Humanities

As part of the Humanities department at Meadow Park School the teaching of Religious Studies are committed to engaging, challenging, and supporting students to help them thrive. Our goal is to provide an exciting and diverse curriculum that enables student to explore each of the major world Faiths and those with non-religious views. This will enable them to learn about and from each faith and values.

The curriculum is structured to nurture a love of RE through the development of key skills of knowledge, understanding and empathy. The core curriculum in year 10 and year 11 introduces students to the concepts of philosophy and ethics

Implementation

• Staff apply their expert subject knowledge to plan a wide variety of interesting, fun, and compelling learning activities for all students through a series of work booklets.
• Each scheme of learning is designed to draw upon prior learning to progress further.
• Teachers plan effective schemes of learning that build students’ knowledge, understanding and skills explicitly and progressively.
• A robust and regular assessment structure to help students reflect on their previous learning and knowledge using a format agreed across the Finham Park MAT.
• Systematic quality assurance approach to ensure the maximum impact of student knowledge and progress.

Impact
The diversity of the RE curriculum will have a positive impact on the outcomes of every student. The impact of our curriculum can be measured through the confident and well-rounded students who can access a range of opportunities, attainment and achievement.

These include:

• Observing lessons
• Lesson planning work trawls
• Standards of learning in books/work trawls
• Student engagement with lesson activities.
• Student feedback questionnaires on understanding and engagement
• Analysis of data including attendance and attitude to learning.
• Working with colleagues across the Finham Park MAT to ensure shared pedagogy and common assessment practice.

The Geography Department at Meadow Park School is committed to engaging, challenging, and supporting all students so they thrive as curious and confident learners. Our curriculum celebrates the diverse human and physical characteristics that make our planet unique, encouraging students to explore the world around them with interest and understanding.

Through a broad range of learning experiences both in and beyond the classroom .We teach students to investigate vital physical processes such as climate, ecosystems, natural hazards, and landscapes, alongside key human themes including population, urbanisation, globalisation, and development. These experiences equip learners with essential geographical knowledge, analytical skills, and critical thinking, enabling them to understand complex global issues and make informed decisions as responsible global citizens.

We aim to inspire a lifelong passion for the subject, empowering students to continue their study of Geography beyond Post 16 and to become true life long geographers who recognise the significance of both human and physical processes in shaping our world.

Implementation

• Staff apply their expert subject knowledge to plan a wide variety of interesting, fun, and compelling learning activities for all students.
• Each scheme of learning is designed to draw upon prior learning to progress further.
• Teachers plan effective schemes of learning that build students’ knowledge, understanding and skills explicitly and progressively.
• A robust and regular assessment structure to help students reflect on their previous learning and knowledge.
• Systematic quality assurance approach to ensure the maximum impact of student knowledge and progress.
• Fieldwork study based on both human and Physical geography – Enabling them to apply classroom learning to real world environments and strengthen their geographical understanding and skills.

Impact

The geography curriculum at Meadow Park School is designed to have a meaningful and lasting impact on the outcomes of every student. Through a rich blend of physical and human geography, students develop a deep understanding of how landscapes, environments, societies, and global systems shape the world. As a result, they leave us as informed, confident, and well rounded young people.

These include:

• Observing lessons
• Lesson planning work trawls
• Standards of learning in books/work trawls
• Student engagement with lesson activities.
• Student feedback questionnaires on understanding and engagement.
• Analysis of data including attendance, behaviour and destination.
• Fieldwork- Physical and Human geography

The History department at Meadow Park School are committed to engaging, challenging, and supporting students to help them thrive. Our goal is to provide an exciting and diverse curriculum that enables student to explore some of the remarkable people and significant events that have created modern Britain and the world.

The curriculum is structured to nurture a love of History through the development of key historical concepts using evidence, interpretations, significance, change and continuity and cause and consequence and lays the foundations for students to acquire the skills for higher education.

Implementation

Staff apply their expert subject knowledge to plan a wide variety of interesting, fun, and compelling learning activities for all students.

Each scheme of learning is designed to draw upon prior learning to progress further.

Teachers plan effective schemes of learning that build students’ knowledge, understanding and skills explicitly and progressively.

A robust and regular assessment structure to help students reflect on their previous learning and knowledge.

Systematic quality assurance approach to ensure the maximum impact of student knowledge and progress.

Impact

The diversity of the History curriculum will have a positive impact on the outcomes of every student. The impact of our curriculum can be measured through the confident and well-rounded students who can access a range of opportunities, attainment and achievement.

These include:

Observing lessons

Lesson planning work trawls

Standards of learning in books/work trawls

Student engagement with lesson activities.

Student feedback questionnaires on understanding and engagement

Analysis of data including attendance and attitude to learning.