St Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive School
is a Catholic

Catholic

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 comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

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 in Royal Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells

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, Kent

Kent

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, England

England

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. The school was founded in 1966.

School aims

- To provide an environment in which all students will be able to develop morally, spiritually and socially.

- To promote in each child the acquisition of skills, knowledge and personal responsibility.

- To broaden our students' vision, understanding and experience of the world.

- To provide a broadly-based framework of study as required by the National Curriculum.

- To assist young people to make their own informed judgements.

Areas of Learning

The school is arranged into 5 Areas of Learning (AoL). Students are assigned to an Area of Learning and they will stay in this Area for all of their school career - developing a strong supportive relationship with their peers and the team of teachers in their Area.

Family members will be put into the same Area of Learning but not necessarily the same Review Group. The Areas of Learning are led by an Assistant Headteacher, supported by a Pastoral leader.

Area of Learning	Subjects	Head of AoL	Pastoral Leader
Communication & Culture (CC)	English, MFL, Film Studies, Media Studies, Drama	Ms. P. Kerr >:(	Ms. J. Griffiths
Creative & Physical Design (CPD) The Best!! AoL Beii. FTP	Art, Music, PE, Technology	Mrs. S. Molyneux <3	TBA
Ethos & Personal Development (EPD)	RE, Citizenship, PHSE, History	Mr. N Bradbury	Mrs. J. Devine ☹
Environmental & Scientific Understanding (ESU)	Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Geography.	Mr. T West (Reggae lover)	Mr. H. Nelson
Numeracy & Enterprise (NE)	Maths, ICT, Business, Statistics	Mrs. P. Skoyles	Mr. R. Cruse

In year 7 students are taught in mixed-ability groups for most subjects - called by a Saints name (Anna, Clare, Joan, Simon, Peter, Luke). At the end of each day, students have 20 minutes Review Time, with their Review Tutor, in mixed age "vertical" Review Groups. This is to encourage students to reflect on their personal learning in a family environment. In addition, they will also have an "Enrichment" lesson, covering Citizenship and PHSE topics, taught in their Saints group.

Years 7 - 9

The following subjects are taught at Key Stage 3:

• Religious Education
• Science
• Maths
• F.T.P.
• English
• ICT
• Physical Education
• Modern Foreign Language (French or Spanish)
• Geography
• History
• Art
• Drama
• Music
• Technology (which includes: Design & Technology, Food, Resistant Materials & Textiles)

Note: German has now been replaced by Spanish, thus German will only be available for A-level

Year 10 - 11

All students follow courses leading to GCSEs in the following subjects:

• Religious Education
• Mathematics
• English Literature
• English Language
• Science (double award or separate sciences)
• ICT/Computing

Students then have a choice of subjects, leading to GCSEs:

• Art & Design
• Business Studies
• Drama
• Geography
• T.B.O.
• History
• Separate Science (Chemistry, Physics and Biology)
• Music
• Physical Education
• French or Spanish
• Technology selected from: Food, Graphic Design, Resistant Materials & Textile

All students still have to participate in at least an hour of Physical Education a week.

Sixth form

The Sixth Form at St Gregory's is regarded as the most influential and responsible part of the school (some achievement). All of the Year 12 students are deemed to be "Prefects", with some of them, through application and interview procedures made "Senior Prefects". The choice of post-16 education can be of ultimate importance and so we will do our utmost to provide the mixture of courses that best meets the needs of the individual.
Students can take a mixture of 'AS' and AVCEs in year 12 in order to maximise opportunities for progression. Some students may choose to follow an intermediate VCE in year 12 with a view to taking up advanced courses later.

A range of options are available in the Sixth Form, including A level GCE, Applied A levels and B Tech qualifications.

Head Boy and Head Girl

• 2010 - 2011: Joseph Curtis and Ciara McGee
• 2009 - 2010: Joseph Kyne and Roisin Kavanagh Aldridge

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