Curriculum Overview

The Golborne High School Curriculum

Golborne High School aims to provide a world-class education which enriches pupils’ ambition and love of learning and equips them with the skills, knowledge and cultural capital they need to access aspirational post-16 pathways and the responsibilities and experiences of later life.

Our inclusive curriculum in every subject is planned around having the highest ambition for every child. This leads to excellent outcomes both in their examinations and in their personal development. We ask every child to strive for personal excellence as well as leaving with the right qualifications to prepare them for the next stage.

We are immensely proud of the outcomes our pupils achieve through our curriculum, including their examination outcomes and becoming independent, hardworking and caring young people.

We are very proud of the fact that a high proportion of our pupils achieve GCSEs in an academic suite of subjects including a Modern Foreign Language and a Humanities subject.  We place equal value on the contribution that vocational and technical learning makes to every child’s development and every pupil has access to the full range of subjects on offer. Less than 2% of our pupils go on to be not in education, employment or training (NEET).

What we teach

The Key Stage 3 National Curriculum (Years 7 to 9) is delivered in every subject and the statutory requirements for delivering Religious Studies and the Personal Development curriculum (PSHE, RSHE) are met and exceeded.

In addition to the statutory subjects, pupils study Drama as a discrete lesson, and have the option of either French or Spanish in Modern Foreign Languages lessons. Many other subject areas go beyond the scope of the National Curriculum, by exposing pupils to disciplines such as Photography in Art lessons and Business and Enterprise in Computing lessons. We place great importance on the value of literacy in study and in life and we therefore teach Reading as a discrete lesson in Year 7. Subject leaders at Golborne High School plan a carefully-sequenced and broad curriculum, not only as a foundation for KS4 and Post-16 study, but to embed a love of their subject and its wider context. Our planned curriculum helps pupils to “see the bigger picture” by ensuring they understand the wider context of their learning and its future application.

Visit the Option Page for information on Key Stage 4 and the Options processFor more information about the Curriculum, contact Mrs C Whitaker - Deputy Headteacher.

Equality of Opportunity

The Golborne High School curriculum is accessible to learners of all abilities and those with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).

All pupils study the full National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 and teachers adapt lessons skilfully to scaffold and support learning for individuals with additional needs.

For more information on access for pupils with SEND, contact Mr. Bailey, SENDCo, on the school phone number or via this link.