Highfields Extension (KS3)

The Highfields Main Campus is split into two separate areas – the Main Building and the Extension Building. KS3 is based in our Extension Building.
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Who?
The Extension Building has six main groups, made up mainly of Key Stage 3 students (Y7, Y8, Y9).

Form Tutors are as follows: FORM TUTOR LIST

These should be contacted directly about any queries / concerns via the main school number 0161 4067922 or be email: contact@highfieldscollege.org.uk

When?
The Extension Building operates as follows:
  • Start: 9AM
  • Finish: 3:20PM (Friday 1:20PM)
What?
The aims of area are as follows:
  • Provide extended support for young people with a view to a fresh start at a new school.
  • Provide ‘focused respite’ in terms of breaking cycles of conflict, often rooted in high-anxiety and fight responses – particularly where there has been a relatively sudden escalation and short history of behaviour concerns.
  • Provide a smaller yet mainstream-orientated setting whereby a young person with questions around the nature of their needs and roots of their disruptive / aggressive presentation can be placed under a ‘gentle scrutiny’ through observation and assessment.
  • Formulate a programme of mentoring that will make inroads into a young person’s perspective of themselves, others and the value of learning – with a view to this being carried forward by their mainstream school / special school.
  • Provide practical, constructive recommendations to the student’s future school in terms of the work they can carry forward for the young person – with a view to preventing behaviour escalating in the future.
  • Establish / re-establish working relationship between school professionals, family and any outside agencies.
  • In partnership with the referring mainstream school, plan and implement a personalised route back to school.
How?
The cohort is split into 6 classes of 8 students (i.e. 48 student places in total), with a small team of subject-specialist teachers and mentors. The centre also has its own ICT facilities and activity/lunch area, with lunch being provided for all students.

Our Curriculum Map can be viewed here: Curriculum Map 25 – 26. More detailed summaries of schemes of work for KS3 can be accessed here: Subject Summaries.

Whilst working towards academic goals (i.e. progression through levels / grades), our curriculum also seeks to develop the whole person through the ‘Character 120’ approach which sees every lesson carry a personal development goal alongside subject goals.

Our curriculum at KS3 includes a regular careers input which is outlined here: Careers at Highfields.