We believe that education is more than the sum of the exam results a young person receives in their final years at school.  A broad and balanced education supports young people in growing their character, independence and the soft skills they need to navigate the world as rounded adults. 

We therefore deliver our Entitlement Curriculum to all Key Stage 3 students, enabling them to develop holistically and feel ready to take on the challenges they will face both in their GCSEs and beyond. 

It is named the 'Entitlement Curriculum' as we firmly believe that every child is entitled to this breadth of education, and every young person is entitled to develop as a whole and rounded person.  

1. Adaptive Learning

The Entitlement Curriculum is planned to ensure that all students can make progress through individual milestones in a supported environment. Lessons will be delivered to ensure that, in each topic and each term, our learners demonstrate new skills and knowledge, and teaching adapts to reflect this acquisition. Students will be supported to acquire new skills and knowledge. Regular assessment against the assessment objectives and oracy means that students will be given the best chance to show progression.

• Cultural Capital

One of the purposes of the Entitlement Curriculum is to ensure there are no barriers to wider cultural capital experienced for students at STA. Students will study a range of core historical concepts through Classics and Latin, for example influential texts such as the Iliad.  Students will also develop knowledge of modern Britain including sustainability, philanthropy, and the concept of advocacy and personal responsibility to engage in civic society. We expect all our students to be consistently ethically informed and develop a respect and awareness of the world.

• Creative Contribution

Students will have regular planned opportunities to complete independent work and will lead a number of personal and group projects. They will practice positive habits of mind.  They will undertake purposeful activities which make a difference to the community around them, and also have the experience of self-motivation and target setting.

• Ambitious Aspiration

We want our students to share our aspiration for our community. In entitlement, students will be expected to make a positive contribution and to be ambitious in their own goals and the school’s overall goals.

Assessment Objectives: Our 3 year Entitlement Curriculum covers 6 key objectives:

• Character
  • o Developing their character, morals and social skills through:
    • Teamwork
    • Building resilience
    • Community work
  • Building relationships
• Oracy
  • Listening and responding appropriately to those around them
  • Using spoken Standard English effectively
  • Appropriately and effectively expressing feelings, opinions and ideas with clarity
  • Asking questions that help clarify meaning and develop conversations
• Advocacy
  • Taking action to support a wider social cause
  • Supporting projects that benefit others and the wider community
• Enterprise
  • Taking initiative
  • Being resourceful
  • Problem solving
• Leadership
  • Taking the lead in a project, presentation, group or activity
  • Making decisions that are positive for all, therefore being a role-model
  • Mentoring, supporting, teaching or guiding peers
• Cultural development
  • Developing understanding and appreciation of the wide range of cultural influences that have shaped our heritage and that of others
  • Recognising, and valuing, the things we share in common across cultural, religious, ethnic and socio-economic communities

KS3 Curriculum

In Y7 students will complete a carousel of public speaking, classical civilisations and a sustainability project, developing habitats across the school site. The aim of this year is to ease transition into secondary school and make sure that every student feels that they belong to our community.  

In Y8 students will complete a carousel of enterprise, Latin and philanthropy. In philanthropy students will develop either our school food or clothing banks for one term. The aim of this year is to develop students' independence, building on knowledge and skills from Y7 and preparing students to be capable of being part of our wider community.

In Y9 students will choose an award to complete. Students will have three options to choose from. Y9 will give students an opportunity to demonstrate independence and a sense of achievement.

• Duke of Edinburgh - The DofE was designed to challenge young people between the ages of 14-24 to attain standards of achievement and endeavour in a wide variety of active interests – to serve their communities, experience adventure and to develop and learn outside the classroom. Students will all undertake delivered sessions on the 4 skill areas that support the development of social, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Higher Project Qualification - This is a Level 2 qualification, which is equivalent to a GCSE- students would gain an A*-C grade upon completion.  The Higher Project Qualification requires students to study a topic area which extends or expands their learning in an appropriate area of study.
• Archbishop Leadership Award - This award equips children and young people in character education, builds their leadership skills and faith development, and empowers them to undertake a variety of transformational social action projects in their local communities.
• Forest School – Students will complete Forest School lessons on site. Meeting all our assessment objectives as well learning skills in bushcraft, first aid and respect for the environment.

In order to support students within our curriculum in each year Forest School will be offered to help develop students social and communication skills. Students will be invited to these sessions.