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The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Curriculum DesignMoving towards ‘Stage not Age’
Paul SorbyAssociate Headteacher(Director of Curriculum)
Outwood Grange Family of Schools
The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
Ofsted – November 2007Expectations of what a school should do in relation to its curriculum are as follows:
•Ensure that it meets the needs of all learners and enables them to achieve high standards
•Take full advantage of all flexibilities which help the school to meet learners’ needs
•Ensure that it is relevant to, engages and hopefully inspires all learners
•Check that it builds on what learners already know and can do
•Make links where relevant across and between subjects and other aspects of learning
•Avoid unnecessary overlap and unhelpful repetition
•Allow choice and scope for personalising learning
•Promote creativity and independent learning
•Ensure that it is taught by people who have sufficient specialist knowledge to recognise pupils’ misunderstandings and turn them into opportunities for learning and know what the next steps need to be in order to ensure that every pupil makes rapid progress
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Ofsted – September 2009 (New framework)Expectations of what a school should do in relation to its curriculum to be ‘outstanding’ are as follows:
•Provide memorable experiences and rich opportunities for high-quality learning and wider personal development and well-being
•Innovative curriculum design in some areas
•Overall breadth and balance
•Customised to meet the challenging needs of individuals and groups
•Highly tailored programmes for a wide range of pupils
•Cross-curricular provision, including literacy, numeracy and ICT
•Highly coherent and relevant curriculum
•Promotes outstanding outcomes
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Possible Curriculum ‘Shapes’
3 + 2
2 + 2 + 1 (the extra year)
1 + 2 + 2 (the induction year)
2 + 1 + 2 (the transition year)
3 + 1 + 1 (intense GCSE)2 + 1 + 1 + 1 (2 Yr KS3 and intense GCSE)
2 + 3 (the longer run to GCSE)
…OR A MIX OF THESE?
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Results to date46% 5+ A*-C in 2003 Eng & Maths 40%74% 5+ A*-C in 2004 Eng & Maths 54%84% 5+ A*-C in 2005 Eng & Maths 54%90% 5+ A*-C in 2006 Eng & Maths 60%94% 5+ A*-C in 2007 Eng & Maths 62%96% 5+ A*-C in 2008 Eng & Maths 67%100% 5+ A*-C in 2009 Eng & Maths 71%
Target: 100% 8+ A*-C in 201073% 5+ A*-C incl. Eng & Maths
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Outwood Curriculum – Key FeaturesKS3•2 year … Y7/8•Timetabled as discrete subjects•1 hour of ‘Deep Learning’ in Y7•Graduation into Y9•Outward Bound residential
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Outwood Curriculum – Key FeaturesKS5•Some level 3 study can start in Y11 (or earlier)•Mix of level 2 and level 3•Progression from KS4, including a variety of applied courses•IAG
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Outwood Curriculum – Key FeaturesKS4•3 year … Y9/10/11•Core of 15 hours, 2 options blocks 5 hours each•Core – ICT, PE, Maths, English, D&T, Science, RS/Life•Option courses delivered in one year – including GCSEs, BTECs / OCR Nationals, non-accredited enrichment courses, AS levels and targeted booster courses•Phased implementation from Sept 2008•Truly 14-19 curriculum from Sept 2009•IAG essential throughout •Links with vertical tutor groups
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Core in KS4
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Option Courses in KS4
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Overview and Blocking
The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
September 2010
YEAR 8 INTO 9 : EXAMPLE YEAR 9 TIMETABLE
Core : Maths (3) English (3) D&T (2) Science (3) PE (2) ICT (1) Life/RS (1)Learning Pathway choices : BTEC T&T (5) Community Drama (5)
1 2 3 4 5
Monday MATHS ENGLISH PE D&T D&TSet 4 Set 3 BTEC SP Textiles Textiles
Tuesday BTEC BTEC BTECT&T T&T T&T
Wednesday SCIENCE SCIENCE LIFE/RS ENGLISH MATHS(OCR Nationals) Set 3 Set 4
Thursday Community BTEC BTECDrama T&T T&T
Friday ENGLISH MATHS ICT PE SCIENCESet 3 Set 4 OCR Nat. BTEC SP (OCR Nat.)
BTEC T&T (Certificate) and Community Drama completed in one year
Community Drama
Community Drama
The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
The Outwood Grange Family of Schools
2009 Results