Values and Ethos

Optimism Trust Community Aspirations

Curriculum

Each academy within the Focus Trust uses the National Curriculum for England as the basis for planning their curriculum for pupils. This helps to ensure that all pupils receive a broad and balanced curriculum. The national curriculum includes English, mathematics, science, geography, history, music, art & design, computing, design & technology, languages, and physical education.

British Values

Each academy has designed and personalised their curriculum to ensure that it meets the distinctive needs of their pupils. The curriculum is designed to equip pupils for later life in modern Britain. As part of the curriculum, each academy actively promotes the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

Tolerance and respect

As a state-funded British school, we actively promote tolerance or, and respect for, all people – regardless of faith, culture, lifestyle or background.

Equality

Each academy in the Focus Trust is fully compliant with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.