Curriculum

Access to Curriculum

Young people deserve equal opportunity to access a broad and balanced curriculum.

Inclusion is at the heart of the curriculum design with a variety of accredited vocational courses on offer to all students which will match their skills and abilities. The Academy seeks to match curriculum opportunities to the preferred learning styles of each student to maximise levels of engagement and raise standards.

Personalised Learning

In allowing equal access to curriculum and learning opportunities we will develop our Academy in a manner that allows personalised learning with due regard to individual learning styles and the advantages of independent learning skills.

We use appropriate assessment strategies and methods to identify and foster individual creativity, qualities and skills. Assessment for learning form an important route towards the facilitation of the progress of individual learners. Environmental design and resource allocation is a significant factor in allowing individual education plans to be administered.

Key Educational Features

The Academy curriculum will deliver key outcomes progressively with full implementation in the new building by;

• Raising the levels of literacy and numeracy.
• Addressing the low aspirations evident in some sectors of the local community.
• Providing strong ICT and enterprise skills throughout.
• Offering key support through the Academy’s Specialism; for Performing Arts with Enterprise.
• Strengthening personalised learning programmes.
• Using quality systems to track progress and set individual targets for all students.
• Ensuring accessibility for students of all abilities, including those with special needs.
• Providing a flexible delivery mechanism that would provide variety and opportunity to students and other members of the community.
• Providing a strong yet flexible Leadership Team.