GOALS

"The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be reformed -- it needs to be transformed. The key to this transformation is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement on discovering the individual talents of each child, to put students in an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions."
― Ken Robinson, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
 

Introduction
GOALS as an acronym stands for Growth Opportunities and Life Skills and represents our commitment to reinvigorating our students aspirations as they move through their final years of education and onto their future destinations.

The conceptual motivation for the programme is based upon 'Finding your element' written by the inspirational Ken Robinson, whose handprints are permanently enshrined in the entrance to our school.  Six hours per week are protected within the timetable for students to explore the talents that lie within them as well as discovering the talents that they were unaware that they possessed. 

G.O.A.L.S curriculum hours are split into two, three hour slots: Options and Free to Choose.

Options: Options is 3 x 1 hour slots aimed to build upon student talents to gain a recognised formal  qualification. 
Free to Choose: 1 x 3 hour slot aimed to allow students to explore their talents in 3 x 12 week blocks of learning. 

Options
Key Stage 3
Students in our Year 9 provision are given the opportunity to trial all areas of our G.O.A.L.S offering. All students in Year 9 work closely with Everton in the Community delivering local community projects and engaging in sessions based around citizenship. Year 9 also work towards the completion of a Bronze D of E award. 

Key Stage 4
Students in Year 10 and 11 are given the opportunity to select from the following Options:
Engineering: BTEC Introductory to Engineering (Level 1)
Construction: BTEC Introductory to Construction (Level 1)
Performing Arts: BTEC Introductory to Performing Arts (Level 1)
Health and Social Care/Childcare: Cambridge National Child Development (Level 1/2) 
E-Sports: I.D.E.A. (Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award) Bronze/Silver/Gold
Art: NCFE Creative Craft (Level 1)
Music: NCFE Music Technology (Level 1)
Sport: FA Playmaker Level 1/Go Lead Sports Leaders qualification
Animal Management: BTEC Introductory to Animal Management (Level 1)
Food Technology: NCFE Nutrition and Health (Level 1)
Hair and Beauty: NCFE Hair and Beauty (Level 1)

Free to Choose:
In Free to Choose students are given the opportunity to explore a variety of subject areas to support their personal development without formal qualification.

All new students begin Free to Choose on our Inside the City qualification. Inside the City is a integrated humanities program that allows students to explore the city they live in and they will explore local museums, art galleries, landmarks and cultural activities. 

All students can then choose from the following:
Construction
Hair and Beauty
E-Sports
Music
Swimming Lessons
Life Skills
D of E
Sport
HYPE (Helping Young People Everywhere) - Pushbike mechanics
Motorbike Mechanics
Art
S.T.E.A.M.
Work Experience
Volunteering
Dance