Music
The Music department aims to provide our students with performing, composing, listening and appraising skills in order to ensure that they become all-rounded musicians. We aim to help our students develop broad musicianship with complex knowledge and understanding of music and many other academic disciplines that underpin music, like maths, acoustics, languages, history, art, tech and design and English. Equally, we want to develop students’ practical and analytical skills, self-discipline and critical thinking as well as their creativity and imagination. By its nature, music engages the whole brain, balances simultaneous use of its left and right hemisphere and ensures development of multi-tasking, enhances memory and improves concentration. All of these are life skills that build confidence and prepare our students for an ever changing world, ensuring their place in it as productive and valuable individuals.
Other Departments
3D Product Design
Art and Design
Art is about providing opportunities for students to develop their creativity by developing their skills and confidence while allowing them to experiment and take risks. It is our desire that our students become confident and creative learners who can work independently and develop their own personal ideas.
Child Development
The Child Development department aims to provide our students with the opportunity to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the roles and responsibilities connected to child development from conception to the age of five in a variety of settings.
Computer Science
The aim of this course is to help students to develop problem solving skills that support their success throughout the curriculum, to ensure each student has an understanding of different types of programming language and that they are able to program to understand how technology works.
Drama
The Drama department aims to deepen students knowledge and application of performance skills in order to be innovative, creative, theatre makers as well as performers. We want to prepare students for an ever changing world by sharpening their ability to work as a team (both as directors and collaborators)!
Food and Nutrition (GCSE) / Catering and Hospitality (BTEC)
Food preparation and nutrition gives students a sound knowledge of the importance of maintaining a healthy balance of nutrients in our diets and the importance of food safety, thus developing essential life skills.
French
The Languages curriculum at Yateley School intends to provide a rich and varied experience to enable all pupils to develop their linguistic ability and confidence. We offer the pupils plenty of regular opportunity to express their opinions on a variety of topics in both spoken and written tasks, with a key focus on spellings and pronunciation
History
Physical Education (GCSE)
The Physical Education department aims to provide our students with the skills and knowledge required to excel in an ever-changing sports society. Students gain dynamic skills for further education and go out into the sporting industries with the attributes necessary to be successful employees and leaders.
Sport (BTEC)
BTEC Sport students at Yateley School will earn a qualifications to advance and gain dynamic theoretical and practical skills for further education or work in the sports industry.