CURRICULUM

Curriculum Intent

Our curriculum is ambitious, diverse and inclusive. It ignites curiosity in our students to achieve academic excellence through building character, resilience and cultural capital.

Our curriculum is built on our core values and will enable students to show:

Ambition: They will aspire to achieve great things and will strive for success.

Courage: They will find the strength to persevere and overcome challenges.

Integrity: They will live by our values and do the right thing - even when nobody's looking.

Respect: They will treat others with empathy and compassion; they will take care of our environment.

The national curriculum is extended and contextualised in our school to meet the specific needs of our community.

Curriculum Implementation

We believe that high quality teaching and use of assessment are the key to making a great curriculum a reality for all students. Our school's pedagogical approach is Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction where reviewing material, questioning, sequencing concepts and modelling, and practice will allow our students to progress to excellence in all subject areas. We also draw on the Embedding Formative Assessment Programme, where teachers use a variety of techniques to ensure we can measure the progress of all our students throughout our lessons, and are therefore able to support them the best we can.

The experiences on offer both within the timetable and in our co-curricular programme are designed to give our students a broad and balanced experience. We believe that this is achieved through:

  • A well-sequenced learning journey from age 7 to 18;

  • No curriculum narrowing;

  • Appropriate pathways and a robust assessment system to ensure that all students are motivated, supported and able to achieve;

  • Great teachers with excellent subject knowledge and an ability to communicate the skills and knowledge students need to become life-long learners;

  • A philosophy that education is more than just what happens in the classroom.

Junior School

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

LEARNING JOURNEYS

Senior School

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

GCSE Options

LEARNING JOURNEYS

Communication Faculty

Humanities Faculty

Mathematics & Business Faculty

Science Faculty

Sport & Performing Arts Faculty

Technology & Arts Faculty

 Personal Development Plans 

Sixth Form

You can find out about the A Level subjects on offer and the Sixth Form Curriculum via the links below. Please note that a subject will only be considered viable to run if there are sufficient numbers of students wishing to take the subject. 

Sixth Form Course Information Booklet

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Year 12 Curriculum Overview

Year 13 Curriculum Overview

Most students will choose three subjects to study and, in addition, many students will also undertake the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).

LEARNING JOURNEY

Communication Faculty

Humanities Faculty

Mathematics & Business Faculty

Science Faculty

Sport & Performing Arts Faculty

Technology & Arts Faculty

Additional Information 

  • More information about the National Curriculum can be found here. 
  • The School's Set Change Protocol can be found here.
  • If you would like to find out more about the curriculum in the Senior School please contact the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Office on 01737 649000.