Curriculum
A typical school day
At Burnside we offer students a broad and balanced curriculum we aim to:
provide experiences which promote active and purposeful learning;
enable understanding and skills to be applied to issues, problems and practical tasks;
raise students’ expectations, encourage participation and increase self-confidence and independence;
allow individual students to progress at a pace which provides both challenge and support;
give opportunities for students to work together, be well managed and supported by appropriate resources;
Across Key Stage 3 students will study:
English
Maths
Science
Art
Drama
Music
Business/Computing
Design Technology
Modern Foreign Languages
PE
Humanities (History, Geography and RE)
Learning at Burnside
At Burnside, we are passionate about high quality teaching and learning. Our relentless drive to improve the quality of our lessons has led to improved progress and attainment for our students.
Our GCSE results are rising year on year. Attainment is now above the national average and students make excellent progress. We have high expectations of all students and encourage them to rise to the challenge of our demanding and ambitious curriculum.
We have established an ambitious and demanding curriculum which enables all students to succeed. The curriculum is broad, balanced and challenging at key stage 3 and this prepares students well for the demands of year 10 and 11.
Our REMARKable learning framework is at the heart of our lesson planning.In every lesson, students will recap prior knowledge to ensure they retain this over time. We prioritise high quality modelling as well as challenging and engaging lessons to ensure our students thrive.
We promote the importance of communication skills and teamwork and provide regular opportunities for discussion and collaboration with peers. Choosing to learn at Burnside means you choose to achieve, to be inspired and to be the best you can be.
