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To ensure full access
to the National Curriculum and other subjects for all pupils in
accordance with the School's Equal Opportunities Policy.
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To
help pupils to develop lively, enquiring minds, the ability to
question and argue rationally and the ability to apply themselves
to tasks and physical skills.
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To
help pupils to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to adult
life and employment in a rapidly changing world.
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To instill
spiritual and moral values and tolerance of other races, religions
and ways of life.
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To help pupils to understand the world in which they live and
the interdependence of individuals, groups and nations.
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To help pupils
to appreciate human achievements and aspirations.
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To
help pupils to develop an historical perspective of the
society and world in which they live.
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To help pupils
to use language and number effectively.
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To
enable all members of the School community and members of the
local community which the School serves to enjoy the benefits
and opportunities afforded by a technological society
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To
encourage all pupils to participate fully in the wider community,
and develop an understanding of the rights and responsibilities
of citizenship
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entering the School each pupil is allocated to a tutor group.
The tutor groups are based on the house system, in which the
four houses (Chapman, Dickens, Talbot and Waltham) are used
for pastoral, social and competitive purposes. A pupil normally
stays in the same tutor group throughout his or her time at
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group represents a cross section of pupils and is balanced in
terms of pupils abilities. In the Lower School (Y7-Y9), pupils
are taught in their tutor groups for the most part, but provision
is made at various stages in some subjects for grouping in sets
based on ability. For the first three years, pupils follow a
common curriculum in the main, the aim being to provide a complete
foundation programme for all. The maximum size of a teaching
group in the Lower School is normally 24 |
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