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LEARNING

DYSGU

An Innovative and Engaging Learning Experience

At Olchfa, we pride ourselves on the high quality teaching and
learning that takes place lesson by lesson, day by day. Teachers
reflect on their practice, discuss ideas with colleagues and receive
appropriate training. We also listen to what our pupils are telling us.
As a result, lessons are well-paced, stimulating and conducted in a
supportive learning environment.

We are always looking to adopt initiatives to improve learning
and we have been at the forefront of curriculum innovation for a
number of years. Importantly, curriculum innovation has supported
excellent pupil progress and attainment in external examinations
places Olchfa amongst the most successful schools in the country.

Our iLearn curriculum is an example of this pioneering spirit.
iLearn is broader, more balanced, more inclusive and more “Teaching is excellent and
challenging than anything that has gone before. iLearn ensures makes a strong contribution
subjects work collaboratively in order to develop the skills to pupils’ wellbeing, personal
required for effective learning.
development and the standards
Year 7 pupils starting in Olchfa will experience an exciting and that they achieve. The school has
innovative learning experience designed to stimulate enquiry been successful in developing
and build upon the progress that they have made in primary school. collaborative and innovative
We are excited about iLearn and believe that the curriculum, which approaches to teaching that are
is underpinned by the development of skills in literacy, numeracy at the heart of its work.”
and digital competence, will result in even more ambitious and
capable learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives. Estyn 2018

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