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Lea Manor High School

Curriculum

Curriculum Intent

“The curriculum sets out the aims of a programme of education. It also sets out the structure for those aims to be implemented, including the knowledge and skills to be gained at each stage. It enables the evaluation of pupils’ knowledge and skills against those expectations.”  Ofsted 2022 

Curriculum Intent

Our school’s curriculum has been designed to meet the needs and abilities of all the pupils whom we serve. Our mission is rooted in ambition and aspirations so that our pupils are equipped with the qualifications, knowledge and skills to make lifelong choices.

 

The curriculum is broad and blends experiences gained in the pastoral curriculum, together with the academic and extracurricular, offering our pupils the opportunity to grow and flourish into well rounded individuals.

 

We are uncompromising in our belief that ‘Together we succeed’ and we are dedicated to ensuring the academic, social and emotional progress and achievement of all our pupils.

 

At Lea Manor High School, we work together to inspire every one of our pupils to flourish and to grow into young adults of good character, who understand the power of learning to shape a better future for themselves and for their communities. We commit to doing this in a safe, happy and joyful environment that embraces the best academic achievement for all and where each one of us has a keen sense of belonging to a school that values respect, kindness, aspiration and effort.

The School Values – The 3Ps

  • Pride: Pupils take pride in their learning, behaviour, and their role within the school community. This fosters a sense of ownership, confidence, and self-worth.
  • Productivity: Pupils make productive choices that support their own learning and the learning of others. They actively participate, engage positively, and take responsibility for making the most of every learning opportunity.
  • Progress: Pupils focus on both academic and personal growth. Their pride and productivity directly shape their progress, helping them to become motivated, resilient, and reflective learners.

 

The curriculum at Lea Manor will also enable pupils to:

  • Develop subject substantive and disciplinary knowledge so that they are able to know more, remember more and to do more.
  • Be aspirational in their actions.
  • Think deeply and critically.
  • Have high expectations in the way they conduct themselves and for their attendance.
  • Take pride in their appearance and community – our pupils are Lea Manor pupils all day and every day.
  • Have tailor-made experiences (right for the individual, flexible, responsive, progressive).
  • Experience enrichment activities that develop personal abilities and cultural capital.
  • Become active citizens who can live in the modern world and who are prepared for their futures (mental health, social media, PSHE, current affairs, careers, life in modern Britain).
Key Stage 3 Intent
  • Aspiration for all.
  • Stretch and challenge for all.
  • Mastery of knowledge – depth over breadth.
  • Literacy and numeracy acceleration.
  • Instilling our core values of Pride, Productivity and Progress.
  • Broad academic experience and a wide range of subjects – preparing pupils for GCSE.
  • A development of learning strategies to aid the long-term retention of knowledge.
  • All pupils study Religious Education allowing a development of understanding of a range of world religions and belief systems.
  • An individualised curriculum that has strong support for the ‘creative curriculum’ through the arts and PE.
  • High importance given to our RSE, PSHE, Citizenship curriculum through our Tutor Time Programme and Personal Development Days.
  • Contemporary issues - social media, mental health, healthy lifestyles, life in modern Britain.
  • Preparing pupils for their next steps – careers, enterprise and education advice.
  • Cultural capital through our extra-curricular and super curricular offer such as trips and visits, school teams, clubs.

 

See subject specific curriculum intent overviews   
Key Stage 4 Intent
  • Aspiration for all.
  • Stretch and challenge for all.
  • Broad range of academic opportunities (three GCSE options).
  • An individualised programme of study to enable pupils to progress on to the right 16-19 programme of study or apprenticeship.
  • Reaffirming our core values of Pride, Productivity and Progress.
  • Continued focus on the importance of Maths, English and Science.
  • Strong support for the ‘creative curriculum’ including Food Technology and the Arts.
  • All pupils study Religious Education allowing a development of understanding of a range of world religions and belief systems.
  • High importance given to our RSE, PSHE, Citizenship curriculum through our Tutor Time Programme and Personal Development Days.
  • Contemporary issues - social media, mental health, healthy lifestyles, life in modern Britain.
  • Focus on strategies for successful learning – memory, practice, revision, habitual behaviour, revision and retention of knowledge.
  • Cultural Capital through our extra-curricular such as trips and visits, school teams, clubs, arts and drama opportunities.
  • Opportunities to develop employability skills through work experiences, careers curriculum and volunteering within school.
  • Preparing pupils for their next steps – careers, education advice, work with external 16-19 programme providers and apprenticeships.

 

See subject specific curriculum intent overviews   
Curriculum Implementation

Our curriculum intent is successfully translated into practice through:

 

Curriculum Experiences:

  • Daily lessons.
  • Assemblies – embedding our core values and successfully enriching our pupils morally, personally, spiritually and academically.
  • Registration and pastoral tutor time.
  • Personal Development Education which explores issues of citizenship, RSE, PSHE, healthy lifestyles, British values, careers education.
  • Intervention sessions – Year 11 pupils attend Period 6 sessions from the onset of the academic year, ensuring early support and sustained focus on examination preparation. Year 11 pupils have morning intervention sessions, helping them build confidence and reinforce knowledge in core subjects.
  • In addition, there is lunchtime and after school Independent Study Club available for all pupils, providing structured opportunities for revision, homework completion, and academic support in a calm and supervised environment.
  • Extra-curricular offer – with weekly opportunities at lunch and after school and additional opportunities outside school (trips and events).
  • Our Pastoral Support Team enables pupils to have personal needs catered for to ensure all pupils can flourish.
Curriculum Impact

Curriculum impact is assessed in the following ways:

  • Pupil outcomes
  • Disadvantaged tracking
  • SEN tracking
  • Lesson visits and Lesson monitoring.
  • Work scrutiny (including pupil voice).
  • Pupil engagement in the curriculum (attitude to learning and behaviour tracking).
  • Report data
  • Meeting minutes (Department and Year Team) and line management meetings with subject leaders
  • GCSE Options Uptake at KS4
  • Extra-curricular attendance
  • Year 11 Intervention attendance

Evidence shows impact to be strong, with:

  • Excellent outcomes at GCSE
  • Pathways evidence post 16 and 18.
  • Excellent behaviour for learning evident across the curriculum.
  • Flourishing in the creative subjects – uptake and outcomes
  • Acceleration of numeracy and literacy in Year 7.
  • Young people who understand their value and the value of others.
  • Minor evidence of bullying across school, picked up efficiently and dealt with.

Continued areas of focus:

  • Embedding a curriculum that enables pupils ‘to know and remember more’.
  • Improving outcomes for all pupils.
  • Ensuring the curriculum is accessible and engaging for our disadvantaged pupils and SEND.
  • Pathways – ensuring we have the right offer at KS4 including Ebacc uptake.
  • Embedding stretch and challenge across the curriculum.

If you would like to find out more about our Curriculum that is not outlined on the website, please email learning@leamanorhighschool.org 

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