We base our thinking on the latest national and international research, so our curriculum is rich in knowledge and relevant for the 21st century. Thinking about the curriculum is constantly evolving, reflecting new priorities and changing circumstances, but we base our curriculum around securing strong foundations in the first three years of secondary school, particularly in the core areas of literacy and numeracy, because whatever happens these will remain important for success in life. Learning for life, not just for exams.

We also want our curriculum to inform and inspire students so they retain a thirst for learning as adults. This is why we put an emphasis on trips and visits, outside speakers and facing outwards to broaden horizons and prepare young people for the future. Read our overall curriculum plan here and then go to each subject to see how it is integrated into the whole.

Fortunately, we have more time than most secondary schools because we teach your child for 29 hours a week, approximately 4 hours more than the national average. Over five years, this equates to nearly a whole extra year in the classroom and that is bound to make a difference.

As you would expect in a school where ability is not fixed, we set no limits on what your child can do, and we put no labels on them either. We want them to have the ambition to aspire to be the best they can be, while emphasising that they will only get there if they display fortitude and perseverance. Their learning journey starts here.

"The main purpose of the curriculum is to build up content in long-term memory so that when students are asked to think, they are able to think in more powerful ways because when it is in their long-term memory it makes their short-term memories more powerful." Prof. Dylan Wiliam, Creating the Schools Children Need.