Curriculum
The curriculum is not just the subject content of lessons but also how
subjects are taught and all the opportunities outside the normal timetabled
day (see section about extra-curricular activities).
Whilst teaching the National Curriculum, we believe in making the curriculum
at Summerhill relevant and challenging to meet the needs of individual students.
The curriculum:
- Is balanced, relevant and differentiated
- Promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development
of all students
- Prepares students for the responsibilities and opportunities they will
face in adult life
- Is delivered in a variety of ways which recognise that not all students
learn in the same way
- Provides a seamless pathway from primary through to education post 16
- Provides opportunities for students to work at a pace best suited to their
own needs
All subject areas are encouraged to be innovative in their teaching and all
staff are encouraged to keep themselves abreast of the latest developments in their
subject. Some of the most recent developments are listed below.
- Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE) / Citizenship / Careers
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- History
- Geography
- Modern Foreign Languages (two from French, German and Spanish according
to prior experiences)
- Design and Technology
- ICT
- Art
- Music
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
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- Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE) / Citizenship / Careers
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Modern Foreign Languages
- ICT
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
In addition students have three choices from our list of options (see below)
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- Resistant Materials
- Food Technology
- Graphic Products
- Health & Social Care
- Drama
- Business Studies
- Geography
- Textiles
- Sociology
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- History
- Sociology
- Health & Social Care
- Business Studies
- Music
- BTEC Media
- Physical Education
- Pottery
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- Geography
- Art
- Resistant Materials
- Law
- Business and Communication Systems
- Film Studies
- ICT
- Dance
- Several courses provided jointly with other local Secondary Schools
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