Our curriculum
At the heart of our curriculum lies a balance between rigorous academic standards and the nurturing of creativity, critical thinking, ethical and religious values. We offer a diverse range of subjects that encourage students to explore their interests, develop their talents, and achieve their full potential. Our dedicated teachers, innovative teaching methods, and rich extracurricular programs work together to create an environment where learning is engaging, relevant, and inspiring.
Whether students are pursuing excellence in the sciences, humanities, arts, or technology, our curriculum is designed to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to succeed in their future endeavors. We invite you to explore the opportunities that our curriculum offers and to discover how we support each student’s journey toward academic and personal excellence.
Maths
English
Science
Religious Education
History
Geography
MFL
Physical Education
Art
Dance
Music
Drama
Design & Technology
Computing
Business Studies
Media Studies
Our aim is to create students who can successfully study, understand and create Media content. We focus specifically on the aims of the Media industry and how the industry achieves those aims, including at times the negative consequences of this process. Through a creative, stimulating and rigorous Media Studies GCSE course, we are developing well rounded individuals who have the right skills and tools to continue on to further study of the subject should they so choose, and feel confident in pursuing a future career in the Media industry.
We will focus on the four key media concepts: representation, institution, media language, and audiences.The children will develop their practical digital skills including: ICT based design; photo editing; management of digital workloads; and working to project deadlines.
We implement the Media Studies curriculum by using a wide range of innovative and engaging teaching and learning strategies. Many are listed below:
Lesson planning and Learning Walks
Knowing our pupils
Positive pupil and teacher relationships
Modelling in lessons- Live modelling by teacher, paired peer writing and AQA exam board exemplars
Retrieval activities embedded into SOWs
Reading aloud in class
Oracy activities
Moderation of KS4 work
Google classroom- resources uploaded for revision
Intervention KS4 after school/ revision sessions
At the core of our curriculum are the learning levers. Every Media Studies lesson will have elements of the learning levers: modelling, retrieval practice, deliberate practice and live marking. These are all firmly embedded in our teaching and form the solid basis of our curriculum
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Grades achieved at 7-9
Point 9 Average Score
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4-9 grades
Attainment 8 score this year
St Richard's Mission Statement
Comitas, Scientia, Caritas
St Richard's Catholic College is a community where all are welcomed in the spirit of Christian love and respect. Our school encourages the wonder and joy of learning in order to ensure that every pupil reaches their full potential. We enable all to flourish and grow together in friendship and in faith.
We aspire to be courageous, having the integrity and the spiritual strength to make a positive difference in the world, both now and in the future. We endeavour to cherish our school motto of Community, Knowledge and Charity.
"I have come so that all may have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10)