The Standards Agenda: The Holistic Agenda:

Good qualifications and grades:

GCSE, A2, AS, BTEC, GNVQ,
LEARNING ACROSS CTC Skills and qualities required to be an
effective 21st century learner:
DIPLOMA etc. required for
employment & further / higher
VISION Innovation, creativity, team work,
problem solvers, independence,
education. A recognition that digitally literate etc. A recognition that
qualifications are essential for life such skills and qualities are essential
chances in the 21st century. for life chances in the 21st century.
Also under-pinned by the Govtʼs ʻEvery Child Mattersʼ agenda: be healthy, stay safe,
enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, achieve economic well-being

Alternative Immersion Curriculum Extra Thematic Specialist Student Voice

Curriculum Days Subjects Curricular Days status and ICT
Days experiences

Curriculum delivery review: How do the above contribute to meeting the aims of CTCʼs learning vision?

Continual Professional Development

CTC as a ʻlearning organisationʼ
The Standards Agenda:
Good qualifications and grades:
GCSE, A2, AS, BTEC, GNVQ,
DIPLOMA etc. required for
employment & further / higher
education. A recognition that
qualifications are essential for life
chances in the 21st century.
LEARNING ACROSS CTC The Holistic Agenda:
Skills and qualities required to be an
VISION effective 21st century learner: Innovation,
creativity, team work, problem solvers,
leadership skills, digitally literate etc. A
recognition that such skills and qualities
are essential for life chances in the 21st
Also under-pinned by the Govtʼs ʻEvery Child Mattersʼ agenda: be healthy, stay safe,
enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, achieve economic well-being century.

AIM: Stakeholders to co-create a shared ʻlearning visionʼ that drives all learning experiences across the college
(students, parents, teachers, support staff, governors, community, trust partners, local business people)

OUTCOMES - Strategic alignment of core principles and values re: learning across the college

- Consistent understanding of a shared learning vision (and to take advantage of the effects associated with its
establishment)

- Reinforced awareness of the importance of the standards agenda, ECM agenda and the need to facilitate
learning experiences that enable students to flourish / meet the demands of the 21st century
 AIM: To review the core components of curriculum delivery in line with meeting the aims of CTCʼs learning vision

OUTCOMES - AC days and Immersion days reviewed via consultation with some stakeholders - changes implemented
in line with CTC learning vision.

- Student Voice to impact upon Teaching and Learning experiences

- Other core components of curriculum delivery reviewed in accordance with CTC learning vision and
implemented changes (eg: new Y7 curriculum?)
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Continual Professional Development
CTC as a ʻlearning organisationʼ

AIM: i) To encourage all colleagues to view CTC as a ʻlearning organisationʼ (as members of
it we are expected to continually seek to improve our performance) Should CTC
develop a T&L
policy?
ii) To develop CPD opportunities that:

- improves even further the consistency of high quality teaching and learning across
CTC underpinned by sound pedagogy
Should CTC build capacity to
- establishes consistency regarding the facilitation of CTCʼs ʻholisticʼ agenda support the SIP by creating
new roles? (Champion of
Learning / Assessment / AC
- improves standards even further at key stages 3, 4 & 5
Days etc)

iii) To review existing structures that are currently in place for developing T&L across
CTC and implement new initiatives via consultation with staff.

OUTCOMES - Colleagues view CTC as a ʻlearning organisationʼ and continually seek to improve Should we begin to develop
their own performance. relationships with local
schools from a T&L
- High quality T&L consistently applied across CTC that impacts upon its learning perspective? (eg: share
vision. INSET days?)

- Existing T&L structures reviewed and any required changes in place.