Category Archives: Curriculum Intent

Physics

Our Curriculum Intent  Science Faculty Assessment Handbook KS3 Science Faculty Assessment Handbook KS4   Key Stage 3 Science Overview  We follow the National Curriculum KS3 Science Programme of Study    Long Term Assessment Plan – Key Stage 4  Year 9 Combined Science (AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy or Triple Science GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry and […]

German

Our Curriculum Intent  At Clayton Hall Academy, the MFL Department has been established to serve the needs of the community by nurturing a multi-lingual, multi-literate and multi-cultural experience, preparing students to be thoughtful, engaged and educated citizens of a globally aware society. The MFL curriculum is sequenced so that language skills are constantly revisited and […]

Spanish

Our Curriculum Intent  At Clayton Hall Academy, the MFL Department has been established to serve the needs of the community by nurturing a multi-lingual, multi-literate and multi-cultural experience, preparing students to be thoughtful, engaged and educated citizens of a globally aware society. The MFL curriculum is sequenced so that language skills are constantly revisited and […]

PSHE

Curriculum Intent The PSHE curriculum at Clayton Hall Academy is merged throughout academy life and students explore the core themes in a range of areas and contexts including awareness weeks, Immersion days, Tutor and assembly programs and timetabled curriculum lessons. We offer a range of experiences including access to external partnerships for careers development a […]

English

Our Curriculum Intent  At Clayton Hall Academy, the English curriculum both inspires and challenges our students, creating an appreciation of human creativity and achievement through our study of literary heritage texts, including those from different cultures from within Britain and around the world. By giving our students a diverse and challenging curriculum, we also give […]

Mathematics

Our Curriculum Intent  At Clayton Hall, we aim to create the very best Mathematicians. We challenge students to think, act and speak like those working in the field would. We do this by gold standard teaching which ensures students understand underlying Mathematical principles and can apply them in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar contexts. […]

Technology

Our Curriculum Intent    In Key Stage 3 at Clayton Hall Academy, students are taught Design and Technology in mixed ability classes for 3 hours per fortnight on a carousel system. Students rotate termly through Product Design, Engineering, Graphic Design and Food Technology. In each case they respond to a given brief and solve problems […]

ICT

Our Curriculum Intent    The Digital Studies curriculum at Clayton Hall Academy will prepare students to be leaders in technology and not just be led by it.  Technology is everywhere and will always be an integral part of their lives.  Our students deserve a curriculum which prepares them for the digital and fast paced world […]

Health and Social Care

Our Curriculum Intent    The health and social care sector is one of Newcastle-under-Lyme’s biggest employers which is why it is an important part of Clayton Hall Academy’s KS4 curriculum. This subject builds on knowledge from KS3 subjects: – English-reading case studies and extended writing; RE- beliefs and culture; food- healthy eating; Science- biology and […]

Food

Our Curriculum Intent    Great Britain has an increasing obesity crisis; this makes good food education  of paramount importance. The students at Clayton Hall Academy are educated about diet, food choices and healthy cooking. Our Scheme of learning is planned against the Food Standards Agency and British Nutrition Foundations core competencies to ensure our learners […]