At The Radclyffe School every year group has a cluster of High Prior Attaining [HPA] students that excel in many subjects. These students have unique needs that The Radclyffe School caters for in different ways:
High Aspirations – High Achievements
In The Radclyffe School every member of staff has high expectations for every student. We expect students to attend every day and be punctual to every lesson. This along with a positive attitude to learning will produce good achievements for our students. We continually educate students to reach for the highest goals and to plan accordingly for their long-term goals. We truly believe that if students have high aspirations in life, then they will be on the right path to gain high achievements
Accelerated Learning at KS4
High Prior Attaining students are provided with advanced courses within specific examinations when appropriate. At The Radclyffe School our curriculum and the dedication from our staff allows students to work through courses at a more advanced level. The school offers a number of GCSE and Advanced level courses in Statistics, Astronomy, and Triple Science.
Mentoring
All students are identified within various subjects and are monitored by their Year Manager, a Progress Leader and a member of Senior Management. Every student’s progress is discussed on a fortnightly basis within KS3 and KS4 Achievement Groups, where interventions are applied for specific students to further support and assist their progress in different subject areas.
Extension opportunities
The school offers a wide variety of activities across all subjects to develop the breadth of experience for our High prior attainers students. They get the opportunity to be involved in aspirational sessions with external speakers, and exams and career workshops every year. All students have numerous opportunities to be involved with motivational speakers who specialise in raising aspirations and self-confidence throughout various workshops. They also have regular opportunities to attend Oldham 6th Form, and Manchester University to get a feel for further, and higher education and to be engage in A Level and degree-based projects.
