HOME ABOUT US PARKSIDE LIFE CURRICULUM REMOTE LEARNING SEN&D JOIN US AWARDS FIREFLY E-MAIL ALP Curriculum Welcome to the curriculum section of the Parkside website. At Parkside Academy we provide opportunities for all through educational excellence. Our intent is to ensure that all students make outstanding progress and that our curriculum will remove any barriers that may affect their learning. At the heart of the school is the focus on broadening student’s cultural horizons to ensure they are able to continue to the next stage of their educational journey. If you need more information please contact Mr L Stott, Deputy Headteacher. Parkside Academy Hall Lane, Willington, Crook Co. Durham DL15 0QF Tel: 01388 746 396 Fax: 01388 746782 General Enquiries please email: admin@parkside.org.uk Curriculum Intent Curriculum Prospectus Equality and Diversity Subject Overviews Teaching & Learning Cultural Capital SMSC British Values Gifted and Talented Educational Visits ASPIRE / RSE Online Safety Sporting Activities Wellbeing Careers Inspire Student Leadership ©2021 Advance Learning Partnership; Advance Learning Partnership Trust, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 07928558. Registered office address: Advance Learning Partnership, Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, Durham, DL16 7LN. VAT number: 130232964. Advance Learning Partnership Trust is an exempt charity.

HOME ABOUT US PARKSIDE LIFE CURRICULUM REMOTE LEARNING SEN&D JOIN US AWARDS FIREFLY E-MAIL ALP Communication At Parkside Academy, we value communication skills with the belief that communication skills can impact students on both an academic and personal level. Communication skills (including the areas of reading, writing and speaking and listening), are core skills required to be successful across the curriculum and therefore across the subjects that students access in their time at Parkside. Further, by developing these core skills, we believe that we also develop our students’ love of learning and key personal skills of resilience, independence and creativity- key skills required to prepare our students for the wider world after Parkside. Therefore, students are provided with a wide range of opportunities in order to develop their communication skills both within and beyond the school gates. We encourage students to read for pleasure, develop their vocabulary and refine their writing skills in the opportunities that we provide for students. Our online communication platform provides information for parents on how to support students with developing communication skills in the home environment. As well as this, our platform provides student with details about our online library, key communication events, challenges and competitions all linked to reading, writing and vocabulary. Reading E-Library ©2021 Advance Learning Partnership; Advance Learning Partnership Trust, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 07928558. Registered office address: Advance Learning Partnership, Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, Durham, DL16 7LN. VAT number: 130232964. Advance Learning Partnership Trust is an exempt charity.