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26/09/23

Our Head Prefects, who have gone above and beyond already for the school and displayed the school values with passion and pride, have today met with our headteacher, Kirsty Rogers, to talk about how they feel our journey is going so far. pic.twitter.com/hV46skdtX4

26/09/23

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23/09/23

When you receive emails from families who visited our open evening and every single one comments on our wonderful students 🥰 and a few who just wanted to let us know this 👇 pic.twitter.com/7Hd4D0YA4C

23/09/23

Always happy to check my emails on a Saturday when this is what is waiting! We still have Open Mornings coming up. Check out our website for more information https://t.co/PhhQhv2uaV pic.twitter.com/UzuZ9zNWWB

21/09/23

Join Amber & Tamas as they camp out in Mr Rayner’s class. pic.twitter.com/94j9ABV9dk

21/09/23

Scientific discoveries on the second floor! pic.twitter.com/BxAk4OGvWV

21/09/23

Aureus School:Cultivating ambition; high standards for all. pic.twitter.com/5u3MauMOFY

21/09/23

Kirsty Rogers, our newly appointed headteacher, gives the first talk of the evening to a packed hall. pic.twitter.com/P11Srlq8lx

21/09/23

Keyboard lessons in the music room with our Year 10 students. pic.twitter.com/anxAeYFPtN

21/09/23

Matilda rehearsals are underway at tonight’s Open Evening! “…sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.” pic.twitter.com/SNUp0ILyzv

21/09/23

Open Evening 2023 pic.twitter.com/7WIyf1iGwB

21/09/23

Tonight is our Open Evening: 4:30 - 7:30pm Everyone is welcome! pic.twitter.com/x3Vc4cyOfO

21/09/23

Tonight is our Open Evening: 4:30 - 7:30pm Everyone is welcome! pic.twitter.com/2dYspLzKgS

21/09/23

Tonight is our Open Evening: 4:30 - 7:30pm Everyone is welcome! pic.twitter.com/jpxf0MSpKf

21/09/23

Tonight is our Open Evening: 4:30 - 7:30pm Everyone is welcome! pic.twitter.com/FfXRaN157U

21/09/23

Tonight is our Open Evening: 4:30 - 7:30pmEveryone is welcome! pic.twitter.com/xHEUYu4Vjd

20/09/23

Team science have a new page to share with you all things science. https://t.co/5OfbrKj4js

15/09/23

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15/09/23

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More Able

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Our inclusive ethos enables all children to be challenged in every lesson in every subject. We believe that challenge and support is just as important for more able as for lower prior attainers. We build on prior attainment and develop deep knowledge in order to build confidence and depth of understanding in high prior attaining students. Within this, we also recognise the need to develop and support high attainers with SEND and who are eligible for the Pupil Premium grant.

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How do we identify More Able students?

At Aureus, the More Able are identified using a mixture of this process:

  1. Completion of our internal Cognitive Ability Tests (CATs) and/or GL Assessments in English and Mathematics
  2. Analysis of KS2 entry data - if a student has attained a high scaled score in English and Mathematics they are identified as More Able/High Prior Attainers
  3. Ongoing attainment/teacher assessment - if students continue to exceed attainment levels appropriate to their age
  4. Ongoing assessment in subjects outside of the core subjects may lead to More Able status in a particular subject

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We support the More Able in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, the following:

In class differentiation/personalisation
Our quality first teaching pledge applies to students of all abilities. It is an expectation that we will aim high with the content of our curriculum and ensure it is accessible and challenging for all. Lessons will include:

  • Variety of questioning
  • Providing relevant, engaging, learning opportunities and interesting stimuli
  • Higher order and abstract thinking (e.g. handling ambiguity and paradox)
  • Problem solving and enquiry
  • Tier 3 vocabulary explicitly taught and high quality oracy modelled and applied
  • Independent work and self-study
  • Development of metacognitive practices
  • Transfer of knowledge across disciplines
  • Challenge options are flagged up to students using the challenge symbol
  • High quality feedback focused on how to achieve ambitious targets.
  • Reading Lists
  • Signposting opportunities for students to develop their knowledge further through independent study

Extended Learning and Personal Development
With an enormous range of extended learning activities already available, there are plenty of opportunities to develop high prior attainers’ skills, using cross-curricular disciplines.

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Careers Education
We work with external organisations to ensure that students have a clear focus on their destination after Aureus. Professionals from local and national organisations are invited to speak to students in assemblies to explore their career pathways and explain their roles, particularly in the ‘STEAM’ subject portfolio. Each year we will create opportunities for students to visit or access Higher Education Institutions.

Provision of leadership opportunities
Students are encouraged and supported to participate a number of leadership roles. The Student Council is a position to aspire to and students have to rise to the challenge of representing the student body. Leadership roles may be offered in a range of disciplines - Sport, Design, STEAM and Languages will require different sets of skills.

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More Able Programme
The progress and development of the More Able students is an ongoing research field at Aureus.  A carefully designed programme of assessment, intervention and evaluation enables staff to ensure that progress is on track for the More Able. These interventions can take the form of one-to-one progress checks, mentoring, the completion of a Scholars Passport (being updated for 2020-2021) and extra-curricular opportunities for debate and discussion.

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GCSE Students visit the Sociology Department at Oxford University

Brilliant Students Graduate with Brilliant Results

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Definitions
With the change in national context of how ability is identified, please see below an outline of agreed terminology with definitions from Ofsted.

More Able: high attaining pupils in pupils in primary schools

Most Able/High Prior Attainment (HPA): high attaining students in secondary school - students whose progress significantly exceeds age related expectations

Exceptionally Able: students who are performing above the Most Able.  Exceptionally able pupils are those who have the capacity to achieve or perform at the very highest academic levels.

Dual Exceptionality: this is a term for high performing students who also have a complex additional need, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.

For further details on how to ensure your child makes progress in line with their expectations, click on the link below

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