Academic work

All students continue their academic study when placed with us. They will cover all their usual subjects from school - English, Maths, Humanities, Science etc. Our core focus in these lessons is to equip students not only with subject knowledge, but also with the skills to direct their own learning and achieve their personal academic goals.

Sample KS3 Lessons...

English - includes:  descriptive writing, poetry, writing to persuade, literacy and literary criticism....

Humanities - includes: RE and Philosophy, History, Geography...

Maths- includes: mental maths and basic numerical competency...

Science - includes: how the body works, exploring the world around us, medical ethics...

At KS4 students will continue work sent from school in their Academic work study.

PSHE

This is at the heart of what we do at the Golborne Centre. Our bespoke curriculum covers and addresses all the challenges young people are facing in mainstream. We divide this curriculum into three sections: Me, My world and My school.

In 'Me' sessions students will explore issues such as handling their anger, controlling their reactions, consequential thinking and their future vision and goals.

​'My world' sessions explore the challenging landscape young people are navigating and equip them to do this successfully and safely. In these sessions we look at issues such as gangs, knife crime and keeping safe.

​'My school' sessions focus on what happens back in mainstream school. In these sessions we explore why school is the way it is, how students can build good relationships with their teachers and ultimately how they can achieve the best possible outcomes from the years they are there.

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