Curriculum

Our Vision

At Stockland Green School we have high standards and expectations of all of our students. We are aware that we are responsible for ensuring that our students leave Stockland Green School as confident, skilled and moral citizens ready to be successful in an ever-changing world. We want to maintain a community where all in the Stockland Green family feel valued, cared for and where they respect those around them. We achieve this through our core values of ‘aspire, believe and achieve.’

At Stockland Green School we aim to develop an atmosphere of aspiration and support; to create a place where it is safe to make mistakes in the pursuit of excellence. We work closely with our school community to ensure that students aspire to be the very best that they can be in all aspects of their lives and that they develop a love of learning. We encourage our learners to build resilience; whether that be through their lessons or extra-curricular pursuits, in order that they may overcome the many challenges that they will face as they grow older.

We work within the school community and beyond to develop our students’ confidence so that they believe that anything is possible if they work hard enough. By providing a range of opportunities, we enable all to achieve personal excellence in everything that they do. Our primary purpose is to support our students to make the most appropriate choices for life beyond school.

Teaching and Learning is organised into six teaching periods each day- five hourly lessons and a thirty minute Citizenship lesson. The core subjects have a 40% share of the timetable; the Foundation and option subjects make up the remaining time.

Key Stage 3 (Years 7 and 8)

At Key Stage Three, our students are taught a breadth of subjects in line with the National Curriculum. To ensure that every student can work at a level and pace appropriate to his/her ability and needs, the core subjects (English, Maths and Science) are taught in groups arranged according to students’ ability.

Physical Education and S.P.H.E.R.E (which stands for social, personal and health education combined with Religious Education) are compulsory subjects taught in mixed ability groupings.

Technology subjects are taught in rotation to ensure all students study a range of courses focused around the areas of Computing, Product Design, Textiles and Food & Nutrition.

All students study one modern foreign language: currently we offer French.

Key Skills in Literacy and numeracy are offered to those students who need to catch up and to secure the necessary functional skills required in order to progress in all subjects.

Key Stage 4 (Years 9, 10 and 11)

During Key Stage 3, all students select their GCSE options so that they can begin their studies in Year 9.

Guided Pathways

Through the Guided Pathways process students have the option to follow the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) which requires the study of a foreign language with Sciences, Humanities subjects (History or Geography) and/or Computing. We offer a range of free choice subjects which are open to all students, which includes Fine Art, Art Textiles, Computing, Music, Physical Education, Drama, Product Design, Food and Nutrition and Religious Education. Parents and students are fully consulted about and involved in the Guided Pathways process.

We provide Key Skills as an option for those students that require additional support. For a small number of students they will undertake a programme of study and practical activities aimed at developing basic competencies in literacy and numeracy and personal life skills.

Key Stage 4 Options

In Key Stage 4, all students follow a CORE curriculum which includes the following subjects:
• GCSE English Language
• GCSE English Literature
• GCSE Mathematics
• GCSE Core Science, Additional Science or Triple Science
• Physical Education
• Philosophy and Ethics is taught through our pastoral programme which is delivered as part of daily Citizenship lessons.

SMSC

At Stockland Green School we endeavour to teach our students values that promote active citizenship through contributing to school life. We encourage students to become well rounded individuals with sense of purpose and self-worth. Our curriculum underpins this by providing opportunities to promote students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

Our lessons explicitly promote the development of SMSC in subjects such as Science, Drama, English, Religious Education and the non-statutory framework for SPHERE.

To promote a sense of spiritual identity, students meet regularly through collective worship and other curriculum activities. Our assemblies are spiritually uplifting in the broader sens; we do not actively promote the values of any particular faith but are broadly Christian in character. Our pastoral programme is sensitive to the needs of all faiths. Religious observance by the students is supported by providing a quiet space to pray or ensuring our café serves alternative food items for different religious beliefs.

SMSC strands are interwoven throughout all that we do. Both Pastoral care and the Curriculum are consciously designed to meet the needs of our students. SMSC is developed through:

• PSHE, Key Stage Three Drama, R.E, English and Science
• Assemblies and tutor time activities
• Stockland Green School’s Code of Conduct Behaviour Policy
• Extra-curricular activities opportunities for ‘student voice’ and student leadership

British Values

The Department for Education has introduced a statutory duty for schools to promote British Values more actively from September 2014, and to ensure they are taught in schools.

Stockland Green School is committed to serving its community. It recognises the multi-cultural, multi-faith and ever-changing nature of the United Kingdom. It also understands the vital role it has in ensuring that groups or individuals within the school are not subjected to intimidation or radicalisation by those wishing to unduly, or illegally, influence them.

It follows equal opportunities guidance which guarantees that there will be no discrimination against any individual or group, regardless of faith, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, political or financial status, or similar. Stockland Green School is dedicated to preparing students for their adult life beyond the formal, examined curriculum and ensuring that it promotes and reinforces British values to all its students.

The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy.

The five key British Values are:

• Democracy
• The rule of law
• Individual liberty
• Mutual respect
• Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

We use strategies within the national curriculum and beyond to secure such outcomes for students. The examples in our British Values Statement show some of the many ways Stockland Green School seeks to instil these with students.

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