6. Provocare et Cura: Challenge and Care
PCS Baccalaureate
Provocare et Cura: Challenge and Care

7. Carol Dweck

8. We recognise the importance of ensuring that all our learners receive an appropriate and challenging level of education and a feeling of fulfilment and enrichment..
Aims:
To prevent underachievement and ensure students have access to activities and teaching that challenge them accordingly
To provide opportunities for students to work at higher cognitive levels
To increase the number of students who continue to further education and beyond

9. We intend to raise aspiration and achievement by developing their:
ability to learn
Independent thinking
range of knowledge
core skills – e.g. problem solving
creativitity
intellectual curiosity
research skills
specific talents

10. Q. Year 8 – How will the PCS Baccalaureate be different?
Humanities
English
Maths
Plus your other creative arts subjects, technology and PE
Science
Languages

11. English Literature and Language Triple Science A Language A Humanity
Q. How does the PCS Baccalaureate develop?
A. Students will be expected to be follow the ebacc curriculum in year 9:
Maths
English Literature and Language
Triple Science
A Language
A Humanity
2 other options of choice
Plus statutory government requirements

12. Enriching opportunities
Q. What other non academic opportunities are there?
A. Students will be expected to be fully involved in:
Duke of Edinburgh
Community projects
Participation in curriculum extension activities inside and outside of the classroom
Enriching opportunities
University masterclasses
Latin
Cultural activities and visits
Cross curricular projects
School leadership programmes

13. Clubs
Passport tasks
Achievement points
The School
Community
Homework

14. KS2 Data – SATS CATS Reading ages
Q. How will we identify students to follow the Baccalaureate pathway?
A. Students who have shown a commitment to their studies and have shown significant progress by the end of year 7
KS2 Data – SATS
CATS
Reading ages

15. Internal progress and achievement data/achievement points
Q. How will we identify students to follow the Baccalaureate pathway?
A. Students who have shown a commitment to their studies and have shown significant progress by the end of year 7
Internal progress and achievement data/achievement points
Successful passport task completion
Homework records
End of year exam/assessment data
Discussions with HOF’s
Interviews with SLT
Regular amendments will be made to these groups should the need arise

16. Attributes of a successful student following the PCS Baccalaureate
Self awareness and a sense of control and influence over learning
Sophisticated vocabulary and a good command of academic English
Attributes of a successful student following the PCS Baccalaureate
pathway
Knowing what is required to achieve excellence
Good speaking, listening and critical thinking skills
Self-confidence and motivation
Good social skills
Good independent study skills
Learning beyond the syllabus
Linking learning to the real world

17. Q. As a parent/carer what else can I do to support my child?
A. Encourage him/her to…..
discuss homework and school work
take part in extra-curricular activities
read for pleasure, including demanding, challenging books
take regular physical exercise
develop a healthy balance of school work and recreation time
watch educational and current affairs programmes – news, documentaries
visit museums, science centres, art galleries,use the local library as a learning and research resource

18. This is the challenge we are offering…
PCS Baccalaureate Pathway
…we know you can rise to the challenge.
Will you?
Anybody could move in or out of this group

20. PCS Baccalaureate mission statement:
To ensure able students make outstanding progress. These students should strive for academic excellence within a curriculum with appropriate challenge. They need to understand their potential from early in their school career and fulfil it within a caring and challenging environment. This will enable these students to have access to top providers in further and higher education, resulting in an increased range and quality of job opportunities. The overarching aim is to create learners who are aspirational role models for others within the school community and future professionals who will contribute to the wider community.

21. What next? Application form deadline Friday 9th June