Curriculum Intent
New Mills School is an inclusive school. We want to provide a broad and rich academic curriculum from which all students learn the essential knowledge they need to succeed in life. We believe everyone benefits from a knowledge-led, carefully planned and sequenced curriculum. Our curriculum aims to ensure that pupils understand key concepts and that they transfer key knowledge to long-term memory and apply it fluently. Our curriculum provides windows to the world that extend beyond the immediate environment of the local area and equips students with the knowledge they need to contribute to society.
We see the most challenging tasks, the construction of sophisticated essays, the solving of complex problems, the development of high-quality practical tasks, as a combination of a number of components. Our curriculum is set out to identify these components, teach them in a logical sequence so that they are remember, then bring them together in order to develop students’ composite abilities in the subject.
Our 'Curriculum On A Page' summaries the New Mills curriculum vision and principles. This document can be viewed here:
If you have any questions about the school's curriculum offer, please contact the school via the enquires email address: enquiries@newmillsschool.co.uk. If you can outline the specifics of your enquiry, your request for information with be passed to the most appropriate person.