Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 44
SPINE OF SKILLS
his experience of the cross-curricular
in turn means the world is presented in a
approach delivered through the College’s
much more cohesive way for pupils and
7-9 curriculum. He said: “I was one of
encourages a deeper love of learning.
the 昀椀rst people to experience the new
Interwoven within academic subjects are
curriculum and I found the project lessons
themes allocated by term. Themes such as
extremely valuable. The skills from that
Identity, Con昀氀ict, Global Citizenship
lesson feed into other lessons and I know
and Innovation are designed to help
will be of huge value to me later on in
our pupils develop into outward-
education and in life. Last term we had to
looking global citizens. They provide
create an academic poster, researching,
an overarching focus for the term and
presenting and using PowerPoint to
a connection between subjects, giving
create the design. This term we have to
pupils the opportunity to explore a topic
create a PowerPoint and present it to the
from a variety of angles.
whole class, so the ability to speak to an
audience and get your points across is
Each theme is reinforced by a set of
another key skill we are developing.”
thought-provoking inquiry questions,
to challenge pupils’ thinking and draw
The curriculum gives freedom to 昀椀nd
on their knowledge from across the
overlap between subjects and ‘join the
curriculum to answer bigger questions,
dots’ with cross-curricular work, which
such as ‘What makes me unique?’
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