Non examined, invitation only.
Watch the video to the right to learn more about this new Warden Park curriculum initiative.
RAISE - Striving for; Resilience, active citizens in our school community, increasingly Inspired, improving Self regulation and Enthusiasm for learning.
'RAISE' is a new, bespoke part of our curriculum offer and is designed for students who need support in learning how to cope with the demands of Key Stage 4 and daily school life. This option choice seeks to help students raise their achievements in their academic pursuits as well as help them to raise their own aspirations for themselves by providing opportunities for them to succeed and learn how to cope in times of challenge.
Rather than work towards one specific qualification, this will be an option where students will study a range of subject areas and work towards accreditations such as FirstAid, certificates in Sports Studies and Nutrition & Health. These types of certificates are not examined in the same way as a GCSE, i.e through a formal examination at the end of Year 11, but instead students will need to complete practical activities or assignments in class. The areas of focus for this option centre around 3 core character traits we believe are important in preparing students for life beyond Warden Park:
Resilience
Responsibility
Kindness
This principal area will help students to cope with daily demands of school life and explore areas such as well being and mindfulness, aspiration and ambition as well as specific strategies they can use to help them improve their success in other subjects through study skills. Opportunities to build students resilience will feature heavily. There will be links in this aspect with Forest School and our new angling project.
This principal area will provide students with opportunities to develop their responsibility and will include areas such as First Aid, some volunteering work within school curriculum areas and team building activities. This will also involve an enrichment option where students have some control over what they learn.
Community involvement will feature as part of this area as we help students to become active participants in our society. Exploring elements of Citizenship Studies and a charity project.
This option choice is by invite only and parents of students will be contacted to arrange a suitable time to discuss with either Ms Fitzgerald, Ms Easton or a member of the pastoral team. Places are limited for this option choice.
Year 9: The first part of Year 9 will focus on personal growth including developing a sense of self and exploring identify and zones of self regulation. The second half of year 9 will focus on community and charity work under the key theme of helping others.
Year 10: Students will work towards courses/certifications which will be personalised to the individual. This could include first aid and health and nutrition.
Year 11: Developing study skills, organisational skills, student futures and exam preparation.