A. Allow students to identify core knowledge and skills to be learned, retained and recalled over time.

• This is done primarily by covering the KS3-4 programmes of studies between the years 7-11, and through course progression in years 12-13.
• We make this core knowledge transparent and ensure that it is easily accessible to the students, teachers and parents through the web-based Dynamic Progress Reporting platform (DPR).

B. Carefully identify components of learning and sequence these across different years, which leads to students being able to access composite knowledge later on in their shared journey.

• Important knowledge which we call ‘key objectives’ (KOs) is built on progressively, with increased difficulty, throughout the school years. Our long term plans (LTPs) for different subjects demonstrate how we do this.

C. Have comprehensive mid-term plans (MTPs) that build on the LTPs.

• Our MTPs are essentially a unit plan, which typically may last between 2 to 6 weeks.
• MTPs support teachers with planning their lessons and highlight important considerations such as tier 2 and 3 vocabulary, typical misconceptions associated with a particular topic, and may include other related content from KS3-4 and KS5 programmes of studies the LTP may not cover.
• Assessments on MTPs are standardised, a mix of formative and summative.

D. Provide a truly personalised curriculum.

• This is done through differentiated ‘pathways’ for different groups of learners who join the school with different KS2 outcomes, with flexibility for students to move to a higher pathway if their performance demonstrates sustained improvement beyond their assigned pathway
• Learning can be further personalised for individual students by their class teachers through the DPR ‘Personalised Key Objectives’ tab.

E. Support students with essential skills for memory recall. We help students develop a knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum by:

• Explicitly identifying knowledge and facts students need to be able to recall.
• Providing homework linked to memory based knowledge and tracking the progress of this through the DPR memory tab.
• Deliberately revisiting previously taught key learning objectives, for example through lesson starters.
• Teaching students how to revise in order to recall knowledge to consolidate learning.
• Providing frequent low stakes tests for students to demonstrate their ability to recall.

F. Create independent learners who can self-regulate.

• One of the ways we can do this is through the DPR ‘resources portal’ where teachers upload resources linked to a specific KO.
• These resources can be categorised as ‘learning’ or ‘testing’ resources, encouraging students to take ownership of their learning by embracing the processes of ‘diagnosis, therapy and testing’. This is a process students engage with to self diagnose their misconceptions, re-visit and learn the affected components of learning and finally re-assess their understanding until they get it right.

G. Develop ‘examination literacy’, application of knowledge, self-regulation, stamina and resilience amongst other important skills required to be successful in public exams.

• This is typically done in year 11, 12 and 13 during explicit ‘exams skills’ sessions which take place after school (for year 11) or in lesson time (for year 12-13).

H. Develop behaviour and attitudes reflective of responsible citizens, able to read, write and communicate well, to allow them to play a positive role in British life.

• Our PSHE curriculum develops students’ cultural capital and supports their spiritual, moral, social, and cultural (SMSC) development. It is carefully planned and sequenced in line with the DfE’s PSHE and Character Education frameworks, promoting reflection, empathy, and responsible citizenship while reinforcing fundamental British values.
• Our assembly and tutor time programme further broadens students’ experiences beyond the classroom through structured weekly sessions focused on current affairs, cultural literacy, and character education. These sessions help students develop a strong sense of identity, community, and purpose, enabling them to play a positive role in British life.

1. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum. All of our students take GCSE English Language, GCSE English Literature, GCSE Maths and Core PE. Additionally, all of our students will complete GCSEs in either triple or combined Sciences.

2. We allow our students three option choices in their GCSEs.

3. The vast majority of our students will choose highly academic subjects which will qualify them to meet the standards required for the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), a measure that has been identified to ensure students are prepared for academic careers. We do not believe that this route is suitable for all our students. Some students will choose two options and they are given additional time to improve their literacy and/or numeracy skills which will help them to access the full curriculum.

4. We offer the following subjects as an additional GCSE option in year 9: History, Geography, Spanish, Business Studies, Computer Science, Art, Drama, Music, Sociology, PE, Product Design, Textiles and Food. 

5. In year 11, we expect all our students to practise examination skills after school for selected subjects. This is a timely strategy to ensure students develop self-regulation, stamina and resilience among other essential skills required for their GCSEs and beyond.

Haggerston School has a robust assessment strategy, underpinned by the strategic use of DPR. Our assessment methods are outlined in the table below. 

Please see our summative assessment map

1. Our curriculum sets out a clear, differentiated learning journey for students with different starting points at KS2. For each subject and for each year group, we have carefully identified key learning objectives, which are carefully linked and sequenced to both KS3, KS4 and KS5 programmes of study.

2. Students are expected to demonstrate a ‘secured’ understanding in these key learning objectives within the course of a year

3. Teachers are encouraged to assess students’ learning every lesson through the deployment of various forms of AfL strategies. We also expect our teachers to ‘live mark’ students’ work during lessons.

4. As part of our CST teaching and learning framework, teachers are encouraged to use the DPR when appropriate, as a live tool for assessment for learning during lessons (during independent work or plenary or whenever they check for understanding throughout the lesson).

5. We summatively assess students three times a year. For Years 7-9, the tests are designed by subject leaders to assess the taught key objectives on an expanding domain basis. For years 10-11, we expect students to demonstrate their understanding of complex composite knowledge as reflected in GCSE style questions. For year 12-13 students will demonstrate understanding directly linked either to A level specifications or to the BTEC externally examined units and learning aims.

6. Students and parents receive real-time assessment judgements on the extent of student learning through DPR. These judgments tend to change regularly and therefore we encourage parents to login to DPR frequently and have conversations with their child about their progress. During parents’ evening, we provide the child’s DPR in printed form, which reflects the progress made by students at that specific time.

7. For all students, we record and report a judgement on the key learning objectives which we colour code to mean the following:

 8. The table below shows what we record and report:

9. If a child makes the expected progress between Year 7 and Year 11, it will look something like this:

10. At Key Stage 5,challenging targets are set based on a student’s Key Stage 4 outcomes using ALPS. Students who meet their ALPS attainment targets at the end of Key Stage 5 would be achieving above or in line with national averages.

1. Our Careers and Aspirations Manager runs a drop-in session as well as face-to-face interviews for all students about their career needs.

2. All of our KS4 and KS5 students receive a face-to-face impartial careers information and guidance interview with an external Careers Advisor from Future Smart Careers (at the end of Year 10, in Year 12 and again in Year 13.

3. We organise a week’s work experience for our Year 10 and Year 12 students. Students take part in a Careers Fair organised by our Careers and Aspirations Manager ..

4. The Careers Hub promotes careers education learning in the school by working closely with educational providers and employers. Our students regularly visit educational establishments and places of work to broaden their understanding.

5. We have a clear programme of studies to support our students to successfully attend our sixth form and gain access to Russell Group Universities and high quality apprenticeships when they leave year 13.