Year 7

Head of Year 7
Learning Leader Integrated Curriculum– Miss V Bramley
Higher Level Teaching Assistant Year 7 – Mrs J Fowles
Integrated Curriculum Teachers
7. 1 Miss R Parker
7.2 Miss J Broadhurst
7.3 Mrs H Robbins
7.4 Mr M Freeman
7.5 Miss S Kilby
7.6 Miss S Cottor
7.7 Ms E Crawley
Music Specialist – Mr R Marsh
At The Oldham Academy North, Year 7 follow a bespoke curriculum called Integrated Curriculum (IC) that:
- Provides students with a holistic approach to learning that helps them make connections between the different learning areas.
- Provides students with a comprehensive curriculum that develops concepts, processes and skills.
- Gives students a greater sense of purpose in their day to day experiences at school.
- Assists students to understand and build on their experiences in order to make sense of the world.
- Encourages teachers to utilise effective teaching and learning strategies that will enhance student’s performance and learning outcomes.
- Allows students to demonstrate skills, abilities and knowledge in varied context
- Values and builds on prior knowledge and out of school experiences of students
- Allows for the achievement of many outcomes from some or all learning areas in a single unit of work.
- Allows for the inclusion of students with a wide range of abilities, skills and knowledge within the same classroom.
The topics selected for these units are based around key skills and processes in the following subjects
- Geography
- History
- Citizenship
- Drama
- Music
- ICT
- Art
Dates for Calendar
- Tuesday 11th/ Wednesday 12th October - Year 7 Road Safety Visits
- 16th March 2012 – Residential PGL Trip to Winmarleigh Hall
Extra curricular trips
- 2011- Trip to Conway Castle
- Transition Day pictures
- London trip