Post 16 Curriculum Intent

  • To offer a broad, balanced, relevant and appropriate choice of subjects for each individual’s needs, including SEND and disadvantaged pupils. In order to do this, the curriculum offer contains a wide range of traditional A Level qualifications, as well as Applied A Levels and Btec Level Three courses.
  • To provide appropriate pathways to engage all students at KS5 which enable progression into HE, employment or training. Opportunities to prepare students for life beyond sixth form such as work experience, open days and IAG will be consistent, regular and up to date.
  • To provide high quality careers education to ensure students are prepared for their next stage of learning, training or employment
  • To promote a love of learning across the curriculum, encouraging pupils to develop lively, enquiring minds and to be unafraid to be curious and to question. Providing opportunities for students to question, analyse, evaluate and synthesise throughout the course of their learning.
  • To provide stretch and challenge for all, developing problem solving and thinking skills and promoting a sense of responsibility for their own learning.
  • To equip students for their role as citizens through a suitable and relevant PSHE programme, including developing an awareness of spiritual, social, moral and multi-cultural understanding
  • To encourage involvement in extra and super curricular activities to enrich all students’ education and develop skills such as though required for employment and Higher Education.
  • To foster and maintain parent/carer- student-teacher partnerships that support students to achieve their full potential through the delivery of information, advice and guidance session for all involved, alongside maintaining open and transparent channels of communication.
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