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Our Curriculum Description
The academy runs a two week timetable with five lessons of one hour each day – in a 2-2-1 formation – so one lesson in the afternoon. The percentage of time allocated to each subject area is reviewed annually. The number of lessons allocated to each subject is summarised below:
KS3
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TLA Curriculum Summary 2020-21 |
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Y7 |
Y7 Support Pathway |
Y8 |
Y8 Support Pathway |
Y9 |
Y9 Support Pathway |
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English |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Mathematics |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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Science |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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MFL |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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History |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Geography |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Religious Studies |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Computer Science |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Inspiring Healthy Futures |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Resistant Materials (DT) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Art & Technology |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Drama |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Music |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Personal Development |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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LiteracyNumeracy Catch up |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Personal Development (PD) and Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
This is delivered one lesson per fortnight to all year groups, during tutor time and during the weekly whole academy and year assemblies.
Modern Foreign Languages
Students choose to study French or Spanish before they start Year 7 as part of the transition process. They study that language through to the end of Year 11. Some students in Key Stage 3 have numeracy and literacy catch-up provision instead of studying a language.
Physical Education (PE)
In Year 7 the PE curriculum is delivered in ‘Inspiring Healthy Futures’ where 5 lessons per fortnight are PE and 2 lessons per fortnight feature cooking, nutrition, well-being and healthy lifestyles. In Year 8 and 9, the PE curriculum is delivered in ‘Inspiring Healthy Futures’ where 4 lessons per fortnight are PE and 1 lesson per fortnight feature cooking, nutrition, well-being and healthy lifestyles.
KS4
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Options GCSE |
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Y10 |
Y10 Support Pathway |
Y11 |
Y11 Support Pathway |
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English |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Mathematics |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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Science |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Option |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Option |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Option |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Option |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Core PE |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Personal Development |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Learning Need |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Personal Development (PD) and Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
This is delivered one lesson per fortnight to all year groups, during tutor time and during the weekly whole academy and year assemblies. In Years 10 and 11, RS is delivered in the PD curriculum.
Physical Education (PE)
In KS4, students have 4 lessons of core PE per fortnight. All students in KS4 can choose to complete the Community Sports Leader Award during core PE time from September 2020.
TLA Pedagogy
The big picture of TLA pedagogy is TEEP. All of our lessons are planned using the TEEP cycle and this is explicit within lessons.
