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.

We have designed a Be More Experience taught over 3 stages during their time with us. These are:

Foundation Be More Experience: Year 7-8
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 gaining of qualifications, skills and experiences is not just about what pupils get out of it but how it helps them to help others and live out our values in their daily life.

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.

LORIC

We apply our skills and resources to this philosophy, offering life skills of lasting value to our pupils. We firmly believe that our pupils deserve the opportunity to develop and realise their talents, aspirations and true potential and through this are inspired to achieve and follow their chosen career and life path.

We expect all our pupils to have a primary and secondary journey in our school and to undertake a series of ongoing challenges, at different stages, that are designed to demonstrate key life skills of:

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.

Experience Days

Experience Days take place for one week at the end of the summer term. Pupils are given opportunities to take part in workshops, trips and visits to enhance their learning experience further and demonstrate their understanding of what it means to “Be More”.

Our Be More Experience includes: