Curriculum Intent Statement
Our curriculum is ambitious, academic, broad, and balanced. Equality of opportunity ensures that all needs are met, providing students with the knowledge, skills, social and cultural capital required to be successful in life. Our curriculum prepares students to be successful in future employment and inspires a lifelong love for learning.
Year 7 Curriculum
On your first day you will be given a timetable that tells you information about the subjects you will be taking and the names of the teachers who will be teaching those subjects to you. The first thing you need to know is that you will have 25 lessons per week. All your lessons will be one hour long and will be either single or double lessons. You will have twelve different teachers and possibly twelve different classrooms to find your way to! Here is a list of the subjects and the number of lessons each week for most year 7 students:
| Subject | Number of lessons per week | Subject | Number of lessons per week |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | PSHCRE | 1 |
| Maths | 4 | Art | 1 |
| Science | 3 | DT / Food and Nutrition / Computer Science | 1 |
| History | 2 | Drama | 1 |
| Geography | 2 | Music | 2 |
| French | 2 | Music Specialist School* | 1 |
| PE | Total | 25 |
*Students who choose Music Specialist School will have an extra compulsory session after school on the same day as their double music lesson.
Year 7 Music at CoLAHG
Every student at CoLAHG has access to a broad range of musical provision. This is due to our Academy being the founding member of the Music in Secondary Schools Trust – The Andrew Lloyd Webber programme, whereby every student in Year 7, 8 and 9 is loaned an instrument and taught as part of their weekly classroom music lesson. Students take their instrument home and are required to practise at least four times per week. Students who make good progress on their instrument will be invited to join one of our Academy orchestras, who play regularly at events. Students are also encouraged to join other non-auditioned extra-curricular ensembles such as the School Choir and School of Rock to further their musicianship. Once students are proficient on their instrument they will start to learn how to compose: writing pieces of music in different styles using computer software. Students also sing and analyse pieces of music in their weekly lessons.
Further information about our musical offer and how to complete the Music Application Form in your Admissions Pack can be found on our Year 7 Music page.