The Cherwell School is leading State Secondary school in Oxford. This is a Non-selective school for kids age 11 to 18 years. Gender - Mixed
The Cherwell School is a unique and remarkable school that has been central to our part of Oxford for a long period of time. We have a commitment to excellence in all that we do. The opportunities that we offer are extensive and rich. As a school community we take responsibility to reduce barriers and offer a 'no limits' culture and ethos. They believe in the importance of seeing each child as an individual within our wider community. We are a non-uniform school. Our young people are encouraged and supported to be themselves. We work with them to develop incredibly strong and durable relationships with the adults around them - it is this which makes our big school feel small.
KS3
At KS3 the aim is to provide a rich curriculum so that it is a means to an end in itself – it doesn’t function as a ‘watered down’ version of, nor is it primarily a preparation for, GCSE. As such our curriculum remains as broad as possible for as long as possible. KS3 is three years and there is no attempt to put children on pathways during this time. We put emphasis on a curriculum that teaches rich and powerful knowledge and language from the start of Year 7. Students in Key Stage 3 are given access to an exciting curriculum (including Computer Science, the full range of Technology subjects, Drama, Music and Social Wellbeing) covering the requirements of the National Curriculum (and occasionally going further) by the end of Year 9. Students with additional needs are carefully encouraged via multiple layers of support both academically and socio-emotionally. Therefore children with additional needs flourish at Cherwell and achieve highly. In Year 9, our students are supported to engage in selecting their subject areas for further study at GCSE. This process is carefully managed by providing tailored guidance through taster lessons and conversations with targeted individuals (mostly, but not exclusively SEN and Pupil Premium) to ensure that we are not disadvantaging any students through this approach
KS4
The two year KS4 provides breadth and depth across at least 10 chosen subjects enabling our ambitious curriculum experience to continue from KS3 into KS4. In Key Stage 4 all students study English Language and English Literature, Mathematics, Science and a full GCSE in Citizenship (begun in Year 9). Students are required to follow up to four additional courses leading to GCSE examinations. Most of our students are able to choose Separate Science. The timetable and option blocks are designed specifically to support the increased content for Separate Science and the opportunities for purposeful practicals which are at the heart of effective Science delivery. Students are also provided with a wide and ambitious range of further options. These lead to high levels of achievement and open up extensive options post-16 and post-18, including access to prestigious courses and progression into a range of career options.
KS5
The Cherwell Sixth Form curriculum provides a wide range of academic qualifications designed to challenge and engage our students, as well as to enable them to pursue their interests and to achieve their future aspirations. In line with the experience up to 16, our students study high value academic courses. We provide targeted support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including the 16-19 Bursary, academic mentoring and one-to-one support. Carefully planned opportunities support students to make informed decisions about their futures, be those at university, on a degree/higher apprenticeship or through employment.
Sixth Form
At Cherwell, students follow programmes of study that are rich in cultural capital. This is true as soon as students join the school, for example through the emphasis on The Gothic in year 7 English or our new Silk Roads unit in Year 7 History. Furthermore, in Science students gog beyond the National Curriculum to develop understanding of disease and vaccinations. Our current whole school priorities of reading and personal growth are designed to aid the development of cultural capital. It is also evident in our wider education through the assembly programme, the extra-curricular offer and via a broad range of cultural visits which extend students’ horizons.
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