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Key Stage 4 Curriculum 2012-14

Key Stage 4 Curriculum 2012-14. Tony Smith January 2012. Why Change the current model?. The education landscape is changing - Education Act 2011 - Ofsted framework - Wolf Report To meet our vision To ensure students receive the best possible opportunities

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Key Stage 4 Curriculum 2012-14

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  1. Key Stage 4 Curriculum 2012-14 Tony Smith January 2012

  2. Why Change the current model? • The education landscape is changing - Education Act 2011 - Ofsted framework - Wolf Report • To meet our vision • To ensure students receive the best possible opportunities • Care and wellbeing

  3. Driver One: Priory Vision Priory School is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school situated in the County Town of Lewes. The school aims to reflect the uniqueness of Lewes, historically and socially. Given our strong association with the author of natural justice, Tom Paine, it is our vision to build upon the concepts of freedom, democracy and justice. Priory School vision is of a happy, caring and stimulating environment where all will recognise and achieve their fullest potential, so that they can make their best contribution to society. Priory School is a place where: • learning is at the heart of all we do • everyone (staff, students and parents/carers) has high aspirations • everyone learns that with rights come significant responsibilities • challenge is welcomed and helps us to appreciate difference and diversity • we contribute positively to our various communities, developing a sense of togetherness Priory School sets high standards of learning and teaching, celebrating the achievements of every member of our community.If our vision of Priory School is fulfilled, everyone associated with the school will be proud to be part of it.

  4. Driver Two: Good to Outstanding

  5. Good to Outstanding An outstanding school shows a consistently high quality of teaching and learning in the great majority of its classrooms. In outstanding lessons, all the students make progress. These lessons are carefully planned and work is pitched appropriately for all ability levels. Communication of successful practice between colleagues is normal. Students are involved in the assessment of their own and other students’ work, and approaches to assessment are consistent across the school. CfBT To the next level: good schools becoming outstanding

  6. Highly Academic Schools • The majority of students achieve between 10 and 12 GCSE subjects with a small number achieving 13. (Chatham Grammar School) • Boys usually take ten subjects for GCSE, English (Language and Literature), Mathematics, a foreign language, all 3 separate Sciences, supplemented by three other subjects from those listed above. (Judd Grammar School) • By the end of the Fifth Form all boys will have taken English Language, English Literature, French or Spanish, Mathematics, Religious Studies and a Science. In addition to these core subjects pupils choose, in a wide variety of combinations, four other subjects from History, Geography, Latin, Classical Civilisation, Greek, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Music, Art and Design Technology. (Harrow School)

  7. Driver Three: Responding to the Education Act 2011 Revised Ofsted Framework: • The school's curriculum provides highly positive, memorable experiences and rich opportunities for high quality learning • Teaching promotes students’ high levels of resilience, confidence and independence when they tackle challenging activities

  8. Driver Four: Care and Wellbeing 25% Subjects with 25% controlled assessment include: • business studies, classical civilisation, English literature, additional science*, science*, biology*, chemistry*, physics*, science single award**, science double award**, geography, history, humanities, statistics, Welsh literature and Welsh second language. 60% Subjects with 60% controlled assessment include: • applied business, art and design, citizenship studies, construction and the built environment, additional applied science*, dance, design and technology, drama, engineering, English, English Language, Gaeilge, expressive arts, health and social care, home economics, modern languages, music, physical education, Welsh and Welsh second language (applied).

  9. Controlled Assessment You can allocate as much time as you wish to planning, but we advise that you allocate teaching time in proportion to the percentage of marks (weighting) allocated to a particular unit. For example, if the Controlled Assessment is worth 10% of the overall mark you are advised to spend 10% of the total teaching time available when teaching that unit. (AQA Guidance)

  10. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got.” Mark Twain Not true today…others will surpass you!

  11. Sigmoid curve Quality Time

  12. Developing a curriculum which will support delivery of the vision • Broad and balanced – KS3 retains a wide range of subjects • Key Stage 4 still offers over 40 courses for options • Needing to balance the timetabled curriculum with wider curriculum activities • Ensuring staff are able to deliver quality • Developing a robust curriculum (better resistance to change) • Meeting the needs of all students • Retaining flexibility within the options (e.g. double language)

  13. Key Stage 4 Curriculum Two routes: Route 1 – based full-time in school Route 2 – including the study of a vocational course

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