Year 11 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018

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About our curriculum All students at Stretford Grammar School follow a broad and balanced curriculum. The curriculum is designed to engage and challenge all students to thrive to achieve their full potential, both in their studies and in developing as young people equipped to live happy and fulfilling lives in modern Britain and beyond. We aim to develop confident, considerate and successful young people, who enjoy and appreciate the value of learning and citizenship, ready to make a positive contribution to their local communities and to society. Students’ social, moral, spiritual, cultural and physical development at Stretford Grammar School is essential to their development as young people. All curriculum areas contribute to this programme, alongside specialist provision within Religious Education and through the Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) programme which focusses on the areas of sex and relationships, careers, health, democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Students will follow a core curriculum: English Language GCSE, English Literature GCSE, Mathematics GCSE, a Humanities GCSE – Geography or History GCSE, Religious Studies GCSE and non-examined courses in PSHCE and Physical Education. There is also the option to choose three further subjects for GCSE: Art, Business Studies, Computing, Food Production and Nutrition, French, Geography, History, Music, Physical Education, Product Design, Psychology, Spanish and Triple Science (* if students do not choose Triple Science they will be required to study Dual Science). The school does not preclude any student from attaining an English Baccalaureate (EBacc) suite of qualifications given the choices available.
Assessment and Reporting The purpose of assessment is to enable an informed judgement to be made about a student’s knowledge, understanding, skills and attitude. During your child’s academic career at Stretford Grammar School assessment is a continuous process which is integral to the teaching and learning cycle. For every subject your child will be assessed at various points throughout the year and these assessments will be used to inform you about the progress that your child is making in that subject area. During each term you will receive a data capture report that contains a working at grade (WAG), a target to improve sentence and an attitude to learning grade. The WAG indicates the current level of attainment at the point in time of the report. This grade is based on the formative assessments that take place during the year. The WAG reflects the new grading system that has been introduced at GCSE. The 1-9 grading system is used through Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. Each grade reflects a set of skills and knowledge that are specified for each subject area. Below is the expected flight path of academic progression that your child will be tracked against. <strong>Year</strong> Group Progression Flight Path <strong>11</strong> 10 9 8 7 Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Old Grade G F E D C B A A* A* + The Working At Grade will reflect whether a student is making progress at a level that is at the top of a grade skill descriptors (+), making the expected progress within the grade skill descriptors (=), or making progress that is at the beginning of the grade skill descriptors (-). The target to improve sentences will provide your child with specific advice on how to make further progress. The attitude to learning grade reflects your child’s approach to their studies. Assessment should be based on clear, consistent criteria which are known and understood by both teachers, students and parents/carers, and are guided by national criteria and statutory requirements where appropriate.
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