Subject Information
We invite you to find out more about the subjects taught at OA Arena by clicking on the panels below. If you have any questions about the curriculum please get in touch with us via the academy office.
- English Language and Literature
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Geography
- French
- Art
- History
- Physical Education
- Design Technology
- Music
- Religious Education
English Language and Literature
English Language and Literature
The best of what has been thought and said.
- Matthew Arnold
Studying English Language and Literature at Oasis Academy Arena provides students with opportunities to gain knowledge of, and to engage with, the "best of what has been thought and said." We expertly plan our curriculum because we believe that great English teaching helps to shape the individual. To do this successfully, it needs rigour, precision and soul. Our curriculum focuses on robust vocabulary instruction, challenging texts and powerful questions. The curriculum is designed to inspire a sense of curiosity around the breadth of English literature and an appreciation that reading widely is essential to crafting your own written work. Ultimately, we want our students to recognise that studying the "best" literature and meticulously refining communication skills opens minds and leads people to become better human beings.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
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Should you have any questions about our English curriculum offer please contact Ms Thomas at Sophie.Thomas@oasisarena.org
Mathematics
Mathematics
Pure Mathematics is, in its own way the poetry of logical ideas.
- Albert Einstein
We want our students to be curious learners who can apply their knowledge to the real world. To do this we enable them with the fundamental knowledge that allows them to acquire fluency in crucial mathematical procedures. Students will enjoy getting to grips with problem solving, and being able to transfer skills and knowledge to unfamiliar content. Students master and retain key concepts, which in turn will result in all students fulfilling their academic potential in maths and being well set for the next stage of education and eventually the world of work.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
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Should you have any questions about our Maths curriculum offer please contact Mr Phuntsok at Tashi.Phuntsok@oasisarena.org
Sciences
Sciences
The important thing is to never stop questioning.
- Albert Einstein
Our intent is that all of our students become more curious about the world around them and are able to apply their learning and knowledge in real-world situations. We want our students to be able to use scientific language confidently, plan and run investigations to test scientific theories and be able to critically analyse data and evidence provided to them. Our curriculum prepares our learners to better understand the world they live in and make informed and wise choices. We instil in our students the belief that they can be the next great scientist and built a better world for future generations.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
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Should you have any questions about our Science curriculum offer please contact Ms Anthony-Spence at Leana.Anthony-Spence@oasisarena.org
Geography
Geography
Geography is a living, breathing subject, constantly adapting itself to change. It is dynamic and relevant. For me geography is a great adventure with a purpose.
- Michael Palin
Our aim is that students of Geography understand the complexity of the world in which they live, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time. Our curriculum provides students with a broad range of information, including a sense of change over time, and an appreciation of the culture and attitudes of societies other than our own. It allows students to gain perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, as well as giving students power over their own knowledge allowing them to evaluate critically the significance of evidence and information, including research and fieldwork.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
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Should you have any questions about our Geography curriculum offer please contact Mrs Polyviou at Christine.Polyviou@OasisArena.org
French
French
The limits of my language are the limits of my world.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Our Curriculum is a knowledge-rich, interleaved curriculum that is designed to inspire a love of languages and promote a curiosity about the world. The curriculum carefully combines language acquisition with practice. Central to the curriculum are three core strands:
Thematic knowledge - developing students' fundamental curriculum knowledge, students cover all essential thematic vocabulary and grammar, and apply them regularly through planned opportunity to practise.
Language production - our curriculum contains significant proportions of spoken tasks and activities, developing in challenge and scope over time. This helps to transform our language students into spontaneous and confident communicators. Overlearning of our core spoken structures results in high frequency vocabulary and grammar becoming automatic.
Cultural capital - our curriculum aims to build cultural capital through exposure to film, music and festivals in the target language, cultivating an interest in the world beyond the classroom
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
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Should you have any questions about our French curriculum offer please contact Mr Shaw at Gregory.Shaw@oasisarena.org
Art
Art
Art speaks where words are unable to explain.
