Teaching Departments

The curriculum is the menu of courses available to pupils at any particular time in their school career.
Balerno Community High School has seven faculties:

• Creative Technologies:
  • Art & Design
  • Computing
  • Craft Design Technology
  • Music
  • Photography
• English, Media and Drama:
  • Drama
  • English
  • Media
• Health & Wellbeing:
  • Heath, Food and Textiles
  • Physical Education
  • Religous, Moral and Philosophical Education
• Mathematics, Numeracy & Business Education:
  • Business Education
  • Mathematics
• Modern Languages & International Education:
  • French
  • Spanish
• Sciences:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
• Social Studies:
  • Geography
  • Modern Studies
  • History
• Career Ready
• Personal Support Period (PSP)

The school is currently using the curriculum for excellence which is designed to give a menu of courses to pupils at any point in their school career.

For further information about the curriculum

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatiscurriculumforexcellence/