St Paul's School for Girls, Edgbaston is a State Secondary School for kids aged 11 to 18 (Gender - Mixed)
St Paul's is a unique school. It was founded in 1908 by the Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle and 110 years later still retains the same sense of community and excellence built on faith and tradition. The conscientious, determined and expert staff are still highly committed to the words of Mother Genevieve Dupuis: "do your very best for the children". In their vocation as teachers they do their very best for the children, fostering high standards of teaching and learning, nurturing pastoral care and spiritual and moral guidance of the girls.
Years 7, 8 and 9
In Year 7 the following subjects are presently taught: Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Design Technology, History, Geography, Art, Drama, Music, Physical Education, Personal, Social and Health Education, Spanish or French and Computer Science. From about the end of September, girls are set in half year groups according to ability, for English and Maths. DT is taught in nine groups per year; all other subjects are taught in form groups. Drama, Music and Art are taught for half a year each. In Years 8 and 9, the curriculum is the same as Year 7 except that pupils are set according to ability in two half year groups for English and Mathematics.
Years 10 and 11
In Year 10 and 11, pupils study a core of: Religious Studies, English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Combined Science, Physical Education, and Personal, Social and Health and Religious Education. Girls are set in ability groups for those core subject areas which are examined although there is movement between groups according to performance in assessment. Other subjects selected from option blocks include: Computer Science, History, Geography, Media Studies, Spanish, Polish, French, Drama, Music, Art, Business Studies, Child Development, Digital Media, Food and Nutrition, Textiles, Health and Social Care and Triple Science. Option choice subjects are generally taught in mixed ability groups. A small number of pupils in Key Stage 4 are guided towards choosing ASDAN extra English and Maths, with an emphasis on developing skills for work.
Years 12 and 13
Students in Year 12 and 13 are offered 2 year courses at A level. Subjects offered are: Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, English Literature, French, Geography, Politics, History, Italian, Mathematics, Physics, Polish, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology and Spanish. An OCR Level 3 Diploma is also offered in Health and Social Care as well as BTEC Level 3 Applied Science, Criminology and Sport. All students follow a course in Pragmatic Theology which includes service, along with a course of Personal, Social, Health and Religious Education plus work related learning. There is a rich non-qualification programme, in addition to Pragmatic Theology, which includes work experience, service in school, music, relaxation and mindfulness.
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