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Peterborough Curriculum Case Study: Bishop Creighton Academy and Peterborough Cathedral

RSA Area Based Curriculum projects are designed by schools in collaboration with a local community partner; supported by local expertise and context; and taught using the local area as a classroom.
 
In 2010 we recruited schools in Peterborough to pilot this approach to curriculum development with the aims of:

  • Creating learning experiences that were engaging for children from all backgrounds
  • Increasing children’s understanding of and attachment to the place where they live
  • Embedding schools more deeply within their communities and localities.
Bishop Creighton Academy partnered with Peterborough Cathedral to construct a programme of work which complemented and enhanced the National Curriculum, using a locally specific context. This project revolved around the production of a 'Question Time' style event in which members of the inter-faith council and the school council sat on a panel and answered questions from the audience of Year 4 and 5 students.

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