Be More Curriculum

Raising aspirations is extremely important to us and we aim to develop the understanding that learning (and the experiences that take place within and around this learning) are the route to enhanced opportunities. The mission of our Academy is such that all are encouraged to develop the values and skills which will lead to choice filled lives.

We aim to deliver a high-quality education that will ensure that all children gain the social capital that enables them to have:

Unlimited ideas and dreams that can make the world a better place.
A vision of what they want to achieve in life and how to achieve it.
A strong sense of duty, responsibility and service.
Care and compassion towards each other, within the local community and the wider world.
Choice-filled lives and the desire and motivation to develop as a good person.
A positive contribution to local communities and wider society and a zest for living life to the full.

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 apply our skills and resources to this philosophy, offering life skills of lasting value to our pupils. We expect all our pupils to have a 5 year “Be More” experience with us and undertake a series of ongoing challenges throughout that celebrate their personal development journey.

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 school in the country. We want our pupils to have the best education and the best opportunities. By achieving this we will instil 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 in their daily life.

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 5-year journey in our academy 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.

Ambition Days are run throughout the calendar for all year groups. These are designed to support our students in experiences that further develop their cultural capital: social and intellectual capital.