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Curriculum
Our curriculum is based on the principles of 'Every Child Matters'. We recognise the term 'curriculum' covers everything done in school. Whilst much of the curriculum can be defined by timetabled lessons with published syllabi and schemes of work, values, quality of relationships and ethos are equally important to us. We pride ourselves on being a school which provides a caring and challenging environment within which each individual student can develop the confidence to be successful in their compulsory education, both in and outside formal lessons. We firmly believe that the attitudes students develop at school can shape the focus of their future lives. The curriculum is broad, balanced, cohesive and progressive and meets the needs of our learners. The structure of the curriculum is reviewed annually by the Governing Body.
The school operates a 30 period week. There are 6 periods per day (4 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon), each of which lasts for 50 minutes, with 5 minutes movement time between lessons. The teaching time each week is 25 hours.
The School Day
|
Start |
End |
|---|---|---|
Registration |
08:40 |
08:50 |
Movement time |
08:50 |
08:55 |
Period 1 |
08:55 |
09:45 |
Movement time |
09:45 |
09:50 |
Period 2 |
09:50 |
10:40 |
Break |
10:40 |
10:55 |
Period 3 |
10:55 |
11:45 |
Movement time |
11:45 |
11:50 |
Period 4 |
11:50 |
12:40 |
Lunch | 12:40 |
13:25 |
Period 5 |
13:25 |
14:15 |
|
To include afternoon registration |
|
Movement time |
14:15 |
14:20 |
Period 6 |
14:20 |
15:10 |