THE CURRICULUM

Our curriculum is based on the National Curriculum of England and Wales, and the requirements of the Independent Schools’ Examination Board (‘Common Entrance’).

Children have different learning styles and different strengths. They are products of vastly differing experiences and influences. We are able to take this into consideration when planning what we teach and in the resources that we provide.

We recognise that intelligence can take many forms and adapt the curriculum and our programme of extra-curricular activities accordingly. Our goal is to help our young people to become well-rounded individuals. We encourage them to be as adept on the sports fields as they are in the classroom, to have an understanding of history whilst looking towards the future, and to develop an appreciation of the Arts and the world around them.

Excellence is achieved when each pupil achieves his or her full potential and each pupil should therefore be measured in terms of that potential. At South Lee, we use a wide variety of assessment procedures that tell us how a pupil is performing on a personal level, within the school and nationally.