Welcome to Sheffield Springs Academy

The Curriculum

The curriculum at Sheffield Springs Academy aims to support the highest level of achievement of all students. The academy:

• Teaches a broad and balanced range of subjects including all the key areas of the National Curriculum.
  
• Pays particular attention to developing the essential skills in English, mathematics, and information technology.
  
• Teaches the skills of business and enterprise to all, so that students are prepared for the world of work.
  
• Offers exciting opportunities to study and enjoy the performing arts which will build students’ confidence and self-esteem and enable them to follow them through to a higher level.
  
• Provides a range of academic and vocational courses from the age of 14 onwards. There will be close co-operation with Sheffield Park Academy to ensure the right range of levels are offered.

Specialism 

The academy's specialism is performing arts with a theme of business and enterprise. This will provide students with opportunities to develop their:

• Confidence and self-esteem
  
• Creativity and thinking skills
  
• Communication skills
  
• Skills for job opportunities in the arts or business community, or to continue studying beyond 16 and through to University

Extra-curricular activities 

Activities and interests outside lessons are enjoyable, but are also very important for the development of students. We encourage participation in as many activities as possible. A full programme of activities is offered to students.

Homework 

Learning does not just take place in the classroom. Many tasks can only be carried out outside the classroom and students are encouraged to see learning as not just limited to school. This allows them to develop private study skills which are so important. It also allows parents and carers to see, take part in and support their children’s progress.

Every student is given homework tasks and at the beginning of each year, parents/carers are given their child’s homework programme.

As they progress in the academy, students are given longer tasks to complete over a period of time. They are assisted in devising a plan to carry out this work and set deadlines for completion of each stage.

Every student has a planner in which details of work are set and deadlines of work and comments on performance and progress are written for parents/carers to sign each week. In this way, their child’s progress can be continually monitored.