Curriculum Intent
St Anne’s aims to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that allows every child, regardless of ability or background, to succeed. We believe that all students should build cultural capital throughout their time at St Anne’s, engaging in learning opportunities from a full range of subjects, resulting in the highest possible academic achievement.
Our mission is to provide the best possible Catholic education in an environment where gospel values are central to teaching and learning.
We are currently updating our Curriculum page to include course information for each subject area. If you are looking for specific information that cannot be found here, please contact Mrs J Sutcliffe, Deputy Headteacher, for more information.
Art
Meet the team
Mr J Wroe - Teacher of Art
Vision
The Drama Department endeavours to ignite passions and cultivate creativity. The curriculum is designed to engage and grip the interest of students and lessons are taught by subject specialists who love their subject and strive for students to develop a passion for Drama and Theatre.
The Curriculum
Curriculum Description:
In year 7, 8 and 9 students experience Drama once a fortnight and work practically on building their theatrical skills as well as knowledge of theatre, communication, confidence, and teamwork.
Year 7 look at drama through the ages studying Greek Theatre, Melodrama and Stanislavski’s Acting Techniques.
Year 8 focus moves to developing these skills through pantomime, physical theatre and mask.
Year 9 focus on the play DNA by Dennis Kelly, Brecht’s Epic Theatre and live theatre review.
At KS4 students study the GCSE Drama course by AQA.
The subject content for GCSE Drama is divided into three components:
Component 1 - Understanding Drama – 40% Exam
Study of Blood Brothers, Live Theatre Review, Theatrical Theory – stage types and positions
Component 2 - Devising Drama – 40% Practical
Performance of a devised piece of drama rehearsed in groups. Recorded in the classroom
Component 3 – Theatre Texts in Practice – 20% Practical
Performance of two extracts from a play you choose in a group of your choice. Performed to an examiner
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Drama
Meet the team
Mr J Wroe - Teacher of Art
Vision
The Drama Department endeavours to ignite passions and cultivate creativity. The curriculum is designed to engage and grip the interest of students and lessons are taught by subject specialists who love their subject and strive for students to develop a passion for Drama and Theatre.
The Curriculum
Curriculum Description:
In year 7, 8 and 9 students experience Drama once a fortnight and work practically on building their theatrical skills as well as knowledge of theatre, communication, confidence, and teamwork.
Year 7 look at drama through the ages studying Greek Theatre, Melodrama and Stanislavski’s Acting Techniques.
Year 8 focus moves to developing these skills through pantomime, physical theatre and mask.
Year 9 focus on the play DNA by Dennis Kelly, Brecht’s Epic Theatre and live theatre review.
At KS4 students study the GCSE Drama course by AQA.
The subject content for GCSE Drama is divided into three components:
Component 1 - Understanding Drama – 40% Exam
Study of Blood Brothers, Live Theatre Review, Theatrical Theory – stage types and positions
Component 2 - Devising Drama – 40% Practical
Performance of a devised piece of drama rehearsed in groups. Recorded in the classroom
Component 3 – Theatre Texts in Practice – 20% Practical
Performance of two extracts from a play you choose in a group of your choice. Performed to an examiner
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Literacy
Reading is a high priority at St Anne’s. All students are encouraged to read for pleasure through various activities including Drop Everything and Read days, form time activities and book recommendations from peers.
Throughout the curriculum, students are provided with opportunities to read challenging texts related to topics and literacy is at the heart of teaching and learning to develop students’ language skills in reading, writing and oracy.
All KS3 students are required to have a reading book in school as part of their basic kit. Form time is used for literacy-based activities as well as monitoring students’ individual reading progress.
We robustly assess and record student proficiency in reading using NGRT reading tests. Assessment informed reading interventions are put in place to provide a bespoke and targeted school-wide reading and literacy programme.
Below is a breakdown of our reading and intervention offers:
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The Library
The library is open to all students during social times and after school, to use the computers, get support with homework or to use as a quiet space for reading.
The library is used as part of the English curriculum for KS3; once a fortnight, all classes have a literacy lesson which is used to read and discuss a class novel, encouraging and promoting reading for pleasure and improving reading skills. The lessons also include small group interventions with the class teacher.
We have a team of student librarians who volunteer to support during social times and they also review and promote books to recommend to students.
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