Barton Court Grammar School is leading State Secondary school in Canterbury. This is a Selective school for kids age 11 to 18 years. Gender - Mixed
They are very proud to be one of the few co-educational selective schools in the country delivering high academic standards within a very caring and supportive school community. Our focus is on achieving excellence in all that we do to support outstanding outcomes for all our students. This is evident in the way our community of students, parents, staff and governors all work together to provide an engaging learning environment so that each student thrives and achieves their full potential.They all learn best when they are happy and valued; supported and encouraged, so at Barton Court Grammar School we take care to ensure our students’ education is both enriching and enjoyable.
Key Stage 3
The Key Stage 3 curriculum offers a broad and balanced curriculum and is studied over two years. Students study the full range of national curriculum subjects such as Mathematics, English, Science, Languages, Humanities, PE, Technology, the Arts, Computing, Religion, Philosophy & Ethics (RPE) and Careers Education. This provides an excellent foundation for both Key Stage 4 and the Sixth Form. English and Mathematics are taught in ability sets, allowing for stretch of the most able and support where and when it is needed. All other subjects are taught in tutor groups, assisting the students to build good relationships with their peers both academically and pastorally.
Key Stage 4
All students will have the opportunity to study the English Baccalaureate. This curriculum recognises students who are able to pursue a broad range of academic subjects at GCSE to a high standard. This set of qualifications is recognised by employers and university admissions tutors as a way of selecting students for jobs or for university places.In addition to this suite of academic subjects that all students will be expected to study at GCSE, students will have the freedom to choose two additional subjects to study throughout Years 9, 10 and 11. These subjects cover a wide range of choice from the creative arts, to an additional humanity or language.
Sixth Form
Most students study 3 or 4 subjects from the following: A-Level; Art. Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, English Literature, French, Film Studies, Geography, Government and Politics, History, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Photography, Physics, Product Design, Psychology, Sociology and Spanish. BTEC; Applied Science, Business, Health and Social Care and Sport. They are also given the opportunity to study the AQA Extended Project Qualification.
Enrichment Activities
Barton Court Grammar School offers a broad range of enrichment activities through the Enrichment Day and Enrichment Week programmes and the PSHEE curriculum. There are 3 Enrichment Days in total per year. The Enrichment Programme enables the school to provide experiential learning opportunities to students. Enrichment helps students to develop their interests and abilities, provides valuable learning experiences outside their studies, and promotes independence and interpersonal links with students in other years.
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