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Curriculum 2008

The New National Curriculum has been developed to enhance the learning of students. It offers opportunities for subjects to work thematically and also to make cross-curricular links with other subjects; affords greater flexibility for both students and teachers, to teach and learn what is most relevant and inspiring to them, so that both teacher and student can work to their strengths, enabling themes to be delivered in greater depth where appropriate.

As of this year, all Year 7 students will benefit from this new system. All of our new schemes, complete with homework, links and extension activities are available for you to view here.

Rationale

The curriculum should enable all young people to become:

  • Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
  • Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
  • Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society

Successful Learners;

  • Have the essential learning skills of literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology
  • Are creative, resourceful and able to identify and solve problems
  • Have enquiring minds and think for themselves to process information, reason, question and evaluate
  • Communicate well in a range of ways understand how they learn and learn from their mistakes
  • Are able to learn independently and with others
  • Know about big ideas and events that shape our world
  • Enjoy learning and are motivated to achieve the best they can now and in the future.

Confident Individuals who;

  • Have a sense of self-worth and personal identity
  • Relate well to others and form good relationships
  • Are self-aware and deal well with their emotions
  • Have secure values and beliefs and have principles to distinguish right from wrong
  • Become increasingly independent, are able to take the initiative and organise themselves
  • Make healthy lifestyle choices
  • Are physically competent and confident
  • Take managed risks and stay safe
  • Recognise their talents and have ambitions
  • Are willing to try new things and make the most of opportunities
  • are open to the excitement and inspiration offered by the natural world and human achievements.

Responsible Citizens who

  • Are well prepared for life and work
  • Are enterprising
  • Are able to work cooperatively with others
  • Respect others and act with integrity
  • Understand their own and others' cultures and traditions, within the context of British heritage, and have a strong sense of their own place in the world
  • Appreciate the benefits of diversity
  • Challenge injustice, are committed to human rights and strive to live peaceably with others
  • Sustain and improve the environment, locally and globally
  • Take account of the needs of present and future generations in the choices they make
  • Can change things for the better
Schemes of Work