‘To empower future generations to follow their dreams and to build a society of which we can all be proud’
Our Vision
Our vision is to deliver an authentic education for the children of our community to thrive. We aim to ensure all students achieve high levels of success in an ambitious range of qualifications including GCSE and A Level examinations, alongside industry based Vocational qualifications, whilst at the same time equipping them with the knowledge and power skills required to play an active and successful role in today’s highly competitive, exciting and fast-changing world.
Our Values
Our Values of Respect, Excellence and Determination are at the heart of everything we do and every decision we make.
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| We value every voice, every background, and every person – respect makes us stronger together. | We take pride in our learning – we aim high and challenge ourselves to do and be our very best. | Every setback is a learning opportunity – determination is our power. |
Our Curriculum
Central to the philosophy of the curriculum delivered is that it will provide an authentic education for the world today. This requires the curriculum to allow for the development of the knowledge, applied learning and power skills required for future success. Children in Budmouth Academy learn in a challenging, engaging and supportive environment. This philosophy is brought to life by our ‘Budmouth Basics’ and ‘Six Core Principles’ approach to teaching and learning.
Our curriculum planning is grounded in the strongest available evidence about how students learn and retain knowledge in the long term. We focus in particular on research from cognitive science that suggests students ought to learn the concepts that come up repeatedly to unlock the present distance between what is taught and what is remembered. These are the unifying ideas of each discipline that are carefully and strategically sequenced and spiralled.
Our curriculum overview is organised by year groups, providing insight into what is being covered each half term from both subject-specific and broader curriculum perspectives. In addition, each subject has a bespoke overview that outlines its curriculum intent, implementation, and impact, supporting the development of medium and short-term planning and our academy vision. These overviews are reviewed each half term to ensure they remain relevant, responsive to student needs, and aligned with whole-school priorities for teaching and learning.
Please access our curriculum by year group using the following links: