At Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, we believe that our curriculum provides a broad and balanced experience for all our students. The curriculum is everything that happens in our School which helps students learn and develop knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes. Learning takes place in the classroom, and also, for example, through Games, assemblies, theatrical and musical productions, expeditions, residential courses, educational visits, and community work.
We aim to develop the enjoyment of, and commitment to learning, so that students become scholars, making the maximum progress and achieving the highest standards possible.
Our curriculum also aims to develop our students’ sense of identity, through knowledge of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural heritages of the societies in which they are living. This includes an international dimension as we seek to increase our links with educational institutions overseas. It encourages an appreciation of the aesthetic, scientific and technological achievements of mankind.
The whole School curriculum develops an understanding of different beliefs, and helps our students to distinguish between right and wrong. It passes on enduring values, promotes equal opportunities, and helps to produce students, who are responsible global citizens, who care about others, about the environment, and about truth and justice and want to make the world a better place. The personal development of our students spiritually, morally, socially and culturally plays a most significant part in their ability to learn and achieve high standards.
The school operates a challenging and rigorous three-year KS3 programme of study and a two-year KS4 programme of study. The exception is Science. GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses, which all begin in Year 9.
We encourage learning beyond the classroom through homework and by promoting our supra-curricular booklet (found below) of activities for all learners.
The curriculum is regularly reviewed and updated to meet the evolving needs of our students and to incorporate appropriate educational developments and recommendations.
School Curriculum Policy
School Curriculum Map
