The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Curriculum Design Moving towards ‘Stage not Age’ Paul Sorby Associate Headteacher (Director of Curriculum) Outwood Grange Family of Schools

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Ofsted – November 2007 Expectations of what a school should do in relation to its curriculum are as follows: Ensure that it meets the needs of all learners and enables them to achieve high standards Take full advantage of all flexibilities which help the school to meet learners’ needs Ensure that it is relevant to, engages and hopefully inspires all learners Check that it builds on what learners already know and can do Make links where relevant across and between subjects and other aspects of learning Avoid unnecessary overlap and unhelpful repetition Allow choice and scope for personalising learning Promote creativity and independent learning Ensure that it is taught by people who have sufficient specialist knowledge to recognise pupils’ misunderstandings and turn them into opportunities for learning and know what the next steps need to be in order to ensure that every pupil makes rapid progress

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Ofsted – September 2009 (New framework) Expectations of what a school should do in relation to its curriculum to be ‘outstanding’ are as follows: Provide memorable experiences and rich opportunities for high-quality learning and wider personal development and well-being Innovative curriculum design in some areas Overall breadth and balance Customised to meet the challenging needs of individuals and groups Highly tailored programmes for a wide range of pupils Cross-curricular provision, including literacy, numeracy and ICT Highly coherent and relevant curriculum Promotes outstanding outcomes

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Possible Curriculum ‘Shapes’ (the extra year) (the induction year) (the transition year) (intense GCSE) (2 Yr KS3 and intense GCSE) (the longer run to GCSE) …OR A MIX OF THESE?

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Results to date 46% 5+ A*-C in 2003 Eng & Maths 40% 74% 5+ A*-C in 2004 Eng & Maths 54% 84% 5+ A*-C in 2005 Eng & Maths 54% 90% 5+ A*-C in 2006 Eng & Maths 60% 94% 5+ A*-C in 2007 Eng & Maths 62% 96% 5+ A*-C in 2008 Eng & Maths 67% 100% 5+ A*-C in 2009 Eng & Maths 71% Target:100%8+ A*-C in %5+ A*-C incl. Eng & Maths

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Outwood Curriculum – Key Features KS3 2 year … Y7/8 Timetabled as discrete subjects 1 hour of ‘Deep Learning’ in Y7 Graduation into Y9 Outward Bound residential

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Outwood Curriculum – Key Features KS5 Some level 3 study can start in Y11 (or earlier) Mix of level 2 and level 3 Progression from KS4, including a variety of applied courses IAG

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Outwood Curriculum – Key Features KS4 3 year … Y9/10/11 Core of 15 hours, 2 options blocks 5 hours each Core – ICT, PE, Maths, English, D&T, Science, RS/Life Option courses delivered in one year – including GCSEs, BTECs / OCR Nationals, non-accredited enrichment courses, AS levels and targeted booster courses Phased implementation from Sept 2008 Truly curriculum from Sept 2009 IAG essential throughout Links with vertical tutor groups

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Core in KS4

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Option Courses in KS4

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Overview and Blocking

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

2009 Results