What is Horizon and why are we changing?

Horizon is an innovative curriculum where the students in Year 7 work primarily in one main area of the school.
Horizon’s aim is to further aid the transition of new students coming into Grainville as well as provide a framework that focuses on the development of Literacy and Numeracy skills. We are looking to the future to develop 21st century learners.

Horizon is set up as a ‘school within a school’. It has its own dedicated area which will not be used by other year groups. Horizon has a dedicated team of teachers who will be teaching your child for approximately 70% of their timetable in the Horizon base. Subjects taught within Horizon include Literacy, Numeracy, Mathematics, English, French, Art, Personal & Social Education, History, Geography and Religious Studies. The other 30% of the time students will go out to practical specialist departments. These departments include Science, Design Technology, Music and PE.

As already stated, the main focus for the Horizon curriculum is the development of Literacy and Numeracy and it is these two subjects that have a huge influence on choice, opportunity and the life chances of young people leaving school and in their future.
 

Our team of Horizon teachers, who are also the form tutors of your son/daughter, will get to know each and everyone of them thoroughly, not only their personalities but how they learn, the level at which they are learning and also how to move them forward. Horizon offers us a new partnership and a unique opportunity and insight into the education of your child that will enable us to better support them to reach or exceed their potential. We have a dedicated Teaching Assistant(TA) for Horizon who will be supporting small groups of students. We will also be encouraging our Gifted and Talented students who need to be extended and challenged, particularly in Maths and English.

Our philosophy for Horizon is a simple one, we want to get to know your child and in doing so maximise their true potential.