KS4 (ID 1053)

• GCSE Fine Art & BTEC Art & Design
  GCSE Fine Art & BTEC Art & Design

  Department Intent

  To engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. For students to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding and appreciation of the subject.

  

• Business Studies
  Business Studies

  Department Intent

  To engage students in a variety of learning experiences that improve their understanding of business enterprise whilst developing their awareness of the impact that business can have on the local, national, international environment. To develop students into resilient, independent and enterprising individuals.

  

• GCSE Computer Science & BTEC Digital IT
  GCSE Computer Science & BTEC Digital IT

  Department Intent

  To provide students with the necessary skills for the ever changing digital world. To stimulate their interest within and beyond the classroom and empower students with advanced computing skills for modern society.

  

• Design and Technology
  Design and Technology

  Department Intent

  To encourage students to use creativity and imagination to design and manufacture products that solve real problems within a variety of contexts, considering students’ own and other’s needs, wants and values, environmental impact and ethical choices. Facilitate learning to allow students to become resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens.

  

• Art & Design: Textiles
  Art & Design: Textiles

  Department Intent

  To encourage students to use creativity and imagination to design and manufacture products that solve real problems within a variety of contexts, considering students’ own and other’s needs, wants and values, environmental impact and ethical choices. Facilitate learning to allow students to become resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens.

  

• GCSE Drama & BTEC Performing Arts
  GCSE Drama & BTEC Performing Arts

  Department Intent

  To develop in students a lifelong love of Drama and Performance. To create a safe environment in which students can express themselves with confidence, develop teamwork and communication skills.

  

• KS4 - Art and Design: Graphics & 3D
  KS4 - Art and Design: Graphics & 3D

  Department Intent

  To engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. For students to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding and appreciation of the subject.

  

• English
  English

  Department Intent

  To encourage critical thinkers who can confidently communicate a viewpoint to a variety of audiences through different mediums and for students to demonstrate empathy, collaboration and a sense of identity that will inform social, political and cultural awareness.

  

• Food Preparation & Nutrition
  Food Preparation & Nutrition

  Department Intent

  To develop a thorough understanding of nutrition and healthy eating, food provenance and the working characteristics of food materials. To nurture students’ practical cookery abilities and equip them with transferable life skills.

  

• MFL
  MFL

  Department Intent

  To create enthusiastic and independent learners with long-life language skills, and a developed global cultural awareness, through a learning environment that encourages students to feel confident about taking risks and developing informed opinions about the world around them.

  

• Geography
  Geography

  Department Intent

  To inspire a love of both human and physical geography and the wider world. For students to develop a broad understanding of relevant local, national and global issues, so that they have the confidence to play an active role in the challenges of the future and be resilient, global citizens, who thrive on challenge.

  

• Health and Social Care
  Health and Social Care

  Department Intent

  For students to develop a strong understanding of health and wellbeing of both themselves and others and secure a thorough understanding of the various aspects of the health care services.

  

• History
  History

  Department Intent

  To cultivate student interest in the past and the decisions made by different societies and people. For students to be confident in explaining themselves, their points of view on historical events and be critical of the information they receive, ensuring that they are able to fact-check, and analyse information before forming their own opinion.

  

• Hospitality & Catering
  Hospitality & Catering

  Department Intent

  To develop a thorough understanding of nutrition and healthy eating, food provenance and the working characteristics of food materials. To nurture students’ practical cookery abilities and equip them with transferable life skills.

  

• Mathematics
  Mathematics

  Department Intent

  To encourage students to become accurate, efficient, and flexible problem solvers and ensure students have the necessary core Mathematical knowledge and skills to prepare them for the modern and changing world.

  

• Media Studies
  Media Studies

  Department Intent

  To create media literate students who can confidently critically analyse a variety of texts. We aim for students to develop a keen ability in analysing how media products can often reflect, or comment on, key social and cultural contexts. Students will engage in contemporary debates such as the effects media products can have on consumers, with a focus on how media can construct versions of reality. Students are to develop industry skills by creating a media product of their own, which embodies knowledge learned from their theoretical classwork.

  

• GCSE Music & BTEC Music Technology
  GCSE Music & BTEC Music Technology

  Department Intent

  For students to develop a lifelong love of Music as a result of their exposure and involvement in a wide range of musical experiences in a range of roles including performer, director and composer.

  

• Physical Education
  Physical Education

  Department Intent

  To provide engaging and enjoyable experiences in a range of activities in order to develop students’ character and resilience whilst developing an understanding of the importance of physical activity in maintaining social, physical and mental health and in doing so, strive to encourage lifelong participation.

  

• Photography
  Photography

  Department Intent

  To develop passionate, independent and creative thinking individuals who can use their imagination and intuitive capabilities to observe, explore, experiment and refine ideas and proposals with increasing confidence and intent. 

  

• Psychology
  Psychology

  Department Intent

  Students to be encouraged to challenge contemporary issues in society, such as bias towards different genders and cultures and the misconceptions surrounding mental health. We aim to create an environment where students are challenged to become resilient and independent learners.

  

• Religious Studies
  Religious Studies

  Department Intent

  To develop critical thinking skills and the ability to challenge preconceived ideas, beliefs and world views. To promote tolerance and respect through exploration of world faiths and evaluation of different cultures, beliefs and world views and for students to develop their own thinking on a variety of philosophical, religious and ethical issues and in doing so encourage them to always question the answers.

  

• Combined Science
  Combined Science

  Department Intent

  To provide students with the tools to understand science and its relevance in the modern world, and be able to think critically and evaluate information presented to them in a variety of media.

  

• Sociology
  Sociology

  Department Intent

  To encourage young people to see the world in a different way. We endeavour to encourage students to be aware of and to question contemporary issues in society. We aim to create an inclusive environment in which students are challenged and encouraged to become resilient and independent learners.

  

• BTEC Travel & Tourism
  BTEC Travel & Tourism

  Department Intent

  To engage students in a variety of learning experiences that improve their understanding of Travel and Tourism whilst developing their awareness of the impact that it can have on the local, national and international environment. To develop students into resilient, independent and enterprising individuals.