Be More Curriculum
We have developed a co-curriculum called ‘The Be More Experience’ and expect all our pupils throughout their school journey, to undertake a series of ongoing challenges that celebrate their personal development and develops their social capital.
Through curricular and extra-curricular provision, our pupils are educated to be prepared for fullness of life. We call this ‘The Be More Experience’.
In aspiring to “be more” pupils must reflect upon their own character and develop positive attributes known as Moral Values.
Throughout their time with us, pupils are expected to develop the key life skills, known as LORIC skills:
Leadership – pupils are taught to understand the definition of leadership and are given opportunities to apply this to their own lives. As part of our ethical leadership programme, pupils learn how the power of leadership can change lives and are given appropriate challenges to demonstrate this.
Organisation – pupils are taught how to become organised and are given opportunities to demonstrate this when identifying the steps towards successful completion of an activity or project.
Resilience – pupils are taught to recognise that hard work, persistence and effort yield results.
Initiative – pupils are taught how to think independently and are given opportunities to gain new experiences that enable them to use their imagination and common sense.
Communication – pupils are taught how to communicate effectively, and to realise the importance of this.
We have designed a Be More Experience taught over 3 stages during their time with us.
These are:
- Foundation Be More Experience: Year 7 and 8
- Intermediate Be More Experience: Year 9
- Master Be More Experience: Year 10 & 11
We want to be the best Academy in the country. We want our pupils to have the best education and the best opportunities. By achieving this we will instill into pupils a desire to be the best they possibly can and so make a difference.
The Be More Curriculum is a curriculum designed to be delivered both outside of the normal curriculum time, as well as within the classroom curriculum.
Ambition Days
Ambition Days are one-way in which we deliver social capital opportunities. These are run throughout the calendar for all year groups and are designed to support our pupils in experiences that further develop their Cultural Capital: social and intellectual capital.
They are “drop down days” where a range of activities are put in place to build the pupils’ experience.