University Collegiate School

Curriculum

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Our Curriculum Pathway below, is an excellent starting point for your research.

KS4 Options Form 2020-21

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University Collegiate School Curriculum Statement

Unlocking potential

A place for learning, innovation and opportunity to develop our students so they have:
Q uality of education
U se of research informed learning
E quipping students for the future
S hared responsibility in learning
T ime to reflect and unlock potential

Curriculum Intent

We are committed to providing a curriculum with breadth and depth that allows our students to be able to achieve:

Academic Excellence
Technical excellence
Student agency and skills for life

Our core values underpinning this commitment are:

Respect
Responsibility
Resilience

Curriculum implementation

The implementation of our curriculum intent to unlock the potential of our students is broken down into 3 areas:

Activate
Breakthrough
Cultivate

We ACTIVATE students learning through:

Developing students’ knowledge through a broad and balanced curriculum
A focus on health sciences and engineering and STEM
A focus on personalised learning and the use of digital strategies

We BREAKTHROUGH the traditional curriculum boundaries by:

Embracing a STEM focus
Using coaching to develop students into owners of their learning journey
Engaging in project based learning

We CULTIVATE our students for their future beyond UCS by:

Developing them to be global citizens
Working in, and with, the local community
Working with local employers
Engaging in meaningful work experience placements and project based learning
A programme of enrichment activities enhancing cultural capital for all

Glossary:

Project based learning

Timetabled curriculum lessons, with a focus on STEM, health sciences and engineering making use of specialist facilities within the building and employer links.

Enrichment

Sessions within the school day with a STEM or citizenship focus

e.g. F1 in schools; Green power; NCS; Duke of Edinburgh awards…

Extra-Curricular (UCS Extra)

Sessions within and around the school day embracing a range of interests

e.g. choir; chess; reading; art; bee keeping; photography…

UCS Boost

Intervention session to boost students’ academic achievement

Workshop

Timetabled curriculum lessons in Key stage 3 with a focus on student agency and independent learning.