Team Member	Position	Email Address
Mrs F Lagrange	Director of Learning for MFL and Humanities	flagrangec3nr9@nsix.org.uk
Mrs R Frary	Teacher of History & Psychology	rfrary7krq@nsix.org.uk
Mrs E Thornton	Teacher of History	ethornton9vrr@nsix.org.uk
Mr H Elphick	Teacher of Geography	helphick7hr5@nsix.org.uk
Mrs R Brown	Teacher of Spanish	rbrown8yrk@nsix.org.uk
Mr B Arrowsmith	Teacher of Religious Studies	barrowsmith8yrd@nsix.org.uk
Mrs K Hagag	Teacher of History and Religious Studies	khagag9nrr@nsix.org.uk

 

Curriculum Intent

The school curriculum seeks to provide outstanding personal development by supporting, promoting, and instilling the values of APHS - Ambition, Pride, Happiness, and Success.

The MFL and Humanities curriculum seeks to meet the aims and scope of the Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 National Curriculum in the subject areas of French, Spanish, Geography, History, Religious Education, and Psychology GCSE at KS4 only.

The MFL and Humanities curriculum has the following intent:

Value	Intent
Ambition	To develop confidence and aim high towards academic study in Ebacc subject areas. To encourage as many students as possible to study at KS4 and beyond.
Pride	To feel recognised for achievement, effort, and progress. To take pride in local and national history and explore our geographical, economic, and cultural relations with other European and global communities.
Happiness	Students to be praised and rewarded for their efforts. To undertake a range of extracurricular opportunities and experiences which form lifelong memories.
Success	To develop critical thinking, linguistic skills, and social skills which enable students to become better citizens of the world. To enable students to progress onto A-Level study in facilitating subjects necessary for future success.

 

Curriculum Implementation

Key Stage 3 is delivered in Years 7, 8, and 9 across three years. Students will then undertake their options process during Year 9, after which Key Stage 4 is formally delivered in Years 10 and 11 across two years.

At Key Stage 4, the faculty provides the following curriculum offer:

• Edexcel GCSE French
• Edexcel GCSE Spanish
• Edexcel GCSE Geography
• Eduqas GCSE History
• Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies
• AQA GCSE Psychology

 

 

Right to withdraw from Religious Education

Parents in England have a legal right to withdraw their children from all or part of Religious Education (RE) and collective worship in all state-funded schools, including academies and free schools, under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. 

Key Aspects of the Right to Withdraw:

• Process: Parents should inform the headteacher in writing, and a discussion may be held to clarify which parts of the curriculum are objected to.
• Scope: Withdrawal can be for the whole RE curriculum or specific parts (e.g., visits to places of worship).
• Alternative Provision: Schools must supervise children who are withdrawn but are not obliged to provide alternative teaching.
• Age Limits: The right is held by parents until the student turns 18, after which the student can decide for themselves.
• Limitations: While parents can withdraw children from RE lessons, they cannot withdraw them from learning about religions in other subjects (e.g., history or literature)