Our Curriculum

Brooke Weston Trust Curriculum Statement

Brooke Weston Trust’s Mission is ‘to transform educational performance in the communities where we work through our long-term commitment to improve student achievement by removing the barriers to learning and providing opportunities for personal development.’ The intent of our curriculum in every academy is to deliver on this purpose. The implementation and impact of our curriculum in each academy is continuously under review as we develop it to meet the changing needs of our students and overcome barriers to learning in the communities we serve.

We are passionate and unrelenting in our desire to give all our students the best start in life academically and as citizens. Above all, we want them to be highly literate and numerate, able to access all the learning necessary to prepare them for a complex, changing, technological and competitive world.  We want all our students to be ambitious for themselves and about their futures, whatever their starting point. We will provide the quality of opportunity, care and challenge vital for them to realise their ambitions.

In our academies there is a strong culture of positive relationships built on core principles of ‘the Brooke Weston Way’. Click here for the ‘BWT Way’ brochure. We will know all our students well and care about them enough to challenge them enough.  We want all our students to be healthy and happy. We want them to be confident and skilled communicators with the core values to make and good choices and build successful relationships with others from similar and different backgrounds. To do this we must provide them with the breadth of cultural capital to be responsible and tolerant individuals who make a positive contribution to society.

The Brooke Weston Trust is committed to fairness, equality and inclusivity in its curriculum provision  across its academies and fully abides by the provisions as set out in the Equality Act (2010) and Public Sector Equality Duty (2011).

TCA Curriculum Aim

To deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, that sets at its heart ‘Ambition for All’. One that empowers all students to meet their potential regardless of their starting points, diverse and complex needs.

Curriculum Intent

At Thomas Clarkson Academy, we passionately believe in providing a culture of excellence for all, where education is at the heart of all that we do. We strive to promote successful, independent, creative and dynamic young people who are reflective, caring and empathetic to the world around them; young people who recognise their role in society, the importance of being good citizens and who embrace opportunities to explore and contribute to the awe and wonder of our planet. We will empower our young people with the skills and knowledge they need to make well-informed decisions about their safety, health and well-being, within a safe and nurturing environment, whilst promoting and championing ambition for all, self-confidence, aspiration and a love of lifelong learning.

If you wish to find out more about our curriculum, please contact the school office on 01945 585237 and you will be directed to the relevant person.

The Academy Day

The academy day extends from 8:30am to 3:00pm with the addition of Session 6 for Years 7 to 10 that runs from 3:00pm to 4:00pm every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Session 6 is an opportunity for students to access extra-curricular activities and in the case for Year 10, directed to intervention or compulsory tutoring by Mrs Tarsitano.

For Year 11 and Post-16 students, the academy day extends from 8:30am to 4:00pm every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. A formal, compulsory Period 6 is delivered during this time.

The Academy Day