Both English Literature and English Literature open up a world of inspiration and creativity and provide the building blocks and rules we need to communicate. These are essential for our young people in today's global environment.

All students at St Cuthbert's take part in a careers programme from Years 7-11 that helps them to understand their education, training, employment and other progression opportunities. It also develops the skills they need to plan and manage their own personal development and career progression.

Constructing the Built Environment is a vocational inspired course which will provide students with practical and academic skills that can be applied to a future apprenticeship or career. It aims to provide a foundation of knowledge about the construction industry, including planning, drawing, safety and design and is equivalent to a GCSE.

Food is one of the basic necessities of life. Studying food allows our students to take risks and so become more resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable. At KS4 (Y10 and Y11) students have the opportunity to study Food Preparation and Nutrition equipping them with the knowledge, understanding and skills to be able to feed themselves and others better.

Healthy Living is covered across the school in a range of activities, from being integrated into various subjects to our whole school Health Day where we invite specialists in to provide students with the most current information and methods to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Alongside providing our students with the best education, we give them the information and advice that will see them through to adulthood and allow them to become responsible and caring citizens in society.

Spanish at St Cuthbert's develops four new skills; listening, reading, speaking and writing and is the perfect way for our students to meet and converse with new people and discover new cultures.