Our Intent

It is our ambition that all students leave Kesteven and Sleaford High School having achieved their academic potential as well as being fully prepared for their next stage in education, or for work, and having acquired an enthusiasm for lifelong learning.

Our school provides a broad, balanced, and relevant curriculum to offer the very best academic (and, where appropriate, vocational) progression pathways and to ensure that the learning needs of each child are considered, and that the development of the whole child is addressed.

Our commitment is to offer a broad range of opportunities for all students to gain experiences, learning outside the classroom as well as within. The provision of a curriculum which provides enrichment through cultural and sporting pursuits is a key feature of the Robert Carre Trust (RCT) curriculum offer and we seek to continue to extend the partnerships locally, nationally, and internationally to extend these opportunities.

By encouraging creativity alongside application, honesty, sensitivity, compassion, and moral and spiritual self-awareness we believe that we will ensure that our students will develop the capacity to meet the challenges of the modern world and lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives, making the best of their talents.

The curriculum provided by RCT schools will actively seek to support the development of students’ abilities in the following key areas: creative thinking, effective participation, reflective learning, independence, resilience, tolerance of diversity, curiosity, self-management, and teamwork.

Implementation

KSHS is committed to providing a rigorous academic and intellectual education which will challenge and engage pupils and meet the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum. The aim is to provide all students with a secure foundation on which to continue into Higher Education and into careers of their choice.

A broad, well balanced curriculum is vital preparation for the future. All pupils will therefore study the following subjects to GCSE alongside several optional subject of their choice in Years 10 and 11:

• English Language and English Literature;
• Mathematics;
• Science;
• A Language Subject – French or German;
• A Humanities Subject – History or Geography.

Also PE (Physical Education) and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) which will include aspects of careers guidance, will be taught to all Key Stage 4 students. They will also study Religious Education which leads to a qualification at GCSE level.

Equal Opportunities

Entry to all programmes of study is based on academic suitability and appropriateness, regardless of sex (for post 16 only), race, disability, religion or belief.

Disabilities: In accordance with statutory requirements the school aims to make the curriculum accessible to all students as far as is reasonably practicable. The school has an Accessibility Plan which is available to parents on request.

Organisation of the Curriculum at KSHS

Our taught curriculum is delivered through a two week timetable to ensure diversity and flexibility. Each day is divided up into five taught periods. The curriculum model (available as a download on this page) details the allocation of lessons across the two-week timetable.

The personal development curriculum is delivered across the school so that every day students encounter personal development opportunities. Examples of where this might happen include:

• In Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 in PSHE lessons (one hour per timetable cycle)
• In Years 9 and 11 in bespoke ‘Drop-Down’ Days (two days per academic year)
• In Form time 8.45-9.10 every morning for students in all year groups
• In weekly assemblies for every Key Stage
• In  Subject lessons (e.g Computing, Ethics and Philosophy, Science .....)
• In Extra Curricular Activities  

Our Personal Development curriculum is built around three key strands:

• Health & Wellbeing
• Relationships
• Living in the Wider World (including impartial CEIAG aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks).

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To review our latest policies, please view the Policies section of the website.

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