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07/12/23

Year 11 used quadrats to conduct random sampling this morning. They calculated a mean and then used formulae to estimate the number of daisies in a field.#gcsescience#Biology pic.twitter.com/F5Oy347YoR

07/12/23

So proud of these students today. Lovely talking to them at lunch about the nerves they had in the lead up but they absolutely smashed it! pic.twitter.com/gEXXPNmwNb

07/12/23

Christmas 🎄 https://t.co/itHnG5SPFF

07/12/23

We are immensely proud to announce our winners of the youth speakers' competition organised by the Rotary club. The topic they debated on was "The gender pay gap".Well done Megan , Jaxon , Kacper and Tilly on all your efforts and teams' work. We are super proud of you! pic.twitter.com/cGzjJI9mOh

06/12/23

Yr10 investigate the products of with excellent result’s. pic.twitter.com/3iWfc0fkK5

06/12/23

Yr9 perform a practical that helps them calculate specific heat capacity. Do you know the formula? #SHC pic.twitter.com/x1XILX5GAm

05/12/23

The water is back up and running. School will be open to all students tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

05/12/23

URGENT NEWS. Aureus is closed today due to problems with the water pipes. Full details to follow in letter.

04/12/23

Lovely to see our Year 11s and their families in school this evening, working on their revision skills. You’ve got this 💪 https://t.co/K2lBmo81TE

03/12/23

A fantastic morning! 30+ amazing volunteers (thank you!) planted 400+ saplings on the school field. It was freezing but this awesome team planted the saplings in less than 2hrs. Thank you for the saplings pic.twitter.com/a2EBWy9hUC

02/12/23

Thank you to everyone who came to help us plant 450 donated trees this morning . Hope everyone has warmed up now. pic.twitter.com/VXTFbw4EOo

01/12/23

Collaboration is what helps us grow. Had a lovely day today. The students were delightful and the staff welcoming. Working together to create a better future for our students pic.twitter.com/rAtfoDMivr

29/11/23

Great meeting with Jak today. Excited for the work we can do together to create opportunities for students.

29/11/23

A year 9 student receives a prestigious award for performing an investigation on the factors that affect the growth of plants. He proudly receives his Bronze Crest Award🥳 pic.twitter.com/v1j0lGzGXY

29/11/23

Just adding items to our wellbeing calendar. The new wellbeing committee are working on ways to help bring the team together. Look after the staff so they can look after the students. Happy Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/wEBKuw4NH1

28/11/23

When the wellbeing survey confirms what you already knew: we are making improvements every day and the staff feel it. Looking forward to hearing the student voice to check they feel the same. pic.twitter.com/VBLNF70eQA

28/11/23

Year 8 learnt about the role of stomata in plants today, and then got to identify them down a microscope (the green parts on photo 3!) pic.twitter.com/Dhh4wc86MH

27/11/23

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24/11/23

Year 8 learnt about energy stores yesterday. They then completed a series of practicals where they identified the energy stores. pic.twitter.com/SbMOmJNexD

23/11/23

Future leaders of the world! Student council met today to discuss the agenda for the year! They were very excited about some upcoming events at school and most importantly, have already started working as a team to make Aureus the best place for all of our students. pic.twitter.com/kHa5QyMUIs

Super Curriculur

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Aureus School runs a Super Curricular programme to support individuals to stretch, enhance and push themselves towards their ambitious career and life goals. We believe that our students have specific strengths to develop and where these are exceptional, they should be fostered and encouraged in special ways. Our Super Curricular provision includes personalised trips and visits and entry to national competitions and events. An example of such programmes includes the renowned The Brilliant Club. This is where students on this programme are provided with tutoring from PHD students, work on an extended project qualification and visit Russell Group universities to raise awareness of future possibilities. Aureus School will also continue to enter The Magistrates’ Mock Trial competition, GLF Debating Competition and highlight and signpost events and competitions across the UK. Our lessons also provide a scholars’ task to ensure stretch and challenge is embedded into all lessons. Teachers aim for all students to be guided and supported into extending their learning beyond the specifications of their courses. A bespoke programme of visits is also offered for our students to enrich their learning experiences. and a forum for Parents and Carers to engage with the Super Curricular Lead, thus working together to nurture all children’s full potential.

Scarab Beetles, Mummies and the Oxford Spires

How do we identify Super Curriculur 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 Super Curriculur 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.

   Diamond Light Source Facility 

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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.

Our Future Politicians Take a Trip to Parliament

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Super Curriculur Programme
The progress and development of the Super Curriculur 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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