Lammas School is Independent Secondary school in Non-selective for kids aged 5 to 19 (Gender - 5 to 19 )
Welcome to Lammas School, a Griffin Schools Trust school, where high aspirations and a commitment to wide horizons ensure our students to enjoy their learning, discover their talents and interests and prepare for bright futures. The curriculum goes beyond academic excellence to develop those skills and characteristics which make for successful adults. Independence, creativity and interpersonal skills are taught in the curriculum and also learned in the wide range of clubs and opportunities offered at Lammas.As a Griffin Schools Trust school, we draw on expertise and resource from a dozen other schools as well as being part of the annual Griffin Arts Festival, Science Symposium and Sports Festival. These, and other proud traditions, give students additional focus and inspiration.
YEAR 7 CURRICULUM
The Griffin Schools Trust (GST) is a family of primary and secondary schools in the Midlands and the South East of England. We are committed to providing an outstanding independent-style education for all students, predicated on breadth and excellence. All schools provide a rich programme of free extra-curricular activities, create an involving and stimulating physical environment and build a staff team of interesting people who are motivated to advance their own knowledge and skills as well as their pupils’ achievement.
YEAR 8 CURRICULUM
As a proud member of Griffin Schools Trust, Lammas School enables students in Year 8 to build on the firm foundations of the Year 7 curriculum. Year 8 students are supported to think as a writer, a mathematician, a scientist; they are encouraged to become wider readers, researchers and explorers as they extend their understanding of the concepts underpinning each academic subject discipline. The focus remains achieving high levels of literacy, numeracy and scientific understanding and application and a large proportion of students’ weekly allocation is devoted to excelling in the core subjects – they will study maths and English every day of the week and science four times a week. Students will of course continue to develop their talents in the equally valued practical and creative subjects such as Drama, Design & Technology and Physical Education. It is important that during Year 8 students develop the key higher level thinking skills that are vital to underpinning their success in Year 9 next year, and beyond.
YEAR 9 CURRICULUM
Year 9 is a pivotal year in your child’s education: they have consolidated the knowledge and skills developed and built upon in Year 7 and Year 8 and are now poised to access the next stage of their education, which will include national examinations at the end of Year 11 and UVI. Year 9 is the final year of Key Stage 3 and the year in which students decide, with the advice of their teachers, which subjects they should continue into GCSE. Students need to use Year 9 to develop the maturity required for GCSE.
YEAR 10 CURRICULUM
Year 10 is the first of the critical two year Key Stage 4. Key Stage 4 builds on the basic subject knowledge and application developed across the separate subjects in Key Stage 3. In Key Stage 4, students will be exposed to a more in depth, mature and sophisticated study of their chosen GCSE subjects. The specialist vocabulary required for each subject, the increasing challenge of the concepts, the expectation in terms of homework and revision require a more focused mindset and attitude to learning. Students will both be working towards their GCSE assessments and of course, preparing for Key Stage 5 choices and beyond.
YEAR 11 CURRICULUM
Year 11 is, of course, the crucial year for students, culminating in national examinations. This is your child’s chance to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding, and how they can apply this, across all their subjects. Year 11 is one of the most exciting, challenging and important times in a child’s education. During this year the students will continue in their journey to achieving GCSE and/or BTEC qualifications that will act as a gateway to success for the rest of their lives and their teachers and tutors will be there to support them at every point.
Extra-Curricular Opportunities and Enrichment
They know that great schools are built on rich extra-curricular programmes as well as excellent teaching of the curriculum. Throughout the year there are a number of Trust-wide events that each school takes part in: The Griffin Sports Festival and Shakespeare Schools Festival in the Autumn Term, Founders Day and the Griffin Science Symposium in the Spring Term, The Griffin Arts Festival in the Summer Term. Additionally, there are a wide range of Lammas clubs and activities taking place before school, during Lunchtime and after school. Sports facilities are used widely and the many sports teams take part in a range of tournaments. Drama and the arts are well served in clubs as well as in the curriculum. The tutorial programme gives students the opportunity to take on leadership roles.
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The Griffin Schools Trust commitment to providing a high-quality inclusive education to all local students is an established tradition at Lammas. They aim to secure the best progress and achievement for all the students whatever their needs or abilities. They encourage each student to develop a positive self-image, a sense of community and personal independence both in the classroom and in the wider social world. They put young people and their families at the centre of discussions about support offered.
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