Ash Class
Nathan Hall
Class Teacher
Kat Thurtle
Class Teacher
Charlotte Kemp
Class Teacher
Ash Class – Mission Statement
Intent Students are inspired to be as literate and as numerate as they can be. They are supported to become self-motivated, independent and proud of their own achievements and plan personal goals to work towards.
Implementation The breadth and purpose of the KS4 curriculum in Ash aims to be engaging, relevant and challenging, it includes learning key skills for adulthood (eg. relationship and sex education, independent living skills). We aim to include a residential trip alongside trips into the community. It bridges the gap between KS3 and 6th Form. Most students are working towards functional skills in Maths, English, ICT and Duke of Edinburgh Bronze or Silver Award. Others are working towards Lifeskills Challenges that focus on demonstrating skills gained through acquired knowledge.
Impact Ash students understand that an excellent learner: asks questions, makes mistakes and discovers.
Students in Ash class are mainly Key Stage 4 and there is a focus on functional skills, employability and independent living. Some students in either post 16 or Key Stage 3 who have been identified as needing this type of provision will also work within Ash, having inclusion as appropriate with their peers in the relevant key stages.
The students in Ash will study a range of subjects within their curriculum alongside developing functional skills in daily independent Living and Learning skills for life and work.
Assessment
Students in Ash class are assessed using the Steps4Life Assessment framework and functional skills.
Where students study functional skills, accreditation will be used to work towards recognised qualifications.
Students will be encouraged to take ownership of their learning, and develop their own portfolios of work.
Museum Takeover Day
Ash Class had a great time working with The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares for Museum Takeover Day! They took over Bridport Museum and shared their own stories for many of the objects on display. You can view the video here Museum Takeover Day Thanks to The Bank...
Autumn Term in Ash Class
A busy Autumn term in Ash class. Making bird feeders, preparing cakes for Hello Yellow Day, museum take over day with Bank of Dreams and Nightmares, sailing before the cold set in and using money in maths. [gallery size="large"...
Ash SNAPS visit
As part of an Ash Careers lesson, we took a visit to SNAPs in Bridport, Shoe Lane to see their Toys, Games and Collectibles shop. One of our students caught an interview with Tim using questions we'd planned in class. Tim shared how we can turn our passions and...
Mascarade Prom 2025
Our current KS4 and Post 16 enjoyed their Mascarade themed Prom last week. Students arrived in a range of vehicles including, a motorbike, Range Rover and a Ford Mustang. All students partied the night away to a disco and enjoyed buffet and refreshments. This is...
Supported Internships Online Information Event
Ash Class Bridport visit
Ash class treated themselves to an end of term Breakfast treat in Wetherspoon's, Bridport. They all ordered their own meals independently, some also caught the local public bus into town. They then walked around the town seeing the new elephant display and finished...
Ash Class – Duke of Edinburgh Award
Ash class split into two groups last week to all enjoy a trip to the farm on Wednesday and Thursday, some students got to meet a goat or two and others did team building games to work towards their Duke of Edinburgh awards We were all spoilt with a lovely lunch...
Thank you Phrenix for our day at The Wave
Mountjoy school students got to experience The Wave again thanks to Phrenix and what an amazing day it was for everyone. Despite it being a bit chilly being mid-October everyone managed to get in the water and enjoy some surfing. The instructors were fantastic at...
Visit from SSCO Pepper and SSCO Hann
Today, we had a great visit from SSCO Albert Pepper and SSCO Stuart Hann to talk to our older students regarding online safety. They spoke to the students about how to stay safe and how to speak to each other whilst online but also who to talk to if they are at...
Hello Yellow Day
Ash class organised a day of activities for Hello Yellow Day to go towards their volunteering element of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Hello Yellow Day is a charity supporting young minds and yesterday was World Mental Health Day. Ash pupils planned Wellie Wangling,...