CURRICULUM INTENT

The Maltby Academy curriculum is designed, delivered and monitored with principles of knowledge and assessment at its core.  The curriculum is aspirational and deliberately challenging and it never assumes that students cannot access complex material.  Rather, it builds on the knowledge acquired in the primary phase and ‘starts with the end in mind’ by considering the skills, knowledge and character required for higher education and employment.  It is a curriculum that promotes and delivers our ‘Key Drivers’ of resilience, aspiration, confidence, responsibility and community with precision and purpose.

The Curriculum Intention at Maltby Academy is to:

• Inspire imagination and develop interests/specialisms/key skills. 
• Provide appropriate challenge through access to complex material and concepts. 
• Provide equality and promote aspiration for all learners irrespective of starting point, learning needs, background and disposition.
• Facilitate positive progression routes through the student’s educational journey into sustainable further/higher education, training and employment.
• Provide relevance to context and community to enable social and economic mobility. 
• Develop successful life-long learners, responsible citizens and confident individuals. 

We believe that all our students should be able to access our curriculum, however, we also understand that some students require more support than others. 

Teachers and leaders will ensure that the needs of all students are met, including:

• High prior attaining students
• Low prior attaining students
• Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Pupils with SEND
• Pupils with English as an additional language (EAL).

SEND provision will be provided as set out in our SEND policy. Further information can be found in our statement of equality and objectives and in our SEND policy and information report.