Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact

In Education, the ‘curriculum’ is broadly defined as the ‘totality of pupil experiences that occur in the educational process’.

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Curriculum Policy

The Academy broadly follows the curriculum guidance outlined in the Single Academy Model Mainstream Funding Agreement.

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CREATE Curriculum

The CREATE Curriculum is a bespoke curriculum designed to bring together the key interrelated aspects of curriculum structure, design and delivery into a single coherent entity.

CREATE focuses on the following key elements:

Key Stage 3 and 4 Curriculum Overview

• Click here for Art
• Click here for Business Studies
• Click here for Citizenship and RE
• Click here for Computing and ICT
• Click here for Design Technology
• Click here for Drama
• Click here for English
• Click here for Food Preparation and Nutrition
• Click here for French
• Click here for Geography
• Click here for History
• Click here for Maths
• Click here for Music
• Click here for PE
• Click here for Science
• Click here for Sociology
• Click here for Statistics

Key Stage 4 Curriculum Pathways Information

Click here for the Curriculum Pathways Booklet 2022
Click here for Options Presentations
Click here for DfE Guide to the EBacc
Click here for Careers in School Subjects
Click here for Careerpilot : Jobs by Subject
Click here for Where can your option choices take you? | My World of Work

Marking and Assessment

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Pupils at KS3 are assessed against a set of Indicative Competencies for each subject.

These Indicative Competencies ensure that assessment is reliable, meaningful and understandable by:

• Identifying a maximum of six ‘areas of competency’ – the crucial skills, abilities and/or knowledge required in order to succeed in each subject across key stages.
• Outlining a clear route of progress, with the competency demands at each grade increasing in depth, breadth and complexity.
• Promoting the attainment of mastery of a subject’s competencies as the key to success.
• Determining the grade at which these areas of competency emerge in pupils’ responses.
• The format and wording of Indicative Competencies are designed to support feedback and target setting.

Click here for the KS3 Indicative Competencies Policy

Pupils at KS4 are assessed against GCSE grade criteria.