b'Curriculum & LearningThe curriculum at Ashlyns is designed to be broad, balanced, rich and inspiring; to createlearners who are confident, articulate, successful, resilient, socially-responsible citizens of the future.We offer a strong core curriculum supplemented by exciting options and opportunities within,and beyond, the classroom; further details of our curriculum are available on the school website.Our Key Stage 4 provision offers aWe provide a comprehensive package predominantly academic base of GCSEs,of visiting speakers and experts to guide supplemented by alternative courseson topics such as mental wellbeing, safe such as BTECs and the Extended Projectrelationships, digital footprints and online Qualification, tailored to students needssafety, to ensure that school is relevantand choices.to todays issues and tomorrows future.We recognise the importance of makingOur students are digital natives and we In Key Stage 3, students study athe right subject choices: our staff worksupport them in becoming responsible comprehensive range of subjects,with students to ensure the subjectsusers of technology, to harness the providing a foundation for their successthey choose to study are tailored to theirbenefits of digital technology in the at Key Stage 4 and in the Sixth Form,aspirations and abilities, and link these toclassroom and to prepare them for life enhanced by: their relevance and application in later life. beyond school. Students joining Ashlyns have their learning enhanced by One-to-Extended Learning Days includingWe are delighted that so many of One digital learning using Google Suiteour students join our Sixth Form and off-site visits and visiting speakers,for Education and Chromebooks. mock employment interviews, studentprogress onto many of the countryswellbeing workshops, internationaltop universities; please see the Sixth Pupils work diligently, days and House challenges. Form prospectus for more information. reflectively and with a carousel of exciting tasterStudents are given the tools to navigate,enthusiasm. Teachers challenge and contribute to an ever-options in Year 9, such as Outdoorchanging and complex world through consistently create and Centre challenges, Film and Media,our PSHE and enrichment programmes, sustain trusting relationships.Architecture and Design, High-There is an industrious, purposeful and Intensity Fitness, Exploring theso that they can keep themselves OFSTED REPORT, 2018productive atmosphere in all lessons. Outdoors, French Culture, Computerhealthy, safe and happy. Game Design, Music SequencingOFSTED REPORT 2018 and many more.06 | Ashlyns School Prospectus 2020-2021 www.ashlyns.herts.sch.uk | 07'