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All students follow a broad and
balanced curriculum at Key Stage Three, with the opportunity
for increasing specialisation at Key Stage Four and the Sixth
Form. We talk carefully with students and parents to help choose
appropriate subjects in combinations which open gateways to
Higher Education and employment beyond.
Success
Every year our results are well-above national averages, and
at both KS3 and GCSE we are one of the very top schools in Devon.
We are as proud of those who enter the College with learning
difficulties and achieve their own best as we are of those who
each year go on to Oxbridge. These students have all come in
the top five candidates in the entire country in recent years:
Peter Fraser
top five in country for A Level Maths
Josh
Vasby-Burnie
top five in country for A Level Maths
Andrew
Ball
top five in country for A Level Maths |
Maeve Roberts
top five in country for GCSE English Literature
Hannah
Lidstone
top five in country for GCSE Food Technology
Theo
Spears
top five in country for GCSE Maths |
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large and mysterious institutions from the outside. We work
very hard to get to know each of our students as an individual,
and to care for each one. Several generations of some families
have attended the College, and other students join us part way
through the year from other parts of the country. We are delighted
at how quickly they settle. We want to identify the needs of
each individual, and provide the particular support which each
needs - emotional or academic - in order to take on new challenges
and succeed. |
| Every student has individual needs
of some kind and we meet these in an inclusive way. Some have
special educational needs, and the College has a clear policy
on identifying and meeting these whether through differentiation
of the curriculum, support from learning support assistants
or through outside agencies. Parents are always consulted and
kept in touch about the way in which their child is supported.
Some students are very able and talented in particular areas.
We teach in ways which provide challenge for these students;
we also run a variety of special event days and other after
College programmes in order to extend their horizons. |
Every child is good at something. Our job is to find the potential
and develop it, whether it be appearing in College shows, playing
for a team, chairing the Council or shining academically.This
is how students gain the self-esteem that underpins everything
they do. |
Each child is a member of a tutor group of between 25-29 students,
with 7 tutor groups in a year group looked after by a Head of
Year. Each student has a programme of individual tutorials with
the tutor in order to monitor progress and set targets. As well
as contact through the student’s planner, parents’
evenings and reports, we encourage parents to give us a call
whenever they wish. Communication is the key and we are never
too busy to listen. |
We were very proud to be one of the
first schools in the Country to be designated a Specialist
Science College. We are committed, in partnership
with our local schools, Colleges and businesses, to developing
Science and Maths in ways that inspire and challenge.
Specialist Science status enables us to raise achievement
in these subjects and across the curriculum. As a centre
of excellence for Science and Maths teaching, we are at
the cutting edge of spreading good practice across the
country.
The very best practice in Science and Maths teaching can
be found in our classrooms, and our students come into
contact with expert leaders in their fields, such as visits
to Nottingham University to work with Professor Roberts
or the University of Reading coming here to work on cloning
techniques with students in workshops.We are linked to
businesses across the country through video conferencing,
including the Met Office. Our new technology rich eco-lab
is the venue for our community work, including visits
from all our Primary Schools. |
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