Curriculum

Vision

To enhance the future life-chances and opportunities of our learners, irrespective of their starting point, by providing an influential education and delivering a powerful curriculum capable of creating young people who can contribute positively to the economic, cultural and social flourishing of their communities. Students will be exposed to a curriculum that is dynamic, ambitious, mindful of spiritual and ethical development and reflects the context and needs of the students it is delivered to. 

We strive to ensure our curriculum offer is powerful insofar as our curriculum:

• equips students to engage in intellectual dialogue and debate; to become articulate individuals able to converse effectively in different contexts.
• is tailored to our context and bespoke to our students’ skills, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. In addition, we seek to meet the demands of living and thriving in the 21st century.
• is intentionally and carefully planned to cover core concepts which are vital building blocks necessary for the journey of study and learning that for everyone, irrespective of career, is lifelong.
• educates the whole person including their moral and spiritual needs and takes seriously the need for character refinement and development.
• is future oriented. Our curriculum has an eye on the big picture; the needs of 21st century communities including the demands of today’s workplaces and the careers of the future.
• is dynamic. It is always changing, being improved and refined by drawing on new resources and subject expertise.

SPIRITUAL, MORAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EDUCATION 

Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education is embedded within our curriculum and is explored thoroughly through our focus on our vision and values. Our Christian vision and values, with an emphasis on Wisdom, Service and Hope, are embedded in our curriculum and are explored daily through, our Collective Worship programme, Religious Studies & PSHCEE. The impact of this is a school that is deeply Christian and inclusive. We pride ourselves on developing students who are compassionate, community focused and prepared to serve their community now and in the future.