Curriculum Overview

St Albans School offers a curriculum broadly based on the National Curriculum, while giving pupils the opportunity to study additional subjects. 

AIMS OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM:

• To develop imaginative, enquiring and informed minds. 
• ​To promote personal excellence in the pursuit of a wide range of sporting, recreational and cultural activities. 
• To provide opportunities for self-expression and aesthetic appreciation. 
• To develop moral and spiritual values and a respect for other cultures. 
• To provide a balance between the various areas of learning and to allow an informed choice for further study. 
• To foster a continuous and progressive development of the learning of knowledge, concepts, skills and attitudes. 
• To provide a rich educational environment which encourages a range of teaching and learning styles. 
• To provide carefully defined schemes of work which are matched to the abilities of the pupils. 
• To be sufficiently broad to enable pupils to develop their special interests through and beyond GCSE with a view to A level courses. 
• To provide a diagnostic assessment of skills and aptitudes related to further study and future career. 
• To promote the pupils’ intellectual, moral, physical, social and spiritual development and prepare them for future opportunities, responsibilities and experiences.