{"id":12625,"date":"2021-01-10T11:02:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T11:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/key-stage-4-igcse\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:14:18","slug":"key-stage-4-igcse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/en\/key-stage-4-igcse\/","title":{"rendered":"KEY STAGE 4 &#8211; IGCSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12625\" class=\"elementor elementor-12625 elementor-11552\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd01b33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd01b33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df5c12 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1df5c12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1beb5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1beb5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-448921a\" data-id=\"448921a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9612e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9612e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dallington-Redes-Sociales-373-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20869\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dallington-Redes-Sociales-373-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dallington-Redes-Sociales-373-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dallington-Redes-Sociales-373-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dallington-Redes-Sociales-373-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0ca73\" data-id=\"6b0ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce8fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ce8fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Stage 4 - IGCSE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d6636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d6636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) courses are taught throughout Years 10 and 11 with pupils taking the examinations in May of the second year. These examinations are set, marked and certificated by external boards, for example the University of Cambridge. <\/p><p>At Dallington School, most pupils will study between seven and nine subjects, most of which are compulsory, whilst others are optional. <br><br>The compulsory subjects are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edf664 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7edf664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bookmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">English language and literature (two subjects)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bookmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">mathematics, coordinated science (two subjects)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bookmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Spanish (also an IGCSE subject) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bookmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> French<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96397a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96397a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5e6cfe elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d5e6cfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5473ba2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5473ba2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26d6b5c\" data-id=\"26d6b5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5321128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5321128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In these final years of compulsory education, our teachers need to focus intensely on the examination syllabi and required standards. <\/p><p>This does not mean that we adopt a different approach to learning. Pupils will still acquire the necessary knowledge , skills and understanding through exploration, investigation, creativity, and practical application.  <\/p><p>It is the end of one major stage of development and the preparation for the next one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-785735f\" data-id=\"785735f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd13652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd13652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dallington-secondary-5-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22885\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dallington-secondary-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dallington-secondary-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dallington-secondary-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dallington-secondary-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dallingtonschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dallington-secondary-5-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Stage 4 &#8211; IGCSE The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) courses are taught throughout Years 10 and 11 with pupils taking the examinations in May of the second year. These examinations are set, marked and certificated by external boards, for example the University of Cambridge. 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