 

PIANO LESSONS

Piano lessons are taught one to one and are arranged directly through our piano teacher, Miss Trott.

DRUM LESSONS

Drum tuition is currently provided through Calderdale music service. Drum sessions:

20-minute individual lesson (£15.40 per lesson)

30-minute individual lesson (£21.45 per lesson)

20-minute paired lesson (£7.70 per pupil per lesson)

30-minute paired lesson (£11.55 per pupil per lesson)

If you would like to sign up for lessons please access the Microsoft form via this link:

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Music take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Physical Education

Welcome to the PE Department.

What’s PE at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Physical Education, Miss Newey, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study PE at KS4/gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Physical Education take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying PE.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Religious Studies

Welcome to the Religious Studies Department.

What’s Religious Studies at Ryburn all about? Here’s our head of Religious Studies, Mrs Knowles, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Religious Studies at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Religious Studies take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Science

Welcome to the Science Department.

What’s Science at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Department, Mr Marshall, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Science at gcse

(Combined or triple)

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Science take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Sociology

Welcome to the Sociology Department.

What’s Sociology at Ryburn all about? Here’s Social Sciences Teacher, Mr Burley, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Sociology at Ryburn sixth

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Sociology take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Sociology.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.