We are incredibly excited about the prospect of seeing young people develop during their time at Beauchamp and want to work closely in partnership with parents/carers and their children. Making a decision about where to send your child to study can often be difficult, however we believe that Beauchamp offers the very best opportunity for academic success and the most rewarding journey from Year 7 to 11 and onto KS5, work, or further training.
The high standards and aspirations of our young people coupled with inspirational teaching means students at Beauchamp College demonstrate exceptional achievement and we are proud of the fact that Beauchamp is consistently placed among the best schools in Leicestershire and beyond. This success is based on the commitment and curiosity of the wonderful Beauchamp students, encouraging parent/carer engagement, the enthusiasm and experience of all staff, and the supportive monitoring of academic and holistic development of all learners.
As our students come from a range of cultural, ethnic, economic, linguistic and faith backgrounds, this has greatly enriched our daily college experience as we learn together and from one another. Inspired by this diversity we believe in pursuing excellence and equity for all. As a result, every year our students prove they can compete successfully in all fields as they move onto university, work and other training opportunities such as apprenticeships.
We feel privileged to work at Beauchamp and believe it is a fantastic college that provides our students with a high quality education, continual support and a huge range of other opportunities. To get a flavour of this we invite all prospective students and their parents/carers for a tour of our college during the college day so that you can get a true view of our daily college routine.
Over the last two years, Beauchamp has run close to 100 trips. Some of the highlights included trips to France, Tanzania and Los Angeles. Out-of-classroom learning makes a unique contribution to a students’ education and offers many varied benefits. At Beauchamp College students have many opportunities to access these activities within various departments. During the Summer of 2018 students and staff travelled to Tanzania to take part in voluntary work with Camps International. In 2020 a similar trip will take place to Costa Rica. Students have also had the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles with Media Studies. A ski trip to Austria is planned for 2019 which will enable many students to demonstrate their resilience, as they master their technique. Many UK residentials have also taken place during the year.
At Beauchamp, our aim is to provide a curriculum that engages and challenges all students and supports our vision of academic excellence and holistic development. The introduction of our KS3 provision in September 2017 has enabled us to view our curriculum as a 7 year journey which will equip our students with the necessary skills and knowledge to enable them to progress through life with confidence and engender a life-long love of learning.
On behalf of all students, staff, governors and parents, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you and to Beauchamp’s Alumni Society. Let me take this opportunity to introduce the aims of the Alumni Society to you and commend its intention to seek your involvement and support for our students and for your past college.
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We continue to review and refine our curriculum to ensure that it meets the needs of our young people.
We have shaped our Year 9 offer to provide students with the opportunity to choose part of their core curriculum and embark on one level 2 course, which will be assessed at the end of Year 10. In Year 9, students will continue with their KS3 core curriculum of English, maths, science, history, geography, a modern foreign language, RE and PE. They will also choose 2 further subjects from design, performing arts, computer science or (for dual linguists) an additional language to ensure that they have a broad and balanced curriculum. Students in Year 8 will choose this option subject in consultation with parents and their tutor.
There are many advantages to this approach:
In KS4, most students will study for an additional 9 level 2 qualifications. Our pathways encourage students to fulfil the EBacc, as these subjects ensure that all doors to future careers remain open and provide a broad and balanced curriculum. In addition to the core subjects of English (literature and language), maths, double award science, history/geography, RE, MFL, students can also select an additional option subject.
The allocation of lessons in key stages 3 and 4 will be as follows:
Subjects |
Number of lessons |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year 7/8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
|
English |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Maths |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Science |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
MFL |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
History |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Geography |
2 |
2 |
||
Design |
2 |
Students choose 2 – 2 lessons each |
- |
- |
PA |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Computing |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Second language |
- |
|
|
|
RE |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
PE |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Resilience/ML |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Option 1 (9-10) |
- |
4 |
3 |
- |
Option 2 (10-11) |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
Knowledge Organisers |
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Year 7 Knowledge Organisers |
For more able students, there are also opportunities to undertake triple science or further maths. Again, students and their parents/carers are provided with an individual appointment to ensure that students are selecting pathways and courses that suit their needs.