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In our school environment where divergent and creative ways of thinking are encouraged, students develop a confident understanding of their own abilities, self, interests and potential.

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By mapping out the curriculum and ensuring a cohesive and seamless whole school learning journey, we aim to develop a dynamic and thriving learning pathway through Bedales Pre-prep, Prep and Senior where students are inspired through exceptional opportunities, intellectual challenge, and where a commitment to excellence in teaching is prioritised.

With further innovation planned for Bedales Assessed Courses in particular, Bedales will be at the forefront of the education reform movement in offering a broader curriculum and multi-modal assessment methods that encourage a more adaptable and creative response from students. Bedales is therefore enacting what a growing number of educationalists are calling for in terms of GCSE reform which takes inspiration from high-performing school systems globally, such as Singapore where the most able students bypass exams at 16 to just take A Levels at 18, freeing space to gain the benefits of a broader, more enriching education.

A specific focus on technological innovations and environmental considerations will ensure students are well prepared for the world they will go into post education. Over the next decade, we will also focus on enhancing performance spaces across the whole school, and further ensuring learning is informed by the ‘real world’ and outdoors to make the most of our inspiring estate.

 

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“It’s a school that focuses on your love for a subject and not just the grades… I really like to learn and discover things… When you are open to this kind of experience, you can really learn a lot.”
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Innovating the curriculum

We will reinforce the 3-18 whole school learning journey by re-mapping the curriculum to ensure greater alignment, student progression and staff understanding of the full student experience. A comprehensive overview of the curriculum across every year group and subject will be produced, outlining the sequence of learning objectives, topics and assessments covered. This will link with a digital student portfolio where all students record their work from Pre-prep to 6.2 (Year 13).

We will review our Bedales Assessed Course (BAC) subject offer, assessment and grading with a view to introducing new BACs in Sciences and Modern Languages. Building on the long-established success of our existing BAC programme in enabling student access to prestigious university courses, we want to extend the benefit to our students from meaningful, balanced and rigorous alternatives to exam-only assessment. We will therefore be introducing a two-GCSE model of Maths and English for students, with the remainder our own qualifications. With BACs already recognised by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), this curriculum enhancement will enable students to further evidence to universities and employers the kinds of dispositions and capabilities that will help them succeed academically and in life beyond school.

Alongside the growth of BACs, we will review the Sixth Form curriculum, and explore the introduction of new A Levels in Computer Science and Film Studies. We will also examine our current offering of languages to ensure we prepare our students properly to be global citizens in the 21st century.’

Adopting a more progressive approach to digital learning, we will consolidate our Virtual Learning Platforms and develop, pilot and roll out student digital portfolios. To support this, we will introduce universal school-managed devices for all Blocks (Year 7+) students. Staff devices and classrooms will be upgraded to allow for wireless pairing of teacher devices with digital displays. A whole school digital curriculum will create an integrated approach for application and adaptation to Artificial Intelligence across the curriculum and through 21st century approaches to learning. There will also be a fully aligned strategy to support students, parents and staff in the appropriate use of devices and software, to support their mental health and wellbeing.

A new sustainability curriculum will see all academic departments across the school complete an environmental audit of current provision, and to demonstrate engagement with nature or the environment at least once per term for each year group. We will scope a new BAC course linked to the environment and sustainability, with a follow-on Sixth Form course. We will also increase student voice, with student environment champions to lead on events and initiatives.

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Developing a Bedales ‘Pedagogy’

Developing a clear whole school definition and practice of the Bedales ‘method’ of teaching and learning will draw on a variety of approaches: enquiry-based learning; creative and facilitative approaches; Socratic questioning; coaching; and the Harkness technique. We will train all our teachers and students, and disseminate our approach with fellow progressive educators and the education sector more broadly.

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Introducing more creative and experiential learning spaces

A new 560+ capacity auditorium is planned to open in 2024 paving the way for the redevelopment of the Quad, returning it to a social and exhibition space.

We will map opportunities for ‘real world’ learning on and off campus which include plans for students to build sustainable structures. Students will learn about the resources needed to live in our homes and how design can minimise those demands. A shared outdoor kitchen and eating space will allow students of all ages to prepare and share food together in a different environment. Bedales Pre-prep will also benefit from improvements to its Orchard, with a focus on outdoor learning.

Refurbished indoor spaces will include a Harkness classroom, refurbished Science laboratories, improved cooking facilities in the teaching and boarding spaces, and new class and pastoral spaces at the Prep School.

The development of the school libraries will include an agreed whole school Information Skills framework for cross-curricular delivery. All students will develop the skills needed to remain safe and to become discerning, critical, engaged citizens within the contemporary information landscape.

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