- Mathiole
Our intent is that all of our students become more curious about the world around them and are able to apply their learning and knowledge in real-world situations. We want our students to be able to use scientific language confidently, plan and run investigations to test scientific theories and be able to critically analyse data and evidence provided to them. Our curriculum prepares our learners to better understand the world they live in and make informed and wise choices. We instil in our students the belief that they can be the next great scientist and built a better world for future generations.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
| See our Learning Journey displays for each year group. |
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Should you have any questions about our Art curriculum offer please contact Ms Regis at Antanelle.Regis@oasisarena.org
History
History
The more you know about the past, the more you can prepare for the future.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Our students explore a knowledge rich curriculum embedded with sources and interpretations. Students will build an appreciation of culture and traditions and how history has forged the present day. Students will look at the significance of events through time including the Norman conquest of 1066, the landscape of Medieval England, the reign of Henry 8th, the abolishment of the slave trade, medicine through time, World War 2 and the Weimar Republic, crime and punishment, Elizabethan England and the impact of the British Empire on the world. Our curriculum helps students become analytical thinkers who have the confidence to question the world around them. Where possible, local history will help them understand their local community. Their history vocabulary will be rich, allowing them to make sense of what they hear, read and encounter in the world. As a result they can stand in any circle with confidence.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
| See our Learning Journey displays for each year group. |
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Should you have any questions about our History curriculum offer please contact Mrs Polyviou at Christine.Polyviou@oasisarena.org
Physical Education
Physical Education
Exercise not only changes your body. It changes your mind, your attitude and your mood.
- Vedant Bhavsar
At Arena, we believe that Physical Education plays an important part in their lives when it comes to their health and well-being. We also believe it is a vital and important part of a student’s education. We try to encourage our students to step out of their comfort zone and try new/different sports that are not so traditional in a school setting. For example, Handball and Netball. We offer a curriculum in varied sports because it covers a range of skills and techniques from as basic as passing to as technical as strategic planning, game play, subject knowledge and of course a brand-new outlook and a developing passion for sport. By exploring different sports with the students, this allows them to tap into their voices and learn new or develop their leadership, organisation, communication and creativity skill set.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
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Should you have any questions about our PE curriculum offer please contact:
- Mr Rutherford at Luke.Rutherford@oasisarena.org
- Mr Rothwell at Nathan.Rothwell@oasisarena.org
- Ms Aldonza at Natasha.Aldonza@oasisarena.org
Design Technology
Design Technology
The great, growing engine of change.
- Alvin Toffler
We intend that students explore this collection of new and innovative subjects which will widen their scope and knowledge of how different resources may be used to make creative and interesting designs. Their study of Graphic Design, DT and Food Studies will help them be more creative and further develop their confidence and competence. Our curriculum aims to help students to acquire the necessary skills which will help them understand the main function of different tools, equipment and ingredients and how to use them effectively. Learners will develop great knowledge of food preparation, resistant materials and graphic design, which will stay with them forever.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
| See our Learning Journey displays for each year group. |
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Should you have any questions about our DT curriculum offer please contact Mrs Da Costa at Marcia.DaCosta@oasisarena.org
Music
Music
Where words fail, music speaks.
- Hans Christian Andersen
The Oasis Academy Arena curriculum for music aims to create and foster the musical skills, knowledge and understanding of students. Students will be able to perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians. Students will learn to sing, learn to play musical instruments, use music technology skilfully and to compose their own music. Students will understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the musical elements: dynamics, rhythms, instrumentation, pitch, structure, tempo, articulation, timbre, texture and appropriate musical notations. It is our aim that students will develop a lifelong love of music underpinned by knowledge, skills and confidence.
Curriculum Plans
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Learning Journey
| See our Learning Journey displays for each year group. |
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Should you have any questions about our DT curriculum offer please contact Mr Tettey at Raphael.Tettey@oasisarena.org