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Art and design stimulates creativity and imagination.
It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences
and a unique way of understanding and responding
to the world. Students use colour, form, texture,
pattern and different materials and processes
to communicate what they see, feel and think.
Through art and design activities, students learn
to make informed value judgements and aesthetic
and practical decisions, becoming actively involved
in shaping environments. Understanding, appreciation
and enjoyment of the visual arts have the power
to enrich our personal and public lives.
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In studying English students develop skills
in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
It enables them to express themselves creatively
and imaginatively and to communicate with others
effectively.
Pupils learn to become enthusiastic and critical
readers of stories, poetry and drama as well
as non-fiction and media texts.
The study of English helps students understand
how language works by looking at its patterns,
structures and origins. Using this knowledge
students can choose and adapt what they say and
write in different situations.
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Geography provokes and answers questions about
the natural and human worlds. It develops knowledge
of places and environments throughout the world,
an understanding of maps, and a range of investigative
and problem-solving skills both inside and outside
the classroom. As such, it prepares students
for adult life and employment. As students study
geography, they encounter different societies
and cultures and enables them to realise how
nations rely on each other. It can inspire them
to think about their own place in the world,
their values, and their rights and responsibilities
to other people and the environment.
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Information and communication technology (ICT)
prepares pupils to participate in a rapidly changing
world in which work and other activities are
increasingly transformed by access to varied
and developing technology. Students use ICT tools
to find, explore, analyse, exchange and present
information responsibly, creatively and with
discrimination. Increased capability in the use
of ICT promotes initiative and independent learning,
with students being able to make informed judgements
about when and where to use ICT to best effect,
and to consider its implications for home and
work both now and in the future.
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Mathematics equips students with a uniquely
powerful set of tools to understand and change
the world. These tools include logical reasoning,
problem-solving skills, and the ability to think
in abstract ways. Different cultures have contributed
to the development and application of mathematics.
Today, the subject transcends cultural boundaries
and its importance is universally recognised.
Mathematics is a creative discipline. It can
stimulate moments of pleasure and wonder when
a student solves a problem for the first time,
discovers a more elegant solution to that problem,
or suddenly sees hidden connections.
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Music is a powerful, unique form of communication
that can change the way students feel, think
and act. It brings together intellect and feeling
and enables personal expression, reflection and
emotional development. As an integral part of
culture, past and present, it helps students
understand themselves and relate to others, forging
important links between the home, school and
the wider world. The teaching of music develops
students' ability to listen and appreciate a
wide variety of music and to make judgements
about musical quality. It encourages active involvement
in different forms of amateur music making, both
individual and communal, developing a sense of
group identity and togetherness.
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Physical education develops students' physical
competence and confidence, and their ability
to use these to perform in a range of activities.
Physical education provides opportunities for
students to be creative, competitive and to face
up to different challenges as individuals and
in groups and teams. It promotes positive attitudes
towards active and healthy lifestyles. Students
learn how to plan, perform and evaluate actions,
ideas and performances to improve their quality
and effectiveness. Through this process students
discover their aptitudes, abilities and preferences,
and make choices about how to get involved in
lifelong physical activity.
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Science stimulates and excites pupils' curiosity
about phenomena and events in the world around
them. Scientific method is about developing and
evaluating explanations through experimental
evidence and modelling. This is a spur to critical
and creative thought. Through science, students
understand how major scientific ideas contribute
to technological change - impacting on industry,
business and medicine and improving quality of
life. Students learn to question and discuss
science-based issues that may affect their own
lives, the direction of society and the future
of the world.
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Design and Technology prepares students to
participate in tomorrow’s rapidly
changing technologies. The subject calls
for students to become autonomous
and creative problem solvers as individuals
and members of a team. They must look for
needs,
wants and opportunities and respond to them
by developing a range of ideas and making
products
and systems. They combine practical skills
with an understanding of aesthetics, social
and environmental
issues, function and industrial practices.
Through Design and Technology, all students
can become
discriminating and informed users of products,
and become innovators.
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History fires students’ curiosity about
the past in Britain and the wider world. Students
consider
how the past influences the present, what past
societies were like, how these societies organised
their politics, and what beliefs and cultures
influenced peoples actions. They see the diversity
of human
experience, and understand more about themselves
as individuals and members of society. In history,
students find evidence, weigh it up and reach
their own conclusions. To do this they need
to research,
sift through evidence, and argue for their point
of view-skills that are prized in adult life.
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Religious education provokes challenging questions
about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life,
beliefs about God, the self and the nature
of reality, issues of rights and wrong
and what
it means to be human. It enhances students’ awareness
and understanding of religious beliefs, teachings,
practices and forms of expression, as well
as the influence of religion on individuals,
families,
communities and cultures. Religious Education
encourages students to develop a sense of identity
and belonging. It enables students to develop
respect for and sensitivity to others, in particular
those whose faiths and beliefs are different
from their own. It promotes discernment and
enables students to combat prejudice.
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Through the study of a foreign language, students
understand and appreciate different countries,
cultures, people and communities-and as they
do so, begin to think of themselves as citizens
of the world as well as the United Kingdom. Students
learn about the basic structures of language.
They explore the similarities and differences
between the foreign language they are learning
and English and learn how language can be manipulated
and applied in different ways. Their listening,
reading and memory skills improve, and their
speaking and writing become more accurate. The
development of these skills, lay the foundation
for future study of another language.
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