At Grange Academy, we believe all our pupils deserve the opportunity to have a broad range of experiences that are engaging and purposeful. Through our curriculum, our intention is that we enable all pupils to feel a deep sense of belonging, develop a strong belief in their own skills and abilities and ensure that they leave Grange with achievements that they value and that will enable them to sign up to post 16 courses of their choice.  We want to ensure that the knowledge and skills that we grow and develop allow; our pupils to be as independent as possible and that they are able to participate in local events and contribute to society as active citizens.  

At the start of 2021 we implemented a themed based learning approach across the school. Implementation of our curriculum is done through three main areas: core curriculum, creative curriculum and enrichment curriculum. These include: English, Maths, Science, ICT, PE, Art, Design and Technology, Food Preparation and Nutrition and Horticulture. History, Geography and Religious Education is delivered through the Creative Curriculum in Primary and Topic lessons in Secondary and also during assemblies, theme days, form time and in further enrichment opportunities.  Our RHSE programme is extensive and includes: Life skills, RSE, PSE, SMSC and Rights Respecting.  This work underpins all our values and helps us to support our pupils’ social and emotional needs. 

Our schemes of work are carefully planned to include cross -curriculum links wherever possible and create opportunities to overlearn. We try to link learning to real life experiences as often as we can and make the most of the local community by visiting attractions, educational establishments, and inviting visitors to deliver talks, workshops and assemblies. We believe learning is not a linear experience for our pupils and our teaching, therefore, reflects this. We have developed a curriculum that blends and builds upon pupils’ knowledge and skills cross all subjects.

Through our curriculum we hope to:

To develop the appropriate subject specific knowledge, skills and understanding, so that our pupils make consistent progress academically, reach personal targets and exceed their potential in all areas as outlined within their EHCPs.