At Western House Academy, we provide an environment where every opportunity shapes a life. Our curriculum has been designed where children discover a love of learning and through high expectations, become academically, digitally, emotionally and socially confident whatever their background or circumstance.

We are proud and excited about the curriculum at WHA because, after all, that is what we get up in the morning to deliver! Every subject in the curriculum offered at WHA stands on four broad aspects; values, knowledge, equality and experience. These underpin every decision teachers make in order to teach effectively. The knowledge taught is based upon the Early Learning Goals and the National Curriculum, the children have meaningful experiences in their learning, the breadth of the curriculum is designed so no subject is left out and every subject has an integrity – and the knowledge experiences and skills lower down the school feed into the subjects and units in the upper school, ensuring progress and a wealth of knowledge for the children to draw upon as they meet new challenges and learning. We promote our values in every aspect of the curriculum and encourage collaborative work as well as individual scholarship. 

We believe in striving to prepare our children for their next stage in education. A big part of this is providing opportunities to take extra responsibilities outside of the classroom and to lead others. Not only does this help grow important life skills, it also allows children to take an active part in running the school and developing key areas moving forward. We implement this through our 'Pupil Voice' groups. Each group is faciliated by an adult and led by the children. 

Our Pupil Voice is made up of the following groups:

• Curriculum Ambassadors

• Digital Leads

• Green Team

• Head Pupils

• Language Detectives

• Mental Health & Well-Being Ambassadors

• Music Mentors

• Peer Mentors

• Playground Buddies

• Prefects

• Reading Ambassadors

• School Council

• Sports Leaders

Each Pupil Voice group has its own manifesto, highlighting the aims and vision of the group; a list of roles and responsibilities carried out by each member of the group; and termly updates describing what each of the groups have achieved in the autumn, spring and summer.