Notley High School & Braintree Sixth Form will prepare its students to lead a fulfilling life by:

• building resilience;
• developing aspirations;
• nurturing talents;
• promoting positive life choices;
• and stimulating curiosity about the world around them.

Curriculum Intent

Our curriculum is broad, balanced and inclusive:

• supporting the development of knowledge to ensure that all students achieve their personal best:
  • excellent progress is made regardless of starting points or barriers to learning;
  • content is systematically revisited and builds on prior knowledge;
  • higher order thinking and challenge characterises learning experiences.
• providing the skills to apply and transfer knowledge to different contexts:
  • reading, vocabulary acquisition & cultural capital underpin subject specific content;
  • metacognition, resilience and independence deepen knowledge acquisition.
• preparing students for the next stages in their development:
  • extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities extend personal development;
  • the curriculum represents and responds to the local context.

Curriculum Implementation

Through Personal Development

• Resilience
• ATL reports
• Academic Mentoring
• PDT lessons and SMSC opportunities
• Careers opportunities

Through Enrichment

• Pledge Passport
• KS5 Enrichment
• Clubs & sporting events
• HPQ & EPQ
• House competitions & activities

Through Teaching, Learning & Assessment:

• Reviewing material: daily, weekly & monthly review;
• Questioning: ask questions & check student understanding;
• Sequencing concepts and modelling: new material in small steps, provide models, scaffold for difficult tasks;
• Stages of practice: guiding student practice, obtain high success rate, independent practice.

Curriculum Impact

The impact of the school’s curriculum is measured through:

• Outcomes at GSCE & A Level
• High levels of engagement measured in Attitude to Learning (ATL) grades
• Participation in enrichment and extra-curricular activities as captured in Pledge Passport
• Destinations Data
• Attendance data & Behaviour Logs
• Progress towards Gatsby Benchmarks