Curriculum statement
The curriculum serves our core purpose:
“To inspire confident young people who thrive in a changing world”
Our aims are rooted in the curriculum and the curriculum is developing to help us achieve these aims:
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Aim: |
Broaden horizons |
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Objective: |
"Broaden horizons through the development of curriculum" |
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Develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes to thrive in a changing world |
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"Develop our pedagogy in response to the challenges of our learning community" |
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Achieve excellence |
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"Support students to achieve excellence by responding to the needs of the individual" |
Our curriculum is how we enact our core purpose.
It is with a broad and balanced, rigorously planned and sequenced curriculum that we lay the foundation for achieving our aims. We are constantly developing, and our intention is to create:
“A curriculum that inspires young people to seize the opportunities to broaden their horizons and to confidently develop intellectually, creatively, socially and emotionally.
A curriculum of the head, hand and heart”
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How is the curriculum structured to achieve our core purpose? |
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A curriculum of the head to: |
A curriculum of the hand to: |
A curriculum of the heart to: |
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Develop intellectually |
Develop creatively |
Develop socially, |
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What are the main drivers of our curriculum? |
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Developing understanding of key concepts and building powerful knowledge |
Developing creativity |
Developing self-awareness
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Being able to apply knowledge, understanding and skills |
Working together with |
Strengthening relationships |
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Developing literacy |
Understanding how to make |
Keeping healthy |
Curriculum overview
The curriculum at Withernsea High School comprises a 3-year Key Stage 3 with the national curriculum at its heart. All students study the full curriculum for as long as possible, allowing them to develop deep knowledge across the full range of subjects, before making subject choices at Key Stage 4.
In Years 10 and 11, all students follow the same core curriculum and additionally select from a wide range of academic and vocational optional subjects.
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All of the following subjects are studied in Y7, 8 and 9 |
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Art and Design |
Design Technology |
Geography |
Personal Development* |
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Accelerated Reader |
English |
History |
Physical Education |
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Dance |
Food and Nutrition |
Maths |
Religious Education |
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Drama |
French |
Music |
Science |
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Core Compulsory Subjects (GCSEs) |
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English Language |
English Literature |
Mathematics |
Physical Education |
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Combined Science (2 x GCSE’s) |
History or Geography |
Personal Development* |
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Optional Subjects (GCSE’s and vocational) |
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Art & Design |
Drama |
Engineering |
History |
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Business and Enterprise |
DT (Electronics) |
Food and Nutrition |
Music |
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Computing |
DT (Resistant Materials) |
French |
Sport Science |
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Dance |
Digital IT |
Geography |
Statistics |
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* Personal Development includes RHSE, PHSE, and Citizenship for all years and R.E for KS4