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Nurture

The aims of the Nurture Curriculum are to:

  • Deliver a bespoke curriculum which meets the emotional and diagnostic needs of our Year 7 Dragons based on their Boxall Profiles.
  • Provide teaching and learning experiences which compliment and support the mainstream learning in Year 7 History, Geography and Drama.
  • Ensure that Year 7 Dragon’s have sufficient subject knowledge in all 3 areas of learning to enable them to transition comfortably into Year 8 mainstream lessons.

Students will be taught

  • Personal, social and emotional skills in line with the outcomes of their Boxall Profile assessments
  • Key skills from the Geography, History and Drama curriculum in agreement with the directors of learning for each subject

Students will have opportunities to

  • Work with Year 7 students in mainstream to showcase their learning
  • Present their learning to parents and families on a termly basis
  • Work with outside agencies, where it is possible, to enable educational trips

In addition

  • Students will be assessed in the same way as other students throughout the school with 3 assessment point in the academic year.
  • Manageable homework tasks will be set in line with current learning throughout each term using the SMHW platform.
  • Parents will be offered extended parents evening times to accommodate fuller discussions regarding academic, social and emotional progress.

 

Year 7 Dragons

Assessment

Autumn 1

Can we tell the story of Norwich through it’s buildings?

How can we re-enact the story of Kett’s Rebellion to effect?

Series of set questions as a reflection exercise based on previous learning

Autumn 2

How can we navigate the buildings of Norwich using mapping skills?

Map Skills short answer question test.    (Geographical Skills).

 

Spring 1

How do animals adapt to different worldwide ecosystems?

Global Ecosystems multiple-choice test. (Physical Geography).

 

Spring 2

Were Medieval monarchs really so powerful?

Forms quiz

Summer 1

What is the greatest threat to our planet and living things?

Forms quiz

Summer 2

Can we tell stories through physical theatre?

Practical physical theatre devised performance of Little Red Cap. 

 

Verbal and written evaluation of peers and self.

 

All formally assessed by teacher.