Curriculum Statement
Our Curriculum Statement, available via this link, outlines:
- Our core values and the outcomes we want for our students.
- How our curriculum embodies these values and supports students’ wider development through:
- Transition
- Nurture provision
- Enhanced Mainstream Provision
- Enrichment
- Teaching, learning and assessment
- Homework
- Personal Development
- How we measure the impact our curriculum is having in terms of achieving these goals.
Curriculum Maps
Our Curriculum Maps provide an overview of the content of each subject, for every year group, this academic year.
Each year group has their own curriculum map, which can be accessed via the following links:
After School Clubs and Activities
You can view which activities are on after school each night via this link.
Don’t forget we offer a free late bus to all of our students to enable them to get involved in our after school activities.
Our Assessment Structure
An overview of our Assessment Structure can be viewed via this link.
Internal Examinations 2019/20
Dates for our mid-term and end of year examinations are shown below. Examinations test cumulative knowledge and skills built up over the course of a Key Stage.
Assessment Week 1: Mid-Term Examinations
- Year 7 will be assessed using Progress Checks only
- Year 8 – week beginning Monday 21st October
- Year 9 – week beginning Tuesday 7th January
- Year 10 – week beginning Monday 9th December
- Year 11 – week beginning Monday 18th November
Information on the topics to revise, including further sources of support, will be accessible via the following links as they become available:
Electronic and paper copies will also be provided to students.
Assessment Week 2: End of Year Examinations
- Year 7 – week beginning Monday 4th May
- Year 8 – week beginning Monday 30th March (exam timetable linked HERE.)
- Year 9 – week beginning Monday 1st June
- Year 10 – week beginning Monday 15th June
- Year 11 – week beginning Monday 24th February
Information on the topics to revise, including further sources of support, will be accessible via the following links as they become available:
Electronic and paper copies will also be provided to students.
Year 11 students also receive a personalised Revision Plan, setting out daily tasks to complete for their subject areas.
Study Skills
Each term students are introduced to an effective study skill within the context of their lessons. Further information on each of the techniques we have shared so far can be accessed by clicking THIS LINK.
Our single page summary: Study Skills – The Belmont Way can be accessed by clicking THIS LINK.
Key Stage 4 Options
Further information about choosing Options at Key Stage 4 can be accessed by clicking on the image below.
Year 8 Parents’ and Options Evening is on Wednesday 13th May 2019 – 3:30 – 6:30 pm.
Completed Options Forms should be returned by Friday 22nd May.
 Options Booklet 2020 |
Revised qualifications and school performance measures
Ofqual, in conjunction with the Department for Education, have produced information on changes that are happening to GCSEs and A levels, and to school and college performance measures, to help students and parents understand the impact they will have on them. This information can be viewed via this link.
Contact Details for Heads of Department
For further details please contact Heads of Department via this link.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
At Belmont Community School we believe that inclusive education means providing all pupils with appropriate education and support alongside their peers. The Curriculum is all the planned activities that the school organises in order to promote learning, personal growth and development. Further information can be found in the SEN Information Report.
If you would like a paper copy of any of our documents on our website or require a different format, please speak to the school office, who will provide them to you free of charge. If you would like to discuss your SEND requirements in detail please contact the school to arrange an appointment.
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