Active Curriculum
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Active Curriculum
As part of our commitment to being a fully inclusive school we have produced an alternative curriculum. Designed to bring a more practical setting for students we use the abundance of local facilities to enrich student experiences of education and make the curriculum much more accessible for all. It is intended that a multi-strand approach is taken with students; covering areas like citizenship, history, maths, science and PE.
“When planned and implemented well, learning outside the classroom contributed significantly to raising standards & improving pupils’ personal, social and emotional development.
Learning outside the classroom was most successful when it was an integral element of long-term curriculum planning and closely linked to classroom activities.”
OFSTED 2012
In some areas formal qualifications will be offered through a more vocational route, for instance when working in a nearby community project for a market garden pupils will be able to reach Royal Horticultural Society qualifications. In other areas full GCSE qualifications will be offered, for example GCSE Physical Education using local sporting and leisure facilities for practical examination.
“Innovative practice”
Key elements to the design of the curriculum are centred on accessing a host of expertise that may be found outside of the classroom, whether these are external coaches in sports or high quality professionals in new areas like Outdoor and Adventurous Activities students will experience new settings.
Examples of opportunities being covered for learning to continue outside of the classroom at the Bridge Education Centre are:
Activity
Go Ape – High Ropes
Adventure Rope Course
Indoor Rock Climbing / Dry Slope Skiingurse
Go Karting
Make over Demonstrations – Less is more
Paint ball
Winchester Theatre
Mayflower Theatre
Woodmill Activity Centre
YZone Youth Club
Market Gardening
Steam Train – Watercress Line
Intech
Bike maintenance
Ice Skating
Mountain Biking
Gym Visit
Trampolining
Venue
Princes Trust
Southampton
Itchen Valley Country Park
Marwell Activity Centre
Calshot Activity Centre
Southampton Sports Centre
Chickenhall Lane, Eastleigh
YZone
New Forest
Winchester / Southampton
Southampton
Bishopstoke
Eastleigh
Arlesford
Winchester
Fareham
Gosport
New Forest
YZone / Fleming Park
Oxygen / Fleming Park
We use a number of half day, whole day and extended trip activities to provide the depth needed.