Departments
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Art & Design
Art & Design
Art and Design is an important part of the all-round education of young people. It provides them with unique ways of expressing their feelings and ideas about the world in which they live. The study of Art and Design enables pupils to understand a variety of cultures and contextual links relating to historical events.
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Biology
Biology
Biology is the study of living organisms which includes their structure, functioning, origin and evolution, classification, interrelationships and distribution. The Biology Department aims to stimulate and excite pupils’ curiosity about and interest in the living world around them.
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Business & Economics
Business & Economics
The Economics and Business Studies Department aims to provide pupils with a sound knowledge of economic and business principles in order that they can understand better the world in which they live and develop their ability to think as entrepreneurs.
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Chemistry
Chemistry
The Chemistry Department strives to provide pupils with the information and skills to enable them to fulfil their potential in Chemistry. Additionally, the Chemistry Department aims to prepare pupils for the challenges of further education and to make informed decisions on issues related to Chemistry that will affect their lives.
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Computer Technology
Digital Technology
The Department aims to support and enhance the whole curriculum, whilst still providing opportunities for digital technology as a subject in its own right. We aim to teach in a meaningful context, providing pupils with experiences of using ICT creatively and with confidence.
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Drama
Drama
The Drama Department aims to provide pupils with opportunities for experiential and active learning.
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Through a balanced approach, pupils should acquire both a practical and theoretical understanding of the subject which is appropriate to their level of study. A key aim of the Drama Department is to equip pupils with skills and abilities that are transferrable to a range of life and employment contexts.× -
English
English
As a core subject, English is of central importance in the curriculum because of its vital role as the medium for teaching and learning in all other subjects. It is also vital in the preparation of all pupils for the wide range of linguistic demands made by adult life and employment. Our aim in the English Department is twofold: to equip pupils with the linguistic skills necessary for adult life and to foster a love of literature.
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French
French
The French Department aims to support the whole curriculum, whilst still providing opportunities for French as a subject in its own right. We aim to teach in a meaningful context, providing pupils with experiences of using French creatively and with confidence.
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Geography
Geography
The Geography Department of St. Mary’s seeks to build upon young people’s natural curiosity of the world and raise their awareness of the application of Geography in everyday life by building knowledge and understanding of current events from local to global, providing opportunities for fieldwork and encouraging the development of decision-making skills.
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History
History
The History Department is a well-established department with a long-standing tradition of excellent results. We aim to encourage students to develop skills and attitudes that will prepare them for life after school and to instil a strong sense of identity and respect of the cultural identities of others.
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Home Economics
Home Economics
At Key Stage 3 all pupils in Years 8, 9 and 10 have a weekly Home Economics class. Many pupils continue at GCSE level to study Child Development and Food and Nutrition. At A Level, the Home Economics Department offers Nutrition and Food Science and Applied A-level Health and Social Care.
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Irish
Irish
The Irish Department aims to support the whole curriculum, whilst still providing opportunities for Irish as a subject in its own right. We aim to teach in a meaningful context, providing pupils with experiences of using Irish creatively and with confidence.
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Mathematics
Mathematics
The Mathematics Department aims to develop, maintain and stimulate pupils’ curiosity, interest and enjoyment in Mathematics. We aim to teach in a meaningful context whilst providing opportunities for pupils to use their skills creatively through problem solving and investigation.
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Moving Image Arts
Moving Image Arts
WELCOME TO MOVING IMAGE ARTS
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The prospective Moving Image Arts (MIA) student should be interested in learning about the practical and theoretical processes of film making and enjoy experimenting with various types of visual media and audio. A very good standard of written English is essential but equally important, it is that students are imaginative, inquisitive, willing to learn and capable of working independently within set project deadlines.× -
Music
Music
The Music Department aims to:
introduce pupils to a wide ranging repertoire of music that they can enjoy listening to;
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encourage pupils to express their ideas with clarity and confidence;
develop pupils’ creativity through various Composing activities;
promote skills of negotiation, concentration and technical control of an instrument;
enable pupils to use ICT to create and perform music;
provide opportunities for pupils to perform and further develop their skills on keyboard and ukuele, tuned and untuned percussion;
provide pupils with opportunities to play in other ensembles; and
provide pupils with an insight into the career paths open to Music students.× -
Physical Education
Physical Education
The Physical Education Department aims principally to promote the healthy physical, social and psychological development of all pupils. Accordingly, it offers to every pupil a wide and varied range of sporting activities through its curricular and extracurricular programmes.
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Physics
Physics
The Physics Department aims to stimulate pupils’ curiosity and their interest in, and knowledge of, phenomena and events of the world around them. Through their work in Physics, pupils are helped to understand major scientific ideas, to appreciate how these develop and contribute to technological change, and advances in today’s world.
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Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Through the taught curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities, the Religious Studies department is committed to nurturing the faith life of pupils and equipping them with the knowledge to defend their faith in a world that is increasingly challenged by social, economic and cultural change.
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Spanish
Spanish
The Spanish Department aims to support the whole curriculum, whilst still providing opportunities for Spanish as a subject in its own right. We aim to teach in a meaningful context, providing pupils with experiences of using Spanish creatively and with confidence.
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Technology & Design
Technology & Design
Technology and Design is about designing and manufacturing practical solutions to problems through imaginative thinking.
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