Rufford
Rufford Staff
This year promises to be filled with opportunities for learning and enriching experiences for everyone. I’m confident that, by working together, we can equip our pupils with the knowledge, independence, and confidence they need to thrive in their future.
At Rufford, we offer a vibrant, comprehensive, and well-balanced curriculum designed to support a smooth transition into post-16 education and the journey into adulthood. Our goal is to nurture well-rounded young people who are prepared to pursue further education, lead healthy and fulfilling lives, act as responsible citizens, and contribute positively to society.
Core Subjects
We teach Functional Skills in Maths and Entry Level Certificate in English; these skills support pupils to apply their learning in real life situations ensuring learning is meaningful and relevant to the pupils.
Foundation Subjects Science
The Science curriculum is linked to the AQA Units Award scheme. Pupils study units in Biology, Chemistry and Physics as well as developing science process skills; observing, inferring, measuring, communicating, classifying and predicting.
Culture Studies
The Culture Studies curriculum is linked to AQA Units Award scheme. Designed to extend pupils cultural experiences through combined subjects Humanities, Art, Drama and Forest Schools.
Pathway to Adulthood
The Pathway to Adulthood curriculum is linked to the AQA Units award Scheme. It combines key elements of learning and development to prepare pupils for adult life. The topics covered over a two years cycle:
· Finance and banking
· Democracy
· Enterprise
· Meal Preparation
· ICT
Careers
Pupils receive weekly careers lessons delivered by an independent adviser, which follow the Gatsby Benchmarks. In these session’s they will be advised about post 16 providers.
Important Information
PE is on a Monday morning.
Forest School - Spring Half Term 1 (January to February half term): Full day Off site
22/10/25 Today, Rufford got creative in the kitchen by making guacamole! The class had a great time mixing the ingredients and loved tasting their fresh, homemade dip.
22/10/25 Rufford had a fantastic morning at the Derby Gaming Museum, exploring the history of gaming and experiencing consoles and games from different decades.
15/10/25 Rufford have had a fabulous afternoon socialising making homemade dips which included salsa and sour cream. They then went on to make homemade nachos! Taste test went well and was enjoyed by all!
08/10/25 Rufford used our mathematic skills and active hands today to make homemade hummus. Which we then went on to enjoy in the afternoon socialising with one another.
02/10/2025 Four very lucky students in Rufford got to go visit St George’s to see where England train and take part in lots of activities socialising with other schools.
26/09/25 Rufford today took part in a fitness circuit in the morning which then followed a lovely trip to Wollaton park for some socialising with peers!
10/09/25 PSHE learning about our digital identities and creating our own avatars.
19/09/2025: Rufford class had a lovely time at the Butterfly house, where we learnt about the life cycle of the butterfly, which is currently part of our science curriculum. The children enjoyed observing the butterflies at different stages, from egg to adult and learned interesting facts about these creatures. In addition to the butterflies, we were lucky enough to see a range of other animals and even went on a exciting tractor ride.
