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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 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 exceptional GCSE results in the core and EBacc subjects and in becoming independent, hardworking and caring young people.
We are very proud of the fact that the majority of our pupils follow an English Baccalaureate curriculum (Maths, English, Science, Humanities and Languages) to GCSE and we place equal value on the contribution that vocational and technical learning makes to every child’s development. Less than 1% 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 ICT and 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 and 8. 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 making contextual links in their learning within and across subjects.
Visit the Option Page for information on Key Stage 4 and the Options process
Beyond the Classroom
Golborne's Wider Curriculum aims to engage all pupils with experiences that will enhance their love of learning, develop new and existing talents and interests and embed a culture of respect and tolerance.
Clubs, visits, guest speakers, annual school productions and high-performing sports teams all form the curriculum that is available to pupils at Golborne High School. See the Wider Curriculum page for more information on the wider curriculum timetable for this term. All Year 7 pupils are expected to participate in at least one school club and we ensure the menu of activities available is fully inclusive to provide equality of opportunity for all pupils.
For 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 curriculum at Key Stage 3 and teachers adapt lessons skilfully to scaffold and support learning for individuals with additional needs. Pupils who are assessed as requiring additional support in literacy and numeracy receive small group tuition that is built into the timetable both as a discrete lesson and through additional support in Mathematics and English lessons.
