Learning and Teaching
At Greensward Academy we provide a personalised curriculum to suit the needs of our students and our curriculum aims are as follows:-
- To implement the basic and national curriculum and meet all statutory requirements.
- To prepare students for post-16 education, vocational needs and leisure and recreational habits.
- To provide a breadth and relevance of learning opportunities for all abilities.
- To challenge each student to strive for excellence in his or her own terms.
- To provide a mixture of directed and investigative learning which ensures equality of access and opportunity for all students, in a variety of appropriate teaching styles.
- To provide factual content and develop cross-curricular skills, especially information communication technology and language, stimulate academic and physical progress and personal development.
- To emphasise the 'wholeness' of the learning experience and its pleasures and rewards and thus develop self-motivation.
- To emphasise the importance of Literacy and Numeracy across the curriculum.
- To emphasise the place of technology across the curriculum and its relevance to the whole community.
- To ensure that the Special Educational Needs' Code of Practice meets the requirements of all students irrespective of their academic abilities or needs.
- To acknowledge that people come from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds and promote tolerance through an effective pastoral programme.
- To ensure that all students can benefit from all the resources that the Academy can offer.
- To foster a considered approach to choices to be made both within a student's life at Greensward Academy and at 16+ and 18+.
- To develop a sense of responsibility for their own growth by reflecting on and evaluating the whole range of their learning and development.
Homework and Extension Tasks
Homework is a shared responsibility between teachers, students and parents. It is a vital and essential part of a student's learning and will be set on a regular and gradually increasing basis during their time at Greensward. Students are provided with planners in which to record their homework. Parents are requested to check and sign this weekly, and thus, provide support for their child's learning. We would encourage you to contact the Form Tutor immediately if homework tasks are not being recorded properly. A homework timetable is published at the beginning of the year.