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In April 2007 Claremont High School was officially granted a third specialism in Applied Learning. This is a fantastic achievement as very few schools in the country have a third specialism. The award is in recognition of our high performing status and the quality of our vocational provision at KS4 and KS5.

Vocational education offers every student the chance to achieve, giving students the option of alternative pathways and clear progression routes to further education and employment. This specialism will allow all our students to acquire the skills and understanding they will need to be successful adults in the workplace. Learning will be developed across the curriculum –

Through work-related learning and enterprise activities across all subjects.

There will be increased involvement of industry in the form of visiting speakers and visits to industry.

Parents and governors will be invited to contribute to the delivery of certain topics where they have relevant industrial expertise.

There will be an increased focus on developing independent learning skills across all subjects and an ethos of learning by doing.

New courses introduced in September 2007 were GCSE catering and GCSE Applied Art and Design.

This specialism will not only benefit our students but also our partner schools, feeder schools and the wider community. It is important to emphasise that our Specialist Status enriches the rest of the curriculum. Claremont’s exam results at GCSE and A level have shown that our students achieve outstanding success in all curriculum areas including Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Vocational courses. In addition to the excellent teaching facilities in the core curriculum our specialist status offers further opportunities for students to develop in the Arts. For further clarification about the nature of Claremont’s Specialist School status you may contact the Assistant Headteacher in charge of Specialisms or the Head of the faculty of Performing Arts.