The Grove
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It is our aim to unlock the potential of each individual.
We offer every pupil life-changing opportunities and an environment in which academic excellence is promoted through learning and shared experiences. We want our pupils to experience an outstanding, all-round and full education at the heart of which are the academic qualifications of which they are fully capable.
Lower School
Lower School
The Lower School provides pupils with the opportunity to start discovering who they are.
At Woodhouse Grove we are determined to make the transition to secondary education as easy as possible. We provide a warm welcome into our community and quickly develop our pupils’ confidence to enable them to benefit from the countless opportunities on offer.
The Lower School environment is designed to challenge and encourage students to “have a go” without the fear of making mistakes. We encourage them to explore their interests, try new activities, develop friendships and participate in school life as widely as possible. We aim to inspire, fire imaginations and provide all our students with the drive and aspiration they need.
A dedicated team of approachable pastoral staff ensure all children are cared for and listened to and also provide guidance along the early part of their Grove career. We aim to understand each individual pupil and what motivates them, both academically and beyond the classroom. We also run a hugely popular peer drop in centre where the children can speak to older students about any issues they may have.
We ensure that students have the required skill set for the GCSE years through varied teaching methods, regular assessment and opportunity for guided self evaluation following each report cycle. Activities in form groups are a key part of this process. These include group activities, time for self reflection, one to one discussion with tutors and inter-form competitions.
The first steps of a pupil’s seven year career at Woodhouse Grove are taken at the Lower School and we aim to inspire, fire imaginations and provide all our students with the drive and aspiration they require to become the very best version of themselves that they can be.
Upper School
Upper School
Upper School is about continued academic challenge.
At Woodhouse Grove, we understand that the Upper School is a time of significant change for our pupils, not only in terms of academic and social challenges but also within themselves. We want our Upper School students to be proud of their accomplishments and work hard with each and every one to help them achieve their best. We offer a rich, challenging and dynamic curriculum and individual support and guidance to give our young people a true sense of well-being, a sense of fun and a growing awareness of themselves. We want our students to be able to question the world around them with an open mind and have the character to listen to others whilst being prepared to stand up for their beliefs.
Equally as important as academic challenge, Upper School life is about a broad and stimulating range of co-curricular activity; social diversity; developing friendships; opportunities to lead and a tightening focus on the future supported by mentoring and careers advice. Encouragement, Challenge, Support and Guidance are key words throughout the school and nowhere more so than in the lives of our students in Years 10 and 11.
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