Culture, Music and Sport

Modern Foreign Languages

We teach French, German and Spanish.

The aims of the MFL curriculum are to:

• Understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources. 

• Speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation. 

• Can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt.

• Discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The aims of the PE curriculum are to:

• Develop a positive attitude towards leading a healthy, active lifestyle.

• To encourage physical activity for a sustained period.

• To engage in competitive sports and activities.

• Develop competence and confidence to partake in a broad range of physical activities.

• To develop attributes beyond the physical, including empathy, leadership, communication, and cooperation.

MUSIC

The aims of the Music curriculum are to:

• Students develop their performance ability through playing a range of different instruments

• Students understand and can use different approaches to composing, developing their creativity 

• Students gain confidence in their use of specific vocabulary to describe and analyse music that they hear

• For students to discover and develop an appreciation of different styles of music and cultures 

Art

Art is a subject that can help us to understand and give meaning to the world and society in which we live. Through the curriculum we aim to cover practical skills as well as thinking and analytical skills.

• We aim for our students to become:

• Successful independent learners who enjoy making progress and achieving their full potential

• Confident individuals who are willing to take risks and to keep an open mind about new ideas and techniques

• Team workers capable of discussing and supporting others particularly with regards to problem solving and skill development

• Reflective individuals who can evaluate their work and the work of other and use this to develop their skills sets.