A theme consists of...

Intellectual Concepts
What do we want learners to understand?
Knowledge Box
What do we want learners to know? What are the key pieces of knowledge they must have in order to understand the Intellectual Concept? What vocabulary will they need to learn?
Box of Entitlement
What will every learner experience? How do we ensure equity for every learner?
Enquiry Questions

What do we want learners to wonder about? What are the bigger philosophical questions and ideas we want learners to think about? How do we encourage them to make links and connections to other pieces of learning that they have acquired? These should be ‘un-Google-able’ questions!
Polished Products
What skills will our staff teach across the theme to enable learners to showcase their learning through a polished product? A polished product could be a published piece of writing, a piece of artwork, a presentation, a meal etc. There will be a polished product to showcase each enquiry question and learners will be encouraged to present this in their own way and with an element of choice as we encourage our pupils to be independent learners and follow their own interests and lines of enquiry.
Local to Global
What is the relevance to the learner and the wider world? How will this relate to the local and the wider world and how will this impact on our learners (linking learning to the Sustainable Development Goals)? We believe in helping our pupils to become responsible global citizens.