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A broad yet balanced curriculum suits individual interests. We’re committed to providing all our students with the skills they can use to thrive in the modern world.
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Academic Achievement at Brighton Girls
PlayYears 7-9
All students study: English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French or Spanish, Art, Dance, Drama, Geography, History, ICT, Latin, Music, Philosophy Religion and Ethics, Physical Education and Food and Nutrition.
GCSE
At GCSE all girls take English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, a Modern Foreign Language, three separate science subjects or Double Award Science (which is two GCSEs).
A further two or three GCSE subjects are also then chosen from:
Art & Design, Classical Civilisation, Computer Science, Dance, Design Technology, Drama, Food Preparation and Nutrition, French, Geography, History, Latin, Music, Physical Education, Philosophy Religion and Ethics, and Spanish.
STEM
We also run an excellent STEM program, with opportunities to explore and develop a variety of skills and participate in many challenges. STEM is also part of our successful National Science Week and the popular STEM Family Challenge Evening always attracts large numbers.
Temple Project Qualification - TPQ
Every year, between the end of the summer term and November, Brighton Girls runs the Temple Project Qualification (or TPQ) for Year 7 onwards. This is a voluntary part of our enrichment programme, aiming to encourage girls to pursue their own interests, to develop their intellectual curiosity and to push themselves to organise and complete their own projects, with the guidance of teacher-supervisors. The name references Thomas Kemp’s home, which has been home to the school since 1880 and which he called the Temple.
The Temple Project Qualification is designed to challenge and inspire students and is a voluntary extra-curricular qualification. There are four different levels across Years 7 to 11.
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Because it is an independent project TPQ is launched in the summer term so that the bulk of the research and planning can be done over the summer break. The deadline is halfway through the autumn term of the next academic year.
This voluntary qualification is part of the enrichment programme at Brighton Girls. It supports our mission to provide students with an education that will “…empower them to think for themselves and to discover the excitement which intellectual curiosity brings, as well as a sense of self-worth and individuality.”
It also provides an excellent grounding for the nationally recognised Extended Project Qualification that is taken in Sixth Form. Universities recommend this qualification and it’s increasingly requested with higher A-Level grades.
Successful TPQ tasks often set a question or problem to give the project focus and purpose. It aims to demonstrate research acumen, creativity and the development of new skills. It’s a challenging but hugely enjoyable qualification and completing a TPQ is something to be proud of.
