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First breakout whole curriculum design, steve ridgway
1. Whole Curriculum Design
Homewood School
• Personalisation - opportunity to specialise
• Individual negotiated pathways of learning -
breadth of opportunity
• Creation of flexible adaptable learners - skilled at
learning
• Engender responsibility and autonomy
• Evolution of curriculum driven by these principles
2. KS3
• Two years
• Discovery College - continuity of staffing
• PBL - rigorous assessment, cross disciplinary
projects, multiple drafting
• Literacy and numeracy
• Learning Support
3. KS4
• Options selected in Year 8
• Personalised pathways 14-19
• Two year/Three year courses
• Three year Core
7. Pathway Achievement
Advanced Extended
(4 AS Courses)
8 A*- B Including English and
Maths
Advanced
(3/4 AS and or Level 3 Courses)
5 A*- C Including English and
Maths
Advanced Applied
(3/4 BTEC/AS Courses)
5 A* - C
Widening Careers
(Level 3 BTEC/GCSE)
5 A* - D Including English and
Maths
Step Ahead
(Mix of Level 1 and Certificate Courses)
Specific requirements (individual
tailored courses)