Curriculum Overview
At The Bromfords School, we hold the belief that every student deserves a tailored curriculum that considers their unique needs, interests, and aspirations. Our curriculum offerings empower students to gain the knowledge and develop the skills necessary to reach their full potential and effectively prepare for future academic success. All students are encouraged to have ambitious goals for their future beyond Year 11 and 13.
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Curriculum Intent
Our overall curriculum intent is based around three key principles:
Achieve
Students are given an appropriate pathway that allows them to be challenged and supported and enables them to progress to the next appropriate pathway.
Enrich
Students maintain a breadth of subjects that they can personalise for their own enjoyment.
Prepare
Students are prepared for the wider world and life beyond school with key life skills and learning relevant to their life, both in the present and in the future.
Curriculum Implementation
Years 7, 8 & 9
All students in Year 7 to 9 study a core curriculum consisting of:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Physical Education and
- Personal Development
Additionally, students in Year 7, 8 and 9 also study
- Computing
- Design and Technology
- Drama
- Geography
- History
- Modern Foreign Languages (French or Spanish from September 2024)
- Music
- Religious Education
For any general queries or concerns regarding our curriculum provision (including withdrawal from RE), in the first instance please contact the Head of Year to discuss. For subject specific queries, please contact our general enquiries email, who will forward your message to the relevant Head of Subject.
Years 10 & 11
All students in Year 10 & 11 study a core curriculum consisting of:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Physical Education and
- Personal Development
Students in Year 10 and 11 follow a personalised curriculum in addition to the core curriculum. Currently, students select four subjects from a range of option subjects (this will be three subjects from September 2025):
For any general queries or concerns regarding our curriculum provision (including withdrawal from RE), in the first instance please contact the Head of Year to discuss. For subject specific queries, please contact our general enquiries email, who will forward your message to the relevant Head of Subject.
Personalisation at KS4
In KS4 a small number students follow a “flexible learning path”. They take a reduced number of GCSE courses and follow personalised programmes that might include study support and progression towards the Prince’s Trust Award. This is arranged on an individual basis in consultation with the students’ parents/carers and the SENCO.
Years 12 & 13
Students in Year 12 and 13 study three or four subjects to prepare them for their next steps. Students study are able to study ‘traditional A-level subjects’, vocational subjects or a mixture of both based on their needs and what they need for university education, apprenticeship or their next steps. The current subjects on offer for Year 12 and 13 students are:
Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural Development
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) learning (including British values) cuts across the whole school through every lesson. It helps us to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of the wider world by learning about the beliefs, cultures, difficulties and needs of other people. This in turn helps everyone to develop greater consideration, care and empathy for the world around them.
Examples of some of the many opportunities available to students to explore these issues can be found in a separate subject documents in the curriculum section of our website.
The Curriculum Overview Diagram- Years 7-13
Below is our Curriculum Overview Diagram which summarises the subjects which are taught in each year group and how many hours a fortnight each subject is taught. Altogether, our students have fifty hours per fortnight.
