Our curriculum is based around the National Curriculum 2014.
Overview
The national curriculum is a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools so children learn the same things. It covers what subjects are taught and the standards children should reach in each subject.
Follow this link to the Department of Education website.
At The Wensleydale School and Sixth Form, we aim to develop a curriculum which:
- Creates an aspirational high achievement culture.
- Takes into account individual needs and styles.
- Allows everyone to experience success.
- Raises standards of attainment.
Our curriculum is therefore based around a number of key principles:
- Clear progress over 7 years accelerating student progress.
- There should be depth before breadth. Maximise learning time in all subjects.
- Additional time is given to English and Mathematics to ensure that students have the essential skills needed for life and to access the full curriculum.
- Targeted support and additional challenge to ensure all students make at least national rates of progress and are encouraged to achieve much higher
- PSHEe is delivered through Life and Society in KS 3 and 4
- To support induction into secondary school for all Year 7 students
- Additional time is offered for sports, arts, catch-up and GCSE workshops through our extra-curricular and intervention programme
