Archives: Curriculum

Art

“Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves, instead of more like everyone else.” – Sydney Gurewitz Clemens.  Before a child talks, they sing. As soon as they stand, they dance. Before they write, they draw. Art is fundamental to human expression. We believe that through a range of diverse interactions […]

Relationships and Sex Education

Our RSHE provision is part of our Life Skills Curriculum and is covered primarily through our core theme of ‘relationships’. There are also specific references within our other core theme of ‘Health and Wellbeing’ and wider links to our final core theme of ‘Living in the Wider World’. These core themes have been taken from […]

Music

“Music develops analytical thinking because it requires students to be creative. They don’t just regurgitate memorized facts. They have to apply those facts” Dr. Kevin Strother “Music education open doors that help children pass from school into the world around them – a world of work, culture, intellectual activity and human involvement”. – Gerald Ford […]

Food Technology

The curriculum is designed to ensure all the students have a good understanding of the environmental impact our food choices have and recognise ways to ensure we can help to reduce carbon emissions and wastage. By buying locally sourced seasonal foods, reducing the amount of food waste, and recognising the choices of food packaging used, […]

ICT

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.” Albert Einstein At Ercall Wood we have developed a curriculum model that stimulates the students’ imagination and investigates what is possible using ICT. Our curriculum has an increased emphasis on Computer Science; not […]

Business

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.” – Steve Jobs At Ercall Wood Academy we aim to equip our students with the essential knowledge, oracy, confidence and drive to positively impact their local economy and community. This is achieved through a rigorous curriculum that teaches students what a business is […]

Drama

“Theatre and storytelling have the power to change lives.” – Liesl Tommy “First, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare.” – Walt Disney Drama is an important part of the ethos at Ercall Wood Academy and we look to inspire a love for the Arts and capture the imagination of our students whilst developing […]

Dance

“There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.” Vicki Baum  Dance is an important part of the ethos at Ercall Wood with students studying Dance through the P.E curriculum in KS3 and as a BTEC Dance option at KS4. We are incredibly proud of our students who we nurture to achieve their […]

EAL – English as an Additional Language

The core purpose of EAL provision at Ercall Wood Academy is to ensure the language and learning needs of all of our EAL students are met. We value and welcome the varied cultural experiences that EAL students bring to our academy. EAL students may have been born and experienced the education system in England, or be […]

Science

“Those who invest in science invest in the future, those who cut science hope for the best.” John Beddington At Ercall Wood Academy, our intent in the Science curriculum is to cultivate a deep understanding of the natural world, fostering a lifelong passion for scientific inquiry among students. We aim to provide a rigorous and […]