the concept

Our comprehensive community school is divided into six year-groups (Years 6–11). Our Year 6 classes are led by teaching teams who are supported by a teaching assistant and an SEN teacher.

Years 7 to 11 are also taught by multi-professional teams consisting of a teaching assistant (only in Year 7), an SEN teacher and a main class teacher. Our Flex Classes are supported by a career guidance coach.

In Years 6 and 7, we pick up on the methods learned at primary school and expanded upon them using a methodical curriculum that has been specially developed for the secondary school. This allows us to create a solid foundation for independent learning and working, and for working towards the ESAs and the MSAs.

Mini Method Year 6

Baustein	German	English	Maths	Geography	Science	One-off session
Packing my school bag efficiently						X
Organising my working space	X	X	X	X	X
Keeping my workbook neat	X	X	X	X	X
Creating a book of rules	X		X
Using my timetable wisely	X	X	X	X	X
Dictionary work	X	X
Reading the substitution schedule						X
Brainstorming	X	X	X	X	X
Keeping a vocab book		X
Telling the time						X
How do I complete a worksheet?						X
How can I edit my weekly schedule?						X
Adhering to conversational rules	X	X				X

 

Mini Method Year 7

Baustein	German	English	Maths	Geography	Science	One-off session
Making sensible use of my subjects						X
Organising my homework efficiently						X
Preparing for a test	X	X	X	X	X
Working techniques during a test						X
Creating a mind map	X	X	X	X	X
Procuring information (researching)	X	X	X	X	X
Using the library	X					X
Writing a test report					X
Behaviour on the way to school					X	X
Independently catching up on missed subject matter	X	X	X	X	X	X