Wider Curriculum

Enrichment

A few years ago the singer songwriter Neil Young released an album entitled ‘Are You Passionate?’ Not his best album, but it does raise the issue of how passionate we are about what we teach our students. Normally a subject is offered to students because it is thought to be important, a vital piece of what students should know or a crucial next ...

LSS & The Duke of Edinburgh Award

What is the Duke of Edinburgh Award? “A life-changing experience. A fun time with friends. An opportunity to discover new interests and talents. A tool to develop essential skills for life and work. A recognised mark of achievement; respected by employers. The DofE is many things to many people, supporting generations to successfully navigat...

PE & School Sport

PE & School Sport The PE Department is made up of 4 specialist teachers; Mr Orford Head of PE and MiC of Football. Mr Sellers Head of House and MiC of Hockey. Mr Gregory Head of House and MiC of Cricket. Mr Barton MiC of Rugby. We believe in providing quality provision for students to e...

PSHE

Our PSHE programme aims to equip all students with the belief they can achieve goals, both academic and personal; stick to tasks that will help them achieve those goals and recover from challenging periods in their lives. Students at Lawrence Sheriff are taught about RSHE through our PSHE lessons, vertical tutor programme and age specific sessio...

Citizenship

Citizenship Citizenship strands are implemented across all curriculum areas at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. Students will also undertake the Higher Extended Project qualification which encompasses various strands of Citizenship. In Years 9, 10 and 11 Citizenship is also delivered within the RE GCSE and the Careers carousel rotation as dedicated timeta...

Careers

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) at Lawrence Sheriff The Careers Program at Lawrence Sheriff is developed and revised on an ongoing basis so that the program can endeavour to fulfil the Department of Education’s Careers Strategy (released December 2017) which outlines the Gatsby Benchmarks as ...