School Prospectus 2011 - Sir Bernard Lovell School

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AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS“The school provides outstanding care andguidance for students in order to supporttheir learning”Subjects: Senior AcademySenior AcademyEnglishEnglish in the Senior Academy focuses onthe skills of speaking and listening, readingand writing. Speaking and listening involvedrama, group discussions and individualpresentations, as well as the study of howpeople speak as they do – such as howpeople speak at home or how presentersinterview on television. Reading involvesanalysing, exploring and enjoying a rangeof novels, poetry, plays and media texts.Writing includes creating descriptive andnarrative pieces as well as functional ‘realworld’ work, for example learning how towrite letters, speeches and reports.English is a key qualification as it showsfuture employers that students can speakeffectively in a group situation and thatthey can speak clearly and confidently.English lessons teach students howto write accurately enabling them tocomplete written tasks more successfully.Reading a variety of different texts preparesstudents for the many different typesof texts they encounter in theirchosen career.MathematicsIn years 9, 10 and 11 students are groupedinto two parallel sets chosen by the abilityand potential shown throughout years7 and 8. Two groups consist of studentswho have shown very strong ability inMathematics and are likely to achieve anA or A*, possibly with the aim of studyingMathematics at A level and beyond.24THE Sir Bernard Lovell School: Judged ‘Outstanding’, Ofsted 2011
“Creative and Media options are extremely popularat Senior Academy and we have a long record of highlysuccessful theatrical productions”
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