Art
The Art Department aims to provide a varied and enjoyable experience for all pupils fostering creative original thinking and aesthetic awareness. Our courses are designed to stimulate curiosity, challenge and encourage confidence and channel self expression. We aim to have every pupil understand the significance of art and design, its history and its important contribution to enriching life. Our ethos is to create a caring positive environment where every pupil can achieve their potential. ...more
Business Studies
The aim of the Business Studies department is to equip students with the knowledge with which they will be able to enter the world of work, set up their own business enterprise or go onto further / higher education. ...more
Citizenship
Through using tried and tested activities we have developed a series of modules incorporating a varied range of tasks and activities to enable each student to make a significant contribution and prepare fully for the next phase of their life. It also aims to develop the relevant knowledge and understanding for pupils to become informed and responsible citizens of the Twenty First Century. These fully cover the statutory curriculum for Citizenship at Key Stages 3 and 4 and the non-statutory PSHE curriculum covering Personal Well-Being and Financial Capability, also in Key Stage 3 and 4. ...more
Engineering
In partnership with our feeder Primary Schools, we are endeavouring to help them improve the provision of technology teaching at Key Stage 2 by providing expertise and equipment. A teacher from our Engineering Technology Department has been, and will continue to work with 10/11 year old (Year 6) children in our five feeder Primary Schools to produce a motorised ‘bug'. The pupils design and produce their own ‘Jitterbug' using St Benedict's CAD/CAM facilities. All of those involved have a thoroughly enjoyable and educational experience. ...more
Engineering Technology
You may be more familiar with the name "Design Technology" - but since our appointment to a specialist Engineering College status, the Department has been known as Engineering Technology to reflect the introduction of Engineering to the subjects the department offers at GCSE and A Level. ...more
English
Success in English is the key to success in all other curriculum areas. Our main aim is to help students to achieve their potential in school assessments and in external examinations. Beyond this, we try to inspire students to enjoy English and to see the acquisition of competent communication skills as the key to academic, vocational and social success in their future. ...more
Food and Textiles
The Food and Textile Department follows the National Curriculum in Design and Technology, focussing particularly on the making aspects. At Key Stage 3 all students study food and textiles. In food lessons students are encouraged to develop food-handling skills using a variety of materials to create a range of good quality, popular dishes often with a multi-cultural theme. During textiles lessons students are required to design and make using specific components to develop their technological knowledge, skills and understanding. ...more
Geography
The aim of this department is to bring geography alive and inspire our students by exposing them to experiences of the outside world by studying local, national and international environments within the classroom and through fieldwork. ...more
Health and Social Care
Health and Social Care is a vocational based subject and is assessed through both portfolios and external exams. The subject is part of the Governments vision for education. The subject content allows students to use an investigative and problem solving approach to their learning. Completion of Advanced Subsidiary GCE and Advanced GCE can lead to higher education or employment. ...more
History
The History Department at St. Benedict's School aims to make History lessons engaging and challenging but, above all, that are memorable and enjoyable. Gone are the days of memorising dates and facts! We hope to use our lessons to encourage our students to look at the world with an informed and enquiring mind. ...more
ICT
Our aim is to introduce and develop the use of ICT to allow the students to be equipped with the skills that are becoming ever more important in our technological society. ...more
Mathematics
The Mathematics Department strives to ensure that all students have an enjoyable, successful and fulfilling mathematics education. We ensure that all students study an appropriate and challenging mathematics curriculum and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. ...more
MFL
The Modern Languages department is a well-equipped department which makes full use of ICT and audio-visual technology. All rooms have whiteboards, data projectors and wall mounted speakers. ...more
PE
St. Benedict's is using PE improve learning, employment and life skills, leadership skills, self esteem, citizenship, creativity and the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle. We aim to open the gateway to a high quality life experiences underpinned by lifelong learning in the pursuit of individual excellence. ...more
Performing Arts
The Performing Arts Department is one of the newer departments in school. We are a very vibrant and busy place where there is always activity and noise! We offer specialist teaching in music and dance from three full-time and six peripatetic staff. St Benedicts has many talented pupils and we are extremely proud of their achievements and successes. ...more
Psychology
Psychology is the science of mind and behaviour. It tries to explain why we behave and think the way we do. For instance, would you be prepared give electric shocks to another person even if you thought that these shocks were lethal? The answer is that you probably would, especially if someone you thought was in a higher position than you, was telling you to do it. ...more
Religious Education
The RE department within a Catholic school exists to support the mission of the Catholic school to "assist the Church in making Christ known to all people ... through an educational philosophy in which faith, culture and life are brought into harmony." ...more
Science
Above all, all our students can expect to be respected, to be challenged, to be listened to, to have help when needed and to develop individually. At present, there are 11 full time teachers and 3 full time technicians in the department. The majority of the staff are experienced and have taught at St Benedict's for a number of years. We like to view ourselves as enthusiastic, dynamic and energetic staff that actively encourages our above aims and objectives of the department. ...more
