Curriculum
Curriculum Intent
Dean Trust Rose Bridge is proud to offer a traditional and inclusive curriculum. The curriculum has been carefully designed to match the abilities, interests and aspirations of pupils, to fulfil the ambitions of parents/carers for their children and to meet with the requirements of further education providers and employers. Curriculum content across subjects is primarily knowledge based and is increasingly designed to build on the findings from cognitive scientific research.
Dean Trust Rose Bridge curriculum is broad and balanced. The school operates a traditional three year Key Stage 3 and two year Key Stage 4. There is no early entry for the core GCSE qualifications. All pupils sit linear examinations at the end of Year 11.
For further information about the school curriculum please contact the Deputy Headteacher, Mrs Cundle.
Key Stage 4
All pupils are able to access the full national curriculum at KS4 for English (Literature & Language), Maths, Science (Combined) and History or Geography. Alongside all of these EBacc qualifications, we also offer a wide range of subjects to allow students to follow their own strengths, passions and ambitions:
- Computer Science
- Digital IT
- Spanish (option to pursue home language where appropriate)
- Sports Studies
- Arts (Fine Art)
- Art (3D Design)
- Performing Arts
- Citizenship
- Music
- Hospitality and Catering
- Construction
- Hair and Beauty
- RE
- Sociology
Details of option subjects can be found in the options booklet.
The Key Stage 3 Curriculum
The Key Stage 3 curriculum offers variety, creativity and challenge. It fully prepares our pupils for Key Stage 4 and beyond. A common Year 7 curriculum has been developed across the Dean Trust secondary schools in 2018 which builds on the Assessment Objectives from Key Stage 2. The main emphasis of the curriculum lies with the core subjects of English, mathematics and science and there is also a very real focus on the humanities subjects and Modern Foreign Languages. Pupils also study a wide range of technology and expressive arts subjects during Key Stage 3 as well as Physical Education and Personal and Social Education.
All pupils are able to access the full national curriculum in KS3 for English, Maths, Science, History, Geography. At Dean Trust Rose Bridge, all KS3 pupils also partake in…
- Spanish
- Religious Education
- Computing
- Music (practical and digital)
- Drama, Dance & Performance
- Food & Nutrition
- Art
- Design Technology
- PSHE
For those pupils that require additional literacy or numeracy provision, this is also made available. Please see our Catch-Up page for further details.
Homework
Homework is seen as a very important tool to consolidate learning in class and to encourage further progress. All subject areas set homework once a week and both parents and pupils are able to track this through the use of the School Planner, and our online provision of Google Classroom. In certain subject areas, such as within Expressive Arts, a project might last over a number of weeks.
Higher Achieving Pupils
Higher achieving pupils are appropriately challenged to allow them to flourish and leave our school with the best qualifications possible. This is done by providing them with first-rate opportunities to develop the skills, confidence and attitudes needed to succeed at the best colleges and universities.
Special Educational Needs
Dean Trust Rose Bridge is a very inclusive school and children with a wide range of special needs are very successfully included in our mainstream setting, with effective support appropriately targeted to them. no pupil is disadvantaged in the curriculum offering they have access to because of their additional needs. For more information on the support we offer our SEND pupils, please contact Mrs Kelly, Assistant Headteacher.
Curriculum contact
Mrs E Gibbard, Deputy Headteacher
For more information on our curriculum please use your contact form or email office@deantrustrosebridge.co.uk.
In accordance with statutory requirements, parents and carers have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of Religious Education (RE) lessons. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact the school to discuss your request and any alternative arrangements that may be necessary.