Overview
The school's curriculum is designed to:
- be balanced, broadly based, relevant and differentiated to match student needs, aptitudes and abilities;
- promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of each student; and
- prepare students for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
At all stages curriculum opportunities are the same for all students; where options are available, every effort will be made to provide students with the options of their choice. Student progress will be assessed and the results recorded and reported to parents.
Year 7: On entry our students study the full range of traditional subjects in addition to either French or German and Latin as part of an accelerated Key Stage 3.
Year 8: At the start of the year students choose a second language from a wide range which currently includes French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese. The end of Year 8 marks the end of Key Stage 3 and final assessments are made at that point.
Year 9: In this year depth of study is the priority and many subjects approach this creatively. Students either continue with Latin or they may choose to study Classical Studies as an alternative. All students follow a course in Leadership.
Years 10 and 11: Generally all students take GCSE/iGCSE in Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, two Language subjects and RS plus three subjects chosen from a wide range including at least one Humanity. Some subjects are taken early if it is thought appropriate with students going on to study a more advanced course.
Years 12 to 13: A wide range of GCE A-level courses will be provided. In addition to the National Curriculum subjects, we currently offer Economics, Business Studies, Government & Politics, Sociology, Classics, Classical Civilisation, Human Biology, Media Studies, Theatre Studies, and English Language. The school also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme with courses in English, Mathematics, French, German, Spanish, Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Latin, Visual Arts, Film, Music, Environmental Systems, Japanese, Russian, Psychology, Theatre Arts and Computer Science. In addition, courses will be provided in PE, PSH&CE and Curriculum Enrichment.
Students with special (additional) educational needs
The school's SEN policy is designed to cater for the education of students with learning difficulties, whatever their nature, which hinder the normal educational development of the student. This outlines:
- Arrangements for co-ordinating the provision for students with SEN;
- Admission arrangements;
- Allocation of resources;
- The identification of SEN and the assessment and provision of SEN;
- Procedures for the monitoring and review of SEN;
- Access to a broad and balanced curriculum;
- Whole school integration;
- Evaluating SEN policy; and
- Arrangements for handling complaints
