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• Nobel News - 10 March 2023

Dear parents and carers,As you may have heard, the NEU (National Education Union) is extending its industrial action next Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March.(more…)

Dear parents and carers,As you may have heard, the NEU (National Education Union) still intends to take industrial action next Wednesday 1 March.In preparation, we have made the following additional arrangements for next week’s strike:Year 7 should come to school and report to their tutor room registers will be taken at 9:45am. School will finish earlier at 2:45pm. They should bring books and expect to be taught in all four lessons

• Year 11 will be taking their mock examinations and should arrive on time for their first examination. Some students will have morning examinations, these will start at 8:30. If students do not have an examination in the morning, they should study at home. All yr11 students should be in school for their Maths examination at 12:30. For both sessions please report to the auditorium
• Year 12 and 13 should come into school at the usual time, attending all the lessons that are running and then leaving school at 1:20pm, there will be no afternoon lessons.
• All other year groups, Yr. 8, Yr. 9, and yr.10 will need to stay at home, work will be provided.

Lunchtime will be shorter, but food will be available. There will be no clubs.If there are any changes to the above arrangements, we shall contact you again.Thank you for your continued cooperation and support,Warm regards Martyn Henson

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• Nobel News - 24 February 2023

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• Nobel News - 20 January 2023

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• Nobel News - 16 December 2022

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• Nobel News - 25 November 2022

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• Nobel News - 11 November 2022

Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) is part of a lifelong learning about physical, moral and emotional development. At Nobel School, RSHE is centred on personal safety, caring for others and building strong family relationships. This is coupled with teaching students about sexual health (including safe sex), and sexuality.Effective relationship, sex and health education is essential if young people are to make responsible and well informed decisions about their lives. RSHE at Nobel School is intended to help students learn about relationships, emotions, sexuality and sexual health. We aim to present relevant facts in an objective and balanced manner. Lessons are set in the context of the family, friends and wider societal issues and address responsibilities that arise from within these relationships. RSHE at Nobel School will help young people learn to respect themselves and others and move with confidence from childhood through adolescence into adulthood.Under the Education Act 2002/Academies Act 2010 all schools must provide a balanced and broadly-based curriculum which:

• • promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and
  • prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life

All maintained secondary schools must provide relationship and sex education (including education about sexually transmitted disease such as HIV and AIDS and child protection issues such as FGM and child sexual exploitation) and must teach human growth and reproduction as set out in the national curriculum. This is a statutory requirement.At Nobel all students have an hour a fortnight of RSHE which is delivered as a discreet subject from Years 7 through to 13. At key stages 3 and 4 there are three key elements covered each year:

1. Health and Wellbeing
2. Living in the wider world
3. Relationships

Details of the specific topics covered can be seen in the curriculum overviews below.RSHE is a non-examined subject and assessment is completed mainly formatively in class through recall questioning and do now tasks. At the end of each unit students will complete a recall quiz to test their overall knowledge for the topics covered.

Long Term Plans

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• Year 7 RSHE
• Year 8 RSHE
• Year 9 RSHE
• Year 10 RSHE
• Year 11 RSHE

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• Nobel News - 7 October 2022

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• Nobel News - 23 September 2022

In the Drama department we believe creativity and imagination develops a student’s critical thinking skills and the ability to appreciate and differentiate and make informed judgements which in turn leads to creative thinking, confidence and problem solving – all skills which are prized by employers and which young people need.The staff love to see their students succeed and have high expectations that each will do well according to his or her abilities therefore Drama is an important part of the curriculum. Drama is taught in mixed ability classes in Years 7 – 9, where we encourage students to develop lively, creative enquiring and independent minds, to develop self-esteem and confidence, experience opportunities for personal growth and develop the skills and enthusiasm for lifelong learning. The students can further develop these skills at GCSE where students develop a deeper understanding of dramatic techniques and technical components that will enhance their skills still further.At A Level we offer Drama and Theatre Studies which examines all aspects of Theatre from Technical Elements, Stage Design and Performance components in a practical and theoretical course which intellectually challenges students offering them the same cognitive stretch of the most traditional subjects.As part of the Performing Arts faculty Drama regularly offers extracurricular opportunities in the form of concerts, showcases and productions that energises the relationships between the school, its students and their community.[ut_one_fourth]

Long Term Plans

• Year 7 – Drama
• Year 8 – Drama
• Year 9 – Drama
• Year 10 and 11 – Drama

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Dance is studied in the three strands of Performance, Composition and Appreciation Allowing students to improve their physical ability, stamina and dance skills through practical participation in different dance styles. Students are given the opportunity to perform as a soloist, and as part of a group. Dance gives students confidence and expression, understanding a deeper value of a healthy lifestyle and expressive qualities. We also offer a variety of extra-curricular dance clubs across all years, community outreach and performances to further enrich our students’ experience of dance.

Year 7 and Year 8

One lesson a fortnight in Year 7 and 8, where students explore different dance styles, building knowledge of Ballet, musical theatre and embedding choreographic terminology through practical tasks. Dance at Nobel also provides students with a variety of learning opportunities both in lessons and extra -curricular creating a love of the subject and motivation to challenge themselves to be the best they can be.

Year 9

As a department we aim to provide a creative, engaging and expansive dance education. Topic areas develop curiosity and collaborative skills, encouraging independent learning and self-discipline. The curriculum is taught choreographic process through Contemporary dance, Musical theatre styles, and we look closely at professional choreographers as a source of inspiration for choreographic outcomes to build a foundation into GCSE. Although a competitive environment is encouraged students are taught how to work within a team to achieve a goal and celebrate together. Dance at Nobel provides students with a variety of learning opportunities both in lessons and extra -curricular creating a love of the subject and motivation to challenge themselves to be the best they can.

GCSE & A Level

Students will have a good knowledge of contemporary Dance; they will be able to performance a solo in a contemporary style accurately. Students will have a good understanding of the choreographic process and will be able to demonstrate this through creating and explain their own dance work.Students will be able to interpret and analyse professional dance works and will be able to link choreographic choices to dance intentions. Students will be able to perform using sound physical, expressive and technical skills. Dancers at Nobel will be able to demonstrate and explain dance terminology effectively and will thrive of working in collaboratively and independently. We follow the three stranded approach of Performance, Composition and Appreciation.Performance – the skills necessary to perform successfully as part of group or a soloist learning how to improve their performance techniques.Choreography – how to create movement from a stimulus, how to develop and structure it into a coherent piece of work either from a stimulus or inspired from a professional choreographer.Appreciation – studying dances and appreciating what makes them successful, studying various professional dances interpreting their themes, movement, lighting, costume and design.[ut_one_fourth]

Long Term Plans

• Year 7 – Dance
• Year 8 – Dance
• Year 9 – Dance
• Year 10 & 11 – Dance

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