From Examples
Examples
Sir John Leman High School
| School Name
| Sir John Leman High School
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| DCSF number
| 935/4056
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| Town/City
| Beccles
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| County
| Suffolk
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| Government region
| East of England
|
| Number on roll
| 1360
|
| Age range
| 13-19
|
| Specialist status
| Technology
|
| Key stage 3 results
|
| Level 5 and above, 2007 SATS
|
| English
| 73%
|
| Maths
| 75%
|
| Science
| 69%
|
| 5 A* to C at GCSE including English and Maths, 2007
| 61%
|
| % Special Educational Needs
| 2.9% with statement, 15% overall
|
| Keywords
| curriculum design, diploma, high attainment on entry, intervention support, options, progress, skills centre
|
Description
Pupils start in Y9 with a traditional curriculum offering the compulsory subjects plus drama. Citizenship, Enterprise and Learning to Learn are delivered in full or half-day events.
Pupils have a free choice of options for Y10 (with minimal guidance eg SAT level 6 needed to opt for triple science). The option pools are then constructed to meet their requests. The options offer a broad range of academic and applied courses, including BTEC. In addition, 20% of Y10 follow applied courses (five lines are available) at the off-site Skills Centre run by the Locality Partnership of three schools and the local College. There is also a range of ‘alternative curriculum’ offerings for very challenging pupils and for SEN pupils. Pupils are guided into these.
In Y11 there is an extensive programme of intervention to support pupils.
Pupils applying to join the sixth form have a free choice, subject to appropriate entry requirements, of the subjects available which include a broad mix of academic and applied. Many students choose a mix of academic and applied. The subject pools are then contructed to meet their requests.
Except in Y9, there is a tailored mix of single and double period teaching to meet the needs of individual courses.
The Skills Centre will be the base for the pilot of the Diploma in Engineering in September 2008
Resources
SL01: Description of curriculum design
SL02: Timetable blocking
SL03: Year 10 option blocks
SL04: AS subject pools
SL05: Application to join sixth form
SL06: Applied A Level prospectus
SL07: GCSE prospectus
SL08: Year 9 to 13 timetable diagrams
SL09: Level 2 courses prospectus
SL10: Introduction to 2008 curriculum design
SL11: 2008 Curriculum: Humanities
SL12: 2008 Curriculum: Time allocations
SL13: 2008 Curriculum: Powerpoint presentation used in staff consultation
SL14: 2008 Curriculum: Evaluation form
Links
School web site http://www.sjlhs.suffolk.sch.uk/
Latest inspection http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=124817
Knights Templar School School
| School Name
| Knights Templar School
|
| DCSF number
| 919/4096
|
| Town/City
| Baldock
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| County
| Hertfordshire
|
| Government region
| East of England
|
| Number on roll
| 1372
|
| Age range
| 11-18
|
| Specialist status
| Arts and Sports
|
| Key stage 3 results
|
| Level 5 and above, 2007 SATS
|
| English
| 88%
|
| Maths
| 92%
|
| Science
| 86%
|
| 5 A* to C at GCSE including English and Maths, 2007
|
|
| % Special Educational Needs
|
|
| Keywords
|
|
Description
Our KS4 provision has evolved into four main pathways that include 8 diploma lines of learning, (from Sept ’09). Increased Flexibility Programme with the local colleges that enables us to offer a number of vocational programmes and a wide range of traditional courses within school.
We are currently looking into a pathway structure in KS3 in order to support our students with lower literacy/numeracy levels throughout the KS and this will begin in September 2009.
We have a large 6th form within the school and work with two other local schools in a consortium arrangement which means we can offer a wider range of courses to students in the local town.
Resources
KTS01: Description of curriculum design
KTS02: Community Cohesion Overview
KTS03: Curriculum Policy
KTS04: Information for new parents
KTS05: Prospectus KS3-4
KTS06: Sixth form prospectus 2009
KTS07: Year 7 handbook
KTS08: Year 10 options blocks 2008
KTS09: Year 10 options booklet 2008-10
KTS10: Year 12 option blocks 2008
KTS11: Options presentation
KTS12: School plan Jan 2008
KTS13: 10 BEN
KTS14: 9 HIN
Links
School web site http://www.ktemplar.herts.sch.uk/
Latest inspection http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/117509
Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College
| School Name
| Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College
|
| DCSF number
| 935/4051
|
| Town/City
| Stradbroke
|
| County
| Suffolk
|
| Government region
| East of England
|
| Number on roll
| 337
|
| Age range
| 11-16
|
| Specialist status
| Business
|
| Key stage 3 results
|
| Level 5 and above, 2007 SATS
|
| English
| 83%
|
| Maths
| 80%
|
| Science
| 73%
|
| 5 A* to C at GCSE including English and Maths, 2007
| 50%
|
| % Special Educational Needs
| 17% overall
|
| Keywords
| curriculum design, diploma, high attainment on entry, intervention support, options, progress, skills centre
|
Description
Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College is located in Stradbroke, Suffolk and has a roll of 337 students with an age range of 11-16 years.
Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College has a specialist status of business and enterprise and the key stage 3 results achieved level 5 and above in the 2007 SATs exams.
Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College curriculum:
Key stage 3 Curriculum includes a two year KS3 for Mathematics and the introduction of a second MFL (Spanish) for higher sets in Year 8.
All year 9 students begin the OCR National ICT Award.
In years 10 and 11 students follow an award in financial literacy.
There are eight subject based and cross curricular “Flexi Days” per year.
At KS4 students have four option choices, plus a choice of two twilight courses over two years.
At KS4 students have an option to follow a land based studies BTEC at our off site smallholding.
Resources
SBEC01: Description of curriculum design
SBEC02: Stradbroke BEC curriculum policy
SBEC03: Stradbroke BEC blocks
SBEC04: Stradbroke BEC learners b
SBEC05: Stradbroke BEC Learners c
SBEC06: Stradbroke BEC parents
SBEC07: Stradbroke BEC learners
SBEC08: Stradbroke BEC design 2
SBEC09: Stradbroke BEC tutors
Links
School web site http://www.sbec.co.uk/
Latest inspection http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/124814
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