Our curriculum at Millbay Academy ensures that all students have access to a wide range of learning opportunities. Experiences are designed to be enriching and engaging and our teachers work hard to bring course specifications to life. Building on the foundations of prior knowledge, our curriculum encourages children to make connections and to develop their cultural awareness of the diverse world they are part of.
Our curriculum intent is to ‘transform lives through learning’ by facilitating a high quality, aspirational experience that ignites confidence and expands opportunities within a professional, careers driven environment. Our intent is to develop the whole person in order to prepare them to be life-long thinkers. Our ‘Think Like a Creative’ mindset prepares our young people to become resilient, creative learners, with evidenced-based discovery, who can identify problems, make mistakes, apply their skills and reflect critically. We aim for our young people to develop into independent, empathetic members of society who will be the architects and builders of tomorrow's world.
Our KS4 curriculum will be a combination of compulsory and optional subjects, which students will select at the end of Year 9, to begin in September Year 10. The majority of the knowledge required for each qualification is taught in Year 10. Year 11 provides expert exam and coursework support, and preparation. The options allow students to begin to focus their career and training pathways. The qualifications students work towards will allow them to move into apprenticeships, training, further education or employment. The grades they achieve will be their passport to their next steps.
Please click on the link below for more details about the options process and different subject areas available.
The option process is for the Year 9 students entering Year 10 (Key Stage 4).
- Thursday 18th April - Year 9 Parent Consultation Meetings (virtual) with subject teachers.
- Wednesday 24th April, 16:30 - 18:30 - Options Open Evening. Meet the experts, understand the courses and complete options form, with guidance (form will also be sent by email).
- Monday 29th April - Deadline for options selections After this date
From these responses, the Curriculum Team will look at subject allocation, taking into account everyone’s preferences,
The process will also determine which subjects are able to run based on student numbers selecting them.
By Friday 7th June - confirmed options will be sent to students and parents via email
Options letters will be emailed out to parents stating what combination of subjects we have been able to timetable and offer. If students are not happy with the combination in the offer letter, they can request an alternative combination from the final options blocks.
One week from confirmed options date - closing date for any requests to change options from the offer.
CORECURRICULUMAll students will be taking the following subjects: | EBACCSUBJECTSFor the first choice, students must choose one from either: | OPENSUBJECTSFor the second, third, fourth and reserve option choice, student must give in preference order: |
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