The curriculum offer at Tonyrefail School is pupil-centred, striving for high academic achievement for all our learners.
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\n\nWe believe in a curriculum that will enable each pupil to realise their full potential by working together to develop their talents within a balanced and diverse programme to achieve academic success.
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\n\nIn our curriculum at Tonyrefail School, pupils experience a wide variety of learning and teaching approaches, including active learning, group work, research projects and practical activities.
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The curriculum has been designed to ensure we offer Choice, Challenge and Progression:
\n\nChoice: We believe our pupils succeed when they have a combination of subjects they find challenging and interesting.
\n\tStretch and challenge: All subjects ensure that schemes of work offer additional challenge or support as appropriate to different groups of pupils.
\n\tProgression: All pupils are monitored closely throughout their school life to ensure they are prepared for the journey ahead. Our curriculum is designed to secure good progression towards excellent achievement.
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\n\nIn our continuous endeavour to raise standards at Tonyrefail School and offer the most suitable academic pathway for all our students, we have refined our curriculum and class groupings.
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\n\nGroupings take into account pupil performance in National Curriculum Levels and National Reading and Numeracy Tests. The classes are not mixed ability.
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\n\nWe strongly believe that this ensures that all our pupils are both challenged and supported successfully to ensure that they reach their full potential.
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\n\nIn Years 8 and 9, this structure also allows us to group pupils in different classes, based on their ability in each of the Core Subjects (English, Mathematics and Science). As such, for example, a pupil may be placed in Set 1 for Mathematics, Set 2 for English, Set 3 for Science and Set 1 for registration and all other subjects.
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\n\nWe assess each child’s progress throughout the year and may make changes to ensure that they are placed according to their academic needs.
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\n\nWe are confident that this structure, which is also fully integrated with our merit and behaviour system, ensures the best education for our pupils and ensures that the school continues to go from strength-to strength in academic achievement.
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\n\nKey Stage 3 Programme
\n\nNational Curriculum Core subjects – English, Mathematics and Science
\n\tNational Curriculum Foundation subjects – Art, Design and Technology, Geography, History, Information Technology, MFL, Music, Physical Education and Welsh
\n\tReligious Education (according to SACRE guidelines)
\n\tPerforming Arts (Year 7)
\n\tLiteracy and Numeracy
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Key Stage 4 Programme
\n\nAll pupils study:
\n\n\tthe core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science to full GCSE level
\n\t\tGCSE short or full course in Religious Studies and Welsh
\n\t\tThe Welsh Baccalaureate
\n\t\tCore PE Lessons
\n\t\tYear 10 registration forms are set as English form classes
\n\tYear 11 registration forms are set as Maths form classes
\n\tSubjects/courses are offered in our options programme. These subjects account for fifteen hours of learning per fortnight
\n\tSetting continues in English, Mathematics and Science
\n\tOption groups are generally mixed ability.
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