Curriculum
Overview
The curriculum at TALA is the beating heart of our school community. We believe, and know, that 'learning changes lives'. That is why we exist!
Our whole-school curriculum is rooted in the following three academy wide learning objectives, where students should:
- Become highly educated in each subject discipline;
- Continually develop age appropriate literacy skills (reading, writing, and speaking)
- Develop their cultural and social capital, so that they understand the world and people around them.
Key Stage 4 Optional Subjects
Here is a list of subects that pupils may opt to follow in Key Stage 4
| GCSE Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| French | Spanish | History |
| Geography | Music | Computing |
| Citizenship | Product Design | Food and Nutrition |
| Drama | Art & Design | Triple Science |
| Vocational Courses | |
|---|---|
| Sport (CNAT) | Health and Social Care (BTEC) |
Our Pedagogical Approach
At TALA, teaching and learning is pedagogically informed by Rosenshine's principles of instruction. We use these principles when designing long, medium and short-term curriculum plans.
In addition, we continue to develop ways to engage all pupils in lessons, through inclusive questioning techniques, powerful assessment for learning techniques, and adaptation of tasks for different learners.
When creating lessons, we use Rosenshine's 10 fundamental principles:
- Begin with review of previous learning
- Present new material in small steps- student practice after each step
- Ask a lot of questions
- Provide models
- Guide student practice
- Check understanding
- Obtain high success rate
- Provide scaffolds for difficult tasks
- Require and monitor independent practice
- Engage in weekly/monthly review
Periods per Subject
| Year 7 | |
|---|---|
| Periods (50 min) | |
| Art | 1 |
| Citizenship | 1 |
| Computing | 1 |
| Drama | 1 |
| English | 4 |
| Enrichment | 1 |
| Geography | 2 |
| Guided Reading | 1 |
| History | 2 |
| Maths | 4 |
| MFL | 2 |
| Music | 1 |
| PE | 2 |
| PSHCE | 1 |
| RE | 1 |
| Technology | 2 |
| Science | 4 |
| Year 8 | |
|---|---|
| Periods (50 min) | |
| Art | 1 |
| Citizenship | 1 |
| Computing | 1 |
| Drama | 1 |
| English | 4 |
| Enrichment | 1 |
| Geography | 2 |
| Guided Reading | 1 |
| History | 2 |
| Maths | 4 |
| MFL | 2 |
| Music | 1 |
| PE | 2 |
| PSHCE | 1 |
| RE | 1 |
| Technology | 2 |
| Science | 4 |
| Year 9 | |
|---|---|
| Periods (50 min) | |
| Art | 1 |
| Citizenship | 1 |
| Computing | 1 |
| Drama | 1 |
| English | 4 |
| Enrichment | 1 |
| Geography | 2 |
| Guided Reading | 1 |
| History | 2 |
| Maths | 4 |
| MFL | 2 |
| Music | 1 |
| PE | 2 |
| PSHCE | 1 |
| RE | 1 |
| Technology | 2 |
| Science | 4 |
| Year 10 | |
|---|---|
| Periods (50 min) | |
| English | 5 |
| Enrichment | 1 |
| Maths | 5 |
| PE | 2 |
| PSHCE | 1 |
| RE | 2 |
| Science | 6 |
| Option A | 3 |
| Option B | 3 |
| Option C | 3 |
| Year 11 | |
|---|---|
| Periods (50 min) | |
| English | 5 |
| Enrichment | 1 |
| Maths | 5 |
| PE | 2 |
| PSHCE | 1 |
| RE | 2 |
| Science | 6 |
| Option A | 3 |
| Option B | 3 |
| Option C | 3 |
For more information about your child's curriculum contact their Achievement Coordinator (https://lanfranc.org.uk/about/our-staff/)