At Broadstones we offer a wide range of vocational subjects designed to develop and prepare students for life beyond school. Each subject leader is equipped with extensive knowledge and industry qualifications which they disseminate to students through thoroughly planned lessons and enrichment activities.
This curriculum prepares students for working life outside school. It focuses on vocational courses and ensures that students develop the practical and personal skills they will need to gain employment, negotiate the working world and succeed within it. This includes supporting them to develop healthy and fulfilling relationships, becoming a safe, confident individual, learning to make appropriate choices and assess risk. We train students to regard employment as a positive choice and to engage in learning as a life-long activity.
At Broadstones we believe that being able to think coherently and creatively, and adapt to a constantly changing world, is a vital part of our students’ education. By working through creative activities –art, graphic design, game design, digital photography, including film, and music – the curriculum fosters expansive thinking, experimentation and a safe form of personal expression. We teach students to work in an evaluative and reflective way, enabling them to develop their abilities and responses, and the creative impetus gives them a greater sense of freedom than is possible in other areas of the curriculum.
As part of this personal development all students are encouraged to take part in in PSHE sessions to explore their attitudes to themselves and their relationships with others.
We regard this as a fundamental part of academic and personal development for young people who have led chaotic and dysfunctional lives. Once they begin to process their thoughts and *feelings, they gain confidence and can engage with meaningful work across the curriculum. We also undertake visits offsite to widen the experiences of our learners.
My Self opportunities for qualifications:
- Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Diploma in Skills for Art and Design (Entry 3) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Diploma in Skills for Art and Design (Level 1) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Diploma in Skills for Art and Design (Level 2) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Personal Social Development (GCSE Equivalent)Broads
My Future opportunities for qualifications at Key Stage 4:
- Gateway Employability (Entry Level, Level 1, Level 2)
- Gateway Qualifications Entry Level in Construction (Entry 3) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Skills in Construction (Level 1) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Skills in Construction (Level 2) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Entry Level in Skills for Health and Social Care (Adults and Children) (Entry 3) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Skills for Health and Social Care (Adults and Children) (Level 1) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Skills for Health and Social Care (Adults and Children) (Level 2) Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Entry Level in Skills for Music and Music Technology Award, Certificate, or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Level 1 in Skills for Music and Music Technology Award, Certificate, or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Level 2 in Skills for Music and Music Technology Award, Certificate, or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Entry Level in Skills for the Hair and Beauty Sector Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Level 1 in Skills for the Hair and Beauty Sector Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualifications Level 2 in Skills for the Hair and Beauty Sector Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Entry Level 3 in Skills for Business Administration Award or Certificate
- Gateway Qualification Level 1 in Skills for Business Administration Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Level 2 in Skills for Business Administration Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Entry Level 3 in Skills for the Travel and Tourism Sector Award or Certificate
- Gateway Qualification Level 1 in Skills for the Travel and Tourism Sector Award, Certificate or Diploma
- Gateway Qualification Level 2 in Skills for the Travel and Tourism Sector Award, Certificate or Diploma