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Nurture
The aims of the Nurture Curriculum are to:
- Deliver a bespoke curriculum which meets the emotional and diagnostic needs of our Year 7 Dragons based on their Boxall Profiles.
- Provide teaching and learning experiences which compliment and support the mainstream learning in Year 7 History, Geography and Drama.
- Ensure that Year 7 Dragon’s have sufficient subject knowledge in all 3 areas of learning to enable them to transition comfortably into Year 8 mainstream lessons.
Students will be taught
- Personal, social and emotional skills in line with the outcomes of their Boxall Profile assessments
- Key skills from the Geography, History and Drama curriculum in agreement with the directors of learning for each subject
Students will have opportunities to
- Work with Year 7 students in mainstream to showcase their learning
- Present their learning to parents and families on a termly basis
- Work with outside agencies, where it is possible, to enable educational trips
In addition
- Students will be assessed in the same way as other students throughout the school with 3 assessment point in the academic year.
- Manageable homework tasks will be set in line with current learning throughout each term using the SMHW platform.
- Parents will be offered extended parents evening times to accommodate fuller discussions regarding academic, social and emotional progress.
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Year 7 Dragons |
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Autumn 1 |
Can we tell the story of Norwich through it’s buildings? How can we re-enact the story of Kett’s Rebellion to effect? |
Series of set questions as a reflection exercise based on previous learning |
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Autumn 2 |
How can we navigate the buildings of Norwich using mapping skills? |
Map Skills short answer question test. (Geographical Skills).
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Spring 1 |
How do animals adapt to different worldwide ecosystems? |
Global Ecosystems multiple-choice test. (Physical Geography).
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Spring 2 |
Were Medieval monarchs really so powerful? |
Forms quiz |
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Summer 1 |
What is the greatest threat to our planet and living things? |
Forms quiz |
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Summer 2 |
Can we tell stories through physical theatre? |
Practical physical theatre devised performance of Little Red Cap.
Verbal and written evaluation of peers and self.
All formally assessed by teacher.
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