CREATIVE MINDS (Humanities, Performing Arts, ICT and Skills)
What happens in Year 7?
The aim of this curriculum is to provide our young people with the skills or competencies they need to thrive in the real world. It is a broad framework through which we deliver Music, ICT, Drama and the Humanities in a creative and flexible way so that our young people leave school able to thrive in the real world. In addition, the curriculum is designed to help your child with their transition from Primary school to Secondary school by having less individual subjects, enabling students to build stronger relationships with staff and peers.
In terms of assessment, pupils will continue to be assessed in line with National Curriculum levels for individual subjects at the end of each unit but they will also be assessed on their attributes for learning. These attributes for learning are: Resourceful, Reliable, Reasoning, Resilient and Responsible (The 5R’s) and we will report home to parents on these attributes.
Pupils receive 8 hours a week of Creative Minds and are taught by a dedicated team of teachers from Humanities, ICT and the Arts.
What will you achieve?
You will develop a good understanding of history, geography, RE and citizenship while learning how to use long-life skills which you will need for the rest of your life. These include knowing how to use ICT in everyday life as well as to support you in all lessons, you will also be focusing on literacy, numeracy and personal, learning and thinking skills.
Skills you will acquire
You will become:
- Organised
- Good at learning
- Confident
- An independent enquirer
- A creative thinker
- A reflective learner
- A team worker
- A self-manager
- An effective participator
How can you help at home?
Parents can support students with their project work through discussions and providing feedback and generally just showing interest in the project. Please encourage your children to spend enough time doing research and finishing projects and going into enough detail.
What happens in Year 8 and 9 ?
From year 8, you will then be taught Geography, History, RE and ICT as separate subjects
Who should I talk to if I want more information?
Miss E Bowen – Opening Minds teacher
