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St John's College, Cardiff
Junior & Senior School Curriculum
ESTYN Full School Inspection
St John's College, Cardiff warmly welcomes the outstanding report produced by ESTYN on its achievements, quality and standards, and especially the exceptional school ethos.
The report can be found in full on the ESTYN website www.ESTYN.gov.uk
or simply follow this link: www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/St_Johns_College_Report.pdf
'An Exceptional Ethos' (ESTYN)
Our school has four divisions:
• The Early Years & Infants Department,
• The Junior School from age 3 to 11,
• The Senior School 12 - 16,
• The Sixth Form College.
The teaching style throughout the school is modern and aware of current educational thinking and best practice, involving pupils in their own learning. It is also traditional in its quest for high standards, critical thought and curiosity for new learning. Modern scientific, technological and economic awareness, an outward view towards the languages of Europe, as well as to our own Welsh culture, and a strong interest in the arts and social sciences underpin our special national responsibility and contribution to the civic community, in providing the music for public worship in the Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral.
Major financial investments in exceptional indoor and outdoor sports facilities, judiciously assembled and created in recent years, have been enabled by consolidating our academic distinction as the foundation of the school's present and future success.
At the height of the development of our computing capability, we are also rapidly developing the library and research centres required of modern education, whether to encourage the young reader, or to provide resources for the advanced study of science or history, and the full range of other pre-university subjects at the very highest level.
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The Junior School
Welcome to the Junior School at St John’s College, Cardiff.
The Junior School, with pupils aged 7 to 11, is based in bright and spacious classrooms in the outstanding new block. The distinct family atmosphere of St John’s College is embodied in the particularly close-knit community of its Junior School. Each pupil is regarded as a unique individual with his or her own individual requirements.
The pupils are fortunate to share all the facilities of the senior school. As the children progress through KS2 they are taught by specialist teachers from the senior school who adapt their teaching styles to cater for the needs of younger pupils. As a result the transition to the senior school is seamless and effortless.
The Junior School aims to maintain a programme of improvement in the learning environment and to offer a vibrant, innovative and secure atmosphere in which to grow. We wish for pupils to have fun while learning.
Junior School Handbook (KS II)
http://www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/Junior_School_Curriculum_Booklet_(KS2).pdf
Newsletters
• January 2008
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/JS_Newsletter_Jan_08.pdf
• April 2008
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/JS_Newsletter_-_April_08.pdf
Reading
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/JS_Reading_Notice.pdf |
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The Senior School
Welcome to the Senior School at St John’s College, Cardiff.
Many parents and teachers consider the years of Secondary education to be the most stressful for pupils, and the most critical for their future development. GCSE performance is more than a reflection of a pupil's innate ability and GCSE examinations, including their coursework components, require a steady and supportive framework of classwork, homework and ongoing motivation throughout the 5 years of Secondary schooling. These disciplines and routines need to be established at the age of 11 or 12 in order to allow the student to maximise his or her potential at 16.
At St John's College, a nightly programme of homework is set, and this forms an essential part of each subject's study. Pupils are introduced at an early stage to the concept of refining their work to prepare themselves for the demands of GCSE. Most important for pupil development, however, is the sense of a secure and supportive school environment, where effort and achievement are recognised and applauded.
By the age of fourteen, each pupil will have arrived at an individually chosen programme of study, leading to a balanced set of GCSE qualifications, in as many subjects as will encourage the best quality of achievement of each individual, aiming at grades A*, A, B & C. Particular support is provided for pupils for whom the target of five GCSEs or more represents a particularly stressful goal.
Senior School Handbook (KS III)
http://www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/R12_&_R13_(KStage_3)_Curriculum_Booklet.pdf
Newsletters
• Summer 2008 www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/MS_Newsletter_Summer_08.pdf
• December 2007
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/MS_Newsletter_Dec_2007.pdf
• July 2007
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/MS_Newsletter_July_2007.pdf
• December 2006
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/MS_Newsletter_Dec_2006.pdf
• July 2006
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/MS_Newsletter_July_2006.pdf
• April 2006
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/MS_Newsletter_April_2006.pdf |
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Teaching & Learning
We teach with the aim that all our pupils can
• achieve high standards in their knowledge, understanding and skills;
• achieve agreed learning targets and goals;
• reach appropriate levels in key skills and succeed regardless of their social, ethnic or linguistic background;
• acquire new knowledge and skills, develop ideas and increase their understanding;
• understand what they are doing, how well they are progressing and what they need to do to improve;
• make good progress towards fulfilling their potential, moving on to the next stage of learning;
• develop their personal, social and learning skills and show motivation, work productively and make effective use of their time;
• behave responsibly and show respect for others;
• develop the capacity to work independently, with the skills necessary to maintain lifelong learning;
• progress well in their personal, social, moral and wider development.
*To the right is a collection of St John's College pupils' artwork⇒
St John's College Lesson Plan:
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/SJC_lesson_plan.pdf
Independent Study Information: www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/SJC_Independent_Study.cwk_(WP).pdf
Internet & Computer Use:
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/Internet_and_Computer_use_policy.pdf |
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Organisations & Links - Wider Community, Faiths, PSHE & Citizenship
An illustrative catalogue of organisations and guest speakers with which the school has forged links with the wider community, including parents, in the course of broadening Religious Education, enriching careers advice, PSHE and citizenship.
www.stjohnscollegecardiff.macwebsitebuilder.com/f/SJC_links_with_outside_organisations.pdf
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