Curriculum Overview

Through our values and personalised approach to learning we expect students to achieve the highest academic excellence, recognise opportunities, have a positive view of challenge and dare to think in new ways-to be creative-realise that “Life is what I make it!”

Student Agency is at the heart of everything we do.

Curriculum Values

All students are different and we allow them to personalise the pace, depth and ways of learning.
Students need challenging goals and to be held to clear requirements.
Education for life requires the knowledge, skills and chances to develop a broad range of personal skills.
Life is what you make it. Students need to understand they have to invest in their futures.
An ethic of excellence should underpin everything we do.

As a maintained school, we teach the latest National Curriculum as prescribed by the Department for Education. We offer a full range of National Curriculum subjects, ensuring that each child follows a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum. Alongside the National Curriculum, we enhance and broaded our curriculum offer further through our bespoke and unique SAIL Curriculum.

Our school timetable comprises 50 one hour teaching periods per fortnight for each year group. We operate a 2 week timetable, with a Week A and a Week B. This allows us to maximise the number of lessons taught by subject specialists and allows KS4 courses to be allocated 5 hours per fortnight.

Key Stage 3 (Year 7, 8 and 9)

During the first three years at Shevington High School, pupils follow subjects according to the National Curriculum. As well as the ‘core subject’ of English, Maths and Science, the students also study the ‘foundation subjects’ of Art, Computing, Design and Technology, Drama, Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Education) Languages (French, Spanish or Mandarin) Music, Physical Education, together with Personal, Social and Health Education, Citizenship. Students also have a 30 minute base group session 4 days a week where they develop their independent working skills and complete our SAIL missions which aim to foster 21st Century Learner Skills.

Subjects in Key Stage 3	Number of Lessons per Fortnight
English	8
Maths	8
Science	6
Geography	4
History	4
Modern Foreign Language (Spanish, French or Mandarin)	4
RE	2
Computing	2
DT/Art Rotation (Y7 and Y9) DT/I Media and Photography Rotation (Y8)	2
Art (Fortnightly in Y8 only)	2
PE	4
Music (rotated with drama in Y8)	2
Drama (rotated with music in Y8)	2
PSHE	2

Key Stage 4 (Year 10 and 11)

In Year 10 and 11, pupils work towards a range of GCSE and vocational qualifications. They follow a core curriculum of English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science (Combined Science or Separate Sciences) Physical Education, Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship. Pupils have a choice of option subjects from a guided option scheme. We offer a range of KS4 courses recognising that some students require a personalised curriculum to meet their needs and alternative courses, including vocational qualifications are available.

Students typically study four additional subjects from the following list and spend 5 hours per fortnight on each subject.

Art
Art – 3D Design
Computer Science
Creative I Media
Design and Technology
Drama
History
Geography
French
Hospitality and Catering
Music
Mandarin
Religious Education
Photography
Spanish
Sports Studies
Film Studies
Triple Science

Curriculum Journeys

Each subject has designed a curriculum journey which charts students’ learning throughout each year.

For further information regarding our curriculum please contact the school