Curriculum Intent

At Beaconsfield High School our curriculum intent is to support a happy, high-achieving learning community enriched by the opportunity to discover talents and passions. We plan and build our curriculum so that academic knowledge, enrichment, and life skills match the high aspirations of our learners and allow them to make the strongest progress over time. This will prepare them to be the best they can be in school, as citizens in their community and in their future. 

A-Level Programme

Our A-Level programme blends academia with opportunities to develop skills of leadership, creativity, teamwork, resilience and independent thinking. This we achieve through a broad and balanced curriculum consisting of: 

We also strongly encourage all students to take part in: 

• Team projects (Young Enterprise, Gold Duke of Edinburgh, National Citizenship Service) 
• Co-curricular and super-curricular activities 
• Essay competitions 
• Outreach opportunities 
• Trips and visits. 

Each A-Level subject has four taught hours per week with an understanding that students will match this contact time in private study.  A-Level options include all subjects taught at GCSE plus: further mathematics, business studies, classical civilisation, economics, politics, media studies, psychology and sociology. Further information can be found in the Becky High Sixth Prospectus and our A-Level Options Guide.

Extended Project Qualification  

The EPQ has one contact hour each week with students managing their research beyond that independently. The EPQ is designed to prepare students for university study by developing time management skills, presentation skills, writing project reports and completing research. It also allows students to demonstrate their passion for an area of study not covered by their A-Level studies. In consultation with the Director of Sixth Form, some students may choose to study a fourth A-Level or an AS in French or Spanish, instead of an EPQ. 

PSHE

Our pastoral PSHE programme is delivered through six partially collapsed timetable days and is supported by our extensive Co-curricular and super-curricular programme of events and activities. 

Sport

Year 12 students have one timetabled sport and activities lesson per week when they opt to do elite sport, recreational PE, sports leadership, in school volunteering / mentoring or out of school volunteering / mentoring. They also have one timetabled lesson per week devoted to the lecture series in which organisations from local and national businesses, universities, alumnae, literary and political figures present weekly lectures. This broadens students' knowledge, opens their eyes to other perspectives and possibilities, and enhances their learning experience.