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REAL Curriculum
Relevant Engaging Active Learning!
The Team 2019-20
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Mrs Heather Swinnerton - Deputy Principal (Head of Lower School)
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Mrs Jane Davies - Director of Learning
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Mr Ben Horne - Director of Learning for EBACC Student Development
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Mr Matthew Heather - Mindfulness Coordinator
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Mr Ben Nicoll - I/c Netbook Project
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Mr Liam Ronan - Teacher of REAL
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Mr Andrew Dimon - Pastoral Head of Year 7
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Miss Kelly Midwinter - Pastoral Head of Year 8
The Aims of REAL:
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To develop a learning community that prides itself on academic rigour, emotional wellbeing, social cohesiveness and mutual respect.
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To ensure a smooth and effective transition for students from Year 5 to Year 8.
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To develop a curriculum that personalises the learning experience for our students.
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To engage students in the learning process so that they understand why they need to take responsibility for their own learning.
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To utilise a variety of teaching and learning styles to support and enhance students’ learning.
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To ensure that students are fully prepared for the demands and assessment methods of GCSE courses to ensure success in future examinations.
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To promote the concept that every child is important and every child has the right to a safe place to learn and develop.
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To promote high standards of Literacy and encourage all children to read for pleasure and to enhance academic success.
We would like students to:
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feel valued both as a learner and a person.
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learn skills to help them to succeed in their future lives.
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be proud both of their achievements, themselves and the achievement of others.
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show respect and to take responsibility for the things they do.
Keeping it REAL
Imagine a school within a school; small enough for students to be part of a close- knit community whilst also integrating into the wider and larger whole school community.
Imagine a learning community where your child is taught by the same teacher for up to 60% of the time during their first year at secondary school, rather than being confronted with numerous different members of staff, numerous different rooms and numerous different teaching styles.
Imagine a curriculum which prides itself on developing emotional security, respect and social wellbeing just as much as it prides itself on academic rigour and achievement.
Imagine a course that stresses the importance of skills and their transferability between subjects which sets tasks to prepare students for their future employability and examination requirements.
Imagine a curriculum that builds subject content into relevant and realistic activities that relate to the real world so that they make sense to your child.
Imagine a learning community that wants to help students feel happy and valued as learners as well as people; to be proud of their achievements and themselves.
Imagine a curriculum that aims to help students become independent and confident learners so that they engage in, and take control of, their own learning.
Imagine a curriculum that encourages your child to enjoy reading through providing them with books and experiences that will bring the wonder of reading to life.
Imagine all of this with a proven track record of improving academic performance, literacy skills student engagement and enjoyment.
Don't imagine... it's REAL!
Relevant Engaging Active Learning
Only at Hugh Christie School
Imagine all of this with a proven track record of improving academic performance, literacy skills student engagement and enjoyment.
Don't imagine... it's REAL!
Relevant Engaging Active Learning
Only at Hugh Christie School