We firmly believe education is a powerful tool for enhancing social mobility and ensuring a fairer, more egalitarian, society. As such, our students are entitled to the highest quality teaching, which will ensure they master the powerful knowledge that will enable them to lead successful and prosperous lives. Students leave the Academy to be ambitious, brave and kind people who contribute positively to society.
We will achieve this through an ambitious, challenging and engaging curriculum that is based on the following 10 core design principles:
- Promoting the Academy values of being ambitious, brave and kind.
- Teaching powerful knowledge which helps students achieve and creates a fairer society.
- Clearly mapped topics which ensure breadth and depth of knowledge, including a broad and balanced offer.
- Ordering threshold concepts and content in order to support progression from KS2 and to KS4.
- Space interleaving of topics to allow thinking time and increased knowledge retention.
- Promotion of extracurricular/career opportunities which develop social and cultural capital.
- Increased key vocabulary, reading, writing and numeracy opportunities.
- Support for SEND and students with Low Prior Attainment, as well as challenge for students with High Prior Attainment.
- Mass and distributed practice to evaluate the knowledge and skills gained.
- Analysis of progress and results data to continue to refine the curriculum.
Key Stage 4 courses offered
- GCSE English Language (AQA)
- GCSE English Literature (AQA)
- GCSE Mathematics (Edexcel)
- GCSE Combined Science (AQA)
- GCSE Biology (AQA)
- GCSE Chemistry (AQA)
- GCSE Physics (AQA)
- GCSE History (Edexcel)
- GCSE Geography (OCR)
- GCSE Spanish (Edexcel)
- GCSE Art, Craft & Design (AQA)
- GCSE Computer Science (OCR)
- GCSE Business (OCR)
- GCSE Physical Education (Edexcel)
- GCSE Drama (AQA)
- GCSE Religious Studies (AQA)
- GCSE Design & Technology (WJEC)
- Digital Information Technology (Pearson BTEC Tech Award)
- Performing Arts – Dance (Pearson BTEC Tech Award)
- Music Practice (Pearson BTEC Tech Award)
- Health and Social Care (Pearson BTEC Tech Award) (WJEC Vocational Award from 2024 onwards)
- Travel & Tourism (Pearson BTEC Tech Award)
- Construction and the Built Environment (Pearson BTEC Tech Award)
- Sport Studies (OCR CNAT)
- Sport & Coaching Principles (WJEC Vocational Award)
- Hospitality & Caterings (WJEC Aware Technical Award)
More information
If you would like more information about the curriculum the Academy follows please contact us.